The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-19
Curriers' in Convention.


cester, Lowell at Hartford.
Curriers' i'll Convention.
The Grand National Curling Club of
America held its annual convention at
Albany yesterday. The local club was
represented. In the schedule of games
for the medal the Jersey Cftys are to play
against the Four Brothers of Canada at
Buffalo, and the Thistles OF Brooklyn and
Iyanhoes of Paterson are to play in this
city. None Of the clubs are to play on the
home ice field.
If there is an abundance OF ice this
winter the lot of the Jersey City Club in
Lafayette will be the scene of many ex-
citing club contests.
EX-Assemblyman Stevens is an en-
thusiastic curler.
Senator Edwards can throw the ''stun"
with precision, and is one of the experts
of the Veal Club.
Ex-Police Sergeant Simmons is re-
garded IS n OF the best skips in the
country.
John Bailey uses the broom with ex-
cellent Judgment and knows when to
give the command, 'sSweep her mon"
Rod, Reel and Gun.
Catfish are abundant in the Hacken-
sack. They are running small, and no
large OueS nave Deeu uOOkeQ.
Perch are caught in the Hackensack
with shrimp for bait at the beginning of
flood tide.
The weakfish have ceased to bite.
Many fishermen of this city make trips
to Greenwood Lake to hook black bass.
Rail birds are numerous On the Hack
ensack meadows.
Squirrels are expensive. They cost SIS
each; rather that is the market value to
the man caught shooting them. The
Game Protective Association is after the
gunners.
The Miller Rife Club will have their
annual shoot at the Union Hill Scheutzen
Park on October Is. Captain Dewey
states the money prizes will be large.
Sporting Notes.
The release of Umpire Curry has Gre
ated ~unfavorable comment. 1t looks like
an endorsement of blackguardism by the
powers that be. 1t is a grave mistake.
Manager Powers, of the Rochester
Club. will spend the winter months in
this city. He has a host of friends here.
Andy Cummings, the once clever short
stop, has quit fair playing and taken to
foul. He is in jail at Frankfort. Ky, for
chicken stealing. Drunkenness is the
cause of his downfall.
The baseball team of st. Peters Lyceum
is GDOOdNOl1hS QAlNtiiSO S0hiSo VlVl JtlC
teams of the Catholic societies of New
York. William j. Fitzgerald, of No. 90
Sussex street, is the secretary of St. Peters
Lyceum baseball team.
The Lafayette Lawn Tennis Club will
have their tournament for members ON
Saturday afternoon at their grounds on
Pacific avenue.
Manager Trott, of the Newark Club,
paid a visit to Counsellor James NJ.
Braden, of this city, yesterday The law
yer is secretary of the Atlantic Assocla-
ton.
The Atlantic Association will meet at
Worcester ON October l..
The Dauntless Yacht Club has aban-
doned it's cruise. The storm settled
them.
Had the storm swept from another
quarter the Jersey City and the Pavonia
Yacht Club houses and boats would have
suffered severely.
The boats are being put in trim for the
cruise to the Fishing Banks.
The Hudson County Wheelmen will
hold their neXt race for the Benedict
Medal on election day. Captain Day says
there win probably be several other COM
petitions for prizes.
Lantern parades will be given by the
local wheelmen before the snow falls.
The Hudson County Wheelmen will
have two runs this month.