Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-02
THE LAND o. CAKES.
HOW IT WAS REPRESENTED HERE
ON YESTERDAY.
Scotchmen in Their Kills, and Bag
pipers Who Painted the Air
Red with Music. SO

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had the making OF the weather for its thir
tenth annual picnic, held at East Pari
yesterday, it could not have produced
lovelier day for the festivities than wa
vouohsafed for the occasion. If the weathe
was not perfect, it was so nearly so tina
nobody could tell the difference. The
genial warmth of the sun was tempered by
delightful breeze, and, so far as atmos
pheric conditions were concerned, it wa:
all that the most exacting could desire.
| The Caledonian picnic had long beer
looked forward to with pleasurable antici
patton by a great many people outside o
our Scotch born citizens, for the reason tina
this annual festival is regarded as grea
| event in Sacramento's pleasure annals. Fol
years past the Caledonia Club has prideC
itself upon its yearly festival, and has
| spared neither pains nor expense to make
it productive of the greatest possible
amount OF pleasure and enjoyment to al
who participated in it, either actively or as
guests and spectators.
| With such an undoubted reputation fol
past glories, it was perfectly natural that
| the club should make it their especial
| effort to sustain its name on the present
occasion, and it is only fair to say that il
succeeded beyond all cayil, and it is gener-
ally conceded that this years picnic was
all things considered, the most successful
in the history of the club.
| About 10 o'clock A. NJ, the members OF
I the club, together with their visitors from
abroad, took carriages and drove through
| the principal streets, the procession being
| enlivened by the stirring notes of the bag
pipe. BY the time the procession had ar.
rived at the park it had been augmented
by hundreds of people in carriages and
afoot, and all concerned made prompt
start upon a day given up to festivity.
| Among those who came from other
points were Angus Mcleod, Chief of the
San Francisco Caledonian Club, and Hugh
Fraser, Chief of the Thistle Club OF San
| Francisco, with sixty of the members OF
those two clubs, and representatives from
Stockton and other places.
| The programme, as advertised, COM
menced at 10 o'clock sharp. 1t embraced a
long list of competitive, exhibitions OF
muscle and skill, and held the interest OF
the vast throng from the commencement
10 the close. The results of the different
contests appear below.
One of the pleasant features of the day
was the appearance of the Sacramento
| Pioneer Association, who were the invited
guests Of the club, as were also the children
of the Protestant Orphan Asylum.
The invited guests, which included the
representatives of the press were gracefully
received by the Reception Committee and
entertained in royal style at the Chiefs
| tent, where Scotch hospitality was dis
pensed in most lavish form.
The First Artillery Band furnished mu-
sic for the disciples of Terpsichore, and
this feature of the occasion was productive
of no end of pleasure for hundreds of peo-
pie whose greatest Joy is in the poetry OF
motion" The dancing was kept up until
midnight, and several hundred people re-
GREETED that this delightful part of the pro-
gramme was so short.
1t was great day for Scotland in SaCra-
mento. Here were representatives of all
the different clans and all Wed with each
other in promoting the pleasures of the
day and the renewal of pleasant memories
of Bonnie Scotland.
| The games and contests of skill and
strength, with the winners of the prizes
were as follows:
THE CLUB GAMES.
Quoits-John Morrison first, Hugh Nc.
| Williams second.
| Throwing heavy hammer-Thomas Car
roll first, 80 feet 4 inches; w. F. Scott sec
ond, IS feet inches David Reid third, Is
| feet inches.
Putting heavy stone-W. F. Scott first
| Thomas Carroll second, David Reid third
Grand Highland reel-R. NJ. Munro
first, Ed. Ross second, James Baxter third
| Hitch and kick-W. +. Scott first, Charles
Reid and Ed Mcpherson tie for second.
Best dressed Highlander in Highland
costume-R. NJ. Munro first, McRae Vert
second, w. /. Wallace third.
Reel o Tulloch, by twenty-eight lads and
lasses-Cash award to each.
Best-dressed boy in Highland costume
d. Finnie first, A. McCaw second, W. Rem
wick third.
Best plain dressed ighlander-Ed Ross
first, James Baxter second, w. McDougall
third.
Reel O. Tulloch-Ed. Ross first, r. NJ
Munro second, James Baxter third.
| Sword dance for lads and lasses-Sadie
Robertson first, d. A. Finnie second, w. II
Renwick third.
Throwing light hammer-Thomas Car
roll first, W. F. Scott second, D. ReiC
third.
Putting light stone-W. F. Scott first
Thomas Carroll second, Ed. Mcpherson
third.
Highland fling for lads and lasses in
costume - Maggie Mcleod first, Laurs
Cooper second, Sadie Robertson third.
Highland fling for men-R. NJ. Munro
first, James Baxter second, Ed. Ross, third
Grand Highland reel for lads and lasses-
Cash award TO twenty eight entries.
Sword dance for men-R. NJ. Munro first
Ed. Ross second, James Dexter third.
Tossing the caber-Thomas Carroll first
w. f. Scott second, ID. Reid third.
Best piper-D. w. Beaton first, Ed. Ros:
second, Z. NJ. Munro third.
Tug of war between married and single
men-Won by the team headed by Jane:
McCaw, of the married men.
OPEN TO ALL coMERs.
Old mems race-W. A. Kendrick first
w. A. Simmons second, p. J. Buckley
third.
Girls race-Josie Meyers first, Ida Har
low second, Regina Upman third, Lotto
Wilson fourth.
Young ladies' race-Kittie Wittenbrock
first, Dicey Harlow second, Eva Higgin.
third.
Married ladies' race-Mrs. Nettie Jack
son first, Mrs. Douglass second, Mrs. Do,
third.
Boys race-Harry Hilbert first, W. Mar
ley second, K. Tetherington third.
Short race for mend. w. Long first
Ed. Mcpherson second, George jackson
third.
Standing wide jump-W. F. Scott first
Chas. Reid second, w. Morgan third.
Standing high jump-W. f. Scott first
NJ. Henderson second, Thomas Carol
third.
| drumming long jump-W. F. Scott first
I. Waddle secor" w. Morgan third.
Throwing .yund weight-Thoma
Carroll first, ". f. Scott second, J. Ken
ney third.
Vaulting with pole-W. F. Scott first
Chas. Reid and NJ. Henderson tie TO
second.
Half-mile race-Ed. Mcpherson first, ]
N. jackson second, ]. W. Long third.
Running hop-step-and-jump - Thoma
Twaddle urst, W. F. Scott second, Chas
Reid third.
Running high jump-W. F. Scott first
Chas. Reid second, Thomas Twaddle third
!, Mile race. w. Long first, W. Strachal
second, q. Boyne third.
Naulting with the pole for boys under i
years-D. FInnie first, G. Newbert second
NJ. Newbert third.
Best Waiting couple-A. Simmons an,
Miss Louise Lineberger
The children formed a most pleasing
feature of the occasion. Their part in tn,
programme drew forth the unstinte,
praise of all beholders. and in the game
IN which they participated they fairly di
vided the honors with their seniors
Especial praise was due to Wallace Rem
, | wick tho vrelya.year old ripar-sa,6 to h.