The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-09
Twenty Fifth Annual Event Of
Clan Gordon
A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
Long List Of Games and Sports Kept
Large Throng Pleased, While
William Barclay Makes
Children Happy.

The 25th annual picnic and games Of
Clan Gordon, No. IL, o. S. q, was held
at Caledonia park Saturday and was at-
tended BY no less success than has
marked all Of the clans' picnics during
the part quarter century. Clan Gordon
picnic was popular from the start and
Saturdays result shows that 1t still
continues to be the picnic Of the year.
No better day for an oHting could have
been picked, in fact the clansmen felt
that they ought to present Alr. Weather.
man with gold medal for liis eourtesies
70 them for the last 20 years IL deliver
ing them a good day for their picnics
every year, but one.
According 70 the oldest clanspan
they have had to postpond their picnic
day but once in that time on account
Of rainy weather.
The crowd began to arrive at the park
early in the afternoon and by three ii
the afternoon here were fully 500 peo-
pie on the grounds.
The usual games and contests IN shoot
ing and pitching quoits were provided
for the entertainment Of the crowd and
bdlbertson's orchestra Of FIVE pieces fur
nished music for dancinglin the pavilion.
The clan pipers, William Barclay Scott
and james Edwards and drummer, Eus-
tice Ritcae, were present In they kits
and the sSirl Of the pipes could he heard
ct intervals throughout the day. viii
liam Barclay performed his annual cus-
tom Of presenting each b0y and girl on
the grounds under 10 wears of aee with
a ten cent piece and this wear 3b2 chill
dren were afade happy. Shortly after
II O'Clock the long list OF sports were
begun and It was $3.50 IN the evening be-
fore the last was ended The sports
were all well contested and much in
terest was taken in them BY the crowd.
The judges were William Marr and Alex
Young and Richard Grigg acted as re-
feree.
The following Is list Of the sports
and the winners:
Throwing heavy hammer, ". p.
Scott, e6 feet inches; Charles Keith.
% feet inches; Norman Mcleod, eli
feet inches.
Throwing IS pound weiqht; Norman
Mcleod, 60 feet; W. B Scott, 81 feet
inehesi Charles Keith, 81 feet inahes.
Putting the etonei &ornan Mcleod,
80 feet inchess Charles X ash a1 feet
2 inchesi William Rsddea. 3s feas / ineh.
Running high leaps Nornnan Mcleod.
feet inehess William Riddel. feet
3 inches; Alfred Mime, feet 2 Inches.
Hop, step and jumps Mormon Mcleod.
30 feet I inehs Albert Milne 81 feet 3
inches; H X sowles, 3e feet inches.
long leap; Albert Milne. II feet Il
inches; Norman Mcleod, ~ feet s inch
IS; William Riddel, i6 feet inches.
100 yards dash Lester CsrswelI 1st;
Albert Milne, ands William Riddel, 3rd
Boys face, 5 years and under; James
Stewart 1st; Patrick Massey, andS
Alex Brown, 3rd,
Girls race, IS years and under; Liz
zie smollett. 1st, Mary Stewart, 2nd;
Jessie Sim 3rd
Apprentice half mile race; Edward
Lambert, ist; Albert Milne, 2nd; James
Goode, srd.
Married ladies' race; Mrs. R. stewart,
1st; Mrs, George Ciardeli, 2nd; Mrs.
James Mcdonald, 3rd
440 yards race William Smith. Ist;
William Riddel, 2nd; James Good. Ord
Shoe race for married clansmen; Alex
Simpson, 1st; Charles Grieg, ond.
Potato race; George Brand, 1st; John
Bailey, 2nd,
Married ladies' place kicks Mrs. R. ".
6s feet; Mrs Thomas Murray,
62 feet Mrs. William Simpson, So feet
Boys race under 10 years for clans
mems sons; VILLAGE Coutts. 1st.
The pitching quoits match between
two teams representing Clan Gordon and
Clan Douglass of Hardwiek was won by
Clan Gordon by 100 points TO a1 for
Ernest Aud won the shooting contest
with a score Of a ont of q possible SO.
The guessing contest was won by Airs.
John MeKernan whose gusss was 495,
The prigg for making 'MalidR kick
the most times was won By Harry Sker-
ritt
James Mcdonald carried Of The prize
suiots contest for MI comers with
score Of "a.
The five-a-side foot BAN match for the
of the state which was the
last event Of the day was wo9 by the
Hardwick team who defeated the Rang
ers B team in the final game BY a score
Of 3 to /.
There were four teams in the match,
the Barre Rangers "A and B teams, the
R0naccords ard Hardwick
Hardwick won fl a walk fram the
Rangers A team, the soore being to 0,
and the Rangers B team defeated the
Bonaccoris, i to 0. The two winning
teams then played of for the state
cup.
The games were is minutes IN length
and were refereed BY Joseph VIII. The
PLAYERS of the teams were as f4llows
Hardwick, Fraser, goal; a. Walker.
back; II. Walker, Brown and Smith.H
forwards. Rangers p Duncan, goals
Wilson, back: Mitchell, johnson and
Dnguid. forwaris Rangers a; Scott,
goal Fowler, back; Miller, Thompson
and Harper, forwards Bonaeeords. i
Freeland, goal; A. Breeand back An-
dcrson. Stewart and Even, forwards
I'he elansmen's committee which WIS
ID charge of the picnic was composed of
Chief John Stewart james klrles, see
retarv Alex Hnnton, treasMer 8eS
Hadden Jaseph ('raham Alcx W Rit
chic. Roaega gR8erit Walter Alarn.
James Tfail, John Walker ana Nlliam
Stephen.