The San Francisco call., 1908-05-31
10000 WATCH THE
CAL[DONIAN GAMES
Races, Dances and General Good
Time Enjoyed by AS
sembled Clans


the forty annual gathering OF
the Caledonian club which was held yes
terday at Shell Mound park kits and
bagpipes held the right of way. Scot
tish music abounded and the sport or
the land of the heather was abundant
in the lengthy program of one OF the
record breaking events in the history
of the big Scottish organization.
While the games were being cor
tested by scores of sturdy athletes the
dancing pavilion afforded entertain
ment to hundreds. 1ntermingled with
the general events were many special
numbers. while reel O. Tulloch. sword
dances. the highland fling and others
gave the men and women from the old
country a chance to recall the days of
their youth.
The athletic sports which started
the entertainment also finished it, and
while the games lasted there was sport
enough to satisfy the most rabid fan.
Commencing with the high jump the
games went all the way along to the
long jump. and while the festivities
were in progress the crowd was kept
thoroughly interested.
The feature of the day was the two
mile race in which Soldier King scored
an easy victory. This race was gen
orally conceded to Connolly, but the
head work of the soldier won the race
for him. King made the early pace
and for 16 laps seemed content to trail.
Meanwhile Connolly and the leader had
Tapped the other runners and We're in
a safe position. Aftefs traversing IS
laps young Howden came to the front
and for time looked like the winner.
The old hands were on the outlook for
just such a thing and, redoubling their
speed, raced for the tape. Connolly
was an easy first coming down the
stretch, but when the final squirt came
the man from the Preside came tear
ing past the leaders as though they
had been anchored. King won the cup.
The next most exciting event on the
program was the one mile relay race, in
which teams from the leading amateur
clubs about the bay were entered.
Stein of the Lowell high school broke
into the lead early, and when his lap
was ended he led Snedgar two yards to
the tape. Anderson and McRae then
hooked up, and the Olympic club man
Increased the lead to five yards before
his turn was up. Reed and McHenry
went round the course without doing
any good, and when the final sprint
came it was up to Glarner. When he
Joined in the pursuit Levy of the Lowell
high school was five lengths to the
good, but Glarner took the bit in his
teeth and went on as though he were
leading. After four laps the Olympics
seemed to be out of the running, when
Glarner went to work, and with lead
of 2 yards to reduce lae came right be-
hind the winner, Levy.
Lemon again won the bagpipe COM
petition. and with another years sue
cess will own the valuable medal. An
exhibition of Irish dancing was given
by J. O'Connell and Joseph Kelleher.
and was greeted by several rounds of
applause.
Following are the results of the games
and awards of special prizes:
Throwing heavy hammer-D. r. Campbell
feet inches T. Carroll third. Jog feet inches.
Throwing light hammer-A. Falconer first. 14a
feet inches; ID. K. Campbell second, 140 feet;
T. Carroll third 12S feet inches.
Putting heavy shot-D. K. Campbell first 33
feet inches; Haynes second, 80 feet inch;
Putting light shot-D. r. Campbell first. Al
feet inches; ]. Haynes second, 80 feet 4
inches; W. Christie third. 30 feet.
Best dressed men in plain highland costume
Ed Ross first, Fred Bowden second r. Man
tach third.
Best dressed boys in full highland costume
Kenneth McRae first, james Trevethick second,
Archie Reed third.
Best dressed in full highland costume
W. p. Grant first, D. D. McRae second. l. S. R.
! Tiyendale third
sRace for of members Of Scottish socie-
! ties-F Fox first, w. Morgan second, Charles
McGilyray champion medal for bagplpe play.
second. Adam Ross third.
,,Ra. Race for men. two lasps-W. Christie first,
Grand highland reel-D. N. l. Mckenzie FIRST,
Ed Ross second, r. Rintone third, Adam Ross
| fourth.
/ the Scottish societies under 16 years--Isabel
Wilson first. Agnes Coleman second May Scott
and Martha Boe tie for third.
| Running broad jump-W. NJ. Christie first Is
! feet inches; Il. Carroll second, II feet
inches; j. Haynes third. II feet ] inch.
Mabel Pratt frst A. Sellers second. Effe
McCallen third.
Sword dance men in highland costume-T.
Tossing the caber-D. r. Campbell first 40
feet; A. Faiconer second, 81 feet
Reel oTulloch, men in highland costume-D.
| den third.
James Trevethick first, Mabel Pratt second,
Edith Schauts third.
Half mile race-A. Glarner frst D. Rear
| don second
inches; Ed Smith second, Ii feet 5 inches
Two mile race-King first, Connolly second
176 yards hurdle raced Maclise first, H
Norton second.
one.ffth mile race, two laps-w. Ashley
Running hop, two steps, hop, two steps and
jump.C. G. Mcnamara first, l. A. Buckley
| second
One mile relay race-Lowel high school first
| Olympic second Oakland high school third
Ladies Irish Jig and reel-Hazel Allen first
| Frances Dougherty second Mabel Pratt third
Mems Irish bornpipe and jig. Kenny first
| ID. Cotter second, ]. Quill third.
Special event, highland fling men in highland
costume-F. Bowden first, d. Mel Mckenzie
second. r. Rintoul third.
Half mile for men, laps-Robert Ross
first, w. Cutter second, Mcintyre third.
| Sack race-J Duggan first, +. McDonougt
second, z. Would third, w. Murphy fourth.
Special event Jacoby medal, race for mem
| bers of the Caledonian club-W. Christie first
| p. McPhee second, Charles Mcdonald third.
Special event bagppe competition. marches
| Suathspeys and reels--J. H. Mcdonald first
Adam Ross second, r. Mantach third.
Tug Of war--CaledonIan club VS.. all Other
| Scottish societies. turf pul-Caledoniar
club first Associated clubs second.
Judges OF games-T. H. Gray, J. T. Mac
Pherson, y Cochran, d. A. McDougald, P. d
findlay, w. ]. Anderson. ]. Lowden. II. Mac
| Donald, w. p. Grant, A. D. Mccormack q
Harris, A. McEachern. H. Fraser, II. Logan
Following We're the officers:
Exchiefs-Donad Mcclellan David Mitchell
| Stewart Menzies. .. A. Macdonald Colin NJ
Boyd John F. Kennedy, Angus Mcleod W. c
Burnett, D. r. McNeill John Reid A. NJ Mac
pherson. D. D. McRae.
Reception committee-George w. Miller u
A. Macdonald, ID. r. Mcneil. General Thoma
McGregor, Andrew McNair, ID. J. Mcfarland
John McIaren. Captain d. McKechnie Austil
Macdonald. John Hood. Colin NJ. Boyd JohI
Reid No. /, John D. McGilvray. John A. Mcleod
! William Urquhart William Nicol George Dow
A. Lauriston, ]. IT. Kidd. Angus Mcleod, A. NJ
| Macpherson, John NJ. Duncan, Alexander Mac