The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-01
social and intellectual welI-being of its


members.
The club has membership of over 200.
It's officers are: James Niven, royal chief;
William Grant chieftain; William Nc
Cormlck, treasurer; Alfred Miller, re-
corder; David Pollock, financial secretary !;
W. r. King, sergeant-at-arms; Alec
Young, property man; w. w. Noble, j. K.
| Watson and Alex Nicholson, trustees.
The club offers great encouragement to
athletes, and the games will probably be
most interesting.
The programme of athletic events for the
picnic is as follows:
Quoits-Prizes So, S. and IS.
Boys race, handicap, 10 years and under
Prizes SO, 50 and 81.
Gitls' race, handicap, 10 years and under
Prizes SO, 50 and 81.
Boys race, handicap, 10 years and under
Prizes So, 81 and 81 competitors in race . not
allowed in race 4.
Girls race, handicap, Is years and under
Prizes 50, 81 and 81; competitors in race not
allowed in race >.
Putting heavy stone-Prizes ST, S. and So.
Best-dressed boy in Highland costume-First
prize 50, second So, third 80.
Best-dressed man in plain Highland cos
tune, each competitor must own his costume
First prize 81, second So, third So.
Best-dressed man in full Highland costume,
each competitor must own his costume. Com
petitors in event No. 8 cannot compete in event
No 9-First prize SO, second 81, third 81
Running high leap-First prize$7, second So,
third S3.
Grand Highland reel for men in costume
First prize 81, second s., third IS.
Hop, step and jump. or hop hop and jump
First prize 81, second 50, third So.
Sword dance for men in costume-First prize
81. second So, third $3.
Short race for men, twice around track-First
prize 81, second 50, third So
Three-legged rece-First prize 81, second So,
third So.
Race for apprentices OF British ships in port
First prize So, second So, third 50.
Committee race, twice around track-First
prize 81, second So, third 49,
Reel O'Tulloch, for lads and lasses under 16,
in costume-Prize 81 each.
Running long iump-First prize 81, second
$5 third SO.
Leap-frog race, twice around track-First
prize s., second So, third 50.
Throwing heavy hammer, sixteen pounds
First prise 81, second 30, third So.
Throwing light hammer, twelve pounds
First prize 81, second s., third So.
Long race, for amateurs, one mile-First
prize gold medal, second gold and silver medal
Sailors hornpipe, open, in costume-First
prize 81, second So, third 49,
Sword dance Tor ladies and lassies in eos
tune, II years to 18 years-FirSt prise So, Sec
| ond So, third 50.
Young ladies' race-First prize So, second So,
! third go.
/ Safety bicycle race tor men, two miles-First
prize gold medal, second gold and silver
/ medal.
Ladies' bicycle race, one mile-First prize
gold medal, second gold and silver medal.
| Vaulting with the pole-First prize ST, sec
ond So, third So
! Tug-of-war married VS.. single men-Prize
one case wine and one box cigars, to be given
/ on ground. Captain married men, W. r. King;
! captain single men, William Hutchison
Race for members San Francisco Thistle
! Club, twice around track-First prize ST, sec
ond IS, third So.
Sack hurdle race, I2-inch hurdles: competi-
! tors to start off their back-First prize 81 sec
ond $5 third So.
Football drbbling contest-First prize 81
eession (held by j. w. Smilie), second So,
third 50.
Race for married ladies-First prize one ton
coal donated second five pounds best tea,
third one ham.
Irish jig and reel dancing (for Irish only,-
Gents first prize 81, ladies' 81, gents second
prize 70, ladies' So, gents third prize SO, la
dies 80. No member OF club allowed to act as
judge.
Obstruction race, twice around the track
First prize 81, second So, third 49,
Highland fling for lads and lassies under l6
wears in costume-Prizes So each
Short race for amateurs, one-quarter of a
mile-First prize, gold medal; second, gold
and silver medal.
Putting light stone-First prize, 81; second
S.; third, So.
Grand Highland bagpipe compettion-First
prize ST; second, SO; third. SO.
| Tossing the caber-First prize, 81; second
50; third. So.
prize 81; second, So: third So
Fat mems race (handicap), 200 pounds and
over twice around the track-First prize, So
| second, So; third, IS.
Second prizes will not be paid unless
there are at least three entries, and the
payment of third prizes requires at least
four contestants.