New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-03
THE CALIFORNIAN CLUB.

ANNUAL GAMES-A GOOD DAY AND
A LARGE CROWD,
The thirteenth Annual Games of the New
York Caledonan Club celebrated yesterday, at
Joness Wood. AT $50 a. m the members OF the Club
headed by Robertsons Band and uDder the command Of
Chief George Golde, formed in line at their Clubroom
in sullivan-st, marched down Sullivan TO Spring
through Spring to Broadway, and down Broadway
to the lower end Of the park where they embarked
special cars for Jonoss Wood On leaving the cars ut
the Thrdave depot the line again formed and the
Caedoniaus marched into the Wood to the insplriting
old Highland tune OF "The Campbes are Coming"
Chief Kerr of Boston was present with 70 men, Chief
MacCIaren Of Newark with 90 Col. Morries
Of Scranton Penn, with Is, Chief Wadel Of Piston
Penn with r. Chief Nathan OF Brooklyn with 80 Chief
r. Harvey Of Chicago CALIFORNIAN club was also present
About 800 members OF the different Clubs wore the varied
and picturesque garb Of the Scottish ighanders repre-
senting nearly every one Of the different clans.
Thegames commenced about 1899 p. m. with putting
the heavy stone" weighing % pounds The first prize
was won by Alexander Graham, New-York Club, who
put inc stone 80 feet inches second Peter Frazer OF
the Montreal Club 30 feet inches third Richard Jaap
Montreal Club 20 feet 10 inches. Next putting
Frazer IS feet II inches; second Alexander Graham IS
feet inches third Richard Jap. IS feet inches The
Tossing or the Caber excited great deal OF interest
The soutest man at this arduOuS performance Peter
standing jumper was VIM L. Campbell feet lls inches
3D. Peter Frazer feet inches 3d. George GOidc feet
8 inches Inc hrSt at throwing tho heavy hammer
3D. Peter Frazer, II feet inches; 3D. VIM L. Cambcl
iCot il Hches and al throwing the light hammer weigh
10 pounds ls Richard Jaap IS feet 2d Peter Frazer
% iec hrd VIM L. Campbell, 81 feet inches First at
tho running jump was Andrew SmeaOn OF Boston, G feet
10 inches second Peter Frazer 10 feet II inches; third
WIN. l.. Campbell, ID feet inches. In the brOadswOrd
dance, that relic OF days gone past first l.. ID. Rob
lnson; second, Robert Farfar OF Brooklyn; third,
Thomas hcGregor Muir At the running high
leap first. r. Jap and Peter Frazer, 8 feet 8
iiuches; second, g. i. Addison and Andrew Smeaton,
oieet inel Sd VIM L. Campbell feet II inches Short
aI pee pI 100 yads-lst. r. Jasp; I'd, John Halliday; 81.
tfa.et Boys race open 10 members SONS under
~ years OF agc-lst Murdoch MacPha; a. Thomas Nor.
asoni 9d' Alexander Henderson. Threeegged race Of
lied t IaGh Two contestants having leg Of each
~ IT, toBeiIen-ist, Hamilton T. Kccer; 2d Melville f.
81 Tolet L. Robinson. Nauliiug with the pole
SW a; niuCh appreciated. The winner Of the
u m ,ptMe was Peter Frazer, o feet . inches ID
MN H. campbell feet 80, Geo God.e feet inches
Aho nist ons race was won by John Halliday and Henry
adams OF Ptston Penn Tho best iuyene dancer in
no oUys nasnanu fhhg danced by Of members
UhueI 10 years OF age was George Mitchell ir son of
Ghieftain Mitchell I'd. David Knox; 3d. james Knop
Inc walking match Of one mile-lst Francis Dykas OIL
S ion hirklin; 3d. WIN Deanes The highest stand
ing hlgh leaper was George GOdie feet ncbes. Oh
william L. Campbell, feet inches; 3D. Peter Fro1.r
leet inch The hrst In the long race open 10 a conner
was Fitzgerald; I'd. Henry Adams OF D0bbs's E.rrv'
frst IN the highland Fling L. d. Robinson: al lame.