The San Francisco call., 1896-05-31
Ten Thousand People Gathered
in Shell Mound Park Yes
terday.
A WORLDS RECORD BROKEN.
All the Events, Forty-Six in Number,
Keenly Contested and Fine
Days Sport Enjoyed.


Park yesterday made it known to all and
sundry that the CaledonIan Club was cele-
brating its annual gathering.
1t was the thirtieth annual gathering
and games of the club, and the expecta-
ton of the officers that it would prove one
of the most successful events in the his
tory of the club was more than realized.
AS early as 9 o'clock in the morning,
when the first event on the programme
was started, there was a fair-sized crowd
of people on the grand stand, and it was
gradually augmented until by 2 clock i'll
the afternoon there were, on a conserva-
tive average, nearly 10000 people on the
grounds.
Everything had been done by the Off
GERS OF the club and the reception commit
tee to make the event one of the most en-
joyable in its history and their efforts in
that direction showed that they had not
labored in vain.
Among the guests of the club were:
Colonel C. L. Taylor. acting Mayor;
Andrew Wilkie, president st. Andrews s
Society; James McNab and Robert South
erland ex-presidents st. Andrew S Society;
Hugh Fraser, chief of the Thistle Club;
ex-Chief Fraser. of Clan Fraser; Colin NJ.
Boyd, John F. Kennedy, Captain W. J.
Douglass, Daniel a. Mcdonald; w. Brod
erick, City Auditor; T. Morton, John
Forsyth. Judge Campbell, J. c. Lawsen,
Phil Ryan, OF the San Francisco HandbsIl
Court; Neil McIsaac, P. I. Donnelly, Sen
ator Hawes, Captain Hawes and Alexan-
der Martin. Among those from Sacra-
mento were Chief Carlan OF the CaIedonian
Club, ex-Chiefs Thomas Scott and Jonn
Morrison, Secretary Kerr, ex-Chieftains
McCltt aud Mcclellan, and about fifty
members; and from Stockton ex-Chiefs
oh MnI. A Mo
and many others.
One of the most pleasing features of the
gathering was the large number of
children in Highland costume from Sacra-
mento, Stockton and other cities, about
seventy altogether, who took part in the
dancing.
There were forty-six events on the pro-
gramme, and most of them were keenly
contested. Tom Carroll, the well-known
athlete who takes a pride in smashing
records, made another worlds record by
putting the light stone 81 feet 10 inches,
which was 10 inches in excess of the
previous record. Nothing unusual oc-
Cured in the other events.
There was a DISAPPOINTMENT in the inter-
school relay race. 1t was expected that all
of the nigh schools in the immediate vicin-
ity of the City would compete, but the
only ones who entered were Berkeley High
School and the lower High School of this
City, and only two competitors appeared
fr0I1 ehCn. berkeley won.
One of the most enjoyable features of
the games was the dancing in Highland
costume by the girls and boys. About
seventy competed, and when they ap-
peared on the platform and gracefully
tripped the light fantastic it was a sight
long to be remem bered.
The sug-of-war between eight. of the
married men of the club and an equal
numb Der of the single men was looked for
ward to with the greatest interest. The
married men were not in it. and they had
to speedily succumb to the superior
strength of the single men, much to the
disappointment of the married ladies, who
watched the brief struggle for supremacy
with the keenest interest.
Much OF the success of the games was
due to the officers of the club-D. r. Nc
Neil, chief; John Reid, first chieftain !:
George Davidson, second chieftain; James
II. Duncan, third chieftain; William
Mitchell, fourth chieftain-and to the
committee on games, Angus Mcleod,
John McLaren, Jerome McCarnac, P. Nc
Intyre. James w. Harris, James Gorie,
W. K. Eaton, Charles a. McPhee, George
Mcdonald and Thomas d. Carroll.
The reception committee was unceasing
in its efforts to make the guests of the club
feel at home and everything was done to
accord them hearty Scottish welcome.
The committee consisted OF First Chleftain
John Reid, chairman; ID. a. Macdonald,
Colin NJ. Boyd, ]. T. Kennedy, w. G. Bur-
nett, C. Chisholm, Robert Sutherland,
John NJ. Duncan, James McNab, Colonel
Thomas McGregor, Captain ]. II. Bruce,
Colonel c. L. Taylor, Captain D. McKech-
T. w. Bethel, General j. ]. Wall, John
Mallon, G. Nash, James Aitken, Neil Car
michael, DR.. J. A. ]. Macdonald, John
Smith and D. f. Campbell.
The committee on judges consisted OF
Daniel A Mcdonald (chairman), John
Donaldson, John A. Mcleod, Neil Nc
Lean, George w. Elder, j. L. Mcdonald.
Sydney Miller, George Dingwall, Andrew
Wilkie Jr., Walter Reed, James A Nc
KAY, John f. Mcdonald, NJ. P. Forbes, d.
II. Finnie and D. j. McFarlane.
Dancing was kept up in the two pavilions
from o. clock in the morning till O'Clock
in the evening without intermission to the
music of Greff and Fairgrieve's bands. J.
L. MacCormac was floor manager in the
large pavilion and A d. Mccormack in
The mound pavilion.
Following was the result of the different
events:
Heavy quoits, open to all comers-First prize.
80; second, 81; third, 81. Judges-D. II. Fin
ME, NJ. z. Forbes, George Dlngwali. First, B.
Jardeen: second, Alex. Sharp; third, d. Finnie.
Race Tor sons OF members OF Caledonian Club
OF San Francisco (under II years)-First prize,
So; second, So; third, 81. Judges-Andrew
Milkie, Sydney Miller Walter Reed First,
Elder. NoA
donian Club ofSan Francisco az to 1S years.
First prize. 81; second, So; third, 81. Same
Judges as No z First, Robert Duncan; second,
w. Davidson; third, T. Gorie.
vaultlng win pole, for sons of members OF
Caledonian Club OF San Francisco (under I8
years)-First prize, $5; second, So third, 50.
yudges-D. ID. tinnie, NJ. P. Forbes, George
Dingwall. First. William Davidson; second.
Adam Ross; third, Robert Ross.
Putting heavy syy s1tone-FiTst prize. 81; second,
S. Mcdonald, j. A. Mcleod. First T. Carroll:
second, D. Reed; third; ;. j Cameron.
Putting hight stone-First prize, 81; second,
So; third. So. Judges same as preceding
First, I. Carroll; second, J. A. Cameron; third.
j. J. Cameron.
Throwing heavy hammer-First prize 81
second, $5; third, So. Judges--D. j. McFar.,
lane, ]. +. Mcdonald. George w. Elder First.
j. J.. Cameron second, T. Carroll; third D.
Reid
Throwing light hammer-First prize, S7 !:
second, S.; third So. judges same as pre
ceding. First, J. j. Cameron; second. s.
Carroll; third, S Smith.
Best-dressed men dn plain Highland cos