The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-19
oALIDoSIAs GAMES IN BROOKLYN.
rirrt Appcara nee OF the Champion Athlete
splendid Throw with the Hammer-A
Gold Medal Prize.


| Gold Medal Prize.
Yesterday the Brooklyn Caledonian Club en-
| joyed their annual games in Myrtle Avenue Park.
About 1900 people were the grounds. The CHIEF
| attraction the famous athlete. Donald Dinnie
lie totally eclipscd a competitors in every trial OF
| skill In Which he engaged. The games were begun
soon after 10 O'Clock with putting the heavy stone,
when Dinuic gave the spectators tho first exhibition
OF his powers. lie sent the stone, viii n IL 81
| pounds weight, distance Of "a feet inches. the
next highest throw being only 20 feet inch. Owing
to his marked superiority, II arranged that he
should not take ATTY prizes but tic aol' medal for
| throwing the hammer, but n summary Of his per.
| 'ormances Is Given In the d1cren. events. Stand
ing feet inches In his shoes, and with pair Of
shoulders that would have been a credi, TO Hercules
Dnuie Us rrocimen OF a man rarely seen in this
| 'Nntry. lie has bern starring" In chicago Phil.
adc,sNp AMI other pieces and has carried all before
| him oyc, >Wncro
The eyan,.- vi the day that drew on, the mos,
vocicrous ap1.csso were TIC bruadsword dance
and tossing The caUcr The cdhcr is sim siy trunk
of small tree, the one u'@I Yesterday being about
| cIbteen feet long. IEo bO,Ns ODtrdndi is to lift
the cabcr by its thin end, hl,stcc u ct some min.
Utcs, and then throw " to M &c y turn com.
pete somcrsault. This is very dhlcu,; Ging to do
and requires Great strength and skin. samesc
| Twins race. aud sack race, both created great
amusement the fails of tue competitors anj :. ar
frantic struggles to rso again beng greeted with
| shouts Of laughter.
there was abundance Of lager on the ground and
| hi quiet corner Tie committee had small stock
OF tile real "Dtw or Ben Nevis" with which they
| rccupcratcd themselves from time to time.
| 4 large number Of those present were dressed IN
full Highland costume. Win Eilts, sporran, anl dn
all complete aud the contrast from TIE costume Of
| every. day life was rather pleasing
ia other parts Of tie Hark the younger portion Of
| the party amused Themselves with dancing. merry.
| rOrouuds, Sc, Il dusk set in In the eve hing tie
| prizes were Distributed 70 tue successiul comJeti.
| torr. The judges were hcssrs Donaldson Of Bos
| ton, Sinclair OF Newark, and Mcl'inness, Robin
son. and Anderson. Of Hoboken. Below ure tie re-
| suits OF tho different contests:
l. ruttlng ths heavy stone, a round'D Dinnic, 81
| feet inches William Land, INST prze 8l John
. fgt1HS iGs ileit stone IS pound,-D Diupic 70
| - standing jump-A; MeAlhst., nfst prize. sySi
| T. Throwing heavy hammer, IL pounds-n Dnnic. %
| feet G. kennedy. Grst rrlzc, 6l.h
kcnncdS mi priSe KS; i K"Snedy. seq ~ ~
| g Turning lum1-p. Keller, fret psile lSsi
=. crossword dancc-J. Kennedy hrst prize, J.
s, snort race, 10 yards-D Robertson. nr.t przi !
o. Runulng high ieap-D Keller, nrst prize, ~; II.
70 70 sis% . Lsins Face R1oe,'son and Kennedy
i fIfowins % is weight opsn 70 all corners pin.
| nic throw u II. ~, LAIRD. Ioit ~ h.:
prize P Soes III II ID '''0 . "''o"''' II" ~
4 co. Y%rl. lace. j.; Robertson, LIST rr,,s.
- ,na,a saa A., S,es, ,.I D. He.r; e sn
| ~ Hurdle Race. d. Robertson. 1T prize; W. Par.
y lh' RSS sn t'' Vet, l' r, J Kennedy I'd
ptlo 'B K kR; "a4 Ia a sAre g It, A. is
| 2! E'g race. gathering 40 twenty eggs one at
tnic aud pasas the-, In bassei.w won by y. Rob
d Sack Race Won by " Birnc.
| gold mclal was given az extra prize fl
mA,nitccnt throw OF % foct II inchcs the next
| throw bong % feet 10 ihcues by ID. j, Smith.