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THE COURT IN THE HIGHLANDS.
[FROM OUR OWN GORRESPONDENT.}
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 1923.
COBITEARY,
Atrà nursing home, Edinburgh, a thr 6th inst. John Noble, 38, Gosford Places Inca of the Maritime Citstom-Gamma- FIRST AKIFTER OF THE CUTTE SARK." EDINBEROR, September 12th. The death has taken place at his This is Deeside's week of weeks. First, rewidence, Macduff House, Auchtermuchty, there is Aboyne Gathering, then Bracise of Captain George Hoodie, in his Doth Gathering followed by a number of year. Captain Moodie had the distinction Socisty events, but the greatest of these of being the first captain of the famous is Braemar. It rarely lacks the distinction China tee clipper, Cutty Sark whose which Royalty lends, making it the out- notable sailing feats before the tinys of standing event of the Highland season, steam on the ocean brought her captain and this year it was graced by the pre renown Horn at West Wemyss in 1980, sence of the King and Queen Queen Captaia Moodie went to sea when he was Victoria has left on record her impressions 18, and gained his master's certificate in of the gathering as she saw it more than 1861. His first command was the Lester, seventy years ago. She was often present a tea clipper belonging to Mess, John in salcceeding years, and tho precedent she Willis and Sas, London. From the set was continued by the late King ander he went to the Lauderdale, Edward. There are sports events innum visel of the rame class, and became known wrable in the South country, but they are as an intrepid seaman who could get the different in essence and in specfrom the greatest possible speed out of these sail- Highland games and gatherings that song ships. At that time the spirit of delight the stranger who comes in the rivalry ran high among owners in the autumn to these Highland latitude. The China tea trade, and Mesars. Willis deter athletic display and the feats of strength mine to have a ship which would beat" and dancing are in quality no whit be tinople, an Aberdeen vesel, then fastest of the China fert. bind be the South. but there is an indefinable atmosphers, Accordingly an order was placed with about a Highland gathering which touches Mess, Scott and Linton, Dumbarton, the sentimental chords of the Scot, be he and the Cutty Sark came into being. OF Lowland or Cael. The modern Gael this famous vessel Captain Moodle has ields to no one in his love of athletic aid: She was built for me. I super- hence the enthusiasm the gatherings en intended the building and the fitting of gender, and the irresistible appeal they her, and I never sailed a finer ship. At make to the imagination. As they witness ten or twelve knots an hour she did not Although she. the rivals contest in the arena, they disturb the water at all. cheer their respectivy champions, who def was a very sharp ship, just like a yacht. light rach to wear the tartan of his clan, her length of covas was enormous, and striving for victory in wrestling, enbor with the patent and hand log I measured tonging racing, and dancing
her up to 13 knots. She was the fastest The official opening of the gathering is ship of her day, a grand ship, and a ship invested with an atmosphere of martial that will last for ever. In 1879 Captain pomp, and there direct association Moodie Teft the City Sark to enter the with one of the inest romantic incidents service of the State Line, and for a score of the Rising of 1713 The clansmen of years he commanded liners ranning between Glasgow and New York. In all rallied at a spot sut many yards aw his 65 years Miling he only touched from where the "Standard on the Brace of Mar" was unfurled more than two ground once on the quicksand at. Sable hundred years ago, and the gathering pipe Island, where in a denso fog the State of was sounding on Lochnagar The sight irginia was wrecked, of these stalwart kilted sons of the glens LORD LEVERHULME'S GIFT. stirred the blood, and centuries wereš
Public
has pretty well opinion bridged for the onlookers who could pie chrystalised as to Lond Leverhulme's gift ture for themselves the original scene of something like 683 square mile prite grassy knoll. The Balmoral men were cipally of crofting land, or one million matir ghillies" and stalkers on the Royal pounds, to the inhabitants of the island of estate, and looked a fine body of men. Lewis, and the position may briefly bo now They were attired in Royal Stuart tartan summarised ne follows. During the five kilts and plaids, blnok jackets and High-years he has been propricton of Lexis, the land bongots. The silver cross on their disinterestednew of Lord Leverhuime's bonnets was adorned with oak leaves and † motives and the genuineness of: bis pro- the Scots thistle. Each man carried Jessed: regard for the interests of the Lochabor axe. The Duff Highlanders, inlaters hate often been questioned, the classmen of the late Duke