St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14
THE BONs. IEL ENDED.
A Minneapolis Rink Carries Home
the Prize Cup.

the FFlZe Sups
There was very large attendance of
curriers' at the palace grounds yesterday
forenoon to witness the closing and decisive
game in the curling bonspiel. all anxious to
watch every point which should help give
the prize cup to either Minneapolis or
Portage City. Although play had been
set for $50 o'clock, the players were not
ready for business until an hour later, when
they took the ice. From the very first 1t
was evident that both Kinks would play a
cautious game and that neither
wonId carry off the trophy without
doing some good curling to obtain it.
The game was like all Others in the bon
spiel, of 81 ends and Minneapolis got
good start by scoring points on the first.
The other side did some good curling, and
made points The third end resulted in
adding 2 to the score of Minneapolis, and
in the fourth Portage got L. The game
was growing more and more interesting,
and in the fifth end Skip Wells made an
extra good shot with his last stone, and
knocked out two of Minneapolis counters.
This was enthusiastically received, but
was followed by Skip Hastings last
stone, which again turned the tide
and left 2 for Minneapolis. In the
seventh Portage again came to the front
shots from the other side and made two
points. The game now stood for Min
neapolis and for Portage but at the
next end the lower rink scored three points
by careful play with the last stone, gaming
a good lead, which by good play was MAIN
tanned. At the eleventh end Portage had
the last play and one of Minneapolis
stones lay closest to the tee, extending only
two inches to one side of a Portage stone,
which was scored. The only chance to win
the end was to hit the side of this stone
without disturbing the one in front of it.
Skip Wells
TOOK CAREFUL AIM
gave his stone the lin turn" and sent it
down the rink with full force. 1t was a
splendid shot, just butting the edge of his
opponents stone and sending it out of the
circle. At the end of the twelfth end the
game was Is to s in favor of Minneapolis.
but at the next end the latter increased
its lead by points. From this time on the
ice was very wet and it was only with
the utmost strength that the stones could
be got to the tee and it was evident that the
lead held by NJ nneapolis was a great adj
vantage. Many stones were ''bagged." or
fell short of the hog-score. and on the
eighteenth head neither side succeeded in
getting inside the scoring circle. After the
ice got so bad Portage made six points to
Minneapolis three, but the lead was too
great and the game closed with the follow
ing score:
PORTAGE VS.. MINNEAPOLIS.
Portage, Wis Minneapolis
p. J. B1rkman, James Smith,
J. c.. Anderson, John Patton,
II. J. Wells, r. Brooks,
J. H. Wells, skip-1a. It. Hastings, sldp-2O.
The result of the game was greeted by
loud cheering, as it was an undeniable fact
that the Minneapolis rink had the most
friends among the spectators. All the st.
Paul curriers' were delighted with the result,
and so were those from Milwaukee, as they
are friendly rivals of the Portege men, who
have demonstrated their claim to the repu-
tation they have of being irst-class
players. No sooner was the game finished
than Skip Hastings was seized by
st. Paul and Minneapolis curriers' and given
a good bouncing. While general handsha k
ing and congratulations were going on.
Supt Mclean called the crowd TO order
and asked the winning rink to take theil
places in front of him. He then presented
to them the elegant prize cup, for which
the bonspiel had been played. and pinned
the individual badges upon the coats of the
victors. expressing the hope that the bon
spiel would result in an increased interest
In the game in the state.
Three hearty cheers were then given fol
the Minneapolis winners, after which Skin
Hastings expressed the pleasant disappoint-
ment he felt in winning the cup, and the
desire to meet all the curriers' again at some
future time upon the ice. After three
cheers for the umpire and superintendent
The curriers' left the ice.
AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH.
IT had been intended to arrange an in
transitional friendly match during the pres
Ance here of the many curriers' attending
the bonspiel. and it was finally determin
TO have the games played yesterday fore
noon Three Kinks from Canada were tC
be ptted against three from the United
State. and shortly before noon the Kinks
began play as follows, some changes hav-
ing been made in the players:
Kinks NO. 1.
Milwaukee, Winnipeg
George Chandler, III. Nelson,
X. Smith, l.. NJ. Jones,
William Curne, w. g. Fraser,
A. Middlemas skip. S. G.. Hardstone-skip
Kinks NO. 2.
Milwaukee Winnipeg
II. z. Payne, G. W. Hoffman,
James Lowrie, A. Mcdonald,
Harry McGregor, ]. Paterson. Sr.
j. b. Hill, skip. j. Paterson, skip.
Kinks NO. 3.
st. Paul Portage Ia Prairie
James Brode. T. b. Miller.
william Rodger, John Watson
3. E. Dana, w. MCGOWAN,
W. w. Lorimer, skip. w. II. Sparkling. skip.
After few ends had been played the ice
mot an cnft that IL was with tho ufrnaOt dff