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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thod&. ita lure. : !X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 li , ". ') I '^"V" ''•■•^^^^'"^**^*"'»j""*'" CONSTITUTION OF THE MONTREAL CUSLIN& CLUB •^ A AND RULES OF THE GAME, AS AMENDED, 3RD JANUARY, 1874, .'How Social the Game an' how Manly.' *•* MONTREAL : PRINTED BY J. STARKE & CO 1874 «P QVM5 1874- / ; ^; i CONSTITUTION OF THE MONTSEAL CUIILIN& CLUB AND RULES OF THE GAME, AS AMENDED, 3RD JANUARY, 1874. How Social the Game an' how Manly. » <■» ■ MONTREAL: PRINTED BY J. STARKE & CO 1874. I ? 'Of «( CONSTITUTION. i. -The name of the Club shall continue to be the " Montreal Curling Club," as agreed on when formed on the 22nd January, in the year 1807. II.— The Office Bearers of the Club shall oouBist of a President, a Vice-President, two Representative Mem- bers, a Chaplain, a Treasurer and Secretary. There shall also be a Committee of Management, to be com- posed of five Members, (who shall f'ect their own Chairman), three to form a quorum, whose duties it shall be to attend to the formation and keeping of the Kinks, the arrangement of matches, the appointment of players thereto, and the order in which they shall play, and such other incidental business as may not be otherwise provided for. The President, (or in his absence the Vice-President), and the Secretary and Treasurer, shall be ex-offido Members of this Committee. ^33»8 iii. — The Arnual General Meeting for the election of office bearers, skips to play in matches with other Clubs, and a dinner committee, shall be held on the fust Wednesday in November, in each year ; nine Members present arj required to form a quorum, at this and all General Meetings of the Club. An ad- vertisement in the newspapers of the day before and the morning of the Meeting, shall be a sufficient notification. XV,— -The second Wednesday in December, and the lirst Wednesday in April, shall be the regular days for the opening and closing Club dinners, and the same committee shall superintend the arrangements for both. V. — Any person wishing to become a member, may be proposed at any general meeting of the Club, and if seconded, the election shall take place at next General Meeting. VI. — Election shall always be by ballot; one black ball in every nine voting shall exclude the applicant. VII.— The President, or in his absence the Vice- President, or in the absence of both, the Chairman of the Committee of Management, may, of his own accord, and shall on the application of any th>ee members, call a General Meeting of the Club, for the election of members, or for any other purpose. VIII.— Candidates for membership shall pay on admission the sumof $10 as an entrance fee, for which they will be furnished with stones ; and they shall not be considered as members till the sum is paid ; they shall also pay an annual subscription of such sum as may be agreed on by the Club at the Annual General Meeting. The proposer of a new member shall in all cases be responsible for the entrance fee, and the seconder for the first year', subscription. Any mem- her providing a pair of Curling Stones, approved of by the committee of management, shall have the sum of $8 returned to him, and the Stones shall become the property of the Club, but he has the exclusive right to use th,-m as long as he remains a member thereof. Should any member on leaving the Club desire to take his Stones with him, he may do so on paying to the Club the sum of $8 for them. IX.— With a view to the accommodation of Military Gentlemen, they may, on election, be allowed to join the Club, paying only the annual subscription, for 6 which — being viewed as transient members only they will be entitled to all th - privileges of the Club, with the exception of vot.ng at General Meetings, and holding oflace; but should such members desire to enjoy all the privileges of the Club, they may do so on payment of the entrance fee, $10. X. — Honorary Members, who have the single privi- lege of attending the Club dinners, may be elected by ballot at any general meeting of the Club, having been proposed at a previous meeting. The Chaplain shall be considered, ez-officio, an honorary member, with the privilege of playing. XL — Any member who may have resigned by letter to the Club, may be re-admitted by ballot, on payment of the sum of $2, as an entrance fee ; but any member absenting himcelf, or retiring without formal resigna- tion, cannot again join the Club without payment of all arrears due by him. XII. — Every Saturday during playing season shall be known as Club days, and that no private matches be played on these days, and that no other days of the week shall there be more than one rink occupied by any private match. XIII — No game for money shall be allowed, ana no challenge on behalf of the Olub F-hall be given or accepted without the .onsent of i majority of the members present at a general meeting called for the purpose. XIV.