The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-05
was as follows -

R@ S % Jump snoTirss round sSTo%s
Standing high leap. l. Broadsword dance. s. Boys
under Ens ssn y g so@ns o s
Tss the Hns aca the se
IS HiSG and I,sk Il Boys
pole Is Walking match one mile Il SACK rs @ o 'ea
hurdles 15 p SeGf. rb hsn ns Hop
stone il lbs. q. throwing light hammer, il lbs eIcia
sG 81 soc Hes ns pqz e
plrize SCI third prize, So e. Running nigh leap ~
bers' sous only, under fifteen years, round. 20
Bagpps playing reel and strathspey
Three prizes for each OF the above games were
awarded viz SIS, $40 and IS. The games were
open to members OF the Caledonan clubs and so.
cieties throughout the United states and Canada,
OH presenting proper crede ntials, and were gov
erned by the rules OF the North American Caledo.
man Association.
The standing long Jump was the first to come OF.
1t resulted as follows George Goldie, o feet 10
inches A. Rennie, feet inches; w. Mungle, 0
feet inches.
The short race of $50 yards had fourteen entries.
and there was necessarily good deal Of crowdlng
III the first heat. The nna award was Bowie, OF
Montreal, !; Read, OF Chicago 2; Addison, of New
York, 5. IL was closely contested to the finish and
was only won by two yards.
Throwing and putting the heavy one:-Ander-
son. Of Newark, 33 feet 10 inches; Melrose OF Hart
ford 81 ieet inches Mckay, OF New Haven, 80
feet 10 inches.
The running long jump excited considerable in
terest and the men VINO competed seemed TO be
as much used to dying over chasms as the stays on
their own loved hills in far Off scotland.
Running jump:-A. Rennie, 10 ieet l inch; ID.
Addison, Is Ieet inches; ID. Bowie, II leet s
inches.
Throwing the heavy hammer sixteen pounds,
exclusive OF handle) :-Jonn Anderson, 80 feet 2h
inches; A. Rennie So feet IA inches; d. Dean, 10
feet u inch.
The standing high leap called forth some excel
lent Jumping, and many and vigorous efforts we're
made by each contestant to prove the victor IL
resulted as follows &c. Goldie feet 10 inches; W.
Duke, feet inches; J. Fullerton, feet inches !;
A. Tasker feet.
The sword Dance, which was very graceful
and well merited the ,plaudits OF the ladies, was
won by James West. Robert FOrfar being second
and A. Robertson third.
The ne next Issue was long race. the course
time made was good. f. Bowie won by a foot,
b. Irvine coming In second, G. Carmichael being
close Oh his hip.
The hitch and kick, once around the course, re-
suited IA follows:-A Marshall, feet, inches;
G. I. Addison, eet, inches; A. C. Read feet,
inches, the last named touching the tambourine
on the second kick. The boys race was won by
Thomas Grassnock, Robinson being second and
The pole vaulting was especially good and re.
suited thus &c Brymer, 10 ieet 3 inches; W.
Robinson, 10 feet; g. Golden, feet, inches.
In the one-mlle walking match Forsyth came in
victor, Henderson being several yards In his rear
aud Marshall an unequal third. The man who made
the best time all the way around the course was
sack race, over lS-inch hurdles, was won by F.
Marshall, Forsyth second aud d. Fleming
THIRD in the %aru nop skip stps and Jump was
covered 40 feet 5 inches Goidie being second with
81 feet inches. and Rennie third with 81 feet 8
inches. Cameron. Atkinson and Robinson gained
respective laurels In the Highland fling, and j.
Anderson put" the light stone Al feet inches,
against Merose's 80 feet inches anu Robinson 3
3S feet inch. The next feature OF the
days entertainment was the special one
mile race, open only to members OF the
club IL was well contested for by the most
speedy runners on the ground, Bailey winning,
+. Marshall being second ana j. Downie third
Bowie withdrew on the seventh lap. He had
worked two hard during The day, and was unfit To
compete for this prize. Mr.. Bowie Is a Canadian
and proved the victor In the race for the Benne II
Cup at the Springfield. Mass. races during the