The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
DAY AT
ROCKY POINT.

| The Caledonian celebration at Rocky
Point yesterday was about the best the
| laos and lassies who attended could re-
call.
There was a large gathering of the
clubs and cans and in addition fully 900
admiring friends went down TO see the
Scotch games, than which there are no
better.
The parade in Providence in the morn
ing was very picturesque. the gay cos
TUNES being very effective.
Alexander Faulds was chief marshal.
Following platoon of police came
Whites National band. Next in order
were the Fraser Royal Highlanders OF
Pawtucket, Clan Fraser of Pawtucket,
Clan Cameron or Providence, Westerly
CaIedonian Club, Thistle club of Provi-
dence, Pipers Nicols, Jarvis and Puruie,
and visitors from New York, Boston,
Worcester and elsewhere.
There were five girls In the procession
dressed in kits. They were Bessie and
Jennie Sutcliffe OF Boston; Christina and
Violet Wood and Ivabelle Kippie of Paw
tucket. They danced filings and reels at
Rocky Point. as did j. h. Lamb and Will
liam Cameron of Brooklyn.
At the Point New Bedford and Fan
River Caledonians and members OF Clan
Douglass of Taunton joined the Rhode
Islanders.
For the games. which were held in the
baseball grounds, Alexander McMurtrie
was ring master. The judges were John
s Robertson of Hebronville. Robert An
derson OF Boston. r. f. Smith. Horatio
Fraser and James Cameron of Providence
and Alexander Tainsh of Olneyville.
The games resulted as follows
Putting the 16-pound shot-P. McLaugh-
lin, first, 80 feet 8 inches, 81; George
Brown of Brooklyn, second, "a feet 10
inches, 81; ]. Cattanach. third, S2 feet
inches. $2
Quarter-mile race-E. Hobbs, first, IS; j.
Maloney and f. Guertin tied for second,
$3.50 each.
Throwing 16-pound hammer-P. Nc
Laughiin first 81 feet inches, Sc: j. Cat
tanach, second 92 feet 2 inches. 81; j. c..
Henderson, third. AZ feet inches, 81.
Running long leap-William Marsh,
first 20 feet Sla inches. s.; w. Bucklin,
second. 20 feet inches 50; George Brown,
third, 20 feet inches, 81
Vaulting with pole-William Marsh,
frst, feet inches. IS; ID. w. Pollard,
second. 81: l.. Guertin, third. 81.
Highland fiing-W. G. Sorlie of New
York first IS: j. II. Lamb. second, So; Vio-
let Wood of Pawtucket. third. 50.
Half-mle race--W. NJ Manning. first,
IS; j. A. Leavitt second, s.; Arthur Lun-
din. third, 80.
Tossing the caber-P. Mclaughlin. first.
&c feet inches So: ]. Cattanach. second,
80 feet 5Ik inches, SO; J. G.. Henderson,
third. 80 feet 10 inches s..
Sack race-Heffernan. first. IS: A.
Tainsh, second, SO; Fred Aspinall, third
s..
One hundred yards dash. open-E
Hobbs. first. s6 A. Kelter. second, A
William Marsh. third. 81.
Running high jump-D.W. Pollard first
5 feet s inches. IS: George Brown and A.
Kelter. tied for second. $50 each
Ladies race-Lizzie Robb first, an um-
brela; Maggie Gibbs. second, fan; Nettie
Gibbs. third, n pocketbook
Hop. step and iump--Willam Marsh
first, a feet inches. S.: w. Buckln, Sec
ond, A feet. 81: George Brown, third, i3
feet 10 inches. So.
Broad sword sdance-w. G. Sorlie. first.
IS: William Cameron, second. IS; j. r.
Lamb. third 50.
Hurdle race-Robert Ross. first, IS; T..
Hobbs, second. $3 William Marsh, third,
So
One mile race-W M Manning first,
$40; j. A. Leavitt. second, So; l.. Guertin,
third 81
Consolation race. for those who had not
taken anv prize-Jones. first. 50; Bowers,
second, 50; Hayward third 81.
The committee Of arrangements OF the
games was as follows: James Minto. Jr.,
president. William Muir. vice-prcsident: /:
George GLIB. financial secretary: Robert
GRAY. treasurer; James Robb secretary.
"a Bath street. Providence: James Cuth-
bertson. William Arnott. Robert Dykes.
David Heddle. J. a. Robb. Jr. Paul Pat
terson. Peter Davidson. Alex Faulds,
George Dickson. James Heddle. Alex Nc
| Murtrie.
Mention should be made OF tho dinner.
which was one of Col. Harringtons best
| efforts