— It is to be distinctly understood that in all matches with other Clubs, no member whose subscrip- tion for the current year i,s unpaid, shall be entitled to play; and any member whose subscription for any previous year is unpaid, forfeits his right to play on the Club rinks. XV.— There shall be an annual match between the Married men and the Batchelors of the Club, to be played, if possible, on the day of the opening dinner. Each party to appoint their own skips, whofhall name and place tha players. ^^I- — There shftil bean annual competition for the Gold Medal of the Club, between the first and fifteenth day of January; the precise day to be determined by the Club, and all the members duly notified thereof; and at the end of five years, the member who has won itoftenest, shall retain it as his own property for ever. If two. or more have gained it ru equal number of jMimma times, they shall, at the end of the five years again compete for it as above, according to the ru^es pre- scribed for playing for the Medals granted by the R. C. C. C, the victor in this competition to be declared the winner of the Medal. XVII. —Refreshments shall not in any case be paid for by the Club, nor are the Club funds to be made use of on any pretence for this purpose. XVIII.— Any member infringing these rules, sub- jects himg-!f to expulsion from the Club ; and any member may be expelled by a majority present at a general meeting called for that purpose, the charge or charges having been preferred against him at a previous meeting, and a copy, in writing, of the charges fur- nished to him by the Secretary, at least one week before the time of meeting for expulsion. XIX.— The rules of the Club may be altered, or new rules added, with the consent of three-fourths of the members present at any annual general meeting, or a special meeting convened for that purpose, notice of such alteration or addition having been given at a previous general meeting held at least a week before. ii RULES OF THE GAME. /. l.—The lenf,th of the rink shall be forty-t wo yards; any deviation occasioned by peculiar rtrcumstancesi to be by mutual agreement of both parties. When a game is begun, the rink is not to be lengthened or shortened, unless by the consent of the majority of players. 2.— As the game should be considered oue of science rather than strength, the rink shall be shortened in all cases when, from any cause, the majority of the players cannot make i p , and in cases of an equal division or disagreement amongst the parties on the subject, the u^npire shall decide. S.—The number of shots in a game— if not other- wise mutually fixed upon^shall be thirty-one. 4— The flog Score shall be one-sixth part of the length of the rink, from iTack to Tee; every stone which does not clear a square, placed on the score, 10 shall be considered a //„.,. but no ctone shall be declared a Hog, if it has struck another which is oyer the Ilog Score. 5._Eyery rink «l,all be composed of four players a s.de, each with two stones, unless other .vise mutually agreed upon. In n„ case shall the same individual or party, play two ston.s in succession ; and every player shall deliver both his stones-alternately with an oppouent-before any other of the same side or party play one. 6.-At the commencement of a game, the sides shall draw lots for the first play, after which, the party winning the end, shall always play first. No stone can be counted, the inner edge of which does not he within eeven feet from the Tee, unless by previous mutual agreement. In cases where each party has a stone equally near the Tee, neither shall be counted and if these ar,. the nearest stones, the end shall be declared a tie, and the win-.,ng party of the previous end shall again play first. Measurements to be taken from the centre of the Tee, to the nearest point of the Stone. n 7._The notch, or hack, is to be so placed that the stones on bei„, p,a,ed shall pass over the nearest tI iner;:T7"""'"*"'^^"^=-'-*''"^»^«"i.^ i^^one tor that end. 8.-If any player shall improperly speai to, or in- tenup another while i„ the act of delivering hi sto ! one pent shall he added to the score of the rty so -^^upted;the„„p.etohethe,„d.eofthTir O.