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Un des symboles suivants spparaitra sur la darniAre imege de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: la symbols ^-^ signifie "A SUIVRE", le symbols V signifie "FIN". Les cartas, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre film6s A das taux de reduction diff^rents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtra raproduit 9n un seul cliche, il est filmi i partir de Tangle sup^rieur gauche, de gauche A droite, at da haut en bas, an pranant le nombre d'imeges nAcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ROBERTSOiSS CHEAP SERIES POPULAll READING AT POPULAFt PRICES. THE RULES OF OURLINQ As Played under the auspices of the Ontario Branch of the Royal Caiedonian Curling Club. :i '11 THE RINK AND THE POINT GAME. COMPLETE. i,v:i ■ i % : '; i P^l li TORONTO ! J. IIOSS ROBKRTSON, 65 KING-STREETT WFS T SOUTTI-WKSrCOBNEROFBAY-STRI'KT ' 1870 OHIJR ^,0 83jUR 4Mt',»»ni»n«'..>SIUI * »' rf«», J*"*! K , '^ ■ .■ f * dM .\* A-i ^.?% '3 **:;'::S":nS:rtT-. ^^^-jf^.^-'if-r Jm:- Wt fiRi*' , 1- Theleni forty-two y» The Tees ■], yards apart. with the Tees, «aoh, a circle. "hall be draw, i«ne (looking i »nd its edge i 0"-cle, whethe «ny rest, sunn Pf tnrtted by t P'»ying his ,to •nd his left fofl <»ntral line. ( "te iide of th, l>»nded). Wh< »• used, it mus described, and inches, measuri A circle of s^ 7 from each ■tone to count without this oil »t right angles t •nd any stone p moved from the I distant from eac length of the wi stone to be Hog «fore ; but no s struck another h I'ne shall be dra, to the Rink J which ahiil be Wo stone to be h over a line, nnle. «uch circle or line placing a square I the circle or line ^ All inatches «nd the Hacks two I «'adlus'cipoi„.'"SS the^OnUrloWcli m ?«•* RULES OF curling! toriyltV;:Si m* ^1"'^ P'*yed .hail be "f Bink Me n„,^^l*fT'°?" »" '0 length The Tee,*:h.r,™i,e •J/r*" Section 1^ yards ap«rt. In . P^'l'^omi thirty-eight with the Tee. ^° .*,''»'>*"">ed .traight finl r''"^'^i'^:Ztt7ZT ''•»•"* '•^™ "hall be drawn on VT I ,1''" '" ^^). "ircle, wh^^hir' ta^Sfni"* '\u ^'*'>''' th" •ny rest, supjort oJ a hn*!" *'V H O"-*" permitted brthe' rale. ^r\''"**"'^«r. playing Jii., tone, shall nl!^\ "''?«••• ''I"" Md hi. left foot 'thlfru'''* "^l** f«ot. antral line. (The oS-ol« (* k*"** ''"'^« "^ tl»^ «te «ide of the li!^« f !u*^ ^, °° ' " "Ppo- handed). When . Ll '""^ P'**"" ^ ^^ "n-ed/itrstb^bSn^th**"*''? *''•' '"^ described, and not nf„.**'^ """"le 'bo^e inches, meamiMf^i^K**' '"''«"' than 14 A cir„T- JTl^"?"" the central l.ne, I ed fr"^^^i£«-» '-» r^dinsto be de,crib. ■tone to count whi^ -centre, «nd every without this c J,'"! &k'^. T' » °^ »t right angle, to the H nS* '^^L ^ ''"''n and any .t^ne n.,int?H? ,*?«*«H*"»f «1'«1«. moved from the Ice *S.! n' '*'•" »»• "' distant from ewh T«. H^fcore to be length of theXieft,,?r ?"'**; P*'* ''^ the stone to be Hm whic^ ^ ^^"^^ ""• ^^^J "core ; but no -t^ni * ^^'' ""* ole»«- th/s -truck^nother &;:,$! "",?•' ^''^h h" line shall be drawn on ?!.«? ** »«••'"'>«. A to the Rink hrif„ J"*' •t'i^h: angles which .h^ll U^c'S^'T^t'^i?!, *?« A No .tone to be held !« oP .^"'^'^'•' ^'''«' over aline, unless wh«n..'^'^.V*'''"°'«' «'■ such circle or line • ^hL t^',!"* '* " "'«•• of g'oing a «,„.;:•; ite t1t"th:^"^i •»? the crole or line nearest 'the sUi* ^•'* "* ^^All_«.tche.^tobe.^rt.in number of of the Rink hM^rlJl'^l?^ '« the^^iirtr,iSron be8etdowntlilrtv«Sfir!J*j^'Vh. The Tees ta *nd the H.Sks t7A SS^.SJ'fi' ^^ds a^art^ radius ' cirol«. ThT?^--.'nd *he ' seven *>««» f a?.i« used by theoSTH^^?*? *»l'h* Hlnk consent otop|is|„l2at*'^R,G'ijbe. by mutual the Ontario oSohriniP^Jii.