The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
BONNIE SCOTLAND.
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aomiAW Games,
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doniep Games,
. 4 onrrasnoudent of the New York Times,
uivinp an account OF the Scottish ;metropons,
remarked that he did not there see 80 many
men in kits as he anucpateu, out Wa9 Ithnnt
nv the fact that the ladies walked about Witnout
either shoes or stockings. Without incnnlhg 10
he harsh, we surmse that this gentleman solne ,,
what drew on bis Imagination lor iaoSe' % ,Ia
att, ding the tenth annual celebration OF tne
gan, es oi The Caledonian CLUB Yesterday, tnouBn
we remarked sundry gentlemen IN pnlaoegs'we
saw no lady without the usual ,h ,o On
1jce of the Scotch here is therefore somewhat
different from what 1t IS at home, II any IaHn Is
to be placed in the assertions OF tho historic
authority to which We have alluded,
The .norts of the day commenced with what
Is termed Putting the Stone" This consists in
Throwing stone, fourteen pounds in weight;
and we must own that In so lar as any real
utility is concerned, it yields IN importance to
the momentous question of which horse snail
first poke its nose past a post" which the Gynl-
cal writer, but great grammarlan, WIlham WI8ah
Cobbett described as the entire object OF Englls9
racing. A huge brawny Scot, named DaViu
Fenton succeeded, in the present instance, IN
throwing il to the distance OF tnyoue o ,eiL 'Mo ho
comnptitot William Roberts, received % Tor
casting it twenty-nne feet six inches I'll.
The last named hero and Hloernlah geuIe-
man named Grennan next contende1 Tor the
honor of who should leap iarthest. The nauVe
OF tue Emerald Isle beat him by the small space
of half an inch only over distance OF ten IeeC
to the first followed in which Fenton was again
yictori, us throwing O huge hammer fourteen
mounds in weight TO the distance of seventy
four feet and causing all the spectators In ward
iv to Thank God when it reached the ground, as
the English coachman plously did when he sue
ceeded in carrying four blind oolters over
broken bridge, adding that they had only one
eve amongst them,n he himself being the for
innate owner OF the solitary optic. The winner
of the second prize Mr.. Trotter, threw 10 the
distance of seventytwo feet eght inGhss ssh sr.+
native
flower OF the airth-6rst GIN OF the say" con-
tended with his countryman. Grennan, Tor the
honors and dollars OF the third feat ana cleared
as il AN Irish constable had been at his heels,
Grennan being able to accomplish no more than
feet 10. He however, came IN hrst at short
race once round the course, which folio Eed.
Fully a dozen OF eager representatives OF
Young America contended for the next prize OF
S4 for similar race around the course Almost
all of these young gentlemen took the precau-
tion of kicking Off their shoes, and one oil
them was with difficulty dlssuaded IRON
disencum berng himself of his breeches, too A
short-cropped hero named Kelley carried oil the
first prize, while an urchin, Henry Adams, came
in, painting, second, leaving the competitor OF
the pants tar behind.
the "Hitch and Kick" which came OF next.
Grennan again won here, kicking to the height
of eight feet. John Cassidy, who carried off the
second prize, kicked only to the height OF seven
feet six inches, aud we have seen similar feat
ACCOMPLISHED by ballet girl, at the expense of
gentlemarts nose, at a still greater distance.
A .'Run hop, and jump succeeded, in which
Grennan would again have been victorious but
for the uDtOrtuna'e occurrence OF a toul.
sack race, which concluded the first part OF
the entertainments, proved, as expected, the
most laughable part of the whole. All of the
competitors were enveloped in sacks, saving the
head; but this deprived the spectators of the
most amusing part OF tne ptoSTamne az na ieas
the Prnce-consor of England, it being his
Royal Highness' opinion that the crauium shoulo
he enyeIoped too. We should suggest that, al
the next celebration, the services OF Lord
Malmesbury. and several other hrst-late English
butfoons should be engaged for the purpose o.
affording the additional fun OF grlnning through
A recess of one hour here took place, with 6
view to refreshments. We cannot say much IN
favor of the provender PROVIDED, ana thG ltquol
seemed still more unsatisfactory to a veteran
member OF the press, he being observed TO Try Il
on more occasions tnan one without any ap
proving result. , 81,
the Highland Fling in which drefui quarre
seemed imminent, competitor, VINO came a.
the way from New York IN cxpec, alton OF carry
ing off the first prize OF $40, having the mistor-
tune to dissent from the music OF the piper
which, we must own, was not OF the most melo
dious description, but was entirely OF that ordel
which is most agreeaJly heard either alar OIL
when
"DIstance lends enchsntment to the (soundl"
or the auditor has taken the precaution of pre-
ViOusly stufling his ears efficiently with cottoO
Inc lDuSnduL NcW IOIh OCOI dCCOluluBly VIII
drew, leaving Mr.. Thomas Macgregor Muir tc
carry of the first prize, and Alexander Gum to
retire triumphant with the second.
''VaultDg with POe,n an old accomplishment
OF Highland gillies, such as her Britannia Ma
jesty's favorite John Brown, was the object o
the next prize, and 1t was gained by Mr.. DAME
Cairns, who thus cleared a height of nearly
eight ieet-which we question II even John
could have accomplished, unless disencumberet
OF his kilt in the sacred presence of the Englist
sovereign. hurdle race of great interest sue
yUbiph Wp
and amusing; and these increased when the fea
was next repeated by juveniles under fourteen
years of age, scarcely youth escaping withou
a fall. The fun now became fast and furious
racing with wheebarro VS., ETC., following; whel
we deemed it matter of prudence to retire
many of the combatants being evidently quail
flying themselves for taking part in some tee
total temperance display where cold waite
should be absent.