-The rotation of play adopted at the beginning must be observed throughout the gau>e. ^ ft lO-All curhngsWs should be of a circular shape. No stone can be changed in a game unless with the -nsent of the opposing party. If a stone rolls and »t"ps on its .ide or top it shall not be counted, but p„t « the .ce. Should the handel quit a stone in the d« ivery, the player must keep hold of it, otherwise he W.11 not be entitled to re-play the shot, n.-If a player piays out of turn, the stone so played may be stopped in its progress and returned to he player. If the mistake should not be discovered '" *' '""" " "* ''''< tte opposite party shall have 12 the option either to add one to their score, and let the game proceed in its original rotation, or to declare the end null and void. 12— The player's party may sweep the at any time or place, under the direction The adverse party may sweep as soon as parsed the Tee farthest from the player be always on one side and not forward, each direction being given, either party sweep the rink clean. stone played, oii\iii Skipper. the stone has Sweeping to Previous to is entitled to 13.-Parties before beginning to play, to take by lot different sides of the rin., .hich they are to Lp ^hrougho„t the gan,e ; no persons to cross or go on th m,dd e of the rink when a player is about to deliver h.s stone. The Skippers alone are to stand at the Tee- the,r respective sides, according to their rotation of play, taking their positions down to the further Jiog Score. 14 -Should a running stone be marred by the party to whom u belongs, it is to be reckoned a lurnt stone and put Off the ice ; if marred by the adverse party U Bha be placed where the Skipper of the side to which ■t belongs shall direct. If the marring was accidental l3 distance 7f ' ^^'' '*'"^ "^*^^^ ^-"'^"ng distance .s to be moved until the last stone of the end JS played and at rest, uot (unless with .k both sides) tin ih \^ ^^ ''^'''^"* «f '^'"«s;, till the end is scorpf» Tf „ ^ bv an V nf 4). ^ "" ^^^'^^ ^« amoved ^ any of the party lyinj? the shot ih^ ♦ vpf +^ K . ' the stone or stones wiiere the rf,^^,^ of that side shall direct- if L a by any one of the losin.^ side th.v . ^- Playing such stoned sCLit" ''"""*^' -onepoi„tsha„heded„eted;rt":Zr;; the stone has been moved aecidentally (of I oT the umpire shall judge), it is to be replace/ aTl possible into its former position. °"' " t.rt::;r::rtr7:rrT?^^^^'""^'° -e..-nedb.the4:.;if"::r;:r:- "nipire, if there is one if th^r. • ' ^ ^^ -;;_pe.on_ii;r;:r£o- they pleas LrtT ""' ''''" '" "'"'" P"'"^" y please, but hav.ag chosen their places at the 14 beginning, they must continue in the same till the end of the game. The players may advise, but cannot control their director, nor shall they interfere with his orders Each skipper shall, at the commencement of the game, name the person who is to direct while h. Qhe skipper), is playing. Every player to follow the direction given him. 17.-Should any question arise, the determination of which is not provided for by the words or spirit of these rules, it shall bo referred to the umpire. If there is no umpire, it shall be referred to the office bearers ; in either case the decision shall be final. SIR A. T. (lATT n • 1 SIR A T GAL T ^'Y ''"''• HON, JOHN YOUNa, I J^^P'-csentathe Memhe> Mink QLonmiiUc : JAMES WlLLlAMc!n\r i C. II. TYRE, ^^^' A. B^RNSTON T. I J. H. ReUTfl ' D. B. AJcPIIERSOxV. i 4 JAMES TYRE, JOHN DYDE, SIR HUGH ALLAN. H?N. JOHN YOUNG, ALLAN GILMOUR, GEORGE DENHOLM, SIR A. T. GALT, HENRY MoKay! JAMES WILLIAMSON, ^- T. PATERSON. ' H. L McD"UGALL. HENRY BUDDEN, ROBERT SIMMS. ALEX. CAMPBELL. CHARLES >IMMS, E. A. PRENTK^E, W. W. OGILVY FRANK H. SIMMS, JAMES GRANT, JOH.V GRANT. F9-i^?r.l^J^^*^«HAW, R. J. REEKIE, ALFRED BROWN, THOxMAS CRAMP. H. 8. McDOUGALL. J>. J. BANNATY\E, THOMAS BACON, L. S. BLACK. ALEX. URQUHART, JOHN OGILVY, ROBERT COWAN, ED RAWLINGS, WILLIAM ANGUS i^'^??.^^- GILLESPIE, NOLAN DELIS LE, D. B. McPHSRSON, SAM. WAD DELL, DAVID McKay, FRANK BoA'P, ' R. G. JAMIESON, JOHN McDOUGALL, dDrbiuiUi) JBmber« : JOHN H. ROUTE. ALEX. BARNSTON, JAMES HA RDM AN CHARLES LEGGE, JX)HN :.ANKIN, H. IL WHITNEY, DAVID P. BEATTIB, CHARLES H. TYRE?' ROBERT W. TYRE, GEOHGE C. TYRE, PHILIP CROSS, ' WOL. THOMAS JOHN GORDON. i9^^ h HA RDM AN, w- ?• J^AITEWSON W. J. M. JONES, J. J. RED PATH, THOMAS ROSS, HB^JRY L. SMYTH, ROBERT BROWN, ?¥H^r)VA^-'LAW, ALEX^DENISTOUN, GEO. P. HAGAR. ' ^;.^^^^IIITEHEAD, GEORGE GILLESPIE, R. DALGLISH, D. W. ROSS, A. M PERKINS, WM. M. RAMSAY, GEORGE WM. CAMPBELL ROBERT S. C. BAGGT ' JAMES INGLIS ' GEORGE HOPE, WM. ROBERTSON, FRANK REDPATH, G. A. DRUxMMOND, R. W. CAMPBELL, WxM. HARDER. ' ^