HIGHLAND INTERNATIONAL CURLING WEEK
1968

Participating Rinks
Section A
B Carss, - Canada
M Kinnaird - Fife
A Johnston, - Aberdeen
J Craigie, - Cawdor

Section B
B Elwell, - U.S.A.
E Brown, - Nairn
S Dunlop, - Biggar
J Dennis, -Highland Club

Section C
S Macarthur - Ardclach
J Nicol - Fife
E Walls - Falkirk
D Keith - Aviemore

Section D
M Smith - U.S.A.
A Cameron - Ross-shire
B Kean - Glasgow
R Kelly - Loch Ness

Bob Christie and his rink from Edinburgh win the Johnnie Walker Gold Plate for the second year.(Iain Baxter, Jim Young, and Jim Moffat) Bob is seen here receiving the Gold plate from David C Kerr Managing Director of John Walker Ltd
Bob and his rink were top class curlers and were a force to be reckoned with in all the major competitions being played in Scotland at this time.

Participating Rinks
Section E
C Hay ?? - Perth
D Macarthur - Ardclach
G Grant - Dundee
S Russell - Newtonmore
Section F
M Maisonny - France
S South - Cairngorm
B Christie - Edinburgh
D Macgregor - Distillers

Section G
J Marr - London
B McWhirter - Ayr
B Robertson - Dundee
C Gammack - Aberlour

Section H
T Pfister - Switzerland
A George - Ross-shire
W Grieve - Borders
J Williams - Grantown

David Macarthur's Highland rink runners up for the Johnnie Walker Gold Plate.
L to R Sam Macarthur, Dennis South, Dave Macarthur and Jimmy Cattell.

Nigel Grant and Marjory MacLennan (left) Dinner / Dance committee with Sandra South Convenor, Reception Committee and George Grant Entertainments Committee, Council Member R.C.C.C.

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