New Year's Day in Scotland, 1909

Games. 1, *>ornoch.~Theall but obsolete game of "bools " was engaged ln on the links by about 50 people.•foV&a/i/y.-Ravenscraig Castle was, as usual, thrown open to public for the day, and the ancient game of "Bawbee she Mies" was taken part in.Kirkwall.-Thechief form of amusement was the ball playing.' • • The ball for boys fell to the Down-the-gates; that for Souths to the TJp-the-gates.The struggle for the men's ball was a most determined one, and . . .ultimately the Up-the-gates * er e victorious.(Cf.Gomme, The Traditional Games of Engla n « shank hones of cattle and a stick or wooden bowl to throw at them ?a H

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