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Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games battles the elements

David Phillips
David Phillips

Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games at Bogle’s Field on Sunday were hit by a couple of heavy rain showers which caused the curtailment of some events.

The lifting of the nine Ardblair Stones, usually held throughout the day, was stopped in early afternoon.

The Glenisla Hotel tug-o-war team in action.
The Glenisla Hotel tug-o-war team in action.

The Highland dancing classes were moved to Rattray Hall.

Heavyweight, running, cycling, and tug o’ war competitions went ahead as planned.

A highlight of the heavyweight events was a new record for the weight over the bar by Vlad Tulacek. The competition closed at 15ft but it was agreed that Vlad could make an extra attempt on the ground record and set a new one at 16 ft 1in.

Searching for sunshine.
Searching for sunshine.

Rules for the caber event had to be changed when Pete Hart broke the bigger caber. Contestants were judged on how far the caber travelled from a fixed block, as opposed to the clock style.

The opening parade was led into the ring by the combined bands of Blairgowrie, Rattray and District Pipe Band and Coupar Angus Pipe Band.

They were followed by the games chieftain, Laurence Blair Oliphant, the Ardblair Highlanders, and games officials.

Blairgowrie and Rattray Marching Band also played during the afternoon.

 

Results

Heavyweights – Junior – Shot putt – Harry Colthart (32 ft 9 in.); 2 Oliver Ramsay (26 ft 4 in.); 3 Christian Ramsay (25 ft 4 in.); 4 Byron Hart (18 ft 8 in.).

28 lb weight for distance – 1 Harry Colthart (26 ft 9 in.); 2 Christian Ramsay (18 ft); 3 Byron Hart (12 ft 3 in.); 4 Oliver Ramsay (11 ft 9 in.).

12 lb hammer – 1 Harry Colthart (67 ft 9 in.); 2 Christian Ramsay (61 ft 1 in.); 3 Oliver Ramsay (54 ft 7 in.); 4 Byron Hart (27 ft 7 in.).

Caber – Harry Colthart; 2 Christian Ramsay; 3 Oliver Ramsay; 4 Byron Hart.

Best junior heavyweight – Harry Colthart.

Heavyweights – Open –

16 lb shot – 1 Vlad Tulacek, Czech Republic (56 ft 5 in.) 2 Lucas Wenta, East Kilbride; 3 equal Sebastian Wenta, Poland, and Craig Sinclair.

22 lb shot – 1 Vlad Tulacek (45 ft 8½ in.); 2 Lucas Wenta; 3 Sebastian Wenta.

28 lb weight for distance – 1 Craig Sinclair (77 ft); 2 Sebastian Wenta; 3 Stuart Anderson.

56 lb weight for distance – 1 Lucas Wenta (36 ft 1 in.); 2 Sebastian Wenta; 3 Craig Sinclair.

Caber – 1 Lucas Wenta (44 ft 4 in.); 2 Vlad Tulacek; 3 Stuart Anderson.

56 lb weight over the bar – 1 equal Lucas Wenta, Sebastian Wenta, Vlad Tulacek (15 ft).

New ground record attempt after competition – Vlad Tulacek (16 ft 1 in.).

Best heavyweight overall – Vlad Tulacek.

Hill race (Blair Engineering Trophy) – 1 Colin Donnelly (20.22 min.); 2 Brian Marshall; 3 Matt McNaughton.

Ladies – 1 Carla Thomson (25.42 min.); 2 Carol Greig; 3 Louise Nixon.

First kilted runner – David Duncan, Aberfeldy.

Tug o’ war, open, five-man – 1 Moffat Builders A; 2 Mount Blair A.

Ardblair Stones – 1 John Pollock 8 stones in 24 sec.; 2 Mike Reynolds, 8 in

32 sec.; 3 Andy Cairney 7 in 17 sec.; 4 Martin Janscicz, 7 in 26 sec.; 5 Vlad Tulacek, 7 in 23 sec.

Women – 1 Mary Anderson, 5 stones in 32 sec.; 2 Julie Joseph, 4 in 24 sec.; 3 Helen Cook, 4 in 32 sec.

Running – Open.

90 metres (Kincaid Sprint Shield) – 1 S Ross, Pitreavie (9.23 sec.); 2 H Johnston, Perth; 3 C Bruce, Selkirk.

200 m. (Alistair Bell Trophy) – 1 C Bruce (19.96 sec.); 2 W Bates, Tullibody; 3 S Ross.

400 m. – 1 C Bruce (52.48 sec,); 2 W Bates; 3 S Ross.

800 m. (Donaldson and Brown Trophy) – 1 D Whiteford, Innerleithen (1.54.74 min.); 2 W Bates; 3 S Ross.

1600 m. (Alex Milne Trophy) – 1 D Whiteford (4.34.78 min.); 2 W Bates; 3 M Murdoch, Glenrothes.

3200 m. – 1 D Whiteford (9.14.75 min.); 2 S Bates, Tullibody; 3 W Bates.

Youths –

90 metres – 1 E Rutherford, Perth (10.96 sec.); 2 L Rathlie, Leithenburn; 3 S Wells, Leithenburn.

200 m. – 1 S Turnbull, Peebles (24.91 sec.); 2 L Whyte, Leithenburn; 3 S Wells.

800 m. – 1 A Glendenning, Leithenburn (1.52.78 min.); 2 S Douglas, Forfar; 3 G Lecrivain, Aberdeen.

1600 m. (Blairgowrie Merchants’ Trophy) – 1 G Lecrivain (4.46.44min.); 2 Sean Bates, Tullibody; 3 Steven Bates, Tullibody.

Cycling – Open

800 metres – 1 P Gallacher, Kirkcaldy (1.16.47 min.); 2 J Melville, Dumbarton; 3 D Clark, Newburgh.

1600 m. – 1 P Gallacher (3.64.86 min.); 2 J Melville; 3 D Clark.

3200 m. (J&P Patterson Cup) – 1 P Gallacher (6.48.41 min.); 2 J Melville; 3 D Mathieson, Newburgh.

De’il tak the hindmaist – 1 P Gallacher; 2 J Melville; 3 D Clark.

Youths – 800 metres – 1 A Macleod, Aberdeen; 2 R Thomson, Aberdeen; 3 C McGillivray, Aberdeen.

1600 m. – 1 K Cartmell, Forres; (3.18.37 min.); 2 A Macleod; 3 R Thomson.

Piping – Open CPA Piobaireachd – 1 Ed McIlwaine, Vancouver; 2 Jonathon Greenlees; 3 James McHattie. Quaich – Ed McIlwaine.

Open march – 1 Jamie Troy; 2 Glenn Ross; 3 Ben Duncan. Open strathspey and reel – 1 Ross Miller; 2 Johnathon Simpson; 3 Andrew Donlan. Overall shield – Jamie Troy.

Open CPA Piobaireachd B Grade – 1 Johnathon Simpson; 2 Cameron MacDougall; 3 Ben Duncan.

Open CPA Piobaireachd C Grade – 1 James Dyson; 2 Ben Mulhearn; 3 Kaitlin Kimove. March – 1 Chris Lee; 2 James Dyson; 3 Ben Mulhearn. Strathspey and Reel – 1 Chris Lee; 2 James Dyson; 3 Kaitlin Kimove. Overall Jimmie McGregor Memorial Quaich – James Dyson.

Local Junior (Under 18) – March and strathspey and reel – AJ MacGregor.