The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-07
ACTIVE CURRIERS'.
They Are Making Good
Use Of the Cold
y Weather.
SOME GOOD BOWLING
Interest on the Wane Among Pig
on Faneiers-Notes From the
RiDg--Rife Shots.
Interest on the Wane Among Pig

The cold snap has put the curriers' on
their mettle. and the covered rink of
the Thistle Curling Club in Hoboken was
the scene of great activity yesterday
and last evening. A large number Of
the best curriers' of Brooklyn. New York
this city and Newark were present. and
they threw the stones and piled the
sweeps in many very exciting contests.
Great interest conferred in the cham
pionship match in the afternoon between
the Thistles and the John O'Groats,
which was played in three Kinks. 1t was
well played, but the Thistles in Kinks
one and two managed to get the stones
and they gained a margin of seven
points. In rink three the John O'Groats
did the better work and gained a lead
of four. but this was not SUFFICIENT to
win. and the Thistles gained the day
by a margin of three shots, the total
score standing 40 to AZ in favor of the
Thistles. The annual point medal co1npe-
tition among members of the Caiedo-
nian Club followed. This was another
very spirited contest, but David w.
McKiernan proved his superiority over
his competitors by defeating David
Feules. the ex-champion, by six shots.
Two teams of the Thistle Club contend
ed for the Graham medal. 1t was won
by team one. with David Foules as
skip. by eight shots to one. The sum-
mary of the afternoon play Isl
RIM No. /.
Thistles-R. Chambers, No. i; G.
ara2, skip Ne Toi "a i i Myar' NO. ;; :
w Hihn osr0 NJ: :; ii0'sM%ia oereh Sas ! No 3;
B; J. Waters, skip. Total, u.
RINK NO. 2.
ui Thi Ndt ?: i. M MSfs. No No. ]; & &. M MsdasP.
John osGroatse Waters, No; i; A.
ggow Skin No r9 & E. i Pain. No. 8; G. Maui
81 9h;SS !; !. Thai aeS kos 5; N 4. fraser Il 6 Wsssifp5. ,
a5 5ShR o1sr' ss. 2: J VIII Miites S2i i Ii. 8 !;
d. McKaskel, skip. Total, 16.
TEAM MATCH.
bp sEla Tsali5 N9 SKIP /; T 8 Stalker J. No. 8;
Team No. 21T: Archibald No. /: W:
r.. Archibald, skip. Total, !
Caledonian Club. Point ,Medsl-D. W.
I sbibasd' e, % e; p 3 kre FHnlis, 20 %: 3 + Ar Ar
chibald, 10; T. Archibald, u.
At night the ice glistened under the
glare of the electric light and the curl
6TS were DuSl6T IMAM ever. 1nG stones
SKINNED along, while the sweepers Piled
the broom with redoubled energy. The
Thistles occupied a great deal of the
time and three Kinks in their match with
the Caledonians. who had no chance
whatever of success, and they were beat
q 20 shots A one rink match was play
Ed between the Empires and Jersey City
with ex-senator William D. Edwards as
skip. The former hurled the stones with
the greatest success and won by a score
of IA to z.
% -
the st. Andrews Club for the Moir medal
was also interesting. The summary
RINK NO. L.
Thistle Curling Club-Frank Mckay, No.
1: Robert Louder No. 2; Robert Loudon.
Caledonian Curling ClublGeorge Will
Jams. No. l; Thomas Archibald, No. 2;
John Stalker, No. 3; Daniel w. Mckee
man, skip. Total, II.
RINK NO. 2.
Thistle Curling Club-Robert Chambers,
No. /; George Turnbu1l, No. 2; Alexander
Fraser, No. 8; John Gray, skip. Total,
caledonian Curling Club-George Balm,
No. i; William Archibald, No. 2; John
Templeton. No. 3: John johnson, skip
Total, 8.
Thistle Curling Club-Alexander Mckay,
No. 1; James Shaw, No. 2; John Watt,
No. 3; Thomas Watt skip Total, b j.:
man, No. /: Robert Archibald, No. 2;
Thomas Archibald, No 3; David Fouls,
skip. Total, IA.
RINK NO. A.
Empire City Curling Club-William A.
MAXWELL, No. /; Alexander Maxwell, No.
2; George Lothian, No. 8; Joseph Con-
Jersey City Curling Club-David F. Ed
wards. No. 1; Thomas Wallace, NO.;
James M. Stevens, No. 8; William d. Ed
wards, skip. Total, Z.
RINK NO. s.
" Do,r;a,c Too m-T0hn Leslie No. i.
Charles Renwick, No. 2; Robert Boyd,
No. 8; Andrew Gillies, No. A; John Rem
WWaIdies Team-Francis Dykes, No. L;
John Mcmillan, No. 2; John Mulligan, No.
s; James Russell, No. 4; James Waldie,
skip. Total. A.