Sunday @ Stone Mtn

**Shriner** · 23rd October 07, 06:43 AM

more to come..

John

**Shriner** · 23rd October 07, 06:49 AM

John

**Yaish** · 23rd October 07, 08:14 AM

Great photo's, especially of the athletics.

One thing I've noticed is that with all the braces, supports, and guards about half the athletes at a given Game look like the bionic man.

**Shriner** · 23rd October 07, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Yaish

Great photo's, especially of the athletics.

One thing I've noticed is that with all the braces, supports, and guards about half the athletes at a given Game look like the bionic man.

Yaish,

I went to my first clinic Sunday morning at Stone Mtn and competed Sunday afternoon in the clan challange. It was great!!! I am going to compete Nov. 3rd at the Tampa Bay Highland Games in Div. "C" I can't wait..

John

**Yaish** · 23rd October 07, 09:11 AM

WooHoo!

Great news. It's an addicting sport to be sure. How did you feel at the clinic?

Favorite event? Least favorite? Any events you were a 'natural' for? Any you just couldn't get the hang of?

**Shriner** · 23rd October 07, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Yaish

WooHoo!

Great news. It's an addicting sport to be sure. How did you feel at the clinic?

Favorite event? Least favorite? Any events you were a 'natural' for? Any you just couldn't get the hang of?

Yaish,

Yes, it is. I can't believe at age 43, I am starting something like this. Alot of the guy are in thier twenty's.

Favorite event the Stone.. Least favorite Sheaf toss... Natural for the stone, that why it's my favorite.... Caber toss, I havn't got the hang of only because I only have tried it twice and that was during competetion.

John

**Nighthawk** · 23rd October 07, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by Shriner

John

Is this guy a Wolfe? That looks like my family tartan! See my avatar. If it's not a Wolfe tartan, it's remarkably close- what is it?

**Shriner** · 23rd October 07, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Is this guy a Wolfe? That looks like my family tartan! See my avatar. If it's not a Wolfe tartan, it's remarkably close- what is it?

Nighthawk,

I don't know him he was an offical at the games...

Sorry,

John

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 24th October 07, 04:55 AM

It's the Bruce tartan (ancient colors). His last name is Carruthers, if I remember correctly, which is one of the septs (families) of the Bruce clan.

You are correct, the Wolfe tartan greatly resembles the Bruce. It was designed in or around 1950. There was/is a trend for tartan suppliers to design "Irish family tartans" to fill an order by altering pre-existing Scottish tartans, so it is not surprising to see a resemblence.

See:
http://blog.albanach.org/2005/11/iri...artans-in.html

**Nighthawk** · 24th October 07, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

It's the Bruce tartan (ancient colors). His last name is Carruthers, if I remember correctly, which is one of the septs (families) of the Bruce clan.

You are correct, the Wolfe tartan greatly resembles the Bruce. It was designed in or around 1950. There was/is a trend for tartan suppliers to design "Irish family tartans" to fill an order by altering pre-existing Scottish tartans, so it is not surprising to see a resemblence.

See:
http://blog.albanach.org/2005/11/iri...artans-in.html

Bruce? Really? Thanks so much! And for the record, the imigration records for my great great grandfather (the Wolfe) say Scotland. I know there are Wolfe's in Scotland (there was a WWII Scottish vet who got heavily involved in politics and lobbied for Scottish independance) so I assume that my ancestors come from there. At least on my fathers side. My mother is a Leddy- that is indeed very Irish.