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Kilwinning, And The Kilwinning Archers.
won by Mr . Anderson , of Glasgow , ( also a member of the Glasgow Archers' Club ) , who gained by two points —13 to 11 . Three of his competitors attained the latter number , viz ., Mr . William Brown of Glasgow , Mr . Fullarton , younger , of Fullarton , and Mr . P . Muir , of the Archers' Hall , Edinburgh , on whom the odds rather lay at starting , from his professional skill and experience . Mr . Muir , some time before , had carried off the prize at au archery meeting at York
. At two o ' clock , after the close of the Butt shooting , the archers , preceded by their instrumental band , marched to the churchyard of Kilwinning parish ; the papingo , or painted bird , projecting from the end of a pole at the top of the belfry tower . And here , surrounded with the ruins of the ancient abbey of Kilwinning , the spectator feels himself on interesting and historic ground . Here , if he be a Freemasonhe will reflect was first founded the ancient Lodge of
Kilwin-, ning , the mother of all the Scottish Lodges , so far as the revivification of Masonry went , more especiall y in its operative or architectural sense ; for there can be no doubt that speculative Freemasonry was planted and propagated throughout Scotland , centuries before , by the Brethren of the Caledonian Fraternities . A considerable concourse from the villages and surrounding country were present to witness the sport , among whom were a number of elegant femaleswho had come to witness the
per-, formances of their friends , brothers , ancl husbands . Many a pop the painted papingo and its pole got , from the point of heaven-directed arrows , and twice the wooden wings came tumbling down , to the momentary alarm ancl amusement of the gathered groups below , and the distinctive points of honour , a green or white riband delivered to the
successful shots in these li ghter contests , the chief of whom were Mr . Gibson , and Mr . George Brown of Glasgow . No fewer than forty-two competitors entered the lists ( half-crown entry money ) in this ancient game ; which was similarly practised on the very spot hundreds of years ago , as by law directed " neir to parish kirks . " Shortly after four o ' clock , the archers again mustered in marching array , and proceeded to the hall of the old Mother Kilwinning Lodge , where they
partook of a well-spread banquet . About seventy persons sat at table ; the Captain , Mr . Patrick , in the chair ; Mr . Boyle , younger , of Shewalton , and Mr . J . B . Gray , of Carberry Moss , acting as croupiers . As might have been expected , various members of the Mother Kilwinning Lodge , and of her daughters , were present as archers on this occasion , among whom may be noted Bro . George Fullarton , younger , of Fullarton , P . M . of the Kilwinning Lodge , Bro . George Johnstone , R . W . M .
of Ditto ancl P . G . M . of Ayrshire , Bro . William Brown of the Stevenson Lodge , Bro . William Pringle of the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge , No . 2 , and Sub-Prior of the Edinburgh Priory of Knights Templars , with many others . After dinner , at six o ' clock , the pastime of the papingo was renewed ; but not this time for the mere honours of points , or riband badges as prizes , but for the more important point of deciding the captainship of the society for the ensuing year . After various
exciting attempts by different individuals , fortune at length favoured Mr . Archibald Boyle , son of the Lord Justice General of Scotland , who brought down the gaudy bird from its airy height , with a crash that might have woke the ancient archers from their churchyard sleep , had they heard it along with the shout of joy and gratulation that followed from the surrounding crowds , who seemed almost to take as much interest in the proceedings as the competitors themselves . The past
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Kilwinning, And The Kilwinning Archers.
won by Mr . Anderson , of Glasgow , ( also a member of the Glasgow Archers' Club ) , who gained by two points —13 to 11 . Three of his competitors attained the latter number , viz ., Mr . William Brown of Glasgow , Mr . Fullarton , younger , of Fullarton , and Mr . P . Muir , of the Archers' Hall , Edinburgh , on whom the odds rather lay at starting , from his professional skill and experience . Mr . Muir , some time before , had carried off the prize at au archery meeting at York
. At two o ' clock , after the close of the Butt shooting , the archers , preceded by their instrumental band , marched to the churchyard of Kilwinning parish ; the papingo , or painted bird , projecting from the end of a pole at the top of the belfry tower . And here , surrounded with the ruins of the ancient abbey of Kilwinning , the spectator feels himself on interesting and historic ground . Here , if he be a Freemasonhe will reflect was first founded the ancient Lodge of
Kilwin-, ning , the mother of all the Scottish Lodges , so far as the revivification of Masonry went , more especiall y in its operative or architectural sense ; for there can be no doubt that speculative Freemasonry was planted and propagated throughout Scotland , centuries before , by the Brethren of the Caledonian Fraternities . A considerable concourse from the villages and surrounding country were present to witness the sport , among whom were a number of elegant femaleswho had come to witness the
per-, formances of their friends , brothers , ancl husbands . Many a pop the painted papingo and its pole got , from the point of heaven-directed arrows , and twice the wooden wings came tumbling down , to the momentary alarm ancl amusement of the gathered groups below , and the distinctive points of honour , a green or white riband delivered to the
successful shots in these li ghter contests , the chief of whom were Mr . Gibson , and Mr . George Brown of Glasgow . No fewer than forty-two competitors entered the lists ( half-crown entry money ) in this ancient game ; which was similarly practised on the very spot hundreds of years ago , as by law directed " neir to parish kirks . " Shortly after four o ' clock , the archers again mustered in marching array , and proceeded to the hall of the old Mother Kilwinning Lodge , where they
partook of a well-spread banquet . About seventy persons sat at table ; the Captain , Mr . Patrick , in the chair ; Mr . Boyle , younger , of Shewalton , and Mr . J . B . Gray , of Carberry Moss , acting as croupiers . As might have been expected , various members of the Mother Kilwinning Lodge , and of her daughters , were present as archers on this occasion , among whom may be noted Bro . George Fullarton , younger , of Fullarton , P . M . of the Kilwinning Lodge , Bro . George Johnstone , R . W . M .
of Ditto ancl P . G . M . of Ayrshire , Bro . William Brown of the Stevenson Lodge , Bro . William Pringle of the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge , No . 2 , and Sub-Prior of the Edinburgh Priory of Knights Templars , with many others . After dinner , at six o ' clock , the pastime of the papingo was renewed ; but not this time for the mere honours of points , or riband badges as prizes , but for the more important point of deciding the captainship of the society for the ensuing year . After various
exciting attempts by different individuals , fortune at length favoured Mr . Archibald Boyle , son of the Lord Justice General of Scotland , who brought down the gaudy bird from its airy height , with a crash that might have woke the ancient archers from their churchyard sleep , had they heard it along with the shout of joy and gratulation that followed from the surrounding crowds , who seemed almost to take as much interest in the proceedings as the competitors themselves . The past