The sun., 1899-01-20
SCOTS WELD THE BESOM.
CHAMPIONS CURLING FOR THE NIT
CIfELL MEDAL AT ROBOKEN

Eleven Teams of Experts at the Fine Old
Caledonihn Game In the First Round
The Issue NRrrows Down to Three After
some Exciting PIay-Einnl Round To-Day.
The hardy sons OF Aud Scotia" brought
Jack Frost to terms yesterday. and the erratio
Ice king became chief patron Of the Hoboken
Skating Rink for the time being. TWAS the date
set for the fourteenth annual champion club
match for the Mitchell medal and the magic
sign OF the red ball attracted a representative
gathering ofcurlinG experts from all the prom
inent clubs within the metropolitan circuit.
The trophy which furnished the Incentive
was donated as far back as 1885 by Alexander
Mitchell. a Scottish American banker OF Mil
waukee to be com peted for alternately In the
West and East. Two years ago the medal was
competed for at Hoboken rink. and Yonkers
won for the fifth time. Last year the venue
changed to st. Paul. and the home team won.
80 that the scene Of play again reverted to
Hoboken yesterday.
Forty six competitors reported to the official
referee. John Mcmillan. promptly at 10 O'Clock
In the morning, but as the John O'Groats team
was short two men, eleven teams drow for the
first round and started in simultaneously on
five Kinks. while the Van Cortlandt team
frolicked through their bye on the sixth.
The ice was found to bo smooth. hard and
level as plate glass. and the rivals sailed
In to whoop things up in typical curling
fashion, Almost before the first leader had
drawn to the broom" the reserved seats
placed along in the more comfortable temper
ature outside tho glass partition were
thronged. and among those present were all
the prominent officers OF the Grand National
Curling Club. including President D. G.. Morri-
son. Second Vice President James +. Conley.
Treasurer w. ii. Smith. Secretary David Fou-
lis and the Rev. DR.. ). b. Rossiter. the clubs
novelty in sporting organizations and the
Scotchmen hint in their own 'canny" way that
the precedent might be generally adopted with
The greatest contest In the first round was
on rink g. where the Caledonian and st. An
AS in the other games they were playing sew
Sbe enesn neags 6he reEnaslSn Ia q limit in
piled until the ice in front of every 'stane " de-
livered shone like u mirror. but the superb
be denied. and the four noted brothers pulled
through in the last head by one shot 1t was
locker to remark in the height Of his enthu-
siasm: All nae sac Aye see seen better. but
deed deed from % typical REPRESENTATIVE Of ms" nation
which has no use for superlatives. and the old
timers on each side Of him chuckled quietly in
The other st, Andrews team Jared better on
rink >. and with the veteran Tom Nicholson as
quartet. made up OF the Edwards brothers. The
contest on rink3 resulted in an even easier
victory for the Yonkers . team, q. CoIuhoun.
skip. who defeated the Ivanhoe combination
"a to g. Tho Empire City team. who got into
the final round two years ago. went down with
slump before the Thistle team. coached by
Skip }. Thaw. whose name had no apparent
softening effect on the ice. Yonkers completed
double header on rink 8, with Bob Kellock as
skip. by defeating the Thistle team 20 to 10.
the six surviving teams turned out for the sec
ond round. lonkers won and lost. the .
team scoring, oyer the Caledonians 10y q to
10. while the division went down before Van
Cortandt. After thel lr good showing in the fore
noon the st. Andrews s | men we're iavorites over
Thistle 2. but the latter team shut their rivals
out by three shots after spirited game in which
this round were decided by lamplight, and an
adjournment was decided upon until 1880
o'clock this morning, when Yonkers 2 will meet
Van Cortlandt. The lucky skip of Thistle =
drew the bye. The final will be played in tho
afternoon. with James T. Conley as referee.
Yesterdays scores: