Page 1 Advertisements Column 5

Southland Times, Issue 1080, 28 December 1868, Page 1

Sports V^ vJ OUTHLAND CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. Office Beaeebs: President : The Hon. J. A. R. Menzies. Vice-President: The Hon. J. P. Taylor. Hon. Treasurer : D. Webster. Dibectobs : Messrs D. M'Donald Messrs Jno. Blacklock A. T. Adamson Jas. Blacklock J. Dalgliesh R. Hamilton J. Harvey J. W. Mitchell J. F. Jones A. J. Elles W. Cochran J. Kingsland A. J. Smyth J. Morton Jas. Colyer Jas. Dundas Jas. Campbell Dr. Grigor " TCHE^THIBD" 'AiratfcfB GATHERING "■ WILT BE HEIJ) AT THE AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY'S YARDS, ON NEW YEAE'S DAY. The following prizes will be competed for : — 1. Pibroch £4 0 0 „ 2nd „ ... 2 0 0 2. Quoits - Ist prize... 2 0 0 „ 2nd „ .... 10 0 3. Putting Heavy Stone Ist "prize... 2 2 0 ,♦ » „ 2nd „ ... 1 1 0 4. Throwing Light Hammer (14Ibs) Ist prize... 2 0 0 „ „ „2nd „ ... 10 0 5. Highland Fling Ist prize... 2 0 0 6. 100 Yards' Race (open to all) Ist prize... 1 10 0 „ „ 2nd „ ... 15 0 7. Putting Light Stone Ist prize... '220 „ „ „ 2nd „ ... 110 8. Throwing Heavy Hammer, i Ist prize... 2 2 0 „ „ 2nd „ ... 110 9. Hurdle Race Ist prize... 1 10 o „ „ 2nd „ ... 15 0 10. Best Dressed Highlander ... 2 0 0 11. Sword Dance ... 2 0 .0 12. Tossing Caber Ist prize... 2 2 0 „ „ 2nd „ ... 110 13. Race (500 yds,) Ist prize... 20 0 „ 2nd „ ... 1 0 0 14. Tilting the Ring (horsemanship) Ist prize... 22 6 2nd,, ... 1 1 0 15. Hop, Step, and Jump Ist prize... 2 0 0 „ » » 2nd „ ... . 1 0 0 16. 200 Yards Race (for Volunteers only) Ist prize... 2 0 0 2nd „ ... 10 0 17. Running High Leap Ist prize... 2 0 0 „ „ „ 2nd * „ ... 10 0 18. Climbing Greasy Pole Leg of mutton. 19. Reel of Tulloch ... 2 0 0 Should time admit, various other sports (including three-legged race, sack race, boyB 1 race, &c, &c.) will be held;. FRANCIS W. SCOTT, NEIL FERGUSON Hon. Secretaries. JANUARY Ist, 1869. RIVERTON CALEDONIAN GATHEEING. COMMMITTEE : Messrs Surman, Scott, Bell, Murehie, H. Lyon, Grant, VV. A. Lyon, J. L.. M'Donald, D. M. Cameron. f l above gentlemen were elected at a public I meeting, held on the 9th inst., to carry out the programme of the first Gathering at Riven ton, to be held on the Ist January, 1869, the list of gamearand_prizes. of which-are as follows, viz : — Pibrochs— a prize, value ... ... £1 X O '0 Dancing— Highland Fling ' .1." ' : '""..." 1 '0 0 , Do - Sword Dance (Gillie Callum) ICO ,Do. Reel of Tulloch ....„ i; „..w . .L; 0-0 1. Throwing heavy hammer — Ist prize ~ 1 10 . . 0 --Do- '^do^ 11 . '2nQdo'^T 0 P 2. Do light hammer — Ist prize I* 0l 0 D^,....^d0 ; 7 10 L 0 S. j^utting tnesione^Kt prize" ... 10 0 ■-•■-■-"■•i'.-i--- Do 3i - u •^'•l2na'dtf :l -' ! - sS^« h : o°lb^s 4. Tossing thecaber—- Ist^prize il! -; i :. : -"-'k'-" l Ct-*'O , ;i ;-, . , L( ...,.: Dp ..;,-. .; Znd-jdO/:,., .s^^rO'lOjuQ 5. Long foot race — Ist piize :..,.;; ... Jl, 5,. r p • 0..» po ... ... 6 12 6 6; ; Short do '^— Ist" do~ : ~.- : ) ' ! \; 1 . l' ! b"'O ..• V-Do-do' \s;»:-.-2nd do i ti; .-. OJIO0 J lO ; 0 7..-Hurdle.race v-^rlstiprize *.. ' ■ ... '. La 0 0 Do .. • c 2nd x d 0 ... ..., 0 J0 t 0 B^' High" jump " c — Ist do ';.. ... 10' 0 -•■•>• Do a '^ 2nd do ; ...;.■; 010 0 9; Long jump> i <— Isfrido ••;;;• iV .:. jl 1 !J O 0 . , ,i)o ; -„ , , t ,.anddo ... <„.■ a. 010 0 10. Sack race —Ist. do „. ;il .l , p.,,0 •V 'Do ° ""'- 2nd do ;„"..: 0 5 0 II; 1 Vaukihg with 'pbl& J - :; r8t jirize ' ;..' 1 6 0 „ -,>-.«., / D& r , .i -v ■„ 2addtf j '.'..- 0" 5 6 12. Qlimbjng greasy pole ..;&:..•; i._v i; v vl: .oi->0 13." Boy's foot, race— lßtprizej vr , .*.,., .0. lQu 0 1 Do ■"■■" 36 2nd d 0...' ... 0 5 0 r4." Threeilegged race l^l f st prize " v .V." ' 0 It) '^ 0 ■i,-::; ■ - Do ■■.s-«.-. u Lr«s n j» So 1 -'^ i ' J 0 iU &' r 0 lS.ivTiltiogMthe.ringT^lstrprize^gold :<• Ji^-i !*<■«. ..... ringj.value „.; . ...x , -..,,, „,-» J? ,19* > 0 Do do do 2nd-, do, . . 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