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CURLING IN CANADA 
 
 AND 
 
 THE UNITED STATES 
 
 A RECORD OF 
 
 THE TOUR OF THE SCOTTISH TEAM, 1902-3, 
 
 AND OF THE GAME IN THE DOMINION 
 
 AND THE REPUBLIC 
 
 THE REV. JOHN KERR 
 
 M.A., F.R.S.E., F. S.A.Scot. 
 
 MINISTER OF DIRLETON 
 
 AUTHOR OF 'the HISTORY OF CURLING,' ' THE GOI.F nOOK OF 
 
 EAST LOTHI.'\N,' ETC. 
 
 
 EDINBURGH 
 GEO. A. MORTON, 42 GEORGE STREET 
 
 TORONTO: THE TORONTO NEWS CO., LTD. 
 I 904 
 
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 TO 
 
 HIS EXCELLENCY 
 
 THE RIGHT HONOURABLE 
 
 E^z ISarl of iHinto, ffi.CID.iK.ffi., iL5L.©. 
 
 GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA 
 
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 HER EXCELLENCY 
 
 3Latrjj fHtnto 
 
 THIS VOLUME IS 
 
 BY KIND TERMISSION 
 
 RESPECTEULLT DEDICATED 
 
 836 
 
It's coming yet, for a' that, 
 That man to man, the warld o'er, 
 Shall brithers be for a' that ! 
 
 Burns. 
 
 ®ljiD analnsis aljolua tli« closcneas of tijc :filan. luljctljcr tljc mtmlirr 
 of points or tIjc nmubrr of aamcs loon Itc consitirrri. 
 
 3)t luouli) be constiirrEii rlosr as iTetiiu'tn trams of p:cl;rii plagcrs iuljo 
 met in rlirriT vcsprct on equal terms. 
 
 oolitli the aDliautaoc of tljc liome trams planiitij on tijeir olun ire unit 
 luttlj fresl) men in carl) yame. tlje result attests tljr slullrft rurliutj and 
 tljc staning polurrs of tijr stalluart sons of Scotland. 
 
 (iriir games are ober and tljc bare rccorfi of tljcm remains, filut tlje 
 memories ronnrrteti luitlj tljc liisit of tIjc ^cottislj oTcam Iwill remain 
 frcslj au6 pleasant for long nears to come. An& lue trust tijat tljcn 
 luill Ijaltc rarrieii Ijome luitlj tljcin cqualln pleasant memories of tijcir 
 stan in (iTanaiia. iKajj tljc entljusiasm tIjat Ijas been hiniilrii bear fruit 
 on botlj sifics of tlje Atlantic bg iraiuing not onlg tIjr curlers, but tlje 
 people generally of tbc iilotberlani and noung O'anaDa. closer toijctljcr. 
 
 JVU of tuljicb is respectfully submitted. 
 
 fE. B. Edwahds, 
 From liejiort of Ontario CnrUng I Chainnun Special 
 
 Association, signed by -[ Committee, O.L'.A. 
 
 AVELLE. 
 
 -1 i^omi/m 
 
 John D. Flavelj 
 
 {J. A. M'Faddbn. 
 
 Shall we not through good and ill 
 Cleave to one another still ? 
 Britain s myriad voices call, 
 " Sons, be welded each and all. 
 Into one imperial whole, 
 One with Britain, heart and soul ! 
 One life, one flag, one fleet, one Throne ! ' 
 Britons, hold yoiu- own 1 
 
 Tennyson. 
 
 "e pluribus dnum." 
 "We're Brithers a'." 
 
 United States Curlers' Motto. 
 
ENVOY 
 
 It was incumbeut on me as Captain of the Scottish curling 
 team that I should prepare and publish a full and per- 
 manent record of our historic tour in Canada and the 
 United States in the winter of 1902-3 — an event quite 
 unique in the annals of curling, and fraught, as I believe 
 it to be, with most important and beneficial results from 
 a National and Imperial point of view. This was due to 
 the Mother-club, the Eoyal Caledonian, which sent the 
 team with a Message of Goodwill to her bairns across the 
 sea; to the members of the team, who so loyally supported 
 their Captain and so manfully played their various parts; 
 and to our brother -curlers in Canada and the United 
 States, who extended to us such a hearty, enthusiastic, 
 never-to-be-forgotten welcome wherever we went. A 
 bald but faithful record was all that was at first intended. 
 But, like Topsy, it has " growed." In fact, the book 
 developed on my hands to such an alarming extent that 
 I began to be afraid that it would make a Frankenstein 
 of me. Quite a modest tome might have been made of the 
 bare record of our famous Curling Trek in the Dominion 
 and the Eepublic. But as I proceeded with this, it became 
 apparent to me that a favourable opportunity was offered, 
 which it would be wrong to neglect, of adding a new 
 
 vii 
 
viii CUELING TOITK 
 
 and interesting chapter to the History of Curling which 
 I had written for the Eoyal Club some years ago, by 
 giving a historic r4sum6 of the origin and development 
 of the game at the various Transatlantic centres visited 
 by the team. This I have, at considerable trouble, been 
 able to furnish, and I hope it will prove to be a solid 
 and reliable basis for any future history that may be 
 written of Curling in the land of its adoption, where 
 the game has such a glorious future before it, and where 
 it is destined to play a most important part in the evolu- 
 tion of a great race. The testimonies of love and loyalty 
 which are here recorded unite to form a necklace of 
 sparkling diamonds for our Empire-Queen, Britannia, and 
 I feel certain that the result of our tour will be what was 
 intended by the Koyal Club — a closer and more sympa- 
 thetic fellowship between Canada and Scotland, and a 
 notable advance toward Imperial Federation. The de- 
 scription of the charms of the Canadian winter, more 
 especially from a curling point of view, and the inci- 
 dental references to other pleasant features will, I am sure, 
 make this book a powerful Emigration Agent, so that 
 many may be induced to leave the old country and settle 
 in the Land of Promise and Plenty. The wonderful 
 gallery of portraits and illustrations which I have brought 
 together in these pages will, I trust, supplement the good 
 work done by the team, and unite as " brithers a' " the 
 Knights of the Kowe at home and on the other side of 
 the water; while its story of friendly forgathering and 
 genial good-fellowship will, no doubt, be an inspiration 
 to the generations that come after us to follow the best 
 
ENVOY ix 
 
 traditions of the grand old game. It has been my good 
 fortune to make a kinematograpli of the busy pursuit 
 of this healthy pleasure in the Dominion and tlio States, 
 and transfer to permanence its fleeting forms and figures. 
 The picture is worth preservation, and at the opening of 
 the twentieth century it is an augury of hope for centuries 
 to come. The motto thereof may well be the words of 
 the old Scots psalm — 
 
 Behold how good a thing it is, 
 
 And how becoming well ; 
 Together such as brethren be, 
 
 In unity to dwell. 
 
 My friend, Mr. John L. Low, of golfing fame, when 
 he was going out to America with some 'Varsity players 
 last spring took a " wick " off our team by saying that 
 he and his men were simply going out for a jolly time 
 of it, apart from match winning or losing, unlike the 
 Scots curlers, who, when they " discovered the quality of 
 their opponents, abandoned the idea of conquest, and 
 gave out to the world that they had come on a mission 
 of peace," etc. When I tackled friend ''Johnny" with this 
 misrepresentation he went down on his knees and confessed 
 that he " had made a chronological mistake by post-dating 
 the moment when the missionary spirit entered into your 
 broom-fellows." Knowing his addiction to story-telling I 
 frankly forgave him. This volume furnishes facts which 
 show to Mr. Low and others that our Mission of Goodwill 
 was really our first aim, and our winning of matches a 
 secondary matter, and that our success in both was far 
 beyond our expectations. 
 
X CUELING TOUE 
 
 It is no easy matter to place iu the forefront of our 
 book, as the custom is, the names of those who have 
 been helpful. In trite phraseology — " they are too 
 numerous to mention." If I omit some, or fail to 
 acknowledge contributions of any kind which I have 
 made use of in this volume, such overlook, I trust, will be 
 forgiven. I also hope that any errors as to matters of fact 
 will be pardoned, for at such a distance from the scene of 
 action it was impossible to verify many references. 
 
 I must thank the Eoyal Club for all that was done 
 for our Mission, and her many members who took an 
 interest therein. The stars in their courses seemed to 
 fight for us, so far as the Club's officials were concerned. 
 It was most fortunate that Lord Mansfield was the 
 Club's President, for he has proved no mere figui'ehead 
 as so many have been in that office, but the most prac- 
 tical and painstaking President the Club ever had : true 
 to his inheritance, he took a deep interest in our tour, 
 and the team owe him a great debt of gratitude for the 
 manly and dignified way in which he supported them. 
 
 Then what shall I say of tliat Prince of Club Secre- 
 taries — 'Mr. Adam Davidson Smith, whose breezy en- 
 thusiasm is at all times such a freshening force to the 
 Royal Club and all its agencies and endeavours, and who 
 with sleepless anxiety and unremitting attention looked 
 after the preparations for our tour ? No w^onder, when 
 he saw us off at last, that he lay back in his secretarial 
 chair and felt like Othello that his occupation was gone. 
 The strenuous advocacy of Sir John Gilmour also greatly 
 assisted us, for the Baronet of Montrave's support of any 
 
ENVOY xi 
 
 cause iilways ensures its success. Nor can I forget the 
 assiduous labours of the special Committee who were 
 entrusted with the selection of the team and the arrange- 
 ments for the tour, and the able manner in which their 
 arrangements were carried out by Mr. W. Lindsay of 
 Messrs. J. and H. Lindsay, who, though overwhelmed 
 with other calls, seemed to regard our trip as the sole 
 concern of his life. 
 
 Time would fail to detail the assistance received from 
 curlers across the water. Among numerous helpers I may 
 name Mr. F. C. Simson, Professor Murray, Mr. Keltie- 
 Jones, Dr. Parke, Colonel Stevenson, Mr. I). Guthrie, 
 Mr. W. L). Aird, Mr. W. J. Beatty, Dr. Thorbuin, Colonel 
 Edwards, Mr. J. D. Flavelle, Mr. M'Fadden, Mr. Milne, 
 Mr. Davies, Mr. Forrest Macuee, Mr. James Thaw, and 
 the late Mr. D. Foulis. But I must say that the, greatest 
 of all my helpers in this work was the venerable ex- 
 Secretary of the Ontario Association, Mr. J. S. Kussell, 
 who furnished me with a large quantity of carefully pre- 
 pared material specially concerning his Province. Second 
 to him I name Mr. J. P. Eobertson of Winnipeg, who 
 deserves to be held in everlasting remembrance for all 
 that he has done for curling in Manitoba. As regards 
 the publishing of this volume, I deem it right to say 
 that when I was hesitating whether to venture or not 
 because of the expense, Mr. Arthur Sanderson came for- 
 ward and by his generous order of a thousand copies 
 " right away " encouraged me to proceed. If the volume 
 as now issued meets the approval of such a cultured 
 patron of the Fine Arts as Mr. Sanderson is, I shall be 
 
xii CUELING TOUE 
 
 more than satisfied. My Jidus Achates, Major Scott 
 Davidson, has done me invaluable service, as he did 
 throughout the tour, and for revision of proofs I am 
 obliged to Secretary Husband and Mr. Provan. 
 
 To the engravers of the most of the illustrations, 
 Messrs. M. and T. Scott, Leadervale Works, Edinburgh, 
 and to the printers of the volume, Messrs. E. and E. Clark, 
 Ltd., I feel much indebted for their great patience, and 
 for the pains they have taken to make the volume wortliy 
 of its subject. 
 
 J. K. 
 
 DiKLETOX, February, 1904. 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 CHAPTER I 
 
 VAcsr. 
 
 Hands across the Ska ..... 1 
 
 CHAPTER n 
 En Route ...... 49 
 
 CHAPTER HI 
 
 In Acadia : at Halifax . . . .78 
 
 CHAPTER IV 
 
 In Acadia: St. John, New Brunswick . .119 
 
 CHAPTER V 
 
 Province of Quebec : Quebec City . . .142 
 
 CHAPTER VI 
 
 In Quebec Province : Montreal . . .172 
 
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CUKLTNn TOUR 
 
 CHAPTER VII 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Quebec Province : at Ottawa, the Capital . .233 
 
 CHAPTER VIII 
 
 Ontario Province : Peterborough and Lindsay . 260 
 
 CHAPTER IX 
 
 Ontario Province : at Toronto . . . 298 
 
 CHAPTER X 
 An Ontarian Circuit ..... 353 
 
 CHAPTER XI 
 
 Far West to Winnipeg .... 443 
 
 CHAPTER XII 
 
 Impressions of the Team . . . .511 
 
 CHAPTER XIII 
 
 Masonic and Miscellaneous .... 581 
 
 CHAPTER XIV 
 
 In the United States .... 626 
 
CONTENTS XV 
 
 CHAPTER XV 
 
 rAOE 
 
 Rf.turn — Reception — Reunion .... 682 
 
 APPENDIX 
 
 I. Curling Court ..... 757 
 II. Diary of Curling Tour in Canada and United 
 
 States, 1902-3 . . . .761 
 
 III. Mr. Bramwell's Rink Matche.s . 766 
 
 lY. Mr. Prain's Rink Matches . . 768 
 
 Y. The Dominion of Canada . . . 769 
 
 YI. List of Canadian Cities or Towns having 
 
 Population of 6000 or over . '770 
 
 YII. Mr. James Munro . . . 771 
 
 YIII. A Royal Yisit to Montreal . . 772 
 
 INDEX ....... 777 
 
AN INDIAN FAMILY i.V H'Jl 1 1 LOi; WINNIPEG. 
 
CHAPTER I 
 
 HANDS ACROSS THE SEA 
 
 Should auld ac<[uaintance lie forgot 
 
 And never brought to niin' ? 
 Should auld acquaintance be forgot 
 
 And days o' lang syne ? 
 
 And here's a hand, mj^ trusty fiere, 
 
 And gie's a hand o' thine ; 
 And we"'ll tak' a right guid willie-Avaught, 
 
 For auld lang syne. 
 
 Burns. 
 
 Of a' the games that e'er I saw, 
 Man, callant, laddie, birkie, wean, 
 
 The dearest far aboon them a', 
 
 Was aye the witching channel-staue. 
 
 Oh ! for the channel-staue I 
 
 The fell good game, the chaunel-stane ! 
 
 There's no a game that e'er I saw 
 
 Can match auld Scotland's channel-stane ! 
 
 The Ettrick Shepherd. 
 
 When curling had taken such a firm grip in Canada 
 and the United States, it was not surprising to find that 
 the curlers beyond the Atlantic were anxious to have a 
 visit from their brethren of the old country. It may 
 
 B 
 
2 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 here be stated at the outset, in regard to all the negotia- 
 tions and invitations which have taken place from first 
 to last regarding a visit of Scottish curlers to the other 
 side of the herring-pond, that the prominent idea was 
 certainly that of having a friendly contest. It was 
 recognised that with the long winter which prevailed in 
 Canada and the States, and with the facilities afforded 
 by play in covered rinks from four to five months every 
 winter, along with the perfect condition of the ice which 
 was formed on these rinks, the Scottish curlers were 
 bound to be considerably handicapped, seeing that they 
 had on an average perhaps only a fortnight's play every 
 winter, and that in the open air when the ice was very 
 often in a rough or soft condition. Neither our Canadian 
 nor American brethren ever invited us out with the idea 
 that we could give them any instruction in the science 
 of curling, and we certainly never thought of going out 
 there with any such intention. Their desire was that all 
 true curlers who met us on the ice should have a jolly 
 time with us, and show by their reception of the team 
 that their kindly feelings to the home country were un- 
 changed, and that they recognised in the old game of 
 curling a bond of union such as no other recreation pro- 
 vided. The majority of the curlers on the other side had 
 themselves learned the game under the instruction of 
 their fathers in the homeland ; a visit from a team of 
 Scotsmen would, therefore, be to them something like 
 a visit to the old country itself; while no doubt their 
 children and their children's children would rejoice that 
 representatives from the old country had thus come across 
 and seen them at their play and enjoyed their hospitality. 
 So far back as 1858 our Canadian branch, through 
 Mr. David Mair, the secretary, sent us a challenge, 
 which was several times renewed. An invitation next 
 
HANDS ACEOSS THE SEA 3 
 
 came from the newly -formed OnUirio branch of the 
 RC.C.C, at its meeting at Toronto on December 22, 
 1874. "At that meeting," sajs the ex-secretary, Mr. 
 Eussell, in writing on the subject to the Captain of the 
 Scottisii team, " the principal promoter of the formation 
 of the branch club moved that he, with the secretary, be 
 appointed a Committee to request the Rev. Dr. John 
 Barclay, ex-pastor of St. Andrew's Church, then on a 
 prolonged visit to Scotland, to attend the annual meeting 
 of the E.C.C.C. as the representative of the Ontario 
 Branch Club, and inter alia to endeavour to have some 
 plan formed, under wdiich periodic visits of Scottish 
 curlers to Canada might be secured, so that they might 
 see for themselves, and enjoy with us the admirable 
 conditions under which the game is carried on in Canada. 
 That the invitation was not to be considered as a challenge, 
 or the games as matches, but merely as friendly games, 
 with a view to better and more intimate acquaintance, 
 and a better knowledge by the mother -club of the 
 advantages, climatic and otherwise, that prevailed in 
 Canada for the practice of the game." The motion was 
 carried unanimously ; and in due course Dr. Barclay 
 presented himself and laid his instructions before the 
 annual meeting of the parent club. In his report he 
 says that he " assured them of abundance of ice, games 
 to their hearts' content, and a hearty w^Jcome from the 
 local clubs on the Western side of the Atlantic." He 
 adds : " Tlieir response was ready and hearty, with the 
 true curler's ring about it, as they proclaimed their 
 willingness to meet us in friendly encounter, and beat 
 us too." The worthy Doctor goes on : " The boastful 
 rejoinder escaped my lips, for I thought of many 
 veterans in Canada who had been crowned witli laurels 
 on the issue of many a hard-fought field ; and how could 
 
4 CUELING TOUE 
 
 I hesitate to say to tliem, ' Come on, you shall have a 
 hearty welcome everywhere ! And as for the victors — 
 why, you must just be content to wait the issue at the 
 tee, and we shall heartily, and with cheers, give you — 
 all you wish.' " 
 
 Various other invitations were afterwards addressed 
 to the Eoyal Club. At the tiftieth anniversary of the 
 club in July 1888, Mr. J. B. Gillie appeared as the first 
 accredited delegate of the Grand National Club to 
 America, and invited a visit. In 1870 Sir William 
 Elliot sent a challenge across the Atlantic to play any 
 rink of Scotsmen for a sum of £500. This was dis- 
 cussed at the Grand National Convention of 1871, but 
 set aside because of the objection urged by Mr. Hoogland, 
 that a match for money, even though the sum should be 
 devoted to charity, would drag down curling to the level 
 of base-ball. John Johnston, president of the Eoyal 
 National Club, brought a challenge with him to the 
 Eoyal Club in the year 1878, but only three curlers 
 were found to volunteer their services. 
 
 The Marquis of Lome and H.E.H. the Princess 
 Louise on their leaving Canada promised to the curlers 
 to do what they possibly could to bring about a visit 
 from a Scottish team. The present Governor-General, 
 then Lord Melgund, when he was with Lord Lansdowne, 
 also tried to bring about such a visit. Still nothing 
 practical was done. There is no doubt that the loyalty 
 of the Canadians during the Boer War and their expres- 
 sion of sympathy at the lamented death of our beloved 
 Queen Victoria, made us all feel, at home, that we ought 
 at last to respond to their kindly invitation to come over 
 and enjoy with them for a time 
 
 The game of all others 
 
 That most makes men brothers. 
 
HANDS ACKOSS THE SEA 
 
 That muscular Cluistian, the Rev. Dr. Barclay of 
 ^Montreal, renewed, in a pressing manner, the invitation 
 from the Canadian liranch wlieu he came across to the 
 annual meeting 
 of the Eoyal Club 
 in 1901, and was 
 elected a Vice - 
 President of the 
 club ; but the 
 best fillip to the 
 Scottish tour was 
 wiven bv jMv. 
 Hugh Cowan, 
 who, in an inter- 
 esting article in 
 the Scots77ian of 
 March 17, 1902, 
 in a description 
 of Winnipeg as a 
 "curler's paradise," 
 finished his re- 
 marks by saying : 
 " For many years 
 a visit from a Scot- 
 tish team has l^een 
 eagerly looked for. 
 Four years ago it 
 was promised and then altandoned, to the great regret of 
 all. Ever since they had hoped, from year to year, to see 
 the promise fulfilled. The interest in this is not confined 
 to Manitoba. Toronto and Montreal are just as eager, 
 and an extended tour should be taken ; but the officials of 
 the Manitoba liraneh have asked the writer to voice their 
 feelings. The best time for a team to come lies any time 
 
 THE MARQUIS UF LOKNE, K.T. 
 (Xow Duke of Argyll.) 
 
 President R.C.C.C. 1872-74; Governor- General 
 of Canada 1S78-S3; Patron of Quebec and 
 Ontario Provinces 1878-83. 
 
6 CURLING TOUR 
 
 between St. Andrew's Day and the end of February ; and 
 if the tour was arranged so that it should wind up at 
 Winnipeg in the beginning of February in time for the 
 bonspiel, the Scottish curlers would meet all the best 
 players of the West. In the journey itself there should 
 be no difficulty. The steamboat and railway companies 
 would always be willing to give special facilities in such 
 a case; and once in Canada, I think I can promise the 
 team such a welcome as they have ne\er even dreamed 
 of. From every point of view, and quite apart from the 
 curling, the visit would be a most interesting one. Those 
 who undertook it would get a new idea of what Empire 
 means, and see the strength that lies in the young blood 
 of our peoples." 
 
 There is no doubt that these words of Mr. Cowan 
 fairly set the ball rolling. The suggestion was im- 
 mediately backed up by the chaplain of the Royal 
 Club in the following letter which appeared in tlie 
 Scotsman on March 18, 1902 : — 
 
 The Manse, Dirletox, R.S.O., 
 East Lothian, N.B., March 17, 1902. 
 
 Sir — I am sure every curler must have read with 
 pleasure Mr. Hugh Cowan's contribution of " A Curler's 
 Paradise " in your issue of to-day. We have all heard 
 often of the great advantages of our brither-curlers in 
 Canada and envied their lot, though if John Frost were 
 only as kind to us as he was last winter we should not 
 have so much occasion to do so. My object in writing 
 is to draw attention to the closing paragraph in Mr. 
 Cowan's article, in which he says that the officials of the 
 Manitoba Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club 
 have asked him to voice their feelings and once again 
 
HANDS ACEOSS THE SEA 7 
 
 to ;q)peal to Scottish curlers to send over a team to meet 
 the Canadian curlers in friendly rivalry on the ice. 
 After promising such a welcome as we have never dreamed 
 of, Mr. Cowan adds — " From every point of view, and 
 quite apart from the curling, the visit would be a most 
 interesting one. Those who undertook it would get a 
 new idea of what Empire means, and see the strength 
 that lies in the young blood of our peoples." It will be 
 a thousand pities if prompt action is not now taken in 
 this matter. Mr. Cowan's appeal comes at an appropriate 
 moment, for I understand that to-morrow the Eoyal Club 
 has a festive gathering at which the winners of trophies 
 in the grand match are to receive their prizes at the 
 hands of the Earl of Mansfield, the representative of one 
 of our many Scottish noble families who have been keen 
 curlers. I would suggest, to use a business phrase, that 
 " the standing orders be suspended " at that meeting, and 
 a conference held on the subject of a Scottish team for 
 Canada. If action is not taken this year, I despair of 
 ever seeing " a consummation so devoutly to be wished " 
 brought about. Nearly every Governor-General of Canada 
 lias tried to bring the match about ; no one tried more 
 than the late lamented Lord Dufferin, who during his 
 term of ottice instituted a viceregal club and a Governor- 
 General's prize. The present Duke of Argyll (then Lord 
 Lome) tried his best ; so did Lord Lansdowne, and the 
 present Governor-General, Lord Minto, is as anxious as 
 any of his predecessors. We have seen at the death of 
 our beloved (Jueen Victoria, from the South African war, 
 and from the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales, 
 how the hearts of our Colonial brethren go out in sympathy 
 with the mother-country ; the Coronation of the King 
 wdll give this sympathy another fresh expression. Surely 
 we ought now to respond to that appeal from across the 
 
8 CURLING TOUR 
 
 water, and, as Mr. Cowan says, " get a new idea of what 
 Empire means." This will be difficult, but it is only 
 curling; that can o-ive it. " The Royal Caledonian Curl- 
 ing Club has our most profound respect and our most 
 loyal affection," said its chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Barclay, 
 at the last representative meeting in Glasgow. " Cement 
 that by sending over your representatives." With his 
 eloquent words, backed up l)y ]\Ir. Cowan's appeal, ringing 
 in our ears, we shall be unworthy of our national game 
 if we do not take action. The Lion Rampant may not 
 beat the Beaver and the Eagle ; what matters it, if 
 ])rotherhood be advanced ? — I am, etc., 
 
 John Kerk, 
 
 Chf'plain, Royal Caledonian Curling Club. 
 
 The Rev. Gavin Lang of Inverness, who had formerly 
 spent some years in Canada, also addressed the following 
 letter to the same paper on March 21 : — 
 
 Inverness, March 19, 1902. 
 
 SiK — May I be allowed to second the appeal made 
 in your yesterday's issue by the Rev. John Kerr, Chaplain 
 of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club ? When living 
 and labouring for twelve years in Canada, which Mr. 
 Hugh Cowan aptly calls " A Curler's Paradise," I was, 
 dviring all that time, the Chaplain of the Montreal 
 Curling Club, the oldest of that kind of institution in 
 the Dominion, and played regularly every Monday, 
 which I regarded as the clergyman's Sabbath or day of 
 rest. I don't deny that I was on the rink other days 
 besides. It may interest your readers if I mention that 
 the late Lord Dufferin, then Governor-General, played 
 
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10 CUELING TOUPt 
 
 his first game on our rink. I was present and took 
 part on the occasion, which I can never forget. Before 
 choosing sides we were all introduced to His Excellency, 
 and I well remember that when I was so, as the 
 chaplain, his eyes opened wider, and he jocularly 
 remarked, " What ! a curling club under the charge of 
 the Church ! '"' And once wdien I had delivered my stone 
 "just ae inch ower narra," he came down the ice and 
 met me with tlie cheery word, " Clergymen should never 
 Ije narrow " — a sentiment I heartily endorse and venture 
 to commend to all my l»rethren of the cloth ! One of 
 the pictures in my modest collection of which I am 
 especially proud, is that which Mr. William Xotman, of 
 Montreal, contributed to a Paris Exhibition, in which 
 he depicts a curling scene on the River St. Lawrence 
 and under the shadow of Mount Eoyal. In the fore- 
 front stand Lord and Lady Dufferin. attended by ]\Ir. 
 George Denholm, a veteran curler, broom in hand, and 
 nearly all the notables of Canada, including Sir Jolni A. 
 Macdonald, Sir Hugh Allan, Colonel Dyde, A.D.C. to 
 the late Queen, etc., etc., are either players or spectators. 
 It is an honour I exceedingly prize that the artist 
 represents me as one of the two, the other lieing a 
 Quebec cliampion, iu the act of playing our turn. P)y 
 all means send a Scottish team to Canada, and let the 
 extended tour sketched by Mr. Cowan be carried out. 
 I would, however, suggest that St. Andrew's Day is too 
 early to count upon ice. It was nearer Christmas before 
 steady playing commenced in Montreal; and then, except 
 during one or two short-lived thaws, the season lasted 
 upwards of three months. I am sure that those who 
 went from this country would enjoy to the full their 
 trip, and boundless would l)e the welcome and hospitality 
 they would receive. They might also learn some things. 
 
HANDS ACEOSS THE SEA 11 
 
 such as the superiority for l»oth precision and safety of 
 the " hack " over the cranipit. I feel very grateful to 
 you for giving us in your columns Mr. Hugh Cowan's 
 charming article, and hope he and the Eev. Mr. Kerr 
 may be successful in their appeal. — I am, etc., 
 
 Gavin Lang, 
 
 Cluqilain, Inverness Curlincj Cluh. 
 
 Provost Gordon of Bathgate cordially supported this 
 proposal in another letter. 
 
 To put matters into shape a meeting was held in 
 response to the following circular issued 1 »y Mr. Davidson 
 Smith :— 
 
 Proposed Curling Tea^i for Canada and the 
 States 
 
 4a York Place, Edinburgh, 
 April 10, 1902. 
 
 As you are aware, from time to time urgent invita- 
 tions have been sent to the Eoyal Club to send a team 
 of curlers to Canada and the States ; but as yet nothing 
 has been done. Lately a number of curlers have been 
 pressing the matter, and are of opinion that the sending 
 of such a team next winter would be specially appropriate 
 in view of recent and forthcoming events. Will you 
 therefore be so kind as to attend a meeting of gentlemen 
 interested, to he held in my office here, on Thursday, 
 17th inst., at 2.30 o'cloch p.m., to discuss the matter with 
 a view to action ? 
 
 A. Davidson Smith, C.A. 
 
12 CUELING TOUR 
 
 The following is the Minute of Meeting of Gentlemen 
 interested in the proposal to send Curling Teams 
 to Canada and the States, held at No. 4a York 
 Place, Edinburgh, on Thursday, April 17, 190 2, at 
 2.30 o'clock P.M. 
 
 Present 
 
 Mr. H. Gihiiour (Waverley). Mr. J. R. Blackwood (Kilgraston 
 Mr. P. Shaw (Merchiston). and Moncreiffe). 
 
 Rev. A. Paton (Vale of Scaur). Mr. R. G. Murray (Biggar). 
 
 Rev. John Kerr (Dirleton). Provost Gordon (Bathgate). 
 
 Rev. R. Menzies Fergusson Mr. J. Taylor (Craiglockhart). 
 
 (Airthrey Castle). Mr. D. Provan (Craiglockhart;. 
 
 Rev. W. C. Callender (Dunfenn- i\Ir. J. W. Learmonth (Merchis- 
 
 line). ton}. 
 
 Mr. J. B. Fergusson (Ayr and Mr. D. P. Laird (Corstori)hine). 
 
 Alloway). 
 
 Mr. Hugh Gilmour was called to the Chair. 
 
 Apologies for absence were read from Lord Mansfield ; 
 Sir James H. Gibson-Craig, Bart.; Dr. Graham, Paisley; 
 Mr. Kidston, Helens1:)urgh ; Mr. Ferguson, Croydon ; ]\lr. 
 Johnstone of Alton, Moffat ; Mr. Armstrong, Carlisle ; 
 Mr. Jackson, Glasgow ; Major MTntyre, Cardross ; and 
 Air. T. Dunn, Selkirk. 
 
 Mr. Davidson Smith explained that the meeting had 
 been called to discuss the proposed Aisit of a Curling- 
 Team to Canada and the States during the winter of 
 1902-3. This proposal had often been mooted, and 
 repeatedly pressing invitations had lieen received from the 
 Secretaries of Curling Branches in Canada, one of whom 
 (Mr. Eussell, Ontario Branch) mentioned in 1884 that 
 the trip to occupy three months would cost about £50 
 per head. In that year he had had communications with 
 Lord Melgund and Sir Herljert Maxwell, Bart., the latter 
 of whom, along with Mr. Johnstone Stewart of Glasserton, 
 volunteered to accompany a team if sent ; but no definite 
 
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 result was arriveil at. In 1 ScSO a similar pioposal was 
 discussed by the Annual Meeting ou a nioticni l>y ^Ir. 
 J. Ferguson, Helensburgh, and an assessment of Id. or 
 2d. per member of club in connection with Ik.C.C.C. was 
 suggested to meet travelling expenses, and it was renntted 
 to the Connnittee of Management to issue a circular 
 to clubs asking their opinion. This was done, and in 
 response fifty-two clubs replied, whereof nineteen approved, 
 twenty -two disapproved, and eleven were neutral. In 
 July 1891 a similar proposal was considered on the 
 motion of Mr. Kidston, Helensburgh, when it was sug- 
 gested that the Secretary of the E.C.C.C. should invite 
 subscriptions through each Vice-President of a local club, 
 but in the end no action was taken. In July 1892 the 
 matter was again brought forward, with the proviso that 
 the chosen members should pay their own expenses, and, 
 as agreed upon, a circular was issued to clubs asking for 
 volunteers, but the response was not encouraging. The 
 Committee of Management discussed the question at a 
 meeting held on November 16, 1892, and made a 
 recommendation to the Annual Meeting that a sum 
 not exceeding £200 should be voted by tlie Eoyal 
 Club to meet expenses. This recommendation was 
 brought before the next Annual Meeting, but was 
 rejected. Since then pressing invitations have been 
 received, and particularly at the Annual Meeting of the 
 R.C.C.C. held in Glasgow in July 1901, when the Eev. 
 Dr. Barclay and the Eev. Dr. Campbell were present, as 
 representing the Canadian Branch. Many other requests 
 from curlers had been received to send out a team, and 
 they were met there that day to discuss the matter w^ith a 
 view to action. The following resolution was adopted : — - 
 " The meeting having carefully considered the in- 
 formation supplied by Mr. Davidson Smith, and being 
 
14 CUELIXa TOUE 
 
 unaiiiniouslj of opinion tliat the visit proposed is highly 
 desirable, both from a Curling and Imperial point of view, 
 appointed all the gentlemen present to form a Com- 
 mittee, with power to add to their number, to gather 
 further information, arrange ways and means, and 
 generally to take any further steps with the view of 
 carrying the matter through successfully ; and also to 
 prepare a Eeport to be submitted to the next Annual 
 ^Meeting of the Eoyal Club ; it being understood that any 
 team going out shall be under the auspices of the E.C.C.C." 
 
 H. GiLMOUK, Chairman. 
 
 The following account of tlie meetino- is from the 
 Scotsman, April 18, 1902: — "Yesterday afternoon a 
 meeting of representative curlers was held in the 
 chambers of Mr. A. Davidson Smith, C.A., Edinburgh, 
 Secretary to the Eoyal Caledonian Curling Club, for the 
 purpose of considering the question of sending a curling 
 team to Canada and the States. The meeting was the 
 outcome of repeated pressing invitations received by the 
 Caledonian Curling Club during the last eighteen or 
 twenty years from clubs in Canada and the States. This 
 matter has been considered on many previous occasions, but 
 no practical or definite result has ever been arrived at. 
 At last year's meeting of the Caledonian Curling Club in 
 Glasgow, the Eev. Dr. Barclay and the Eev. Dr. Campbell, 
 Montreal, were present as a deputation from the Canadian 
 branch of the Eoyal Club, and both of them emphasised 
 the invitation for a team. Since that time the Secretary 
 has been pressed on the subject by many curlers, and 
 accordingly he called the meeting of yesterday. It was 
 largely attended by representative curlers from all parts 
 of the country, and apologies were intimated from Lord 
 Mansfield, President of the Eoyal Club ; Sir James H. 
 
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA 15 
 
 Cril)SOll-L'^;li^■, Bart. : and many other gentlemen. Mr. 
 
 HUCH GILMOUK. 
 
 Hugh Gihnour of the Waverley Ckib, Edinburgh, was 
 called to the chair. Several speakers expressed their 
 
16 CUELINCt toue 
 
 views on various points, and all agreed that, having in 
 view recent events, the forthcoming Coronation, and 
 other matters, next winter would l^e a specially ap- 
 propriate occasion on which to send a team. The special 
 points for consideration would be to get good curlers, 
 representative of the different districts of Scotland, and 
 who could spare the time involved in a visit to the other 
 side of the Atlantic, and the question of obtaining the 
 necessary funds for that purpose." 
 
 The Committee thus formed appointed the Eev. John 
 Kerr convener, and set to work to do all in their power to 
 secure support from influential persons and from curling 
 clubs. They addressed a letter to all whom they sup- 
 posed might give them assistance, and the following 
 communication, signed by the Convener and the Secretary, 
 was sent to the editor of each of the chief newspapers in 
 the kingdom : — 
 
 Sir — From time to time, as you are aware, a proposal 
 has been mooted to send a team of curlers from the 
 mother-country in response to urgent invitations to visit 
 Canada and the United States, and play against brother- 
 curlers there. Until lately nothing practical was done ; 
 but in view of recent and forthcoming national events 
 the proposal was considered to be so appropriate by 
 curlers that it ought to be pressed to a successful issue, 
 and on April 17, at a meeting in the Chambers of Mr. 
 A. Davidson Smith, C.A., 4a York Place, Edinbm-gh, the 
 following resolution was adopted [vide ante, pp. 13, 14]. 
 
 Our Committee, who are all determined to see this 
 matter successfully through, are now in communication 
 with parties who are expected to take an interest in it : 
 but they deem it advisable, through your columns, to 
 enlist the sympathies of curlers generally, so that no 
 
HANDS ACEOSS THE SEA 17 
 
 one who supports the proposal may be overlooked. The 
 first difficulty to be faced is the financial one, for if the 
 team is to be thoroughly representative, it is evident 
 tliat a considerable central fund to meet expenses must 
 be at command of our Committee. They therefore 
 appeal to all lovers of the game to give them their sup- 
 port in a tangible form. The next request is that skips 
 who are prepared to go out with rinks should place them- 
 selves in communication with the Committee ; and as it 
 is felt that it would be invidious for some of the players 
 to pay tlieir ow'n expenses, which others might not be 
 able to do, those in the former category are invited to 
 subscribe to the fund. The Committee fully recognise 
 the vital importance of sending out rinks which have 
 won distinction l)y playing together at home ; and 
 finally they appeal to individual curlers who are willing 
 to play or subscribe, to send in their names as 
 soon as possible, so that everything may be in shape 
 before the meeting of the E.C.C.C. in July, when they 
 hope to submit a complete programme of the proposed 
 tour, and to receive the imprimatur of the Koyal Club on 
 their action, with its message of goodwill to the brother- 
 hood in Canada and the States. — We are, etc. 
 Edinburgh, AjJril 24, 1902. 
 
 The Secretary also wrote in the following terms to the 
 Duke of Argyll, Lord Strathcona, Lord Mount-Stephen, 
 Lord Balfour, Earl (jf Minto, Lord Aberdeen, etc. : — 
 
 My Loud — I have now the pleasure of enclosing, for 
 your Lordship's information and perusal, copy of Minute 
 of Meeting of gentlemen interested in the proposal to 
 send a curling team to Canada and the States during the 
 next winter. 
 
 As your Lordship may be aware, this proposal has 
 
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18 CUELING TOUE 
 
 been often made before, but hitherto the difficulties 
 have appeared so considerable that no definite steps 
 have resulted. It is now strongly felt that in view of 
 His Majesty the King's approaching Coronation and 
 some recent events, together with the strong national 
 feeling as to the desirability and necessity of cementing 
 the ties that unite the mother - country with her 
 Colonies, that the auspicious moment has arrived when 
 such a proposal should take effect. 
 
 As already mentioned, the difficulties are consideralde. 
 There is the question of expense, and also the difficulty 
 of getting competent teams of gentlemen who can spare 
 the time. Of course it might be possible to get two or 
 three rinks together, the members of which might pay 
 their own expenses, 1)ut it is felt that in this w^ay the 
 teams would in no sense be representative, and it was 
 the feeling of the meeting that subscriptions should be 
 invited, and a central fund formed. 
 
 If three rinks of players (twelve in all) were sent, the 
 expense would probably be about £700, and whilst some 
 of the gentlemen might be prepared to pay their own 
 expenses, it is felt that it would be invidious for them 
 to do so, taking into account the others who were not 
 in a similar position. These gentlemen, however, would 
 be invited, and doubtless would he ready, to subscribe to 
 the central fund referred to. 
 
 I have written to the Secretaries of Curling Associa- 
 tions in Canada and the States, who during the last 
 twenty years have sent repeated pressing invitations for 
 such a visit, asking them for information and advice, and 
 also to co-operate with a view of drawing up a pro- 
 gramme of matches to be played during a visit of two 
 or three months (say January, February, and March) 
 when ice is practically a certainty. 
 
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 It is proposed, should the present movement be suc- 
 cessful, to play at the following centres, viz. Montreal, 
 Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Pittsburg (possibly), and 
 New York, but the definite programme is a matter for 
 future consideration. 
 
 I have taken the lilterty of writing your Lordship in 
 this connection, knowing the interest you take in Canada, 
 and your knowledge of the country, in the hope that you 
 will see your way to give the movement your patroiiage and 
 support, and I shall be very glad to have your views on the 
 subject. — I am, my Lord, your Lordship's obedient servant, 
 
 A. Davidson SxMITh. 
 
 In reply to this circular, communications favouring 
 the proposal were received from His Excellency the 
 Governor-General, who at once put himself in communi- 
 cation with the Canadian secretaries of branches as to 
 arrangements ; Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Mr. Chamberlain, 
 Lord Mount-Stephen, Lord Elgin, Lord Mansfield, Lord 
 Balfour of Burleigh, Lord Breadalbane, and Lord Strath- 
 cona. The last named, who is certainly the foremost 
 pioneer of progress in Canada and holds the office of High 
 Commissioner, wrote as follows : — 
 
 Glencoe, N.B., Sept. 10, 1902. 
 
 My dear Sir — I l^eg to acknowledge your letter of 
 the 22 nd, wdiich has been forwarded to me here. 
 
 It is very satisfactory to know that the proposal to 
 send the Curling Team to Canada is meeting with such 
 favour, and I have no hesitation in saying that the 
 curlers, when they arrive in the Dominion, will receive 
 a most cordial reception in every part they visit. 
 
 I do not know that I have any suggestions to offer 
 in the proposal, but if you think there is anything I can 
 properly do to further the matter, I shall be glad if you 
 
20 CUELING TOUE 
 
 will let me know, and such service as I can render, either 
 personally or as High Commissioner, would give me much 
 pleasure. — Believe me to be, very truly yours, 
 
 A. Davidson Smith, Esq., Strathcona. 
 
 Boyal Caledonian Curling Cltih, 
 
 4a York Place, Edinburgh. 
 
 The replies received from the secretaries of branches 
 and associations in Canada and the United States were 
 also most encouraging. These preliminary^ negotiations 
 having been attended with so much success, the promoters 
 of the movement brought the subject up at the Annual 
 Meeting of the Eoyal Club, which was presided over by 
 Lord Mansfield, who from the first sought as enthusiastic- 
 ally to send off the team to Canada as he does to send 
 the stone from the tee. The proceedings were as follows, 
 our report being taken from the Annual of 1902-3 : — 
 
 The Visit to Canada 
 
 The Eev. J. Kerr said — I rise to propose the motion 
 that is printed in the agenda to this effect : " That this 
 meeting of the Eoyal Club, taking into consideration the 
 oft-repeated invitation of brethren in Canada and the 
 United States, is of opinion that the invitation should 
 now be accepted, and decides to send out in the coming 
 winter a Eepresentative Team, in the name and under 
 the auspices of the Eoyal Club, to play such matches as 
 may be arranged, and to convey to curlers at the various 
 centres to be visited the very hearty congratulations 
 and good wishes of the Mother-club." I propose this 
 motion under a deep sense of responsibility, for I think 
 it is perhaps the most important motion that has been 
 tabled at any meeting of the Eoyal Cluij. We discuss 
 oar internal afflxirs from time to time, but this motion 
 
22 CUELING TOUE 
 
 has reference to a question of national and even imperial 
 importance, and must be fraught with the most far- 
 reaching effects on curling. I do not think I am putting 
 it too strongly when I say so. I must explain that I do 
 not make this motion on my own responsibility. I might 
 have done so as holding the high office of Chaplain in this 
 Club, and speaking in the interests of fraternal love and 
 peace as a chaplain should do. But I am one of a Com- 
 mittee which has been working on this subject for some 
 time, and as their Convener it falls to me to submit the 
 result of their deliberations. The Eev. Dr. Barclay of 
 Montreal at last annual meeting put it well when he 
 said that, instead of talking about this question, now was 
 the time to act. This Committee proceeded to act firmly 
 and energetically, and to such effect, that they are able 
 to-day to inform the Mother-club that there are plenty of 
 rinks and plenty of men and plenty of money to carry 
 the proposal out. We are most loyal to the Mother- 
 club. I think the objection of the club in former years, 
 when the motion came up, was that she did not see 
 how to face the difficulties. Supposing this motion were 
 passed to-day, arrangements could not be made in time 
 to send out a deputation. We have arranged in advance, 
 so that everything is as cut and dry as possible. I wish 
 at the same time to say that this Committee in its action 
 has fixed nothing. We have committed nobody. Some 
 people seemed to think that we were speaking of the tour 
 as a foregone conchision, that we had accepted the offer 
 from Canada, and had even gone the length of selecting 
 certain men to form tlie team. We have settled nothing. 
 I think it right to say so, for if we had gone farther we 
 would have been doing what we ought not to have done 
 in loyalty to our Mother -club. What I have further to 
 say is, that the result of our deliberations and the work. 
 
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 generally speaking, of this Committee, has been that we 
 have received encouragement from every t|uarter, and 
 even from many who are not curlers. They seem to 
 think outside the curling brotherhood that the country 
 is expecting the Eoyal Club to send men to Canada. 
 You know how the feeling between the Colonies and the 
 mother -country has been intensified by recent events. 
 You know how they rejoiced with us at the Diamond 
 Jubilee ; sorrowed with us on the death of the Queen ; 
 and how they stood by and helped us in South Africa. 
 (Applause.) We have no more loyal child than Canada. 
 " The health of our auld respectit Mither," is a toast the 
 curlers there never omit at their festivities. The curler's 
 grip has something in it that no other salutation in the 
 world can give, and if you can send a team, it will have 
 far-reaching effects on the Royal Club, and on the game 
 of curling in Scotland and in the empire. Among those 
 who are strong advocates of this tour are Lord Mount- 
 Stephen; His Excellency Lord Minto, Governor-General of 
 Canada ; Lord Strathcona, High Commissioner for the 
 Dominion: Lord Elgin; Lord Mansfield; Lord Breadalbane; 
 Lord Balfour of Burleigh — in fact, every nobleman of any 
 note in the country is in favour of it. The Transatlantic 
 Clubs have resolved to entertain the team hospitably 
 during their stay in Canada. The invitation is a pressing- 
 one ; but it is the only invitation you could expect from 
 curlers. Had it been a case of any other game, I do 
 not think such an offer would have been received. 
 
 I wish to safeguard the position of the Mother-club. 
 This Committee that has been working for some time 
 comes to the Mother-club to-day, and says, " If you do not 
 accept this proposal and carry it out, we drox? it like a 
 hot potato. Without the consent of the Mother -club 
 we shall go no farther. We believe, however, that the 
 
ACCEPTAXCE. 
 
INVITATIOX. 
 
26 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Mother-club will do her duty." (Applause.) I take it 
 for granted that jou accept the motion unanimously. 
 (Applause.) I now look to a few difficulties. Some 
 people might say to me, when I speak as the Mother-club, 
 " Are you not afraid to let your bairns go to Canada, 
 they will get such a drubbing ? " " The Mother-club/' I 
 reply, " will trust her children, believing that curling will 
 be advanced, whatever happens." But Mother-club says, 
 " I have other fears in sending my children." Sir Wilfrid 
 Laurier, speaking lately of John Bull's hospitality, said 
 he ought to have had a special stomach prepared for 
 himself before he left his country for the Coronation 
 hospitalities. In sending her children to Canada the 
 Eoyal Club might similarly say, " I am afraid some of 
 them may not come back, for they will be overcome by 
 kindness." At the time of the Coronation the King pro- 
 posed an Order of Merit, and now the Eoyal Club might 
 do something of the same kind liy choosing the Canadian 
 team, for to be a member of it would be a high honour. 
 The difficulties will be immense, but I am sure the 
 Mother -club will overcome these difficulties, and be 
 justified by her cliikh'en. I may let you hear some 
 words that have been sent across the sea. One of the 
 most interesting communications is that from Professor 
 Black, Professor of English Literature in the University 
 of Boston — a Scotsman, I need not say. He intended 
 to be here, but has not been able to be present. He says : 
 " For the sake of the United States, I wish all success 
 to your plan for sending to America a representative 
 team in the name and under the auspices of the Eoyal 
 Caledonian Curling Clul). In these days of international 
 rivalries and commercial wars, it is well that a little 
 missionary work should be done in the interests of peace 
 and fjood-will ; and what better missionary along this line 
 
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA 
 
 27 
 
 than a representative curling team ? As in all worthy 
 missionary efforts, risks are involved. Little did the 
 worthy Scotsman who introduced golf t(i New England 
 realise that his patriot- 
 ism and enthusiasm 
 would lead to a Mr. 
 Haskell or Colonel 
 Kempshall inventing 
 what threatens the 
 very existence of the 
 sacred ' gutty ' ! The 
 presence, the stimulat- 
 ing presence, in America, 
 of representatives of the 
 Mother Curling Club of 
 Scotland may result in 
 the invention of heaven 
 knows what in the way 
 of a substitute for the 
 
 D. FOULIS. 
 
 channel -stone of im- 
 mortal memory ! But surely this risk is well wortli the 
 running." 
 
 Then we have the following from ]\Ir. Foulis, Secretary 
 of the Grand National Curling Club of America : " Our 
 executive committee meeting was duly held in New York, 
 and I was instructed to convey to the Eoyal Caledonian 
 curlers, via their Secretary, a warm-hearted invitation to 
 ' Gi'e us a ca' ' next winter, when, should the weather be 
 favourable, we will give them outdoor curling on Cortlandt 
 Lake, now in the city limits, or indoor curling on our 
 covered rink at Hoboken, just across the Hudson Eiver. My 
 conscience ! what sights they will have seen before reaching 
 New York, from Halifax to Winnipeg, and thence through 
 the States to the ocean, seeing; Niagara in its winter 
 
28 CUELING TOUE 
 
 ' fixin's,' and iiiauy other natural wouders as they travel 
 through this big country. And then the curlers they 
 will meet, and the curling they will see ! If carried 
 out according to programme, it will be the greatest 
 curling trip ever dreamed of or attempted. I am only 
 afraid that by the time the Eoyal Caledonians reach here 
 they will be such experts at the game that our men will 
 have a poor chance of making any headway against 
 them." The message from the Ontario Secretary is in 
 the same hearty strain. These voices are the voices of 
 men full of enthusiasm — I believe the reason is that 
 they are Scotsmen to begin with ; and my appeal is that 
 after receiving these enthusiastic invitations you send an 
 enthusiastic message of acceptance back. (Applause.) 
 
