The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-18

CURRIERS' BONSPIEL.
Successful Opening Of the
Big Tournament in
Hoboken.
GAMES ON LOCAL ALLEYS
Harrison Won Two Matches at
Switchboard = officers of
the Handball Club.


There was an unusually large number
Of curriers' it the Thistle Rink in Hobo
Ken yesterday at the opening of the
Grand Curling Bonspiel, which is held
under the auspices of the leading curl
ing clubs of this vicinity, and will be-
come an annual event. There were If
teen games played yesterday, but as
there are only six Kinks on the ice they
We're divided into three sections, the
hrst beginning at nine. the second at
twelve and the third at four o'clock.
The tournament will last. until Friday,
and the prizes are. the most valuable
ever competed for on The ice in this
part Of the country. Tonight the an
nual banquet of the curriers' will be held
in New York. There were entries from
all the best clubs in the Middle States
and the only absentee among those en-
tered was the Montreal team, which for
feited to Jersey City and the Long
Island City team. The success of Jersey
City in the first round is very gratifying
and it Is hoped they will huri the stones
with increasing kill in the remaining
contests. The scores and players In each
rink were:-
RINK NO. /.
Thistle Curling Club Of New York City
Mckay No: :; James shaw: No. 5; Alex
John o'Groat Curling Club. of New
' 1oSa S city sNo. D-Dagid Weir, No ];
3; Daniel McKeskill, skip. Total, n.
RINK NO. 2.
Caledonian Curling Club OF New York
CITY lNo; DaWilliam ARCHIBALD, Ne I:
n aid ArcniDala. No. III fnomas Aren't
Wilkesbarre Curling club of Pennsyl-
Tania CNo- D-George N; Mitchell, No. /;
Tnomaa TC;p arksr, ~; 2; John 6; podd,
RINK NO. 8.
st. Andrews Curling Club of New
York City (No. D-John L. McEwen, No.
!; James McMullan, No. q; Andrew Gill
lies. No. 8; Frank Dykes, skip. Total,
xania lNo. 9-Thomss Waddell, No: i;
d EGps Nc. = !: AAs Iaxsgdef s9 bie & a salp: T %ad-
RINK NO. 4.
Empire City Curling Club of New York
city 5No.. D-John B. suffern. No. /; Geo.
Alexander arsaaTui m Maxwell sapas Skip B. I Totai' IL 40 =
81; ANDREWS Curling CLUB Of New
|; James Russell, No. 2; John Leslie, No.
d IeOTSe leli6f, SKIP. 1uldl, IL.
RINK NO. s.
Manhattan Curling Club of New York
City ono. DeJohn Jack, No. 1. George
McGregor, No. 2; David Ballantine, No.
8; Thomas Wallace Skip. Total, 10.
Thistle Curling Club Of New York CITY
Porteous, No. 2; Thomas Watson, No. 5:
Robert Loudon, skip. Total, is.
RINK NO. ..
Manhattan Curling Club Of New York
City No; 2)-Bsgjarnin .y; Son No I;
No. 8; David @. Morrison. skip. Total. IS.
John O'Groat Curling Club Of New
York city lNo 2l-Ggorge Waters No.
i son Ai Noa e. Ge srown DAY No; sf Ii ae TOfsl5 Man L.
The results in tie Second Section follow:
RINK NO. L.
city No. s)-Wm. Maxwell, No. /; ed
y Na 5osa aSs cen;n Eli. skis I; es &ofsl. Lothian E. NO
Yonkers Curling Club of New York tNo.
10 er Z: James lkssx e. No J s9s george S10 col.
quhoun, skip. Total. 20.
RINK NO. 2.
York Mo. Y-George Mcdregor, NO /,
William Steele, No. 2; Gordon Gauld, No.
8: Alexander Morris. skip. Total. -
Montreal Curling Club Of canada (No. y
RINK NO. s.
Thistle Curling Club of New York City
mo. sJNDavid oag, No. L: George Turn
bull. No. q. James p. Muir. No. 8: John
Gray. skip. Total, Is.
CIV ~; A fMo Ms1e dupian n S MODo 81 dew NJ pr 4
q !. Thomas Nicholson s,xin Total Il
. ioaas r.@~r nn
riNn ~.
Lnissie ~ WI. = T 1ss" a9 MY
E 49, NJ >. trEo,nos mat 81 3.
BBlGhson; ~. sLin Tota y ~ w. p
ngp III Tsl ias civ cnrline Ciub Of New
i n9pk M faU; aDa Nc. s 3. goSn "a Ratj I; WI NJ.
.; JONI blssesss SKIP; aosai' ~
r.isn 49,
jersey city curing Clup or. New Jersey
ono. D-James wright. NO Z: ROBERT a.
kni No z: Edwara j EdWards. NO.
8: James "a. stevens, SKIP. Total y.
John Q,GGoat EnrhnE Typ OF New YORK
City tSo Sl-Aisxanaer SWansoh, No.
James Snlneria4nho. no. y Jonn Moeeneao,
w. o 'ai'ie 49, ~
n.s
Long tSlanu Glty CuFli1E Giup OF view
YORK ~ ..Sl-M affsr Low; mo. i James
MORRISON. ny Il w im ma4, 9encans ny. o.
" y yaI fGurling Club 81 New York mo.
2)-Roberf L. Stewart. No. 1; Charles T..
Thomas, No. 3; James Kellock. No. 8:
Robert Kellock. skip. u.
Following are the results in the third