The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31
CAT Herring Of
THE LADS IN
TARTAN PLA|DS
CaledOnian Clubs An
nual Outing.

The ''skirl O. the pipes and the 'hoot
mons" heard at Shell Mound Park yes
terday gave evidence of the fact that the
clans had gathered once again, and it
was acknowledged to be one of the most
successful events in the history of the
Caledonian Club during it's thirty-three
years of existence
There were more people assembled on the
grounds than for many years back, and
their expectations that the games COM
mittee would provide an attractive pro-
gramme of events were more than fully
realized. The chief Angus Mcleod, and
the other members of the committee were
here, there and everywhere yesterday,
from 10 o'clock in the morning. when the
games commenced, till o'clock In the
evening, when the last event on the pro-
gramme was concluded. The chief was
ably assisted by William Mitchell, Daniel
A. Mcdonald, George Mcdonald, An
drew McNair, j. H. Duncan and J. J.
Cameron. All the eX-chiefs We're present
and helped materially in making the
guests of the club feel at home. in which
they We're helped considerably by William
Urquhart, the eX-first chieftain.
Among the guests of the club were: Col
onel Thomas McGrergor of the Ninth
Cavalry, with headquarters at Fort
Grant, Ariz., who has made it a pleasure
and duty to be present at the annual
years, unless something unforeseen hap
pened to prevent him; Supervisor Deasy,
Lieutenant Nash. Billy Jordan, Colonel
Eddy, president of the Phoenix Republi-
can Club; James McNab, Hugh Fraser,
Chief H. K. Mcclellan Of the Galedonian
Club, Sacramento; eX-Chiefs John Nor
rison and David Reid, and others.
The events on the programme were well
contested and called forth the applause
of the thousands of people who witnessed
them. Among the competitors were some
from the East and from the Pacific Coast
An innovation was the linemen's pole
climbing contest, which afforded a great
deal of amusement to the spectators. An
exhibition of the sailors hornipe, given
by Miss Rosie Forbes of Portland, Or,
and Miss Maggie Bassett of Oakland, was
one of the most enjoyable features of
the dancing. Miss Bassett took all the
first prizes for dancing, and she showed
dancers that has ever appeared on the
platform in the park Neil Lindsay, the
club piper, won the first first prize for the
tune, which he has done for the past
four years.
Great interest was manifested in the
single men, and after a stiff and long
pull the single men were, as usual de-
feated. The married men who pulled
R. Campbell, Thomas Carroll. w. r.
Bentley, James Gladstone, J. McFarlane
and R. Mcdonald; captain, G. A. McPhee
Dancing was kept up all day IN the
two pavilions and the guests of the club
were looked after by the reception COM
mittee in good old hospitable style.
Following were the results of the diff
ferent events:
Quots-First, Alexander Sharp; second, r.
Jardne: third, John Swan.
Race for sons of members and Scottish So
cieties-First, James Beck; second, ]. McDon-
ald third, George Elder. Alexander McNicoll.
Handicap race for sons of members and Scot
tish soceties-First. Robert Ross; second, Elder
Webster; third, r. Duncan.
Handicap race for daughters of members and
Scottish societies-First. Grace Paul; second
Eva McFarlane; third, Hazel Allen.
Vaulting with pole for sons of members and
Scottish societies-First, A. Ross; second
Thmoas Scott and w. Reid, tie.
Throwing heavy hammer for members and of
sister societies whose record is not rs feet
First, ]. A Cameron, 81 feet inches; second,