 Sir John Gilmouk — I shall not take up a moment of 
 the time of the meeting, which I know is precious. Mr. 
 Kerr has dealt with a large question. Most of you have 
 considered this matter before you came into this room, 
 and I am certain only one feeling will pervade this meet- 
 ing or any meeting of the Eoyal Caledonian Curling Club, 
 and that is that we certainly should take the present 
 opportunity, and do what will be an honour not only to 
 the Eoyal Club but to Scotland itself. (Applause.) As 
 a young man I spent some time in Canada — you may 
 infer that was a good long while ago, but even then I 
 remember it was one cry from Ottawa to Quebec to see 
 if you would not try to send a representative team : 
 for we knew they would get the heartiest welcome. I 
 do trust we will send the message which Mr. Kerr has 
 spoken of, by giving the heartiest reception to the 
 invitation we have received. 
 
 The Chaikman — Is this agreed to ? (Cries of 
 " Agreed.") 
 
 My. Eobertson — May I suggest that this is not a 
 
Phutn liij n<in-lfi!i /!ros., Kdiiibur.jh. 
 
 CHAPLAIN ROYAL CALEDONlAiN (JUKLiNG CLUB. 
 
 "My appeal is that after receiving these enthusiastic 
 invitations you send an entliusiastic message of accept- 
 ance 6acfc."— Vide p. 2)5. 
 
 
 Y 
 
 -t-v 
 
HANDS ACEOSS THE SEA 29 
 
 lueetiug of the Koyal Club — although the business will 
 come up at the annual meeting — and I would suggest 
 that the words "this meeting of" at the beginning of 
 the resolution should be deleted, making it read " that 
 the Eoyal Club." 
 
 Mr. Kekr — That is better. 
 
 The Chairman — Is the motion agreed to ^ (Applause.) 
 
 This was carried unanimously. 
 
 The Rev. Mr. Paton (Vale of Scaur) — I know that 
 1 am now approaching one of the difficult points in 
 connection with the subject of sending a team to Canada. 
 I, perhaps, have been asked to move the motion on the 
 agenda, inasmuch as, like Sir John Gilmour, I have had 
 the opportiinity of passing several years in Canada, and 
 of knowing the feeling there to be as strong and as en- 
 thusiastic as Sir John Gilmour has represented it. The 
 natural sequence of the resolution which you have just 
 passed is that now steps should be taken in order to 
 carry out the spirit and the letter of the resolution which 
 has been passed ; and in agreeing to do that, it is an 
 absolute necessity that there shall, in one form or other, 
 be a Committee appointed to facilitate and carry this 
 through. Now we must remember that on this matter 
 there will be very considerable difference of opinion 
 regarding many points. We feel in regard to a Com- 
 mittee that it has in some respects to be a small one ; 
 but in other respects it has to be a representative Com- 
 mittee. I shall be as brief as I can, speaking practically 
 on a matter of business, not in regard to the Canadians' 
 opinions at all. I am quite prepared at any other time 
 to speak about Canada, l)ut I think we should at present 
 stick closely to the luisiness points brought before us. 
 One of these is that the Committee should be to some 
 extent representative. "Wliat I should be pleased to do. 
 
30 CURLING TOUE 
 
 if I could see it was a practical matter, would be that 
 each district having a proposal to make — that this man 
 and that man be sent — -should be heard. If you do 
 this here, I conceive it would get us into inextricable 
 confusion, and it would l)e almost impossible for us to 
 arrive at a conclusion ; Ijut if this resolution be carried 
 in general terms, I am prepared to add such additions to 
 my present resolution as will raise the question of the 
 Committee. I feel it is extremely desirable that there 
 should be a great toleration of feeling and opinion 
 among the varied members of the Royal Club. It is 
 absolutely certain that many must be disappointed, and 
 it is absolutely certain that there will be those left out 
 who will be equally well fitted to act as those chosen. 
 But let us feel that it is a big concern, and try to keep 
 down any personal feelings or any little personal ani- 
 mosities that might arise. And I think the general 
 terms of this motion ought of necessity to be first 
 carried. I do not put it that you would require a 
 special Committee, but that " a Committee be now 
 appointed with full power to select the team and make 
 all necessary arrangements for the Canadian tour." I 
 think we are agreed that some step of that kind must be 
 made. If this is the only motion that is to be put, I 
 would not like to add anything more until this is carried. 
 
 The motion was seconded by Mr. M'Kellar (Hillhead), 
 and adopted. 
 
 The Rev. Mr. Paton — This has forestalled no one in 
 regard to any remarks as to the composition of the 
 Committee or anything else connected with it. As I 
 have said, I at one time had a feeling that it would 
 facilitate matters very much if this meeting were just 
 to appoint a small Committee and give them full powers ; 
 but I have also felt that our clul^ is a democratic associa- 
 
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 tion, and that it would be almost iinpossilile to here 
 select a small Committee to carry out these matters. 
 I have a feeling that jon have in the Eoyal Club a 
 Committee of Management to whom the affairs of the 
 club are connnitted. 
 
 I now propose " That this special Committee be the 
 Committee of Management of the Eoyal Clul), with powder 
 to add to their number, with the suggestion that such 
 additions so made shall be fairly- representative of the 
 different districts and provinces of the Eoyal Caledonian 
 Curling Club." I wish to say that I think it is desir- 
 able tliat every part of the Club Ije represented on this 
 Committee, and I select a Committee of Management 
 of the Eoyal Club as the nucleus of the Committee, 
 because they are gentlemen in whom you have con- 
 fidence. They are the Committee of Management of the 
 Club's affairs, and I do not think you can do better 
 than take them as the foundation of the Committee 
 to select this team, and carry out the arrangements 
 in regard to fares, the crossing of the ocean, and 
 the arrangements of the team, and many things. At 
 the same time, if it is to represent the different dis- 
 tricts or the different provinces of the Club, I think 
 that has been considered in appointing our central 
 Committee of INIanagement. I have no feeling of any 
 kind on the subject. I have thought that would give 
 a selection that would meet the general views and 
 opinions and wishes of the Eoyal Club, and that is the 
 suggestion that I have to make — " That the special 
 Committee be the Committee of Management of the 
 Eoyal Caledonian Curling Club, with power to add to 
 their number, and with the suggestion that such addition, 
 if made, shall be fairly representative of the different 
 districts and provinces of the Club." 
 
32 CURLING TOUR 
 
 A Member — What is the number of the Committee 
 of Management ? 
 
 The Secretary — About twelve. 
 
 Mr. GiLMOUR — I rise for the purpose of seconding the 
 motion of Mr. Paton. I happen at the present moment 
 to be a member of the Committee, but I retire this 
 season, and will not be a member hereafter ; but I think 
 that is a nucleus that we could start with, and if they 
 are to add to their numbers, other members could be got 
 from all parts of the country. I have great pleasure in 
 seconding this motion. 
 
 Mr. Gardner (Bathgate) — I would be inclined to 
 vary that motion. Suppose that the Committee of 
 Management of the Royal Club is put on as one part of 
 the Committee, and that this meeting here should have 
 the power of adding other twelve. There are twelve of 
 the Committee of Management, and I suppose that we 
 here should have the power of adding other twelve, 
 because why should this Special Committee have the 
 power of choosing the other members ? It should not. 
 We are here representing the whole country, and we 
 should put on the additional members. 
 
 Mr. Thomson (Holyrood) — To make everything 
 definite, I w^ould propose that the Secretaries of the 
 provinces be added to the Committee of Management 
 of the Royal Club. I want to make the thing perfect in 
 that way, and want to secure that the whole districts of 
 Scotland have a representative on this organisation. (A 
 voice — What about England ?) I am coming to that. 
 It would be an unfortunate thing if you in a hole-and- 
 corner way selected twelve members here and allowed 
 them to select the others. This Committee should be 
 representative of all the curlers in all our clubs, and no 
 one can know the players better than the Secretary. 
 
HANDS AOEOSS THE SEA 33 
 
 Lt,'t the Secretaries attend this meeting, nominate the 
 gentlemen they propose, and let them he voted on. 1 
 say that is the best way of attaining fair play, and 
 definite information as to the different men when their 
 claims come to be considered. I move accordingly. 
 
 Eev. W. L. M'DouGALL — I want to say one word. 
 I do not object to the appointment of the Committee of 
 Management of the Club, but at the same time I do not 
 know if they are all acquainted with the different curlers 
 throughout Scotland. If you choose a man from each 
 province, you would have a representative Committee, 
 and there would be no grumbling — the whole of the 
 districts would be represented, and no district could say, 
 " Oh, the thing has been done for one place " — you 
 would have them all represented. 
 
 The Seciietaky — That is what is intended to be done. 
 
 A Member — Might 1 point out to the meeting that 
 there are many parts of the country where there are no 
 provinces at all, and therefore there will be no repre- 
 sentative of them on the Committee, unless you add some 
 from their district ? 
 
 Mr. Thomson — The proposal is to appoint the Secre- 
 taries of provinces and districts. 
 
 Provost Roberts — I beg to move another amend- 
 ment. I do not think this would meet the objection. 
 It might be that Secretaries of provinces would support 
 members from their own club rather than members of 
 the clubs in their provinces. But I think this motion 
 ought to be imperative, and instead of merely giving 
 power to add to their number, I propose this change on 
 the resolution — " That the Committee be instructed to 
 appoint no fewer than its own number to be selected 
 from provinces and counties not at present represented 
 on the Committee." 
 
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34 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Provost Young (Mofiat) — I second the motion pro- 
 posed by Mr. Paton if lie will make his motion imperative 
 on the Managing Committee to select representatives 
 from all the districts, independent of provinces. As 
 the gentleman who has just spoken said, there are 
 certain districts in Scotland not represented. Instead of 
 leaving it to the General Committee to select certain 
 members, I would make it imperative on them to select 
 a member from each district in Scotland, independent of 
 provinces. 
 
 Provost Egberts — My motion is that they be selected 
 from provinces or counties not at present represented. 
 
 Mr. Scott (Bonhill) — An amendment has been \)V0- 
 posed by a very good curler, known all over the curling- 
 world — Provost Eoberts — and I rise to second it. I 
 think that as soon as possible not fewer than twelve 
 should be added to this Committee, and I think repre- 
 sentatives should be taken from districts that have not 
 representatives on this Committee : you will thus get 
 the views of the length and breadth of Scotland. 
 
 The Chairman — The tirst thing I rec^uire is, that 
 each gentleman who makes one or other of these amend- 
 ments puts it in writing and sends up his motion in 
 writing, and I will put it to the vote. I hold that the 
 proposition now before us is that it be remitted to the 
 Committee of Management with power to add to their 
 number. That was the original proposal Those who 
 have any amendments to that, will please send them in. 
 
 Provost EoLERTS then put his amendment in this 
 form — " That tlie Committee be the Committee of Man- 
 agement of the Eoyal Caledonian Curling Club, with 
 instructions to add to that Committee not fewer than its 
 own number, to he selected from provinces and counties 
 not at present represented on the Committee." 
 
HANDS ACEOSS THE SEA 35 
 
 Mr. Cousin moved — '■ Thai ^ve now proceed to 
 nominate twelve gentlemen to act on the Committee." 
 
 Mr. Thomson moved — " That the CommiLteo of 
 Selection be the Executive Committee of the Ifoyal 
 Club, and the Secretaries of all the provinces and 
 districts of the Royal Club." 
 
 The Secretary— Will Provost Eoberts not meet ]\lr. 
 Thomson's views ? 
 
 Mr. Thomson — They are the same except that he 
 restricts his amendment to the number twelve. I think 
 all the clubs should have an opportunity of being- 
 represented. 
 
 The Secketap.y — He does not restrict it ; he says 
 " not fewer." 
 
 The motion and amendments having been voted 
 upon, the amendment of Frovost Eol)erts was carried. 
 
 The Expenses of the Team 
 
 Mr. C. C. Moffat (Merchiston) then moved — '^ That 
 the Secretary of the Eoyal Club be authorised to grant 
 to the Special Committee (Canadian Tour) out of the 
 Funds of the Eoyal Club, if found necessary, a sum not 
 exceeding £200 towards the Central Fund to meet 
 expenses." In putting this motion before you (he said) 
 I am very glad indeed to see that the Eoyal Caledonian 
 Curling Club stands in such a position that they are 
 able to meet a small expense like this. I am very glad 
 indeed that this Canadian tour is to come off, and we 
 are tliankful indeed to those gentlemen who took it up 
 so heartily outside the Eoyal Caledonian Club. As was 
 explained by our friend the Chaplain, if it had not been 
 for those gentlemen who took up this matter and formed 
 themselves into a committee, we would liave landed 
 
36 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 oiu'selves to-day in a veiy peculiar position, and might 
 not have been so far forward in the matter as we are. 
 I am sure that in a case like this, you will all feel that 
 it is absolutely necessary that the Mother-club, in sending 
 out representatives, should remember its own connection 
 with curlers, and should not only give good will and 
 greeting, but should lend them something of her ways 
 and means, in order that they may be enabled to carry 
 out the project as successfully as possible. I think it is 
 unnecessary to say more in support of the motion 1 have 
 now proposed. 
 
 Mr. Constable — -I have much pleasure in seconding 
 this motion. 
 
 A Member — 1 think we should hear from the 
 Secretary how many replies were sent in from gentlemen 
 who were willing to pay their own expenses. 
 
 The Secketaky — That is scarcely possible, for so 
 many of them are fettered with conditions. About 
 ninety-three are willing to go, and thirteen rinks have 
 been entered. 
 
 Provost Young — How many rinks do you propose ? 
 
 The Secretary — From the other side two to four are 
 proposed. We have thought of twenty curlers ; there is 
 nothing definite. 
 
 The Chairman — I must remind you that you have 
 remitted this with full powers to the Committee. 
 
 "Transatlantic Clubs" 
 
 Referring to these resolutions at the luncheon after- 
 wards, the Eev. Mr, Paton in proposing "The Transatlantic 
 Curling Clubs," said : — 
 
 I have, through the indulgence of the Secretary of 
 the Eoyal Clul), been allowed to take a special interest 
 
HANDS ACEOSS THE SEA 37 
 
 in the arrangements tliat have been going on regarding 
 this proposed visit across the Atlantic. I do not know 
 that any of you quite realise the difficult position in 
 which I was placed in regard to proposing the motion 
 which was carried almost unanimously. There must 
 have l)een present to-day elements of extreme difference 
 of opinion in regard to what was the best mode of select- 
 ing the team, and I assure you it was with the desire in 
 the gentlest manner to carry the whole meeting along 
 with me that I undertook, at the request of the Secretary, 
 to endeavour to have a harmonious meeting, which, I am 
 glad to say, has been practically achieved. I am deeply 
 interested in those Transatlantic clubs. I have spent 
 several years across the Atlantic, and my interest in them 
 was of the most pleasant nature. Those who go over to 
 that country will hnd that they are clubs essentially of 
 gentlemen — by gentlemen I natm:ally mean that in play- 
 ing they have the feelings of gentlemen. You will find 
 a character of ice to which we are very seldom accustomed 
 in this country, and in the body of curlers you will find 
 that (juiet Kilmarnock twist practised to such an extreme 
 degree that, notwithstanding the high-toned expectations 
 of My. Gemmill, may enable him to get some little 
 wrinkles. If you go across the Atlantic, I can assure you 
 you will meet there an enthusiasm which would scarcely 
 exist in this country. That land is full of enthusiasm 
 regarding its imperial affairs, full of enthusiasm regarding 
 its curling, and I can assure you that those who go will 
 never cease to remember the absolute kindness, the abso- 
 lute fraternity that will be in your heart as you realise 
 the call that has brought you into the curling there. 
 You will find in some of those clubs magnificent Iniild- 
 ings costing £2000 or £3000, with rooms for luncheon, 
 for reading, or for smoking, and wandering about in a 
 
38 CUELING TOUR 
 
 kind of luxunous winter garment, and you will find 
 much fraternity among the gentlemen whose game I was 
 associated with. I think, perhaps, you will have a slight 
 advantage in Toronto and the West over the men who 
 curl with stones ; but in Montreal and Quebec they curl 
 with iron, and I believe Dr. Barclay curls with one of 
 those rinks, and I am told it is a fortunate thing for the 
 stones that they are made of iron. I assure you that it 
 gives me the greatest pleasure to think that so many of 
 my friends will get an experience out in Canada. I have 
 no doubt that they will come home at least wiser, and, 
 some say, sadder. I do not say they will be humbler 
 men. If you go into the United States you will find the 
 same enthusiastic reception. It has been to me a source 
 of extreme pleasure to attend here to-day. I couple with 
 this toast the name of Mr. J. ]\I. Clark, K.C., Toronto. 
 I have no doubt whatever if you are to travel there among 
 curlers they will be quite ready to give their services to 
 assist you. I am sure that Mr. Clark will be able to tell 
 you how enthusiastic they will be. (Applause.) 
 
 Mr. J. M. Clakk, K.C, Toronto, replied, and in doing 
 so said — Permit me as a Canadian to express to you my 
 extreme gratitude for the kind way in which you have 
 spoken of Canada here to-day. I regret very much that 
 my esteemed friend. Professor Black, is not here to respond 
 for the United States, although, strictly speaking, he is 
 rathei a Scotsman residing in the United States, than 
 a citizen of the United States visiting Scotland. When 
 I had the pleasure of being with you some years ago, on 
 the invitation of your excellent Secretary, Mr. Smith, 
 I took the liberty, when called on to respond to this 
 same toast, to urge very strongly in my feeble way that 
 your Association should accept the invitations which had 
 been extended to you from time to time from Canada, 
 
HANDS ACKOSS THE SEA 39 
 
 tliat a representative curling team sliduld lie sent from 
 Scotland to Canada for the purpose not only of curling 
 there and of entering into matches, Init of meeting in 
 a friendly way the curlers of Canada, and of learning 
 and reporting again to Scotsmen here what kind of a 
 country Canada is, and what kind of people Scotsmen 
 in Canada are. And it was therefore with the greatest 
 pleasure that I heard to-day, being present at your 
 meeting on the invitation of your Secretary, that you 
 had decided with such unanimity and enthusiasm that 
 these invitations long since extended and emphasised, 
 as I have heard, by the Eev. Dr. Barclay of ]\Iontreal 
 and others, had at last been definitely and finally 
 accepted. I need not say, for you have the official 
 assurance, that the deputation that goes to Canada will 
 receive a right royal and Scottish welcome in Canada, 
 because Scotsmen remain Scotsmen in Canada, never- 
 theless the truest of Canadians. I will not detain you 
 because I know many of you are in a hurry to get 
 away, and I would prefer very much that what should 
 he said of Canada should be said by those of your 
 number who shall visit us during the coming year. 
 But I would emphasise what was so forci])ly urged by 
 Mr. Feruusson, and would add that it is a matter 
 which thoughtful British subjects should carefully and 
 seriously consider. Every ehbrt should be made that 
 the British Dominions beyond the seas, such as Canada; 
 should remain always thoroughly British, and that can 
 be done only if the people of Britain join hands with 
 Canada and the other British commonwealths to foster 
 the feeling of unity within the British Empire, to whicli 
 so marked expression has been given in the past few 
 years. There have been, as you all know, tremendous 
 developments along that line in Canada. When the 
 
40 ^ CUELING TOUE 
 
 late lamented (^ueen commenced her reign, as you are 
 all aware, Canada was in a state of rebellion — at least 
 part of it was ; and one of the colleagues of Sir Wilfrid 
 Laurier, in a recent speech which I heard, made a 
 remarkable statement, that when the late Queen began 
 her reign his father was a rebel, and at the end of her 
 reign he was a British Minister- — a Minister of the 
 Crown, and a member of that Canadian ministry which 
 sent certain contingents to fight for the integrity of the 
 Empire, and who you in this country have been pleased 
 to say did themselves and the Empire credit in South 
 Africa. (Applause.) And I say that development is of 
 the greatest importance in the interests of the British 
 Empire. There is all round a profound impression — I 
 notice it expressed in all your papers, in all your 
 magazine discussions — that difficult (juestions — questions 
 of the most momentous import — will arise and press for 
 solution in the near future ; and if the solution of these 
 questions is to be one which means the permanence and 
 predominant power of the British Empire, then I say it 
 is important that the tremendous natural resources which 
 are in Canada and in your other so-called Colonies should 
 be preserved intact — should be preserved and developed 
 so as to promote the prosperity of the British Empire ; 
 that is to say, in short, that countries such as Canada 
 should be kept thoroughly British. (Applause.) And 
 I think it is well worth the while of this your mother- 
 country, which we in Canada all look uj) to with 
 gratitude, to bear in mind from time to time the 
 interests of the other parts of the Empire, to take some 
 adequate steps to promote our common Imperial in- 
 terests ; and if Canadians, as Mr. Fergusson has said, have 
 complained from time to time in the past, they should 
 no longer have reason to complain that Britishers at 
 
P.io/o 1,1/ Mank'ill ir<(iic, i:d;„b,i, il, 
 
 SECRETARY ROVAL CALEDOXIAX CaRLtXG CLUB. 
 
HANDS ACEOSS THE SEA 41 
 
 home hero treat many of the Colonies as if they really 
 were foreign countries and not, as we claim to be, integral 
 l)ortions of the British Empire. (Applause.) I must 
 apologise for having taken more time than I intended, 
 but 1 must simply thank you very cordially indeed 
 for the very hearty and enthusiastic manner in which 
 you proposed the toast of " The Transatlantic Clubs," 
 and I say again as a private citizen what has been 
 officially communicated to you by the responsible officials 
 in Canada, that your deputation will have a most hearty 
 welcome when they cross the Atlantic. (Applause.) 
 
 Mr. Malcolm (Dollar) said the work of Mr. Davidson 
 Smith had been referred to several times that day, and 
 he thought before they parted they ought to drink to his 
 very good health. 
 
 The Seceetaky said he did not know how to thank 
 them for having drunk his health and responded to it in 
 the way in wdiich they had done. He thanked them 
 sincerely, because that had been a very trying day to him. 
 They had up this Canadian proposal, which had been in 
 liis mind for some years, and he was so gratified with the 
 result of to-day's meeting that he did not know how to 
 thank them. All the same, he appreciated their kindness 
 to him, for he never could cease to remember it. This 
 meeting was one of the largest they had ever held. He 
 could see that enthusiasm had been raised by this 
 Canadian movement, and that augured well for it. They 
 liad now many things to do — delicate matters to discuss 
 in this conmiittee, which would require strong men who 
 would carry out the remit decided upon that day as they 
 thought right. He had to thank a great many who had 
 assisted him there, notably, of course, the convener, the 
 Eev. Mr. Kerr ; but he was sure Mv. Kerr would join 
 with him in saying that they were much indebted for 
 
42 CURLIXG TOUE 
 
 good advice and the calm manner in which it was de- 
 livered to them by their friend, the Eev. Mr. Paton. He 
 heartily thanked Mr. Paton for his kindness tliat day. 
 (Applause.) He thanked them all. (Applause.) 
 
 The Eev. John Kerr said that the mention of Mr. 
 Paton had been well received, and he did not think that 
 they should depart without toasting their good friend. 
 Mr. Paton had done far more on this occasion than any 
 person knew anything about ; and if they had not had 
 him, with his wise counsel and sagacious advice, they 
 would not have been where they were. (Applause.) 
 
 The purport of these resolutions of the Eoyal Club 
 may be Ijriefly stated as follows, viz. : — 
 
 1. That a Team be sent to visit Canada and the States 
 
 under the auspices of the Club. 
 
 2. That a Special Committee, consisting of the Committee 
 
 of Management with instructions to add not 
 fewer than its own number from provinces and 
 districts not represented, be appointed to select 
 the Team. 
 
 3. That a Grant of £200 be made to the Central Fund 
 
 to meet expenses, and that the Secretary be re- 
 imbursed the Preliminary Expenses incurred by 
 him. 
 
 In terms of these resolutions, a meeting of the 
 Committee of Management, acting as the nucleus of the 
 Special Committee, was held on August 6, 1902, when 
 the Secretary was instructed to write to secretaries of 
 provinces not already represented on the Committee, 
 asking them each to nominate a gentleman to act on 
 behalf of their province ; and districts where no provinces 
 existed had representatives appointed. In all, sixteen 
 provinces (unrepresented by the Committee) were invited 
 
HANDS ACIIOSS THE SEA 
 
 43 
 
 to send reju'esentatives, and seven districts had n>presen- 
 tatives appointed. The following is a list of the g'ontle- 
 nien wlio accepted office and attended the meetings of 
 the Special Committee : — 
 
 The Committp:e of Management 
 
 ]'rovinces represented. 
 
 East of Fife . 
 "West Lotliiaii . 
 
 Mid Lotliiaii . 
 
 West Lothian . 
 Glasgow Province 
 
 Mid Lotliian . 
 
 Border . 
 Lanai'ksliire 
 
 East Lotliian . 
 Scottish Central 
 
 Twelfth . 
 East Lotliian . 
 Glasijow . 
 
 Sir. John Gilmour, Bart, of Montrave, Leven. 
 J. A. Robertson-Durham, Esij. of Boghead, 
 
 Bathgate. 
 Sir J. H. Gibson-Craig, Bart, of Riccarton, 
 
 Currie. 
 James Gardner, Esq., Solicitor, Bathgate. 
 John Jackson, Esq., 120 West Regent Street, 
 
 Glasgow. 
 J. W. Learmonth, Esquire, 112 Thirlestane 
 
 Road. 
 jNIajor-General Boswell, Darnhall, Melrose. 
 Colonel Robertson -Aikman of Ross, Tor 
 
 Dale, Matlock. 
 W. Gemmill, Esq., Greendykes, Macmerry. 
 Rev. R. ]\[. Fergu.sson, Logie Manse, Bridge 
 
 of Allan. 
 Dr. Graham, 3 Garthland Place, Paisley. 
 Rev. John Kerr, The Manse, Dirleton, Drem. 
 J. M'Kellar, Esq., 112 Bath Street, Glasgow. 
 
 Provinces and Districts 
 not formerly represented. 
 
 Ayrshire 
 England 
 
 Berwickshire . 
 
 Sutherland and Caith- 
 ness 
 Inveruess-shire 
 Kincardineshire 
 
 Additional Membeks 
 
 John B. Fergusson, Esq. of Balgarth, Ayr. 
 James Telford, Esq., 76 Westgate Road, 
 
 Newcast le-on-Tyne. 
 William Crawford, Esq., Solicitor, Duns. 
 Wm. Riddell, Esq., Cocklaw, Oldhamstocks. 
 
 ( D. Nairne, Escj., Secretary, Inverness 
 I Curling Club, Inverness. 
 
44 CURLING TOUE 
 
 Additional Members — continued 
 
 Provinces and Districts 
 not formerly represented. 
 
 Cupar District . Koljert Catlicart, Esq. of Pitcairlie, New- 
 
 Ijurgli, Fife. 
 West of Fife . . E. Husband, Esq., Writer, 1 Douglas Street, 
 
 Dunfermline. 
 
 T^ p . ,. (Provost Young, Moffat. 
 
 Dumfriesshire . { „ . , '^ , ^ 
 
 \^Kev. Andrew Pa ton, Penpont. 
 
 R. S. Anderson, Esq., Peebles. 
 J. T. M'Laren, Esq., Polniaise, Stirling. 
 P. Cameron, Esq., Solicitor, Alexandria. 
 M. Finlayson, Esq., Solicitor, Crieff. 
 Rev. Mr. M'Dougall, Orwell, Kinross. 
 J. B. M'Lachlan, Esq., Allan Street, Blair- 
 gowrie. 
 
 Peeblesshire 
 
 Stirlingshire . 
 
 Tenth . 
 
 Ui3i>er Strathearu 
 
 Lochleven 
 
 Strathmore 
 
 The Special Committee having been duly constituted, 
 appointed the Eev. John Kerr Convener, and remitted it 
 to a Sub-Committee, consisting of the Convener and 
 Messrs. Gemmill, Husband, M'Kellar, Gardner, Anderson, 
 and M'Laren, to get further information and report to 
 a future meeting. The Sub -Committee met on four 
 occasions, and having gone carefully over the list of 
 volunteers submitted to them, submitted a Eeport to the 
 Special Committee on October 15, 1902, in which they 
 recommended that the following gentlemen form the 
 team : — 
 
 Mark Sanderson, Duddingston, Mid Lothian. 
 Robert Cousin, Merchiston, Mid Lothian. 
 Rev. John Kerr, Dirleton, East Lothian. 
 Provost Gordon, Bathgate, West Lothian. 
 R. Husband, Dunfermline, Fife. 
 Major Scott Davidson, Hercules, Fife. 
 J. B. Fergusson, Ayr and Alloway, Ayrshire. 
 D. Bentley Murray, Airthrey Castle, Stirling. 
 W. Henderson, Kinnochtry, Perth. 
 T. Macmillan, Glencairn, Dumfries. 
 
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HANDS ACROSS THE SEA 
 
 45 
 
 Henry Piain, Castle Huutly, Perth. 
 
 E. Gibson, Biggar, Lanark. 
 
 D. Murray, Kelvindock, Lanark. 
 
 W. Stirling, Galashiels, Selkirk. 
 
 Provost Ballantyne, Peebles, Peebles. 
 
 G. Deans Ritchie, Broughton United, Peebles. 
 
 W. Hamilton, Douglas, Lanark. 
 
 R. Johnston, Upper Annandale, Duuifries. 
 
 A. E. Campbell, Gourock, Renfrew. 
 
 J. Simpson, Orwell, Kinross. 
 
 Major Bertram, Medwin, Lanark. 
 
 Dr. Kirk, Bathgate, West Lothian. 
 
 D. Provan, Craiglockhart, Mid Lothian. 
 
 R. Braniwell, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries. 
 
 Andrew Smith, Stenhouse and Carron, Stirling. 
 
 James M'Gregor, Camperdown, Forfar. 
 
 The Rev. John Kerr was appointed Captain of the team, and 
 Mr. R. Husband, Solicitor, Dunfermline, Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 ]\Ir. J. B. Fei'gusson and 
 
 Xote. — Of those chosen, two member 
 ]Mr. W. Stirling, found tliey were 
 unable to go, and Mr. A. T. Sim- 
 son, Melrose, was added to the 
 team. Mr. Hamilton was unfortu- 
 nately prevented by a domestic 
 l.iereavement from accompanying 
 the team. This was a matter of 
 much regret to the members, for he 
 is an excellent curler, and would 
 have been a tower of strength. To 
 his great ci-edit be it said that 
 when he found it impossible to go 
 he forwarded a handsome subscrijj- 
 tion toward the expenses of the 
 tour. 
 
 The Special Committee 
 uiianimouslv approved of the 
 Keport submitted, and con- 
 tinued the Sub-Committee with powers. The Committee, 
 with the desire of grouping the members of the team 
 
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 stated that the majority had been accustomed to act 
 as skips, arranged them in rinks as follows, the 
 numbers not signifying anything in the way of rank or 
 priority : — - 
 
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 CURLING TOUli 
 
 Rink No. I. 
 
 D. Pro van, 1st. 
 Mark Sanderson, 2nd. 
 D. R. Gordon, 3rd. 
 Rob. Cousin, Skip. 
 
 Rink. Xo. II. 
 
 Major Bertram, 1st. 
 T. Macmillan, 2nd. 
 R. Jolmston, 3rd. 
 R. Brainwell, Skip. 
 
 Rink No. III. 
 
 And. Smith, 1st. 
 Dr. Kirk, 2nd. 
 D. Murray, 3rd. 
 A. E. Campbell, Skip. 
 
 RiXK No. IV. 
 
 A. T. Simson, l.st. 
 
 G. Deans Ritcliie, 2nd. 
 
 E. Gibson, 3rd. 
 
 Provost Ballautyne, Skip. 
 
 Rink No. V. 
 
 Jas. M'Gregor, 1st. 
 D. Bentley Murray, 2nd. 
 Henry Prain, 3rd. 
 Rev. John Kerr, Ski]i. 
 
 Rink No. VI. 
 
 R. Husband, 1st. 
 J. Simjison, 2nd. 
 W. Henderson, 3rd. 
 ]\Iajor Scott Davidson, Skip. 
 
 It was understood, however, that this arraiio-einent 
 was subject to alteration if such were found necessary, 
 and that for such re-arrangement and all other matters 
 connected with the tour a small Committee should he 
 chosen to act along with the Captain and Secretary. 
 
CHAPTEE II 
 
 EN ROUTE 
 
 Over the curliiiw sea, 
 Our bark is hounding free, 
 And a ioU}-, jolly crew — are we ! 
 
 We're ati' to ice and snaw, 
 And we're l^ound for far awa', 
 To tlie glorious Canada — hip he ! 
 
 We've got the nerves and thows, 
 Ivilmarnocks on our pows, 
 An' the very pick o' kowes — have 
 we ! 
 
 Our rinks are gallant men, 
 We hae pipers nine or ten. 
 An' the crawfordjohns ye ken — 
 have we ! 
 
 "We're gaun to gi'e our foes, 
 
 Aniang the upland snows, 
 
 A taste o' Atholl brose — will we 1 
 
 We're gaun to meet our kin, 
 
 And gif we lose or win, 
 
 Their loyal hearts we'll bin' — will 
 
 we ! 
 
 Hail ! Scotsmen o' the west. 
 The thistle be your crest. 
 An' the tartan on your breast — 
 Ho he ! 
 
 Hail ! brither curlers a'. 
 That like the smell o' snaw. 
 For we're aff to Canada — are we ! 
 Rev. a. Benvie. 
 
 The arrangements as to the tour were, after due 
 consideration, placed in the hands of Messrs. J. and H. 
 Lindsay, Limited, 18 South St. Andrew Street, Edin- 
 Inirg-h, and it may here be said that from first to last the 
 Messrs. Lindsay gave complete satisfaction by the fulness 
 and excellence of their services. Although crowded with 
 other duties, for his dicnUle is one of the largest in the 
 country, ]\Ir. W. Lindsay, the managing director, personally 
 
 49 e 
 
50 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 superintended all the arrangements. At his instance a 
 
 special Ijrochure was prepared 
 for the use of the meml)ers of 
 the team, containing a photo 
 of the team, a picture of 
 the Bavarian, travel notes of 
 information as to personal 
 outfit, luggage, money, cablf- 
 grams, etc., while blank 
 pages were provided for se- 
 curing Canadian autographs 
 and memoranda of the tour. 
 The following was the Itiner- 
 ary drawn up originally for 
 the team : — 
 
 W. LINDSAY. 
 
 APPKOXIMATE TIMES ONLY 
 
 Winter 1902-3. 
 
 Dec 
 
 18, 
 
 Th. 
 
 Arrive 
 
 ibout 
 
 Dec. 
 
 26, 
 
 F. 
 
 Jan. 
 
 3, 
 
 Sat. 
 
 ,, 
 
 3, 
 
 Sat. 
 
 ,, 
 
 6, 
 
 Tu. 
 
 " 
 
 7, 
 
 W\ 
 
 ,, 
 
 14, 
 
 W. 
 
 
 14, 
 
 W. 
 
 ,, 
 
 17, 
 
 Sat. 
 
 ,, 
 
 18, 
 
 Su. 
 
 " 
 
 19, 
 
 M. 
 
 ,, 
 
 19, 
 
 M. 
 
 " 
 
 21, 
 
 i 
 
 Leave Liverpool by R.JLS. Bavarian 
 
 10,600 tons. 
 In Halifax, N.S. . 
 Leave Halifax, 8.40 a.iM. 
 Arrive St. John, N. B., 6 p.m. 
 Leave St. John, N.B., 6 p.m. 
 Arrive Windsor Station, Montreal 
 
 8.3.0 A.M 
 
 Leave Place Viger Station, Montreal 
 
 2 P.M. 
 
 Arrive Quebec, 7 p.m. 
 
 Leave Quebec, 11 p.m. 
 
 Arrive Montreal, 6.30 a.m. 
 
 Leave "Windsor Station, Montreal 
 
 9.40 a.m. 
 Arrive Central Station, Ottawa 
 
 12.40 P.M 
 
 Leave Ottawa, 11. .30 a.m. 
 
 Time of 
 Stay. 
 
 Mileage 
 from 
 
 previous 
 point. 
 
 Days. 
 
 
 8 
 
 2.342 
 
 3 
 
 275 
 
 481 
 
 172 
 172 
 
 112 
 
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 APPROXIMATE TIMES 01>iLY—co7iti>mcd 
 
 Date. 
 
 Winter 1002-3. 
 
 Time of 
 Stay. 
 
 Mileage 
 from 
 
 previous 
 point. 
 
 Jan. 21, AV. 
 
 Arrive Toronto, 7.15 p.m. 
 
 Days. 
 
 11 
 
 248 
 
 Fi-b. 2, M. 
 
 Leave Toronto, 1.45 p.m. 
 
 
 
 4, W. 
 
 Arrive "Winnipeg via Nortli Bay, 
 
 
 
 
 12.30 p. M ' . 
 
 6 
 
 1288 
 
 „ 10, Tu. 
 
 Leave "Winnipeg, 1.45 p.m. 
 
 
 
 „ 11, W. 
 
 Arrive Minneapolis, 6.30 A.M. (Stay 
 
 
 
 
 at St. Paul) .... 
 
 2 
 
 489 
 
 ,, 13, F. 
 
 Leave St. Paul, 7.50 a.m., via 
 Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul 
 Railway. 
 
 
 
 „ 13, F. 
 
 Arrive Chicago, 9.25 p.m. 
 
 1 
 
 410 
 
 ,, 15, Su. 
 
 Leave Chicago, 5.20 p.m. (X.Y.C. 
 Rly.) Lake Shore Limited. 
 
 
 
 ,, 16, M. 
 
 Arrive New York, 6.30 p.m. . 
 Leave New York, say Fel). 18. 
 Homeward journey New York to 
 
 2 
 
 979 
 
 
 Glasgow 
 
 
 2950 
 
 
 Total distance travelled . 
 
 
 9918 
 
 The following was the cable code : — 
 SPECIAL CABLE CODE FOE THE USE OF DELEGATES 
 
 Abode . 
 Ahord . 
 Amen . 
 Amend 
 Amide. 
 Amiss . 
 Amo . 
 Annoy 
 CacMe . 
 Cake . 
 Cave . 
 Coast . 
 Cockal . 
 Coivrie 
 Crank . 
 
 Arrived all right, jileasant passage, advise friends 
 
 Arrived liere to-day. 
 
 Arrived all well, stormy jiassage. 
 
 Arrived here to-day ; will write first mail. 
 
 "Wish you to leave as soon as possible. 
 
 When will you leave ? 
 
 Left New York to-day (state steamer). 
 
 Departure postponed ; will explain by letter. 
 
 Your cable has been received and understood. 
 
 How are you ? Cable reply. 
 
 "\Yhy do you not write ? 
 
 Have mis.sed this week's mail with my letters. 
 
 To whom have you sent my mail care of ? 
 
 No mail matter here for you. 
 
 Letter will explain delay. 
 
52 
 
 CURLING TOUR 
 
 Fade 
 
 Fadge 
 
 Fair 
 
 Fakir 
 
 Fall 
 
 Fame 
 
 Fan 
 
 Fane 
 
 Faro 
 
 Fear 
 
 Feed 
 
 Hand 
 
 Isadelphe 
 
 Isamate 
 
 Ishoseth 
 
 Isodynamic 
 
 Isografhij 
 
 Isolasses 
 
 Isolatedly 
 
 Isonalique 
 
 Isophorous 
 
 Mabel . 
 
 Madden 
 
 Madly 
 
 Magnum 
 
 Magpie 
 
 Maid . 
 
 Main . 
 
 Am out of funds ; can you remit draft to me at 
 
 for ? 
 
 Am out of funds ; cable money to me care of 
 
 for sum of 
 How much do you require ? 
 Eemittance not to hand. 
 
 When did you send remittance ? Caljle rejjly. 
 Eemittance will be sent by next mail. 
 Remit by cable. 
 Remittance received. 
 Am out of funds ; can you send draft to me by 
 
 first mail ? 
 Have sent draft as requested. 
 Have sent draft care of 
 What is the name of your liotel ? 
 
 is dangerously ill. 
 
 is dangerously ill and doctor advises 
 your return at once. 
 
 is dead. 
 
 is decidedly better and out of danger. 
 Is everybody well at home ? 
 Is everything all right ? 
 
 is ill, but not seriously. 
 
 is ill ; case quite serious. 
 
 is ill ; return at once, do not delay. 
 What steamer are you returning by ? 
 A happy New Year. 
 
 Anything the matter ? Xo letters or telegram.s. 
 How is business ? Am I needed at home ? 
 Stay longer if it will benefit you. 
 Will start for home at once, and will telegraph 
 
 name of steamer before sailing. 
 Everything running smoothly. All well. Nothing 
 here requiring your hasty return. 
 
 Each member had, further, provided for him an ab- 
 breviated name by which a cable reached him during the 
 tour, or reached his friends at home if sent from the 
 other side, e.g. " Kerrcmi " was the Captain's abbrevia- 
 tion, the other members being treated in a similar 
 manner. 
 
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 53 
 
 "At last!" was the expression on ever}' one's lips 
 when the team assembled on the afternoon of Wednesday, 
 Deeember 17, to proceed to Liverpool. Accommodation 
 had been provided for them at the Exchange Station Hotel, 
 where they wouhl spend a night before proceeding on 
 l:)oard the Bavarian, eii route for Halifax next morning. 
 The majority of the members were present, and weie 
 easily distinguished from the crowd which had assembled 
 to give them a hearty cheer off by the special Tarn o' 
 Shanters which had been adopted by them as their dis- 
 tinguishing mark. 
 
 The members of the team before going on Ijoard 
 were decorated with sprigs of heather and tartan l)y a 
 daughter of the Captain, which 
 were worn by them during the 
 tom'. By two o'clock, which 
 was the time of starting, a 
 crowd of over 200 people 
 had assembled at the station. 
 Many prominent men in local 
 curling clubs were present, 
 and great enthusiasm pre- 
 vailed. Just before starting 
 the Captain of the team, in 
 response to the cheering of 
 the crowd, made a few re- 
 marks from the door of the 
 saloon carriage. He thanked 
 those w'ho had come to give 
 them a hearty send-off on their t<jur. No party 
 ever left Scotland, he said, with a more difficult task 
 before them than they had if they were to beat the 
 Canadians at the game of curling, in which, as they 
 all knew, they had attained ]»erfection. But whether 
 
 Photo hu Crookf, Kdinbttrjh. 
 
 GOOD LUCK TO YOU. MERRY 
 GENTLEMEN ! 
 
54 CURLIXCt TOUK 
 
 victorious or not, he was sure of this, that the result of 
 their visit would Ije that Canadians and Americans would 
 be more closely united in sympathy with Scotsmen than 
 they had ever been. The train steamed out of the station 
 amid loud cheering. 
 
 At Symington station, Messrs. Ballantyne, Eitchie, 
 and Gibson joined their confreres as meml)ers of the team, 
 and during the short interval that the train waited, 
 ex-Bailie Rae, Biggar, presented the Captain of the team 
 with a besom of Biggar broom, the handle of which was 
 painted in colours emblematic of the Union Jack, and 
 which he trusted would be the means of " sweeping them 
 on to victory." The Captain gladly accepted the gift 
 and thanked* the donor, after which the train proceeded 
 south amid the ringing cheers of the local curlers who 
 had assembled at the station. 
 
 On their arrival at Liverpool the Scottish curlers Avere 
 met by a deputation from Liverpool Caledonian Club, 
 accompanied by Piper M'Keuzie, who played them from 
 the station to the hotel. "When the Liverpudlian curlers 
 had heard of the team's tour, they had kindly addressed 
 an invitation to headquarters asking the team to be their 
 guests on the evening before their departure for Canada, 
 and they had very thoughtfully arranged for their enter- 
 tainment to be held in the hotel where the Scotsmen 
 w'ere to put up for the night. 
 
 The President of the Club, Mr. Smith of Craigielands, 
 who bears a name well known in the curling world, and 
 is a descendant of a famous curling family in the dis- 
 trict of Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, occupied the chair, 
 and after the usual loyal toasts he proposed " Success to 
 the Scottish Team," saying that every curler knew that 
 they had a very difficult task before them, Ijut that what- 
 ever might be the result their visit would be productive 
 
EN KOUTE 
 
 55 
 
 of much good. The Captain made a suitable reply, aud 
 with song and sentiment a pleasant evening was spent. 
 
 JAJIES SMITH OF CRAIGIELANDS. 
 
 I're^iilent Liverpool Club. 
 
 t'lmti, 1,11 Mriill cC- Jlorrimii, l.hvrpnnl. 
 
 W. M. GEDDE.S. 
 Secretary Liverpool Club. 
 
 During proceedings the following kindly greetings 
 were handed to the Captain and received with applause 
 by the team : — 
 
 Haddington. 
 
 Captain Kerr, S.S. Bai-arian, Allan Line. 
 
 Pith and I'luck to ane an a' baith on sea and ice. 
 
 Proudfoot. 
 Haddington. 
 
 Eev. John Kerr, Eoyal Exchange Hotel, Liverpool, 
 Scotch Curling Team. To wait arrival. 
 
 For Auld Scotland's honour awa', lads, awa' : we're a' 
 thinkin' o' ye : here's luck to ye a' ! safe oot, safe hame ! 
 Kowes up 1 hurrah from East Lothian I'rovince 1 
 
 Kemp, Secretary. 
 
56 
 
 CUELIXG TO UK 
 
 Lothian Eoad, Edinburgh. 
 
 Kerr, Exchange Hotel, Liverpool. 
 
 Edinburgh curlers thank Liverpool's entertainment 
 wishing good speed to Captain Kerr's Canadian team. 
 
 Leaemonth. 
 
 THE LAST GANGWAY, 
 
 Next morning the Liverpool curlers kindly took the 
 members of the team round the city to see the various. 
 
EN EOUTE 
 
 57 
 
 siulits (if rottoiiopolis before iKuirding the JJavarian. 
 
 I'liutu bii .liick.itiii. LhvrjMul. 
 WILLIAM REID. 
 Vice-President Liverpool Club. 
 
 l-liwu uij Mcidt & Murrisoii. J.ivisrtiool. 
 MICHAEL M'MILLAN. 
 Liverjiool Club. 
 
 J'hoto by MeiiU A Morrison^ Liverpool, 
 J. MACMILLAN. 
 Liverpool Club. 
 
 /■hotu by I'ltriiijnII. J.ii rrjuiul. 
 J. ALEXANDER. 
 Treasurer, Liverpool Club. 
 
 Mr. Davidson Smith, the Secretary of the Koyal Club, 
 
58 CUELING TOUE 
 
 who, to the regret of the members of the team, could not 
 accompany them farther, went with them to Liverpool 
 and went aboard the Bavarian to see them away. Mr. 
 AVilliam Lindsay, of Lindsay and Company, also went 
 with them to Liverpool, and saw them on board. It was 
 expected that the Bavarian would sail on the 18th, and 
 these gentlemen left for home before the time for the 
 start of the Bavarian, expecting to reach Edinburgh that 
 night. AVhile they had conducted the team successfully 
 so far, it so happened that they took the wrong portion 
 of the Preston train, and got stranded at that place for 
 the night. On hearing this, the Captain of the team 
 sent them the following wire : — 
 
 Davidson Sniitli and Lindsay, 
 Non-conductors, Park Hotel, Preston. 
 
 Cackle fair fame magpie main amiss. Kerrcurl. 
 
 Which l:)eing interpreted read — 
 
 Your cable has been received and understood. How nuicli do 
 you require ? Eemittance will be sent by next mail. Stay longer 
 if it will benefit you. Everything running smoothly. All well. 
 Nothing here requiring your hasty return. When will you leave ? 
 
 Kerrcurl. 
 
 This was perhaps the most extensive use made of the 
 code during the whole tour. 
 
 The missincp conductors after a night at Preston had 
 e\ddently reached home, as the following was received by 
 the team next day : — 
 Edinburgh, 1.1 p.m. 
 
 Kerrcurl, Bavarian, 
 c/o Boatman, Allan Line, Moville. 
 
 Arrived safely this morning after many wanderings ; fourteen 
 hours on journey ; hon voyage ! 
 
 The Bavarian was not allowed to leave the dock on 
 the evening of the 18 th, the storm cone being hoisted. 
 
EN ROUTE 
 
 59 
 
 so that the members had to settle dowu and enjoy tliem- 
 selves the best way they could. Tliis detention of the 
 l>ig ship in the dock was 
 made the occasion for the 
 Ibllowiny; amusino- account 
 of the two Bathgate repre- 
 sentatives, and their first 
 experience of a night at 
 sea, from the pen of Mr. 
 Gardner, the humour of the 
 story l)eing enhanced by the 
 fact that neither of these 
 gentlemen ever indulges in 
 any liquor stronger than 
 cold water. 
 
 After the banquet they went 
 aljoard the Bavarian^ where they 
 were allotted their resijective 
 berths, onr -worthy Provost and 
 Doctor of Bathgate quartering 
 together. Early in the follow- 
 ing morning the Provost awoke 
 after a refreshing sleep, when the . — ^ ---' 
 
 following dialogue took place : — 
 
 Provost — How are you get- 
 ting on, Doctor ? 
 
 Doctor — Splendid ! I was awakened once or twice with the 
 waves dashing against the sides of the vessel. 
 
 Provost — It blew a perfect hurricane, but being fatigued by 
 tlie long railway journey, I soon fell oblivious into the bosom 
 of ^Morpheus. 
 
 Doctor — What a splendid vessel the Bavarian is I 
 
 Provost — You scarcely feel it moving. 
 
 Doctor — If the rest of the voyage is as smooth as this- 
 
 Provost — It will be a perfect treat all the way to Halifax. 
 
 Doctor — I feel no sea-sickness as yet. 
 
 Provost — Nor I. I feel a strong desire for beof-steak and hot 
 potatoes. 
 
60 
 
 CUKLIKG TOUR 
 
 DocTOR^I tliink, counting from the time we left Liverpool, 
 -we will now be 50 miles on tlie road to Halifax. 
 
 Provost — You're far wi'ong, Doctor. Putting the time and 
 the great speed of tlie Bavarian together, we are 100 miles on the 
 wide Atlantic. 
 
 Doctor — I bet a level sovereign we are only 50 miles ; 1>ut 
 here comes the Captain, who will act as umpire. 
 
 Provost — Captain, whether are we 100 or 50 miles on our 
 voyage since we left Liverpool ? 
 
 Captain — Follow me to the deck and I will there give decision. 
 You will thei-e l)ehold a beautiful sunrise, the screaming sea-mew, 
 the tumbling porpoise, the huge leviathan, the terrible sea-serpent, 
 and many of the wonderful and awful inhabitants of the mighty 
 deejj, with perhaps a mermaid or two I 
 
 Doctor and Provost — We follow ; we follow. 
 
