The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-12
CALIFORNIAN GAMES.

UrNnu array OF BRAIN ana Muscle at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Annual Meet
Ing of the Californian Club-Rcception
OF the scventy-ninth Regiment-A
Brilliant Programme.
PHILADELPHIA, August II, 1873.
This city since last evening has been resounding
TO the tread OF the visiting Scottish societies. who
are participating to-day in the fifteenth grand
annual gathering OF the Caledontan Club OF
Philadelphia Among the distinguished guests
is a detachment OF the Seventy-ninth regiment
IRON New York, under command Of Major Joseph
Laing. They were accorded brilliant reception
upon their arrival at the Kensington depot at half
past twelve this morning. After disembarking to-
getler with some forty delegates OF the New York
Caledonan Society, they were met by vast con-
course OF Scotias sons and daughters and were es-
corted to their headquarters In Chestnut street. the
route Of march being illumined by beautiful dis.
play OF pyrotechnics. At eight O'Clock A. NJ the
various clubs formed in line and paraded through
the principal streets, and wound up by taking the
horse cars to Oakdale Park, beautifully shaded
grove in the outskirts OF the city, where the tour.
nay Is being held. 1t is estimated that there were
ten thousand visitors on the grounds at noon, and
the utmost enthusiasm prevails. The Park is pro.
fusely decked out with national bunting enter
twined with the white and thistle, and the day has
been all that could be desired Tor the gathering,
and the various athletic games are passing OF sat.
isiactorily.
The Committee of Arrangements, consisting OF
Chief william B. Saith and Messrs. Harvey Ross
Joseph w. Thompson, Thomas MEG. Muir Charles
Currie, Robert Sprone and David JamisOn, nave
arranged an admlrab programme, and the prizes
out at the Assembly building tonight
The Philadelphia medal, valued at $3.50, is
tas p31e to wSa ey athletic ess
Montreal medal OF 1872, and equals il not sur
passes, It IN beauty. It is composed Of solid gold
edging OF thistes, with two crossed broad sw ords
TO the right OF the hilts on either side
Below and near the points is an American ea sS
splendidly carved, and q Canadian beaver. The
reverse bears the following inscription: -"Pre-
the North American United Caledonan Associa-
ton" This win be presented to the member VINO
shall prove himself to be the best general athlete
The remaining prizes twenty.three in number
have been arranged as follows:-i. Putting the
light stone, SIS, $40, s.; standing jump SIS $40
i running jump, sis; $40 g. putting the Heavy
re :Se. ss CO. s ~ 'S anass
Hssr So iS so s.; ,nDn STUadswS,a dance
@ S. throwing the sp q Sound n Weight lsss is
$40 IS; hitch and KICK. SIS, So SIS; running hop,
SIS so 50; Highland ding, SIS So IS; long long
race, one mile, so, $40, 90; vaulting with pole,
SIS h ss ssed Ovef n 9Srd es1 i inches
IL
S.; hurdle race, boys under fourteen, So, S., SIS;
s.; quoits, $l5, $40, IS.
Among the prominent athletes who are present
and whose names are on the lists are Professor
James Golde, OF the Princeton College Gymnasium;
Duncan Il. Bowie. OF Montreal, winner OF the Ben.
nett cup at Springfield in July last; Thomas Bu-
chan, OF Boston; Robertson and Anderson,
OF Newark; Anderson, OF Montreal. winner
Of the lnternationl Medal last year; Kos.
seau, Of the same city; Rennie and Addi
son, OF Gotham, and Burns, Of Toronto,
the winner OF the Burfalo International Medal.
Sauntering through tho grove and enjoying the
games as wen as the smiles OF the Scotch iassies
were ex-ChIef George Mitchell of New York, ac-
companied by Chief Of the Clans James A. Craig,
gentlemen were John Watt, of New
York. President Of the North American
United Caledonian Association; Vice President
Samuel Laurie, Of Auburn; Treasurer wad-
DELL or Pittston, and Assistant Secretary
Alexander J. Young, OF syracuse. The members
Of the gallant Seventy ninth have proved them
selves the lions OF the day and wherever beauti.
full lasse Is seen Highlander Is sure to be by her
side. Their old tattered battle nag has been placed
at headquarters and Is placed side by side with the
banners OF the different associations Tomorrow
the North American Association OF United Caledo-
mans viii hold meeting and wind up with Q