The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06
CaledOnia's Sons DiSpOrted Themselves
Yesterday.
Thousands of People Went to Wit
ness the Lads and Lasses
in Their Contests.

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| breeze was blowing, making it more
comfortable.
The lads and lassies were there in
abundance. many of them in kilt
and tartan, showing the different
clans met in peaceful contest and in
much less warlike array than in the
days of Rodereick Dhu and Rob Roy.
There was still plenty of the Drawn and
sinew that made the Scots of the days
of Wallace and Bruce enemies not to
be despised, but it was turned to diff
ferent purpose. The hammer, the light
and heavy shot and the caber had
taken the place of the large and clay
more and peaceful victories were won
among good natured badinage and APP
plause of each others deeds.
The standard of success has always
/ been high in these contests, and yester-
days did not lose anything by compar-
ison with those of the past The first
thing on the programme was the usual
parade in carriages, in costume, which
! took place at 10 o'clock to the stirring
sounds of the bagpipes which sent out
upon the air the strains of various we'll
known melodies as they proceeded on
their way to the park Among the
guests, besides those who arrived the
night before from Stockton, Truckee
and San Francisco, We're the Sacra-
mento Pioneers. Secretary Kerr was
| everywhere and contributed much to
/ the comfort of the guests besides be-
the official scorer of the games.
Not the least attractive point during
the day was the Chiefs tent, where
open house was kept for the guests and
Refreshments, both liquid and solid, were
served in generous abundance to all
who had the entree, and their name
was legion.
1t is thought the attendance was fully
as large as it has been at any time in
the past and certainly at no past gath
ering has there been more hearty en-
! joyment of the various pastimes.
| Thousands sat on the raised seats and
watched the games through the long
programme which was not finished
till the sun was low in the west. 1t
was not much of a record breaking day,
for the reason that the records made on
the same grounds have been raised
higher year by year until it seems as
| if the limit has been almost reached
Good work was done yesterday at all
the heavy athletic contests.
Nor was the dancing the least attrac-
tive part of the programme and the
Reel o Tulloch participated in by
twenty-five young lads and lasses, pro-
voked a storm of applause, as did the
Reel O. Tulloch for men and the High
land Fling and sword dancing.
THE GAMES.
There were more participants in the
games than usual, there being about an
average of seven contestants in each,
and they made it lively for their oppo-
nents.
The Committee on Games was COM
posed of Tom Scott, Dave Reid, John
Morrison, James Stewart, ]. K. Grin
ton, d. E. Kerr, H. K McLennan and
w. A. Guild, and they gave universal
satisfaction by the way in which they
managed affairs and kept things NOV
ing without vexatious delays.
The various contests resulted as fol-
! lows:
Throwing the heavy hammer-Tom
| Carroll first, J. j. Cameron second, l..
Smith third.
Putting the heavy stone-Tom Car
roll first, j. J. Cameron second, l..
Smith third
Reel O. Tulloch for men-Ed. Ros.
of Truckee first, A. McCaw second, j.
Baxter third.
Thirty lads and lassies entered
for the Reel O. Tulloch for Juveniles a
prize of 81 being awarded to each par
ticipant. They were Tom Scott, Jr.,
w Reid, Jennie Mcintyre J. McCaw,
Hazel Allen, Margie Reid, Dan Smith,
Dave Reid, w. Mcintyre, Mabel Wal
lace. Willie Guild, Gertrude Kerr, Annie
Mcintyre, Maggie McCaw, Aggie Muir
ray, Mamie Bentley, Ernestine Scott,
! Rita Carlaw, Mabel Smith, Blanche
Guild, Bessie Allen, Robert Ross, Jessie
Petrie, Pearl Allen.
Best dressed lad in Highland costume
Tom Scott, Jr., first, Robert Ross Of
San Francisco second, Willie Guild
third.
Best dressed man in Highland cos
tume-Neil Lindsey first, Joe Gordon
second, J. Baxter third.
Best plain dressed Higlander-D.
Reid first, John Morrison second, j.
Baxter third.
Reel O. Tulloch competitive sets)-
w. H Renwick first, J. Baxter sec
ond, Ed. Ross of Truckee third.
Sword dance for boys and girls
James Mcintyre first, Dan Smith sec
ond, Tom Scott third, Maggie McCaw
fourth.
Old mems race over 45 years-John
McNie first, NJ. M. Clark second, Geo.
Taylor third.
Girls race, under II years-Hattie
Hunt first, Gertie Gould second, Clara
Leitz third, Mary Doyle fourth
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first Emma France second, Mabel
Broyles third.
Married ladies' race-Mrs A Rogers
first, Mrs. E. Fisher second Mrs G.
Bryant third.
Boys race, under II years-A
Blanch first, H. Morley second. A. FL
lott third, D. Elwood fourth, F. Hill
debrandt fifth.
Short race for men-M W. Buck first
F. Wilson second, A. Gould third.
Standing wide jump. Murphy first.
/ T. Carroll second, NJ w. Beck and ].
w. Deeds divide third
Throwing 56-pound weight-L. Smith
first, J. NJ. Arthur second, t. Carroll
| third.
Standing high jump Murphy first,
T. Carroll second, r. Hogan third.
| Running long jump-M W. Beck
first. ]. Murphy second, J. NJ Deeds
| third.
Vaulting with the pole-J Murphy
first. NJ. Beck second, A. McCaw third.
Half mile race. Wilson first. M.
W. Beck second, c. Reem third
Running hop, step and jump. Muir
ply first. j. NJ. Deeds second. M. w.
Beck third.
Running high jump-M W. Beck