 Captain — Now we are on deck — behold I You have never 
 left Liverpool I 
 
 Provost and Doctor — TaUeaux ! 
 
 Captain — Your bets are both lost, and you are mulct in the 
 penalty of one quart bottle of champagne each as my umpire fee I 
 
 But wlio " punished " the penalty history does not yet declare. 
 
 After a day's delay the team got off on Friday the 
 19th. The memliers watched with great interest the 
 Bavarian threading her way through- 
 out the various locks, then down the 
 crowded Mersey. The departure of 
 the pilot who had been on board 
 until they were fairly out at sea, as he 
 alighted from the steamer, was, owing 
 to the rongli condition of the water, 
 rather exciting. The Bavarian is 
 not a boat of the " greyhound " order, 
 but she is one of the most com- 
 fortable of the Allan Line, and had 
 been employed during the time of the South African "War 
 in transporting something like 40,000 troops. On this 
 occasion the passengers were not at all so numerous as 
 
 l^^er f>yr^e> 
 
62 
 
 CUKLIXG TOUE 
 
 the Bavarian was accustomed to, and as a matter of 
 fact the Scottish team had the accommodation very much 
 
 to themselves, those 
 who were desirous 
 having the use of a 
 whole stateroom. The 
 steamer, if not swift, 
 is very comfortable 
 and steady, and the 
 majority of the mem- 
 bers of the team en- 
 joyed their journey very 
 much. If it was not 
 a case of "0! si sic 
 omnes," there were, 
 however, a few who 
 succumbed to the usual 
 malady, and who were 
 anything but comfort- 
 Hl;)le during the most 
 of the tour. It was 
 rather curious to find 
 that those who suffered most in this way were farmers 
 accustomed to the open air, one of these who kept his 
 berth most of the day invariably replying to the mem- 
 bers, who came to inquire as to how he was getting on, 
 with the brief but expressive answer, " Man, I'm no' 
 richt ava'." The first day's performance of the Bavarian 
 was 260 knots — not a bad day's journey to start with. 
 On the Sunday there was divine service in the saloon, 
 at which all the members of the team who were able 
 to be on deck attended. The service was conducted in 
 the Presbyterian form by the Captain of the team, 
 who preached a lirief sermon from the text 1 Peter v. 
 
 THK FIFE RINK. 
 
EN EOUTE 
 
 63 
 
 6-7. In the seriiiou he made reference to the good 
 work of the Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution, 
 which has for its object the support of the widows 
 and orphans of those who lose their life at sea, and a 
 liberal collection was made for this excellent institution. 
 The remainder of the day was spent in a quiet cliatty 
 numner by the team, and a fore and aft view of the 
 arrangements was the general topic in the smoke-room. 
 On the Monday the team had a conference, when 
 statistics were taken regarding the height, weight, age, 
 etc., of the members, which worked out according to 
 the followinir table : — 
 
 No. 
 
 Name. 
 
 1 Age. 
 
 Club. 
 
 Height. 
 
 Weight. 
 
 
 
 
 
 ft. in. 
 
 St. lbs. 
 
 1 
 
 Rev. J. Kerr, Captain, JI. I. C. 
 
 50 
 
 Dirleton. 
 
 5 11 
 
 10 4 
 
 2 
 
 Provost Ballantyne, H. . 
 
 47 
 
 Peebles. 
 
 5 11 
 
 14 7 
 
 3 Major Bertram, M. I. H. . 
 
 43 
 
 Me<lwin. 
 
 G 
 
 11 5 i 
 
 4 R. Bi-aniwell, Es^., H. . 
 
 39 
 
 Upper Nitlisdale. 
 
 5 OA 
 
 10 
 
 5 Robert Cousin, Esq., M. I. C. . 
 
 i 49 
 
 Merchiston. 
 
 5 9 
 
 14 7 
 
 , A. E. Campbell, Esq., I. 0. 
 
 51 
 
 Gourock. 
 
 5 11 
 
 13 10 
 
 7 Major Scott Davidson, I. C. . 
 
 40 
 
 Hercules. 
 
 5 10 
 
 13 
 
 8 Provost Gordon, JI. C. . . . 
 
 49 
 
 Bathgate. 
 
 5 lOi 
 
 14 7 
 
 9 E. Gibson, Esq., H 
 
 41 
 
 Biggar. 
 
 5 lOj 
 
 14 
 
 10 R. Husband, Esq., M. I. C, Hon. 
 
 42 
 
 Dunfermline. 
 
 5 4i 
 
 12 
 
 Sec. and Treas. 
 
 
 
 
 
 n W. Henderson, Esq., I. C. 
 
 35 
 
 Kinnochtry. 
 
 5 10 
 
 13 4 
 
 12 R. Johnston, Esq., I. H. . 
 
 33 
 
 Upper Aunandale. 
 
 5 11 
 
 13 
 
 13 Dr. Kirk, M. C 
 
 *'■ 
 
 Bathgate. 
 
 6 4i 
 
 17 7 
 
 14 D. Bentley Murray, Esq., M. I. G. . 
 
 29 
 
 Airthrey Castle. 
 
 4i 
 
 13 10 
 
 15 T. Macmillan, Esq., H. . . . 
 
 35 
 
 Glencairn. 
 
 5 11* 
 
 15 10 
 
 10 D. Murray, Esq., M. I. C. 
 
 52 
 
 Kelvindook. 
 
 5 9l 
 
 11 4 
 
 17 .James M'Gregor, I. C. . 
 
 49 
 
 Camperdown. 
 
 5 9* 
 
 11 
 
 IS Henry Prain, Esq. I. C. . 
 
 38 
 
 Castle Huntly. 
 
 6 l" 
 
 12 12 1 
 
 10 D. Provan, Esq., C 
 
 33 
 
 Craiglockhart. 
 
 5 9 
 
 11 4 [ 
 
 20 G. Deans Ritchie, Esq., I. H. . 
 
 49 
 
 Broughton United. 
 
 5 10 
 
 14 3 ' 
 
 21 Mark Sanderson, E.sq., I. C. . 
 
 CO 
 
 Duddingston. 
 
 5 7i 
 
 11 
 
 22 A. T. Simson, Esq., M. C. 
 
 47 
 
 Melrose. 
 
 5 10 
 
 13 7 
 
 23 J. Simpson, Esq., M. I. C. 
 
 34 
 
 Orwell. 
 
 5 9 
 
 9 10 , 
 
 24 And. F. Smith, Esci., M. I. C. 
 
 42 
 
 Stenhouse and 
 Carron. 
 
 5 7 
 
 10 1 
 
 
 
 1040 
 
 
 140^ ft. 
 
 312 sts. 
 
 Note. — M. indicates that the member is a Mason. 
 
 I. indicates that the member is an Initiated Curler. 
 C. indicates that the member is a Crampit player. 
 H. indicates that the member is a Hack player. 
 
64 
 
 CUELTNG TOUE 
 
 From this it will be seen that the average height was 
 five feet ten inches, the average age about forty-three years, 
 
 while seventeen of the 
 members of the team 
 played from tlie " cram- 
 pit," which is unknown 
 in Canada, and seven 
 only were accustomed 
 to the " hack," which 
 is universally used in 
 Canada, thus showing 
 how consideraljly the 
 team was handicapped 
 in one respect. It was 
 also ascertained that 
 not less than eleven 
 members of the team 
 were Freemasons, and 
 it was agreed by these 
 to visit some of the 
 most important lodges 
 in Canada and the States during the tour. On the 
 Tuesday the Scotsmen improvised a rink on the deck 
 of the Bavarian, and with long poles they propelled Hat 
 wooden discs into the " hoose," and shouted and " soopit " 
 in uproarious style, much to the amusement of the other 
 passengers and officers of the sliip. It was in connection 
 with one of these matches that a mishap occurred to one 
 of the members of the team, Mr. Andrew Smith of the 
 Stenhouse and Carron Club. On Wednesday Mr. Smith, 
 having been on the losing rink in one match, forfeited 
 a shilling to the Seamen's Hospital Fund, according to 
 a rule that had been made, and in the absence of the 
 player who was " no' richt ava' " he had been asked to 
 
 CUltLINi; ox DECK. 
 
EX EOUTE 
 
 65 
 
 stand in tor u second nialcli in which he was again on the 
 h)sing side. Mr. Cousin, who had charge of the Hospital 
 Fund, having claimed a second shilling, Mr. Smith rather 
 naturally demurred, and tlew off followed by the collector 
 around the deck, when at a sharp turn the boat gave a 
 sudden lurch, antl he was precipitated against one of the 
 
 CAPTAIN WALLACE AS A CURLING SKIPPER. 
 
 skylights, his pursuer having a narrow escape by gripping 
 hold of one of the stanchions. It w^as evident that 
 something serious was wrong, for Mr. Smith appeared 
 to be suffering greatly, and on the ship surgeon, l)r. 
 Carnegie, and the medical attendant of the team. Dr. 
 Kirk, examiniuo- him it was found that he had fractured 
 the knee-cap of the right leg. The accident w^as a 
 
 F 
 
66 
 
 CUELING TOUK 
 
 subject of much regret among the memljers of the team, 
 who showed their sympathy for Mr. Smith in a practical 
 
 way by taking their 
 turn during thejourney 
 in waiting upon him 
 in his cabin, and keep- 
 ing him as cheery as 
 possible. One of 
 several sad reflections 
 which occur to the 
 Captain in connection 
 with the tour is that 
 Dr. Carnegie, who so 
 carefully attended Mr. 
 Smith, and was so kind 
 to all the members of 
 the team, is now no 
 more. It was with 
 the deepest regret that 
 we heard of the death 
 of one whose abilities 
 gave promise of much 
 success in his profession. The accident entirely disabled 
 Mr. Smith from acting as a member of the team during 
 the tour, and accordingly reduced the number of efficient 
 players to twenty-three, but, as it was not expected that six 
 full rinks should be available for playing, the arrangements 
 for the tour could not be said to he upset by this accident. 
 On Christmas Eve a Curlers' Court was organised, 
 and as the origin of this Court, at which many high 
 jinks are carried on in a boisterous and amusing style, is 
 credited to Kinross and Orwell, it was interesting to 
 find that Mr. John Pearson, a veneral)le curler, whose 
 portrait we here give, and who had come from Shefiield 
 
 Photo hy Dr. Kir!,: 
 VKSSEL ROLLING — MR. COUSIN AND 
 DR. Kir.K rROMEXADING. 
 
EN EOUTE 
 
 07 
 
 to accompany the team on their tour, was chosen to 
 officiate as " My Lord." This veteran actually belonged 
 to Kinross, and when he first went to England he intro- 
 duced tlie game at Sheffield by using masons' mallets, 
 the weapons of his trade. On the other hand. Captain 
 Simpson of ]\Iawcarse, who liappened to be chosen as 
 " Officer " to " My Lord," hailed from the Orwell Clulj. 
 Mr. Robert Cousin, the President of the Merchiston Club, 
 
 JOHN PKAUSUN. 
 
 " My Lord." 
 
 /) ,(• Crii/zcl. Ilidifax. 
 
 ROBERT COUSIN. 
 
 Supervisor of " tlie Court." 
 
 had full charge of the arrangements for this Court, and 
 under his supervision the fun was fast and furious. 
 Captain Wallace of the Bavarian and eight others were 
 initiated into the mysteries of the ancient game, with all 
 the mummeries wdiich accompany the ceremony. The 
 worthy Captain, while enjoying with his neighbours the 
 " brothering " ceremonies, remarked at the close that this 
 was one of the worst storms he had ever come througli, 
 and he would not like to face the same again. 
 
68 
 
 CUELING TOUR 
 
 The " stoup " was duly " roupit," and after an exciting 
 contest for its possession it was knocked down for four 
 guineas to Mr. Mark Sanderson, ex -President of the 
 Duddingston Chil), who on his return presented it to the 
 
 
 THE "bavarian stoup. 
 
 Eoyal Chib, where, no doubt, it will be cherished as a 
 precious relic. A representation of this interesting stoup 
 is here given. The Court was held at 9 p.m. on 
 Wednesday, December 24, 1902, in latitude 48' 38' N., 
 and longitude 43' 10' A'V^, which statements are here set 
 
EN" ROUTE 
 
 09 
 
 down, as such a meeting had never before been held on 
 the high seas, and it is not likely tliat such a meeting 
 will ever be held again. 
 
 ("hvistmas Day was made very enjoyable all round on 
 board the Bavarian, though the members of the team felt, 
 perhaps this day more than 
 at any other time, their ab- 
 sence from their own home 
 circles, in which the day had 
 always been held as one of 
 reunion and rejoicing. A 
 short, hearty service was con- 
 ducted by the Captain of the 
 team, who gave an appropriate 
 Christmas address. Provost 
 Gordon as usual officiated as 
 precentor. On the evening 
 of Christmas Day a concert 
 was given, when over £5 was 
 subscribed for the Seamen's 
 Hospital Fund. It will be 
 seen from the following programme, which was tastefully 
 printed for the occasion, that the members of the team 
 contributed largely to the concert : — 
 
 PROVOSr GOltDON. 
 
 PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT IN AID OF THE 
 LIVERPOOL SEAMEN'S ORPHANAGE 
 
 Grand Christmas Concert at Sea, on board R.M.S. Havahiax, 
 Cattaix J. M. Wallace 
 
 To be held in First Class looni, Thursday, December 25, 1902. 
 
 Pakt L 
 
 Pianoforte Selection 
 
 Song 
 
 Violin Solo 
 
 Pale Voung Curate 
 Handel's Largo in 
 
 ^liss Ballantyne 
 Mr. D. Provan 
 Mr. A. Hughes 
 
70 
 
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 Paut I. — continued 
 
 Song . 
 
 A Man's a Man for a' that . Provost Gordon 
 
 Sketch . 
 
 A Soldier's Tear . Major Scott Davidson 
 
 Song . 
 
 The Conversazione . . Lieutenant Joiner 
 
 Song . 
 
 The Lads in Navy Blue . Captain Simpson 
 
 Recitation 
 
 Ledville Parson . ;Mr. F. Van Williams 
 
 Song 
 
 . Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep . . Mr. Nelson 
 
 Banjo Solo 
 
 . Selected . . Mr. Frank Saddler 
 
 Song . . 
 
 Annie Laurie . . . Mr. Mail 
 
 Collection in aid of Seainen^s Orplianaye 
 
 Paut IL 
 
 Violin Solo 
 
 Romanzie and i\Iadrigal 
 
 
 . I\lr. A. Hughes 
 
 Song . 
 
 Old Stable Jacket 
 
 Ma 
 
 jor Scott Davidson 
 
 Humorous Recitation 
 
 Old Scots 
 
 
 Mr. Pearson 
 
 Song . 
 
 Jean Jeemiesou's Bannet 
 
 
 . Mr. D. Pro van 
 
 Song . 
 
 The King's Own 
 
 
 j\[r. G. N. Clarke 
 
 Banjo Solo . 
 
 The Darkey's Dream 
 
 
 ]\ir. Frank Saddler 
 
 Song . 
 
 Sailing 
 
 
 Mr. Stevens 
 
 Song . 
 
 Cockles and JMussels 
 
 
 . Mr. Cousin 
 
 Recitation . 
 
 . Soldier's Story . 
 
 Mi 
 
 . F. \'an Williams 
 
 Song . 
 
 . Border Ballad . 
 
 
 Captain Simpson 
 
 Song . 
 
 . Scotland Yet . 
 
 
 Mr. John Dunbar 
 
 AuLD Lang Syxe 
 
 God Save the King 
 
 To connnence 8 30 p ji. 
 
 Boats at 10.30 p.m. 
 
 To give some idea of t)ie way in which tlie owners of 
 the Allan Line are accustomed to treat their passengers, 
 we may say that the dinner on Christmas night was 
 graced by a splendid supply of excellent champagne, 
 handed round with the compliments of the Bavarians 
 Captain, whose health and the success of the Allan 
 Company, it is needless to add, were duly toasted. The 
 following menus are also quoted as indicating the 
 generous fare provided for passengers on Ciiristmas 
 Day, which may be said to Ije characteristic of all the 
 ordinary days on lioard : — 
 
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 COMPLIMKNTS OF THE SEASON 
 
 R.M.S. BAVARIAN 
 
 Th u lyJa >j, Lh'o-m be r 2 5 , 1902 
 
 Breakfast 
 
 A]i|)les 
 
 Groatiue, Milk or Syru]). 
 
 Fried Cod Steaks. Fried Wliiting. 
 
 Finnan Haddie. 
 
 Grilled Beef Steak and Onions. Broiled Mutton Kidneys. 
 
 Broiled Hani and Bacon. 
 
 Fried Eggs. Poached Eggs. 
 
 Scrambled Eggs. 
 
 Potato Fritters. 
 
 Cold Hani and Tongue. 
 
 Soda Scones. 
 
 Fresh Rolls. Toast. 
 
 Jam. Marmalade. 
 
 Tea. Coft'ee. 
 
 Luncheon 
 
 Hot 
 
 Sheep's Head Broth. 
 
 RabV)it Pie 
 
 Roast Beef. 
 
 Baked and Mashed Potatoes. 
 
 Baked Apples. Macaroni and Cheese. 
 
 Colli 
 
 Fresh Lobster. 
 
 Roast Beef. Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce. 
 
 Roast Turkey. Boiled Fowl. 
 
 Corned Beef. 
 
 Boiled Ham. Ox Tongue. 
 
 ^"enison. 
 
 Tomatoes. Beetroot. 
 
 Stilton and Cheshire Cheese. 
 
 Cabin and Water Biscuits. 
 
 Oranges. 
 
 Tea. Coffee. 
 
72 CURLING TOUE 
 
 Dinner 
 
 Xorwegiau Aucliovie.-^ Pate de Foie Gras. 
 
 Turtle Soup. Jardiniere Soup. 
 
 Boiled Salinou, Green Peas, Caj^er Sauce. 
 
 Jugged Hare. Sweetbreads, Tomato Sauce. 
 
 Fowl and Tongue Patties 
 
 Roast Sirloin of Beef, Horse-radish. 
 
 Roast Saddle of Mutton, Red Currant Jelly. 
 
 Roast Turkey and Sausage, Cranberry Sauce. 
 
 Fillet of Veal, Lemon Sauce. 
 
 Roast Goose, Apple Sauce. 
 
 Cold Ham and Tongue. 
 
 Tomatoes. As})aragu.s. 
 
 Mashed and Boiled Potatoes. 
 
 Pheasant, Bread Sauce. 
 
 Plum Pudding. Ta])ioca Pudding. 
 
 Gocseberry Tart. Mince Pies. 
 
 Maraschino Jelly. Queen's (kikes. 
 
 Ice Cream. 
 
 Grapes. Pears. Carlsbad Plums. Fig*- 
 
 Filberts. Walnuts. Almonds. Muscatelles. 
 
 Gorgonzola, Cheshire, and Stilton Cheese. 
 
 Tea. Coffee. 
 
 Tliis generous treatment was not confined to the 
 saloon passengers, but was on a similar scale extended 
 to all who were on board, there being a good many 
 emigrants, bound from different parts, for the Dominion. 
 These and their children had every reason to thank the 
 Allan Line for, perhaps, the merriest Christmas they had 
 ever enjoyed. In steerage as heartily as in saloon the 
 Captain and the Company were pledged with three times 
 three. 
 
 It was expected that with ordinary weather the good 
 ship Bavarian would reach Halifax on the Friday, but 
 considerable delay was occasioned by fog. For three 
 days the sun was not sighted, and it was difficult at 
 
KN liOUTE 
 
 73 
 
 times to liud our actual bearings. Dr. Samuel Johnson 
 once defined a slii]) at sea as " a place in which one is 
 imprisoned, with thr. additional disadvantage of the risk 
 
 A GUOUF OF EMIGRANTS. 
 
 of being drowned." The truth of this definition was 
 brought home to us rather forcibly, for during the fog 
 a report got up on board ship that the team had run 
 a narrow escape from being wrecked. The following 
 is the account of this supposed narrow^ escape as it first 
 
74 CUKLIXG TOVE 
 
 appeared in the Halifax Chronicle: "The Bavanan is 
 reported to haA'e had a narrow escape from going on the 
 ledges at Wliite Point, oft' Canso. The ship's officers 
 state that there was no special incident to report on the 
 trip ; but from some of the passengers it was learned that 
 the steamer had a very close call. The latter say that 
 during thick weather on Saturday afternoon, when 110 
 miles to the south-east of this port, the man on the 
 look-out reported breakers ahead. The steamer was then 
 proceeding at moderate speed, and when the warning was 
 given her course was immediately altered. The helm 
 was put down hard to the starboard, and the big liner 
 cleared the rocks by a few yards. The steamer's narrow 
 escape was freely talked about at the Deep Water 
 Terminus yesterday morning, but no othcial announce- 
 ment was made." Our impression at the time was 
 that this incident was exaggerated, and that some 
 members of the team who were eye-witnesses, and grew 
 deadly pale at the sight of the breakers ahead, were under 
 a delusion, but we have since been led to believe that 
 there was more in their alarm than we at first supposed. 
 It would certainly have been sad if this big 10,000- 
 tonner, which has a hold for 4500 tons of coal to sustain 
 her at the rate of 100 tons a day, and during the war 
 had carried safely to and from Africa 45,000 troops, had 
 gone to wreck on White Point, and consigned to a watery 
 grave the two dozen curlers who formed the pioneer team 
 from Scotland to Canada and the States. For the prospect 
 of future tours it is well that the old Bavarian did not 
 do more than give some of the curlers a precious fright. 
 
 At the request of several members a " pow-wow " of 
 the team was held in the smoke-room near the close of 
 the journey, when various matters were discussed and 
 settled. In the most earnest and kindly manner the 
 
EN KOUTE 75 
 
 Cai)tain addressed the members, and impressed upon them 
 the responsihihty that rested on each individual to up- 
 hold the honour of the wliole team and d<5 justice to the 
 Eoyal Clul) and to Scotland, by which they were sent out as 
 representatives. His remarks were very cordially received. 
 Saturday saw the steamer off the port of Halifax 
 about midnight. Her daily runs during the passage 
 from Moville had been 302, 304, 334, 276, 296, 232, 
 and 238 knots. Owing to heavy snow-squalls it was 
 deemed better, however, on the part of the Captain, to 
 stand off from Halifax till Sunday morning. This gave 
 us all time to so over the various interesting events of 
 
 O '■- 
 
 the journey, including our introduction to the great apple- 
 merchant, Mr. Dugald Campbell, who was so pleased at 
 meeting the team that he took the addresses of all the 
 memljers on the Saturday night, with the intention of 
 forwarding a barrel of the best apples at the beginning 
 of the next season. He has proved as true as his word.^ 
 When the big Allan Liner crept up the Deep Water 
 Terminus about ten o'clock on Sunday morning a large 
 deputation, which consisted of a Reception Committee of 
 the Halifax Curling Club, headed by President Murray, 
 appeared to offer a hearty welcome to the Scottish curlers. 
 The Captain of the team, forgetting for the nonce 
 what morning it was, took off his Tam o' Shanter and 
 gave a hearty cheer on seeing the Canadian deputation, 
 which included the veteran Colonel Stevenson, who had 
 come all the way from Montreal to join in the welcome, 
 and whose face was already familiar to the Captain by 
 his portrait which appeared in a recent Annual. The 
 good old Colonel kept up his reputation for humour by 
 slyly remarking, when the giant Dr. Kirk was introduced 
 to him, " I think. Doctor, you are more a cathedral than a 
 
 ^ '■ Tlie aipples was coot." 
 
76 CUELING TOUR 
 
 kirk." Mr. Charles Thomson, who had been appointed by 
 the Government to accompany the team on their journey 
 through Halifax to Winnipeg, was also present among 
 the deputation, and did all he could to see that their 
 baggage was cleared by the Customs officials as soon as 
 possible, after which they proceeded in sleiglis through 
 the snow -covered streets to the Queen's Hotel, where 
 they were to be the guests of the local club during their 
 stay. Mr. Smith was conveyed to the hospital in an 
 ambulance, and placed under the kindly charge of Dr. 
 Campbell. On arrival at the hotel the Captain was 
 handed telegrams from various parts of the Dominion, 
 offering a hearty welcome to the Scottish team ; and in 
 honour of their visit Mrs. M'Nab, wife of one of the local 
 curlers, had penned the following Ode of Welcome : — 
 
 A thousand welcomes, and a thousand more 
 To this new land — our wild Canadian shore : 
 Good brother Curlers all I — A welcome true 
 And hearty — we extend to you. 
 
 Our land is all liefore you, from the open door 
 At Halifax — A thousand welcomes more 
 Will greet you all along the snowy way ; 
 Xew friends and hearty cheer, from day to day. 
 
 Some call our land " The Lady of the Snows " — 
 
 But, 'tis in truth The Kingdom of the Rose 
 
 Woidd you could see it in the early sjaring, 
 
 When ice breaks, flowers bloom, and the sweet biixls sing. 
 
 Oi' in the lich, warm, glowing summer time. 
 When fragrant flowers and fruit are in their jirime ; 
 Or in the autumn, when the vast wheat fields, 
 The vines and orchards, each their harvest yiekLs. 
 
 From ocean far across to ocean grand, 
 It is a goodly, fair, and pleasant land ; 
 To it we bid you Avelcome, Scotsmen true ; 
 We'll do the very best we can for you — 
 
EN EOTTK 
 
 77 
 
 Vui tliuugh wl' arc not a' "Joliu Taiiison'w l)ai]'iis," 
 Full well we love and reverence Scotland's cairns, 
 Her mountains, lochs, and glens — her purple heather, 
 The plaidie, bonnet blue, the kilt and feather. 
 
 " Noo jilay the game, wi' brooms and stanes and a' ! '"' 
 " Play me ane there, wi' juist a canny draw." 
 An' gin ye fin' ye're sometimes sorely pressed, 
 Play " elbow in " or " out," as ye think best ! 
 
 hey I for Scotland's dear and bonny name ! 
 hey 1 the pleasures o' the Eoarin' C4arae ! 
 Shout, Curlers ! make the very rafters ring '. 
 " Scotland for ever ! " and God save the King ! 
 
 THE SPIRIT OF CURLING 
 
CHAPTER III 
 
 IN ACADIA : AT HALIFAX 
 
 AVeleoine, thrice welcome, Caledonia ! 
 Welcome Kilmaniocks, brooms, au' kilts, an' a' ! 
 A curler's grip mak's all the world kin, 
 What matter, brothers, if we lose or win. 
 The jiassion dream of Scotland still remains. 
 Her lilood runs curling through our loyal veins. 
 One flag, one freedom, and one King are ours. 
 
 Rev. A. Benvie. 
 
 There is at present much being said on the necessity of 
 a speedy connection between the old country and Canada. 
 Our voyage on the Bavarian was enjoyable, but it was 
 too long. Tbere is no reason why the distance from 
 Liverpool to Halifax should not be negotiated in six days, 
 which would do much to bring the greatest of our colonies 
 and the mother -country into closer connection. The 
 proper gateway from Great Britain to Canada is Halifax : 
 it is the nearest and the best port, and it is a British 
 port ; until that is recognised and acted upon, no matter 
 what fiscal policy may be adopted, our union with the 
 Dominion cannot be perfect. Once or twice we asked the 
 reason why this short service had not been establislied. 
 The answer always was, " Politics, politics." " A plague 
 on both your houses," we said ; " what has politics to do 
 with the matter ? " Still the head was shaken. But 
 better things are to be hoped for soon. Halifax, our first 
 port of call, is properly designated " the most British 
 city in America." It is the oldest fortified city in the 
 
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IN ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 
 
 79 
 
 Dominion ; lor it was so tar back as 174!) llial Lord 
 Cornwalli.s, by instruction of the British Lords of trade, 
 landed there with a large body of emigrants, and gave the 
 place the name it still bears in honour of Lord Halifax 
 who sent him out. It is the 
 capital and also the largest 
 city in Nova Scotia ; along 
 with New Brunswick and 
 Prince Edward Island it 
 formed part of what was 
 included under the French 
 regime as Acadia (I'Acadie or 
 la Cadie), a name derived 
 from a Micmac word dkdde, 
 indicating " abundance." The 
 town and its splendid harbour 
 are both so well fortified that 
 the city has been called the 
 " Cronstadt of America." Not 
 only its sea connection, but 
 the fact that it is the Eastern terminus of the Canadian 
 railway system, give to Halifax a niost important position 
 from a commercial point of view. There is a great amount 
 of wood everywhere in evidence in the streets and resid- 
 ences, and these have rather a dingy appearance, owing, 
 we were told, to the fact that so much soft coal is burned ; 
 but these defects are outweighed by the picturesqueness 
 of the situation and the fine views obtained from all parts, 
 and especially from the citadel. The population, we were 
 informed, was something like 40,000, of which one-third 
 are Eoman Catholics. The social life, as one might 
 expect at the seat of the provincial government, the 
 Eoman Catholic Archbishop, the Anglican Bishop, and 
 the chief naval and military headquarters of North 
 
 I'iKitu h,i lituifh, ,(• (lentzcl. I/a!ifa.r 
 W. m'NAB, HALIFAX CLUB. 
 
80 CUELIXG TOUR 
 
 America, is very attractive and interesting. The city 
 has the reputation of being one of the gayest and richest 
 on the continent, but, fortunately, along with tliis, runs 
 its reputation of being one of the most charitalile. 
 
 Xaturally, in the stirring times when France and 
 Great Britain were in contlict, and during the wars of 
 the American Eevolution, Halifax played an important 
 part, and it has the furtlier distinction of being the first 
 place in the Dominion where a newspaper was started, 
 viz. the Halifiix Gazette in 1752. 
 
 Dalhousie College, of which one of the keenest of the 
 local curlers, Professor Alurray, is a leading liy:ht, was 
 named after the Earl of Dalhousie, during whose adminis- 
 tration it was erected (in 1820), is the chief educational 
 institution of the province, and has about 600 students, 
 male and female, in attendance. 
 
 Curling at Halifax and in Nova Scotia 
 
 It was quite in historic order that we should begin 
 our tour at Halifax, for the club there claims seniority 
 over all clubs on the continent, save ^Montreal and 
 (Quebec. The earlier annals of the E.C.CC. give 1847 
 as its date of institution, the later give the year 1838. 
 In the early part of the last century curling was practised 
 by Scotsmen in Nova Scotia, and Captain Houston 
 Stewart, who was connected with the Penninghame Clul> 
 at home, had, prior to 1843, organised a club at Halifax 
 where Dr. Grigor, a fiddler second only to Xeil Gow, 
 Colonel Gray, and others were keen supporters of the 
 game. From October 1823 to December 1826 it 
 appears that Captain Houston Stewart commanded the 
 Menai frigate on the Xorth American Station, and for two 
 winters had charge of the Halifax Dockyard. The Royal 
 Gazette records the arrival and departure of the Menai, 
 
IN ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 81 
 
 Captain Stewart, Xoveiuber 1824 and May 18 25, also Nov- 
 ember 1825 and May G, 18 26. An entry by J. I?. Franklin 
 in A. Belcher's Ahna)u/r tor 1820 says, "January 26, 
 dined at Captain Stewart's." There seems, therefore, to 
 be little doubt that the winter of 1825 or 18 26 saw 
 the tbrniatiun of the Halifax Clul), and that its antiquity 
 is greater than is generally supposed. When Sir Houston 
 Stewart was Admiral at Halifax Station from 1856 to 
 1860, he was an honorary member of the Thistle Club. 
 
 Professor jMurray, who is responsible for much of 
 wliat is here stated, says that a tradition was handed 
 down to him l)y Mr. H. M. Creighton, a curler of the early 
 fifties, that the curling-stones found embedded in the mud 
 of Chocolate Lake at very low water some years ago were 
 lost by some over-enthusiastic officers in the early days. 
 It is supposed, therefore, that the club had lapsed into 
 silence some time after Captain Stewart's departure. 
 Al)0ut 1847 it was revived. The British Colonist, 
 December 19, 1848, says: "We understand that the 
 Curling Club will be in active operation this winter." 
 On December 20, 1848, the Sun attempts a joke: "A 
 club, w^ith a view of practising the Scotch game of 
 curling has been organised in the city. We have never 
 seen the game played, but as the Scotch are a sensible 
 people we presume it is something on the slow-and-sure 
 principle." At the Annual Meeting, held on December 
 17, 1849, at the Colonial House, John Eichardson was 
 elected President ; John M'Dougall, A^ice - President ; 
 James Eeid, Chief, probably Skip ; William Forsyth, 
 Secretary : William Laidlaw, Treasurer ; James Price, 
 caterer ; Alexander Ogston, James Williamson, Walter 
 Robl>, Patrick Shields, and James Greig — Council. These 
 are the first officers of which Professor Murray in 
 his research into the history of the club finds any 
 
 G 
 
PROFESSOR MURRAY. 
 President, Historian, ami Poet-Laureate of Halifax Club. 
 
IN ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 83 
 
 records. The next year the jovial " Jainie " Reid is styled 
 Patron, and Janet Eichardson, Patroness, a dignity 
 enjoyed by her for over twenty years. In 1852 AV. 
 Murdoch supplants James Reid, and remains Patron 
 till his death. The earliest recorded dinner of the 
 Curling Club is described by the Nova Scotian of April 
 1, 1850 : " The members of this favourite Club of good- 
 fellows and their guests, a numerous party, dined together 
 at the Masonic Hall on Tuesday last, March 24. The 
 worthy townsmen, Messrs. J. Richardson, J. M'Dougall, 
 President and Vice-President, performed the honours of 
 the table. The viands, including the customary beef and 
 greens, were furnished by Hessline in his usual princely 
 style. It was not until a late or rather an early hour that 
 the joyous party separated. During the evening there 
 was literally a whirlwind of jokes, songs, and sentiments. 
 The veteran chief of the curlers, Mr. James Reid contributed 
 his full share." "Jamie's" speech on that occasion was said 
 to be so broad that none but the elect could interpret it. 
 Halifax, Thistle, Dartmouth, and Pictou Clubs joined 
 the Royal in 1852, and most likely were in existence 
 for some years previously. The New Caledonian and 
 New Glasgow" joined in 1854. Clubs were also instituted 
 at Stellarton, Sydney, Truro, and Cape Breton. The 
 Nova Scotian of December 16, 1850, says : " A few weeks 
 since we noticed in the Eastern Chronicle an intimation 
 that the Pictou Curlers were organised with a regular 
 set of rules and bye-laws. We are happy to hear this, 
 for it will be remembered that, when the match came 
 off at Truro last winter between Pictou and Halifax, the 
 former did not know enough of the regulations of the 
 game to convince them of their defeat, l)ut as this is not 
 likely to occur again, now that through the agency of the 
 Halifax Club they are better informed, we should really 
 
84 CUELING TOUE 
 
 like to see the rival players oiice more contend for the 
 'beef and greens and fixins'.' " In 1851 the Eoyal 
 Caledonian Club, according to the following minute, 
 bestowed on tlie Halifax Club the powers of a branch : 
 " In consideration that tlie Halifax Club is as yet the 
 only associated Club witliin Nova Scotia, power is hereby 
 granted to the office-bearers of the Halifax Club cul 
 interim to admit new clubs and transact the other 
 necessary curling business of the Ijranch, subject always 
 to the approval of the Eoyal Caledonian Curling Club, 
 until another club shall have joined the E.C.C. Club, 
 the office-bearers of which shall share with them in these 
 interim duties, and when three clubs shall be associated, 
 then the foregoing rules and reoulations shall come into 
 operation within this branch. (Signed) James Ogilvie 
 Dalgleish, Chairman." In 1852 the Kova Scotia 
 branch of the Eoyal Caledonian Club was formed with 
 four clubs, the Halifax, the Pictou, the Thistle, and the 
 Dartmouth. In 1854 the new Caledonian of Pictou 
 (James Primrose, President ; James M'Donald, Secretary) 
 and the New Glasgow, afterwards • the Bluenose (T. E. 
 Fraser, President ; E. Eoach, Secretary), were admitted 
 to the branch; and two years later (1856) the Anti- 
 gonish, on the application of its President (Hon. W. A. 
 Henry), was admitted. The Presidents of the branch 
 were William Lowe, Adam Eeid, C. "VV. Dickson, and 
 William Finlay ; the Secretaries, T. Humphrey, and E. 
 Boak, jr. On January 14, 1886, the Maritime branch 
 of the Eoyal Club was organised, with S. F. Matthews 
 of the St. Andrew's as provisional Chairman, and E. L. 
 Whittaker of the Thistle St. John as Secretary. This 
 branch terminated its brief life shortly after 1891. In 
 New Brunswick the oldest club is the Fredericton, 
 which was formed in 1854, and was closelv followed 
 
I¥ ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 85 
 
 by St. Andrew's Society, which began its prosperous 
 career in 18 5 G. The Thistle of St. John was organised 
 on March 27, 1874. Among the earliest Nova Scotian 
 matches we have one in 1854 between the President 
 and Vice-President of the branch for the benefit of the 
 poor, £5 a side, to which were added sundry bets among 
 the members, making the sum £12 :5s., which was 
 handed over to the Mayor of Halifax. Another match 
 for firewood to the poor took place that same year. In 
 1862 a great match came off between the Halifax and 
 Pictou clubs on a mill-pond about two miles from Truro, 
 three rinks a side with five players on each side. Of 
 this match the Secretary of the New Caledonian Club, 
 Pictou, W. N. Ptudolph, writes : "The play excited deep 
 interest, and was witnessed by 2000 people. A sleigh, 
 accommodating about fifty persons, and drawn by six 
 horses, conveyed persons to and from the pond throughout 
 the day. Numbers of the fair sex were on the spot, and 
 added in no small degree to the Ijeauty of the scene. 
 The day was very fine. The utmost good feeling pre- 
 vailed during the whole play, and on the termination of 
 the game the opposing forces adjourned to the Prince of 
 Wales' Hotel for dinner. Here speeches and songs passed 
 the time merrily until a late hour, when the company 
 separated, with expressions of mutual esteem, to return to 
 their homes." The palmy days of the Halifax Club 
 began under Captain Drummond of the Black Watch, 
 " that excellent officer, warm-hearted gentleman, and keen 
 curler," who was President in 1851-52. With the first 
 ice on Dartmouth Lake the curlers would he seen making 
 their way over the liarhour dragging the stanes in boxes 
 with runners, all delighted in the prospect of a good game, 
 followed by beef and greens and fixins'. Sometimes 
 Chocolate Lake or Forman's Pond, a few rods west of the 
 
86 CUELING TOUE 
 
 present riuk or Hospital Pond, was honoured with a visit. 
 There was a great outburst of enthusiasm about 1865, 
 when over a score of new members, including Henry 
 Peters, w^ere entered ; but little more is heard till April 
 18, 1872, when, on the application of the Hon. W. A. 
 Henry, Dr. T. E. Fraser, Vice-President of the Thistle, 
 and George Blakelock, Vice-President of the Halifax, the 
 Halifax Club was incorporated and given power to hold 
 $10,000 worth of real estate. These acts celebrate 
 the union of the Halifax and Thistle Clubs. In 1874 
 the new building, foreshadowed by the Act of Incorpora- 
 tion, was built by Henry Peters on Tower Eoad. The 
 deep hollow was filled by an astonishing number of loads 
 of clay (1000 it is said). This made an excellent bottom, 
 but nearly ruined the club. Bonds for $4000 were 
 issued on January 1, 1875. The building, described in 
 the Herald by an enthusiastic curler as " the finest in 
 the Dominion," was formally opened on Saturday, January 
 9, 1875, in the presence of many guests, including several 
 ladies. Hot coffee, cake, and refreshments were served 
 till 11 P.M. This building, with its low roof and high 
 platform, separating the two sheets of ice, its southern 
 exposure and northern protection, remained the home of 
 curling till 1899. On January 30, 1880, the club was 
 honoured by a visit from the Marquis of Lome, then 
 Governor- General of the Dominion. For fully two hours 
 a rink, skipped by His Excellency, played against a rink 
 of Halifax veterans, the score ending 10 to 11 in favour 
 of Halifax, the ends being equal. It was at Halifax 
 that Major De Winton sketched the rules for the points 
 game, afterwards called the Governor -General's points. 
 The first contest according to these rules was in January 
 1883. These rules were observed by the club till the 
 close of 1900, though some competitions were under the 
 
IN ACADIA: AT HAIJFAX 87 
 
 Caleduuian Euk's, f.//. ilic c-diiipetitioii, 1S8(J, February 
 7 and 8, wheu Sydenham HoNve Nvon the li.C.C.C. medal 
 with a score of 'I'l points, the highest score in this com- 
 petition in Scotland having been 21, which was made by 
 Admiral William Heriot Maitland Dougall of Scotscraig. 
 The highest possible at that time was 32 for 8 points. 
 In 1888 for 9 points the highest possible became 72, 
 and under this system the highest score reported to the 
 Eoyal Club up to the present is 36 points. Jn the 
 eighties the Halifax saw the formation of the Green, 
 the Blue, and the Heather Einks, the greatest fighting 
 condtination the club has ever seen. The financial 
 history of the club does not appear to have been in keep- 
 ing with the distinction of the players ; but when things 
 were about the worst, and the club on the verge of 
 liquidation, the city having ordered the sale of the build- 
 ing for a tax l)ill, a new era was opened up when Mr. 
 Donald Keith bought in the building and gave it rent 
 free for the season 1892, in consideration of a confirma- 
 tion of the sale of the property to him. The clujj was 
 then reorganised with Julius G. Sievert as Secretary, 
 and probably Captain Boileau, E.A., as President. The 
 organisation was repeated next year under the Hon. W''. 
 Eoss, President ; A. T. Smith, Vice-President ; and the 
 indomitable J. G. S. as Secretary. On May 8, 1899, 
 the Halifax Curling Club, Limited, was incorporated, 
 with Charles Archibald, President, and Dr. D. A. Camp- 
 bell as Vice-President. A building large enough for 
 three rinks and a triple bowling-alley was then built on 
 land running from South Bland to Brussels Street, which 
 was bought for SI 030. Mr. J. Khuland was the 
 architect of the building, the total cost of which, land 
 inclusive, amounted to $7220. The club leased the 
 building from this company and formally opened the 
 
88 CUELING TOUE 
 
 rink for cuiiino;, Deceml)er 28, 1899. The bowlinti- 
 alleys had been opened two weeks earlier. The follow- 
 ing summer two rinks for quoits were prepared in front 
 of the buildinw, and w^ere in o-reat demand till the short 
 evenings heralded the return of frost. From the rules 
 as to membership it is evident that the Halifax Club 
 was fully alive to the best traditions of the old game, 
 for Section 1 reads as follows : " This club shall consist 
 of keen curlers, men who love the game for the sake of 
 the sport and the healthful exercise it gives, and who 
 will strictly adhere to the constitution and bye-laws and 
 rules of the club, and always act and speak so that no 
 unseemly conduct shall be known nor profane language 
 used while on the ice, at the Club-house, or at any 
 meeting of theirs whatever." In the possession of the 
 club are a great many valuable trophies, foremost among 
 which are the Drummond stones which were blocked out 
 of a pair of Blackford boulders by H. M. Drummond, 
 Megginch, Scotland, late of the ■42nd Eoyal Highlanders, 
 President of the Halifax Club in 1853. There are 
 also the Davis stones presented Ijy Eobert Davis, the 
 Peters Cup, presented by Henry Peters, the Eomans 
 Cup, the Collingwood Cup, the Alfonso Cup, and the 
 Thistle Medal, which is awarded to the most successful 
 skip. Since its reorganisation the club has been 
 fortunate in having a set of good curlers and good 
 business men at the head of affairs. When it became 
 evident that we in Scotland were really in earnest in 
 our movement to send out a team to play friendly 
 matches with our Canadian brethren, Mr. F. C. Simsou, 
 who was then President of the club, came over on a 
 visit to Scotland, and impressed upon the Secretary of 
 the Eoyal Club the propriety of starting the tour at 
 Halifax, and, taking his compasses, he then marked out 
 
IX ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 
 
 89 
 
 the route whieh he cousidered hest, mid which was 
 eventually adopted at headquarters. From first to last 
 Mr. Simson took the greatest pains in regard to making 
 the arrangements for the tour successful, and throughout 
 all their experience 
 the team had no 
 kinder or more 
 valued friend. He 
 was one of the first 
 to welcome them, 
 and one of the last 
 to leave them, as 
 he made a special 
 journey to AVinni- 
 peg to wish them 
 God-speed there on 
 tlieir departure to 
 play in the United 
 States. In the pre- 
 sent President of 
 the club (Professor 
 Murray) the curlers 
 also found a most 
 enthusiastic sup- 
 porter of the game, 
 and one who did his 
 utmost to promote 
 the comfort of the team when they were in Halifax. The 
 manner in which he had carried out the arrangements 
 was evidently appreciated hy his brother curlers, who, 
 as will be afterwards noted, presented him with a gold- 
 mounted w^alking-stick in recognition of the way in which 
 he had fulfilled the arduous duties devolving upon him. 
 Durino- our stav at Halifax we were the guests of 
 
 K. (.'. SIMSON. 
 Ex-President Halifax Club. 
 

 
 
 
IN ACADIA: AT HAJ.UAX Ul 
 
 the club at the Queen's Hotel under mine host, Mr. 
 Fairbank, one of the members of the club, who diil his 
 best to minister to the creature comforts of the team 
 during their stay. This was our first experience of the 
 Canadian Hotel, and we were introduced " right away," as 
 they themselves would put it, to the distinctive features 
 of hotel life in Canada and the States, which impressed 
 themselves upon us more and more as the tour proceeded. 
 These were the innumerable company of dishes of all 
 sorts and sizes which made up each meal, the great 
 number of families which seemed, owing no doubt to 
 the domestic servant difficulty, to board at the hotels, 
 the excessive temperature, for the hotels like the private 
 houses and trains are all heated by steam pipes up to 
 60' or TO'', the free-and-easy way in which the general 
 public tiock into the open reception hall of the hotel, 
 which at times made it very oppressive, especially for 
 the Captain of the team, who was besieged by in(|uirers 
 who wanted to meet representatives of the districts of 
 Scotland with which they themselves were connected. 
 And then there was the terrible telephone, which is 
 certainly far more in evidence in hotel life out there 
 than it is at home. It is a small world, and it was 
 rather curious for me to find that, having spent the 
 evening liefore my departure at North Berwick, where 
 his congregation and numerous friends had met to 
 celebrate the jubilee of the Kev. Dr. Sprott and to 
 present him with appropriate gifts, one of the first 
 voices to salute me by the telephone at Halifax was 
 that of the worthy Dr. Pollock, Principal of Halifax 
 College, who was ordained to the ministry in company 
 with Dr. Sprott, who is a native of Nova Scotia, and 
 whose jubilee had been celebrated at the same time, 
 when he was presented with $1000 and an address, 
 the former of which he generously gifted at once for 
 
92 CUELING TOUR 
 
 a scholarship in the College. With Dr. Pollock, who is 
 very much respected in this district for his good work 
 of half a century, the Captain had many interesting con- 
 versations during his stay at Halifax. A good many 
 greetings awaited us on our arrival at the hotel, and of 
 course that ubiquitous party the interviewer was always 
 in evidence blocking our path with his interminable 
 queries, and furnishing in the newspaper next morning 
 an account of our interview, which was generally \evy 
 much drawn from his own imagination. 
 
 Hearty Welcomes 
 
 From the Ontario Curling Association came the fol- 
 lowing : " Peterborough, December 27. — Eev. John Kerr, 
 Halifax. — A hearty welcome to our curling brethren from 
 across the sea. Keen ice and warm hearts await you. — 
 E. B. Edwakds, Chairman, special Committee, O.C.A."' 
 
 The Captain's reply to this was as follows: ''Halifax, 
 December 28. — E. B. Edwards, Peterborough, Ont. — 
 Scottish team thank you much for kindly telegram. 
 Already we feel that brethren in Canada mean to over- 
 come us with hospitality. Keen and clear. — Kerr." 
 
 Another telegram was as follows : " St. John, December 
 27. — Scottish Curlers, Halifax. — The Curlers of St. John 
 welcome you to Canada, and are with pleasure antici- 
 pating your visit to our city, and trust that your trip 
 through Canada will be a pleasant one. — E. Keltie- 
 JoNES, and the Presidents of the other clubs in St. John.'' 
 
 The reply to this was sent by Mr. Husband, the 
 Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the team. It was 
 as follows: "Halifax, December 27. — -E. Keltic- Jones, 
 President, St. John Curling Club. — Scottish team thank 
 you for telegram. Curlers here have given us great 
 reception and shown us great hospitality. Please convey 
 this message to the other Clubs. — Husband, Secretary." 
 
m ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 93 
 
 Uii Suuday evening, althuugli still t'teling the elleets 
 v[' the })roIonged sen voyage, the Captain preached in St. 
 Andrew's church, that of the Eev. Dr. Dlack, the chaplain 
 of the Halifax Cluh, who as such had a call upon his 
 services. Besides a large congregation, the members of 
 the team were all present, even those who had suffered from 
 mal do mer, now looking hale and well. On our return 
 to the hotel we were entertained to supper by one of the 
 members of our team, Provost Ballantyne, the occasion 
 being the celebration of his silver wedding. The health 
 of the worthy Provost, whose wife and daughter were 
 present, and accompanied us throughout the tour, was 
 duly honoured. Before parting, Mr. C. J. Thomson, a gentle- 
 man who formerly belonged to Edinburgh, and who is 
 now at Virden, Manitoba, who had been deputed by the 
 Government to welcome the team and accompany us 
 throughout the tour, addressed us as follows : — 
 
 " It ahvays affords a Scot who has been away from his 
 native laud a few years a great amount of pleasure to 
 meet a Scotsman who is only out from the old land, to 
 shake him by the hand, to look into his eyes, to hear him 
 talk, and to learn where he came from, who were his 
 friends, and what he had been doing in the old country. 
 The pleasure is all the greater when one happens to know 
 the district wdiere the newcomer hails from, and when he 
 finds that in former days he was acquainted, perhaps 
 intimately acquainted, with the friends of the man who 
 has recently left Scotland and arrived in this new land. 
 And fancy the delight, the inexpressible delight it gives 
 me on this occasion to come down I'rom my home in 
 Manitoba, over 2500 miles away, to welcome so many 
 true-hearted, true-blooded Scotsmen, some of them the 
 friends of my youth, and all of them the friends 
 of my friends in some way or other. I say the 
 
94 CUELING TOUE 
 
 delight, the pleasure, is beyond expression. Brother 
 curlers, this is not only a special occasion, it is a unique 
 occasion, T might call it the greatest event in the annals 
 of curling since the world began, that five-and-twenty 
 Scotcli curlers should leave their hearths and homes in 
 the dead of winter, brave the terrors of the deep, cross 
 the ocean to this Canada of ours, and all for the purpose 
 of trying their skill at the noble game with their brother 
 curlers on this side of the Atlantic. Eealising this, the 
 Canadian Government, desirous of welcoming the Scotch 
 curlers to Canada and of extending to them all the 
 courtesies in their power, as well as desiring to show its 
 great interest in this unprecedented event in curling, has 
 sent from the Far West, where the seat of curling on 
 this American continent now holds its great annual 
 bonspiel, a representative whose duty it is to welcome in 
 the name of the Canadian Government each curler 
 individually, to shake you by the hand in the heartiest 
 manner possible, as curlers only know how, and to extend 
 to you in your united capacity all the courtesies of this 
 young and prosperous nation. Gentlemen, Canada is a 
 nation in a nation, and extends to you 5,000,000 
 welcomes in the name of the Canadian Government : in 
 the mottoes of welcome Ceacl mille failthe, but Canada 
 gives you 5,000,000 welcomes all at once. Gentlemen, 
 I am glad to hear that your voyage across the ocean has 
 been a pleasant one, and that any sickness you may have 
 experienced will not in the slightest interfere with your 
 usual good play. Let me also hope and trust that your 
 tour through Canada will be a most enjoyable one, that 
 you will have many successes although you may have 
 some defeats. You have strong curlers to play against. 
 Men who, if they like, can have practice four months of 
 the year, as against your week or a fortnight at a time, 
 
96 CURLING TOUE 
 
 as I know, but with the real science of the game as 
 played in the old laud, there is in my mind no reason to 
 fear that you will not be able to hold your own with 
 even the best you meet. I wish you all success. And 
 when your time is done and you have to return to your 
 own homes, I trust you will take witli you a happy 
 recollection of the scenes and of the welcomes, the enjoy- 
 ments and pleasures which you will experience all the 
 way through, and that after you have returned to your 
 home you may be long spared to recount to your friends 
 and the curlers of Auld Scotland the bloodless battles 
 you fought on this side of the Atlantic wi' the besom 
 and the sLane. Gentlemen, I bid you again in the name 
 of the Dominion Government 5,000,000 welcomes, a very 
 happy and prosperous New Year, many o' them, and a 
 safe return to dear Auld Scotland." 
 
