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 111iddle-
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 prc=sented 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 " threein
ore_
a penny," and to maintaining a nn
at that general aunt who rejoices in the
pipe
Sally, and who complacently sits on a pole, nameg fl
in
sticks by
mouth, to be battered about with
haeavdynieces, for
her merciless nephews and,
we
nalyusin dg
themselves
we saw some of the weaker ex
(when lookers-on were few) i
of " Aunt Sally." There was n
also some good foot-
this national game
jump
running, and
other sports. We °e
racing, some hop, step, a
d here recommend the com-
petitors for these to reme
mber
here
are fetes
expected to and do attend.
at which ladies are
For the 300-yards hurdle
race, Gawin Tate won
the first, and OKenzie, of the 48th Highlanders,
the second prize. In the 100 yards sprint race, G.
Tat© was first; Prest, of the South Middlesex
Bifles, 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. 21in.; and Patten, 34ft. nit). In tossing the
caber, Donald Dinnie took first, and
W. Tate,
second prize.

For the long jump there were several competitors.
M'Namara, of the London Irish, jumping 19ft. o.
Tate was second. In the hop, step, and
a jump
these competitors changed places, Tate beingha first,
INl‘Namara second. In throwing the hammer
Donald Dinnie threw it 59ft- Bine., andeother W. Tate
threw it 56ft. 10 in. There washe weather was not
m
com-
petition of minor importance. rf
very fine, and the attendances continued to-day, for
consequently rather
scanty ; and as the meeting i
the sake of the funds of the
numerous. The proceed-
ings
association, it is to be
hoped the visitors
each evening winconcludebe with a concert.

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