Montreal Daily Star, 13 August 1894, page 2
Hibernians at Clarke’s Island
The members and friends of the Ancient Order of Hibernians held their first annual Irish national games on Saturday at Clarke’s Island. There were over eight hundred present. The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The games were entered into with vim and resulted as follows:
75 yards, girl’s race- 1. Bertie Dunn; 2. Lillie O’Neal; 3. Mary Gleason
100 yards, boy’s race- 1. S Rochford 2. P O’Callaghan 3. F Dunn
100 yards, young ladies’ race- M. McKeown, 2. M Fynam, 3. M McEvoy
Throwing 56 lb weight- 1. A Duffy, 2. E Cullen 3. J McHugh
Putting 16 lb shot- 1 J McHugh 2. H Tracey 3. P Lague
Running hop, step and jump- 1. J McHugh, 2. T Canniff, 3. RJ Doyle
Half mile race for members- 1 J Sovay 2. T Ryders 3. T Connelly
Half mile race for amateurs- 1. A Singer, 2. JW Gilmore 3. T Slatter
Quarter mile race for CYM Societies- 1. J Kearns 2. J Murphy 3. RJ Doyle
Running broad jump- J McHugh 2. W Smith, 3. RJ Doyle
Potato race- 1 J Kearns, 2. J Sovay, 3. W Smith
Fat men’s race, 200 lbs and over- 1. H Tracey, 2. B Tucker, 3. A Duffy
Running broad jump for members- 1 P Doyle, 2. T Connell, 3. E Cullen
75 yards married ladies’ race, wives of members- 1. Mrs. Oliver, 2. Mrs. McDermott, 3. Mrs. Mooney
One mile race- 1. J Hughes, 2. J Grant, 3. S McKeown
250 yards hurdle race- 1. J Murphy, 2. W Smith
High jump- 1. R Doyle, 2. T Canniff, 3. W Smith
250 yards open to officers of the Order- 1 H Kearns, 2. F Mooney, 3. T Brennan, 4. WJ Burke
Irish Jig- 1. T Sullivan, 2. – Hayes, 3. Pearson.
Hurling Match- won by Capt P Tucker’s team
The judges were Alderman MF Nolan, Messrs B Feeney, R Keys, and A Dunn, and the prizes will be distributed on Monday evening, August 20, at Hibernian Hall, 2042 Notre Dame Street.
The committee of arrangements were: Mr. M Bermingham, as chairman, Messrs TN Smith, secretary, and Mr. WJ Burke, treasurer. Mr. Patrick O’Brien, the Irish piper, played Irish jigs and reels. The hurling match between teams picked by Captains Bermingham and Tucker was won by the latter’s team, scoring two games after playing about an hour. Mr. P Scullion and Mr. Con Gleason acted as umpires.