 "We had expected, with favourable weather, to land at 
 Halifax on Friday the 26th, and to have the following 
 Monday and Tuesday for practice on the Halii'ax rink, that 
 we might recover our sea -legs, and make ourselves ac- 
 quainted with the conditions of play on the Canadian 
 rinks, but as we did not arrive until the Sunday morning, 
 owing to the delay at Liverpool, our intentions in this 
 direction had to be limited, and with some practice on the 
 Monday we decided to have our first pitched battle witli 
 a Canadian club. We were driven up to the rink on 
 Monday morning in the sleighs of the Transfer Company, 
 which were generously placed at our disposal by the 
 Halifax Club during the time we stayed in the city. 
 On arrival at the rink we found a great company 
 waiting to receive us heartily, and tlie interior as well 
 as the exterior of the building so decorated as to make 
 the place a real scene of beauty. Countless bannerets 
 and great masses of bunting had been utilised upstairs 
 
IN ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 97 
 
 and down. At the western end was displayed the 
 Scottish flag with the lion rampant, and above it the 
 following (jaelic motto, Caed mille failthc o Alha uir 
 
 THE HALIFAX KINK. 
 
 do shean Alha, " a hundred thousand welcomes from new- 
 Scotland to old Scotland." Around the building the 
 following various mottoes and phrases were displayed in 
 colours : '"' A cannie draw to the tee " ; " Dinna be a 
 hog " ; " You're the billy, Geordie " ; " Wick and curl 
 
 H 
 
98 
 
 CUELING TO UK 
 
 in " ; " We're brithers a' when curlin' " : '•' Hand tlie win' 
 atf him, lie's gleg " ; " Play the besom " ; '•' Fit fair an' 
 soop weel "; " Eattle up the gairds " ; " Chip the winner "; 
 " Oh, Ije cannie " ; " A vera pat-lid " : " Gie him heels " ; 
 " Kaggle to a hairbreadth." 
 
 As soon as we began to try our specially prepared 
 " Ailsas " we found to our dismay that many of them 
 
 had Iteen far too keenly cut 
 on the edges of the concave 
 bottom, and as these made 
 their way up the rink sent 
 up a spray of ice very much 
 resembling a peacock's tail. 
 The most of the stones in fact 
 did not cross the hog's score. 
 Those that had been taken 
 out without any special pre- 
 paration fared best, and the 
 idea of those who thought 
 that we should have taken 
 with us the ordinary 
 " channel stanes " as they 
 were used at home were 
 justified by our first experi- 
 ence. Some attempt was made to have this defect in our 
 granites rectified, but it may be said that it was not 
 until we reached Toronto, and the defect was taken in 
 hand by Mr. Russell, ex-secretary of the province, that 
 they were really put into proper form, and given an 
 appearance similar to the Canadian weapon of ordinary 
 use. There were many hearty hand-shakings throughout 
 the day, as a good many of the older worthies of the 
 Halifax Club came to give a friendly welcome to the 
 memljers of the team, and as we were not enj^ao-ed in 
 
 Photo by Gaur 
 
 i-iitzrl, Ifiili/ax. 
 
 J. G. SIEVERT. 
 Ex-Presideiit Haliliix Curling Glut). 
 
IN ACADIA: AT HAIJFAX 
 
 99 
 
 any i)artieular match, wv. had every facility for friendly 
 talk. 
 
 On the Monday evening a smoking concert, the first 
 of many of these " functions," which were perhaps the 
 most trying of our tour, was held in the retiring-room 
 adjoining the Halifax rink, and, according to the Halifax 
 papers " a right jolly good time it was." The local curlers 
 provided a fine programme, 
 which included quartettes, 
 songs hy Messrs. "West, Nor- 
 man, Mitchell, Pemberton, 
 and others ; recitations by A. 
 Johnston, clog -dancing, and 
 other novelties. The visitors 
 did their share in contributing 
 to the fun and merriment. Mr. 
 D. Provan of Edinburgh made 
 a great hit with his Scotch 
 songs, his " Jean Jeemison's 
 Bannet " being especially good : 
 and Captain Simpson also 
 sang in splendid style. Up- 
 stairs the tables were bounti- 
 fully spread. 
 
 On Tuesday a six-rink match was plaj-ed against the 
 Halifax Club, which is accounted one of the very best 
 in the district, and it was not only a great surprise to 
 themselves but to their Canadian brethren that the result 
 should be in favour of the Scotsmen, who had only had 
 a short experience of the new conditions of ])laj, wliich 
 not only included covered rinks, but the use of the 
 " hack " instead of the " crampit," with which the 
 majority of them had been accustomed to play. The 
 match stood: Scotland, 84; Halifax, 78. 
 
 DU. D. A. CAMI'BEI.L. 
 Hiilifax Club. 
 
100 
 
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 ; Iniitztl, Ihutjtu. 
 
 This day will ever be one of the most memorable in 
 the annals of Canadian curling, and indeed of the game 
 
 itself, for in the evening 
 a Curling Court was held, 
 at w^hich no fewer than 
 thirty -five "Knights of the 
 Broom " were initiated into 
 the " Mysteries," which may 
 safely be put down as a 
 record. For the purpose of 
 holding the Court the curlers 
 journeyed from Halifax to 
 Bedford, where after an ex- 
 cellent supper in the hotel 
 the Court was duly consti- 
 tuted, the Captain officiating 
 as "My Lord," and Mr. James 
 Simpson and Major Scott- 
 Davidson as his " Officers." Among those who were 
 initiated were Colonel Stevenson, Professor Murray, and 
 Mr. Keltie-Jones. The proceedings were under the charge 
 of Skip Cousin, who found his duties very arduous. 
 They created the greatest mirth, and although the 
 experience of the various candidates proved to be very 
 trying, they one and all expressed their pleasure at 
 being so fortunate as to have come through them at the 
 hands of the Scottish team. So popular indeed was the 
 Court, notwithstanding its rough-and-ready mummeries, 
 that its fame got bruited abroad, and the Captain was 
 besieged on all hands to continue the holding of the 
 Court at each place visited, but it was felt that this 
 would be too much to take in hand, considering the 
 team's other engagements, and it was thought Ijetter 
 to leave to those who were initiated at Bedford the 
 
 H. ST. C. SILVER. 
 Halifax Club. 
 
IX ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 101 
 
 mission of carrying through the " Mysteries " in other 
 l^arts of the Dominion.^ After a terrihle ordeal of lines 
 for all kinds of transgressions, the " stoup " was eventu- 
 ally " roupit " by Mnjor Scott-Davidson, and after s])irited 
 bidding it was knocked down to ex-president Mr. Frank 
 C. Simson at four guineas, and it was handed over by 
 him to President Murray to l)e preserved as a valuable 
 relic in the archives of the Halifax Club. 
 
 The Halifax Club had made arrangements that, as the 
 Scottish curlers could not visit any of the neighbouring 
 centres on their tour, outlying clubs should come to meet 
 them at Halifax ; and accordingly picked teams gathered 
 there from all over the province of Acadia, it being 
 the ambition of all the clubs to play against the Scots. 
 Yarmouth, Sydney, Amherst, Antigonish, Truro, X. 
 Sydney, Pictou, and Xew Glasgow all sent contingents 
 for the great battle, " Xova Scotia v. Old Scotia." Of 
 all the clubs in the Dominion, Truro has perhaps the 
 greatest reputation, and for Scotland Skips Bramwell and 
 Ballantyne did well to be only 5 shots down in their 
 conflict against the rinks skipped by such warriors as 
 Dover and Mackenzie. Against Pictou, which is also 
 a club of great renown, the young Sanquhar skip, Mr. 
 Bramwell, did great execution, for he only allowed 
 Pictou to score 2 shots, and took 22 to himself, his 
 majority of 20 being one of the greatest ever heard 
 of in a match in the Dominion. On the evening of this 
 day, being Hogmanay, the curlers were the guests of 
 the Xorth Britisli Society, which has for its object the 
 cultivation of fellowship among Scotsmen in the province 
 and the relief of those belonging to the old country who 
 may happen to be in want, and is perhaps the oldest of 
 
 1 The order for administration of the Curlers' Court is given as 
 Appendix I. 
 
102 
 
 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 its kind in Canada, having been instituted so far back as 
 1768. The feast was enlivened by a piper, who appeared 
 in the garb of Old Gaul, and nuirched before the company 
 to the supper- room playing the "Cock o' the North." 
 During the evening a military band, which had been in 
 South Africa, ])layed Scottish airs in splendid style. 
 
 Every member of the team 
 felt quite at home in this 
 gathering, which in song 
 and sentiment was distinctly 
 redolent of Old Caledonia. 
 An original play entitled 
 • The Judge and the Piper " 
 Nvas performed during the 
 evening, and caused much 
 amusement. In Halifax, as 
 in Scotland, the following 
 day, New Year's Day, was 
 observed as a general holi- 
 day, all the shops being shut. 
 Levees were the order all 
 round, naval and military 
 uniforms being everywhere in evidence, and making the 
 crowded assemblages very picturesque. The Captain of 
 the team and a good many of the members attended these 
 functions. A visit was first made to the levee of the 
 Governor, the Honourable J. G. Jones, then to that of 
 the General in Command of the Forces, Sir Charles 
 Parsons, then to that of Archbishop O'Brien, the head of 
 the Roman Catholic Church, who rules over more than 
 two-fifths of the population of Halifax, and who, though 
 busy receiving thousands on that day, did not refrain 
 from telling the Captain of the team some amusing Scotcli 
 stories. The levee of the Episcopalian Bishop Courtenay 
 
 I'Imto hij Oaiivhi ,(• Gentzi-l, J/tdi/n. 
 C. J. KER'.i. 
 Halifox Club. 
 
IN ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 
 
 1.03 
 
 was also attended, and here as elsewhere a very hearty 
 welcome was offered to the Captain and the members of 
 the team, the very sound of the name " Scottish curlers " 
 seemino- to arouse the warmest interest and affection. The 
 majority of the team, while in Halifax, took advantage of 
 the Transfer Company's vehicles to visit the Citadel, from 
 which they obtained a si)lendid view^ of the city, the 
 
 FRONT VV THK (JLUB-HOUSE — HALIFAX CUKLING CLU15. 
 
 noble harl)our, and the surrounding country. In private 
 sleighs many had runs through the beautiful public park, 
 from which a good view of the harbour was obtained. 
 The big fish-curing establishment of Messrs. M. and N. 
 Smith was an object of attraction and admiration to a good 
 few. To give some idea of the extent of this emporium 
 we may say that 12,000 cwts. a month of dried fish, such 
 as haddock, pollock, cod, and hake or ling, are dealt with, 
 and 5000 scale fish in the same period, while 40,000 
 barrels of pickled fish are put up and sent out per annum. 
 The establishment of Mr. Wilson, a Fraserburgh man, is 
 on a smaller scale than that of Messrs. Smith, but here 
 
104 CUELIXG^ TOUE 
 
 the " freezing system " was viewed with keen interest. 
 At Halifax most of the members of tlie team made their 
 first acquaintance with the famous Malpec|ue oysters, and 
 at one particular howff, where these delicious bivalves were 
 served up in the most charming style, a good many w^re 
 accustomed to foregather under the wing of their Halifax 
 brethren to pree the excellences of the Malpecjues, accom- 
 panied ];iy a liberal supply of XXX stout. The kindness 
 of the "Halifax," the "City," and the " Eoyal X.S. 
 Yacht Squadron " clubs in placing their privileges before 
 the memljers of the team was very much appreciated. 
 In fact all through the tour the social clubs in the 
 various places visited were very much enjoyed Ijy the 
 members of the team. These clubs, as a rule, were 
 not so much heated up as the hotels, and although 
 in the latter the members of the team were generally 
 franked, a good many preferred to Ijetake themselves 
 to the clubs, where they enjoyed their meals under 
 cooler conditions. At the very outset of their tour the 
 .Scotsmen were consideralily amused at the Canadian 
 custom of saluting a speaker when he gets upon his feet to 
 make a toast or a reply. He was generally hailed some- 
 what as follows : " What's the matter with ? " 
 
 " Oh, he's all right ; Oh yes, you bet." " Tin-can, tin- 
 kettle kyi, kyou." " Who says so ? " " We say so." 
 "■ Who are we ? " Then the name of the club or party 
 was shouted, sometimes spelt. Then came the well- 
 known cheers " A jolly good fellow, so say we all of 
 us, so say we all," followed by " Xow, he's smiling," or 
 " See him smiling," which was several times repeated, 
 to the tune of " My Darling Clementine " the last 
 line being extended liy the words " just now." " He's 
 a curler," " He's a daisy," " He's a Provost," all served 
 to magnifv the refrain, which was sometimes rather 
 
m ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 105 
 
 cliscuncertiiig to the speaker, though always amusing to 
 the audience. 
 
 We met a good many Scotsmen at Halifax who 
 wanted to tell us how they were fliring, and have a crack 
 about old times and the old country. Many others 
 were descendants of Scotsmen who had come to regard 
 themselves as Canadian and to love Canada, but who had 
 in their veins the love of the Fatherland, and were 
 enthusiastic in their devotion to Caledonia. They were 
 mostly keen curlers, who had inherited from their 
 ancestors a love of " Scotland's ain game." No better 
 example of this class can be mentioned than Mr. James 
 Munro of New Glasgow, one of the steel princes in that 
 city W'here steel so much abounds, and one of the famous 
 P)luenose Club players — 
 
 The boys that fear no noise 
 Although they're far from home. 
 
 The old Blueuose Club has a grand history. The tirst 
 time that the Marquis of Lome, when Governor-General, 
 offered a cup for play among all the granite clubs of 
 Canada, this club journeyed 1500 miles each way, and 
 won the cup four years in succession. In the revived 
 Maritime Province they will no doubt occupy a pro- 
 minent position with Mr. Munro as their energetic and 
 enthusiastic secretary. When he heard of the coming 
 out of the Scottish team Mr. Munro w^rote the Captain 
 as follows : — 
 
 New Glasgow, X.S., December 3, 1902. 
 
 Eev. John Kerr, Dirleton. 
 
 Dear Sir — We brothers of the liroom are looking 
 forward with great pleasure to the visit of your team of 
 curlers. 
 
lOG 
 
 CUKLIXG TOUE 
 
 It will just be one hundred years ago that my great- 
 grandfather eanie to Xova Scotia from Scotland, I have 
 
 his letter of introduction from 
 the Kirk-session in my safe. 
 
 I write to wish your boys 
 a safe voyage ; and I can 
 assure you all, that, through- 
 out Canada, you will receive 
 a cordial welcome. I hope to 
 have tlie pleasure of playing 
 with you in Halifax, and to 
 learn some points in the 
 glorious game from you. You 
 will please convey to my 
 Ijrothers from over seas the 
 greetings of a true Scoto- 
 Canadian.- — Yours truly, 
 
 THE KETTLE. JAMES MUNKO. 
 
 Against ]\Ir. Prain the Xew Glasgow rink w^th the 
 steel prince as skip, Mr. A. K. Munro, " hin-haun," Mr. 
 Jenkins, President of the club second, and Mr. E. M. 
 M'Gregor as lead, were victorious by 8 shots, so that but 
 for him the Scotsmen would have led over all at 
 Halifax, for they were only 4 points behind. 
 
 This keen Scoto-Canadian curler of New Glasgow gave 
 good proof of his regard for Scotland by taking a trip to 
 Old Glasgow^ some years ago, and marrying a lady of con- 
 siderable literary talent, who has proved to be to him a 
 true helpmeet, and desirous of training up her family as 
 curlers. The portrait opposite is their son James Ives 
 ]Munro, aged eleven months, who may fairly pass with 
 broom in hand as the youngest curler in Canada. 
 
 A great farewell reunion took place at the Halifax 
 
IX ACAinA: AT 1 1 AT J FAX 
 
 107 
 
 of the 
 (lark 
 
 rink on the Friday (^veiling- before the departure 
 
 team for St. John. At this meeting; Mr. D. E. 
 
 announced tlie ^vork of the 
 
 Seottisli curlers at Xova 
 
 .Sc-otia in laief by stating that 
 
 they had won seven games, 
 
 lost ten, and drawn one — 
 
 totalling 46 points down and 
 
 42 points up — a remarkable 
 
 result, considering their want 
 
 of experience in the Canadian 
 
 metliods of curling. 
 
 Canadian Rinks and Canadian 
 Curling 
 
 It may here he noted 
 in regard to these methods 
 tliat in most places in Canada 
 they have four or iive months of good ice every winter, 
 that this is so secure that they can draw out a programme 
 of events and publish a calendar for the curling season 
 whicli has very seldom to be altered. Owing to the 
 intensity of the frost, twenty degrees below zero being 
 quite an average temperature from Halifax to Winnipeg, 
 they have to play within covered courts. These are 
 generally substantially built at a cost ranging from $4000 
 to $10,000. A foundation of sand, sawdust, or something 
 of the kind is carefully laid, and at the approach of the 
 frosty season a supply of water is turned on. As soon 
 as this is frozen, a fresh supply is added, and gradually 
 a solid and substantial foundation of ice is laid, which 
 lasts throughout the season. The thickness of this basis 
 of ice enables them to play from the " hack," which is 
 cut into the ice to a depth of three or four inches, .and 
 
 JAJIKS IVE.S IIUNKO, .11!. 
 
108 CUELmG TOUE 
 
 permits the foot of the player to be placed therein. It 
 was found that at Halifax and elsewhere the various 
 lines and rings required for the game had been worked 
 into the ice in colours and embalmed for the occasion 
 therein by the fresh water that was sprinkled over the 
 rink. So smooth is the ice on these rinks that the 
 sweeping to which curlers at home are accustomed was 
 really not necessary, but the Canadian curlers have made 
 sweeping a tine art, for though there is nothing to 
 remove from the ice they ply their besoms, which are 
 not broom kowes but housemaids' brooms, in such a 
 manner that they create a vacuum in front of the stone 
 when it is set in motion, and coax it thereby to its 
 destination, while on the other hand if they find it has 
 too much pith they suddenly uplift their brooms, when the 
 stone responsively comes to a standstill. The absolute 
 level of the ice and its freeness from roughness of surface 
 permit the Canadian curler to take a far wider " curl " or 
 " twist " than is ever possible or advisable at home. 
 Guarding is therefore quite a different science from what 
 it is in Scotland, for though a stone upon the tee may 
 appear to be perfectly safeguarded the Canadian player 
 can afford to ignore all the protectors, and by curling 
 round to the extent of six or eight feet displace the 
 winner. In the most of their play they work entirely 
 with the wrist, for the ice is so keen that they have 
 simply to place the stone thereon and direct it to its 
 destination by a gentle turn of "elbow in" or "elbow out," 
 a straight shot seldom being played. They have such an 
 abundance of good, keen, and clear ice that whenever 
 there is the slightest "glut" they never think of playing. 
 The experience which we generally have at home of 
 having to take the stone back so that force may be given 
 to it in the return of the swins is almost unknown to 
 
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 thein. A good many of our victories were due to the 
 fact that the condition of the ice made it necessary to use 
 the force of this swing, to which our Canadian 1 another 
 curlers are ahnost entire strangers. But it was not only 
 in regard to covered rinks, which, especially in the 
 evening when the electric light was turned on, made it 
 difficult, owing to the lights and shadows, to regulate the 
 force of the stone and the directions for sweeping ; it 
 was not only because of tlie fact that in most rinks there 
 were crowds gathered round the " teehead " and changing 
 about as each end was played, viewing the game from 
 galleries or from snug enclosures protected by plate- 
 glass windows, an experience which was quite novel to 
 our Scottish players ; it was not only that out in 
 Canada and the States they universally played from the 
 "hack," to which the majority of our team were quite 
 unaccustomed, but there were special features which 
 handicapped the Scotsmen throughout the tour. One 
 of these undoubtedly was the fact that the curling-stones, 
 while being transferred from place to place in the 
 railway trains that were heated, as we have mentioned, to 
 sucli a high temperature, became themselves over-heated 
 and required a considerable time to cool down. On more 
 than one occasion the members of the team were surprised 
 to find their curling -stones settling down half-way up 
 the rink when they had given them sufficient impetus 
 to carry them into the " parish," and on going up to find 
 out the reason for such conduct, it was found that by 
 their extra warmth the stones had embedded themselves 
 to a considerable depth in the ice. Another great factor 
 was that wherever the Scottish curlers went, they found, 
 jaded and tired as they usually were, a fresh relay of 
 Canadian curlers waiting to receive them, with their feet, 
 as it were,upon their native heath. These had been, in most 
 
110 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 cases, practising ou the same rink for ^veeks previous lo 
 the arrival of their brethren from Scotland. In the case 
 of Qiiebec and Montreal, v/here it is usual to play with 
 "irons," which weigh from 50 to 60 lbs., instead of the 
 granites, which averaged from 35 to 40 lbs., it was at 
 first supposed tliat the generous offer to give up these 
 " irons " and play " granites " on meeting the Scots would 
 tell greatly in favour of the latter, but, as it turned out, 
 the curlers in each of these centres had provided them- 
 selves with an excellent set of " granites," and, discarding 
 their "irons," had devoted themselves to practice with the 
 "Ailsas" for a considerable time before the Scotsmen put 
 in an appearance. There can be no doubt that practice 
 with the " irons " gives a more thorough insight into the 
 various scientific points of the game, and this experience 
 seemed to tell in the favour of the iron-playing curlers 
 of our Canadian branch, who certainly put up against us 
 as fine a game as any we had to meet in the granite- 
 playing provinces. Nearly all our matches were decided 
 by the playing of a certain number of ends. Such being 
 the case there was no necessity for objecting to the 
 custom which is prevalent in Canada, and which has 
 been ju-stified by many leading players out there, of skips, 
 and even of other subordinate players, after being called 
 upon to take their place in the " hack," coming up to 
 view the situation round the tee, and forming their own 
 judgment independent of the directions of the " doupar." 
 Had the matches been played by time, it would have been 
 necessary to point out that this custom w^as a violation of 
 one of the leading rules of curling, namely, that when a 
 player goes up to the " hack " or " crampit " to play, lie 
 must implicitly obey his skip's directions, and give up 
 any rights he might formerly have as skip of directing 
 the game. It was one of our resolutions coine to on 
 
IX ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 
 
 I 1 
 
 board the Bavarian that we should, it' al all possil)le, 
 avoid making any objection to what might appear to us 
 to be breaches of the laws of the game as we understood 
 them, and on looking back over the whole tour we have no 
 more pleasant reflection tlian this,that on nosingle occasion 
 did any dispute arise, or was it ever necessavy to call in 
 the aid of an umpire during 
 the progress of any match. 
 
 On our departure from 
 the old country we took a 
 good supply of the old broom 
 " kowes " with us, intending 
 to use them on the Canadian 
 ice, but we found the "kowe" 
 unsuitable there. The 
 " kow^es " w^ere, however, in 
 great demand by our 
 Canadian brethren, who were 
 anxious to secure specimens 
 for exhibition in their riidxs 
 as mementos of old Scotland, 
 and we had not gone very 
 i'ar on our journey l)efore we parted with the most of them. 
 
 Photo btj Kotmaii. 11- 
 FRANK ROBEHTS. 
 Vico-Presidput Halifax Club. 
 
 Farewell Meeting at Halifax 
 
 At the farewell gathering ;it the curling rink on 
 the Friday evening, Mr. I). A. Heron of Xorth Sydney 
 addressed the company, and said he was sorry that the 
 visitors could not go to Sydney, but they had come to 
 Halifax, and he was glad Halifax had entertained them 
 so handsomely. The Halifax Club had invited all tlie 
 clubs in the Province to come there to meet them. They 
 had enabled them to engage in the games with the 
 visitors and share in the pleasures, and he could not say 
 
112 CUELING TOUE 
 
 enough in praise of them all, but there was one man to 
 whom particular credit was due, namely, President Walter 
 C. Murray, and on behalf of the visiting Nova Scotia 
 curlers he presented him with a gold-headed cane as a 
 slight token of appreciation of his kindness. President 
 Murray thanked them for their gift, and said, if they were 
 pleased, he was sure Halifax was satisfied. According to the 
 Acadian Becorder of January 3, " The event of the evening 
 was the speech of the Captain of the team of Scottish 
 curlers in returning thanks to the Halifax Club for their 
 kindness. It was an eloquent address, brimful of wit, of 
 kind words, and every word spoken with a true ring. His 
 praises of the kindnesses extended them by Halifax was 
 of the most hearty character ; he said they were going 
 on a long journey, and they did not know what was in 
 store for them, but they would never forget Halifax ; 
 first impressions were lasting ; and in the annals of the 
 Eoyal Caledonian Club, Halifax would have a prominent 
 place. Their original intention was to come to Canada 
 vid New York, but Mr. Frank C. Simson of the Halifax 
 Club was in Scotland, and at their headquarters produced 
 maps and compasses, and showed them that Halifax was 
 the nearest port, and so induced them to come direct to 
 Halifax, the gate of Canada. They had acted on his 
 advice, and how pleased they were words failed to express. 
 They had met fine people — genial and kind, and all 
 working in harmony ; they were men among men, and 
 they had a man in every sense of the word in their 
 President, Walter C. Murray. He referred to their keen 
 interest in the game, and advised the formation of a 
 Maritime Provincial Branch of the Eoyal Caledonian 
 Club, suggesting that if this were done a cup might be 
 presented by the Mother Club for competition at a great 
 Annual Bonspiel. As to their own tour, it w^as not the 
 
m ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 11.'. 
 
 figures of the games that were so iiupoi'tant, l)ut it was 
 the good feeling, the drawing closer together of the home 
 Club with her children in ('anada, and he felt sure that 
 in this respect their tour would be a success. If so, 
 they would return home delighted with their visit, and 
 Old Scotland would alw\ays remember particularly their 
 ' brithers ' in ^ew Scotland. The Eev. gentleman's re- 
 marks were time and again interrupted with applause, 
 and at the close rousing cheers were given, and the com- 
 pany sang ' Will ye no' come back again.' 
 
 " President Murray responded on behalf of the Halifax 
 Club, and said he felt pleased that their eftbrts had been so 
 much appreciated. He assured the visitors that their 
 coming here meant an epoch in curling in Halifax ; it gave 
 an impetus to the game such as was never felt before ; 
 their only regret was at the ice not being very good, 
 not for themselves, but to give the visitors an opportunity 
 for practice on keen ice in rinks. He expressed the 
 sincere wish of all for a pleasant journey through Canada, 
 and he thought they should send Mr. Simson to Montreal 
 to meet them on their return homeward, to induce them 
 to sail from here instead of Xew York. He extended a 
 warm welcome to come to Halifax again, and was glad 
 to hear from the Eev. Mr. Kerr that they might make 
 another visit in the near future. 
 
 " ' Auld lang syne' and the ' National Anthem ' con- 
 cluded the programme, and as the visitors were seated 
 in the team to drive away they were cheered again and 
 again l)y the Nova Scotians." 
 
 As it is difficult in one's own words to describe one's own 
 doings throughout the tour, these, as in the above case, will 
 be generally given by quotation from local and other records. 
 It is very satisfactory to find one of the members of the team, 
 Mr. Henry Prain.in the excellent running description whicli 
 
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114 CUELING TOUR 
 
 he gave iu letters contributed to the Dundee Advertiser, 
 writing to that paper on January 4 as follows : " On 
 Friday evening the Halifax Club drove us out to the 
 rink to bid us a collective good-bye, and the speech of 
 our Captain in reply to the toast of the Scottish curlers 
 was a masterpiece of good taste and raciness. He is the 
 right man in the right place, and if he cannot curl so 
 often as we would like owing to his many other duties, 
 he keeps the team up to the mark, and can convey the 
 message of the old country as no other of us could." 
 In the same letter Mr. Prain says : " Of our Canadian 
 brother curlers better sportsmen as opponents or kindlier 
 crowds as spectators we never met. Every good shot was 
 cheered to the echo. Indeed 1 think our successes re- 
 ceived the heartier greetings." This the Captain can 
 cordially endorse, as he had time to go round the galleries 
 in the rinks to watch the progress of the various matches, 
 and it appeared to him that the majority of those present, 
 from the way in which they applauded the good shots made 
 by the visitors, were anxious that the Scots should be 
 victorious. He has no doubt that this was in their mind 
 a way of expressing their sympathy with the old country. 
 After a very pleasant stay in Halifax the visitors took 
 their departure for St. John on Saturday morning, i^bout 
 fifty Halifax curlers and twice as many other citizens 
 were at the North Street Station of the Inter-Colonial 
 Railway to see the Scotsmen off. The Amherst curlers 
 left by the same train on the C.P.R., and the gathering 
 " made the welkin ring." The Scotsmen cheered for 
 Halifax, the Haligonians for the Scotsmen, and the 
 Amherst men for both. "Jolly good fellows," "Auld 
 lang syne," and " Will ye no' come back again " were 
 among the songs sun" between the cheers, and 
 hand -shakings were the order of the dav. The train 
 
IX ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 115 
 
 pulled out at 8.40 amid the combined cheers of 
 the assemblage. The small son of one of tlic lead- 
 ing curlers is reported on the occasion to have asked 
 his father " if he and his friends were cheering so loudly 
 because they were so glad to see the Scotch curlers away 
 from Halifax." ^ While the cheers were in reality an 
 expression of appreciation and goodwill, there was as 
 usual some truth in tlie child's remark, for if the four 
 days had been made four weeks, and the Halifax curlers 
 had entertained the Scotsmen in the same style, there 
 is no doubt that the strain upon them would have been 
 too severe. When they were commenting upon the 
 kindness and hospitality of the Halifax curlers it was said, 
 " Wait till you get to St. John " ; and at each place the 
 same idea was passed on to the next place of call, as if 
 the Canadian curlers always expected that those farther 
 on would go one better in treating the Scotsmen. But 
 in now looking liack over the tour, and trying to realise 
 the great kindness shown to the Scotsmen on every 
 hand, it may safely be said that Halifax gave the keynote to 
 other places, for each seemed to vie with the other to find 
 out some way of showing kindness to the Scots. Among 
 the gathering at the station were a a;ood manv ladies, and 
 here it was noted at the outset that these had speci- 
 ally attracted by their delightful and winning manners 
 the affections of the Provost of Bathgate, who made his 
 confession on leaving Halifax in these words, " Kindness 
 in man, and women with their beautiful looks, win our 
 love." We now for the first time made the acquaint- 
 ance of the special Pullman car, the " Calgary." which 
 in terms of arrangement with the Railway Companies was 
 to take the team from Halifax to New York. This car 
 
 1 It was this same jjrecocioiis youth who, after viewing a curling 
 match i'rom his nurse's arms, described it thus to his mother when he got 
 home, "Daddy swept water, man hollered, Dadd}^ hollered." 
 
116 CUELING TOUR 
 
 we found handsomely fitted up and in exery waj com- 
 fortable. Besides a smoking compartment there was a 
 drawing-room, which was set apart for the Committee, 
 and twenty-four comfortable seats for the team, with a 
 longitudinal passage down the middle of the car. Each 
 couple of seats was transformed into a sleeping berth 
 at nightfall, and by an ingenious arrangement a second 
 berth was worked down from what appeared during the 
 day as the solid and decorated roof of the train. The 
 lower berth being handiest, and commanding the window, 
 was generally preferred, but some \vere of opinion that in 
 occupying the upper berths they had certain advantages. 
 It may here be said that while railway travelling in 
 Canada and the States is on the whole comfortable, 
 it is not in advance of railway travelling in the 
 home country. The pace of the trains, generally 
 speaking, is certainly inuch slower than the ordinary pace 
 in the home country. Over a large portion of the 
 country this did not exceed what has lately been decided 
 to l^e the limit for motor cars in this country, namely 
 twenty miles. This is no doubt to be accounted for by 
 the fact that bridges are seldom or never seen along the 
 railway route, and the numerous level-crossings require 
 caution on the part of the trains. The accommodation 
 given in the compartments for passengers' luggage is 
 much more limited than at home. On the other hand 
 the amount of luggage, or "baggage" as it is usually called 
 out there, allowed to each passenger (150 lbs.) is more 
 liberal than with us. What is called the "check system" 
 is, however, a great improvement on anything we have. 
 On his arrival at the station the passenger has simply to 
 show his railway ticket and hand over his impedimenta 
 to the baggage master, who then fastens a small tag to 
 each article, and gives the passenger a similar check with 
 
IN ACADIA: AT HALIFAX 
 
 117 
 
 a corresponding number. The Eailway Company tlien 
 becomes responsible for the luggage, and holds it till 
 reclaimed at the passenger's destination by the presenta- 
 tion of the duplicate check. A transfer agent generally 
 boards the cars on their arrival at each station, who 
 undertakes the delivery of the luggage, takes over the 
 checks from the passenger, and gives receipts for these. 
 The charge for this is usually twenty -five cents per 
 
 SLEEPING CAR. 
 
 package, and this agent, or the hotel porter who may act 
 the same part, sees that the package is delivered at the 
 hotel. Baggage is also sent to the railway station from 
 the hotel in the same way. The drawback to this sys- 
 tem, as the team found on many occasions, is that the 
 bagcfao-e has usually to be readv to be called for a 
 considerable time before the traveller himself requires to 
 start, and sometimes considerable delay takes place in 
 its delivery. On more than one occasion the members 
 of the team found that on arrival late at night or early 
 in the morning they had to go to bed for any sleep or rest 
 
118 
 
 CUPtLIXG TOUE 
 
 that was possible, without such comforts as were stowed 
 away in their truuks. The attendants on the various cars 
 were found to be mostly " darkies," but in every case, so 
 far as the team's experience went, they were extremely 
 civil and obliging. While the Scottish curlers had their 
 Pullman to themselves it was rather curious to note, as a 
 feature of the Canadian and American railway system, 
 that there were no special sleeping-cars for ladies, which 
 
 IFF AND A WAV ON THE BIG KaH.WAV. 
 
 is surely a defect. As there are generally no raised 
 platforms at the stations the passenger ascends the car by 
 the aid of a small flight of steps. It was here for the 
 first time that our good Secretary Husband, in stentorian 
 tones shouted out, " All aboard," that cry with which we 
 were to become so familiar before the tour was finished. 
 So from Halifax, amid the cheers of our numerous 
 friends, and with a delightful sense of the kindness we had 
 received there and were likely to receive throughout the 
 Dominion, we were "off and away on the big railway," 
 our next destination being St. John, New Pirunswick. 
 
OHAPTEE IV 
 
 IN ACADIA : ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK 
 
 This is the forest primeval. Tlie niurnuiriiig jtiiies and the hemlocks, 
 Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight. 
 Stand like Druids of old, with voices sad and prophetic, 
 Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. 
 Loud from its rocky caverns, the deep-voiced neighbouring ocean 
 Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers the w-ail of the forest. 
 
 Still stands the forest primeval ; but under the shade of its branches 
 
 Dwells another race, with other customs and language. 
 
 Only along the shore of the mournful and misty Atlantic 
 
 Linger a few' Acadian peasants, whose fathers from exile 
 
 Wandered back to their native land to die in its bosom. 
 
 In the fisherman's cot the wheel and the loom are still busy ; 
 
 3Iaidens still wear their Norman caps and their kirtles of homespun. 
 
 And by the evening fire repeat Evangeline's story. 
 
 While from its rocky caverns the deep-voiced, neighbouring ocean 
 
 Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest. 
 
 Longfellow. 
 
 When it was known that tlie Scottish team was about 
 to come out to Canada there were numerous claimants 
 among the various clubs of New Brunswick for a visit. 
 In name of the St. John clubs the following cordial 
 invitation was sent to head([uarters : — 
 
 November 24, 1902. 
 
 Dear Sir — I venture to write yon in your capacity as Sec- 
 retary to the curlers wlio are to come to Canada this winter. The 
 Halifax CnrKng Club has informed us that you will iir all jirob- 
 ability arrive in Halifax about the 26th or 27t]i of December, and 
 
 119 
 
120 
 
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 after reiiiaiuing with them for four days, will then come to make 
 lis a visit of two days. 
 
 Now it goes without saying that the curlers of this city are 
 
 delighted beyond measure at this 
 determination on your part, and I 
 can assure you a warm welcome in 
 the Winter-Port City of Canada. 
 
 We have three clubs in the 
 city : the St. Andrew's — the parent 
 Clul) — founded in 1856, the 
 Thistle established in 1874, and 
 the Carleton Club about 1900. 
 
 I am sj^eaking for the three 
 cliiljs when I state that it would 
 afford a great deal of pleasure if 
 you could arrange to play them all 
 while here. 
 
 The news of your coming has 
 aroiLsed in the ciirlei-s of the whole 
 province of New Brunswick the 
 liveliest anticipations of friendly 
 contests with your players, and 
 the Fredericton Club, the Moncton 
 Club, and the St. Stephen Club will all come to the city on the 
 occasion of your visit, and if jjossible will engage with you in the 
 roarin' game. 
 
 I may add that Fredericton, the capital of the province, is the 
 home of keen players, and is distant about sixty -five miles from 
 this city. Moncton, where the head offices of the Inter-Colonial 
 Railway are situated, is about ninety miles away, while St. Stephen 
 is on the border line between Canada and the United States ; and is 
 distant about one hundred and twenty miles from here. 
 
 If there is any information that I can give you in any way 
 touching your visit, or otherwise, I shall be glad if you will 
 command me. — -FaithfuUv yours. 
 
 I'.tittv Off l^oittiuiU'i^ fit. John 
 
 CLARENCE FERGUSON. 
 
 Secretary .St. Andrew's Club. 
 
 Clarence H. Fergu.sok, 
 Barnhill Building, Princess Street, St. John. 
 Secretary, St. Andrew's Curling Club. 
 
 A. Davidson Smith, Esq. 
 
IN ACADIA: ST. JOHN, NEW BEUNSWICK 121 
 
 At Moncton, where the head offices of the Intenia- 
 tiuiial IJailway are 
 situatt'd, the local 
 club had just had a 
 handsome rink con- 
 structed, and an 
 earnest wish was 
 expressed that the 
 team should make 
 its visit memorable 
 by opening the 
 rink. It was how- 
 ever decided to 
 keep to the original 
 programme, and 
 to make St. John 
 the centre where 
 other clubs might 
 l)e asked to meet 
 the Scotsmen. 
 The scenery in the 
 early part of the 
 journey from Hali- 
 fax to St. John is 
 very picturesque, 
 but as the journey 
 goes forward it be- 
 comes very mono- 
 tonous, with com- 
 monplace hay 
 barns, primitive 
 looking farm-stead- 
 ings, scraggy fences, and those numerous "dikes" which 
 are built to protect the soil from the tide which comes far 
 
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122 CUELING TOUK 
 
 up the province, and which had, as we travelled along, 
 covered the banks of tlie river Petit Godiac with great 
 ice boulders, piled up in beautiful confusion. Un- 
 intei'csting as the country might appear we could 
 not forget that the American poet, Longfellow, had 
 made the Annapolis district to our left the scene of his 
 beautiful romance of " Evangeline," and that even the 
 mud-fences that we passed had come under notice in his 
 classical hexameters as 
 
 Dikes, that the hands of the farmers had raised with labour 
 
 incessant, 
 Shut out the turbulent tides ; but at stated seasons the floodgates 
 Opened, and welcomed the sea to wander at will o'er the meadows. 
 
 As for the "forest primeval" we believe it is as little in 
 evidence in Annapolis, as it is on the route from Halifax 
 to St. John. It is mainly " scrub." Fortunately for 
 Canada the history of the country has not been 
 marred by religious wars in which blood has been 
 shed in the name of the Prince of Peace, and hatred 
 roused instead of brotherhood. But the old controversy 
 for possession between the fleur de lys of France and the 
 " red cross " of England led to many a stirring strife, 
 while the American Revolution and the consequent 
 removal to Canada of the United Loyalists had an im- 
 portant influence in determining the future of the 
 Dominion which can never be forgotten. 
 
 Longfellow's romance is founded on the expatriation 
 of the French people by the English troops under Colonel 
 Winslow in 1755. With poetic licence he overlooks the 
 fact that this was necessary because the French settlers 
 would not take the oath of allegiance, and were found 
 to be siding against Great Britain when France was 
 pursuing an aggressive policy against the British Colonies 
 of North America. We could not find in all the records 
 
IN ACADIA: ST. JOHN, NEW BRITNSWICK 123 
 
 of the long struggle tluit any valid et»niplaint could ever 
 be made against our hon^e country for harshness or 
 cruelty either toward the French settlers or the Indians, 
 who at times were also found in rebellion. So we listened 
 to the " Tale of Love in Acadie, home of the happy, still 
 sung l)y the pines of the forest," without any reflection 
 on the latherland. On the other hand, when we came to 
 consider the case of our brethren who, after the breaking 
 out of the American War of Independence, had to leave 
 their old homes and come over to Nova Scotia, New Bruns- 
 wick, and Ontario, their property being confiscated, after 
 much suffering, their only crime being loyalty to king 
 and country, we felt proud of these men and women, and 
 recognised how much their patriotism and principles had 
 to do with the making of Canada. It w^as forcibly 
 brought home to us, as we visited St. John and other 
 places, that to the noble devotion of these expatriated 
 loyalists we owe g'i'eatly the present spirit of independence 
 so characteristic of the Canadians, and that devotion to 
 the old country which is so deep-seated in their hearts. 
 
 At a good many places where our train stopped we 
 had complimentary visits paid to us by curlers who had 
 travelled long distances to see the Scotsmen and shake 
 their hands, all at the same time expressing regret that 
 we could not come to them. At Moncton we witnessed 
 the curious phenomenon of the "bore" of 5 feet where the 
 Petit Codiac flows into the Bay of Fuudy, and the tide, 
 when ascending its estuary, conies up in the form of a 
 bore or wave from 4 to 6 feet high, the difference between 
 higli and low tide being here so much as 30 feet. Dur- 
 ing our stoppage at Moncton a deputation of the local 
 curlers boarded the train to give us a hearty welcome, and 
 expressed their regret, as we did ours, that we could not 
 break our journey and liave a game on their new rink. 
 
124 CUELING TOUR 
 
 Address from Chignecto Club 
 
 At Amherst, from which an invitation to play had 
 been sent to the Royal Club before we started, a 
 deputation also came on board and handed to the 
 Captain of the team an address to which on the platform 
 he made a suitable reply. The address was as follows : — 
 
 Rev. John Kerr, M.A, F.R.S.E., 
 
 Captain " Royal Caledonian Club " of Scotland. 
 
 Rev. and Dear Sir — -We, representing the "Chignecto 
 'Curling Club " of Amherst, Nova Scotia, cannot allow 
 you and our brother curlers from " Across the Sea " to 
 " draw past our Tee " without extending our hearty 
 welcome to Canada, and expressing our regrets that time 
 does not permit your acceptance of our hospitality, and 
 enable us to have the pleasure of becoming personally 
 acquainted with each representative of your Club. 
 
 In extending to you our warm fraternal greetings, 
 we know we voice the sentiments of " New Scotia towards 
 Old Scotia " when we express the hope that your visit 
 may strengthen the " tie that binds " us to the land that . 
 not only gives us the " roaring game," but so many of 
 our forbears as well. 
 
 We heard with much regret that one of your number 
 had been disabled on the way out, and in extending our 
 sympathy we venture to hope that this will prove the 
 first and only mishap of the tour. 
 
 Anticipating for you a royal welcome in the " West," 
 
 we remain, on the part of the Chignecto Curling Club> 
 
 Yours fraternally, _. ^ _, -r. . , 
 
 "^ R. C. Fuller, President, 
 
 James Moffat, Vice-President, 
 
 Alex. Bonnyman Pitt, Secretary. 
 
IN ACADIA: ST. JOHN, NEW BEUNSWICK 125 
 
 When tht» Tiicifie Express steamed into St. John 
 station, or depot as it is there termed, the train was 
 besieged hj curlers. Indeed, before the team had reached 
 St. John, Messrs. A. Macaulay and E. A. Courtenay 
 of the Thistle Club, and Dr. J. M. Magee and John 
 Tillotson of the St. Andrew's Club met the party 
 some miles up the line ; while Mr. Keltie-Jones, Presi- 
 dent of the St. Andrew's Club, had gone all the way to 
 
 R. KELTIE-JONES, 
 
 President St. Andrew's Club, St. .lolm. 
 
 /•Iiufo l>ji vlimn, St. John. 
 
 JAMES M. MAGEE. 
 Vice-Pres. St, Andrew's Club, St. .lohn. 
 
 Halifax to meet them and accompany them. An enthu- 
 siastic welcome was given to the Scotsmen as they 
 emerged from the car, while the way out from the station 
 was lined by members of the St. Andrew's Society, who 
 raised their hats and cheered as the procession passed 
 out. The visitors were escorted in cabs to the Eoyal 
 Hotel, where they were the guests of the local clubs, and 
 of the Legislature, which had voted $350 towards defray- 
 ing the expenses of their entertainment. As usual in 
 
126 CUKLING TOUR 
 
 the hall of the hotel, one after another came forward 
 inquiring for friends and relatives in the old country, 
 and the Captain had a busy time in directing inquirers 
 to such members of the team as might give them 
 information, as representatives of the districts from 
 which the inquirers hailed. After dinner the curlers 
 were driven to the St. Andrew's Rink, where a smoking- 
 concert was held, as the ice was not in sufficientl}^ good 
 order lor play. A few ends in the way of practice were, 
 however, enjoyed before the "smoker" began, by a rink of 
 St. Andrew's players and one of the visitors. 
 
 The St. Andrew's Curling Club of St. John, New 
 Brunswick, was established during the winters of 1855- 
 1856. Some of its earliest members were W. C. Watson, 
 James and Robert Milligan, William Girvan, James 
 Walker, Robert and Alexander Jardine, James Mac- 
 Farlane, Andrew Scott, Robert Cruikshank, Thomas M. 
 Reed, Daniel Stewart, Dr. Boyd, etc. At its start the 
 club owned but six pairs of curling-stones, presented to 
 it by the 72nd Highlanders. Its first annual meeting 
 was held on November 6, 1856, and it has enjoyed a 
 prosperous career of almost fifty years. The first match 
 with an outside club was played at Fredericton on 
 February 26, 1857, and from that time down St. 
 Andrew's has been noted for its record of outside 
 matches. It has played every club in the Province, 
 and most of those in Nova Scotia. Besides the local 
 matches, each year the club visits and plays in about 
 every city and town in the Province. It owns a splendid 
 rink situated right in the heart of the city, and its 
 membership keeps at about the same mark — 100 
 members. 
 
