The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-15
Its SEVENTH SPIEL
NORTHWESTERN CURLING .sso-
CIATION WILL SPEND THE
WEEK ON THE ICE
RASPBERRY ISLAND Kinks
They Have Been SuppIemented bv
the Laying Out of Fifteen Kinks
ON the South Channel of the RIy-
er, Near the Club House-Tbfr-
fy Kinks Coming From Out of
Town.

Ihe seventh annual bonspiel of the
northwestern Curling association com
InenceS tomorrow morning in this city
Inc ponsplel is under the direction of
the st. Paul Curling club, and the COM
m1ttee from the club having the ar
rangements In charge, as well as the
members of the organization. have
worked with but one purpose in view
10 make the seventh meeting and bon
spiel a success.
The efforts in this direction have
been more than satisfying. and the
meeting this year promises to be bet-
ter In every way than any of the pre-
vious ones. There will be more rinks
contending for prizes, and consequently
a larger attendance The prizes are
more numerous and valuable than ever
before. and particular attention has
been paid to the second, third and
fourth prizes IN each of the events.
Meeting Of the committees were held
last evening at the club house on Rasp-
Derry island, and final preparations
completed. Everything is in ship
shape fer the event, and all that is
needed is to have the temperature keep
at or below the freezing point, so as to
oeCuIe ice IOr the play.
CENTURY AsND-A HALF OLD.
The game of curling had its origin
In Scotland, and for the past $50 wears
has been the thing in that couptry.l
History Of the game is replete with
prominent men in professional ranks
ana even In the royal circles who have
partaken Of the sport and made not
only the play, but themselves, famous
by participating in the matches at
particularly interesting and exciting
games.
The Scotch flavor has not entirely
been lost by the transportation to this
side OF the ocean Of the game, and to
an outsider watching the play of a.
couple of rinks the terms and express
s1ons used by the players might as well
be Greek for all that can be under /
stood.
For the benefit of those who are not
familiar with the game the accomying
cut of curling rink and brief ex-
planation will be Of interest and give
an insight into the mysteries
LAYING OUT THE RINK.
The rink from tee to tee is thirty
eight yards. The players of the con-
tending rinks, four men on each side.
take positions four yards back of the
tee, and each one having two curling
stones alternate in endeavoring to
place each stone as near the tee line
st the other end of the rink as possible.
Stones cast toward the tee and failing
to pass the hog score" line are re-
fha
which, on passing the tee. go over the
back score" line, which is two yards
from the ceEter of the tee at either end.
The four men constituting rink are
designated as lead, two, three and
skip, the contending rinks alternating
in casting stones in this order the
skips of each rink being the last ones
to play.
The curling stones weigh from thirty
to forty pounds, the average being
about thirty-two, and they are no play
things to handle. By means of a ham
die set in the top of the stone the play
er is enabled to cast the stone, and also
give it the particular twist known as
the tnturn or outturn. as may be di-
rected by the skip.
The skips take position at the tee, to
which the players are to cast the
stores, and each armed with a broom
and loud voice, they direct the men,
bers of their own rink as to the partic-
ular spot where the stone is to be
placed. To have the stone land as
near the tee as possible is, of course,
the aim of the players and the skip.
Sixteen stones are played by the eight
plaVers from each end ard n iS poc
sible for a score of eight to be made
by either side at each end. This pos