*''^ match. But of pink. '""■«"» uub, adhere to the old pf.n 'i shall do «o. """"^ *^*' ^•">*°« party .hL^"N^°:i*°8 ^*<'»" 'l*'" he of a circular snape. No .toue, molnding handle shall hi J ^"t'*"*"- '^•*«''t than aOlb. imperia or grel"*t&^;LfS::ce''"-'«*'*'' P'^* «' '*• of-Kp^p^reli-r-"' - "--^^th^ToSieS the^arS'fr^^^ iSK *« be broken, the mrne for S?I? - j .i' ***. considered in titled tTutatt ;:t « tizi''^' •'•"• d-nng the remainder S^he^^^e ^'"^ ''''' he shall not be enUf Li » ^ . * ' . otherwise to be aSed io„Vtt'"'"rr-' each end. ever Ski^.i„ . ' '"y P^tence what- theohaiiw/,fV.i... Kj»y>ng party to have ' by «..oth.",; ini^nTofTh^TS: "irrr* ' hind it the privileges of hU^ *'"'*' *'«• la E^ery playe, to be read v to play when P*^ ^ I HULKS OF CURLING. his turn comes, and not to take more than a reagonable time to play. Should he play a wrong Stone, any of the players may stop it while running ; but if not stopped till at rest, the Stone wWoll oAj^t ifo hav% bieu played shall be plafled in its Stflad, to the satisfaction of the opposing Skip. 11. If a player should plav out of turn, the Stone so- played may be'stopped in its progress, and rsturned to the player. «h«uld ihe mistake not b« diBcovei«-»'*"1'wSSed when such darkneet. comes on as t3?events (in the opinion of tbe Umpire) thfSraye. Stones be,ng well noen by players at the other end of the Rink. In e ve^ry case th« noT' " "" ""•"^'' •""" ^^^^nde R17LES, OF THJ: POINT OAMH. 1st. Each Competitor shall draw lots for the rotation of play, and keep that ord"r throughout; he shall uae two Stonw unless the majority of player, prefer one' Stone e»oh), and play iSem tb« nn- : j."., after the othir ; he .hairnkdurin^'the oom^tition. change the side of VstonI, Jor broken ''" '"'''" " '^''PP«'»« *o b« T^^nni^^ ^"'«*^ ?1 *•"' R'-'k between the Tee. not to «xceed 42. nor to be less than 32 yards ; the it termined b^ I 3rd. A ciro drawn round score hetweec feet from the 4th. Every at each of th game, viz. :— Guarding, Ob Raising, and ( ing to the full A, STRIKINO.- l>e struck B, INWICKINO. Tee, and two feet fore-edge at an angl (iu two of the oopos) what It : played Si perceptibl 0, DRAWING — or on the U, OUARDINO.- the Centn but muat kuarded. B, CHAP AND 1 I'ee must the Stone r, WICK AND CI wirh its in the Tee, making an Cuiitral liii to be on tl RUBEa OP CURLING. All measure- tre of the Tee, I is Dearest it. lusive regu]a> s for their re- last Stone, or Whea their ' naino one o{ ihera, bnt are ition in Gamb »• belhngingto ihafl speak to, t bolng of his delivering his rayed, doter- je shortened, m\ be 9h*nK. ijl. Should should lie be ps may call in 'hose powers ihoRe of the event of the perons, atop it.'6ven if be- '. the _ state 8 the ourlinK II very special ipire shall be •», or be oon- y set in, ©r ' to continue be continued as lJ?event8 ) tbe played »yers at the ■ery case thw l>e began de iMJB. Iraw lots for P that order tones (unless ". one Stone "Timeiiiatcly , during the a stone, nor >pen8 to ba between the less than 32 yards ; the intermediate diatance to be de- termined by the Umpire. 3H. A circle, 8 feet in diameter, ahall be drawn round the Tee, and a central line ..r »o.»re between the Tees, to a disUnce t.f 20 feet from the further Tee. 4th. Everv competitor to play four shots at fach of the eifiht following points ..f the ^ame, VIZ. :— Striking, InwiokiDg, Drawii.i/ OuardinK, Chap and Lie, Wick and L"nrl |„, JtauiDg. and Chipping the Winner, mccoixI- log to the following definitions :— A, BTRiKiNo.— A Stone placed on the Tee to t>« struck oat of the Circle. B, INWICKINO.— One Stone u placed u|n>u the Tee, and another with ito inner mum two feet distent from the T««., and \U fore-edneonalinedrawn from the IVe at an angle of 45° with the oentr.l line (111 two of the chances the stoue to lie ou the opposite side of thecentrai hue from what It is on in the other tw.i) ; tiie played Stone must hit the latter and perceptibly move the former. c, DRAWING —The Stone played to lie within or on the Circle. u, OUARMNO.— The Stone played to rest on the Central line ; to be over the Hon ; but must not touch the Stone to be kuardeoui the Tee, to be struck iiit4i u tiif Tee aixi another uith ita inner i-dtfn 10 feet distance. ju>.t touch- inu the Ceniml line, and halt nusidina the one on the Tee ; the Stone played to pass witliout tonobing the guard, and perceptibly move the other. 6th No stone shall be considered without a Circle uulei>s it is entirely clear of that Cirol. , nor shall a Stone I • considered over a line nuleha it has crnsitetl and entinly cleared it :— in every vase tliis is to be«8oer. taiiieil by a square place on the ica E«oh hUcoeHslul fhot shall count one, whatever be the point i*la>«e played at one or more of the preoe doniaii Club niedHls. but in piv.tte ijiulches are subject to the uicrat.- meut, TBK KND.