 Mr. Keltie-Jones occupied the chair at the smoker, 
 and extended a hearty welcome to tlie brethren from 
 
IN ACADIA: ST. JOHN, NEW P.TUNSWICK 127 
 
 Scotland, expressing the wish that their stay in St. 
 John and their whole trip might be a pleasant one. 
 He said that their visit was regarded with the greatest 
 interest over all Canada. Mayor White also spoke, and 
 said, "We don't look iipt)n you as strangers, for many 
 citizens of St. John are either Scotch or of Scotch 
 descent. The Governor -General of Canada is Scotch, 
 and so are many others holding a high office in the 
 Dominion. We look on you as brothers." His Worship 
 then presented to each member of the team, on behalf 
 of their hosts, a souvenir in the shape of a pin with the 
 city coat-of-arms thereon, and the skips of the various 
 rinks were presented with a silver St. Andrew's Cross. 
 The Secretary, Air. Husband, in thanking the St. John 
 curlers for the souvenirs, said that since they had landed 
 on Canadian shores they had been quite overcome with 
 kindness. They had been told before leaving Edinburgh, 
 by those who professed to be judges, that they would not 
 win a single game, but so far as they had gone they bad 
 fared very well — much better, in fact, than they had ever 
 expected. Mr. J. A. Sinclair, President of the Thistle Club, 
 on behalf of the Eev. Dr. Eraser, extended an invitation 
 to the visitors to attend St. Stephen's Church on Sunday 
 mornino;, and the Chairman extended a similar invitation 
 for St. Andrew's Church in the evening. On behalf of 
 the Hampton Cluli, Mr. Ealph Marsh extended a welcome 
 to the visitors, and finished up with an excellent song. 
 Dr. Thomas Walker, as President of St. George's Society, 
 also spoke some words of welcome. Provost Ballantyne, 
 Mr. Prain, and Dr. Kirk were among the speakers of 
 the evening, and among those who contributed songs 
 and recitations were Messrs. E. S. Pitchie, Gordon, 
 Bowman, Harvey, Watson, Smith, Malcolm, and Stewart. 
 On the Sunday the Captain of the team conducted the 
 
128 CUELING TOUE 
 
 service in St. Stephen's church in the forenoon, when 
 there was a good attendance of the team. In the course of 
 the service, according to the custom at home, he included 
 in his intercessory prayer the Mayor and the Corporation 
 of St. John, and was much surprised to be told afterwards 
 that this was the first time that such a thing had ever 
 been done in the city. It is evident out there that the 
 clergy consider their Mayors and corporations as past 
 praying for, or that they have no faith in the efficacy of 
 their supplications for the good of the community. In 
 preaching from the text Isaiah xxxiii. 17, "Thine eyes 
 shall see the King in his beauty ; they shall behold a far 
 stretching land," and in commenting on the momentous 
 events of the past few years, the preacher drew atten- 
 tion to the share that this far-stretcliing Dominion had 
 taken in sending troops out to South Africa to defend 
 the Empire. With the regular soldiers of Scotland her 
 volunteers had fought against the common foe, and, in 
 the same spirit, Canadian volunteers and regulars had 
 fought side by side. He had seen representatives of 
 these, who came over to attend the Coronation of King 
 Edward, and they were a fine body of men. They did 
 not see that coronation in June when they expected to do 
 so, and behold His Majesty in all the magnificence and 
 pomp of the coronation; but wdien our Monarch lay stricken 
 on his sick-bed there was visible in our King a far greater 
 beauty than coidd he found in the might and pageantry 
 of the coronation — for then the head of the greatest 
 realm the world had ever known, while battling for his 
 life, was most concerned, not for himself, but for the 
 millions of his loyal subjects to whom the Corona- 
 tion's postponement came in the nature of a disap- 
 pointment, and they found him in humility acknowledg- 
 ing fealty to the King of kings. The humanity and love 
 
IX ACADIA: ST. JOHN, NEW BKUNSWICK 129 
 
 (if Kill"' Kdwanl was also referreil to bv tlie preacher in 
 connection with the King's visit to Scotland. Shortly 
 after His Maji -sty's recovery a young Scotsman, who had 
 served him faithfully, fell ill and lay in his mother's cottage 
 near Balmoral. The King on learning this hastened to 
 the sufferer's bedside, and after making minute in(iuiries 
 about the case, he sent one of his own nurses to attend 
 upon the invalid. Similar acts of gracious ministrations 
 had marked the King's whole life, and when at last his 
 eyes closed upon the affairs of this earth, he would 
 behold a far -stretching land, greater indeed than the 
 Empire of which he was the beloved head, on which the 
 sun never sets. The visit of the Scots curlers, he .said, 
 was not solely for having competitions at their favourite 
 pastime, but to cultivate good fellowship between the 
 old country and the new. Their receptions had surprised 
 them. Enthusiastic welcomes had been accorded them 
 in Halifax and St. John, and when they left he hoped it 
 would be found that this interchange of social fellowship 
 and kindly feeling would not only work advantageously in 
 a national sense, but advance the far-stretching Kingdom 
 of their (greatest King at the same time. There was a 
 crowded attendance at St. Andrew's Church when the 
 Captain of the team officiated in the evening, many 
 being unable to find seats. The pastor of the church, 
 the Eev. L. E. M'Neill, in a few words of welcome said 
 the pulpit Mr. Kerr occupied that night had been 
 occupied by Dr. Norman Macleod in 1845, and in 
 former days this old Scotch Kirk of St. Andrew's had 
 been honoured by the ministrations of Burns, Wilson, 
 Donald, and other distinguished Scottish divines. The 
 preacher took for his text St. John xv. 15, "Hence- 
 forth I call you not servants ; for the servant knoweth 
 not what his lord doeth : but T have called you friends : 
 
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130 CUELING TOUE 
 
 for all things that I liave heard of my Father I have 
 made known unto you." 
 
 The weather was so open on the Monday that 
 we had actually arranged to play a golf match on 
 the Tuesday, as there was a good nine- hole course at 
 St. John. In our team were included a good many 
 who were quite as efficient at golf as at curling. The 
 present lady champion golfer of Canada, Miss Mabel 
 Thomson, lives at St. John, and it was arranged that 
 she should play against the youngest member of our 
 team and our best golfer, Mr. Bentley Murray ; but keen 
 frost setting in on the Monday night the suggested golf 
 match had to stand aside for the curling matches that 
 had been arranged for the Tuesday. 
 
 On the Monday a match was played against the 
 Thistle Club, two rinks a side, when the scores were : 
 Scotland, 28 ; Thistle, 15. The ice was not in the 
 best of condition, and as a good many of the Scottish 
 curlers were not engaged in play they took occasion to 
 visit some of the sights of the city. Ever since the 
 memorable tire of 1877, which devastated nine miles of 
 streets and caused a loss of between twenty and thirty 
 millions of dollars, the fair city which takes its name 
 from the Baptist, like the river which is the source of 
 its prosperity, has been growing in beauty and import- 
 ance. And though the romantic tokens of French 
 rule and Acadian simplicity were destroyed, the fire, as 
 in many other cases, was a godsend to the city ; for the 
 new buildings now to be seen there are a great improve- 
 ment on the old, and the population of St. John is now 
 something like 45,000. The town, like most others in 
 the province of New Brunswick, has a considerable 
 Scottish element, and the proverbial clannishness leads 
 to the combining together of all those who are of 
 
IX ACADIA: ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWK K l.'U 
 
 Scottish birth or descent, so that they are " weel ac(juent " 
 with each other. It is needless to say that the appear- 
 ance of the 
 Scottish team 
 was regarded 
 with the great- 
 est interest by 
 the inhabitants 
 of the noble 
 rock- founda- 
 tioned Cana- 
 dian city, by 
 which " the 
 Khine of Amer- 
 ica," with its 
 wonderful re- 
 versible catar- 
 act, pom-s its 
 angry waters 
 into the Bay 
 ofFimdy. This 
 cataract, which 
 is one of the 
 wonders of the 
 world, was of 
 course a great 
 centre of at- 
 traction to the 
 team. It is 
 caused by the 
 river St. John, 
 which rises in 
 Maine and flows 450 miles, draining an area of some 
 17,000,000 acres, discharging itself in the harbour 
 
132 
 
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 in the Bay of Fuudy through a rocky chasm, which 
 is a little over 500 feet wide. At high tide the 
 
 sea has a descent of 
 something like 15 feet 
 into the river, and at 
 low tide the river has 
 a like fall into the sea. 
 It is only at half tide 
 or slack water that 
 this part of the river 
 can be navigated witli 
 safety ; and from the 
 suspension bridge, 70 
 feet above high tide, 
 with its grand span of 
 640 feet, a good many 
 members of the team 
 watched with excite- 
 ment the various at- 
 tempts of the boats 
 to pass through, some 
 of them being only 
 successful after they had made as many tries as the 
 famous spider which in the darkest hours of King 
 Robert's history determined the fate of Scotland. Across 
 the river are the great Lumber Mills of Messrs. 
 Gushing, which with their wonderful machinery for the 
 dressing of the logs brought down the river, were of 
 the greatest interest to the visitors. Not the least 
 interesting part of the process witnessed at these mills 
 was the capture of a log from the water by a native, 
 who showed great agility at his work. He got immersed 
 in the process, but some suggested that this was all part 
 of the play, for it made him the subject of a handsome 
 
 riiDto bil Dr. Kirk. 
 
 LUMBER MILL WITH TIMBEll CUUTE, ST. JOHN 
 
IN ACADIA: ST. -lOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK 133 
 
 donation iVoni the visitors. The process of converting 
 spruce-logs into pulp was also seen to advantage in the 
 same establishment, and a specimen of the dry pulp was 
 handed as a souvenir 
 to each of the visitors. 
 
 St. John Banquet 
 
 On the evening of 
 Monday there was a 
 brilliant l)anquet in 
 honour of the visitors 
 in the large dining-hall 
 of the Royal Hotel, 
 which was tastefully 
 decorated for the occa- 
 sion with flags and 
 bunting. Mr. J. D. 
 Chipman occupied the 
 chair. On his right 
 was the Captain of the 
 Scottish team and on 
 his left Mayor White 
 of St. John. Mr. E. 
 
 Keltie-Jones, President of the St. Andrew's Club, was 
 vice-chairman. Letters of apology were read from 
 Lieutenant-Governor C. H. Labbilois and Attorney-General 
 Pugsley, who were not able to attend. Among others 
 present, besides the members of the Scottish team, were — 
 
 Premier Tweedie, Mayor White, Hon. A. T. Dunn, C. N. 
 Skinner, J. D. Hazen, M.P., Hon. A. M'Keown, Hon. G. F. 
 Hill, Hon. J. V. Ellis, HO Read, P. A. Clark, Prank Eankine, 
 A. P. Burnliill, C. B. Allan, F. C. Beatly, H. C. Putter, F. S. 
 White, P. W. Thomson, A. Watson, A. Mungall, E. A. Schofield, 
 D. Cameron, ('. W. Bell, X. E. Fowler, W. E. Foster, M. F. :\rooney. 
 
 I.UJIBER MAX ON LOO, ST. JOHX. 
 
134 CUELINa TOUE 
 
 H. S. Wright, C. T. Xevins, W. T. White, C. L. Warwick, W. J. S. 
 Myles, D. J. Bruce, H. B. Eobinson, A. Cameron, F. A. Jones, A. 
 H. Campbell, Thomas Campl»ell, Thomas Hay, R. Orchard, W. H. 
 Harrison, J. Montgomery, W. P. Robinson, R. H. Smith, A. W. 
 Sharp, D. M'Clelland, D.^R. Willet, G. R. Kennelly, H. P. Marquis, 
 
 A. Malcolm, E. H. Flewelling, J. W. Cameron, X. H. Murchie, W. 
 J. Draper, C. H. M'Donald, J. W. Holly, E. E. Burpee, F. Miles, 
 J. H. Pullen, J. Chesley, F. Watson, j/f. Shaw, X. Mungall, E. ]>. 
 Rising, G. U. Hay, Dr. MacLaren, W. M. Rivei-s, A. B.^HoUy, J. 
 H. Thomson, A. Macaulay, R. E. Courtney, J. A. Sinclair, Dr. 
 INIagee, G. M. Wilson, A. 0. Skinner, J. E." Wilson, E. E. Shaw, 
 Dr. ])ay, Wm. Sproule, J. E. Eraser, J. S. Gregory, W. A. Shaw, 
 J. R. Warner, T. P. Pugsley, C. M'L. Troop, James Scott, N. H. 
 Shary, F. L. Harrison, A. E. Wilson, Dr. Macaulay, G. H. V. 
 Belvea, C. A. Lindon, G. F. Fisher, R. Brownell, John Black, John 
 White, E. R. Taylor, F. S. Murdock, R. S. Ritchie, W. S. Fishei-, 
 G. A. Kimball, Percy Wetmore, T. E. G. Armstrong, R. M. Magee, 
 
 B. M. Colwell, J. R. Ferguson, J. U. Thomas, A. G. Blair, jun., 
 R. Randolph, W. S. Barker, J. E. Ganong, J. H. Tillotson, W. C. 
 Purvis, C. S. Robertson, T. M. Stewart, E. M. Murray, J. K. Brean, 
 E. R. Vickery, W. B. Snowball. 
 
 The menu card was in the shape of a curling-stone 
 with coat-of-arms. Page 2 showed a harbour view of 
 St. John, and the obverse contained the following- 
 verses : — 
 
 Nae game can mak' your blood run quick 
 As when ye draw a j)ort or wick, 
 Or run the winner out, and stick 
 
 Upon the tee, that's Curlin'. 
 
 Oh, hapless wretch who ne'er has known 
 
 The music o' the curlin' stone ; 
 
 To heavenly songs ye'll no be prone. 
 
 That's what ye'll lose, no Curlin'. 
 
 Then came the following menu : — 
 
 "Tak' time an' mak' siue o' it." Lettuce. Salted Almouds. 
 
 Oysters on the Shell. Chicken Halibut aux Garottes. 
 Sliced Lemou. Queen Olives. Creamed Potatoes. 
 
 Scotch Broth. Macaroni au Gratin. 
 
IN ACADIA: ST. JOHN, NKW I'.UrNSWK'K 1:55 
 
 Piiifapplo Flitters, I'oit AVino Saucu. 
 Boiled Sugar-Cured Ham, Sautc a la 
 
 Essence. 
 
 Boiled Lpg of JNIutton, Caper Sauce. 
 
 Roast Turkey, Cranberry Jellj*. 
 
 Roast Loin of Beef au Jus. 
 
 Lobster Salad. Radishes. 
 
 Roast Orouse, Dressed and Larded. 
 
 Roast J^ed Deer, Black Currant Jelly. 
 
 Mashed Potatoes. French Green Peas. 
 
 Celery and Cheese. 
 
 Plum Pudding, ]'>randy Sauce. 
 
 Snow i'udding, Soft Custard. 
 
 Apple Pie. Lemon Pie. Madeira Jelly. 
 
 Maraschino Cream. Strawberry 
 
 Ice Cream. 
 
 Apples. Oranges. Malaga Grapes. 
 
 Nuts. IJaisins. Confectionery. 
 
 Coffee. 
 
 Sauterne. Port. Claret. .Sherry, etc. 
 
 •' Man, that's Curlin' I 
 
 Noo, gie's a sang." 
 
 A. WATSON. 
 St. Andrew's Club, St. John. 
 
 The obverse showed a picture of the falls, and on the 
 last i)age was the Eoyal Hotel coat-of-arms. 
 
 Mr. Chipman having in a neat and patriotic speech 
 proposed the toast of " His Majesty the King," Mr. W. S. 
 Fisher then proposed the toast of " His Honour the 
 Lieatt'uant- Governor and the memljers of the Local 
 Legislature." He welcomed the visitors to " our country, 
 so full of resources, and hoped that they felt at home 
 since arriving in the city, and that they would be favour- 
 ably impressed with the country as they extended their 
 tour. He was sorry that the Lieutenant-Governor and 
 some other members of the Government were not al)le 
 to l>e present as they had intended." The Hon. H. A. 
 M'Keown said that as one of the advisers of the Govern- 
 ment he extended a cordial welcome to the distinguished 
 visitors from across the water. Knowing tlie industry 
 
136 CUELING TOUE 
 
 and ingenuity of the Scottish people the members of the 
 Gov'ernment were pleased to meet so important a repre- 
 sentation of that country. He hoped that in their tour 
 through Canada they would all be favoural)ly impressed, 
 and take away kindly feelings toward the people they 
 might meet. Tlie Hon. A. T. Dunn and the Hon. Mr. 
 Hill having also spoken words of welcome from the 
 Government, the Hon. J. T. Hazen said there might be 
 differences of opinion among them as regards the way 
 in which the country should be governed, but no matter 
 what the political opinions were of those present, they 
 all joined in extending a most hearty welcome to the 
 Scottish curlers. The toast of " The Eoyal Caledonian 
 Curling Club " was proposed by Mr. Andrew Malcolm, 
 who coupled therewith the names of the Captain of the 
 Scottish team, and of the Secretary, Mr. Husband. The 
 Captain responded, saying that he was there that niglit 
 to convey to them a message from their mother-club. 
 Scotland w^as the home of curling, although some people 
 tried to bestow that honour upon Holland. He spoke of 
 the loyalty of Scotland, and also of the loyalty of their 
 brethren in Canada, wlio had so recently fought and died 
 in South Africa to ujjhold the honour of Britain's flag. 
 The Canadian soldiers had proved themselves to be 
 worthy of the old country, and of the Dominion. He 
 fait pleased indeed with the hearty handshakings they 
 had received since coming into the colony, and he felt 
 assured that the reception accorded to them would long 
 live in their memories. He hoped tliat there would be 
 more rejjresentatives sent from Canada to Scotland to be 
 present at the annual meeting of the Eoyal Club, and lie 
 was sure that if the old Maritime Province was revived, 
 and the brethren in that district came into closer 
 relations with the Eoyal Club, a cup would be offered for 
 
IN ACADIA: ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK 137 
 
 competition as had l»oeii done to the Caiiaihaii hrancli. 
 The Chaiiinan ])i'0])osed the t(»ast of "Tlie Imperial Forces," 
 coupling with it the names of Majors IJertrani and Scott 
 Davidson and Captain Simi)Son, which the guests all drank 
 heartily and then sang " llulo P.ritannia." Major Bertram, 
 in reply, said that during his service in South Africa he 
 met with several Canadian oflicers and soldiers, and found 
 them to he military men worthy of the highest praise. 
 He spoke in particularly amusing terms of the Canadian 
 soldier's inclination to cut down trees. Major Scott 
 Davidson said he was in fixvour of the young men of every 
 country receiving a certain degree of military training. 
 Captain Simpson said that he was in South Africa one year 
 during the war, and was a witness to the valour exhihited 
 by Canadians in that country, which was now a matter of 
 history. The Hon. Senator Ellis, in proposing the toast 
 of " The City of St. John," said he was exceedingly glad 
 to be present, and to help to welcome the visiting curlers 
 from the mother-country. Among the United Empire 
 Loyalists who founded that city there were a good many 
 Scotsmen, who contributed in a large measure to the 
 expansion and welfare of the country. The second Mayor 
 of St. John was a Scotsman. He did what no other 
 Mayor since has been able to do. He held on to the 
 Mayorship twenty -one years, and what was more — he 
 received a pension. Mayor White was the next speaker. 
 He regretted that he was neither a Scotsman nor a 
 curler. He thanked the curlers of St. John for inviting 
 him to attend, and for the enthusiastic manner in which 
 the l)anquet had been carried on. It was a pleasure to 
 be present when the curlers of the city were doing honour 
 to themselves by honouring their guests from Scotland. 
 He was pleased to meet with the Rev. Mr. Kerr, who 
 had introduced an iimovation in his Cliurch services the 
 
138 CUELING TOUR 
 
 day before by praying for the Mayor and Corporation. 
 He might state that that prayer had already had good 
 results, for a resolution had been passed Ijy the Corpora- 
 tion that da}' that the salaries of the Aldermen should 
 Ije increased. He believed that no nationality made so 
 much for tlie progress and greatness of Canada as did the 
 Scots. They were this evening in a maritime city of 
 the loyalists, the gateway of Canada. Although its 
 history was short compared with that of English and 
 Scottish cities, yet it was one full of progress and prosperity. 
 The city of St. John was the Winter Court of Canada, 
 as Montreal was the summer court, and it had made rapid 
 progress witliin the last few years. He hoped that the 
 visitors had enjoyed themselves, and that they would 
 return favouraldy impressed with Canada. The Hon. 
 C. X. Skinner said that St. John had four great immigra- 
 tions — first that of the loyalists by which we received a 
 great imperial impulse, then came the immigration of the 
 Scots, then that of the Irishmen, and lastly that of our- 
 selves. The banquet of that evening, he said, was a New 
 Brunswick banquet, and it was with joy that the people of 
 St. John took part in it to welcome the Scottish curlers. 
 Mr. J. 1). Hazen in proposing the toast " Our Guests," 
 expressed himself as being much in accord with the idea 
 of Xew Brunswick Curling Clubs being more closely 
 associated with the Eoyal Caledonian Curling Club. 
 Continuing, he said that Canada was proud to welcome 
 the representatives of a nation whose soldiers were' 
 known tlie world over for their valour, and alongside 
 whom Canada's sons had fought on the South African 
 veldt with honour to themselves and to their country. 
 He hoped that the Scottish curlers on returning home 
 would imbue their countrymen who were seeking homes 
 in a foreign land, with the idea of settling in Canada. 
 
IX ACADIA: 8T. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK 139 
 
 At his request the bretlireu heartily ih-aiik the healtli of 
 their guests. Provost BaHautyne stated that he was 
 much impressed with the warmth of the reception 
 accorded to them, and with all that they had seen in 
 Canada. It was with much interest that he heard of 
 the Corporation having powers to increase the salaries 
 of their Aldermen, and on his return home he need not 
 sav that he would suggest this system at Peebles, though 
 he was doul:)tful as to what the result would be. He 
 hoped on some future occasion to visit the Dominion in 
 the summer season. Messrs. Prain, Hendersou, and 
 Provost Gordon delivered short, pithy speeches, and Mr. 
 John H. Thomson, who had been rather unmercifully 
 chaffed during the evening for his defeat at the hands 
 of a Scotsman during the day, gave an excellent song. 
 Mr. Ritchie gave with equal acceptance an English and 
 an Irish song, and several other gentlemen contributed 
 to the success of the meeting by songs and recitations. 
 Dr. Kirk, having thanked the curlers of St. John for 
 their hearty reception, then proposed the healtli of 
 Mr. Chipman, who so well performed the duties of 
 Chairman, and Mr. Chipman having made a suitable 
 reply, the company joined in singing " Auld Lang Syne " 
 and the National Anthem. 
 
 In his speech at the lianquet, the Captain remarked 
 that the soft weather in St. John which they had ex- 
 perienced up till now, was, no doubt, due to the number 
 of cats in the place ; for it was a well-known Sanquhar 
 story that an old and keen curler there, after watching 
 " baudrons " for some time as she was washing her face, 
 bringing her paw over her right ear (a sure sign of soft 
 weather), snatched the poor cat up from the hearth and 
 dashed her out at the door, saying, " Cxet oot, ye jade, an' no 
 sit there and mak' thow." When i\\e curlers came out from 
 
140 CUELIXd TO UK 
 
 the banquet the weather was so much improved, from a 
 curling point of view, that a good game was looked 
 forward to on the Tuesday with the various picked rinks 
 from the Province of New Brunswick. In these matches, 
 in which each club was represented by a single rink, the 
 visitors engaged several clubs at one time, this itself 
 being a considerable handicap. Provost Ballantyne of 
 Peebles was the only one wlio was able to hold his own, 
 
 and he succeeded in defeat- 
 ing the Carlton Pdnk by 15 
 shots to their 13. The St. 
 Stephen had rather a hollow 
 victory against the Edinburgh 
 skip, (Jousin, who liappened 
 to be off colour for the day, 
 while St. Andrew was 4 points 
 up against Bramwell's rink, 
 which has all round proved 
 the best in the team. Camp- 
 l»eltown was also victor by 
 14 to 7 over Mr. Prain's 
 rink, and thus, over the whole, 
 Scotland had the worst of it ; 
 l)ut 24 shots down on two 
 days' play, and that against picked rinks each fresh for 
 the encounter, while our team had continuous work on 
 hand, was, on the whole, fairly good, and up to this stage 
 the mother-country's representatives had no cause to be 
 ashamed of the way in wliich tliey had held their own. 
 The stay in St. John was all too short, for, besides their 
 play and feasting, the members had to meet kinsmen 
 irom all parts, and have talks with them of old days and 
 characters. While all was kindness on the part of the St. 
 John curlers, special praise is due to Mr. and Mrs. Keltic- 
 
IX ACADIA : ST. JOHX, NEW BEUNSWICK 141 
 
 Jones, who at their splendid mansion, where the Duke 
 and Duchess of York liad resided on their visit, enter- 
 tained members ol' the team in royal style. Mrs. Jones 
 took a special interest in the team, as slie is herself a 
 thorough Scot, being a daughter of Sir John Tsher, IJart. 
 of Xortou, Mid Lothian. 
 
 When they prepared to depart on Tuesday evening, 
 on their way to Quebec, a great crowd gathered at the 
 station. Short speeches of thanks and farewell were 
 made from the steps of the special saloon by the Captain 
 and Provost Ballantyne, and as the train steamed out 
 of the station the company raised vociferous cheers, and 
 sang in chorus, " Will ye no' come back again ? " 
 
 i 
 
 Photo bji Climo. St. Jolt). 
 
 C. A. KIMBALL. 
 rast-Presideiit St. Aiulrew'.s Club. 
 
 /'/iiitu hi/ /'. //. (irrfn, Sf. .Iiilin. 
 
 J. WHITK 
 
 St. Andrew's Club, St. Julm. 
 
CHAPTEE V 
 
 PKOVINCE OF QUEBEC : QUEBEC CITY 
 
 Here sailed Jacques Caitier bold, and great Chaniplain, 
 
 Here vigorous Frontenac with iron ruled : 
 
 Here fell two heroes ; one in victory 
 
 Scarce realised ; his rival iu defeat 
 
 Scarce known. Peace from their glorious graves has schooled 
 
 The ancient discord, till our minstrelsy 
 
 Sings growth united in war's vacant seat. 
 
 AlFKEU Tho1;uLI). 
 
 "When the programme of our torn- was drawn up, the 
 curlers of Toronto, one of the greatest of the Canadian 
 curling centres, forwarded a gentle remonstrance to head- 
 quarters that too much time was allotted to visiting 
 some places after the team had left " the gate of Canada," 
 Halifax ; but the Eoyal Club had to bear in mind that 
 she had a special duty to perform to what was 
 formerly called the Quebec Club, and is now known 
 as the Canadian branch of the club. At the other 
 great centres curlers had formed associations of their 
 own which, while looking to the mother- club' as their 
 guide, had their own government and stood by them- 
 selves, as the Manitoba branch and the Ontario branch 
 respectively, their business being entirely in the hands 
 of their own executive, to which their annual fees 
 were paid ; while the old Canadian branch, with some 
 twenty -five clubs in its connection, had kept in touch 
 
 142 
 
PEOVINCE OF QUEBEC: QUEBEC CITY 143 
 
 with the luother-clul) just as mucii as any ol' the home 
 provinces. Twelve days of the tour were theretV»re allotted 
 to Quebec, ^Montreal, aud Ottawa, the three chief veuues 
 of the curlers in the Canadian branch, and from their 
 experiences at these places even this allowance was too 
 short to do justice to the reception that was prepared 
 for the visitintr team. 
 
 L.\DIES CURLIN(; CI.UB CHALLENGE CUP. 
 
 Presented for Competition between the Montreal, 
 Quebec, and Lachine Ladies' Clubs. 
 
 QUEBEC AND ONTARIO CHALLENGE 
 CUP. 
 
 Curling in Quebec Province 
 
 •It is not certain at what time curling was introduced 
 into Canada from the old country, but Quebec seems to 
 have been the point from which the game, on being 
 brought from Scotland, started on its successful career. 
 We hear of curling going on there about the close of the 
 eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century, 
 but the first Transatlantic curling club was formed at 
 Montreal in January 1807 by some natives of North 
 Britain who wished to introduce the national pastime 
 — their favoured national game — on the St. Lawrence. 
 
144 CUELINCI TOUR 
 
 III that same year a game was actually played on the 
 river a little below the Port so late as April 11. The 
 membership of this club was limited to twenty, and 
 among the original rules were these : " The club shall 
 meet at Gillis's on Wednesday every fortnight at 4 o'clock, 
 to dine on salt beef and greens. The club dinner and 
 wine shall not exceed 7s. 6d. a head, and any member 
 infringing on this rule, under any pretext whatever, 
 shall be liable to a fine of four clubs. No member shall 
 ask a friend to dinner except the President and Vice- 
 President, who may ask two each. The losing party of 
 the day shall pay for the bowl of whisky-toddy to be 
 placed on the middle of the table for those who may 
 choose it." In recording the resolution passed in February 
 1820 that the club should dine at the beginning and the 
 end of winter, the Secretary adds : " AlB. This was adopted 
 when the Club had not met for more than six years, 
 partly occasioned by the war in which we were engaged 
 with the United States." At first the Montreal Club, 
 for want of proper granites, had but a feeble existence, 
 but irons of a rude description in shape something like 
 large tea-kettles, were adopted, and were found to suit 
 better. These weighed from 46 to 65 lbs. each, and 
 were the common property of the Club. At Quebec a 
 regular curling club was formed in the year 1821. We 
 find the two Canadian clubs engaged in their first tussle 
 at Three Elvers in 1835, when, as it happened, Montreal 
 had to pay the dinner. In regard to the use of wine 
 on the occasion, the Montreal Secretary wisely enters in 
 the Minute Book : " The Secretary has never seen such 
 a thing, and as this is the first, so he hopes it will be 
 the last time that ever he shall hear of champagne being 
 exhibited at a bonspiel dinner." Colonel Dyde, the 
 famous Canadian curler, in describing these early days. 
 
rHOVlNCE OF QUEBEC: QUEBEC CITY 145 
 
 Siiys llial the cause of this unusual ]>r()ceediug was " that 
 there was no good, not even tolerable, whisky to be had 
 in Three Elvers," and he goes on to say : " There were 
 twenty-six guests at the dinner, which was good and 
 substantial, and though we had no haggis, the deficiency 
 was in some degree supplied in roast turkeys, of which it 
 is said nine graced the board. Owing to the slender 
 means of the club, the eight Montrealers had to pay 
 £."> : 2 : 6 each as the cost of the meal, and about the 
 same sum for going and returning. An amusing scene 
 took place when the company separated just l)efore 
 starting at daylight. The wine bill being rather high, 
 some of the Montrealers objected, and as a convincing 
 proof that the host had charged too mucli, one of them 
 produced from his pocket the cork of every bottle that 
 had been emptied, and the number of corks and bottles 
 did not correspond ; but a little investigation showed that 
 several l>ottles had been consumed liy some of the guests 
 out of sight of the cork-keeper, and the Ijill was paid with- 
 out further parley." When the Grand Club was formed in 
 1838 the Canadian curlers, finding that in a few particulars 
 their rules of play differed from tliose adopted in Scotland, 
 at once threw all differences to the wind, and in a truly 
 patriotic spirit gave their allegiance to the mother-club. 
 
 The Montreal Thistle Club was formed in 1842. 
 For a good many years these three were the only clubs 
 on the Caledonian list ; but we hear of military clubs at 
 Quebec, the officers of the Dragoon Guards at Chandjley 
 and the officers of the 7 1st Eegiment having their respect- 
 ive clubs ill 1841, when they proposed to challenge 
 Montreal. A third club, the Caledonia, was formed at 
 Montreal in 1850. Kingston comes upon the scene in 
 1859, Ottawa in 1862, Belleville in 1867, and Arnprior 
 in 1868. Within the last thirty years many other clubs 
 
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146 
 
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 have been added, and we have now twenty-three chibs in 
 the province, all affiliated with the Eoyal Club. From the 
 
 first, district medals 
 have been awarded 
 there as they are at 
 home. The distance 
 between the competing 
 clubs is often, of course, 
 very great, but it is no 
 obstacle to thebonspiel. 
 Montreal thinks noth- 
 ing of going 200 miles 
 to play Quebec, and 
 cice versa. " Some of 
 the medals," says the 
 Secretary of the branch 
 in 1860, "cost the 
 winners £50, but they 
 are all highly prized." 
 In the course of 
 our tour, representa- 
 tives of the Canadian 
 Itranch caught us up 
 at Utica, whither they 
 had come to play the 
 curlers of the United 
 States their annual 
 match — another proof 
 that distance is no object when curling is concerned. 
 The most coveted trophy in the Canadian branch is the 
 handsome silver cup which was gifted by the mother- 
 club, the Eoyal Caledonian, in commemoration of the 
 Jubilee of the late beloved Queen Victoria, to he played 
 for annually by the clubs of the Canadian branch. After 
 
 ROYAL CALEDONIAN CUP. 
 (Victoria Jubilee Trophy.) 
 
PEOVmCE OF QUEBEC: QUEBEC CITY 147 
 
 their matclies tliey always have ;i " beef and greens " 
 feast, and the haggis and AthoU brose are not 
 forgotten. They toast the King, the Governor-General, 
 and then " Oor auld respectit Mither, the Eoyal 
 Caledonian Clul)." Never through all tlieir history 
 do we find the Canadian curlers, as they follow the 
 old game, fora-ettinff its old home, and the home of 
 their fathers. At the same time, in the spirit of true 
 brotherhood, they are ever found anxious to advance 
 the interest of those who belong to other countries 
 and nations in the health-giving and manly sport. Here 
 is a cutting from a Canadian paper which illustrates the 
 progress of curling among the non- Scottish, and its 
 unchanged attraction for the Scottish citizens of Quebec 
 so far back as 1854 : " The great event of the past week 
 was the monster curling-match. Scotsmen had challenged 
 all who came in from the south of the Tweed to beat 
 them at their national game. The challenge was in- 
 stantly responded to by the curlers of Quebec, or 
 ' Barbarians ' as they facetiously styled themselves, and 
 immense excitement ensued. Sir James Alexander, 
 A.D.C., acted as Mayor. The game commenced at 
 one o'clock, and continued with great zeal until half-past 
 fdur. The scene on the river was novel and interesting. 
 Hosts of ladies and gentlemen and many gay ecpaipages 
 surrounded the rinks. Bursts of merriment, snatches of 
 broad Scots, cries of ' Soop him, soop him,' resounded on 
 all sides. Curling-stones with red or blue ribbons came 
 gliding towards the tee, now" quietly, anon with thunder- 
 ing force, as the skips directed. The curlers, besom in 
 hand, seemed all absorbed in the game, occasionally coax- 
 ing some favoured stone with honeyed expressions, as 
 though their very lives depended on the issue, and not 
 unfrequently a great player would lose liis footing in the 
 
148 CUELING TO UK 
 
 exciteuient of the moment, to the infinite amusement of 
 the bystanders. In the background arose the fortress 
 of old Stadacona (Quebec), whose cannon were manned 
 by a company of artillery at target practice, and firing 
 as it were a royal salute to the curlers. The playing 
 was keen, ay, as keen as the north-west wind, which 
 forced many of the fair admirers unwillingly from the 
 spot, and the result of the game as clearly proved that 
 the ' Barljarians ' are little behind their civilised brethren 
 in this manly sport. The Scotsmen, 9-4; Barbarians, 
 83." One of the most interesting bonspiels in our 
 Canadian branch is the Scottish " Parish " game, insti- 
 tuted in the year 1864, when "four callants from the 
 parish of Culter, Lanarkshire, challenged ony four frae 
 ony ither parish in a' braid Scotland or the world tae 
 play a freendly game o' curlin'." Four lads from the 
 parish of Ayr accepted the challenge, and were l;>eaten 
 by two shots. N"ext year Ayr, under the Hon. John 
 Young as skip, with "Davie" Mair and his big Kil- 
 marnock bonnet, big "Sandy" fleck, and "Davie" Mackay, 
 all frae the auld toon, challenged Culter, skipped by 
 "Geordie" Denham, President of the Montreal Club, who 
 had few equals on the ice, with "Jamie" and "Tarn" Brown, 
 and " Wee Tam," all well-known Culter curlers, and beat 
 them, Ayr being victorious by eight shots. There is no 
 doubt that the progress of curling in Canada has been 
 in great measure due to the almost continuous support 
 received from the Governors -General of the Dominion. 
 One of the first Annuals (1841) refers to tlie interest 
 taken in curling at that time by His Excellency Sir 
 George Arthur, and others after him gave their sup- 
 port to the cultivation of the pastime. By the per- 
 sonal part he took in the game, and his disinterested 
 endeavours to increase its popularity throughout the 
 
riJOVlNCE OF QUEBEC: QUEBEC CITY 14!) 
 
 whole I )uiiiiiiiun, Lord Dulfeiin, duiiiig his term di' oHice, 
 gave a most decided impetus to Scotland's ain game. 
 A Viue-Kegal Clul) was instituted by His Excellency, of 
 which he was I'atron, President, and a regular member (as 
 all ]»atrons and presidents ought to be), while the Countess 
 of Dufierin was Patroness. Tlie members of the club 
 
 OUTDOOR KINK, KIDEAU HALL. 
 .Made for Uis E.\ci>neucy Lord Dutferiii. 
 
 were chietiy members of His Lordship's suite. The most 
 notable of Lord Dufferin's measures for the advancement 
 of curling was the institution of the Governor-General's 
 prize. This was open to all the clubs in the Dominion. 
 They first competed — eight chosen men of each — on 
 their own ice, the game being one of points. The two 
 clubs with the highest average scores for their ei(dit 
 
150 CUELING TOUE 
 
 players then met on the GTOvernor-Ueneral's rink to play 
 for the prize, and the winning club was held to be the 
 champion club for the year. When Lord Dufferin was 
 about to leave Canada, the clubs of the Quebec province, 
 through their President, Colonel Dyde, presented him 
 with an address expressive of their gratitude and esteem, 
 accompanied with a picture of a Canachan curling-match, 
 portraying a thoroughly outdoor winter scene, with all 
 the characteristics and surroundings of an excitino- 
 curling contest, and comprising also faithful portraits 
 of many of Canada's keenest curlers, and some of His 
 Excellency's most attached friends. The Marquis of 
 Lome, who had twice been President of the Koyal 
 Club, very naturally and very enthusiastically took 
 up the cause for which Lord Dufferin, his predecessor, 
 had done so much. The very first year after Lord 
 Lome's arrival we find the Yice-Eegal Club winning 
 a royal medal from the Carilion Club, His Lordship, 
 according to the report of the match, playing a fine lead. 
 H.E.H. the Princess Louise (Marchioness of Lome) also 
 showed her interest in the game, as Lady Dufferin had 
 done, by becoming Patroness of the Yice-Eegal Club. 
 The present Governor-General, when he was formerly in 
 Canada on the staff of the then Governor, the Marquis 
 of Lansdowne, took practical interest in the old game ; 
 and in the Annual of 1888-89 the departure of the 
 Marquis of Lansdowne himself from Canada is referred 
 to with regret, as he had "not only conferred on the game 
 the prestige of his name, and promoted it by prizes, but 
 had, during his residence there, learned the game and 
 become a keen curler." His Excellency Lord Miuto, 
 since he went out as Governor-General, has devoted his 
 spare time more to skating than to curling. Her 
 Excellency, Lady Minto, being one of the first adepts in 
 
rROYINCE OF QUEBEC: QUEBEC CITY 151 
 
 this lieiilthy recreation ; but no one was more anxious to 
 see our Scottish team out in Canada, and no one sh(n\ed us 
 more kindness than His Lordshi}). The prize of Governor- 
 General Duiferin has been continued by successive 
 Governors in the form of a cup, the possession of vvhicli 
 is still the great ambition of the Canadian clubs. The 
 present holders of this and also of the Yictoi'ia Jubilee 
 Trophy are the Ormstown Club, of whose representatives 
 we give a picture. This has the reputation of being 
 the " crack " club in our Canadian branch. The com- 
 petition for this cup seems to have brought about an 
 important change in the mode of playing the game of 
 points in Canada. This form of play from the first 
 received a good deal of attention, and the scoring rose 
 very high, the condition of tlie ice Ijeing more favourable 
 to high scoring than in Scotland. In 1846 the Montreal 
 Thistle play averaged 8^ to each competitor, two mem- 
 bers tying with 12 points. For the Montreal Gold 
 Medal in 1856, thirteen players averaged 12 points 
 each, Charles Sunner scoring 21, Captain Gallwey 18, 
 James Tyre, Jno. Dyde, and Walter Macfarlane 1 5 points 
 each. In 1875 W. F. Fen wick won the Silver Medal 
 of the Thistle with a score of 21 points, the liighest 
 available then being 32 points. For the final tie in the 
 Governor's Cup Competition of 1879 two clubs appeared 
 w^ith averages for their eight players which threw all 
 others into the shade, Ottawa 20|- points to each man, 
 and Quebec with an average of 19-|. This tall score 
 must have alarmed the Canadian curlers themselves, foi 
 immediately thereafter we find the Secretary of the 
 branch, Mr. A. Murray, writing the Secretary of the 
 Eoyal Club, December 9, 1880, that they had adopted a 
 new series of positions in point play to regulate the 
 competitions for the Canadian branch Tankard and the 
 
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PROVINCE OF (,)UEBEC: QUEBEC CITY 153 
 
 Governor-Gencrar.s prizes. " The cmulutiun excited by 
 the latter has," says the Secretary, " been wonderfully 
 keen, until experience has proved that, either by constant 
 practice or by manipulation, a lead has been establislied 
 on the ice to the several positions, resulting in some 
 wonderfully large scores being made at points, thus 
 placing at a great disadvantage such clubs as endeavoured 
 honestly to carry out the competition." According to 
 the new diagrams which were sent to Mr. Da\'idson 
 Smith at that time, " No two stones are played on the 
 same lines, so that any manipulation of the ice for one 
 point will effectually spoil the ice for any other, and the 
 positions given are also more closely assimilated to the 
 actual play of an ordinary rink match than the old 
 positions." So far as we understand, this Quebec system 
 of points is still followed in Canada, but they have 
 adopted a change which was initiated by the Eoyal Club 
 of having 9 points with the maximum score of 72. The 
 International Trophy, the gift of Eobert Gordon of New 
 York, Ijrings about each year a meeting between picked 
 curlers of Canada and the United States, in which the 
 former generally are victorious. There is also a keen 
 contest annually for the Quebec province Tankard wdth 
 gold medal for the winning club, this competition being 
 conducted on the same lines as those laid down for the 
 Governor -General's cup. In using "irons" instead of 
 " granites " the clubs of the Canadian province maintain 
 that more scientific play is possible. From our experi- 
 ence we can corroborate this theory, though we are not 
 sure that there is such excitement and exhilaration in 
 playing with these very scientific implements as there is 
 with the more elastic granites, just as there is more 
 excitement and exhilaration at home in playing on the 
 open pond or loch than in the covered and comfortable 
 
154 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 rinks of Canada. At the great carnival, which used to 
 be held annually at Montreal, the ancient wooden blocks, 
 granites, and irons were all allowed to take part in the 
 show, when one of the great attractions of the carnival 
 was curling. Mr. Murray, writing of the winter gather- 
 ing of 1883-84, says: "The most novel feature of the 
 whole scene was the competitions at one and the same 
 
 COLONEL STEVEXSOX AND REV. DR. BARCLAY AT PLAY " LANG SYNE.' 
 
 time of clubs playing wooden blocks, granite stones, 
 and irons, and many a joke was cracked on the 
 respective merits of "the different stones, one of the best 
 of course being made by an iron-playing curler to the 
 effect that even in curling the evolution theory held 
 true ; and here it was exemplified, first in the primitive 
 wooden blocks like overgrown cheeses, next these developed 
 into granite stones, a vast improvement, until finally we 
 get perfection in the iron, when the fun and frolic of 
 genuine curling were just as good and the play infinitely 
 
PEOVINCE OF QUEBEC: QUEBEC CITY 155 
 
 better than any other of its predecessors. It is ueedless 
 to say the ' granites ' did not see the joke." 
 
 When it was heard that a Scottish team intended 
 to cunie out to Canada, our brethren of the Canadian 
 branch at once intimated that they would put aside for 
 the occasion their " irons " and meet us with " granites." 
 They, however, had provided themselves with a full 
 supply of the latter, which we found were actually much 
 better constructed for their purpose than those which 
 had been specially prepared for the team and caused 
 them so much trouble at the outset by their edges being 
 too sharp. They had also been in constant practice for 
 some time with the " granites," so that after all their 
 generous offer did not handicap them. In the same 
 kindly spirit they offered, before our departure, to allow 
 the team to take with them on their further journey 
 the " granites " which had been used against them in the 
 Canadian branch ; but it was thought better to carry on. 
 our work with the implements, however imperfect they 
 were, with which we were supplied, in the hope that as 
 we proceeded they would Ije improved by playing. 
 
 In the history of curling in this Quebec province 
 perhaps the most notable figure is Colonel Dyde, who 
 was for a long time President of the branch. The 
 worthy Colonel died in 1886, full of years and honours, 
 having been up to his latest hour an enthusiast in the 
 " roaring game." In his day he was one of the most 
 expert exponents of the art, and he used to ascribe his 
 long-continued vigour and health to his curling. A few- 
 years before his death the Colonel, along with three 
 other curlers of the Montreal Club, Sir Hugh Allan, 
 the Hon. John Young, and James Tyre, whose united 
 ages as a rink amounted to 297 years, challenged 
 any other four to a friendly game. In the course of 
 
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 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 two or three years the challenge was accepted nine 
 times, and the veterans won in every instance. The 
 Colonel was one of tlie sixteen Quebecers, all about six 
 feet tall, who played in the match against Montreal at 
 Three Eivers as far l)ack as 1835, so that for over hali' 
 a century his commanding influence and good example 
 popidarised the game in the Dominion. Two distinguished 
 divines, the Eev. Dr. Cook of Quebec and the Eev. Dr. 
 
 Jaines Tyre, E.sq. Col. Dyde. Geo. Deuholui, Esq. 
 Hon. John Young. Hugh AUan, Esq. 
 
 Barclay of Toronto, identified theinselves with the curlers 
 and their sport, the latter taking a prominent part in 
 its advancement, and being one of the first to urcje that 
 an invitation should be sent for a visit from the curlers 
 of Scotland. Xow the Canadian branch has for its 
 chaplain one who is honourably regarded by all for 
 his excellence in curling and other manly sports, as well 
 as for his abilities as a preacher — the Eev. Dr. Barclay, 
 formerly of St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh. It may be said 
 that the cause of curlincr in that Dominion has never 
 
PROVINCE OF (,>rKI5K(': (,)rKr>KC < ITV 15 7 
 
 had two Itotter friends than l)avi(l (Mithric, ex-l'resident 
 of the branch, and Colonel Stevenson, the present I'resi- 
 (Unit. Certainly our team found no more faithful friends 
 than these two gentlemen proved themselves to be to us 
 throuu'hout th(^ tour. 
 
 The Teana at Quebec 
 
 After a tedious jciurney, whieli ineluded our first niglit 
 in the sleeping-car, our team arrived at Levis, the railway 
 station for Quebec, on the north bank of the St. Lawrence. 
 Emerging from the train, which was heated as usual up to 
 GO' or 70°, into a climate of 20 below zero, the members 
 of our team had the most trying experience of the 
 se\erities of the Canadian climate. As we boarded the 
 boat which had to cut its way through the ice-bound 
 river to the quaint old city, the majority, as they sought 
 for shelter among the goods, iiorses, cattle, and every kind 
 of vehicle which were on board alongside of the passengers, 
 looked severely shivery, and began to be aware of the 
 danger of being frost-bitten, whicli some had hitherto 
 smiled at as a myth. The local curlers turned out in 
 fair array to welcome us. The company included the liev. 
 Mr. Love, Dr. (1. H. I'arke, President of the Victoria 
 Clulj, Fred. Smith, ['resident of the Quebec Club, J. 0. 
 Eattray, and R. Simpson. There would have been a 
 much greater demonstration had it not ha^ipened that the 
 wife of one of the mend^ers of the City Club was being 
 buried that day, and indeed the visiting team had to 
 pause on its way through the streets to let the sad 
 procession pass, wdien the fur -clad garl) of the large 
 company of mourners could not fail to attract attention. 
 At the pier we were assailed on every hand by carriole- 
 drivers, whose excessive importunity reminded us of the 
 Musselburgh caddies with their " Carry for you, sir," and 
 
158 CURLING TOUE 
 
 who sought our patronage for their sleigh. In their 
 
 scarlet ceintures these Jehus looked very picturesque. But 
 
r' > ''•■ii'*«^in 
 
 *. '■ I 1: ■■*\ c^t ' 
 
 "tj;»'ir*" ^ ^^^ 
 
PEOVINCE OF QUEBEC: QUEBEC CITY U.O 
 
 till! curlers of (.,)uebec had inade their own arrangeinents, 
 and speedily conveyed our party in special carrioles np the 
 steep ascent to the Chateau Frontenac in Duff'erin Terrace, 
 one of the finest hotels in the whole Dominion, which is 
 run in connection with the Canadian Pacific Eailway, a 
 company which has the reputation of doing well what- 
 ever it takes in hand. So popular is this hotel in the 
 summer season with American and other tourists that, even 
 though the dining-room is one of the most capacious, the 
 visitors are so numerous that they have to dine in relays 
 of hundreds at a time. From our coign of vantage at 
 the " Frontenac " we at once gained a splendid impression 
 of the " Sentinel City of the St. Lawrence," as Quebec 
 has been aptly termed ; and the description of Charles 
 Dickens was recalled Ijy more than one of the team : 
 " The impression made upon one by this Gibraltar of 
 America — its giddy heights, its citadel suspended as it 
 were in the air, its picturesque steep streets and frowning 
 gateways, and the splendid views which burst upon the 
 eye at every turn — is at once unique and lasting. It is 
 a place not to be forgotten." We had read and heard 
 much about Old Quebec, but it was indeed a revelation 
 to visit a city of such mediaeval aspect in the new 
 country; while the great frost-bound ruins, the grim 
 snow-cla<I mountains, the wonderful comljination of old 
 and new in what are practically two cities, made us 
 Scotsmen realise that there w-as here a competitor with 
 our own " Auld Beekie," with its story of chivalry and 
 romance, and its Arthur's Seat and Pentlands. The 
 I'lains of Abraham, like the Plains of Marathon, inspire 
 patriotic feelings ; and the noble piles of the Basilica 
 and Cardinal's Palace give a religious turn to the 
 sentiments tjuite as readily as the ruins of lona or St. 
 Andrews. It was here that Cartier, the Columbus of 
 
160 
 
 CUELING TOUK 
 
 the north, first landed ; where C'hamplain, whose tasteful 
 uionunient stands in front of the hotel, founded the first 
 
 French colony ; where 
 W..lfe fell, and Mont- 
 calm received his death- 
 wound ; and where the 
 American general, 
 ^Montgomery, was killed 
 in besiecfino' the citv in 
 1775. Perhaps the 
 most interesting sight 
 in this ancient city, 
 which in itself is a 
 miniature of the history 
 (if Canada, is the monu- 
 ment on which the 
 \irtues of Wolfe and 
 his opponent Montcalm 
 I re c o m m e m r a te d to- 
 gether. They were 
 l)oth brave men, and to 
 their l:)ravery is due the 
 fact that British and French, after their old conflict, now 
 dwell together in unity. Wolfe's victory on the Plains 
 of Abraham will ever remain one of the most important 
 in the history of the British nation. It gave us the 
 United States, which we should never liave lost ; it gave 
 us Canada, which it is to be hoped we shall never lose, 
 and opened up the path of Empire which we have been 
 as a nation treading ever since. The Chamberlain of 
 that day who realised Great Britaiji's possibilities was 
 William Pitt, and the man he chose for his purpose was 
 in physique insignificant, but in character of '"' heroic and 
 quenchless tenacity." On the fateful September 12 
 
 GENERAL MONTCALM S HEADQUARTERS, 
 QUEBEC. 
 
PKOVmCE OF QUEBEC: QUEBEC CITY IGl 
 
 when Wolfe's daring plan for storming the rock was 
 complete, he forestalled Nelson's signal at Trafalgar by 
 the order, " Othcers and men will remember what their 
 country expects of them." 
 
 That watchword has been as an insph'atiou to Canada. 
 In another respect the daring youth seems to have 
 breathed his spirit into the Canadian, for it is said that 
 as the Hotilla drifted silently down the river on that 
 eventful night from the Isle of Orleans and Point Levis 
 toward the point in the black wall of cliffs which had 
 been fixed upon, the silence was broken by Wolfe himself 
 reciting the stanza from Gray's " Elegy," 
 
 Tile boast of heraldry, the poiui) of power, 
 And all tliat beauty, all that wealth e're gave 
 
 Await alike the inevitable hour, 
 
 The paths of glory lead but to the grave. 
 
 " I would rather," he said to his officer, " have written 
 that poem than take Quebec." He took Quebec, and his 
 path to glory was the grave ; but the Canadian, as our 
 pages show, not only worships the hero, but follows him 
 as a lover of poetry and verse. 
 
 On every liaud we heard the French tongue spoken, 
 and as nearly two -thirds of the population are French, 
 the surprise was that so many good Scotsmen were to 
 be found in the quaint old city ; but it appears that if the 
 British are only one-third of the population, they, and 
 more especially the Scotch, are predominant partners in 
 the life of Quebec. With only two days to spend, our 
 time might have been fully taken up in sight-seeing on 
 ground so historic, but as curling was the ostensible 
 object of our team's visit, the players, as soon as they had 
 enjoyed a meal, sallied forth to do battle on the respective 
 rinks of the Quebec and Victoria clubs, which were both 
 gaily decorated with bunting for the occasion. It was at 
 
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162 
 
 CUKLTNG TOUE 
 
 (^)uebec that we first noticed the effect of the heating in 
 the railway carriages upon our curling-stones ; these had 
 
 not sufficient time to 
 cool down before play- 
 ing, and it was difficult 
 to know how much 
 force to give them, as 
 in their warm condi- 
 tion they would sud- 
 denly settle down, to 
 the surprise of the 
 player, and leave a cup 
 in the ice after their 
 ivmoval. Our success 
 was, therefore, quite as 
 much as, perhaps more 
 tlian we were entitled 
 to expect ; for while 
 the Quebec two rinks 
 scored a victory against 
 the Scots, the otlier 
 tw^o Scottish rinks, led 
 ])y Messrs. Bramwell 
 and Prain, were Aictorious over the two rinks of tlie 
 Victoria club. Next day the Scotsmen had their 
 revenge by defeating both clubs, the Victoria by 28 
 points and the Quebec by 6 points. At the con- 
 clusion of the matches, which were viewed by large 
 galleries, the visitors were heartily cheered, and in the 
 grand hall of the hotel there was quite an enthusiastic 
 gathering awaiting their return. AVith song and senti- 
 ment, chiefly Scotch, a delightful evening was spent, and 
 Mr. Morgan at one interval presented to the Captain 
 a Canadian flag. 
 
 A QUEBEC RINK. 
 
 T. Delaiiy. J. G. Bruiiean. A. \V. Bo.swell. 
 David Jewell. 
 
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 During our stay in (^)uebt'c tlu' Captain, undL^r .Mr. 
 Morgan's guidance, visited the Citadel, and was very 
 kindly received Ly the officers, and shown the fort whicli 
 gives to Quebec the title of " The Gibraltar of Canada." 
 The view down the vixev was magnificent, but the cold 
 was very intense, and he had to kee}) rubbing his nose and 
 ears to avoid being frost-bitten. In company with Mr. 
 Townsend, the representative of Messrs. Eobertson, 
 Sanderson, and Co., he visited a number of the French 
 merchants' offices, and saw a good many of the habitants 
 in their own homes. They seem to be very comfortable, 
 and to all outward appearance are very loyal to the British 
 Government, as they well may be ; for as usual with 
 Great Britain, the terms granted to the French, after the 
 conquest of Canada, were of the most liberal description ; 
 indeed some maintain that they erred on the side of 
 liberality. The Roman Catholic Church owns an enor- 
 mous amount of property in Quebec, Montreal, and else- 
 where ; and according to these conditions, there is no 
 direct taxation on such property. Her wealth has, there- 
 fore, so accumulated that it has actually become a burden 
 to herself; and it would not be surprising to many who 
 know the situation to awake some morning and find that 
 there had been an internal revolution, so as to have a more 
 equal distribution of the spoil; for while those in authority 
 are in possession of the wealth there are a great many 
 whose condition in life would 1 te very much improved by 
 having some slight share thereof. Unquestionably, as 
 against the United States, or perhaps any other power, 
 the French Canadians would stand firm by Great Britain ; 
 but now and then there are not wanting signs to show 
 that the loyalty of some is only skin deep, and that on 
 occasion they might break away from the British re- 
 gime. This, we were told, was distinctly noticeable during 
 
164 CUELING TOUE 
 
 the great war in South Africa, when the sympathies of 
 the French were certainly with the Boers. We were 
 informed that on the great rejoicing nights, such as 
 marked the relief of Kimberley and Mafeking, when the 
 British were naturally making joyous national demon- 
 strations, the chagrin of the French was w4th difficulty 
 suppressed, and in several cases open collisions occurred 
 on the streets. The present Premier of the Dominion, 
 Sir Wilfrid Laurier, is himself a Frenchman, and there is 
 no more loyal subject of the British Crown. No doubt 
 his great influence has had much to do with the present 
 contented condition of his Franco -Canadian brethren. 
 Were any question ever to come up which would revive 
 the old controversy as to whether France or Great Britain 
 should be the ruler of Canada, which is not very likely,, 
 there is no doubt that the conflict would be a severe one. 
 One fact is of interest in this direction, viz. that the 
 habitants are much more fertile than the purely French 
 or the British. Indeed, the numerous families which they 
 produce, averaging from a dozen to a score, is quite re- 
 markable. This increase in the population of Canada on 
 tlieir part cannot fail to have a great influence in deter- 
 mining the futm^e prospects of the Dominion. In the 
 company of Mr. Morgan, who is one of the chief mer- 
 chants of the city, the Captain had a good opportunity of 
 visiting the various ecclesiastical establishments, and was 
 much struck with their magnificence and grandem- — their 
 principal church, the Basilica, being one of the finest he 
 had ever seen. He had also the opportunity of seeing 
 some of the chief warehouses of the merchant princes of 
 Quebec, and was much struck with the splendid fur 
 establishment of Messrs. Eolff and Co. 
 
 An interesting object was the Post Office, which 
 occupies the site of the old " Chien d'Or " building. A 
 
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PPtOYINCE OF QUEBEC: QUEBEC CITY 165 
 
 stone from the old structure, bearing the carved and 
 gilded figure of a dog gnawing a bone, has been built 
 into the front wall. ]>elow is tlie inscription : — 
 
 Je suis uu cliien qui ronge I'os, 
 
 En le roiigeant je i)rend.s mon repos. 
 
 Un temps vieiidra qui n'est pas veiiu 
 
 Que je mordrai qui lu'aura luordu. 
 
 The story, which has been very well woven into a 
 historical novel by Mr. Kirby, is that the house belonged 
 to a rich merchant named Philibert, who had l)een 
 wronged by Intendant Bigot, and chose this way of 
 expressing his hatred. Philibert was afterwards killed 
 by an officer quartered on the Chien d'Or by Bigot, l»ut 
 Avas revenged by his son, who slew his father's murderer 
 in Pondicherry ]nany years later. At a later date the 
 liouse, it seems, was occupied as an inn by Sergeant Miles 
 Prentice, whose pretty niece, Miss Simpson, so captivated 
 Commander Horatio Nelson of H.M.S. Albemarle, in 
 1782, that the future hero of Trafalgar had to be 
 spirited away by his friends to prevent him marrying her. 
 
 Banquet at Montmorency 
 The chief social event of our visit to Quebec was 
 the banquet provided by the clubs at Kent House, Mont- 
 morency Falls. Here, and everywhere throughout Canada, 
 ■we found in the cities a splendid system of electric cars, 
 which made locomotion comfortable throufjhout the 
 •extensive streets of the various cities, the electrical power 
 being generated by the numerous falls which abound in 
 proximity to the chief centres. At Quebec the power is 
 •obtained, a few miles below the city, from Montmorency 
 Falls, which have a height of 250 feet — 100 feet more 
 than Xiagara. One variation in regard to the use of the 
 tramway system in this and other cities might perhaps 
 be noted with advantage in this country, and that is that 
 
166 CURLING TOUE 
 
 a party of sufficient size can always command the use of a 
 private car. Accordingly such a car was in waiting for us, 
 provided, we understand, by the li1)erality of one member 
 of the curling fraternity, and all aboard on this we were 
 taken to Montmorency, and conveyed home in the same 
 when the proceedings there were over. On alighting 
 from the car we ascended the steep heights by means of 
 an elevator, constructed in compartments like an ordinary 
 railway train : dinner was served in the hotel there, 
 which is named Kent House, in honour of the Duke of 
 Kent, father of our beloved Queen Victoria, who was on 
 duty here in 1701-94:, and after whom Prince Edward 
 Island is also named. This is one of the favoured resorts 
 of tourists and visitors from all parts of the world who 
 come to see the Montmorency Falls. The figure of a 
 Highland piper introduced the curlers to the following 
 excellent 
 
 Menu. 
 
 Celery. Olives. Malj-jecques on "pot Lid." 
 
 " S0020 her )qy." 
 
 Scotch Brotli. 
 
 Poissoi}. 
 
 Tiongons de Saumon a la " Tay." Sauce Genevoise. 
 
 Pommes " Kent." 
 
 Entree. 
 
 TIrenadins de Clievreuil an " Curler." Pommes " Canada." 
 
 BouUi. 
 
 Beef and Greens. Pommes Xature. 
 
 Roti. 
 
 Dindonneaux a la " Quebecoise." Sauce aux Attacas. 
 
 Haricots Verts. 
 
 ^alade. 
 
 Scarole a la " Ecossaise." 
 
 Dessert. 
 
 Plum Pudding — Sauce Cognac. Fruits. Gateaux. 
 
 Cafe Xoir. 
 
L'lfOVIXCE OF (,)UEBE(J: QUEBEC (JITY 1(J7 
 
 The (liinior was presided over by Dr. Geo. H. I'arke, 
 ]'resident of the Victoria Curling Club, while Messrs. A. 
 Alillei-, Vice-President of the Quebec Curling Club, and 
 Mr. Geggie, Vice-President of the Victoria Club, occupied 
 the vice-chairs ; and among those present, l)esides the 
 members of the Scottish team, were W. Hamilton, Lieut.- 
 Col. Jones, W. H. Petry, W. Champion, William Brodie, 
 J. I). Pattray, ^V. H. Davidson, A. Colley, E. A. Evans, 
 Dr. C. S. Parke, E. F. Cream, A\'. A. Eoss, C. H. Shaw, 
 AV. S. Thomson, and S. Thomson, of Quebec city. 
 
 After the toast of the King had been duly honoured the 
 chairman proposed the health of the "Visiting Curlers" 
 in a neat speech, which brought to his feet the Eev. Mr. 
 Kerr. This gentleman, according to the Telegraph, 
 " made a very eloquent reply, and referred to Quebec as 
 being the home of curling in Canada. He recalled the 
 days of its infancy, and then pictured its growth and the 
 tenacity with which its devotees ever clung to it and 
 enjoyed it. He paid a flattering compliment to the 
 ancient capital and the local curlers for their hospitality, 
 and declared that he voiced the sentiment of his con- 
 freres when he said that their stay in Quebec was most 
 enjoyable, and that they would carry back with them 
 pleasant recollections of their visit." 
 
 The toast of " the Canadian Branch of the Eoyal 
 Caledonian Clulj " was very ably replied to by Mr. Wm. 
 Brodie, and then ]\Ir. Prain proposed the toast of " the 
 liadies." Mr. T'rain was one of the unmarried gentle- 
 men who suffered defeat at the hands of the Quebec 
 ladies, l)ut he evidently felt no tinge of remorse at this, 
 and his delicately expressed compliments to the gentle 
 vanquishers were both witty and interesting. Mr. J. D. 
 Eattray was unanimously chosen to reply, and although 
 this gentleman attempted to allure those present with 
 
168 CUELING TOUE 
 
 his protestations of inexperience, etc., his hearers seemed 
 to think or suspect differently, and it became apparent 
 later that their suspicion was about right, as Mr. 
 Kattray did the honours in true artistic style. 
 
 Speeches and songs as visual made up a happy evening, 
 which terminated with enthusiastic singing of " God save 
 the King." 
 
 Tobogganing at Montmorency 
 
 An adjournment was then made to the ice-slide, where 
 the most of the members of the team had their first ex- 
 perience in the great Canadian sport of tobogganing. 
 " This slide," says Provost Gordon, " is erected like the 
 wooden platform of a waterchute, which many will have 
 seen at Glasgow and London exhibitions. The whole of 
 the, woodwork is covered with ice, and the ice-track is 
 continued for 300 or 400 yards. For this sport most of 
 the Canadians, both ladies and gentlemen, were pic- 
 turesquely dressed. The toboggans are kept very busy. 
 Those who want to slide sit down with crossed legs on 
 the front of the toboggan, holding only a rope fixed to 
 the central front. This rope afterwards serves to pull 
 the toboggan up to the next starting-point, which in this 
 case was a return slide. Two people participate in this 
 sport, the person occupying the rear or steer part lying 
 on the after part available, keeping one leg out behind, 
 off the ice, to act as a helm to navigate the toboggan 
 in safety to its terminus. The pair of lightning navi- 
 gators w^ere more frequently a lady in front and a gentle- 
 man steering. I noticed that the gentleman had learned, 
 by long practice, to get his head affectionately ensconced 
 in the loving arm of the damsel. Pushing off the tobog- 
 gan, the pair shoot away like lightning down the steep 
 incline, and in a trice, should no nervousness or accident 
 overtake them, they are at the end of the slide. Many 
 
TEOVINCE OF QUEBEC: QUEBEC CITY 1G9 
 
 of our team were induced to try this exhilarating sport, 
 and so keen did some become that they returned over 
 the course again and again. I noticed, too, that only 
 those sought a repetition of the experience who were 
 greatly admired by the fair sex, and I am bound to say, 
 married gentlemen of the team were, as they ever are, 
 the knights of romance who enjoyed the novel sport the 
 best. I must confess I felt a little scared at first, but 
 thinking I inight graduate to the posture of the en- 
 circling loving arm, I was induced to try the slide. 
 My foot or hand, however, had touched the ice in our 
 descent, and I was, with a gentleman guide, hurled in the 
 snow-wreath before getting half the distance. The effect 
 of this sliding through the dry, cold air at such a velocity 
 is to completely rejuvenate one, and after a night's sliding 
 one feels as young and frisky as an early hare." It will 
 l)e acknowledged that this description of the experience 
 of the Provost of Bathgate is very correct, and the 
 married members of the team must thank him for the 
 compliment paid to their gallantry. The only part of 
 the narrative of his experience of which they have any 
 doubt is, perhaps, that in which he goes out of his way to 
 say that his companion in catastrophe w\as a gentleman. 
 
 Curling Match with Quebec Ladies 
 
 When it became known that there were many keen 
 curlers among the Quebec ladies who were anxious to 
 have a game with the Scottish curlers, it was arranged 
 that two rinks of the bachelors should be told off to play 
 the ladies, the married contingent being strongly desirous 
 that the ladies should score a victory. In this they were 
 not disappointed, for while the bachelors had a tie in one 
 rink — Mr. Bramwell v. ]\Iiss Scott — they lost by 9 shots 
 in the other, on which Miss Brodie skipped against 
 
PTJOVIXCK OF (,)UEBEr; (,)UKliKC CITY l7t 
 
 Ml', riaiu. Apart IVoni the point of gallantry the result 
 was not to 1)1' wondered at, for here and elsewhere in 
 Canada the ladies play the game with small iron stones 
 about half the size and weight of the irons used by the 
 gentlemen, in the use of which, by long practice, they 
 are past masters, while the Scotsmen were considerably 
 at sea at what might be regarded as a ping-pong form 
 of curling. It was most refreshing to see tlie dexterity 
 of the lady curlers, and the enthusiastic way in which 
 they entered into the game, their sweeping being quite 
 a lesson to every one. 
 
 Tiiere were places visited by the team where they had, 
 perhaps, more demonstrative welcomes than at Quebec, but 
 at no place were they more kindly treated. The two days 
 spent there were all too short. Many friendships were, 
 however, formed in the time, and a numerous company 
 assembled at the station to give the team a hearty send- 
 off on their way to Montreal. As the two cities have 
 a standing feud in curling, the Quebec players expressed 
 the earnest hope that the success of the team in Montreal 
 would l^e even greater than at Quebec. 
 
CHAP TEE YI 
 
 IX QUEBEC PROVINCE : MONTIiEAL 
 
 A soldier lad lay dying in South Africa last year, 
 
 With his broken rifle by him and an empty bandolier ; 
 
 He had shouted "No surrender ! " fighting bravely where he fell, 
 
 Till his cartridges had given out, and thus the tale they tell. 
 
 To a comrade bending o'er him he answered, "Yes, I know," 
 
 Dying for the land where the sngar-ma})les grow. 
 
 " I die," said he, "that this may live. Pshaw ! never mind, old chap." 
 
 And he pointed to the maple-leaf upon his slioulder strap. 
 
 " Come, boys ! Once more together," so with husky throats we sang. 
 
 And loud across the dreary veldt the stirring chorus rang : 
 
 O Canada I My Canada I We love thee well, I trow, 
 O Canada I my country ! Where the sugar-maples grow ; 
 
 Where they proudly twine the maple leaf witii rose and fleur-de-lis, 
 With the thistle and the shamrock, O tlie maple-leaf for me, 
 'Tis the emblem that unites us, and we'll wear it worthily 
 For the dear land where the sugar-maples grow. 
 
 On the scroll of fame enrolled, 
 Let the story now be told, 
 AVrit in characters of gold 
 
 For friend and foe. 
 Hark I I hear the muffled drum. 
 
 As they chant his requiem 
 In the land where the sugar-maples grow.^ 
 
 O Canada ! My Canada ! etc. 
 
 1 "The Scottish curlers, ' says the Montreal Star, "attended a veterans' 
 night at the St. George's Snow-shoe Club-house at Westmount on Satur- 
 day, when no less than 116 members were present. A feature of the 
 evening was an original recitation given by Mr. Duncan S. M'Intyre, 
 a tribute to the memory of Corporal Fred. Stewart M'Lean Howard, 2nd 
 Canadian ilounted Rifles, who was wounded in action at Boschliitt. 
 Hart's River, South Africa, March 31, 1902, and who died in Klerksdorp 
 Hospital, Ajiril 27, 1902." This was entitled "The Requiem," and is 
 here given as an appropriate heading to the account of the team's very 
 pleasant visit to the most loyal city of Montreal. 
 
 172 
 
IN QUEBEC PEOVINCE: ]\IONTREAL 17o 
 
 The joui'ucy rroiu Quebec Lo Montreal was a very tedious 
 one, and as usual the train was late, so much so that the 
 great company of ]\tontreal curlers who had assembled 
 at the Bona venture Depot to give the team a, Highland 
 welcome Iiad to wait several hours. It was after 
 midnight when we arrived, and were greeted with the 
 sounds of the pibroch and the cheering of the crowd. 
 A deputation, consisting of Colonel Stevenson, Messrs. 
 1). Guthrie, E. Lucas, and A. Milne, had boarded the 
 train at Lambert and welcomed us there. 
 
 Among those at the station and at the Windsor 
 Hotel were : — 
 
 Montreal Club. — President Lieut. -Col. Gardner, Secretary D. 
 M'Gill, C. P. Sclater, P. Barton, C. J. Saxe, T. L. Paton, R. 0. 
 Duncan, J. D. Bell, D. Williamson, W Abbott, R. W. Tyre, Dr. 
 Cliiircli, Dr. Cameron, Hugh Cameron, W. Brown, J. Brown, W. 
 F. Brofk. Thistle Club. — President Charles M'Lean, Secretary W. 
 D. Aird, Treasurer M. Freeman, R. S. Clift, F. C. Sonne, jr., Wni. 
 Fair, A. Mackenzie, J. C. M'Diarmid, W. Belliiigham, J. C. Forbe.'^, 
 Lieut.-Col. Geo. H. Cameron, A. E. Beckett, D. Kinghorn, H. E. 
 M'Intosh, W. Davidson, W. C. Malcolm, W. M'Call, D. M'Intyre, 
 D. Robertson, W. M'Nally, Rev. Dr. J. Barclay. GaledovAa Club. 
 — President John M'Lean, Vice-President W. Lyall, Geo. Lamb, 
 C. P. O'Conner, T. 0. Lyall, A. Lockerby, James Carrie, Geo. 
 Slieijpard, M'Duff Lamb, R. Clarke, R. White, John Rol)ertson, J. 
 H. Robertson, Geo. Nicholson, John Gibson, W. P. Scott, J. W. 
 Hughes, W. R. J. Hughes, Geo. Haldimand, P. D. L. Lyall, W. T. 
 Rodden, H. Adams, Jas. Paton, John Wighton, W. M'Laren, Jame.% 
 Simijson, P. W. A. Burkett, T. Quirk, E. W. Wilson, Geo. W. 
 Sadler, W. Wilson, A. Peel, H. J. Robertson, D. Cameron, J. 
 Watson, J. W. Hughes, A. Cowen. Heather Club. — President 
 George H. Cornell, Secretary J. L. Eaves, S. M. Munroe, A. Hard- 
 man, S. Patterson, Mr. M'Kenzie, P. A. Brown, F. W. Hutchison, 
 A. K. Hutchison, D. M. Wilson, James Wilson, C. H. Cornell, T. 
 S. Williamson, H. Rofey, J. M'Connell. *S'^. Laivrence Club. — 
 President J. Y. Roy, Secretary O. W. G. Dettmers, John Johnstone, 
 David Guthrie, Dickson Anderson, J. Frank Riepert, Hugh M. 
 Watson, D. J. H. Murdock, J. W. Blair, W. M. Kearns, W. H. 
 Wyman, W. Cairns, A. J. Rice, A. Milne. Lachine Club. — Frank 
 
174 CUPtLING TOUE 
 
 Craig, Secretary ; E. Lucas, A. Milue. Montreal Ladies. — Miss 
 Tyre, Miss Smith, Mrs. Lyall Davidson, Mrs. J. R. Hutchius. 
 Caledonian Society. — President J. T. Mitchell, First Vice-President 
 R. P. Niven, Secretary W. C. M'Allister, Past President J. C. 
 M'Diarmid, Past -President John Foulton, A. M'Allister, J. A. 
 M'Lean, C. A. E. Patterson, F. Topi>, W. Patterson, James Harper, 
 J. Matheson. 
 
 According to the report of the Herald : " When the 
 Scottish Captain appeared in all the glory of his Tam o' 
 Shanter at the car door, arm in arm with Colonel Steven- 
 son, hats went up in the air, and ev^ery man cheered his 
 heartiest. Then as man after man stepped out of the 
 car he found his hand grasped by a brother of the new 
 land." 
 
 Then the Star of Jan. 10 thus described the occa- 
 sion : " The life and spirit of their Highland ancestors 
 entered into the Montreal Scotsmen last night, and 
 the tedious minutes of waiting were enlivened by songs, 
 dances, reels, and jigs, concerted and individual. Staid 
 and respected business men danced hornpipes, ran foot- 
 races, and even played leap-frog to the intense amuse- 
 ment and edification of the admiring onlookers. . . . 
 Cheer upon cheer drowned even the bagpipes when the 
 train pulled into the depot, and it is pretty safe to say 
 that the bonny braw Scotsmen will remember their first 
 impression of Montreal for the rest of their lives." 
 
 Alderman Sadler welcomed us in name of the Mayor, 
 and expressed the pleasure of the people of Montreal to 
 have our visit. 
 
 AVhen we had all got seated on the caravans that 
 were to convey the party to the Windsor Hotel — one 
 of the finest which it was our pleasure to visit during 
 our tour — the pipers, J. Mathieson, D. Manson, and 
 W. Mitchell, took their seats beside the travellers, and, 
 
IN QUEBEC PIIOVIXCE: MONTREAL 175 
 
 playinj4' such times as " The Campbells aiv ((imiiig," 
 
 " The Cock of the North," '■ Wliaur hae ye been a' the 
 day, bonnie laddie, Hielaud laddie ? " etc., the procession 
 
176 CUELING TOUE 
 
 passed along the streets, rousing the attention of the 
 quiet Montrealers who had gone to their couches without 
 being aware that such a terriljle invasion to the citj was 
 to come off that night. We were received in the yreat 
 hall of the Windsor by a crowd of all kinds and condi- 
 tions, even a good many ladies being present to give 
 the Scotsmen a welcome. Tired and hungry as we all 
 were, we had to do the polite in the way of receiving 
 hearty hand-shakings, and answering inquiries regarding 
 relatives and friends hailing from " a' the airts the wind 
 can blaw " in the old country. So great was the excite- 
 ment that many of the curlers and members of the team 
 engaged in Scotch reels right off, to the music of the 
 pipes: and the guests in the hotel looked with alarm from 
 the staircase and landings, evidently wondering what all 
 this demonstration meant. It was nearly two o'clock 
 in the morning before we sat down to a welcome meal, 
 which, needless to say, we all appreciated very much, and 
 to which we one and all did ample justice. We were 
 glad to seek repose for a few hours thereafter, though on 
 this, as on some other occasions, the transfer system was 
 not sufficient to provide us with our portmanteaus. 
 
 Reception by the Mayor of Montreal 
 
 On the morning of Saturday the Canadian curlers, 
 having; mercv on their Scotch brethren, did not call on 
 them to play, but took them to pay their respects to the 
 head of the city, the Worshipful Mayor Cochrane, who 
 extended to them a hearty welcome in name of the 
 citizens, and offered them during their stay the freedom 
 of the City of Montreal and all privileges thereto attend- 
 ing. The Captain thanked the Mayor in the name of 
 the team, and thereafter the whole party, including the 
 Mayor, Colonel Stevenson, President of the Branch, and 
 
IN QUEBEC rPtOVINCE: MONTREAL 177 
 
 a goodly number of ladies, proceeded to have a drive to 
 the suiiiinit of Mount Eoyal, from which they had a 
 good view of the city and its surroundings. The massive- 
 uess and dignity of the building were a surprise to the 
 visitors, and the sight of snow-shoers, sleighers, and skiers 
 was very attractive. After viewing the scenery, the party 
 adjourned to the park-ranger's liouse, where they were 
 
 
 
 Plwti) by tiarrat tt Son. 
 TUBOUGAN SLIDE, MOUNT RdVAl., JIuNTHEAL. 
 
 entertained by His Worship, the Mayor, with light refresh- 
 ments. Songs and speeches made up a pleasant hour. 
 
 Tobogganing on Mount Royal 
 
 The members of tlie team then adjourned to the 
 toboggan slide, which is by far the finest in Canada, the 
 run from the start to the finish being something like a 
 quarter of a mile, which, with the very steep commence- 
 ment, is accomplished with something like lightning speed. 
 The majority of the team enjoyed this exhilarating sport ; 
 
 N 
 
178 CUELING TO UK 
 
 but one or two, notwithstanding the fact that they had 
 insured their lives Ijefore leaving home, were afraid to risk 
 it. Some repeated the venture, but the feelings of the 
 majority were like those of the American humourist, Mark 
 Twain, who, after having had one " spin," was asked what 
 he thought of it, and replied, " I would not have missed 
 it for a thousand dollars." " Then," said his questioner, 
 " you must have a few more trials." " No," said the 
 humourist, " I would not go down there again for a 
 thousand dollars." The Captain's feelings were rather that 
 way, for, just at the 1)ottom of the incline, he felt a gulp 
 as if his spirit had departed from his body, ami he did not 
 wish to leave the team headless at this important stage. 
 Besides, though tlie descent might l)e ever so enjoyable, 
 there was always the Sisyphus-labour of reascending. 
 
 With the Montreal Club 
 
 On the afternoon of Saturday tlie visiting curlers 
 eugased the Montreal Club, and naturallv, after a long 
 and tedious journey the night before, supper at two 
 o'clock in the morning, tobogganing, sight-seeing, and 
 other severe strains, they were not at their best, and so 
 had the worst of the encounter. A smoking-concert, at 
 which about 150 were present, was held in the evening. 
 
 At Montreal Churches 
 On Sunday morning the Captain of the team had a 
 large audience in St. Stephen's Church, Stanley Street, 
 the church which Colonel Stevenson attended. In course 
 of a sermon from Matthew xxvi. 39, and xxvii. 34, 
 the preacher referred to the ^'isit of the Scottish team 
 to that country. He said that it was not merely for 
 pastime that they had come to Canada, but because they 
 loved their Empire, and wished to learn the aspirations 
 
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180 CUELING TOUE 
 
 and desires of the people of the Dominion. Their tour 
 had given them an interest in that country such as they 
 could not otherwise have olitained : and they would never 
 forget the sympathy, kindness, and hospitality which had 
 been extended to them everywhere. He read a letter 
 from the Eev. Dr. Mitford Mitchell, Convener of the 
 Colonial Committee, in which greetings and good wishes 
 were conveyed from the Church of Scotland to the 
 Presbyterians in Canada, and expressed the hope that 
 the present and any other visits of a like kind would 
 result in a still more intense feeling of sympathy and 
 fellowship. He remarked that long ago Great Britain 
 did not realise the possibilities that had been offered to 
 her in America. Had she done so the whole of that 
 vast Continent might still have been part of our Empire, 
 but now she had come to realise that it was not simply 
 her duty to leave her Colonies to look after themselves,, 
 but to try and understand their needs, their desires, and 
 aspirations. These Colonies had stood l)y the old flag 
 bravely and nobly, and the recognition of their loyalty 
 toward the mother -country was a promise of better 
 things to come. Mr. Dewey, the pastor of the congrega- 
 tion, having intimated that the Captain of the Scottish 
 team of curlers would no doubt be glad to meet any 
 Scotch folks present on the close of the service, quite a 
 large levee was held, and the Captain had to answer 
 numerous inquiries about the old country and friends- 
 there, the handshaking being something like what he 
 had experienced at his ordination. Conspicuous among 
 the group was the venerable Eev. Daniel Gordon, father 
 of " Ealph Connor," the popular writer on Canada and 
 her people, who happened to be on a visit to Montreal 
 at the time, and he had a long conversation with the 
 Captain on Glengarry and other sul)jects. Among the 
 
Photo by Dr. Kirk. 
 
 A MONTREAL GKOai'. 
 Rpv. Dr. Buiclav in ceiitre. 
 
 THE SCOTS WITH THE .MONTREAL THISTLES. 
 
m QUEBEC PEOYIXCE: MONTEEAL 181 
 
 ■company receivetl by the Captain was Mrs. Badenoch, a 
 lady from liis own village, at whose marriage he liad 
 officiated more than twenty years ago, and who was now 
 a widow, living with her family in Montreal. In the 
 •evening the members of the team attended the service in 
 St. Paul's Church, where the chaplain of the Canadian 
 branch officiates. Before entering on his sermon the 
 Kev, Dr. Barclay, addressing the team, said it was fitting 
 that a church which was so closely allied to the old land 
 iihould hold out the right hand of fellowship to their 
 brethren from across the sea. The sport which they 
 represented had always been singularly free from those 
 evils that had spoiled other sports. It was a sport in 
 which the watchwords were. Liberty, Equality, and 
 Fraternity, in the truest sense of these words. The visit 
 of the Scottish curlers was another evidence of the 
 strengthening ties which bhid the people of the old 
 country to the new ; another evidence of the con- 
 federation of a great race— a people who had more than 
 a paper constitution binding their hearts and interests. 
 
 Here and at other churches visited, the excellence 
 of the music was the subject of remark among the 
 members of the team, a special feature being the solos 
 that were sung by male and female members of the choir. 
 In place of the usual voluntary, the organist of this 
 church, who seems to be a man of some humour, rendered 
 such Scotch airs as " The Flowers of the Forest," " My 
 ain Countree," and the " Land o' the Leal." 
 
 The Windsor Hotel, 
 
 at which the team were billeted as the guests of their 
 brethren of the Canadian Branch, is a splendid illustration 
 of the high perfection attained in Canada in the construc- 
 tion and management of such public resorts. As usual, 
 
182 CUELING TOUE 
 
 there was a spacious entrance hall or rotunda, which every 
 one was free to enter; and around this were saloons for the 
 sale of tobacco, newspapers, books, jewellery, etc., not to 
 speak of the refreshment bars with their wonderful variety 
 of Scotch blends of all sorts and descriptions. More than 
 one apartment was occupied by typewriters, who were kept 
 busy by those who thronged in to dictate their messages, 
 while the telephone was also in great demand in more 
 than one booth. This system of an open hall had 
 certain disadvantages, for here, as at other hotels, while 
 we had a room on the ground floor set apart for our 
 convenience as a team, we were warned that it was not 
 safe for any of us to leave any of our belongings in this 
 room without having the door locked behind us and the 
 key deposited in the custody of the hall porter. From 
 neglect of this instruction a good many lost some of their 
 precious belongings. Indeed the number of losses that oc- 
 curred throughout the tour was anything but a satisfactory 
 experience. At the Windsor, as at every other hotel, the 
 elevator was a great convenience. It was generally in 
 charge of a " darky," whose lot cannot be called a particu- 
 larly happy one. Without the aid of this method of 
 locomotion, which in Canada and the States is fitted up 
 to perfection in all hotels and public buildings, it would 
 be impossible to get on. The telephone in the Windsor 
 was perhaps more in evidence than in any other hotel we 
 visited, and in regard to the use thereof, both Canada and 
 the States are certainly far in advance of our home country. 
 It is found fitted up in every bedroom, so that one was 
 able to talk to the hotel office without ringing for a 
 waiter to come up and receive any message. In this 
 way one could also converse with any party throughout 
 the city. This convenience, at least to the Captain, was 
 found very oppressive, for he was continually being called 
 
IX QUEBEC PEOVINCE: MONTKEAL 183 
 
 upon to converse with some (me or other wlio was 
 
 interested in the Scottisli curlers, and he could only escape 
 from the ordeal by leaving the hotel. Tlie dining-table 
 
184 CUELING TOUE 
 
 here was not generally covered with such an extraordinary 
 collection of dishes as we had formerly to choose from, 
 but the following menu of dinner on Monday, January' 
 12, will show that there was quite a sufficient variety to 
 please any taste : — 
 
 The Windsor, Montreal, Dinner 
 Oysters on half shell. Canapes. 
 
 Son}). 
 
 Consomme Vermicelle. Shin of Beef, Yankee style. 
 
 Olives. Celery. 
 
 Fish. 
 
 Boiled Halilnit. Egg Sauce. Pommes naturel. 
 
 Releve. 
 
 Loin of Pork Braise, Bonne Femme. 
 
 Stewed Caribou, Forestiere. 
 
 Calfs Head, Turtle Style. 
 
 Entrees. 
 
 Baked Macaroni au Parmesan. 
 
 Green Apple Fritters au Lait d'amandes. 
 
 Mashed and Boiled Potatoes. 
 
 Vegetables. 
 
 Eice. Boiled Sweet Potatoes. . Stewed Parsnips. 
 
 Lima Beans. Punch. Peaches. 
 
 Boast. 
 
 Ribs of Prime Beef. 
 
 Leg of Mutton, Currant Jelly. 
 
 Game. 
 
 Roast stufl'ed Gosling, Orange Marmalade. 
 
 Sodads. 
 
 Chicken Watercress. Red Cold Slaw. 
 
 Lobster Lettuce. Parachee Chicoree. 
 
 Plum Pudding, Rum Sauce. 
 
 Dessert. 
 
 Apple Pie. Pineajiple Meringue Pie. 
 
 Rhine Wine Jelly. Fancy Cakes. 
 
 American Ice Cream. 
 
 Fruit. Coffee. Tea. Raisins. Chocolate. 
 
 Roquefort, Canadian, Swiss, and American Cheese. 
 
IN QUEBEC PROVINCE: MONTREAL 185 
 
 At Westmoimt 
 
 On the Monday morning the team met the Heather 
 Club on their covered rink, two rinks a side, and over the 
 forenoon's play the Scotsmen, under Skips Cousin and 
 Prain, stood 5 shots up. In the evening, however, they 
 were 10 down, so that Heather had the best of it though 
 not over-much. 
 
 At hincheon time the Mavor of Westmount, Mr. 
 
 SCOTO-CAXADIAN TEAM IN FRONT OF HEATHER RINK, WESTMOUNT. 
 
 Lighthall, gave a felicitous address of welcome, to which 
 Mr. Cousin made a suitable reply, complimenting the 
 curlers they had met on their thorough knowledge of 
 the game. In the evening the rink was crowded with 
 spectators, and clusters of vari-coloured Chinese lanterns 
 shed a roseate glow on the ice. 
 
 " President Cornell," said the Star, " was Ijeaming. 
 In the club-room the eternal temperance spread looked 
 as fresh as if it had been just laid, and there was a 
 tempting appearance about the amber-coloured bottles of 
 ginger ale that flanked each plate." 
 
18G 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Describing Mr. ( Jibson's play the reporter remarked : 
 " The way in which he urges on a laggard stone, and 
 talks and chirps to it as if it were a pet bird, is worth 
 watching. In sooping he has no equal. Last night 
 he was so energetic that his broom broke in two." 
 
 Snow-Shoeing 
 
 One of the most interesting experiences during our 
 sta}' at Montreal was an old-fasliioned snow-shoe turnout, 
 got up for onr special ])enefit, and in which various clul)s 
 
 '****>!) 
 
 tf jf 
 
 SATCRDAY AFTEKXOUN TUAXIF ON LAKE ST. LOUIS, E\ ROUTE, INDIAN 
 FILE, TO CAEYGHNAWAGA. 
 
 combined. The " tramp " or outing was under the charge 
 of the ]\Iontaguard Club, which managed to whip into 
 line for the occasion some 300 trampers, whose fancy- 
 coloured blanket costumes, as they gathered at the 
 rendezvous in the AYindsor, made the scene most pictur- 
 esque. The boys began to turn up early, and to fraternise 
 with the Scotsmen, but it was not till the Montreal 
 contingent marched down from the Gymnasium in 
 ]VIanesfield Street that the real fun began. They had a 
 piper to lead them, and the sound of his pipes brought 
 all the Scotsmen and many others on the scene, the 
 hotel rotunda being virtually packed before the march- 
 
IX QUEBEC PEOVINCE: MONTEEAI. 187 
 
 out took place. According to the local report, and it is 
 not inaccurate, " When the boys grabbed the piper and 
 ' bounced ' him up to the dome, the Captain of the Scottish 
 Curling Team tlicked the ashes from the cigar he was 
 smoking, looked envious, and turned towards Colonel 
 Stevenson as if he were half inclined to tell the popular 
 President of the Canadian liranch that he was prepared 
 to give up the Masonic entertainment that had been 
 prepared for him, in favour of an evening with the men 
 
 f 
 
 OVER THE DYKE OX TO LAKE ST. LOUI.S. 
 
 in the blanket suits. Shortly before 10 o'clock the 
 start for the tramp was made. At the top of Peel Street 
 shoes were put on, and the trampers headed for Lumkin's. 
 The route lay through the gully and past the park slide, 
 and with the fine night and l)racing atmosphere the 
 tramp of the 300 was most exhilarating. Lumkin's was 
 reached in due time, and as soon as shoes were dropped 
 the concert programme was commenced. Among those 
 who contributed were Messrs. Lamalice, Duquette, and 
 Perrault of the Montaguard Club. President Martel and 
 Mr. 0. G. Doray of the Club Canadian, Past-President 
 A. Stewart and L. I. Deorosiers of the Tuque Blue Club, 
 
188 CUELINCI TOUR 
 
 Messrs. J. A. Simpson, AY. T. Cleghorn, and Captain Sully 
 of the St. George's Club, and President C. A. Smith and 
 Mr. James Turcotte of the Lachine Club. Several of 
 the Scots curlers were present as guests, and one of them, 
 Mr. Campbell, who weighed 235 lbs., was treated to a 
 Canadian ' l^ounce,' rather an interesting experience for a 
 douce elder of the United Free Church of Scotland, Imt 
 he evidently found it thoroughly enjoyable." 
 
 i 
 
 IXITIATIXC; NEW MEMBER — "THE BOUXCE." 
 
 With the St. Lawrence Club 
 
 On Tuesday, Jan. 1.3, the visiting curlers met the St. 
 Lawrence Club, over which they were ^ ictorious, the scores 
 over four rinks being — Scotland, 83 ; St. Lawrence, QQ. 
 Mr. Bramwell, our crack skip, had quite a battle-royal 
 with Air. Dettmers, the game ending 14 all. 
 
 In anticipation of the visit of the Scotsmen the St. 
 Lawrence Club members had made every preparation to 
 receive and entertain the sons from across the sea. The 
 interior of the rink, the club rooms and parlours were 
 prettily and artistically decorated with flags, mottoes, and 
 club ensigns, as well as appropriate designs in evergreen. 
 
190 CUELING TOUE 
 
 On the rink walls in many places hung the word 
 " Welcome," and the ojflicers and members of the club 
 emphasised the true meaning of that word. Mr. J. Y. 
 Eoy, President of the St. Lawrence Club, assisted by a 
 staff' of capable committee-men assiduously looked after 
 the comfort and entertainment of the visitors. Mr. 
 Anderson, the Secretary of this club, showed his apprecia- 
 tion of the historic interest of the visit by having a 
 special page of the Minute Book set apart for the 
 signatures of all the memlters of tlie Scottish team. 
 
 David Guthrie 
 
 As the genial and good David Guthrie is proud of 
 the fact that he is the father of the St. Lawrence (,'lub, 
 we have pleasure in connecting his portrait therewith. 
 No one could have been kinder to us than Mr. Guthrie, 
 and even when we left Montreal he did not forget to 
 store our Pullman car with a supply of good cheer. He 
 has done mucli to uphold the curling banner in Montreal. 
 Long may he be spared to play the " irons " successfully. 
 
 On the Tuesday three rinks, skipped respectively by 
 Messrs. Henderson, M'Millan, and Bramwell, played three 
 rinks of the Montreal Ladies' Club, the tirst named 
 linishing 4 up, but the others being each 9 down, the 
 skips against them being respectively Miss N. Smith, 
 Mrs. Ogilvy, and Miss Bond. Over 1200 spectators 
 were said to have witnessed the match. The play of 
 the ladies was excellent, and was much applauded by 
 their opponents, who all agreed that they could curl as 
 well as the gentlemen. Mrs. Lyle Davidson ^ had charge 
 of the afternoon tea, as the President, Mrs. Ogilvy, had 
 her rink to look after. The decorations were simple Ijut 
 
 ^ Mrs. Davidson, it may interest onr ladies at home to know, "was 
 handsomely gowned in bla^k with touches of torqiioise blue, a long black 
 coat trimmed with embroidery and t'nr. and a becoming mink hat." 
 
192 CUELING TOUE 
 
 effective, consisting of flags and a big " Welcome " over 
 the door. The ladies playing were, for the most part, 
 dressed in the two shades of blue that are the colours 
 of the club, and in addition wore bvmches of heather 
 and knots of tartan ribbon. In many instances even 
 their brooms were bedecked with the latter. In the 
 tea-room the colour scheme was red and yellow, the 
 table having a centrepiece of scarlet poinsettas, red 
 carnations in vases, and silver candelabra with shades 
 of red and yellow. Mrs. A. F. Eiddell, Miss Mary 
 Gardner, Miss Ludington, and Miss Eitchie presided 
 in turn at the tea table, and were assisted by Miss 
 Panguiau, Miss Queenie Gorham, Miss Anna ]\Iorrice, 
 Miss Hill, Miss Sclater, Miss Bethune, Miss G. Drury, 
 and Miss Muriel Bond. Those present included, in 
 addition to the visiting curlers, 
 
 Mrs. and Miss Ballaiityne, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Davidson, Mr. and 
 Mrs. Hanbury Budden, Mrs. W. W. Watson, Mrs. ("x. F. C. Smith, 
 Mrs. Norman Dawes,Mrs. P. A. Petersen, Mrs. Hutchins, Mr. and Mrs. 
 H. P. Ives, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Allan, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Brooke 
 Claxton, Mr.s. James M'Call, Mrs. Hill and Miss Hill, Kev. Dr. 
 Barclay, Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. Bond, Mrs. Ross Crawford, Mrs. G. 
 L. Cains, Mrs. H. M'Laren, Mrs. P. L. M'Laren, Mrs. Darling, Mis. 
 
 F. C , Rev. Dr. M- , Dr. and Mrs. A. Johnston, Mi;s. T. C. 
 
 Kidd, Mrs. Applegath, Rev. Canon EUegood, the Misses Gardner, 
 the Misses Clay, Mrs. S. Hird, the Misses Rawlings, Mr. and Mrs. 
 T. H. Prissick, Miss Grier, Miss Linton, Miss Sharpe, Miss Green, 
 Mrs. S. Ewing, Mrs. M'Caaig, Mrs. Gillesjjie, the Misses Gillesj)ie, 
 Miss "Wilkins, Miss Marler, the Misses Girdwood, Miss Ida Scott^ 
 Mrs. S. Lichtenhein, Miss Ida Eadie, Mrs. Scott Robertson, Miss B. 
 Hamihon, ^^Ii-s. M'Gill, Mr. E. A. Wliitehead, Mrs. L. Skaife, Miss 
 Brenda Chillas, Mrs. M'Kim, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. James Thorn, Mr. 
 and Mrs. Kerr, Lieut.-Col. Gardner, Miss Bethune, Mrs. Mussen, 
 Mrs. Alexander, Miss Hutchison, Miss Watson, Mrs. Walker, 
 Miss M'Dougall, Colonel Stevenson, Dr. J. C. Cameron, Mrs. 
 Fayette Brown, IMr. and Mrs. Peers Davidson, Rev. Dr. 
 Williamson, Rev. A. J. Doull, Mr. J. Allan, Mr. W. Angus, 
 Miss Amy Hiam, Miss J. Black, Miss Lily Young, Mr. and Mrs. 
 
194 CUELING TOUR 
 
 A. E. Ogilvie, Miss Tyre, Mr. and Mrs. W. Brierley, the Misses 
 ^lartin, Miss LudiiigtoB, Mr. and Mrs. E. Gougli, Miss "Wonliani, 
 tlie Misses Boulter, Mrs. Duclos, Mrs. Sherwood, Miss B. Eouth, 
 the Misses Lambe, Mrs. Dunlop, Miss Dunlop, Mrs. Tyre, Miss C. 
 Shepherd, Miss Mackenzie, Mi-s. Taylor, Lieut.- Col. Ibbotson, Mr. 
 M'Murtry, Miss C. Chipman, Miss Eiddell, Miss Danford, Miss 
 Sclater, Mr. and Mrs. Porteous, Miss Porteous, Miss Drury, Miss 
 Ellis, Miss St. George, Miss Metcalfe, Miss Murry Smith, the Misses 
 Covernton, the jNIisses Pelton, Dr. Wj-lde, Mr. Stanhojie Eadie, 
 Mr. J. M. M'Intyre, Mr. Owen N. Evans, Mr. F. Budden, Mr. and 
 Mrs. Jamieson, Mr. Melville (New York), Mr. H. Yorston, Mr. E. 
 Christmas, Mrs. Norman Nash, Dr. Yates, Mrs. S. P. Jones (Sydney, 
 C.B.), Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthewson, Miss H. Marler, Mrs. David 
 Morrice, Dr. Chipman, Mr. W. Bond, Mr. W. Ogilvie, Mr. and 
 Mrs. W. C. J. King, Miss Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Bent (New 
 York), Mr. J. Angus, Mrs. Ronald Grant (St. John, N.B.), Mr. 
 Boutelle (London), Mr. C. Bogert, Mr. J. Dunlop, Mr. R. Tyre, Lieut.- 
 Col. and Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Bury Austin, Prof. Carter, 
 Mr. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. H. Thomas, Miss Gibbons, and others. 
 
 A Sad Event 
 
 happened on Wednesday 14tli. This was the death of 
 one of the most promising young curlers of the city, Mr. 
 Kobert Brown, son of Mr. James Brown, late of Sanquhar, 
 a former Vice-President of the Eoyal Club. Eobert, who 
 was only twenty-four years of age, had attained to 
 a high position in the Bank of Toronto, and a bril- 
 liant future appeared to he before him. He died of 
 pneumonia after a few days' illness, our regret at his 
 death being intensified by the fact that he was so eager 
 to see the Scottish curlers that he paid a visit to one 
 of the rinks when he should not have left his house. 
 Much sympathy was felt for his family. 
 
 With the Caledonia Club 
 
 On "Wednesday we were engaged to meet the Caledonia 
 Club, and on going up to the rink of this club we were 
 pleasantly surprised to find this facing us, in the form 
 

196 CUELIXG TOUPt 
 
 of a gorgeous ice-palace with a triumphal arch constructed 
 entirely of ice, guarded by ice lions who seemed to smile 
 good-morning to the visitors, and surmounted by curling- 
 stones, also of ice. Here a large company was gathered 
 to welcome the Scots. Many cameras were busy snap- 
 shotting the scene, and one of the best views of the ice- 
 palace and the curlers is here reproduced. The members 
 of the Caledonia Club are mostly engaged in the building 
 
 IlE Al;i.il, LALEJjUMA lUNK, .MuMl;LAI.. 
 
 (Evening effect.) 
 
 trade, and as it is well known in Scotland that masons 
 make the best curlers, it was not surjjrising that in the 
 match the Caledonians came out on top. To show that 
 the Caledonians were quite as much bent on making the 
 visit enjoyable to their friends from across the water as 
 in proving their own prowess at the game, they had 
 arranged that the afternoon should be spent in sleigh- 
 driving and sight-seeing. " The drive was a novelty to 
 the visitors, and was greatly appreciated by them," says 
 the Montreal Star in giving an account thereof. " At 
 times it was bitterly cold, but even the intense severity 
 
198 CUELIXG TOUR 
 
 of the wind and temperature did not seem to incon- 
 venience the Scotsmen. Most of them were provided 
 with magnificent Eaglans of half Scotch tweed, thickly- 
 knitted Tam o' Shanters, and mnfHers. Thus fitted out 
 they seemed to defy the biting wind and frost-laden air. 
 The drive, even to those who were not so splendidly 
 
 togged out as the 
 Scotsmen, was a rare 
 pleasure. The day 
 was a cold one, as 
 -has already been 
 remarked, but the air 
 was clear. There was 
 a lilue sky and a fine 
 winter sun overhead. 
 Moreover, the curlers 
 were speeded along at 
 
 frtft-1»r«r-t IK2 '' i''^ttling pace over 
 %' /*' ' !^B" the roads and ice by 
 
 well-bred horses, 
 animals that seemed 
 to have all their 
 energies awakened by 
 the fine bracing air. 
 
