The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-03
BIG DAY AND
A BIG CROWD
Great Picnic by Clan Gordon
on Saturday
LOCAL MEN WIN AT QU0ITS
There Were All the Ear-marks Of a Sue.
cessful Outdoor Affair and 1t
Kept the Interest to Late
in the Day.

Tho most ideal day OF the summer
graced the 18th annual picnic and games
OF Clan Gordon, No. r. order OF Scottish
Clans, held at Caledonia park Saturday
afternoon A warm sun and cool
breeze made the weather perfect, and
between two and three thousand people
gathered at the park and enjoyed one
OF the best outings ever held by the
Clan. The big crowd was perfectly or.
Derby and the best OF feeling and pleas
ure prevailed through the day.
Gibertson's orchestra OF i've pieces
played in the pavilion for dancing, which
was literally INDUCED in by the young
people. Bagpipers w. b. Scott and Jas
Edward and drummer, Alfred Milne,
dressed in Highland Scotch costumes,
played about the grounds, putting a bit
of old country realism into the scene.
unfurled to the breeze from the iagpole
we're the stars and stripes and the Eng
ish flag.
There were all kinds Of games and
contests in operation that kept the pleas
ure seekers busy, and an abundance OF
booths dispensing soft drinks, ice cream,
pop corn, fruit, coffee and sandwiches
Robert Gordon was in charge OF the
game Of tossing wooden balls into tubs;
James Davidson tended the foot ball
kicking. throwing at the dolls was in
the care Of w. Morgan; "iee Haw, and
Her Name Was Maude, was supervised
BY James Cummings, and putting the
golf BAH was looked after by w. Smith.
Children Get Dimes.
At three o'clock all ot the children on
the grounds under Che age Of II years
were lined up on the field, and as they
marched along each one was presented
ten-eent piece by William Barclay, lr.
There were $50 children in the line, 200
girls and lsO boys. This custom Of
treating all the children who come to
the Clan picnic was started several years
ago by the late Mayor William Barclay
and was continued this year by his son.
The most children ever lined up on these
occasions WAS some over 400.
The Quoting Match.
In space fenced og in one corner OF
the grounds took place the quoting
match between the Clan Gordon team
and Clan blcGregor OF Hartford, Conn.,
team, for the championship Of New Eng
land in which the Barre Clan team was
victorious by % points, the final score
being, Clan Gordon 80 points, Hartford
81 points This makes the second year
that Clan Gordon holds the championship
cup, having won it from Hartford last
year by ten points. A good deal OF in
terest was taken in the match by the
crowds that thronged about the players
throughout the game. OF the iour
matches in the game, the Clan won
three OF them, losing in the last one.
The PLAYERS and the result OF each match
was as follows:
G. Keith and w. Main, Clan, defeated
James Blair and James McGeachie, Hart
ford, by score p to s.
w. Craig and J. Gauld, Clan, defeated
Id. Christie and James Watson, Hart
ford, by score 25 to Is.
Capt. G, Birnie and A, Rennie, Clan,
defeated Capt. James Grozier and George
porteriield. Hartford, by score % to y.
John Craig and Mat Montgomery,
Hartford, defeated j. Birnie and Z, Bir-
ME, Clan, by score p to u.
The Foot Ball Match.
The last OF the field sports was the
five side association foot ball match
for the championship OF the state.
There were tour teams entered in the
contest. the Rangers A and the Rangers
Il teams and the Bon-accords A and the
Bon accorts b teams. The Rangers A
and b played against each other irst
and the game resulted in to . victory
for the A team The goals ior the A
team were kicked by johnson 2, DugWd
and Burnett The Bon-aecords A and d
then played and the A team won by
score of , to /, the goals being made
.by q. Anderson and Bremner tor the
As and Allen for the Bs.
The two A teams then met for the
deciding game and the Bon-accord AS
won out in an exciting game, which re.
suited in score of TO o. G. Anderson
made the first goal for the Bon-accords
in the first half and the second half
Brcmner scored goal. The champion
Bon accords were presented with five
pod medals from the Clan, one Tor each
member OF the team. The medals were
in the shape OF watch charms, on one
side OF which foot ball Is engraved
and on the other is the inscription,
Champions OF Vermont, 1905
The players on the teams were as
follows: -accords A. D. Frecland,
goals A. Freeland. back; c. Anderson,
outside right; Williamson. center; Brem-
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