The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-12
WINTER SPORTS.


Pond.
Moo that we are soon to skating poad worthy Of
rur oreat Central Park-an immense forty acre field or
area as great extent as the famous Boston Com
mon and easy from any part Of the city, Is TO
10 n,essmed that all kinds Of suitable games will be
ssaved there this winter In anticipation OF the frore
bch must follow the announcement of the Pond being
ready we give full history Of the old Scotch game OF
sscurpg one which will doubt, meet with great IA
yor from those of our citizens who delight in ICY sports
Curling Is game Of great antiquity and popularity in
the southern and western parts OF Scotland IL win
ter game played the ice aud where tho rivers and
ponds arc frozen usually supersedes all other outodoOr
amusements. As the ice requires to DO much thicker
than skating Is usual to form ponds 60 shallow that
the whole water becomes frozen mass capable of bear
ing up any weight
The game played by party forming rival sides, each
individual being possessed OF q circular hard stone, OF
about nine inches in diameter, HAT and smooth on the
under s,de and the upper having handle fixed 70 the
stone Each player is likewise armed with a broom 70
sweep the accelerate the progress Of the
stones and his feet ordinarily furnished win tram
pets or crampets which help steady him in taking his
aim large, long, open space of Ice Of from thirty to
forty yards length and eight nine feet across called
rink, being cleared, and mark tee being made at
each 70 play to, the contest takes place by each
person hurting causing his stone to slide towards
the opposite end of the rink certain number being the
game, the object of each side is which will have the
from end end alternately till this is ascertaned. To
hur these stones with precision in this species Of SPORT
exceedingly difficult much depending on the keenness
a the frost, the of the ice, and the truth Of the
stone Sometimes the best and Oldest players are baied
by beginners simply by their curling stones having taken
another, and frequently, after the
best players have placed cluster around
the tee rapid shot from antagonist will dispense
the whole in ali directions round Occasionally il also
ham mi in M
mark; but II they do not get beyond hne called the
hogg score they dragged aside and not counted
than usually extensive match is called bonspe
Such meagre outline OF the game OF Cur ling, which,
all the and south Of Scotland, during the
frosty winter engages all classes Of persons in its
exciting sport Parish contends against parish county
against county, club against club IN universal mirthfu
rivalry AT Edinburg where there are neither rivers
ponds the inhabitants resort for the amusement Of curl
ing, we'll skating to the adjacent beautiful small
lake at Duddngstone lying at the southeastern base of
Arthurs Seat Here most animated scene is exhibited
during the period that the Of the lake frozen
Numbers Of rnks are cleared, at which may be
PLAYING together persons every shade of society
professors OF the University clergy private gentle
men, merchants aiesmen and artisAns-all meeting
common level, and engaged in the same spritstirring
pursuit; curling there ia aristocrasy of feeling
and for the tine universal saturnala prevails The
game Of curling is e,logized by than Scottish
poet, particularly by Grahame who thus commences
description OF the sport
Now rival parishes and scrivedoms keep,
On upland lochs, ,he ioag expected tryst,
To pla, their yearly bonspi.I Aged men,
smt with the cage ress ci youth are th-re.
New nerves their and makes the young
In Mr. Ncpsrmd's s'Sketches Of Nature we find the
following spirited Of this delightful game
oa rot me wAs s
But the for this manly sport has increased greatly within
the broom channel stone put in requisisu with
in be Whole range Of rural seos Know nothing more ex
hlarapg than % the ice where the player. are hume
and the TO- the honor Of rival parishes Al around
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spectator cold 10 look them aud everything in word
BENT On he os of
the contrary their spirits 10 mount a. the hermometer
falls and nhns peases them more than feeding storm and
at al and an
specify settled parties ali the anxiety Of
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sa the ph Sss dossS Srooms are
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mariner when NAMED BY threads Ills water
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b5oods be eIernal world while the hills
sns I p VII. us s sDS with
along The essc air invade the sole lone
ken fragments the currr Socabuary At length, as The
he side E e ana %
SO calculations is be done and what avoided
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arm and steady eye through passages ryang the inrcacy
the q defeat I'LL The under the
be turned the cOnqasroIs confident they
will remain The same speedil, the eager players are mar
boom away meandering here meeting there
again shot succeeds game foows game until the
& Of he ot or the Of evening procas
xend their TO the village enjoy their favorts
though he load the board all feel the e.
ic he keen mountain air and make good Of their
becomes nearly noisy rs the business of ay rounds Of
and Of Winch 10 adequate concepos
be formed by persons whose appees wneet
LAWS AND REGULATIONS FOR CURLING
In the year 1883 was instituted the grand Caledonar
Curling Club for the purpose OF uniting all curriers'
brotberhood OF the rink ana OF regulating the game by
general laws, which il was hoped would be adopted by
all local curling associations From the annual published
by the Cub "e extract The following as the rules Of the
game
l. The length Of the rink shall be forty two yards; any
deviation oceasioDed by peculiar circumstances to be by
mutual agreement Of parties. When game is begun
the rink TO be heightened shortened unless by
consent Of the majority Of players.
TT is ADVISABLE that Kinks have double each end
the one at least two yards behind the other the whole
four TO be as nearly as possible in the line Tue
stones are 10 be delivered from the tee, and
played towards the inner; this the ice from beng
injured around the tee played up TO.
the springmg of water, the majority Of players
make up. Neither the winning nor losing party have
right TO object all contests must be decided the
and equitable principle If scence-not of strength
The number OF shots in game, if not otherwise
mutually fixed upon, shall be twenty one.
game more frequently consists of thirteen shots,
even OF seven, than OF any Others when hour
OF practice is only intended but this private
arrangement In bonspiel match, when considerable
number Of players appear each side, tue aggreg
number Oh shots gained in fixed time not only as
equitable method but affords al tue rink
70 the conclusion, and ought TO be universally pied
Inc hoges score TO De sixth part of the length OF
.he ripk ION the ee Every stone to be considered
Every rink 10 be composed OF f,,r ilayers n siae
each with two stones, otherwise mntiay agreed
upon 10 no case Shall the individual or pirty play
two stones in succession ana every payer sha deliver
both his stones alternately with an opponent before any
other of the same side or party play one
g. lyrfies draw cuts which sbau FIJI tho re a, ,,,o
first emo, after which the winning party Of te st snd or
game Of that days play shall do No stone . b. co n,
ed which does not lie within from IN. too
unless be previously otherwise mliaiy steea uoon
III where each party has equally near the
tee neither 10 be counted, and the winning .sy Of the