 Photo hij Dr. Kirk. , ° 
 
 ICE-CUTTING ON ST. LAWRENCE. ^^^^ OUly dlUlCUlty 
 
 experienced with 
 them was that they wanted to go too fast. Sometimes 
 they would try to Ijreak away from tlie procession, in 
 order to pursue an independent course, but at such times 
 they were forcibly reminded of the places they were 
 intended to fill by their drivers, and so they were 
 reined back again behind the cutters they had followed 
 from the earlier stages of the drive. The Caledonians 
 and their guests left the rink shortly after two o'clock, 
 

 PROCESSION (IK S],i;it;llS UN THK ST. LAW i: K.N*_ 1, 
 
 SJFOKING .\ND RKAUINi; HOO.M, THISTLE CCIiLING CLUB, JIONTUEAL. 
 (Tlie Parlour of the Plate-.-lass skips.) 
 
 INTERIOR OF CALEDONIA RINK, .MONTREAL. 
 
200 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 proceeding down Stanley Street to St. Catherine, thence 
 to Peel, from Peel to Dorchester, and then along the 
 last-named thoroughfare to Atwater Avenue. From 
 Atwater Avenue the Scotsmen and their hosts were 
 driven to the vicinity of the Grand Trunk Boat Club, 
 where all had an opportunity of witnessing the harvest- 
 ing of Montreal's supply of ice for the summer of 1903. 
 The cutters were driven out in the ice and around the 
 different centres, where the ice -cutters were working. 
 Every detail of the work was explained to the visitors, 
 and many snapshots of the interesting scenes before 
 them W'Cre taken by them. Then followed tlie coldest 
 part of the drive, namely, the trip over the ice to the 
 Verdun Asylum. How the wind blew and how the frosty 
 air seemed to penetrate even the thick overcoats and 
 mufflers which nearly every person had been provided 
 with ; but, after all, the trip was an exhilarating 
 one, and all enjoyed it, in spite of the terrible cold. 
 On turning from the ice to the main road at a point 
 just east of the Verdun Asylum, another moving picture 
 of the interesting procession was taken." These moving 
 pictures were afterwards exhibited in Scotland. The 
 next point to be visited was the Power House of the 
 Lachine Eapids Land and Hydraulic Company, through 
 which the visitors were escorted l^y Mr. Wallbank. 
 A very keen interest was taken in the establishment 
 by the visiting curlers, and many questions were asked 
 with respect to its construction and the prospects 
 of its future development. While at the Power House 
 the hosts and guests of the day saw one of the few 
 places in Canada where the water never freezes during 
 the winter, namely, the Lachine Eapids. Though swollen 
 somewhat at this particular season of the year, the Scots 
 curlers secured a pretty good idea of the strengtii, velocity, 
 
IX (;)rEP,EC PEOYTNCE: AIONTREAL 201 
 
 and dangerous character of the Eapids. From the I'ower 
 House the visitors were driven to the Ogilvy farm, where 
 the Scottish farmers had the opportunity of inspecting a 
 first-class Canadian farm. There the entire party were 
 treated to a typical Scottish repast, consisting of oatmeal 
 cakes, scones, fruit-cakes, and tea, the productions of Mrs. 
 Hunter and her daughters. These were greatly relished, in 
 fact so much so, that a vote of thanks was tendered Mrs. 
 Hunter. Speeches were also made by President M'Lean 
 and My. Ogilvy, jun. From the Ogilvy farm the visitors 
 were driven westw^ards along the Lower Lachine Eoad, and 
 .shown its varied beauties and historic landmarks. The 
 return to Montreal was made Ijy way of the Upper Lachine 
 Eoad, a stop being made at Thornhill, where the inner man 
 was warmed up by liquid decoctions of a typical Scotch name 
 and flavour. The city was reached shortly after six o'clock. 
 At the usual smoking -concert held in the evening, 
 President M'Lean in the chair, Mr. Peter Lyall and 
 Colonel Stevenson spoke words of welcome to the visitors. 
 The Captain in reply, on behalf of the team, said that 
 they were proud to represent there the Eoyal Caledonian 
 Club which ruled curling in such a perfect w^ay as no 
 other game in the world was ruled, and he rejoiced to 
 find the Canadian branch so loyal and so healthy, tliough 
 he was not surprised when such men as Colonel Stevenson, 
 the G.O.]\r. of curling in Canada, David Guthrie, and 
 others of like enthusiasm had its direction. " AVhen we 
 go back," he said, "there will be twenty-three men who 
 will be able to speak to the mother-country of the attrac- 
 tions of Canada. Each will, no doubt, give a series of 
 illustrated lectures on the country and the people. The 
 subject of our worthy Secretary will be, ' How I led my 
 curling Doukhobors through Canada to Winnipeg.' Dr. 
 Kirk will discourse on ' How I brought my twenty-three 
 
202 CUELING TOUR 
 
 corpses home ' ; Mr. Gordon will take for his subject 
 ' The Canadian lassies ' ; Mr. Bentlej Murray will talk 
 of the ' Ambrosial aspects of curling in Canada ' ; Mr. 
 Campbell on the ' Flowers of the Forest ' ; Major Bertram 
 on ' Tactics in Curling ' ; Mr. Gibson on ' Mai de 
 Jler ' ; Major Scott Davidson will speak of ' The 
 Alert and the Discovery ' ; Mr. Provan on ' Me and 
 my Jean ' ; Mr. Cousin on ' Pappa and I, and how 
 
 MOXTHEAL THISTLE C-CKL1N(. lilXK IMKIIIOF. 
 
 we roupit the stoup,' etc., etc. Our team appreciates 
 the charitable treatment we have met from your club, for 
 you did not ask us to play the whole day, but took us for 
 a delightful and instructive drive, for which we are all 
 grateful. The reception we have received out here is far 
 beyond what we ever expected. We have met the finest 
 of Scotsmen and the best of cm'lers." He then called 
 on the team to drink the health of the Caledonians with 
 Highland honours, which was done, Messrs. Kirk and 
 Murray nearly pushing holes in the ceiling with their 
 heads. Dr. Kirk, on being called on to speak, said he 
 
 I 
 
IX (H'KBEC PEOVIXCE: MONTREAL 203 
 
 enjoyed the drive very nuich, and specially Ijecause it 
 relieved him of the pleasure of defeat at their hands that 
 afternoon. Curling in Canada was undoubtedly a fine art, 
 and the lessons they had received during their visit would 
 be of great use to them. He hoped Canada would send 
 a team to Scotland, and he was sure they would there get a 
 better druljbing than they had given us. Among the 
 amusements of the evening were some fine Scotch horn- 
 
 IN FRONT OF THISTLE CLUB, MONTREAL. 
 
 pipes by a young man named Clark, accompanied 1)y a 
 beautiful piper, wdio handled his instrument with great skill, 
 and a coon song by Mr. White of the Wanderers' Club of 
 Chicago. 
 
 With the Thistle Club 
 
 On Thursday the visitors were the guests of the 
 Thistle Club, against which they were up in the forenoon 
 but down in the evening, the total result, over six 
 rinks, showing very close pla}-. 
 
 After the morning games the visitors were entertained 
 to luncheon, the members, under their President, Mr. 
 
204 
 
 CUELTXG TOUE 
 
 Charles M'Lean, doing all in their power to minister to 
 the enjoyment of the visitors. About sixty gentlemen 
 were present, and after ample justice had been done to 
 the many delicacies served, speeches, songs, and the usual 
 compliments were in order. 
 
 After the evening play, hosts and guests gathered for 
 a social hour in the club-rooms. On behalf of the Thistle 
 Club, the Eev. Dr. Barclay and Mr. W. W. Mowat spoke 
 words of welcome, and Mr. Deans Eitchie replied for 
 
 the team in a few select sen- 
 tences of appreciation. Mr. 
 Aird, the Secretary of the 
 branch, who is one of the 
 Thistle skips, was in good 
 form, both on the rink and 
 at the social board. He seems 
 to be a general favourite 
 with all his brother curlers 
 at Montreal, and every 
 member of our team formed 
 a great liking for him. 
 
 The St. Lawrence Ladies' Club 
 
 While the games with 
 the Thistle were going on,two 
 rinks of the team, skipped by Captain Simpson and Mr. 
 Bentley Murray, played against two rinks of the St. 
 Lawrence Ladies' Club, and spent a delightful afternoon. 
 The ladies had made special preparations for the reception 
 of the Scots, and, if anything, outdid the efforts of the 
 gentlemen in this respect. The decorations in the rink 
 proper, wdiere the match of Tuesday had been played, were 
 still in position, while special fixtures and decorations 
 were made to the club parlours by the ladies. The table 
 
 I'hnto ijfi .\ntntHii tt- Son, MotUreal. 
 \V. D. AlBD. 
 Secretary Canadian Branch R.C.C.C. 
 
C-l - ^ 
 
 
 
206 CUELIXa TOUK 
 
 of delicacies which awaited the consumption of the hungry 
 curlers was indeed inviting, and prettily arranged. A 
 good deal of humour prevailed as the match went on. 
 Mr. Murray, who had Miss Milne as opposing skip, 
 acknowledged that it was no use trying, for he could not 
 outv/ick his charming foe. During a moment of intense 
 interest in the play Provost Gordon, forgetting the colour 
 he was playing under, turned to one of the lady curlers 
 and inquired, " Are we blue ? " '' No," was the reply, " Imt 
 I think you will be at the close of the match." Mr. 
 Murray, in asking another what kind of combination ex- 
 isted when three irons were in direct rotation in front of 
 the button, received the following reply : " I think it is a 
 safe one, sir." The Scotsmen were presented by the 
 ladies of the St. Lawrence Club with a souvenir pin, in the 
 shape of a maple leaf, which they were very much pleased 
 to receive. During the game the galleries were crowded 
 by enthusiastic spectators, who took a keen interest in 
 the play, and specially applauded the work of the ladies. 
 
 As soon as play was concluded the lady and gentlemen 
 curlers, as well as a number of guests, were entertained 
 to luncheon, fit for a king. 
 
 Mrs. Chipchase, President of the Ladies' Curling Club, 
 assisted by a capable staff of assistants, looked after the 
 wants of their visitors. Tliroughout the afternoon the 
 windows of the ladies' club -rooms were filled with inter- 
 ested onlookers, while many others followed the game from 
 the platform of the rink. The decorations of the tea-room 
 were delicate in shade, but effective, while the ladies wore 
 the colours of their club, and in addition wore bunches 
 of heather and tartan ribbon, the latter in honour of their 
 guests. In the tea-room the scene was especially invit- 
 ing, the tal:)le having a centre-piece of cut flowers, while 
 the lights were prettily coloured with neatly designed 
 
208 CURLING TOUE 
 
 Chinese shades. Before the Scotsmen withdrew they 
 heartily thanked the ladies for the reception of the after- 
 noon, and complimented them on their splendid curling. 
 
 The reception was undoubtedly a great success, and 
 the ladies of the St. Lawrence Curling Club are indeed 
 to be congratulated and warmly commended for the 
 manner in which they carried out every detail of the 
 afternoon's enjoyment. 
 
 Among those present were His Worship the Mayor 
 and a delegation of curlers from English Eiver, 
 headed by Mr. William Greig, ex-M.P., and a large 
 number of prominent curlers and citizens. Among the 
 lady spectators were the following : Mesdames Eoy, 
 Guthrie, Dettmers, Buchanan, Bott, Harvey, Mills, Wilson, 
 Stearns, Spencer, M'Kay, Eose, White, Foster, Elliott, 
 Eiddell, Eraser, Henderson, Hall, Enright, Freeman, 
 M'Coy, Eeynolds, E. Eiepert, Kearus, Scott, F. Eiepert, 
 Cairns, and Chipchase, and the Misses Clearihue, Eose, 
 Milne, Ewing, Stevenson, M'Allister, Forbes, M'Yey, Grace, 
 M'Lean, Scott, Meldrum, Mitchell, Clarke, Henderson, Foy, 
 Smallfield, Studer, Eyan, Smith, Bolton, Mackay, Graham, 
 Porteous, Craig, Ellis, Miller, Phillips, Greer, Lindsay, and 
 others. That the match which, like those with the 
 Quebec and Montreal clubs, was in favour of the fair 
 sex, gave delight to the visiting Scotsmen was proved 
 by the fact that a second match came off on Friday, the 
 rinks on this occasion being mixed — two ladies and two- 
 gentlemen on each. Tea was afterwards served by Mrs. 
 Eoy, Mrs. Guthrie, and Miss Brophy. 
 
 " Banner nicht at Lachine " 
 
 On the evening of this day two rinks, headed by the 
 Captain, went to Lachine to play two rinks at Lachine, and 
 thus complete the round of the Island Clubs. The game 
 
IN QUEBEC rEOYIXCE: MONTKEAL 209 
 
 here was played with irons and was very enjoyable, the 
 curlers mixing up so as to make it as sociable as possible. 
 The side skipped by the Scotsmen won by three points, 
 
 /7/0',, i,>i /:hr, Montreal. 
 WINNEKS OF THE FIRST TROPHY WON BY LACHINE CLUB. 
 
 District Medal Match, played with St. Johns Club at St. Johns, P.Q., February 10, 180S. 
 
 J. G. Erode. W. O. Ryde. E. W. Strathy. Frank Craig. 
 
 G.Hewitt. James Edward (.*(». R. Lucas (sfci». H. Bickerdikc, M.P. 
 
 Score 33 /o 32. 
 
 a result that proved that they were not averse to iron 
 playing. The Lachine Club is the only one in the 
 Dominion which has Lord Strathcona for its patron, who, 
 on hearing of the visit of the Scottish Curlers sent the 
 
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210 CUELING TOUE 
 
 club a handsome donation to defray expenses. The 
 entertainment given to the visitors after the play, when 
 about eighty were present, was certainly first-class. The 
 supper was in the Lakeview Hotel, to which a piper played 
 the curlers and their guests from the rink. The manage- 
 ment had prepared for thirty people, but so great was the 
 desire to meet the Scotsmen that no less than seventy- 
 two turned up. President Lucas, who presided, proposed 
 the health of His Majesty the King. In responding for 
 the Dominion of Canada, the Hon.F.D. Monk,M.P., Leader 
 of the Opposition, said that though he greatly admired 
 Scotsmen, he was sorry he could not claim them all as 
 Conservatives, but he besought the members of the team 
 on their return to send out as many young Scotsmen 
 as possible, Mr. E. Bickerdike, M.P., the founder of the 
 club, made some eloquent remarks on Scotland's ain 
 game. The Captain in replying for the team said 
 that the Eoyal Club had been considering for about 
 fifty years the invitation to send representatives out 
 to Canada, and it had at last been accepted. They 
 were there with a hearty greeting from the Mither-club 
 to her children in Canada, and they would take back with 
 them such impressions as would form a new bond of 
 sympathy betwecD the two countries, for Scotland would 
 in some measure become more fully awake to Canada's 
 resources and developments. If they desired to have in 
 Canada a healthy race, straight of limb, stout of heart, 
 and liberty loving, let them teach their children the grand 
 old game of curling. A feature of the dinner was a pre- 
 sentation l:)y President Lucas, on behalf of the Lachine 
 Club, of pretty souvenir pins to all the members of the 
 Scotch team. The health of the absent member of the 
 Scoto-Canadian team, Mr. A. F. Smith, who was lying in 
 the hospital at Halifax, was proposed by Mr. J. Edward. 
 
IN QUEBEC PEOYIXCE: MONTREAL 211 
 
 Speeches were also given by the Eev. Mr. Eoss, son of the 
 late Eev. Dr. Eoss of Cleish and by the Eev. Mr. Hewton, 
 and a recitation in the habitant patois by Mr. Eamsay, 
 President of the Lachine Horticultural Society. " This 
 is as guid a nicht as we've had, Captain," said one of tlie 
 team as they came in from Lachine in the early morning, and 
 the Captain and every meml)er agreed. They were l;»idden 
 
 A BRACE OF PARLIAMENTARY CURLERS. 
 
 farewell at the specially chartered car with the skirl of 
 pipes, and some of the members of the Lachine Club 
 escorted them into the city. For this " banner nicht " 
 at Lachine, as it was well called, the following was the 
 programme of feast and sentiment. 
 
 Some liae meat and caiina eat, 
 And some wad eat that want it, 
 
 But we liae meat, and we can eat, 
 And sae the Lord be thankit. 
 
212 CUELIXG TOUR 
 
 Dinner at Lachine. 
 
 Souj). 
 
 Cock-a-Leekie — " Soop her up." 
 
 Fish. 
 
 Fried Smelts — " Scotch Style " — " I like ye weel;' 
 
 Entree. 
 
 Scotch Collops. Chicken Saute — Wi' Mushrooms. 
 
 Joints. 
 
 Roast Bubblyjock, Eoast Sirloin Beef, 
 
 Wi' Cranl)erry Sauce. Yorkshire Pudding. 
 
 Corned Beef, 
 
 AVi' cabbage — " Tak' a wick o' that.'" 
 
 Vecjetahles. 
 
 Mashed potatoes. Corn. Turnips. Boiled Cabbage. 
 
 Relishes. 
 
 Salmon Salad. ^Mixed Pickles. Pickled Cabbage. 
 
 Worcestershire Sauce. Anchovy Sauce. 
 
 Dessert. 
 
 Steamed Fruit Pudding — " Old Style." Brandy Sauce. 
 
 Apple Pie. Cheese. Celery. Fameuse Ajjples. 
 
 Oranges. Tea. Coffee. Stack Brooms. 
 
 TOAST.'^. 
 
 King. 
 
 Dominion of Canada. Mayor and Corporation. 
 
 Scoto-Canadian Team and Scotland's Ain Game o' Curlin'. 
 
 Guests. Branch. Ladies. Press. 
 
 The Fertile Creek Team 
 On January 15 the oldest rink of curlers in the 
 province of Quebec arrived in the city to greet the 
 Scottish curlers and to see them at play. These were 
 Messrs. John Craig, Eobert Hamilton, Eobert Anderson, 
 and William Craig of Howick, who were known as the 
 champion Fertile Creek team. All four had been playing 
 the game for sixty years, and on the occasion of the curl- 
 ing bonspiel held in Montreal during the carnival of 
 1882, they won the championship of the province. When 
 they did so they played with wooden blocks, and were 
 surprised that they overcame the granites and the irons. 
 
IN QUEBEC PROVINCE: MONTREAL 213 
 
 Presentation to Colonel Stevenson 
 
 A pleasing incident occurred before the opening 
 of Thursday's play, when Colonel Stevenson, Presi- 
 dent of the Canadian branch, was presented by the 
 members of the team with a handsome silver bowl on 
 
 THE FOCK WORTHIES, WITH WOODEN BLOCKS, FERTILE CREEK. 
 
 the occasion of his seventy -fourth birthday. The gift 
 took the Colonel completely by surprise, but as usual he 
 found words both appropriate and felicitous, in which to 
 thank his friends from the land of the heather. No 
 doubt he woul'd have been " bounced," according to the 
 Canadian custom, but the visitors did not know the way 
 to proceed with this curious ceremony, and no doubt the 
 Colonel felt that this was a case where ignorance was bliss. 
 
 Scottish-born /•. Canadian-born 
 Friday saw the opening of the great annual bonspiel, 
 in which the Scottish-born curlers of the Dominion play 
 the Canadian-born. In this contest the members of the 
 team were distributed over the twenty-two rinks which 
 represented Scotland. As usual the Canadians, like the 
 
214 CUELING TOrii 
 
 South of Scotland against the North at Carsbreck, were 
 victorious ; but the two members of the team who had 
 charge of rinks as skips did their best to reverse the 
 result, the rink of the Captain having ten and that of 
 Dr. Kirk nine shots in favour of Scotland. In this 
 contest only irons were used, and the general impression 
 of the team was that for such ice they were most suitable, 
 and brought out a very scientific game. 
 
 The Fire-Brigade 
 
 The Colonel took the Captain and a good many of 
 the team to the headquarters of the Fire Brigade which 
 is under his personal charge. A special alarm of fire was 
 got up for our benefit, and the lightning-like rapidity with 
 which the doors everywhere flew open, the men slipped down 
 from their berths, and the horses bolted into their position, 
 was remarkable. In a jiffy they were in harness and away, 
 as quick as they could gallop, to the scene of action. 
 
 Reception at St. Andrew's Home 
 
 We must not omit to mention a very pleasant 
 " function " of our Thursday in Montreal, when an in- 
 formal reception, from 5 to 6.30 p.m., was given to the 
 Scotsmen by the St. Andrew's and Caledonian Societies- 
 in the parlours of St. Andrew's Home. It had been 
 oiven out that all Scotch folks would be made welcome, 
 and the gathering was one of the most interesting at 
 wdiich we had been present. Many were the salutations 
 from brither Scots — men and women, and many were 
 the inquiries and reminiscences about the old country 
 and the good folks there' Principal Peterson, now of 
 M'Gill College, formerly of Dundee, in name of the 
 Societies, gave the team a hearty welcome, and assured 
 them that there was no more loyal contingent of Scottish 
 people than those they met in Alontreal. The Captain, 
 
216 CUELING TOUK 
 
 in reply, congratulated the Principal on the high position 
 he occupied in presiding over such a noted institution, 
 and remarked that they missed him much in Scotland, 
 though they knew wliat good he was doing in Canada. 
 A pleasant afternoon w^as spent, and it was with much 
 interest that the Captain and members of the team 
 heard of the good work done at the Home in which 
 Colonel Stevenson takes great interest, as he does in all 
 work of the kind in the city. 
 
 The Mammoth Banquet 
 
 During the whole time of our stay in Montreal 
 we were treated with an extraordinary amount of 
 kindness and hospitality. This culminated in a great 
 banquet given at the hotel the night before our depar- 
 ture, when an assembly of something like 400 met 
 to do honour to the team, and entertain them to a 
 mammoth banquet. The genial Colonel Stevenson was 
 in the chair. The large dining-room was decorated 
 with patriotic designs, Union Jacks, the Canadian Ensign, 
 and Scotland's Koyal Lion showing out boldly. The 
 entrance was covered with a pair of flags. A Jack 
 and Ensign were entwined and held together by a 
 large maple leaf brilliant with many lights. At the 
 other end an Ensign and Jack, built of electric lamps, 
 were placed across the galleries, and over the doorway 
 was the Koyal Standard, also marked with lights. 
 Behind the chair was an immense Scotch fla^ and a 
 shield with Scotland's red lion rampant. The Captain of 
 the team was on the right of the chairman, and on his 
 left Mayor Cochrane, Provost Ballantyne, Mr. Justice 
 Archibald, the Eev. Dr. Campbell, and others. The 
 gathering was by far the most representative curling 
 function that has ever taken place in the city, every 
 
IX QUEBEC PEOVINCE: MONTEEAL 217 
 
 club being- largely represented. IJefore opening the 
 toast -list, Colonel Stevenson explained how the project 
 of a visit from the Scottish team came to be mooted. 
 He said that many years ago, when it was the custom of 
 Montreal merchants to make two voyages annually across 
 the ocean to the old country for the purpose of buying 
 their goods, a party of Montreal merchants of Scottish 
 de.scent attended one of the big bonspiels in Scotland, 
 and proved victorious in the competition. This was told 
 to tlieir Ijrethren on their return to Montreal, and there- 
 upon originated the idea of inviting Scotland to send to 
 Canada a team, and this also had the effect of giving a 
 great impetus to the game in the city. The toast-list 
 was opened by that of the " King," followed by " the Queen 
 and Eoyal family." In a few well-chosen remarks, Mr. 
 Justice Archibald proposed " Our Imperial Forces (Home 
 and Colonial)." He suggested that at a curlers' dinner 
 the military must take a minor part, but there was a 
 bond between the soldier and the curler, for on the ice 
 there is a sort of mimic war, and all were brethren in 
 arms. Major Bertram, Captain Simpson, and Colonel 
 Gordon of the Canadian Militia responded. In proposing 
 the " Mayor and Corporation," Colonel Gardner, President 
 of the Montreal Club, referred to the fact that the worthy 
 chairman had just celebrated his seventy-fourth birthday, 
 and he took advantage of this opportunity to convey to 
 Colonel Stevenson the congratulations of the curlers. 
 Mayor Cochrane responded in a felicitous manner, and 
 assured the Scotsmen that they would always receive a 
 hearty welcome in Montreal. Alderman Sadler and ex- 
 Alderman Lyall also replied to the toast. In proposing 
 the toast of the evening, " The Scoto-Canadian Team." 
 Colonel Stevenson made a very interesting speech, con- 
 taining reminiscences of curlers and curling in Montreal 
 
218 CUELINC^ TOVJl 
 
 ill days gone by. The Colonel gave a Scriptural reason 
 for the use of irons in that district by going so far back as 
 the book of Deuteronomy where (chap. viii. verses 7 to 9) 
 in return for their obedience the children of Israel were 
 promised " A good land ; a laud of brooks of water, of 
 fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and 
 hills ; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, 
 and pomegranates ; a land of oil -olive, and honey ; a land 
 wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt 
 not lack anything in it ; a land whose stones are iron, and 
 out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass." After referring 
 to the pleasure there had been in entertaining such a 
 sportsman-like team, he said he was speaking on behalf 
 of every one in the city when he expressed the hope that 
 they would soon find it possible to return again. There 
 could, he said, be no doubt that curling was- one of the 
 best games played. It was a clean game, a game of 
 skill, and one that required physical and mental powers. 
 Then as a social game, it was one that was entirely free 
 from any objectionable feature. In closing, he compli- 
 mented the mother-club of Scotland on the representatives- 
 she had sent out to C'anada, and said that any game 
 would benefit by having such men engaged in it. In his- 
 reply, the Captain of the Scottish team cordially thanked 
 the local curlers for the almost too-hearty reception that 
 had been tendered them. The week they had spent in 
 Montreal was one which they should always remember, 
 and on leaving, their great wish was that they might 
 be al)le to return at some other time. Colonel Stevenson 
 had spoken of the toast of the evening, but it might be 
 more appropriately called the toast of the morning. They 
 w^ere not, however, to suppose that the members of the 
 Scottish team were in a hurry to leave that table or their 
 noble and dignified city. The only condition he made- 
 
220 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 was that their friends around them should afterwards 
 adjourn with them to their rooms and help them to pack 
 up their belongings. He conveyed a message of good 
 wishes and hearty greeting from the old Mother -club, 
 the Eoyal Caledonian, to the most devoted of all her 
 dauo'hters. Considering how leal and true the Canadian 
 branch had been, he might give that message in Scrip- 
 tural terms : " Many daughters have done virtuously, but 
 thou hast excelled them all." This visit was the most 
 important event that had happened in the history of 
 curling, and as bearing upon the relations between 
 Scotland and Canada it would have far-reaching results. 
 The Captain referred to that abandonment of caste and 
 distinction between man and man for which curling has 
 always been famous, and which he found to be one of the 
 features qf social life in Canada. He then amused the 
 large gathering by a series of humorous curling stories, 
 which created great laughter. One of these was at his 
 own expense, and was to this effect that when he was con- 
 versing with one of his aged office-bearers before the team 
 was formed, and saying how difficult it was to choose the 
 right men, for, owing to the climate in Canada, it had to 
 be made a condition that no member take more than one 
 glass of " the Auld Kirk " per day. " Aye, w^eel," remarked 
 the elder, " I'm thinkin', minister, ye'll no be gaun, yersel." 
 Canada, he said, was a great land with a great future 
 before it ; it was " Scotland's ain country," for there and 
 everywhere they had visibly before them what Scotsmen 
 had done, and it was well that they were so devoted, 
 young and old, to Scotland's ain game, for that carried 
 with it the 'perfervidum ingenmm Scotorum, as no other 
 sport did. It was 
 
 The peerless game 
 
 That feeds the flame 
 
 Of fellowship in man. 
 
IN QUE]5EC PKOVINCE: MOXTItEAL 22] 
 
 Here and everywhere they went they recognised that 
 in every Scot and Scoto-Canadian they met, as Holjert 
 Burns said of hiniscdf, " a tide of Scottish prejudice had 
 been poured ahing his veins, and it would boil there 
 until the flood-gates shut in eternal rest." Their 
 visit to Canada had been the realisation of a long dream, 
 but the reality had surpassed their fondest and wildest 
 anticipations. That great mammoth gathering, that 
 Gargantuan feast w^as perhaps a record in curling story. 
 Other teams might visit them from the home country, 
 and, profiting by their experience, might perhaps do 
 better in some respects, but no team that ever entered 
 the Dominion of Canada would ever be more honoured 
 than they had been by the splendid reception that had 
 been given them, and no team would ever surpass this 
 in the gratitude felt for the treatment received. He 
 voiced, he was sure, the feeling of each member of his 
 team, when in the words of Burns, with one slight 
 alteration, he said — 
 
 The bridegroom may forget the bride 
 Was made his wedded wife yestreen, 
 The monarch may forget the crown 
 That on his head an hour has been, 
 The mother may forget the l)abe 
 That smiles sae sweetly on her knee, 
 But I'll remember Montreal 
 And a' that you have done for me. 
 
 Provost Ballantyne and Dr. Kirk, in some well- 
 chosen sentences, expressed their appreciation of Canadian 
 curling and kindness. Interspersed with the speech- 
 making were several songs, Mr. Provan's contributions 
 being particularly approved. Captain Simpson, Mr. 
 Gordon, Mr. F. Hickie, Mr. Tedford, Mr. W. Lyall, and 
 Mr. Oughtred also added to the musical programme. 
 
 There is some excuse for quoting the following 
 
222 CUELIXG TOrE 
 
 impression of one of the members of the team, who in a 
 letter to the Dundee Advertiser, written from Montreal 
 on January 19, says: — 
 
 I never attended a dinner that went so well, or where the 
 freshness lasted in the same manner right up to the finish. The 
 singing and speaking were excellent and our star artist, Provan, 
 rose to the occasion, as indeed he usually does. Our Captain also 
 made a speech worthy of the plaudits it called forth. This event 
 will be a day marked with a white stone, and from which we will 
 date the incidents of our tour. 
 
 Good-bye at Montreal 
 It was far on in the morning before the Scotsmen 
 were allowed to retire for a brief rest, and next morning 
 a great assemblage gathered to give them a hearty send- 
 off on their departure for Ottawa, every curling-club and 
 every Scottish Society in the city being represented. 
 The curlers were played from the "Windsor Hotel to the 
 station by Piper Clark, one of the youngest pipers in the 
 city, who had done much in the way of adding a typical 
 Scotch flavour to the various entertainments of the past 
 week at which the visitors had been guests. The crowd 
 included many ladies, and as there were some minutes to 
 spare before the departure of the train, the interval was 
 given over to merry-making. Short addresses were made 
 by the Eev. Mr. Kerr, Colonel Stevenson, and others, in 
 which a goodly number of compliments were exclianged 
 in the humorous style peculiar to Scotsmen, between 
 hosts and guests. Then the cm revoirs were said, hands 
 were shaken, and the train was boarded. It was only 
 for a little while, however, as the departure of the express 
 was delayed somewhat by the late arrival of the Halifax 
 train. The wait inside proved a tedious one to several 
 of the Scotsmen, and a great many of them sought the 
 freedom of the platform as soon as they found out that 
 
IN QUEBEC PEOA^INCE: MONTREAL 223 
 
 the express would be a tritie late in leaving Montreal. 
 Those who did so paid the penalty of venturing- into 
 too close proximity to Canadian hospitality. Tliey 
 were caught up and bounced. Not once, but thrice was 
 the bounce repeated in each case, and by the time the 
 men were again on terra firma they had formed a pretty 
 good idea of what the pastime felt like. The great Dr. 
 Kirk was only saved from being sent up into the air by 
 the conductor's warning "All aboard." After more hand- 
 shakings the train pulled out, and then ensued the finest 
 cheering that has been heard in ]\Iontreal for a long- 
 time. Both hosts and guests tried to rival one another 
 in giving a demonstration of their lung power, and the 
 result was gratifying to each. Among those present on 
 the platform were Messrs. J. H. Hutchison, David Robert- 
 son, Robert Scott, T. Cushing, Robert Sharp, C. O'Connor, 
 John Watson, James Cleghorn, G. H. Balfour, AYalter 
 Williams, D. Anderson, John Rose, David Guthrie, 
 Charles M'Lean, A. Milne, Peter Lyall, Col. Stevenson, 
 Col. Gardner, James Raton, W. S. Weldon, R. Clark, 
 M'Duff Lamb,J.M'Lean,W. W. Watson, A. C. Hutchinson, 
 Aid. Sadler, James Simpson, P. W. A. Burket, J. W. Wilson, 
 James Currie, W. Currie, Geo. Lamb, W. Patterson, ^\. 
 Lyall, John Stephenson, Capt. M'Gill, W. Wilson, Charles 
 Blackmore, W. A. Murphy, J, W. Hughes, J. M'Gowan, Capt. 
 Rodden, Lieut. M'Gregor, T. Cunningham, and others. 
 
 The Attractions of Montreal 
 
 If the Scottish team had to be banished from Scotland 
 to Canada, and given their choice of residence there, the 
 majority would probably fix upon ^Montreal. This may 
 so far be explained by the fact that we were longer in 
 residence there than at any other place we visited. But 
 no doubt the citv has great attractions, and greater still 
 
224 CURLING TOUE 
 
 are the attractions of the citizens, male and female. 
 Where in the world would one meet better men than 
 Colonel " Sandy " Stevenson, " Davy " Guthrie, " Jim " 
 Paton, " Billy " Aird, " Willy " Watson,^ and many 
 others that might here be named in that friendly way 
 in which they address each other ? The social side of 
 life in the great Canadian metropolis is certainly delight- 
 ful. We had not personally the pleasure of seeing it, 
 but Dr. Kirk reported to us that the mansion of Mr. 
 R. B. Angus, a Bathgate man, and all its appointments, 
 surpassed anything he had seen for magnificence. The 
 mansions of Lord Strathcona and Lord Mount-Stephen " 
 are palatial. Indeed, all the public buildings, churches, 
 etc., are substantial and massive, and give dignity to 
 the city. Like many other cities in Canada, the rise 
 and progress of Montreal have been remarkable. It 
 was only in 1642 that it was founded, on the site of 
 the old Indian village of Hochelaga, by a band of French 
 religious enthusiasts, who intended it to be a " city of 
 God," and gave it the name. The bronze monument 
 to Maisonneuve who led the expedition, and was for 
 a time Governor of the colony, is illustrated on the title 
 of this volume. Montreal, as the official description has 
 it, is " a city of marked contrasts, where the picturesque 
 quaintness of a vanished past is mingled with the 
 luxury and culture and enterprise of modern times ; 
 where the customs and usages of Old France and Young 
 Canada, characteristic of the old and new eras of 
 civilisation co-exist, and where massive business blocks, 
 costly public buildings, and private residences rise side 
 by side with grey old churches, sombre convents and 
 
 1 It is with great regret that we hear of Mr. "Watson's death on 
 November 21, as our pages are passing through the press. 
 
 " This is now Mr. Meaghen's. The Duke and Duchess of York stayed 
 at Lord Strathcona's house on their visit in 1901. 
 
IX QUEBEC rEOVTXCK: MONTKEAl. 225 
 
 mmneries and grand cathedrals, whoso niagiiificcnce and 
 
 IXTERIOH — THISTLE CLUB, JIONTKEAL. 
 
 splendour rival those of the Old World. It is a modern 
 metropolitan city — an im])ortant seaport, although six 
 
 INTKRIOU — ST. LAWRENCE CLUB, MONTREAL 
 
 hundred miles from the Atlantic by the St. Lawrence, with 
 huge ocean greyhounds at its busy docks — a bustling, 
 
 Q 
 
226 CUELING TOUE 
 
 thriving commercial and industrial centre where converge 
 the principal railways of Canada, chief of which is the 
 Canadian Pacific, which, stretching across the continent 
 from the Atlantic to the Pacific, is the longest continuous 
 railway line in the world. The old streets of Montreal 
 are redolent with legends of a turbulent past, of wars 
 with the fierce and wily aborigines, of French adventure 
 and enterprise ; for here dwelt the intrepid La Salle, 
 the Mississippi explorer I)u L'Hut, the founder of 
 Duluth, Cadillac, the founder of Detroit, Bienville, the 
 founder of New Orleans, and other adventurous spirits, 
 whose names are still revered by posterity. Yille Marie 
 was, too, the headquarters of the great French fur-trading 
 and exploring companies, whose operations throughout 
 the Great West extended to the foothills of the Eoeky 
 Mountains, and the far-off shores of Hudson's Bay. 
 It remained under the rule of France till 17<J0, when 
 Vaudreuil capitulated to General Amherst, and the 
 ancient rt^gime came to an end. Three years later, by 
 the Treaty of Paris, France ceded Canada to Great 
 Britain, and the French Canadians became British 
 subjects. The town was occupied for a time in 1775 
 by the Americans under Creneral Montgomery, who 
 afterwards was slain in a gallant but unsuccessful 
 assault upon Quebec ; and here in the old Chateau 
 de Eamesay, the home of the old governors, lived 
 Benjamin Franklin and Charles Carroll of Carrollton, 
 the American Commissioners who came to negotiate the 
 cession of the country to the United States. During the 
 war of 1812-15, Montreal was thrice threatened by 
 invading United States forces, but fortunately its walls 
 were not entered by the enemy. Since that time the 
 development and progress of the city have been con- 
 tinuous and rapid, until it now possesses, with its 
 
IN QUEBEC rifUVmOE: MONTHEAL 227 
 
 suburbs, a steadily increasing population of over ij 60,000, 
 the great majority of whom are French Canadians, and 
 boasts of a wealth equalled liy no other city of its size 
 in the world." 
 
 The wealth referred to is considerably in the hands 
 of Scotsmen who, as we have said, do not simply hoard 
 it up, but with it endow hospitals and other public insti- 
 tutions, of which Montreal has a splendid array, such as 
 the Pioyal Victoria Hospital, the ]\rGill College, the 
 A'ictoria College, and many others too numerous to 
 mention. The Scotch contingent in the city we were 
 told was only about one-tenth of the population, l)ut so 
 influential and powerful is this contingent that ninc- 
 tenths of the v^'ealth is said to be in its possession. 
 
 It is not to he wondered at that, with such wealthy 
 patronage, curling should flourish under the shadow of 
 Mount Ptoyal. Indeed, if we take the expenditure on 
 construction of buildings, and the efficiency of their all- 
 round arrangements, the Montreal curlers stand out fore- 
 most in the world. It is also said that the climate is 
 sucli that they can rely on more curling there than in 
 any other part of Canada, even though in some other 
 places, such as "Winnipeg, the temperature should, for 
 part of the winter, be considerably lower. Notwith- 
 standing the experience of their neighbours with the 
 " granites," which proves that these are quite safe even 
 in the most intense frost, the curlers in Montreal stick 
 to the " irons," and in the art of using these they are 
 past masters. 
 
 The Doyen of the Island and his Story 
 
 Mr. James Williamson is the oldest curler on the 
 island of Montreal. He l^egan to play with the Montreal 
 Club when their rink was at Logan's store, where the 
 
228 
 
 CURLING TOUR 
 
 examining warehouse is now. This was destroyed hj fire, 
 and the ehil) jjlayed for a time in the I'uins, tlieu moved 
 
 to the Hour - shed along the 
 eanaL Tlie next move was 
 to a shed on St. Catherine 
 Street, at the corner of Drum- 
 niond Street. Then they came 
 to where their present quarters 
 are now. 
 
 When Mr. AVilliamson is 
 in a reminiscent mood he 
 can tell some great tales of 
 the bygone days of outdoor 
 
 Vplay. Here is one which it 
 '^ is a treat to hear him tell : — ■ 
 
 JAMES WILLIAMSON. 
 
 Montreal Club. 
 
 It was when Colonel D.ilryiiiple 
 of the 7 1 St Highlanders was 
 stationed at St. John. A match 
 was arranged between the High- 
 landers and the Montreal Club. In those days the match rinks 
 were on the river, and were piejjared a few days before the match, 
 three or four from each of the competing clubs helping in the worl<. 
 When the men to do this work were being chosen at the barrack.-, 
 Private Sandy ■ applied to the Colonel to be one of the party. 
 
 " Na, ua, Sandy,"' said the Colonel, " ve aye tak' a drap too 
 much, an' ye'll no' be richt for the play.' 
 
 " A' gie my word, sii-, that a'll no touch the bottle till after the 
 match.'' 
 
 "Ye've said the same afore, Sand}', and a' canna trust ye.' 
 
 But Sandy persisted, and the Colonel finally said : 
 
 " Weel, weel, Sandy, I'll gie ye anither chance." 
 
 So Sandy formed one of the advance party. 
 
 The day of the match came. All the players were on the ice 
 on the river, but there was no Sandy. After a short wait Sandy 
 appeared at the foot of M'Gill Street, and came staggering over the 
 ice to the rinks. 
 
 " Bring an axe," shouted the Colonel, who was almost purple 
 with rage, to some of his men. 
 
IX QUEBEC PEOYINCE: MONTKEAL 229 
 
 "Break a hole in the ice/' was tlie next command. This was 
 done just as Sandy came u]). 
 
 " Douse his head in the water," roared tlie Colonel Four men 
 grahbed hold of Sandy, and down he went through the hole in the 
 ice. Down he went a second time, and a third, before Colonel 
 Dalrymi^le was satisfied. Each time Sandy came up spluttering, 
 and imjjloring his commanding officer to revoke further punishment. 
 
 When play began, Sandy, who was a skilful hand with the 
 " staues," was skip of Colonel Dalrymple's rink. Play once started, 
 it was no longer colonel and private. Sandy as skip was king of 
 the rink, and knew his authority. In spite of his copious libations 
 and his unexpected bath he placed his shots wath great skill. The 
 Colonel, on tlie other hand, was so put out by the occurrence that 
 he played badly. This was Sandy's chance. 
 
 "What for did a' bring ye frae St. John?" he cried, after an 
 extra bad shot of the Colonel's. " A've a mind to send ye back, 
 so a' have," he added, while the spectators were convulsed with 
 laughter, as the private proceeded to give his superior a lecture on 
 how to play, and kept it up till the day's match was over. 
 
 The Canadian Newspaper 
 
 Dean Stanley, if we remember rightly, said that 
 the worst feature in America was the newspaper. We 
 certainly saw some curious productions on our tour, 
 especially at Chicago. V>\\t of the Canadian paper 
 generally we had little complaint to make, except that 
 when sold inside our hotel it was charged four or five 
 times its ordinary price, which ought not so to be. 
 
 What we missed most in the accounts of our various 
 meetings were reports of the elocjuent speeches we heard 
 about Canada, and which w^^ should have liked to have 
 preserved along with the record of our tour. The sport- 
 ing reporter did not evidently feel called upon to give 
 full accounts of speeches that did not directly bear on 
 sport. One special case was that of Mayor Dr. White 
 at St. John. He delivered a capital speed i, full of in- 
 i'ormation about Canada, but very little of it was reported. 
 
230 CURLING TOUE 
 
 This defect was mentioned to the interviewer who met 
 us at Montreal, and we were informed that we were to 
 have special attention, especially from the Star. We 
 certainly had, as the amusing series of cartoons, some of 
 which we have reproduced in this volume, testify. These 
 were copied into papers at other places as we journeyed 
 on, and some additions were made, though few hit off the 
 Scotsmen and their idiocrasies so successfully as the Star 
 and the Herald. 
 
 The generosity of the editors of the various papers 
 was most marked. At nearly every city we visited, a 
 supply was sent for the team gratis, which slightly 
 atoned for the high charge made in the hotel. We had 
 little time to write home, and the newspaper was the 
 easiest way to transmit the accounts of our doings, so we 
 were glad to take advantage of it. Canadian papers, in 
 the profusion of their illustrations, certainly beat our 
 home papers hollow. They may not be so solid generally 
 as our Scotsman or Glasgoio Herald, they may be more 
 of the halfpenny Mail description, but they certainly 
 employ the photographer and the draughtsman in a most 
 effective way for drawing attention to events and persons. 
 
 No finer interpretation of the spirit of our tour could 
 be offered than the following from the Montreal Gazette 
 of January 17, referring to the week's play and the 
 impending departure of our team : — 
 
 It has been a merry week, and we are parting witli the Scottish 
 ciirhirs this morning with an " Auld Lang Syne " that is possibly 
 more heartfelt than many a time when we have swung hands 
 around the festive mahogany or put a foot on it for Highland 
 honours. 
 
 The Mother of Curling sent her sons here ; and her grandchildren 
 welcomed them with the broad open welcome that likely is induced 
 by the same feeling as is expressed when an immigrant, or the son 
 of one, speaks of England, Ireland, or Scotland as " home." We 
 
232 
 
 CUELING TOUK 
 
 don't say we are writing to London or Edinburgh, or Dublin ; we 
 thoughtlessly say we are " writing home." 
 
 The latent value of this apjiarent lapsus has only too recently 
 been proven when the " red rain " filtered through the soil, and 
 the sprouts of colonialism rose to the unexampled height of Imperial 
 unity. 
 
 This may seem out of place in the mere report of what at best 
 could be called an International Curling Match — a matter of sport 
 or pastime ; but the fact remains that in all the speeches made 
 during the week — and there were many of them, — the apparent 
 and real interest of them was unity and loyalty. When hands 
 were shaken it felt like hands across the sea, and the feeling was 
 liealthy. The curling tournament has been of more good than 
 ever the Mother-club dreamt of in her most enthusiastic moments ; 
 and the hand-shake on their leaving us goes with regret at their 
 limited stay among us. 
 
 A Scots Poet 
 
 We were pleased to receive, one morning, at the Windsor, a volume 
 entitled Poems, Songs, and Sonnets, by Eobert Eeid (" Rob Wanlock "), 
 suitiibly inscribed by the author as a small memento of our visit. 
 Through his Moorland Rhymes we knew and appreciated " Rob " 
 years ago, tliough we had never seen him in the flesh. His resid- 
 ence in Montreal is an interesting link between that city and the 
 famous curling district of Dumfriesshire, for it was Wanlockhead 
 Club which told an all-conquering neighbour who had challenged 
 the moon, to call there on the way up, after whicli the moon journey 
 was abandoned. 
 
 SSOW-SHOE HURDLE R.\CE AT MONTREAL, MARCH 3, 1853. 
 
UT. HON. .SIU WILFRID LAURIER, G.C.M.C. 
 Freuiier of Canaila and President of t}ie Privy Council. 
 
 CHAPTEK YII 
 
 QUEBEC Pr.OYINCE ^ : AT OTTAWA, THE CAPITAL 
 
 We're far frae bonnie Scotland iioo, 
 
 Far frae her faiiy fells, 
 Her grand auld mountains waving 
 wide 
 
 AYi' pnrple heather-bells. 
 
 Oor lianie is midst Canadian woods, 
 By Ottawa's tranquil glade ; 
 
 And here in peace oor roof-tree rears 
 Beneath the maple-shade. 
 
 Here health and plenty wait upon 
 
 The labour o' oor hand, 
 Yet where's the mystic sights and 
 sounds 
 
 So dear in the old land ? 
 
 There's no' a lav'rock i' the litt, 
 
 Nor lintie i' the thorn, 
 Nor mavis wi' its gush o' sang 
 
 To hail the summer morn. 
 
 The golden-tasseird bonnie broom 
 
 Nor whin we canna see, 
 Nor the gowan wi' its siller fringe 
 
 A-noddin" on the lea. 
 
 But we can sing auld Scotland's 
 
 sangs 
 To cheer us when we're wae, 
 The cherished strains o' "Auld 
 
 Lang Syne," 
 Or stirring " Scots Wha Hae ' : 
 
 " The Bonnie Woods o' Craigielea, " 
 And "Loudon's Woods and Braes," 
 
 We'll lilt them ower as canty yet 
 As erst in ither days. 
 
 And ower us waves the grand auld 
 flag 
 
 That floats frae Scottish tower, 
 The pledge o' oor securitj- 
 
 Frae every envious jiower. 
 
 AVe're prood o' oor Canadian hame, 
 
 Oor country aye to be, 
 But Scotland's memories shall be 
 dear 
 
 Until the day we dee. 
 
 {¥vom St. Andrcv'sSocictij, Ottawa.) 
 
 About mid -day on Saturday, January IT, the curlers, 
 after a pleasant journey, arrived at Ottawa, the capital 
 
 ^ It is as a curling province that Quebec includes Ottawa. 
 233 
 
234 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 of tlie Dominion, according to a decree in 1857 of Her 
 late ]\Iajesty Queen Victoria. Here again several 
 hundred enthusiasts had met at the station to give 
 us a Scottish welcome. Pipers Dunlop and Saunders 
 played Scottish airs, while Mr. W. C. Grant danced 
 tlie Highland fling. Among those present were Mr. 
 
 John Manuel, Presi- 
 dent of the Ottawa 
 Curling Club ; ]\Ir. 
 W. J. Beatty, Secre- 
 tary-Treasurer of 
 the club, who, during 
 the visit of the team 
 to Ottawa, was un- 
 remitting in his kind 
 arrangements for all 
 that concerned their 
 comfort ; Major E. 
 D. Sutherland, Presi- 
 dent of the Eideau 
 Curling Club; E. J. 
 Drummond, Presi- 
 dent of the Pertli 
 (Jurling Club; Mayor 
 Fred. Cook, Lieuten- 
 ant-Colonel Sher- 
 wood, C.M.G. ; Lieu- 
 tenant-Colonel Jarvis, Lieutenant-Colonel Irwin, Lieuten- 
 ant-Colonel W. P. Anderson, Major Maynard Eogers, Dr. 
 Thorburn, Allan Gilmour, E. "Wald, G. M. Holbrook, Peter 
 LearmouLh, Wm. Stewart, Denis Murphy, M.P.P. ; H. C. 
 Monk, AVm. Howe, Chief of Police Powell, Lieutenant- 
 Colonel ]\rPherson, J. J. Gemmill, E. H. Haycock, 
 John P)annerman, P). T. A. Bell, Wm. Stockard, Dr. 
 
 /•A.if-) '.// r lit nil, I:, 
 W. J. BEATTy. 
 Secretary-Treasurer Ottawa Club. 
 
