The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-07
Great Picnic at Caledonia
Park Saturday
WITH 1000 IN ATTENDANCE
Fine List Of Sports and Games And
An Exciting Fiye-s-Side
Foot Ball TOuma-
ment

OF ali the picnics held at Caledonia
park each summer there is not one
that is looked forward 70 as much as
the picnic given By Clan Gordon, No
l2, o. S. q, and the 2lst annual pic
mic and games held at that favorite
outing grounds Saturday added anoth-
er to their most successful list OF hol-
days There could not have been
better day for the occasion The hot
sunshine and cool breeze were lust tile
right kind OF weather for the people to
enjoy themselves and for the partiei
pants in the games and races. The
people began to 60 as early as ten
| o'clock. By two o'clock in the after
noon there were fully 1000 people on
the grounds.
New features were added to the en-
tertainment for this year by the amuse-
ment committee and without doubt
made the best programme that the Clan
have ever gotten up. The concert Civ
en- by the Montpelier Military band
alone was worth the price Of admis-
sion to the grounds and was listened
to BY a large part OF the people through
out the day. Gilbertson's orchestra Of
4 five pieces furnished music for dancing
in the pavilion, The best Of ice cream,
coffee and sandwiches, pop corn, BAN
anas and soda water were sold by the
clansmen.
Come ava, lads, yelled Robert Cor
don, as he entieed the crowds to try
his clever game Of throwing wooden
balls into small tubs getting cigar
for every ball you were lucky enough
to put in
"He Haw, and her name was Maud"
was all Peter Brown had to shout to
shout to bring a big crowd his way to
| try a shot at Maude, who had a tick
lish spot in her side which if you hit
with bali she would give d sharp kick
and YOU were rewarded with a genu-
q inc fifteen cent cigar. Throwing at
1.-THE long haired dolls was fayorite sport
for the boys at which stand John Maid
en was IN charge. One Of the prettiest
things Of the day waas tie sword dance
and the Highland reel given by Mayor
Barclays three youngest daughters,
Maggie, Flora and Grace, on a plat-
form arranged in the middle of the
field, music being furnished by M. r.
Scott on a bagpipe,
AS IS his custom each year Mayor
Barclay gave a dime to each one Of the
children on the grounds. All the chill
dren were lined up in the field and
Numbered 1s7 boys and 1926 girls, TAX
! ing S3l.10 in dimes to supply them.
The substantial prizes offered IN the
games and races brought out many con-
= I q ~
, by the crowd in watching the heated
contests. The amusement committee
through whose efforts the success Of
the picnic is due was composed Of Jo-
seph Graham, chief Alexander Had
/. den, treasurer James Elrick, seereta-
I ry; James Hector. tanist, Robert Rea-
side Lowell Mcleod Robert Shaw,
! Maitland Smith, Murdo Campbell and
. George Riddle. The committee had an
efficient corps of assistants to whom
they wish To extend their thanks and
also to those who kindly contributed
prizes.
Winners Of the Events.
The winners in all the contests are
as follows:
Throwing heavy hammer WI p
hlNNAAF GAsA Tvs t1ANtsehtN tfAttN.e4 f@s~
ft William Laird, 1910 it.
Throwing light hammer-W. ,
Scott, 97.51s it,; Stewart Diack, 95.s
ft.; Norman Mcleod, $50 f.
Putting the stone-Norman Mcleod
SO ft.: W. B. Scott, 31.4ia ft.; VIM
Reign, S1.4 ft.
Running high innp-Norman Nc
Leod 81 IT.; D. . Murray, 5.3 ft.i
Charles Buchanan, 81 ft.
Nanlting- Norman Mcleod, So ff.j
Charles Buchanan, $40 ft.i n ]. Mur
Tray. s.3 #.
Hop, step and jump Norman NJ
Leod 3s.0% it.; D. ]. Murray, So.
AZ it.; Charles Buchanan S6.S&l it.
Long leap William Carson, 1I.6h
ft.; Norman Mcleod, 1f.11a ft.i p
d Murray. f71A TT.
100 yards dash Gilbert Phillips, H.
seconds; d. j Murray, second; VII
liam Carson. third
Boys race, under is years Lux
Gallagher, first; Howard Wilson, sec
ond; Thomas Tonasi, third.
Girls race Leah Duudas, first: Jen
ME Watkins second: Loretta Stewart
third.
Apprentice race-Edwin Mcleod
FIRST; William Craig, second; William
Carson, third.
Married ladies race Mrs W.
Milne, first; Mrs. James Fraser see
ond; Mrs James Hay, third
One fourth mile race Gilbert Phil
: lips, first; G. A. Bapp, secondi DaYi
Cunningham, third.
One mile race Gilbert Phillips, first
g. a. Bapp, second; Charles Buohau
! an, third.
4 Married ladies' place kick Mrs. Rob
ert Webster, 72.2 ft.
i Quoits James Donald, gs points
Walter Alathieson, %.
Shooting contest--A Mcdonald, 2
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