The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-16 00:00:00

CLUB OF TRUE HIGHLANDERS.

One of the gatherings of the members of this
club took place yesterday at Beaufort House, Wal-
ham Green, the head-quarters of the South Middle-
sex Rifles. Their meetings are for competition in
Scottish games and pastimes, for which many men
come from Scotland. The games played strike an
Englishman as somewhat singular in their charac-
ter. He can understand the sport of cricket, boat-
ing, or horse-racing, but, as Englishmen, we would
say with Lord Dundreary, " No fellow can under-
stand tossing the caber." The inquiry will readily
arise, what is the caber ? It is a scaffolding pole,
probably about 15 feet long ; the competitor poises
it in his hand, holding the thinnest end, and then
by a great effort throws and tilts it simultaneously,
and the object to be attained is to pitch it on the
thick end, so that it may fall over in the opposite
direction to that from which it is thrown. This is
a game that can only be played by men of immense
muscular power, and no one on the ground yester-
day could doubt for a moment that the Scotchmen
who were there possessed this, for more powerful
men than there presented themselves are not often
to be met with. Putting, or throwing the heavy
stone, and throwing the heavy hammer, are equally
laborious tasks, but yet our Scottish friends
went into the competition with a will, and
did that which certainly looked uncommonly
like hard work, apparently with great pleasure.
The visitors did not join in these games,
but confined their efforts to " three sticks
a penny," and to maintaining a running
at that general aunt who rejoices in thel n
amee
fire
Sally, and who complacently sits on a
mouth, to be battered about with heavpyonse.tseicpceklpss, by
for
her merciless nephews and, we may add,
themselves
we saw some of the weaker sex amusings
national game
(when lookers-on were few)
good
of " Aunt Sally." There Nva_istla.ltistmo
Jump'
running, and
foot-
racing, some hop, step, d
other sports. We would here recommendj the com-
petitors for these to remember that these are fetes
expected
at which ladies are to and do attend.
hurdle race Gawin Tate won
For the 300-yards
the first, and 31.Kenzie, of the 48th Highlanders,
the second prize. In the 100 yards sprint race, G.
Tate was first ; Prest, of the South Middlesex
Rifles, second. Mr. Patten carried off the first
'prize for the reel dancing. In throwing the heavy
stone, W. Tate threw it 36ft. 10in. ; Donald Dinnie,
36ft. 21,in.; and Patten, 34ft. Kin. In tossing the
caber, Donald Dinnie took first, and W. Tate,
second prize.

For the long jump there were several competitors.
11'Namara, of the London Irish, jumping 19ft. G.
Tate was second. In the hop, step, and a jump
these competitors changed places, Tate being first,
Al‘Namara second. In throwing the
hammer
_Donald Dinnie threw it 59ft: Sin., and W. Tate
threw it 56ft. 101 in. There was some other com-
petition of minor importance. The weather was not
very tine, and the attendance consequently'rather
scanty ; and as the meeting is continued to-day, for
the sake of the funds of the association, it is to be
hoped the visitors will he numerous. The proceed.-
ings each evening conclude with a concert.

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