ATHLETICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 312, 16 July 1896, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

Giant Wilkins, who was numbered among the many attractions at Olympia, is 22 years of age, and was born at St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. He is Bft 2in in height, and weighs 27st 81b. In his eighteenth year he had grown nearly to his present height. His parents were of normal height, as are his brothers and a sister. His father is sft 61in and his mother sft It may interest those connected with the clothing trade to know that he wears a 24 shoe and a 14 glove. He takes a 9| hat, and a 21in collar. His ring on the third finger will encircle a penny. According to German professors, he is the only physically perfect giant ever known.