8th Annual Cariboo Highland Games, June 01/02, 2007

2007-05-07

To all participants in the 8th Annual Braveheart Challenge:

Welcome to our 8th Annual Cariboo Highland Games taking place on June 1st and 2nd, 2007. The Braveheart Challenge is the Cariboo’s version of the traditional Highland Games heavyweight events, without requiring super human strength! Instead, your brain will be challenged with the Celtic trivia contest, your taste buds tested with the Scotch tasting competition and your “athletic” ability with the haggis hurl, caber toss and the William Wallace relay among other events.

The Braveheart Challenge is one of several events that will be part of our Games. Other activities at Lebourdais Park will include Highland Dance competitions, piping and drumming demonstrations, and vendors with food and Celtic items for sale.

For a special treat, join us on Saturday evening, June 2nd, for a traditional Ceilidh (a Scottish party) for those not speaking Gaelic!.

Most of all, I hope you enjoy your time at our Games.

Below is an outline of the events planned for June 1st and 2nd, 2007.  To access and download entry forms please click on "Downloads" on the sidebar.

Denis Lessard

Chair, Cariboo Highland Games Society

BRAVE HEART CHALLENGE, 2006

Getting ready for the Tug-O'-War			The Tug-O'War
Success at the Cabre Throw			Less Success at the Cabre Throw
Deams of Success at the Sheaf Toss			Results of those dreams
Truck pondering the Truck Pull			Truck being stubborn at the Truck Pull

Braveheart 2007

Information and Application Package

Welcome to the eighth annual Braveheart Challenge ‘Light’ Heavy Games, and the William Wallace Memorial (W.W.M.) Relay, a part of the Cariboo Highland Games.

 

• Compete in fun-filled contests and skill tests to celebrate Celtic Sports and Heritage.
  Enter a team of eight people, including at least two females, and join us June 1st and 2nd for Celtic fun and fellowship.
• The Celtic Trivia Contest, the Scotch Tasting Tournament, and the ‘Beer Boat Race’ take place Friday evening in the Quesnel Legion Hall. The Relay and Skills events are at LeBourdais Park on Saturday, June 2nd.
• Participate in the 8th annual Scotch Tasting Tournament and the ‘Beer Boat Race’, Friday at the Legion, after the Trivia!
• The (W.W.M.T.R.) William Wallace Memorial Timed Relay, held on Saturday morning at LeBourdais Park, includes; Log Sawing, Cockhorse Run, Oatmeal Gobble, Eggs on Spoons Run, Sack-o-Oats Carry, Chug a Mug ‘Boat Race’, and Fire Hall Run.
• Field and ‘Skilled’ Events, held after lunch, include a Tug-o-War, Caber Toss, Sheaf Toss, Frying Pan Throw, Egg Toss, Truck Pull, Haggis Hurl, and Life Chain Run.
• Each team consists of 8 participants of which, at least 2 must be female.  Entry Fee is $80.00. Please submit entry forms and fees by June 1st, to:

Peter Walsh
c/o Branch #94 Royal Canadian Legion
262 Kinchant Street
Quesnel, BC V2J 2R4

Some Special Points

LIMITED ENTRY -EIGHT TEAMS ONLY!

Please submit your Braveheart Challenge Team Roster soon, as we only have EIGHT team places. We will be awarding a great Bragging Rights Trophy. Each participant must sign a waiver form before the Trivia Contest, held at the Legion, Friday June 1st, 2007, at 7:00 P.M.
For details, please contact Peter Walsh at (250) 747-3547, or pbwalsh@goldcity.net.

EARNING TEAM POINTS:

Teams earn twenty-five, twenty, fifteen, ten, five, or one point in each event. In the event of a tie, a pre-determined but surprise tiebreaker event will decide the wining team.

BONUS POINTS:

Will be awarded to teams that enter and participate dressed in the most appropriate Celtic attire. (First, second and third place bonus points may be earned.) Bonus points may also be earned for having Team Cheerleaders, especially if they are dressed in Celtic garb! DEMERIT POINTS may be ‘awarded’ for not wearing the ‘Outfit’ while competing, or for spilling porridge or beer while being fed. The judges, in their sole discretion, may award other demerit points!
Braveheart Challenge 2007

TRIVIA CONTEST, SCOTCH TASTING, BEER BOAT RACE, FIELD EVENTS, and RELAY INFORMATION.