of Fife, Such cavilling should be finally stilled by marched through the sillage to the rally-the offer he has now made to hand over ing point, and with their long pikes is the whole istant to its people as a free tening in the sunshine they presented a gift the crofts to the tenants in complete imposing spectacle. Sprigs of holly were ownership, the farms and sporting and worn in their glengarrios. From Inverfishing rights, together with Stornoway could, on the other side of the Des, cams, Chistle and policies and various industrial the Farquharson men. Each man carried enterprises in the burgh, to siccted repres a drawn claymore and a sprig of broom. ⠀sentatives in trust for the community. The badge of the clan was worn in the Whether the offer be accepted or not, to banget. Some 13,000 visitors were pre- have made it stamps. Lord Levechime as sent: they crowded in from all the neigh. » man of a great and generous mind. bouring glans; and it is a interesting Whoever was chiefly to blame for the fail- present day items to mention that mar there to materialise of the diferent ambiti top of the famous Devils Elbow a break-ous development projects, the circum- down held up three-and-a-half miles of stances were painful and disappointing metor a
enough, in the judgment of most people,
THE ORIGIN OF THE GATHERING. “
and it pisces Lord Leverhulme in a unique position among the outstanding figures whom the modern industrial ytsem hna produced
to have permitted Lord Leverhulme with Although Braemar Gathering is asso-out, censure to cut his losses and cease to ciated in the popular mind with royalty interest himself farther in the island. In and the world of fashion, its earlier stend, while frankly confessing that he ha tralitions are of no altogether different failed, be is affording to the islanders his character. The Braemar Wrights Friend critics included, an unparalleled oppor ly Society, under whose auspices the tunity of making a success of the pro first Gathering was held, was formed in Terty in their own way. It is an act 1816. Ten years later it was called the which could not have been done by a man Braemar Highland Society, and the first without a certain greatness of character, Braemar Gathering was held in 1830, for the purpose of angmenting the charity funds of the association. Then, ne now prizes were offered for races, putting the The experiment which acceptance of the stone, throwing the hamining the offer by the people of Lewis would make caber, and other athletic events. When possible would be exceptionally interest Queen Victoria came to Deeside in the ing. Had the full programme of develop
forties her patronage and encouragement outlined five years ago been achieved, ment increased tremendously the popularity there is no doubt the result would have of the games Deeside was rapidly be been a considerable advance in the pros coming a fashionable holiday resort, and perity and standard of comfort of the the Braemar Gathering came to be re islanders, though possibly at the cost of garded as the leading social event of the the abandonment of some old and cher. Highland senson During the early years ished customs and babits of life. Tradi one of the festures of the games was the tion was, however, too strong for Lord grent hill race from Braemar Castle Leverhulme. His plans failed because in grounds to the top of lofty Craig Choin the minds of a considerable percentage of naich (Kenneth's Craig) That race was the islanders the innato yearning for land inangurated by Malcolm Canmore 600 and devotion to a crofting system of yenta ago to encourage foot running, and doubtful economic value were too power. thus enable the Scottish King to secure ful: to permit of even partial industrial. the speedy interchange of communications isation. Possibly many Lewismen failed between different parts of his kingdom. to understand the real meaning and merit According to the legend, young Magregor of the development proposals. It is equally. of Ballochbuie on the first race against tras that their author enlightened and two of his elder brothers after an equal far-seeing industrialis though he is, never start and a desperate finish. He covered quite appreciated the point of view which the distance, it is said, in three minutes preferred the hardships and uncertainties The modern record is 6 minutes, held by af the crofter'a existence to the steady
the famous Deeside nalete, Donald Mac employment and comparative affluence in donald. In her Leaves from the Journ changed environment which industrini Bal of our Life in the Highlands" Queen isution would have made possible. Victoria, in regard to this race, Bays:-. "One of our kespers, like many others, spat blood after running up that steep hill in the shart space of time, and 'bra never been so well since The running up the hill has been consequently discon- tinued."
A BRAEMAR GATHERING STORY,
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