The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-24
ANNUAL BONSPIEL is
WELL UNDER Way
Number of Kinks Represented
Falls Below Expec-
tatiens


The twelfth annual bonspiel Of the
Northwestern Curling association was
opened at the Nushka Kinks at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. The attendance was
very. disappointing to the officers of the
club, who had been led to believe the
bonSpiel would be attended by three or
four clubs from the 500, six from Win,
nipeg and several from Milwaukee and
Chicago but instead of that the only
clubs from outside of the Twin Cities
which showed up Were the Duluths and
the GRANTEES of Winnipeg, each of which
is represented by one rink Another rink
from the Peg is expected this morning,
but if it does not come the international
event will have to be called off. The
Winnipeggers have a spiel of their own
the latter part of the week and Milwaukee
also and these two kept large number
away from the local meet. AS a result
of the unfortunate conflict in dates only
twenty-three Kinks are entered.
In the draw for the opening games the
two best Flour City Kinks drew against
each other ands the two best local ones
likewise, and the result was the two pret-
test games of the day. The up river
the rink from the same club, skipped by
Sam Hastings, but it was battle royal
from start to finish. the final score be-
ing: Lorimer II, Hastings TO-.
The game between Evan Rees' rink and
the rink skipped by C. NJ Griggs did not
look a bit good at the start, as the Griggs
wound up the seventh end with the score
8 to in their favor but. just about that
time their opponents began to sit up and
take notice. giving Griggs a bad scare,
but they were unable to overcome the
lead and the game ended with the score
10 to II in Grggs favor.
Ice in Good Condition
The snow f1u1ries confined the curriers'
to the inside rinks during the morning
and the events We're run Off little slow,
as the four covered Kinks were all that
could be used, but the outside Kinks were
In fine condition for the afternoons play,
The first event was the play for the
Duluth Jobbers' trophy. and fifteen rinks
were entered, w. D. Kelley's rink being
the odd one which, lacking a partner
went into the second round without a
contest. The first and second rounds of
this event We're played off yesterday. The
prizes Offered under the head of the Du
luth Jobbers trophy are: First prize,
four silver loving cups; second prize. four
silver coffee pots; third prize. four gold
scarf pins; fourth prize, four pairs gaunt-
let buckSkin gloves.
The second event was the play for the
Canadian Sault trophy, the first round of
which was also pulled off yesterday, four
games being played in the afternoon and
four in the evening. All the Kinks that
lost out III the first round of the play
entered Immediately for this event, the
prizes for which are considered second
only to those offered by the Duluth job
bers. The first prize consists of four
second of four onyx clocks. the third of
four silver mounted silk umbrellas and the
fourth of four pairs of buckskin curling
gloves. The draw for the second round
of this. event will be held tomorrow morn
ing and viii be played either in the morn
ing or afternoon.
The draw for the first round of the J.
e. Meyers trophy which is the third
event, was held yesterday afternoon and.
the teams paired off as follows for tomor-
row morning at 8 9o'clock. Lorimer VS.
ice two; Hastings vs. Myron ice three;
Fullerton VS.. Wann. ice four: Ordway VS.
Rees. ice five; Griggs VS.. Lemon, ice six;
A. s. Haig VS.. Van Bergen, ice seven.