• All adult team members participate in the Trivia Contest and Boat Race.
• In both the Skill and Relay events, each team member participates in at least TWO, but NOT more than FOUR events.
• Orientation is at 7:00 PM, Friday June 1st, in the Quesnel Legion Hall.
• The Celtic Trivia Contest takes place at 7:45 PM, in the Quesnel Legion Hall, followed by the Team Scotch Tasting Tournament and Beer Boat Race.
• Saturday at 9:30 AM sharp, all ‘Light’ Heavy Games participants assemble and will be piped from the Legion Hall to LeBourdais Park, via the Civic Plaza, past cheering throngs of supporters and spectators!
• The Relay event starts Saturday at 9:30 AM. The team with the worst Friday night score will be the first relay team to compete Saturday morning. The winning Friday team may be timed last. All teams must be ready to compete at 9:30 if necessary
  

Friday Evening Events: 7:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.

IN THE LEGION HALL, FRIDAY AT 7:30 PM

FOR ADULT TEAMS ONLY

1. Celtic Diaspora Trivia Contest:

The entire Team, participates in the trivia contest. Answer Celtic trivia questions and earn points for the team. (Some hints may be in local newspaper articles about the Games.)

2. Scotch ‘Tasting’ Tournament and Beer Boat Race.

Three representatives from every team will each try to identify a variety of Scotches and then comment on the various qualities of each Scotch. Eight members participate in the timed Beer Boat Race. Each team member must chug a full bottle of beer, in succession. The first member lifts and drinks, then puts the EMPTY GLASS back on the table. Only then does the next member lift a glass and drink. The team that drinks all eight beer, most quickly, one at a time, wins!

Saturday Morning Events: 9:00 A.M. to 11:15 A.M.

FOR ADULT AND JUNIOR TEAMS

(all times, for Saturday events, are approximate)

William Wallace Memorial Relay: General information.

• THIS IS A TOTAL RUNNING TIME TEAM RELAY, WITH TEAM-DESIGNATED PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH EVENT. THE RELAY CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL EVENTS, INCLUDING HAVING THE DESIGNATED PARTICIPANTS AT EACH EVENT ON TIME.
• Each team will receive an “outfit” - a kilt (with Velcro fasteners), sporran, belt and sash. One active participant must wear the complete outfit (kilt, sporran, belt and sash) during each of the William Wallace Memorial (W.W.M.) Relay events. Team members may assist dressing and undressing the team’s participants.
• Judges will observe the outfit transfers to see that they are completed appropriately. Points may be deducted for dress code violations!

1.William Wallace Memorial (W.W.M.) Relay Events

a) Log Sawing (Three participants)

Two participants fetch and hold a saw log in the frame, then another team member cuts through the log by hand, using only a Swede saw. One team member MUST be wearing the kilt, sporran, belt, and sash. A team member transfers the kilt and other paraphernalia to the cockhorse rider, after having run the cockhorse route around the trees.

b) Cockhorse Run (One participant)

One member of the relay team gallops around the predetermined route among the trees, holding a wooden horse between his/her legs.

c) Chug a Mug Boat Race (Two participants)

One team member ‘assists’ the other, (who is sitting on his/her hands), to chug a large mug of ‘Special Brew’, AFTER WHICH they switch places and the fed team member FEEDS THE FORMER HELPER a mug full. The first drinker then runs the relay route.

d) Wa de ye Dae Wi the Sack-o-Oats (One participant)

One team member (in garb) runs the cockhorse route carrying a sack of oats.

e) Oatmeal Gobble (Three participants)

Two team members force-feed a third teammate a bowlful of porridge. (The eater sits with his/her hands held behind.) Spilled porridge earns DEMERIT points! When finished, the Oatmeal Gobbler runs the cockhorse route then back to the starting line.

f) Eggs on Spoons Run (One participant)

One participant carries two eggs on two spoons, above his/her head, never touching the eggs, as s/he runs the Cock Horse Route. No points are earned if an egg falls from a spoon.

g) Fire Hall Run (Full relay team participation!)

Town criers, (ALL the team members), run the cockhorse route, and then race to the fire tower, where the LAST Team Member to arrive sounds the alarm to end the relay.

Mid Day Events

• Cariboo Highland Games 2007 Official Welcoming Ceremonies:

11:30 A.M. at LeBourdais Park Bandstand

• Braveheart teams will parade to the Bandstand at 11:45 A.M. to be a part of the Official Welcoming Ceremonies.
  

Braveheart ‘Light’ Field Events
Saturday Afternoon Events: 1:30 P.M to 3:45 P.M.

1. Team Cheer and Song:
Develop and present a team cheer and song to the other teams assembled. The competing teams collectively rank all team cheers but their own.
2. Tug-o-war:
All eight team members participate, (no cleats please). A timed event!
Drag the marker on the rope past the flag to win, WITHIN four minutes.
A knock out event, seeded from the Trivia and Beer Boat Race score rankings.
3. “Skill” Events:

a) Caber Toss. (One female and one male participant) Two tosses per entrant.

Toss a given pole end over end, and have it land as close as possible to 12 o’clock from where it was launched.

b) Sheaf Toss. (One female, and one male participant) Two tosses per height.

Toss a 20 lb sack as high as possible OVER a horizontal pole, using a pitchfork.

c) Frying Pan Toss. (One participant) Two throws per team.

Throw a frying pan, using two hands, as far as possible, from between your legs!
Extra points for sticking the handle in the grass!

d) Egg Toss. (Two participants)

Toss an egg back and forth, increasing the distance between participants, until the egg breaks.

e) Team Truck Pull. (Four participants)

Drag a pickup truck over a fixed distance in as short a time as possible. No cleats please. A timed event.

f) Haggis Hurl. (Three participants) Three shots per team.

Hit a “blindfolded” piper with a ‘haggis’ laden water balloon fired from a water balloon sling shot, at a distance of at least 100 ft.!

g) Life Chain Run. (Eight participants)

The entire team runs the Cock Horse Route together, all holding hands at all times. No points scored if the lifeline chain breaks.

Braveheart ‘Light’ field Event Guidelines

a.) Caber Toss

“The competitor lifts and balances the caber, heavy end up, and tosses it so that the small end passes through the vertical position and falls away from the competitor. (The caber must turn end over end.) Measure the angle formed on a clock from the line made running to toss the caber. E.g. a perfect toss is parallel to the line run, at 12:00 o’clock. Acceptable ‘time’ ranges from 9:00 to 3:00 o’clock. Points are awarded for distance tossed and ‘clock time’.”

b.) Sheaf Toss

Each competitor will make one attempt at each height until the thrown sheaf does not clear the bar, between the uprights.
“The sheaf is a burlap or plastic bag filled with a suitable material such as straw, mulch, or rope. The sheaf is thrown over a crossbar, with a pitchfork. The total weight of the bag shall be 20 lbs. for males and 12 lbs. for females. The toss shall be made in any manner desired using a pitchfork with at least two tines.”

c.) Frying Pan Toss

“The competitor holds a frying pan with both hands and throws it forward, from between the legs.” Extra points for a ‘stick’ in the grass!

d.) Eggs on Spoons Run

One Participant carries two eggs on two spoons, above her/his head, never touching the eggs, as she/he runs the Cock Horse Route. No points are earned if an egg falls from a spoon.

e.) Pick-up Truck Pull

“Each team will attempt to pull a pickup truck a designated distance. The time it takes the front wheels to travel the distance will be recorded”.

f.) Haggis Hurl

Three team members will attempt to hit a blindfolded piper with a haggis laden water balloon, fired from a water balloon sling shot from a distance of 100 ft.! Two members of the team will each hold a side of the water balloon launcher, while the third aims and fires the haggis water balloon at the piper. Two tries per team, after a practice hurl.

g.) Life Chain Run

The entire team runs the Cock Horse Route together, holding hands at all times. No points are scored if the lifeline chain breaks.

Closing Events

• Award Ceremonies will take place at the Band Shell in LeBourdais Park, with Awards, at 4:00 PM sharp.
• All are welcome at the Ceilidh ($25.00 for dinner, dance and party), starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Quesnel Arena, featuring local and visiting entertainers, Pipe Bands, as well as family and Scottish Dancing. Tickets may be available at the door. To reserve Ceilidh tickets, contact the Legion office for more information

To access and download entry forms for the 2007 Braveheart Challenge, click on the Downloads button on the sidebar.