The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-10
CURRIERS' CONVENE.
The National Association
Elects Officers and Ar
40 ranges Its Annual
~ Schedule.
CHAMPIONSHIP QUOT PLAYING
Shooting at Long Range-News of
the WheeImen-N. ]. A. G.
Draw With Manhattan.

Delegates representing twenty out of
the twenty-six clubs in the Grand Ma
tionaI Curling. Association CT America
had their annual convention yesterday
at the Caledonian Club hail, No. S Hora-
Committee transacted great deal of rou-
tine business, which was followed BY a
banquet rendered by exzPresident John
L Hamilton. An effort will be made by
Secretary Fouls to have the Pittsield
Club Of Massachusetts and the Morris
town Club join the association. A COM
mittee was named to make the arrange
ments for the International match VITA
Canada, which will be played this year
in Toronto. 1t is played every Aye years.
Hereafter the Mitchell medal match viii
be contested with two Kinks from each
club Only one rink represented a club
IN the past. The new rule will act as q
sort Of stimulus among novice curriers'.
The reports Of the treasurer and sec
rotary were encouraging, and those of the
standing committees were also favorable.
The election of 9 officers went along
smoothly. and resulted as follows:-Pre-
sident, John Mccullough, St. Paul Curl
ing Club. first vice-president, Alexander
Thompson: second vice-president, George
Balm; treasurer, James F. conley, and
secretary, Davi Foulis.M
The following matches for district med
ais, arranged BY the committee, will take
place during next season-Caledonian.
N. Y. VS.. Jersey City; ST. Andrew, n. ",
vs.. Thistle. L-ackawanna. Pa; Wilkes
barre, Pa, VS.. Boston, Mass; Utica, N.
Y, vs.. Albany City, Il. Y; Yonkers. n.
Y. VS.. Thistle, n. Y; Empire City, n.
Y, We. Manhattan, n, Y; Long Island
City vs.. Van Cortlandt, y. Y; Empire
Of Albany VS.. New York: Excelsior, L. T..
VS. ~Ivanhoe, n. j.; American of Albany
vs. Tuxedo; Newark VS.. Inkermann. Pa;
United Pittston. Pa VS.. John O'Groat,
n. X. The ST. Paul Club being located
such a long distance from the other clubs
it was decided to award a special medal
seem fit.
Following the adjournment yesterday
the curriers' visited Van Cortlandt Park
and INDUCED in the annual quoting tour,
nament. The contests were for the cham
pienship and the Bell cup, which has been
played for by the ~curlers each year since
1868, when John Templeton proved the
winner. Quoting is really the warm
weather pastime among the curriers'. Since
the inauguration. Of the Bell cup series
il nes been won BY these players:-David
Bell, JONI r Smith. David Bell, John r.
Smith, William MCGOWAN, Alexander
Dalrymple. Templeton, Alexander Nc
Gregor, Sha Stewart, George Greyes,
George Henderson,, David Bell, Alexan-
der McGregor, G.. Henderson. @. Hender-
son, James McLaren, Robert Curry. Jas.
McLaren. John T. Raffer, James McLaren,
James s Steyens&sJames G Malcolm,
Thomas Wigley. George Gaines. Thomas
Wigley, Thomas Wigley. Neil Dolce and
William Thompson.
The Of yesterdays COMPETE
ton, which was won by William Thomp-
son, follows
First round-Robert Boyd, p; Robert
Kenocks n George -Telfer n; James Me-
Laren, 81 Frank Dykes; n; j F. Com
nelly, n; James Kelloek, p; A. McLaren,
81; J. Mcmillan, 2; George Frazier, n,
w. Thompson, p; A. Gillies, 81; Neil
Dolce. IL Duncan MoMurtrie. IS; T. T..
Archibald. 20; ]. Z. McEwen, IS; Robert
Ellin; e; E Gilmartin Isl J. B. Co.'s
Maxwell, 4: A. Thompson 8; A. Pratt, 8.
Thomas Nicholson, bye
Second -round-James McLaren, d; Jas.
Kellock, 81; T. Nicholson, 81; r. Kellock,
81; ]. F. Connolly, q; George Tilfer. ri:
Robert Boyd 4 McLarsn I; George
I; A. Gillies. 8; William Thompson, bye.
Thompson. 81; James Keliock. q; J. F.
Connolly. "A; Robert lkellock, 10; George
Tilfer, 16. James McLaren, bye.
Fourth round-James Kellock, 81; w.
Thompson. q; James McLaren, 3; Thos.
Final ro,und-w. Thompson, q; ]. KEEL
lock. Z.
In the fourth round James McLaren,
who is the champion of New Jersey. was
badly beaten, which occasioned a great
deal of surprise. He was opposed by
Thompson, the champion of last year.