The New York herald., 1869-09-03
CALEDoylAy cLCB.
Thirteenth Annual Games and Festival al
jones' Wood.

Thirteenth Annual Games and Festival Mt
jones' Wood.
The thirteenth annual games OF the New York
Caledonian Club were held at jones' Wood yester.
day, and were attended BY an immense assemblage
the spectators numbering from To- 900 to 10000. The
games were participated IN by the Brooklyn Club
Chieftan Mailman. with about thirty members;
Boston Club, Chieftan Kerr. with fifteen members;
Newark Club Chieftan McLaren, twenty members;
Scranton Club Cheftan MONIES. fifteen members;
Pittston Club, Chieftan waddell twelve members;
Chicago Club, Chieftan Hervey and few members,
and by Peter Frazer and Richard Japp, OF
Montreal-the latter two having an extended
reputation as Caledonian athletes. The New York
Club turned out In iuil force, and created quite
sensation as 1t marched down Broadway In High
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tors string band and the plpers Of the Club fur.
nshed the music OF the day.
lively description. Three spacious tents-one for
the chieftains another for the competitors and the
rated with nags, and every available spot command.
ing view OF the arena was crowded with people,
liberal coanon was provided for members Of the
brilliant performances ana remarkable good order
everything conspired 10 render the occasion one OF
the most happy and successful reunions the Caledo
The prizes consisted Of gold medal for superior
ity IN the same feat at three successive annual
games, purse or twelve dollars to the winner ca .n
year and half the purse and some articles of High.
land costume 70 the second and third competitors
the heavy s'' Stone ts4 y
lbs, A. Graham, 80 It. In; Peter Frazer OF Mon.
.rea 80 IT. In and Rcnasd JsDp Of Montreal
sapp, a,A IN asdSTassins % e the csper r
ans Eraasr y l. sa%pss 3 ssRg I?7y2s,aaqGs rssss
% in.; George Godie, IT, in. Fih-fhrowine the he
heavy hammer t2l bs: r. Japp, q r. in, frazer,
4hrcwln9 I the ah; hammper hpSf lie IL os 9spp Is H.
R ap smeassn sa@sss 81 Boston, &
Is Il. in ~BroaaswoTa dance. L. D. Robert.
son, r. Forfor, T: N. MUIR. Ninth-Running high
leap, R: Japp and p Frazer ltiel #; In; g. 7.
contested. Eieventh-short race, f. Japp ]. faiIi.
McPha, Thomas Morrison Alexander Henderson
Keller, Melville aid and McEwen. Pollock and and
Gode, It. 0 in. Fifteenth-Long race, J. Halliday
ns George pa eR pavd Snox
| James Knox. Seventeenth-walking match lone
milel. F. Dykes, ]. kirkland. William Deans. Eigh
| W. L. Campbell, It. 3 in; p. Frazer. i It. in
Nmeteentn-Long race lone mile, open to ali comers
pAf fassa ss second IT, Adams S sI RSssrs ns dS
Dobb's Ferry; Twentie,h-Hghiand ding, L. B.
Robinson, j. Kennedy, J. Taylor. Twenty
D, Melville, James Mol, of Philadelphia r.
Hamilton. Twenty second-Hitch and kick, ]. G.
| Go,de. s IT, 10 In; p. Frazer, IT. Q in; r. Haml.
ton, 1T. Twenty-third-Hurdle race, J. Halliday
=; Frazer, 4. Hamilton. Twenty.lourth-Boys hur
| die race, W. Pollock, w. Gowrie ]. Buchanan
Twenty; ;6fth-Bop, skip and jump, ]. Bonthorne 81
IT,; p Frazer. 81 #. in. A. smeaton 80 II. 9 in
Twenty six.h.wheeoarrow race, not contested
| Mcgutae. Gold medals were awarded to w. l.
Campbell for tossing the cater; A. Graham, putting
the heavy stone; D. Melville sack race, and j. Halli
| day, one for hurdle race and one for long race
During the games large number OF people par
ticlpated In dancing In the pavilion. and at the con
cluson OF the days sport the club repaired to II
building, in Sullivan street. and spent most enter
tanning evening.
| The offcers OF the club are:--J. @. Gold,e pres
dent; @. Giu.y, nrst chieftain; G. Mitchell secont
chieftan: J. Watt, third chiefan and secretary:
| ID. Robertson, fourth cheftain ana correspondent
| secretary.
Nothing whstever transpred TO mar the enjoy
ment OF the occasion, and the days brilliant succes
is attributable In small degree TO the energy an
urbanty Of Chiefiain Watt, secretary OF the club.