The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
CURLBRs TN SESSION.
Annual Meeting Held and Officers
Chosen.

This is not the season of the year for
curling, but it is the time always select
ed by the curriers' for their national meet
ing. The event was held last night at
Adelphi Hail, in New York, and was at
tended by the leading curriers' of this city,
Hoboken, Newark, New York n other
cities. The delegates were from these
COMMUNICATIONS New York,
Jersey City, st. Andrews. Tonkers, This
tie of New York, Empire City, Ivanhoe,
Paterson. Manhattan, Newark, Utica,
American, st. Paul of Minnesota, Albany
City, Empire of Albany Excelsior, John
O'Groat, Long Island, Tuxedo, United
Pittston of Pennsylvania, Thistle of
Lackawanna, Wilkesbarre, Thistle mixer
man, Van CORTLAND and Boston.
The annual reports were made, the
t~reasurer's showing a balance of SOLE in
his hands from last season. The report
of the Schedule Committee was the
most important, as 1t allotted the
games for next winter for the special dis
tinct medals. This time Jersey City will
be pitted against Yonkefs for the trophy.
Matches will be:-New York VS.. Thistle
of New York, Jersey City VS.. American,
Yonkers VS.. Albany City, Boston VS..
Utica, Empire of Albany vs. CALIFORNIAN,
Excelsior VS.. Newark, Long Island City
vs.. Ivanhoe, Tuxedo VS.. Van CORTLAND,
United Pittston of Pennsylvania VS.. EN-
pire City of New York, Thistle of Lack
awanna VS.. Manhattan. Wilkesbarre VS..
John O'Groat, Thistle Inkerman VS.. st.
Andrews, St. Paul alone.
All clubs in this vicinity will do their
curling in the Thistle Road at Hoboken.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year
Alexander. Thompson, Pittston, presi-
dent; Dayid Morrison, Manhattan, first
ond vice president; James F. Conley, En-
pire City. treasurer; David FOULS, Gale
donian; seeretary; TIE Rev; s; p Ros-
The annual championship match for
the Bell quoit medal will take place on
the grounds Of the New York Excelsior
/ o'clock today. No entries will be re-
ceiyed after the finish of the first section
of the first round. The game will be
the rules of the @. ". C. C. of Amer
lea A gold souvenir badge will be pre-
scented to h winner of the Bell medal
A Remarkably Large Entry List.
Handicapped John c. Wetmore, Of the
New Jersey Division Of the L. A. w. re-
turned the entries for the races of the
Hudson County Wheelmen at the West
side Driving Park on Saturday to George
E. Blakeslee, fully handicapped and ac-
~companying the list were the congratula-
tions of the Handicapped who declared the
list of contestants for this meet was the
largest received this season on any circuit
in this part CT the country. Last week
at the races Of. the Harlem Wheelmen, at
Manhattan Beach, the number was not
half as large as that Of the Hudson
County Wheelmen. Their highest number
of heats was four for any race. The
Hudson ounty to show the comparison
have ninety-three entries for one event
alone, the half mile novice, while each
of the other races will be on the same
proportion. In the one mile open, a
scratch event, there are thirty-four. They
Will have nine trial heats in the half
mile handicap an equally large num-
Der in the others. The latest entries re-
ceived were those OF Babcock and Miller,
Of the Brooklyn Bicycle Club. and Mosher
of h Harlems, all riders of the highest
rank in the amateur class. The races