The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-10
Verdict on Clan Gordon S
Annual.
NEARLY 5000 PRESENT
Weather Was Fine For the Event and
Caledonia Park Was
Crowded.

A climax was reached as regards sue
cessful picnics which have been held at
Caledonia Park, BarTes fayorite outing
grounds, this summer, when Clan Gordon,
No. II 0. S. q, the largest order in the
city, held their nineteenth annual picnic
and games there last Saturday.
The weather was superb for the occa-
sion and the crowd that turned out was
variously estimated from 250O to 5000 ID |
1 number and no more orderly or better be-
haved crowd has ever been seen at the
park,
The committee who had the manage
ment Of the picnic was most satisfactory
in its work and has the honor Of being
foremost in making this picnic the most
successful.
The elaborate programme of sports was
carried out without hitch The large
open field where the sports we're held was
roped of into an arena one eighth Of a
mile in circumference. The crowd which
eagerly watched the many features extend
ed clear around the grounds.
The many booths were well supplied
with soft drinks, pop corn, bananas and
cigars. Almost seventy gallons Of Mas
cctt's famous ice cream was consumed dur
ing the day, twenty gallons ahead OF last
years supply. Aunt sally, hitting the
dolls, shooting contest and quoits were
big attraction for the crowd.
In the dancing pavilion Gilbertson or
. ohestra OF i've pieces supplied excellent
music for the dancers during the entire
afternoon and the floor was always filled
with couples
The Kilties bagpipe band Of seven
lpieces from Montreal, was among the chief
attractions and as they marched around
the field clad in their Scottish Highland
costume and playing Scotch melodies they
made a very pretty spectacle.
; One Of the prettiest and most pleasing
parts Of the programme was the dancing
( Of the Highland reel by the three Barclay
: sisters, Flora, Margaret and Grace, TO the
music of the bagpipes, after which they
appeared again dressed as three sail
OF boys and danced the Sailors Horhpipe
to the great delight Of the crowd
William Barclay repeated his usual Gus
tom OF distributing dimes and nlekles
/. among all the children on the grounds un-
der the age Of Y years. AS the little
!. bows and girls were lined up IN separate
I rows and marched up to receive their prize
there were by actual count 2ls boys ano
4 4 105 girls, making a total Of 4l3 children.
= The games started at 1890 a. m, with
= the popular Judges, William Barclay anC
Z Alex Bruce, and James Campbell acted al
& referee in place of Fayette Cutler
y y The first contest was throwing heavy
i hammer. 16.Ib, Prizes, So, S2 and II
9 Winners, w. B. Scott, So 10 #; p. J.Mur
: : raw ,ss79. i ~ #; Q. Keith, rs #,
= Throwing light hammer, 12-lbs. FRIES
, g. g and 81, w. b. Scott ga Il; Y
Keith, gS.7 3-4 #; James McConnaehle
: 92.9 fit.
u. Mcleod, $50 #; j. McConnaehie, W.
2 u tt: c. Keith, 3l.2 IA.
Running high leap. Prizes, So NJ an
S1 N. Mcleod, So l2 #; G sullivan
nd 81 IL #; d. J, Murray, 5,2 l'z II.
Vaulting with pole. Prizes, s2 ~, Sl.9
ia and s1, \, Mcleod, 9 #; D. J. Murray
II SIS fl; G. Keith, "A #.
"a =. Hop. step and jump Prizes, $50
4. ITS and 81, N Mcleod, 4O2 4-z y; !
" ID sullivan, 8s. 8 #; G. Philips, Sls IL y.
~ ~ Long leap, Prizes, 1925, SIZE ana Y
~ D. ]. Murray I'LL 1-2 IT,, q Philps y.
IT,. n. Mcleod II #. I,
of loo ward dash. Prizes S3, y and y
~ q. Philips, d. j. Murray W 3. scott.
- Rows race. under 10 years Prizes, 2.
81 SO and 81. Clarence GouldsDury' 70
Premier, Richard Scott 4
Girls race, under Is years. Prizes y
si.50 and 81. Maggie Carie' Macy
by Brown, Alice Smith.
Apprentice race, one-halt mile. FIlLe
scotia hammer aud bush ehisel, push nau
mer. bush hammer. c. A. Bapp, DaYI
Wyhe William Booth.
= Married ladies race. Prizes S3l ~ al
sl. Mrs. VIM Milne, Mrs 4 q. hesso
Mrs. VIM Carswell
one one mile race Prizes, 50 VI q,
} -. Gilbert Philips, g a. Bapp, Cnafi
sack race. Prizes, $780, u and : z
le.l D n Murray, w. B. Scott, u. Buehana
one-fourth mile race. Prizes, 80
Pct; cett; s1 so and Sl. G. Philips e. a, Bapp'
@ @s65 Married ladies place kick. Prize
.s5a palm; won BY Mrs. R. Webster KICK q
The association foot ball tourname
was won by William Birnie' 's team "
aoal and / point, three teams being enu
ed. The guessing contest was wen
Charles Keith, who guessed the corr
tied lenqth of the coil Of wire, ~ It LIZ I'M
Special prize, handsome chair
The quoits contest was interestl
Pct throughout, the scores being close ana
oil the end William Reaside and James ~
4es ts5 ald stood tie, which the former y
3is when played OFF James Donald getV
second prize. Prizes were brlaf PIPE
,urg box Of cigars.
VIM Miller won the shooting eonpetlt
4 and William Averill second scores