The New York herald., 1863-09-10
The Annual Exhibition OF Scottish
GAmea.


AULD SCOTIA IN THE FIELD-rHE RILTs IN THRIR
GLoRY--AusCLR DEVELOPED, ETC-
The annual festival and seventh annual games OF the
New York Caeonan Club took place yesterday at jones'
Wood, and, as the day was Hne and delightfully."- cool,
tho attendance Of the visitors exceeded anything tho
kind for several years past Even the vast resources Of
the Third Avenue Railroad Company insufficient to
carry all the folks at the close OF the festivities, although
an "extrap was run between every other car. The
meadow Of the Wood set apart for the games, and
the platforms for dancing and shortly before ten o'clock
in the morning the sports commenced with old fash
oned Scotch ree which gotten up with all the vgor
characteristic Of that nation.
The reel ended the circle the meadow was at once
cleared, when the games were cemmenced The first
"Putting the Heavy stone.' There several com
re,.ors for the honors Of superiority IN protesting by
the farthest Distance but Mr. W. d. Smith, George Gras
sick and Andrew Henderson gained the palm-he first
throwing IT twenty-five feet nine inches, the next half AN
inch less and the third half inch behind second
The second game s'PutinG the Light Stone, similar
operation with stone sixteen pounds In weight. Adam
Walker sent this stone thirty feet six inches Andrew
Henderson, twenty nine feet six nches and w. d. Smith
snrowng Of the heavy and light hammers the Former
TWENTY-FIVE pounds weight and the latter sixteen
pounds George Grsssick was the victor in both coests
sending the heavy hammer seventy feet inches
The contests IN both the running and standing
jumps, the former being sixteen feet four inches and the
latter nine feet six inches. These followed by the
Brosdsword Dance and the following gentlemen were
awarded The prizes-John Taylor, L. D. Robertson and
Professor X McPherson The short race two hundred
and three yards, came next In order, and by
John Goldie. Andrew Forman was declared victor in
vaung with the pole his vault being eight fcet-ful
six inches beyond ali the other competitors.
The contestants, club members and friends then ad
ourned To splendid dinner set ont in the dining OF
the hotel Mr.. Isaac Sonmers personally sperntended
the ARRANGEMENTS, ana all passed of satisfactorily The
intormssion occupied an hour.
Dinner over the long race Of four hundred and six
yards was run and won by Andrew forinan, who came
IN third in the short race boys race OF two hun
dred and three yards was next contested the three first
Ia being respectively George McareI Jobu McCaren arc
which is green log sixteen feet in length and
not particularly light. The Highland Fling was next
beautifully danced by John Taylor, Professor Mcpherson
and others. Now the best fun Of the whole day
across the cleared space and back again. Five others
then ..bagged aDd travelled the SPACE.
The winners of each OF these two contested for The
final prize and both came in nearly together. During
this race there were few tubes. and much OF the fun
was in witnessing the attempts OF the fallen rise
their ee and start again. In tho lna contest both tell
when close to the winning post. The rcmaning Of
the programme was well carried out and wound mp
whcclbarrow race the drivers being blindfo.ded AS
their movements were very cautiously made the expect
ell collisions comparatively few, and the race pass
ell Off somewhat tanlely
The games being over. the cIansmen formed in two
ranks and marched from the Wood headed by their
chief David Mcclellan brass band and the ppers, who
had been on the ground durfng the whole day About
one hundred and eighty Elk members present. be-
sides delegates from Boston, Philadelphia and Newark
year.-Chief, David Mcclellan FIRST Cheftain George
MITCHELL Second Chieftan William Manson: Third Chief
tam, George Gluly; Fourth Cniefain, John Taylor Ex
Chieftain, William G. Cumming, Clansman, John Goldie.
per at the Mercer House, and kept up the festivities lii
the "wee sma' honrs.n