The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05
SCOTS ARE MERRY
At SHELL MOUND
Fifteen Thousand CIansmen and
Friends Participate in
Festivities
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OAKLAND. July 4.-To the sound Of
the pibroch. 5000 clansmen and friends
hocked through the gates Of Shell
Mound park this afternoon to witness
the twenty-seventh annual gathering
and games Of the Scottish Thistle club.
The Draw laddies with their kits were
there in multitudes, and the mere
American was for the time lost sight
Of The highland fling and sword dance
were on the program and this attracted
the attention Of the loyal Scots. The
feature event Of the program, however,
was the tug Of war between the men
from the bettleships. The men from
the Virginia won the first pull after
hard struggle, and in the second pull
the Kansas came back with enough
force to win. With one pull each the
contestants were given a rest and the
intermission seemed to imbue new en-
ergy TO the Kansas men, for in the
final struggle the Virginia team was
pulled over the line.
While the athletic events were being
contested dancing was carried on in the
big pavilion. and every one present had
some form OF amusement TO indulge in.
The football dribbling race was one
OF the most interesting features of the
days sport and was won by DonohUe OF
the Albion RoveTs The winners OF the
various events follow:
Quoits-FIrst r. Mcqueen; second. R. Jar
dine. tlird II. Brown.
Running high leap-First J. Haynes ; feet
inches; second T. Carroll Jr.. feet inches;
lL-f4- A. -iclaM- . rect inches.
Putting heavy stQne-J. Haynes. first. 81 feet
9la inches; T. Carroll Jr-. second. 80 feet s12
inches; T. Carroll Sr. third. 2S feet 9ia inches.
Throwing Light hamme--T Carroll Jr first
l25 feet 90 inches; T. Carroll Sr. second. 1I5
feet 572 inches; j. W Dow, third, lo9 feet 6
Inches
Tossing tile caber-T Carroll sr.. 6rst. 3s
feet ~ inches; T. Carroll Jr, second. 81 feet /
inch; y. 81. Dow. third. 80 feet 40 inches.
Boys races. Smith drst, C. smith second,
C. kisley tlird.
Girls race-May Scott first. Jessie Mcqueen
second. AGNES Coleman third.
Best dressed boy IN highland costuine-James
Trevetllck arst. Archie Reid second, Fred Hagae
thlrd.
Best dressed man in full highland costume e.
" p Grant arst, D. d. McBae second, d. II.
Mckenzie third
Best dressed man in plain highland costume
p Ross FIRST A. McCaw second, T. ". Forsythe
third
Highland hing-R !. Rintone first. G. Masson
second, 4. Bowden third.
Grand highland reel-1d Ross first. A McCaw
second, r. i. ilntone third.
Old mems race-J0hu COPELAND first C. Douglns
second, II. J.. CLARK third.
sword dance-R. L Rintone first. F Bowden
second, A. McCaW third.
Reel o. Tuuoch-D. N. Mckenzie hrst. r. I.
Rint0ne second &. Mason third.
Young ladies race-Mary Coleman frst Aileeu
Buckley second. q. Larsen third.
Married ladies' race-Mrs. o. Windeck first
Mrs A. johnson second. Mrs. Lloyd third
Bicycle race. Ellis first, J. Folger second.
". Driscon third
Hair mile race-J. Copland first. h Cook a.
S. S. Kansas second.
$50 yard dash-H. Jackman arst. J. Doig sec
ond
Pole vauIt-A Mccaw first. c. Mason second
Two mile race-Robert Howcen hrst, W. How
den second.
Football dribbling race. DonOhue drst, @
Irish jig and reel-E. Dougherty and Hazel Al
Race Tor members Of club-R. Ross, D. Nor
rams. A. McCaw.
Bicycle race. Ellis. J. Folger W ! Drls
coll.
Cakewalk contest-sIr. Hogan and Miss Grsc
Allen.
sas frst, Virginia second.
The following committees were In
charge OF the gathering:
Past royal chief. George Dow: royal chief
David Glrdwood; chieftain. Walter G. Camp
bell; recorder, A D. McDougald; treasurer
George W. Paterson; financial secretary, JobI
A. Hannay; sergeant at arms. John II. Keen
propertyman. James Gray; trustees-Robert II
Murray, Alex y. Carlisle. Alex Nicholson; clul
piper, Edward Ross; aids 10 royal cbief-D. ID
McRae Hugh Fraser.
Games committee-David Girdvood (chair
man, George Dow, A. d. McDougald John A
Hannay. D. D. McRae, NJ s. Morrison Waite
G. Campbell George W Paterson George II
Miller James B. Johnstone Charles Mcdonald
Literary cOmmittee-~Andrew Harper fchair
nam, A ID. McDougald, Sam Carson. D. Bull
loch D. Campbell, James W. Maitland
Finance cOmmitee-David Campbell W Ma
thes0n d. Bulloch.
Visiting sick eommittee-w. @. Campbell, D
Donald Peter Ridden.
Arbitration committee-Thomas c. Hunter
Rollin R. RintOul. Thomas Irvine William Nur
ray. J. II. McGregor, James McAndrew, A. Lau
riston.
Reception eOmmittee-Walter G. CanSbeI
(chairmanl, David Donald Frank Fitzgerald
Jmes Robinson. James Patterson J. r. Leeds
D. Finnie. Ronald RintOul, John Donaldson No
,, Peter Riddell, James ". Maitland, J. w
Davidson. J. II. McGregor. d. r. Gaf
Past royal chiefs-Henry F. Christie John u
COulie. Andrew Foreman. Dr. Doueald Mcmillan
Hugh Fraser, Donald g. g. Mckay James n
Watson, George Miller. James Niven W a
Dawson, John Ross. John II. McInnes Ceorg,
". Paterson, George Dow.