The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-06
CALED0NIANS AT
LAUREL HILL PARK
Scotch.Amerieans Celebrate In Their
Own Good Way.
THOUSANDS VIEW THE GAMES

the De Comas and n Number OF
Spirited Athletic Events--Weii-
Known tch-Americans Con-
Quoted the Affair.
The Caledonian games at Laurel Hill
park were the principal attraction In
the city during the AFTERNOON, and
thousands of people enjoyed the sports
and watched the marvellous exhibition
given by the De Comas on the bicycle
and trapese fifty feet above the ground.
The woman rode an ordinary" wheel
along the wire which was stretched
across from one tree to another at
point near the ladies pavilion. Direct
ly beneath the wheel was suspended
trapese upon which the man perform
ed, and to say that their work was
thrilling is putting 1t mildly. They
gave two performances, one immedi-
ately after the athletic contests in the
afternoon and another in the evening
at o'clock.
1t required fifty trolley cars on the
Laurel Hill line to transport the
thousands who saw the games. The
cars ran on a one-minute schedule all
afternoon and it was the exception,
particularly from 1.30 to o'clock, that
a car contained less than so persons.
The company gave an excellent service
something that would have been i'm
possible on any but a double-track
line. 1t is estimated that nearly 10000
persons were in the park during the day
and evening.
THE SPORTS.
The sports began shortly before noon
and were continued until after six
o'clock. The successful competitors in
the twenty-seven different events were
as follows:
Boys race-w. C. Mofitt, first, suit of
clothes; Thomas Gilmartin, second; ha:
I. j. John, third, tie.
Throwing the hammer-GEorge Rut-
ledge first, 81 1T. in; James Dick, Sec
ond, 81 fl. in; Joseph O'Neill third, 81
IT. in.
Putting the stone (members onlyJ-Thos.
Harvey, first, 35 IT. in: Thomas Gem
nell, second, 80 IT. in; James Cranston,
third, q IT. in.
Best dressed Highlander-William s.
Collins. Scranton, first; John X. Lambie,
Scranton, second.
Running hop, step and jump-Joseph
O'Neill, first, A IT. 41s in; John Naughton,
second, Il it. SB in; Thomas Morahan,
third, 40 TT. 10 in.
220 yards race (members only)-Thomas
Gemmell, first; James Cranston, second;
James Beatty, third
Hurdle iace g feet hurdles)-Joseph
O'Nell, first; Peter Curley, second; Da-
vid Harris, third.
Putting the heavy stone-John Naugh-
ton, first, sc IT. in; Joseph O'Neill, sec
ond, "a IT. 2 in; James Dick, third, 30 It.
/ in.
Broad jump-Joseph ONeill, first ~ IT.
4 in.; Eugene A. Tropp, second. IS IT. ~
in.; John Naughton. third, IS #. in.
Running high jump-Joseph O'Neill, first,
5 IT. s in. Thomas Morahan, second, 1t.
4 in; John Naughton and John Davidson,
tied for third.
Half mile race-Peter Curley, first; A.
S. Lindsay, second; James Burcn. third.
Sack race (members only)-Lindsay Nc
MILAN, first; Alexander Tyfe, second.
Three-mile bicycle race-Andrew Zig
mont, Avoca, first; Harry Finn, Scranton,
second.
22O-yard race-A. S. Lindsay. first; Ed
ward Stanton, second: David Harris,
third.
Hitch and kick-Joseph ONeill, first,
#. 4 in; j. A. Naughton, second, it.;
Thomas Morahan, third; TT. 10 in.
Highland fing-William Johnson, To-
ronto, Canada, first; F. A. Wilson, Buff
fac. N. Y, second; William Cameron,
New York, third.
10O-yard dash-Edward stanton, Wilkes
Barre, first; A. S. Lindsay, Newark, N.
j., second; Joseph O'Neill, Toronto, Can
ada, third.
Egg and spoon race--James McHugh,
West Pittston, first; John McHugh, West
Pttston, second; Edward Stanton, Wilkes
Barre, third.
Vaulting with pole-Lawrence Morahau.
A AratQ in Mnrahan
Avoca, and Joseph O'Neill, s #. 8 in; di-
vided second and third prizes.
Five-mie bicycle race-Andrew Zieg-
mont, Avoca. first; H. Dewitt, Wilkes
Barre, second
BROAD.SwORD DANCERS.
Broad-sword dance-Frank Wilson, Buff
falo, N. Y, first; William Johnson, To-
ronto, CANADA, second; William Camera on,
New York. third
One mile race-Peter Curley, Avoca,
first; John Clifford. Philadelphia, second;
James Burch, Scranton. third.
Reel and strathspey dance--Wiliam
Johnson first; j. r. Lamb, Brooklyn, sec
ond; William Cameron, New York, third.
Throwing 56-pound weight over bar-Jo-
seph O'Neill, first, 10 TT. in; Peter Hag-
gerty and Lawrence Morahan, 10 #. 3
in, divided second and third prize.
Sack race--John McHugh, first; Will
fred Moir, second; James McHugh, third.
Sailors hornripe-William Johnson,
first; Frank Wilson. second; James Lamb,
third.
Three-mFe race-John Clifford, first;
James McHugh, second: Peter Curley
third.
The prizes awarded were valued at
several hundred dollars and amply re-
paid the successful contestants.
Farquahar Beaton, champion bag
piper of the United States, played for
all the dances, and also piped through
out the day. He was awarded a hand
some gold medal at the Chicago worlds
fair in 1893.
EX-Chieftain James Cranston was
ringmaster. Clansman William Reid
was ring cashier. and Clansman Thom-
as Gemmell was starter.
Committee of Arrangements.-Chie
DR.. James Stein. Second Chieftain Rob-
ert Bushnell, Third Chieftain Robert
w. Rankin, Clansman James Cranston,
Clansman Sam McCracken, ex-Chief
Alexander Jeffrey, ex-Chief James f.
Drummond, ex-Chief James b. Skeoch,
Clansman, Thomas Gemmell, Clansman
William Reid, Clansman Thomas Will
son, Clansman James Beatty, Clans
man Hugh jeffrey.
Reception Committee-Ex-Chief Jas.
Moir, Clansman Lindsay Mcmillan. ex-
Chief Pirie. ex-Chieftain, John jeffrey,
eX-Chief William Collins, ex-Chieftain
John Ross, ex-Chief Thomas Jeffrey.
Clansman William Hill, Clansman Jas.
Turnbull, First Chieftain John McMil-
Ian, Fourth Chieftain John X Lambie,
Clansman Charles Graham.