The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-20
THE BROOKLYN CALIFORNIAN GAMES.

The third annual games OF the Brooklyn Gale
DOMAIN Club took place yesterday at the Myrtle Ave-
nue. Park. 1t is almost needless to state that the
"festival' drew an immense crowd. About eight
O'Clock in the morning the club headed by brass
band, marched from their headquarters ut the
Brooklyn Institute, Washington street. to the City
Hail. through Court street to State, to Clinton, to
Fulton, to the ferry, where they took the Myrtle
nue. and arrived at the park about ten O'Clock.
The sidewalks lining the streets through which the
procession passed were crowded with spectators.
All the members or the club were attlred In the pic
turesque Scottish costume:-
There were awarded during the day fortyeight
prizes-that IS to say twenty four first and twenty
four second przes-as follows:-l rolling the heavy
stone "a bs.l; 2, pulling the light stone Us lbs); 3,
standing Jump; q, throwing the heavy hammer
l2l losl; 8, throwing the light hammer q6 ibs.);
@, running jump; Z, broadsword dance; s. the short
under IS years Of age; II, the three.
vaultin9 with the pole; II. the long race;
10, prize reel dancing; 10, tossing the caner H. hur
die race; Is. standing high leap; 49, the Highland
nmg; 20, hop, step and jump u, race for boys (un-
der ten years members sons onyl q, The egg race;
%, the sack race; "a, the vince barrow race.
The games from beginning to end excited great
deal OF interest," and those which caused the COM
pettors to get themselves into rather funny predca.
ments, such as the wheebarrow and the sack races,
afforded the crowds no small amount OF meITiment.
When the twelfth exercise had been reached and
the prize awarded an intermission was had, during
which seemed to be 10 the majority, did ample JUS
tee 60 the sandwiches and lager that were dis.
pensed with a lavish hand by delighted individuals,
VINO got well paid for their trouble, while the re.
malnder threw themselves into an imprOmptu hop
and did their very best TO feel merry during their
operation. with the thermometer pointing ninety In
the shade.
AT the close OF the intermisslon the games were re
sumed and the programme Of the day faithfully
carried out. Chief !. Nathan received the
first prize for the best dress-a silver
medal. The dress, 1t Is said, cost $500,
and Is Of the Malcolm clan The second prize OF
seven dollars was Awarded 10 Dugard X. Campbell.
The costume of this gentlemen won the first prize
last year. The other principal prizes were awarded
as follows:-Puttng the heavy stone, "a lbs. first
prize J. Reid, silver medal; distance "a ~. 10 In
Second prize, Mr. Alexander, silver crest; 70 IT. H.
Putting the light stone Is lbs First prize. sporan
to j. Reid: 20 II. 5,s In Second prize. A. Rober!son
20 IT. az IN. Standing jump without weights-First
prize, sporan to J. Lawrence; II. ~ IN. second
prize, II. Fofar; s n. In. Throwing the heavy
hammer, q lbs.-First prize to A. Robertson, 65 IT.
8 In. Second prize Thomas Ward; 90 II. in.
Throwing the light hammer, 10 los.-First prize,
skeinduh so IT, 8 In. Second prize J. Kennedy,
bonnet; rs It. In. Chief Paul Buchanan, OF New.
ark; Charles sanderson, Of New YORK; Mr. Cum.
mings and Mr.. Bell OF New York and ex-Chief
Thomas Sinclair were the judges. The festival was
a very attractive one and was an unqualified sue
cess both in point OF profit and enjoyment from be-
ginning TO end.