The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08
SCOTCH CURRIERS'
ARE VERY FAST
Scottish Tourists Are Due
For Some Very, Stiff
81. - $40 E.&{
Games With Canadians

ing curriers' "frae the Land o. Cakes"
business when they reach this
city can best be judged by some of
their meritorious performances in
the eastern .parts."o of this continents,
where. II n the losing side Of the
by no means Of such<a wide margin
as that of the tea NEGLECTED on a pre-
vious visit to this country.
The personnel Of the visiting cur
lers is largely drawn from the en-
trail shires of Scotland.
The captain. Colonel It. s. G.. H.
Robertson-A,Ikrlar and . Andrew
Allan, from Whitburn; T.. B. Murray,
from Biggarfs Ro5ert Wardrop. from
Cambusnethan: William Brown and
Andrew Mitchell. from Crossmyloof;
A. c. Rddall and T. A. b. Sheriff.,
from Glasgow Northern, the forego-
ing comprising the Lanarkshirc
bunch.
gate. and t6mpriss ths Quota from.
West Lothian, while Renfrewshire.
Ayrshire. Perthshire and Dunbar.
tonshire are represented by the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Alexander Oitken-
head. Greenock; Captain D. S. Ashley.
St; Moritz; BaAllie Bennett. Greea-
och. fAIiuIeW pidIT NsecTetdTyl. AOeF-
foyle: James p: Bet Glenfarg;
trave: Major c. L. K. Campbell. Bux-
ton; w. ]. Brewster Grant. Blairgo-
wrie: James Hamilton. Kilmaurs; r.
Cornell. Loeb Winnoch. Castle, Sem
pie; John Hewetson. Penninghame;
James Y. Keanie. Lochwinnoch; j.
Guthrie Kennedy. Brig-o'-Weir; ].
Fulton Lawrie. st. Moritz: John F..
Ross IaArhQ1nyp. IYIYc11 Snlns,nn Pn~-
ninghame: James Telford. Newcastle
on-Tyne. England. and James Tenn
pleton Ward. Of Partick.
The Tartans.
The captains rink. will boar the
Robertson tartan Ito wit, J.P.'s); the
secretary's rink the Buchanan tar
tantan; the .~Lsnarkshlrs: the tartan
the Mackenzies: the West Lothian
rink the Gordon: and the Renfrew-
shire rink the Macleod. The very
fact of the above clan tartans being
chosen as colors betting "Auld
Scotia's' representatives tends to
demonstrate how much sentiment is
really displayed in Scotland's. national
will. be wearing Tam O. Shanters
made and supplied by d. NJ. Dunlop
Of Edinburgh and soft wool sleeve
jackets buttoned in front. :,
The visitors have ais o arranged
for their own use a special cable
code. for the purpose of communicate
ing With their relatives and" Grub
mates a., .,, sseotlssad;. $500;
o%nlookers attending this. the great
est bonspiel ever held in the annals
of curling. to watch and listen to the
different, style of address and deliv-
cry, s-adopted by old country play
ers. They enter into their game with
great 'vigor. and al enthusiasm,
which is at once inspiring and exhil-
arating. ~, !.
The Skip. invariably addresses. each
player by his Christian name. and
the handshAkex'fs' ever prominent
throughout tile progress Of a game.
They are game losers and exuberant
4'4''t 8 :HaiI + Win Here.
To win in Winnipeg would be a
feat worthy of a poets: praises, as the
to be found the worlds greatest
curriers'" and a victory recorded here
would be heralded. throughout Scot
land with great reclamation. 1t. re-
quires no stretch -.of the imagina-
ton to picture the receipt OF such
news in the "Auld Kintra," but
there's monte a slip, twixt- the cup
dl Iue llRs anu We" nae OOT uOOtS
as to their ability 10 achieve such il
this. great and glorious west. =
" Have Learned Much.
Taking everything into considera-
ton, the visitors should have learned
much since they first set foot on Can
adian soil on New Years day. Still
the tear and wear of travel and en-
tertainment may also be clicked upon
to nhAve offset much ..of that which
they otherwise mightahave proited by
in the tart Of curling:
A Unusual feature. o ftheir visit
Will be the. presence Of the pipes
Colonel Robertson.Aikman having
brought, aiong with.sthe team Pipe
Major. ROSS, Of the Fourth Battalion
Fl. T. lone OF h leading expon-
ents of pipe music in Scotland at the
present day-so curriers'. prepare FOL
battle; the 'warpipes, of Aud Scotia
are coming. r.tttt :. 2 d.
The visit .ofi the. brethren O. the
roarin' game should go far to foster
and cement the bonds OF friendship
between Canada and the. mother
country; iand strengthen that which
binds them closer still in one. COM
mon fellowship. 1.-THE brotherhood OF
man:3Sa.: - r.+,. - -.
'Thentlet us pray that come it may
'Ak:come 1t will for a. that: -.
When naan.tae man-athe .warld over
shall brithersshe fora that,
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