The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-03
cALEDoNIA'S DrrERs1oNs.
The Glorious Fun the Killed son. Of Scotland
had In Lion Park Yesterday.

The Glorious Fun the Killed sons Of Scotia nd
had In Lion Park Yesterday.
The adjective crowded but weakly ex-
presses the condition OF Lion Park, yesterday,
where the New York Caledonian Club met 10
hold their annual games The sun shone swelter-
ingly, but the great multitude surrounded the
ring, aud from noon until sundown watched and
applauded the young athletes. Scottish chief
tains and clansmen, bonnetted aud Killed. dis
playing nney developed calves; and young
giants in sights and trunks gave a picturesque
effect to the throng, while the crosses of ST.
Andrews ana st. George waved in friendly Jux-
Imposition to the stars and Stripes.
There we-e more than the usual number OF
ca:chpenny shows. Electric machines, lifting
machines and blowing machines. An old French
man Win a cage Of performing BIRDS attracted
olu man, allOns lou pay me Won. two, three
cents give YOU ne performance | snow YOU
ze educaseeona 81 &c small birds, ze same as in
the Performance was wonderful.
The exercises Of the club began with AN old
fashioned Scotch reel, danced with yigor. aud a
wonderful display Of intricate scotch steps,
especially among the older dancers. hen the
CIRCLE was cleared and the imes began. Put
ting the heavy - lie was the first. The stone
weighed II pounds. John Anderson put II 20
feet inches. winning the FIRST prize Hugh
Mckinupn G feet inches, winning the second !;
James Merose. 3i feet inch. winning the third
prize Aexarder Mckay made a standing jump
d
Anderson ana Anlrew Renne jumped feet
inch, and feet respectively, iud won the otuer
were An rev hennle, ~ feet Inches Robert
Mitchell Is feet 10 inches; \. C.. Reid, Is feet
inches. The lrzes. for The 100 Yards race We're
won by y. {. Reid, a. Rennlc, and lot. Mitchell.
Hugh Mchinnon. " Hamilton, Canada. a
young man OF splendid physical DEVELOPMENT,
threw the heavy hammer. weighing IL pounds
" feet and Z inches. James Mtlruse throw IL 81
fect lnche3 and \. Mckay s. feet inches
OF the competitors In the standing high lean, A.
nA "a tT "a A alF q Tt.Hf.a I
Mcmillan at feet inches. and James Co.'s ,ir
at feet Inches. There were many sklful
agiity displ yed James Mel rem Jonn West,
and l.. u. Robertson were adIudged best.
The G-pOund weight was thrown "A feet by
son. and - feet 81 inches 10y \. Mckay. The
race OF 40 yHns was won by W. Sutherl nd
7. u. Irvine and A. {. Reid aking The sec ond
In tossing the caber," J. Melrose. II. Me.
Kinnon, and ~ L. More received lie uriles.
tossing it Al feet a. inches, Al feet, and 90 leet
inches respectively. In the hitch and kick,
j. Corsnir kicked feet inches high G.. +. Adj
olson, feet Inches, and a. DOnnelson, feet
! inch.
There was very funny race bv young men in
pair, with their inside legs strapped toge-
ther. ". Robertson and II. Graham were the
best team; ". Todd and \. Renne second X.
Mitchell and l.. ; Robertson third. The special
boys race, open for members sons under II
years of age was won by +. Grassock; W. IIax-
ter and Z. smith, second and third. A special
one mile race for members Of the club only,
with three prizes OF $50, S., aud SIS were won
by =. MCINTYRE, W. Forsyth, and VIM Parker
In the yaultng match w. Robertson and A
Donaldson eacn wanted with the pole, feet 0
inches, and divided the first aud second prizes
between them; T. Duke cleared feet inches
aud took the third prize. Thomas McEwen
walked one mile In minutes ~ seconds.
sack race over hurdles Il inches high was won
by W. Robertson. with hop, step, and lump,
George Addison cleared 40 feet " inches r.
Mitchell, ~ feet inches; and A. Tasker, 81 feet
Inches. John Anderson put the light stone IA
pounds 43 feet; II. McKnnon. 40 feet Inches;
aud w. Robertson, 80 feet inches
There were SIX competitors In the special two
mile race, open only 10 members OF the club
The prize, cup worth $50, presented by Roo
ert Gordon, was won 10y Mr. Parker, after u ex-
citing race, in T. minutes and One-half second
i, Is, Irvine coming IN second, James Kenne-
dy, James Atchison, and l.. d. Robertson were
considered the most nimble aud graceful
q ncers OF the Highland fling; Peter bowman
william Cleland, ana Angus Rankin the most
skiliul manlpulators Of the dulcet bagpipe; and
Jonu Watt, j. Jamison. and George Mckay The
best dressed members in Highland costume. In
throwing the light hammer IL pOunds) Hugh
Nckinnon cleared the wonderful distance Of
ia teet. I. Cr'lssick NJ. Baxter. aud L. smith
won tha boys hurdle race; and NJ. Robertson,
John west, aud James CUTsair made the best
running leaps.
The games closed with a hurdle race once
around tho track Il. Mitchell, j. West and B.
Greis were the fastest runners.