QUEBEC rPtOVINCK: AT OTTAWA 235 
 
 liobertson, J. Sutherland, C. S. Scott, A. H. Taylor, liev. 
 Win. ^['Intosh, Harry Eraser, Sheriff Sweetland, W. E. 
 CJrant, J. Gr. Armstrong, G. E. Macdonald, E. K. Bennetts, 
 ('. E. Plain, Harry M'Donald, -T. G. Turriff, President of 
 St. Andrew's Society ; Ered Laude, Harry Cameron, 
 Gladwyn M'Dougall, Douglas Cameron, H. A. Allan, 
 AV. C. Grant, Alex. Spittal, George C. Duncan, and A. 
 jM'Laren. The curlers were escorted to the Eussell 
 House (familiarly known as the Palace Hotel of 
 Canada), the proprietor of which, Air. E. X. St. Jaques, 
 is well known throughout Canada and the United 
 States. There they were the guests of the following 
 Eeception Committee at lunch : John Manuel, James 
 Manuel, Peter Learmonth, L. E. A. Maingny, W. J. 
 Beatty, Major Sutherland, Colonel Irwin, Colonel Sher- 
 wood, Colonel Jarvis, C. A. Elliott, H. C. Monk, J. E. 
 Shaw, E. Waldo, Mayor Cook, and J. G. Turriff. Ac- 
 cording to local reports the " members of the team looked 
 at each other on their arrival with a broad smile, as 
 much as to say, ' We are in for it again.' " The forces of 
 Nature took part in the enthusiastic reception accorded 
 to our team on arriving at the capital city, for a few 
 brilliant flashes of lightning, accompanied by thunder 
 and a severe hailstorm, joined in making the occasion 
 memorable. The visitors were much struck with the 
 appearance of Ottawa. Some recalled Lord Dufferin's 
 famous salutation, " Eair city, crown of Towers ! " One 
 also recollected the reference in Mr. Davin's " Eos, an 
 Epic of Dawn " : — 
 
 Eight ill the iiiid:^! a liill tit throne tor rule, 
 
 And crowning tliis were stately structures, towers 
 
 And domes and Gothic arches quaint with rich 
 
 Device of ornament. . . . 
 
 Yes, there's the seat of empire young 
 
 A people destined to he great and free. 
 
236 CUELIXG TOUR 
 
 Bytown, as it was originally called, after Lieutenant- 
 Colonel By, who commenced the Eideaii Canal in 1826, 
 when first incorporated as a town had only 5000 
 inhabitants. In 185-i it had 10,000. Xow the popu- 
 lation is over 50,000, or with Hull included, 61,000 ; 
 so that at this rate of progress the capital will soon 
 take a front place among the cities of the Dominion. 
 "We had a first-rate luncheon, under the fegis of Mr. 
 John Manuel, one of the millionaires of the city, and, 
 needless to say, " a canny Scot." His relatives, we 
 believe, live at Treesbank, near Harthill, and his de- 
 ceased partner was a relative of Sir John Gilmour 
 of Montrave. His " pile," like that of many other 
 Canadians, has been made in the lumber trade, of 
 which Quebec is a centre, the inexhaustible supplies of 
 the Ottawa Valley making it the largest lumber market 
 in the world. Our five rinks afterwards had a match 
 with the Rideau Club on the covered rinks of the 
 Rideau and the Ottawa Clubs. As usual, these rinks 
 were decorated with flags and bunting in great pro- 
 fusion, and Caretaker Cormack had by ingenious devices 
 outlined hogs at the dreaded lines. On one side 
 the ice was the Scotch Thistle, and on the other the 
 word " "Welcome." The drawback of the heated curling- 
 stones told heavily against the visitors once more, 
 for their game had to be undertaken before the tem- 
 perature whicli the stones had reached in the heated 
 train could be sufficiently reduced for play. It was 
 therefore more than creditable that over the whole 
 five rinks they were only 10 shots down. At the five- 
 o'clock tea dispensation, one of the Fife team came in for 
 distinction. According to the local report, " It was poured 
 by Mr. M'Crae, a duffer of the club, ably assisted liy 
 Major Scott Davidson of the visiting curlers. Beautifully 
 
.liiIIN .MANUEL. 
 President Ultuua Ciirliii'' Club. 
 
238 ("UKLIXG TOUR 
 
 and becomingly crowned with a Kilmarnock bonnet, he 
 skipped the tea most effectively. The ladies' admiration, 
 always too prone to regard others, was at first divided 
 between the gallant, graceful Scottish gentleman and his 
 bonnet ; but the charming kindness, warmth, and tact 
 with which he entertained those who longed to enter- 
 tain him, quickly put the bonnet off the ice and left 
 him the easy winner in all hearts." 
 
 A Great Hockey Match 
 
 Most of the team went to Dey's in the evening to 
 see Ottawa beat the champions of Montreal on the 
 ice at hockey. One of our team, Mr. W. Henderson, 
 according to an interview, said : " It was a remark- 
 able exhibition. We never saw anything like it, and 
 became quite as much excited as you Ottawans. It 
 was what you call fast, and it stirred the blood. The 
 players must have good cool heads to play such a game 
 without being injured or losing their tempers. We 
 enjoyed it thoroughly, and would like to see more such 
 games." We all agree with Mr. Henderson. It was 
 indeed, " a sicht for sair een," that hockey match. 
 Considering the marvellous speed at wiiich the players 
 fiy, and all the mauling that goes on, it is surprising 
 that scarcely any accident occurs. The whole city 
 was on the qui vive over the match, and as the team 
 neared the hall they were besieged with urchins who 
 begged, not for bread, but for admission to see the 
 match — a powerful indication of the popularity of 
 the sport. Evidently this game of hockey is one of the 
 most popular throughout Canada among the youths of 
 the Dominion, and keen rivalry exists between tlie 
 representatives of the various cities. Even curling 
 
QUEBEC rEOVINCE: AT OTTAWA 239 
 
 aloucrside of it does not come in for such itroiuinent 
 notice in Ihe local newspapers. In this great match His 
 Excellency Lord Minto opened the proceedings l)y placing 
 the " puck " in the centre of the rink, and from a box 
 in the gallery His Excellency was an interested spectator 
 of the battle. Tlie umpiring of the match seemed a very 
 difficult business, for every now and then the umpire had 
 to touch one or other of the combatants, and dismiss 
 him for a time, for some offence or other against the laws 
 of the game. For indulging in a free fight at one stage, 
 two of the youths were justly put out of play for a con- 
 siderable time. 
 
 AVe have referred to the cries which greeted the 
 speakers at Halifax and elsewhere. At the hockey matcli 
 we heard the Ottawa variation of salutation. Xaturally 
 the sympathy was all in favour of the local team ; the 
 intense pent-up excitement of the crowded gallery found 
 vent as the blanketed representatives came into the arena. 
 ■ Sis boom bah : Sis boom bah : Ottawa, Ottawa, Ea, Ka, 
 Ra "' : and as the game went in favour of the capital, the 
 line changed to " Ottawa, Ottawa, one, two, three." 
 We believe it went on to " Ottawa, Ottawa, four, five, 
 six." The enthusiasm was certainly as wild as we have 
 ever witnessed over any sport. 
 
 In the Ottawa team, which was victorious, two of 
 the best players, we found, were nephews of our worthy 
 Vice-President, Sir John Gilmour of Montrave, whose 
 family have been associated with Canada, and especially 
 with Ottawa, for a long time. 
 
240 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Skating 
 
 At a skating festival which we attended, we were 
 also introduced to one of the matrons of the festival, 
 Mrs. Gilmour, the mother of these young hockey 
 players. At this festival Lord Minto was taking the 
 
 Dniwini/s bij C. A. Doyle. 
 
 lead, for to our great regret Lady Minto, who generally 
 does so, was not present, owing to indisposition. All 
 the youth and beauty of the city were present on the 
 occasion, and the graceful manner in which they per- 
 formed the various dances and cut the various fantastic 
 figures was really most delightful to witness. 
 
 A good many of our team visited the Government 
 
QUEBEC rROVTNCE: AT OTTAWA 241 
 
 Experimental Fcirm, where iiifonuatioii is given as to the 
 soil and vegetal)le production of the various parts of the 
 
 FHKDEHICK COOK. 
 Mayor of Ottawa. 
 
 Dominion. This visit was all the more interesting as Dr. 
 Eutherford, wlio is in charge, is a native of the Borders. 
 
 At St. Andrew's Church 
 So fatigued were the members of the team after 
 
242 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 their arduous engagements tliat it was not surprising 
 to find that the majority took a rest on the Sun- 
 day morning of our stay in the Capital, while a few 
 went sight-seeing. In the evening, however, they all to 
 
 a man attended divine ser- 
 vice in St. Andrew's Church, 
 of which the Eev. Dr. Her- 
 ridge, one of the most elo- 
 (|uent preachers in Canada, 
 is minister. They were 
 " personally conducted " to 
 the church by Mayor Cook, 
 who thus upheld the repu- 
 tation of his namesake for 
 excursion work, and who, 
 like the Mayors in the other 
 cities which had been visited, 
 granted the team the free- 
 dom of the city on their 
 arrival, and was unremitting 
 in his attentions during our 
 stay in Ottawa. Before commencing his sermon, Dr. 
 Herridge, following the example of Dr. Barclay at 
 Montreal, gave a short address to the Scots curlers. 
 
 Tlie Eev. Doctor, after welcoming the team to the 
 cliurch and expressing the pleasure it gave him to see 
 them there on that occasion, spoke of curling as one of the 
 few games which liad Ijeen kept i'ree from professionalism 
 and gambling, and had proved a healthful exercise in which 
 all could indulo-e freelv. It had the credit of brinoinL;; 
 together, in a friendly manner, different classes and 
 conditions of people, and though they in Canada were 
 supposed to be democratic, yet in view of the false air 
 which wealth sometimes induced amongst them, an 
 
 l-liuto Oji TiipU-u, Olt, 
 HEV. \V. r. HEURIDGE, U.D. 
 Chaplain Ottawa Club. 
 
QUEBEC PKOVINCE: AT OTTAWA 243 
 
 <>pidemic of curling might do no harm. Opinions might 
 differ as to whether the visiting team could teach their 
 Canadian brethren a great deal about the game, because 
 they in Scotland pursued it under disadvantages unknown 
 to them, and which would deter any one but a Scotsman ; 
 yet their mere presence reminded them of the thrift 
 and perseverance and integrity, which were national 
 characteristics, and wliich were needed no less in the 
 New World than in the Old, while they in turn might 
 learn something from Canadian fertilities of resource and 
 buoyant optimism. For one thing, they need have no 
 doubt that Canada was loyal. Her loyalty had been 
 proved, not by words alone, but l)y deeds. They felt as 
 much as their Scottish brethren did that they were part 
 of the British Empire, with their own part to play in 
 the modelling of its destiny. He (the preacher) was 
 convinced that the visit of the Scottish Curling Team 
 would help to cement still more closely the bonds which 
 united them, and that every interchange of a similar kind 
 would strengthen the true Imperialistic sentiment, and 
 make them quick to discern our essential unity. 
 
 Luncheon at Government House 
 
 On the morning of Monday a match arranged against 
 the Ottawa Club took place over the Ottawa and Piideau 
 rinks. It was hoped by the Scottish curlers that when 
 they reached Ottawa they would have a game in the 
 open air at the Governor-General's rink at Eideau Hall, 
 and this had been all arranged, but so intense was the 
 frost, — something like :^)0' l)elow zero, — that it was 
 deemed advisable in the morning to abandon this 
 idea, and to play as usual in the covered rinks. The 
 result of this forenoon's play 1>rought out a majority 
 for the Ottawa curlers, who had the best of the 
 
244 
 
 CUELIXG TO UK 
 
 conditions. His Excellency Lord Minto and Lady Minto 
 entertained the Scottish curlers and their Ottawa op- 
 ponents, with a few other ladies and gentlemen, at 
 luncheon at Eideau Hall. The table, a long narrow 
 one, set to accommodate fifty guests, was decorated in 
 a nnique and beautiful manner — the idea being to portray 
 the snow and frost of the Canadian winter and the 
 
 lUDiCAU liALl.. 
 
 typical Canadian lumber-camp. All along the length 
 of the table lay the glittering snow-sheet, and through 
 its centre extended a miniature sheet of ice representing 
 the great lakes, from Lake Superior to Lake Ontario, 
 drawn to scale, connected hy the great River St. Lawrence 
 under its different names. On one of the lakes were a 
 miniature curling-stone and broom. Along the banks were 
 pine-trees, lumber-camps, old-fashioned log-fences, boulders, 
 and fallen logs, tlie whole forming a most original and 
 appropriate picture. Along with His Excellency were 
 Major ]Maude, Military Secretary ; Mr. A. F. Sladen, 
 Private Secretary ; and an aide-de-camp. The guests, 
 
246 
 
 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 in addition to the visiting and the local curlers, included 
 one of the most interesting men that it was our pleasure 
 to meet, and one of the greatest pioneers of Canadian 
 progress, viz. Sir Sandford Fleming, now a venerable 
 octogenarian, wdiose prospecting for the Canadian Pacific 
 
 I 
 
 OUTDOOK CURLING, RIIEAU HAI.L. 
 
 Eailway is described so well in the late Principal Grant's 
 volume, Ocean to Ocean ; ^ Major Sutherland, Lieutenant- 
 Colonel Bacon, Colonel Sherwood, Colonel Irwin, Colonel 
 Jarvis, Captain Elliot, Eev. Dr. Herridge, Dr. Thorburn, 
 
 ^ Among the many able Scotsiiien ■\vho have been makers of Canada 
 none is more worthy of remembrance than the great Princijial Grant. 
 The Principal's eloquent words at the end of that volume supple- 
 mented by his manly life are a noble legacy to the people of the 
 Dominion. 
 
QUEBEC PROVINCE: AT OTTAWA 247 
 
 Dr. Gibson, jVlessrs. G. F. Shaw, H. C Monk, and Iv AValdo. 
 The members of the team were introduced to His 
 Excelleucj by the Captain, and several were recognised 
 by His Lordship. Unlike many of the heavy-laden 
 menvs which we had to discuss, that at Government 
 
 FAMILY GROUP AND TOBOGGAN SLIDE AT KIDEAU HALL. 
 
 House, for our luncheon on January I'J, was of Spartan 
 simplicity. It was this : — ■ 
 
 Mutton Broth. 
 
 Salmon Boiled. Sauce Hollandaise. 
 
 Sirloin of Beef. Sauce Horse-radish. 
 
 Roast Turkey. 
 
 Mince Pies. 
 
 Macedoine Jelly. 
 
248 CUELIXCI TOUR 
 
 Simjjlex munditiis it was, but all that the heart could 
 desire ; and the champagne was exquisite, and the 
 " Scotch " ditto. In the Captain, Lord Miuto recognised 
 an old companion-in-arms, who had been present as a 
 chaplain at the battle of Minto Hill, when the Volunteers 
 were encamped, under His Lordship as Brigadier-General, 
 at Hawick in 189 7. Mr. Simson of Melrose was also 
 heartily greeted hy His Excellency, who remembered 
 him as a trooper in the Border Mounted Eifles, of which, 
 when Lord Melguud, he was the originator, many years 
 ago. After the luncheon His Excellency made a neat 
 speech of welcome, referring to the desire with which 
 he had long looked forward to such a visit ; and in the 
 name of the Dominion he expressed his good wishes 
 for the team. The Captain in reply referred to all that 
 Lord Minto had done to bring abont such a visit from 
 Scottish curlers, and applied to His Lordship the words 
 that the late poet-laureate had applied to his predecessor, 
 Lord Dutferin : — 
 
 Your rule has made the jjeople love 
 Their ruler. Your viceregal days 
 Have added fulness to the jjhrase 
 
 Of " Gauntlet in the velvet glove." 
 
 He hoped that Lord Mmto, when he w^ent back to 
 Scotland, would be Lord High Commissioner to the 
 General Assembly, a sentiment which was heartily 
 applauded by the members of the team. In the after- 
 noon the party were photographed on the outdoor pond. 
 His Excellency, Lady Minto, Lord Melgund, and other 
 members of the Vice-regal family being taken with the 
 team. This excellent photograph is reproduced on the 
 opposite page. In the afternoon several matches were 
 played in the open at Eideau Hall in presence of Lord 
 
QUEBEC I'liOVlNCE: AT OTTAWA L'4!J 
 
 Miuto and his family and a large company of visitors. 
 These reminded one more of home than anything- that 
 had yet been experienced, and it was a pity they did not 
 count in the summation of matches played during mir 
 tour, for in the open 
 the Scotsmen had l»y 
 far the best of it. 
 
 At the private to- 
 botjcran slide in the 
 grounds a good many 
 found amusement for 
 the afternoon, and 
 were glad to have a 
 reprieve from curling 
 engagements. Con- 
 siderable aujusenient 
 was afforded by the 
 way in which members 
 of the Scottish team 
 came to grief in the 
 snow, the great Dr. 
 Kirk being among the 
 number of those who 
 ignominiously dis- 
 appeared like a " cathedral " in ruins at the base of the 
 slide. One of the interesting sights in the grounds at 
 Government Ifouse is the log hut erected by the present 
 Duke of Argyll, while he was here in residence as the 
 Marquis of Lome, (lovernor-General. 
 
 The Ottawa "Smoker": Speech by Sir James Grant 
 
 In the evening the inevitable smoking -concert took 
 place, when the hall of the St. Andrew's Society was 
 crowded, and there was as usual an enthusiastic display of 
 
 /■;,(/,•« hu III-. A'.r/.. 
 LOG HUT ERECTED BY DUKE OF ARGYLL, 
 GOVEHN.MENT HOUSE OTTAWA. 
 
250 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 friendsliip and good feeling. My. J. G. Turriff ably presided 
 
 Photo I;/ 1 r, ' . i ■, 
 
 JAS. MANUEL. 
 First Vice-President Otta-\va Club. 
 
 I'ltoto bii Tojjlfit, Ottawa. 
 PETER LEARMONTH. 
 Third Vice-President Ottawa Club. 
 
 i'luAo oij ^itroati:t O Connor. tJtlaiva. 
 E. L. LEAROYD. 
 Committee of Management Ottawa Club. 
 
 over the meeting, and welcomed the visitors on behalf of 
 
QUEBEC PEOVINCE: AT OTTAWA 251 
 
 the St. Andrew's Society and the Scotsmen of Ottawa. 
 When the applause that followed this speech di(!d away 
 the health of His Majesty the King was proposed and 
 honoured. Harry Eraser sang a song, and David Provan 
 followed with " Jean Jeemison's Bannet." Highland 
 music was furnished by Piper Dunlop of the Society, then 
 Major E. D, Sutherland of the Kideau Curling Club 
 called upon Sir James (xrant, 
 who delivered the following 
 speech, which was highly a])- 
 plauded : — 
 
 " Rev. J. Kerr and Gentle- 
 men — As a citizen of the 
 capital of Canada, I desire 
 to congratulate you on the 
 object of your present mis- 
 sion, and at the same time to 
 extend to you a hearty wel- 
 come to Ottawa city, where 
 you will meet many enthusi- 
 asts in curling, a game which 
 has contriljuted in no small 
 degree to mental and physical development. Canada is a 
 new country in a sense, and cannot lay claim to the 
 historic traditions of the Motherland. 
 
 " At no period in our history have there been greater 
 evidences of prosperity than at the present time, — our 
 growth in population, in acreage of ground under 
 cultivation, in educational institutions, in banking and 
 commerce, in railway construction, new roads ramifying 
 in numerous directions at present, to meet the rapid 
 development of the country, and particularly in the vast 
 North-West, where the per capita distriljution of resources 
 
 rltato hit Pittawnij, Ottiitm, (Jilt. 
 SIR J. A. GRANT, M.D. 
 
252 (JUELIXG TOUR 
 
 and prosperity is most gratifying. In Canada, where we 
 see the revenue of the country in twenty years increase 
 from $29,000,000 to,*5 1,000,000, the imports in thesame 
 time increased from $105,:30 0,0 00 to $189,600,000, and 
 the exports increased from $9 3,2 0,0 to $ 1 9 1 ,8 0,00 ; 
 and when we note that during twenty years over 
 15,000,000 acres of Government land liave been taken 
 up by settlers ; that the tonnage of vessels entering and 
 clearing at Canadian ports has risen from 8,000,000 
 to 14,000,000 ; the railway mileage has increased 
 from 7000 to 17,000, and the railway earnings from 
 $27,000,000 to 870,000,000; the assets of Chartered 
 Banks have risen from $198,000,000 to $440,000,000, 
 and the savings in the Post Oflice Savings Bank increased 
 from $5,000,000 to $37,000,000. AVith such evidence 
 of advancement towards national prosperity it is a 
 source of pride and gratification to have this visit from 
 men of practical experience, who will doubtless carry back 
 with them an idea of such tangible proofs of prosperity 
 in this Dominion. 
 
 " You will shortly \'isit Winnipeg, the Mecca of the 
 West, and reach that point via the Canadian Pacific 
 Railway in three days from Ottawa, which would have 
 taken three months twenty years ago, at which date the 
 entire growth of grain in the JS^orth-West was not more 
 than 20,000 bushels, whereas last year it was over 
 80,000,000 bushels, and in the coming season it will be 
 over 100,000,000 bushels. 
 
 " In conclusion, let me say, we wish you a most 
 enjoyable visit to our country, and a safe return to your 
 own homes and firesides in Dear Old Scotia." 
 
 The Captain of the curlers, in responding, according to 
 the local newspaper report,kept the house in fits of laughter 
 
(,)UKBE(' PJJOVIXCK: AT OTTAWA 25.S 
 
 durini;' the time he was speaking. In a lucid interval of 
 seriousness he said that the climax of the hospitality 
 which had heen extended to them since ever they landed at 
 Halifax, had been reached that day when they had been 
 entertained at the CJovernment House of the Dominion 
 by the (iovernor-CJeneral, Lord Minto, a former President 
 of the lioyal Caledonian Curling Club. He (Mr. Kerr) 
 suggested that in commemoration of this visit a cup 
 should be instituted in Scotland, and that the (Canadians 
 should be invited to come over and secure it in contest 
 against their brethren in the old country. He predicted 
 that it would 1)6 quite as difficult for Canada to remove 
 that cup from Scotland as it had been for Sir Thomas 
 Lipton to capture the America Cup. He believed that 
 while, on the whole, the Scotsmen had been wonderfully 
 successful — far more so than they expected when they set 
 out, — they would have been even more so had they not 
 been lured, before starting, into getting a specially prepared 
 set of curling-stones which had proved to be in many 
 ways unsuitable. " But," continued he, " whether we 
 w^on or whether we lost matches we have, I think, suc- 
 ceeded in winning hearts and making many friends among 
 the Canadian people, and this is worth all the trouble of 
 our trip. Our hope is that Scotland and Canada shall 
 Ije more united than ever, and never cease to fight side 
 by side under the one dear old flag. When we go back 
 we shall be able to say much of your freedom, self-reliance, 
 and independence, and especially of your hospitality and 
 good-fellowship. Our fondest hopes and highest anticipa- 
 tions ha\e been far surpassed by what we have experi- 
 enced, and we rejoice to believe that our visit will tend to 
 bind in closer unity to the Motherland a people who are 
 brave and good and true." Dr. Rutherford read the late 
 Archibald Lampmau's reply to Kipling's unkind thrust 
 
•254 CURLING TOUE 
 
 at Canada as " The Lady of the Snows " {vide p. 260), and 
 Mr. W. Campbell read one of his own poems, " Scotland the 
 worthy Mither." Alderman Payment, a French Canadian, 
 recalled Scotland's generosity at the time of the disastrous 
 fire in Ottawa, and spoke of the patriotism of his race, 
 the French Canadians, and their loyalty to Great Britain. 
 Mayor Cook proposed a vote of thanks to the St. Andrew's 
 Society for bringing together such a happy gathering 
 that night, and the Eev. Mr. M'Intosh and Dr. Ruther- 
 ford replied, both telling some good Scottish stories. Mr. 
 Gordon Shepherd, Mr. Charles Watt, and others contri- 
 buted songs during the evening, and besides those men- 
 tioned there were present at the smoker Judge M'Tavish, 
 W. D. Hogg, Rev. A. Cameron, Rev. Norman Macleod, 
 A. H. Taylor, Dr. Thorburn, Principal Macmillan, D. M. 
 Finney, George Burn, Dr. Kennedy, D. H. ^Maclean, 
 ^Y. Stewart, Dr. Baptie, H. W. Gays, R. Mack inlay, 
 AV. Mackenzie, and Duncan Bell. 
 
 Curlers charged with Electricity 
 
 It was in Ottawa that we first saw the gas lit from 
 the electricity of the Ijody. Some of the team were 
 dining with Mr. Manuel one evening, when, in the course 
 of conversation he told them that he frequently lit liis 
 bedroom gas by an electric spark from his finger. The 
 strangers present seemed sceptical of this, but after 
 dinner one of the Scotsmen was asked to rub his boots 
 on the carpet and touch the gas-ljurner with his finger, 
 the result being that the gas was ignited on the first 
 attempt. This can always be done when there is a very 
 low temperature, such as we experienced during our stay 
 in Ottawa. 
 
QUEBEC PEOVINCE: AT OTTAWA 255 
 
 The Government Buildings 
 
 A fiood mauy other visits were i)aid to the chiel' 
 places of interest in the capital. In visiting the Parlia- 
 ment Buildings, a splendid pile erected on a liluff" over- 
 looking the Ottawa Eiver, the mendjers in t\i)-n took 
 occasion to occupy the chairs of the Speaker and the 
 I'remier. Like other public Ijuildings in Canada the 
 Government Buildings, of which we give an illustration, 
 are, from an architectural point of view, magnificent, the 
 style being almost pure Gothic. In speaking of them 
 Lovell says: "Their splendour, their fine commanding 
 site, together with the beauty of the surrounding scenery, 
 place them in a very enviable position compared with 
 other structures used for similar purposes, and they must 
 ever be objects of interest to tlie tourist and stranger, 
 and pride to the people of Canada." The foundation-stone 
 of the magnificent pile was laid by King Edward as 
 Prince of Wales in 1860. This fact is of special 
 interest to the Captain of the Scottish curling team, 
 because it was just shortly before his visit to Canada 
 that the Prince visited Dirleton as the guest of the Pight 
 Hon. Msbet Hamilton at Archerfield, when he attended 
 divine worship at Dirleton Parish Church : and it is with 
 much pleasure the Captain links the Government House 
 of Canada and his quiet sanctuary in the Old Country 
 through the Ptoyal Presence, and gives a view thereof, as a 
 memento of his visit to the capital of the Dominion, which 
 is the gem in the colonial coronet of the Empire. The 
 library there is said to be the finest in the world. To see 
 this building, octagonal in shape, like the chapter-house 
 of a cathedral, is, according to Mr. Anthony Trollope, itself 
 worth a trip across the Atlantic. A life-size marble statue 
 of the late Queen Victoria adorns tlie centre of tlie lil)rary. 
 
256 
 
 CURLING TOUR 
 
 Like all the other great cities of British America, 
 Ottawa shows how mucli comfort and utility can be 
 secured by water-power. In her case the Chaudiere Falls 
 is the moving force, the electric current generated 
 by these being sufficient for all purposes, including the 
 immense saw-mills. The electric street-car system of the 
 capital is allowed to be the best constructed, equipped, 
 and managed system throughout tlie Dominion. 
 
 PARISH t'HUlKH OF DIRLETOX. 
 
 The Ottawa district is known as the " Sportsman's 
 Paradise," and ^Millionaire Manuel is one of the chiefs of 
 the sporting clan who own extensive tracts, where glorious 
 captures can be made with rod and gun. He is said to 
 be an expert with both, as he is with the channel-stane, 
 and that is saying much, as our experience can testify. 
 
 One of the most interesting citizens we met was 
 ex-Mayor Macleod Stewart, a stalwart Scot as his name 
 implies, who knows all that is worth knowing about 
 Ottawa in particular, and Canada in general, and who 
 was very attentive to the curlino- team. 
 
258 
 
 CUELING TOUR 
 
 Canada's Wooden-legged Curler 
 
 Before leaving Ottawa the Captain with Messrs. Ritchie 
 and Major Scott Davidson paid a visit to one of the most 
 interesting curlers in the Dominion, Mr. Hutchison, 
 Canada's wooden -lego-ed curler, who was confined to lied 
 with illness, to his own great regret, and who had ex- 
 pressed a strong desire to have 
 a visit from some of the team. 
 He was much delighted to see 
 them, and, surrounded by his 
 family circle, who were also 
 overjoyed at the visit of the 
 Scottish curlers, he chatted in 
 a cheery way about his own 
 wonderful experience. Before 
 leaving, the Captain got Mr. 
 Hutchison to promise that he 
 would write down his remini- 
 scences, that these might be 
 included in a volume on the 
 Scottish tour. These are as 
 follows, and we have pleasure 
 them a portrait of this dis- 
 
 rhoto liy S/yroitlrt O Cmi 
 G. HUTCHISON. 
 Ottawa Club. 
 
 in giving along 
 tiaguished curler : 
 
 with 
 
 George Hutchison was born in the city of Montreal, Canada, iu 
 the s^^ring of 1846. His father was William Hutchison, a well- 
 kno^ni builder in Montreal, and his mother's maiden name was 
 Helen Campbell Hall, both of them being natives of Ayrshire, 
 Scotland. 
 
 At the early age of seven years he had the great misfortune to 
 lose his left leg above the knee, from a gunshot wound inflicted at 
 the Gavazzi riots in 1853. Notwithstanding this loss he was not 
 prevented from taking part in any kind of outdoor sports, and 
 holding his own in most of them. As a quoit player and a jumper 
 (standing jump) he gained (juite a reputation. At the latter he 
 
QUEBEC PIJOVIXCE: AT OTTAWA 259 
 
 fre([ueiitly engaged in cuniputition ;it jjnblic gatherings, but it is as 
 a curler lie is best known from one end of the Doniinion to the 
 other as the " Wooden-legged curler of Ottawa." 
 
 In the spring of 1860 he removed to Ottawa with his paieuls. 
 The following winter his father and l)rothers were the prime 
 movers in reorganising the Ottawa Curling Club, which had been 
 defunct for several years, and the following yeax", when the club 
 was admitted to the R.C.C.C., George became an active nienilier, 
 and was elected Secretary in 1865, which office he held for tliirti't-n 
 j-eai-s. 
 
 It was not long until he iiecame an ex^jert player, and ^\■as 
 soon elected a ski]i, which position he still holds. As a jirize 
 winner he has few e(pials, either for the club or individually. 
 
 The Ottawa Club have one of the largest arrays of trophies of 
 any club in Canada, the list including a number of district medals, 
 three Branch Tankards, four gold Branch Medals, and thirteen 
 Governor-General Cups ; they also hold the record for the Quel)ec 
 Challenge Cup, at one time holding it eight times in succession, 
 and at another for four years, defending it nineteen times success- 
 fully during that period. In these comijetitions, extending over a 
 period of thirty-five years, George has taken part in all, excepting 
 for two district medals, a record hardly equalled in the annals of 
 Canadian curling. 
 
 George is the youngest of the ■\\ell-known Hutchison brothers, 
 who have been so prominent in curling matters for over forty 
 years, the others being Alex. C. Hutchison, the well-known architect 
 of Montreal, ^Y. M. H., and J. H. H. 
 
 At present there are twelve of the family taking part in the 
 game, seven in Montreal and five in Ottawa. A very interesting 
 game was played on the ice of the Caledonia Club of Montreal in 
 1893, in which the four brothers above referred to played a rink 
 composed of the eldest son of each. The game was to be eighteen 
 ends, but at the finish of a very exciting match the score was a tie, 
 and an extra end was played and Avas won by the fathers. At the 
 same time that this game was going on, another rink of four 
 Hutchisons were playing on the opposite sheet of ice, — a peculiar 
 fact being that none of the twelve were smokers. 
 
 This sketch is rendered more pathetic from the sad 
 announcement made as this volume was going to press, 
 that ^Ir. Hutchison died in October. 
 
CHAPTER YIII 
 
 ONTARIO PKOYINCE : PETERBOEOUGH AND LINDSAY 
 
 OUR LADY OF PLENTY 
 
 A Nation spoke to a poet, 
 
 Who had sung of lier over the seas, 
 
 Y"ou have sung in the East to the east, " Kudyard," 
 
 But nevei" in times like these. 
 For this I tell you, "Rudyard," and that shall be told to you, 
 From the grim grey rocks of Halifax to western Caribou, 
 A daughter am I in my mother's house, but mistress in mine own ; 
 For that which is true stands steadfast, when that which is false has flown. 
 And what you have writ of the east shall stand in verse or prose. 
 Not so of the lines ye christened me false, "Our Lady of the Snows." 
 
 Our sun shall laugh you to scorn. 
 
 Our vineyards mock at your song. 
 
 Our clustering grapes and our golden corn 
 
 Shall send this m ord along 
 To the uttermost cap of the whirling earth wherever a star hath shiued, 
 Over the seas to " Rudyard," on the wings of the warm west wind. 
 Hast seen our western prairies waving with golden grain ? 
 Hast felt the chinock breezes waft summer back again ? 
 Y'e sing as one who is dreaming, and never as one who knows. 
 For our dear " Lady of Purity " is the " Lady of the Snows." 
 
 ^Ye send you grass-fed cattle 
 
 In droves from the teeming West, 
 
 Of our grains in rich abundance 
 
 We freight your shijis with the best. 
 We feed your starving poor at home with fish and fruit and meat. 
 Who lie in the grip of the east winds, while we bask in the noontide heat. 
 And this I tell you, "Rudyard," and that shall be told to you. 
 From the grim grey rocks of Halifax to western Caril)ou, 
 A daughter am I in my mother's house, but mistress in mine own ; 
 And that which is true stands steadfast, when that which is false has flown. 
 Y'ou have writ mayhap of the East in truth, and this soft west wind that 
 
 blows 
 Fans the cheek of our "Lady of Plenty, " not our "Lady of the Snows." 
 
 Lampman. 
 
 Leaving Ottawa we came on to Peterborough, a new town 
 of 10,000 inhabitants, planned and laid out a hundred 
 
 260 
 
ONTARIO PEOVINCE: rETERBOROUCJH 20 1 
 
 years ago by far -seeing men, who recognised the im- 
 portance of the situation. Among the amusing tilings 
 at the smoker at Ottawa was the information that 
 we were then leaving the last confines of civilisation, 
 and had better provide ourselves with tomahawks and 
 scalping-knives. But if a hundred years ago the site of 
 Peterborough was primeval forest, and its denizens Eed 
 Indians and savages, the appearance of the place on our 
 
 THE POND, JACKSON PaKK. PETERBOROUGH. 
 
 arrival was a witness to the fact that all that was now 
 changed, and that here as elsewhere the fairy wand of 
 Scotland had had much to do with the transformation. 
 Notwithstanding the nimierous ovations which had 
 greeted the team on their eventful journey, the reception 
 at Peterborough fairly " cowed a'." As the C.P.E. train 
 pulled into the station, the Scotsmen were met by the 
 civic officials, an inner circle of local enthusiasts, and an 
 outer circle comprising everybody else. Headed by the 
 57th Ptcgiment band, the curlers of the city had marched 
 to the station accompanied by their brethren from the 
 
262 
 
 CUELING TOUR 
 
 siuiounding districts, Orillia, Cobourg, Norwood, Keeiie, 
 I'ort Hope, Uxbridge, and Lakefield, who were engaged 
 in a curling tournament at Peterborough, but had 
 abandoned the rink for the nonce to extend their " Cead 
 niille failthe " to the sons of Scotia ; and a right royal 
 welcome they gave us. Ko doubt a few of the 10,000 
 inhal)itants of Peterborough stayed at home that morning, 
 
 Phuto h>j Hoy, l\(i:rbu 
 DR. BOUCHER. 
 President Ontario Curling Assoc. ISlXi-Vl. 
 
 Photu hij Whiten, Pttcrboroiirfh. 
 \V. FERGUSON. 
 
 Peterborough Club. 
 
 liut it did not look like it, for it seemed as if the whole 
 population had turned out to meet the Scotsmen. 
 Everywhere the feeling seemed to be that the visitors 
 were welcome, and that the citizens of Peterborough 
 were determined to let them know it. A procession 
 was formed, headed by the band, followed by a long array 
 of curlers with brooms up. Then came the conveyances 
 in which the Scottish curlers, civic officials, and prominent 
 citizens were seated, these being followed by several 
 luindreds more of the kniglits of the broom and the pulilic 
 
ONTAIUO IT.OVINCE: rETKinujliOUGH 263 
 
 in general. It was like a Lord Mayor's procession, the 
 streets being lined on both sides \vith spectators, who 
 exevj now and then burst into cheers, even the dogs 
 barking their welcomes, and bounding about as if in the 
 greatest delight. It was certainly a reception that for 
 its heartiness surpassed anything on the tour, and can 
 never be forgotten by the members of the team. At 
 Snowden's, which was to be the location of the- team 
 
 WINNEHS (IK rKTKRH()Ii(ir(,H DOXSI'IEI,, i'.'Uy 
 
 T. F. Matthews. 
 W. G. Ferj;usoii. 
 
 S. D. Hall. 
 1). Davidson, ski 
 
 during their stay at Peterborough, luncheon was served 
 under the presidency of Colonel E. B. Edwards, K.C., to 
 whom the credit of the complete arrangements for the 
 visit of tlie team to the Ontario province was due. The 
 dining-hall was lieautifully decorated with Scottish flags, 
 bunting, mottoes, etc., this being the work of Messrs 
 J. J. Turner and Sons, who were evidently adepts at 
 artistic decoration. The various rinks on which the 
 curlers played when at Peterborough were also beautifully 
 decorated, and into the ice which was here pebbled. 
 
264 CUKLINCt TOUE 
 
 fantastic figures in colour were worked, especially around 
 the tee. In his remarks at the luncheon, Colonel 
 Edwards said that recent history had made Canada a 
 more prominent part of the Empire than ever it was 
 before, and he was sure the visitors would return with a 
 greater idea of the importance of this country, of the 
 blessings, the jollity, and the benefits of its winter 
 
 PETEKBOROUGH CLDB. 
 
 1. 1). W. Dnmble. 2. G. Matthews. 
 3. J. Jeffries. 4. G. E. Whiten, .*ijj. 
 
 climate, than they could have obtained in any other way. 
 The Captain in reply delivered a message of greetino- 
 from the auld Mither Club, the Eoyal Caledonian, and 
 said the visit of the team was not made with the 
 impression that they could give points to the Canadians 
 in curling. There was too much winter in Canada, and 
 too many opportunities for curling, for them in Scotland 
 with their fickle seasons, and few chances to them of such 
 a thing. They came not in tlie spirit of rivalry, but of 
 good-fellowship, and the result of their vi.sit so far had 
 
ONTAIUU PROVINCE : PETEEiiUKUUGH 265 
 
 been beyond their most sanguine anticipations. As an 
 evidence of the advanced civilisation of Peterborough, 
 the menu at the hmcheon in Snowden's had for preface, 
 and was a ffreetino; to tlie Scotsmen, this stirring; sons; of 
 John Usher. 
 
 Scotsmen, Greeting I 
 
 Hurrah for Scotland's worth and fame, 
 
 A health to a' that love the name ; 
 Hurrah for Scotland's darling game, 
 
 The pastime o' the free, boys. 
 
 While heid, an' heart, an' arm are Strang, 
 
 We'll a' join in a patriot sang, 
 And sing its praises loud and lang — 
 
 The roarin' rink for me, boys. 
 
 Hurrah, hurrah for Scotland's fame, 
 A health to a' that love the name ; 
 
 Hurrah for Scotland's darling game. 
 The roarin' rink foi' me, boys. 
 
 In ancient days — fame tells the fact — 
 That Scotland's heroes werena' slack 
 
 The heids of stubborn faes to crack. 
 An' mak' the feckless flee, boys. 
 
 Wi' brave hearts, Ijeating true and warm. 
 
 They aften tried the curlin' charm 
 To cheer the heart and nerve the arm — 
 
 The roarin' rink for me, boys. 
 
 Hurrah, hurrah, etc. 
 
 May love and friendship crown our cheer 
 
 Wi' a' the joys to curlers dear ; 
 We hae this nicht some heroes here. 
 
 We aj'e are blythe to see, Ijoys. 
 
 A' brithers brave are they, I ween ; 
 
 May fickle fortune, slij)2)ery, clean, 
 Aye keep their ice baith clear and clean — 
 
 The roax'in' rink for me, boys. 
 
 Hurrali, hurrah, etc. 
 
266 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 Menu. 
 
 Soup. 
 
 Ox-Tail. 
 
 Boilc-d CVmied Beef. 
 
 Ham with Cliaiupagiie Sauce. 
 
 Ox Tongue and Sliced Lemon. 
 
 Eoasts. 
 
 Prime Roast Beef. Horf<e-radi.sli. 
 
 Spring Turkey. Cranberry Sauce. 
 
 Haunch of Venison. Currant Jelly. 
 
 En frees. 
 
 Escalloped Oysters an Sjiaghetti. 
 
 Salmon Salad. Olives. 
 
 Belishes. 
 
 Tomato Chutnee. Worcester Sauce. 
 
 Heiuz's Sweet Pickles. 
 
 Vegetables. 
 
 Mashed Potatoes. 
 
 Sweet Coin. French Peas. 
 
 Piiddimj. 
 
 English Plum Pudding. 
 
 Hard Brandy Sauce. 
 
 Dessert. 
 
 Deep Ajsple Pie. Whipped Cream. 
 
 Lemon Pie. Strawlierry Tart. 
 
 Charlotte Husse. 
 
 Mixed Cakes. 
 
 Layer Raisins. Walnuts and Almonds 
 
 Green Tea. Coffee. Black Tea. 
 
 Dairy Cheese. Crackers. 
 
 Happj- we are a' thegither. 
 
 Happy we'll be jnn and a' ; 
 Time shall see us a' the Ijlither, 
 
 Ere we rise and gang awa'. 
 
 Burns. 
 
 After the luncheon an adjournment was made to the 
 rink where several matches were played. In the evening 
 the usual supper and smoking-concert was held in the 
 
runtn h>i n. M. I. 
 
 EXTEHIiU; 1 hll.UUnUijL 1.11 i;lMs 
 Front Virw. 
 
 f}io(; ho A'. J/, fluti. l\-ti-rhoroiiiih. 
 
 INTEHIOU rETERBORorcH HIXK. 
 Decfirated to receive Heottish Ciiileis. 
 
HINK UF CAMPBELLFOHJJ LJ.Ll; WlilLjl .MLi .^CdT.S AT PETERBOROUGH. 
 T. S. Tait. W. H. Hayiies. E. J. Smitli. Chas. Smith, s/rij). 
 
 li. M. English. B. B. M'liityre. W. G. Bead. J. J. Wallace. 
 
 TWO RINKS ?"1{(IM KEENE CLUB WHICH JIET SCOTS AT PETERBOROUGH. 
 1!. .1. M'Caiinis, rice-ship. M. Kennealy, .■•/.(/). AV. Caiiipbpll, slijh .1. B. M'liityre, vice-akip. 
 
ONTAKTO rEOYINCK: rETEiaiOEOUGH 2G7 
 
 UcldtL'lluws' Iliill, whtTi' ]Hs A\'orsliip flavor IJodger 
 presided, and in the name of the city extended a liearty 
 welcome to the visiting curlers, hoping they would enjoy 
 themselves, and carry away pleasant memories of I'eter- 
 borough and Canada. 
 
 On "Wednesday morning, January 21, the curlers 
 embarked in open sleighs drawn by black caparisoned 
 horses and, accompanied hj the Mayor, aldermen, and 
 
 ,5iPW" ■' 
 
 .SCOTTISH I. L 1;LLI;.> at the HYUKAL'LIL' LIFT LdCK. 
 I'eterborougli, Ontario. 
 
 prominent citizens, were driven aliout the town, tlie 
 perfect weather, with hard frost and unclouded sunshine, 
 "ivinc; them a favourable idea of the Canadian climate. 
 They visited various " Lions," such as the Electric works, 
 the Cereal works, and Hydraulic Lift Lock. In the 
 afternoon they engaged no fewer than five of the best 
 cluljs in Ontario, two of which w^ere represented by a 
 special rink, and three l)y two rinks. The result was 
 deemed a great feather in the Scots' cap, for they were 
 victorious over four of these clubs, with a majority 
 of 25 shots. The only club whicli escaped in this big 
 
268 
 
 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 battle, and that by the skin of its teeth, was Xorwood 
 with one up. The defeated clubs were Campbellford, 
 
 Keene, Uxbridge, and Lake- 
 field. 
 
 A Visit to Lindsay 
 
 When it was heard that 
 the team from Scotland 
 were to spend some time at 
 Peterborough, Mr. Flavelle, 
 in name of tlie curlers 
 of Lindsay, sent the follow- 
 ing letter of invitation to 
 pay them a visit : — 
 
 Deai! Sir — You have, 
 no doubt, heard from Mr. 
 Edwards (Chairman of Com- 
 mittee arranging tour of 
 Scottish curlers while in Ontario) that the Lindsay 
 curlers are to be privileged in having a game with you 
 in Lindsay on Wednesday evening. We have engaged 
 a special train to bring you from Peterborough in your car 
 (about thirty miles), leaving Peterborough about 4.30 or 
 5 P.M. on Wednesday. Dinner here upon your arrival, 
 commence curling at 7 P.M., and return to Peterborough on 
 special train, leaving Lindsay about 11 p.m., when you 
 can go to bed in your car and awaken in Toronto 
 Thursday morning, as we shall have the special to place 
 your car in position, to be attached to C.P.P. express, 
 passing through Peterborough early Thursday morning. 
 Lindsay is a small town of about VOOO inhabitants, 
 but it will be readily admitted that it is the most 
 enthusiastic curlincr town in Canada. It numbers 130 
 
 UK. A. H. BEATON. 
 
 Orillia Club. 
 
 I'residpiit Ontario Curliii'' Assoc. 1892-'.13 
 
Photo by Carbon Co. 
 
270 
 
 CURLING T(3UR 
 
 active playing nieinbers, being the second largest club 
 in Ontario, the Toronto Granite Club alone exceedincr it 
 
 Photo h>j Htewari, nrVTia 
 KIXK REPRESENTING ORILLIA CURLING CLUB 
 
 versus 
 
 SCOTTISH CURLERS, 1903. 
 
 G. D. Grant. 
 
 John Scott. Dr. W. C. Gilchrist. 
 
 T. A. Main, s/.ifi. 
 
 in numbers, and tlie citizens, exclusive of the curlers, 
 are more than enthusiastic. We deem it a very hio-h 
 
ONTARIO rilOVINCE: LINDSAY 2 VI 
 
 honour to have you with us, and extend you a right 
 royal welcome. Personally, I hope to accompany you 
 to Winnipeg, as we purpose taking part in the Winnipeg 
 Bonspiel, leaving on the same train for Winnipeg that we 
 understand the Scottish curlers are going upon, namely, 
 the Canadian Pacific, leaving Toronto February 2. — Yours 
 very truly, J. D. Flavei.le. 
 
 It is well known that there is no more entliusiastic 
 district than this, and no more distinguished curlers than 
 the Lindsay men, who have at their head Mr. J. D. Flavelle, 
 the most distinguished skip in tlie whole Dominion, as his 
 great victories at Winnipeg and elsewhere have proved. 
 It was deemed not only right on the part of the Scottish 
 team, but a duty, that they should meet such excellent 
 representatives of Canadian curling. After tlieir games 
 at Peterborough a large deputation of curlers and citizens 
 accompanied the Scotsmen to the G.T.P. station, where 
 they embarked on a special train, provided by Mr. Flavelle, 
 for Lindsay. The Scotsmen in departing responded to 
 the three enthusiastic cheers that greeted them, by three 
 equally hearty cheers, and the singing of " Tliey are jolly 
 good fellows." They left town extremely delighted, as 
 they expressed it, with the splendid hospitality of both 
 curlers and citizens. What follows regarding this 
 interesting visit is mainly taken from the Lindsay 
 Evening Post of Friday, January 23. Hearty cheers of 
 the stentorian and long-sustained variety burst from the 
 throats of the great crowd gathered at Lindsay station, as 
 the visitors descended to the platform, and the welcome 
 was taken up by the hundreds of citizens who lined the 
 walks as far as Kent Street. The cheer continued while 
 the visitors were being conveyed in sleighs from the 
 station to Taylor's restaurant, where luncheon awaited 
 
272 CUELIXd TOUR 
 
 their atteution. At luiicheoii the Eev. J. W. Macmillan, 
 second Vice-President of the club, in addressing a few 
 words of welcome to tlie Scottish curlers, said that the 
 club and citizens generally were exceedingly proud of their 
 visit to the town. It would be tlie great curling event 
 in the town's history — in the history of a town which was 
 very much devoted to curling. He trusted that every 
 minute of their stay would be pleasant. The Captain of 
 the team, in reply, said that they were only too glad of 
 the opportunity of visitiug Lindsay. He knew that the 
 Eoyal Caledonian Curling Club, which had sent them out, 
 would not have been pleased if Lindsay had Ijeen omitted 
 from their programme, as Lindsay was known in curling- 
 circles all over Scotland for the excellence of the curling 
 there. On behalf of him.self and the Scottish team he 
 thanked the chairman for his warm words of welcome. 
 The Scotsmen were immensely pleased with the cadet 
 corps which met them, and escorted them from the station 
 to the Benson House. At the hotel, Major Bertram (of 
 the visitors) inspected the cadets, and in a short, pithy 
 speech complimented them on their natty and soldierly 
 appearance, and said that such a corps was a credit to the 
 town and school, and that they were helping to upbuild 
 the Empire. Three cheers were given for Major Bertram, 
 and the Scotsmen gave cheers for the corps. After this 
 the cadets were marched to the market and dismissed. 
 Captain Burns was introduced to the ^'isitors, and many 
 questions were asked and complimentary remarks made 
 about the corps. In describing the Scottish team the same 
 paper says : " Most of them are Ijig men, and they all are 
 burly and broad shouldered, and competent occupiers of 
 space. They look as though they might be efficient not 
 only at the royal game of curling, but at anything else 
 they undertook. In fact they form a very competent- 
 
oxTAiao riajvi^'cK: jjxdsay 27a 
 
 l()(,)kiug party. They would be able to found a ver}- 
 complete little colony, for they represent many departments 
 of social activity. They have one preacher, one doctoi, 
 one lawyer, six business men (merchants and manufacturers), 
 a building contractor, a nurseryman, an artist, three landed 
 proprietors, several farmers, and two men of leisure. None 
 of them are very young, and none of them are in the yellow 
 leaf by a long way. Their average age is forty-three 
 years, and their average height 5 feet 10^, while their 
 average weight is 1 8 2 lbs. Only two of them have been 
 on this side the Atlantic before, Mr. Prain and Mr. Cousin, 
 and the former is the only one of tlie team who has ever 
 before been in Canada. None of them ever played on a 
 covered rink before coming here. Not one of them has 
 ever played after the sun went down. Seventeen of them 
 never played from anything but a crampit. The conditions 
 of the game in this country are radically different from 
 the conditions in the land where the game originated. 
 Play at the rink started about 7 o'clock. The doors were 
 thrown open to ticket -holders at 6.30, and as the 
 crowd had been gathering since 6 o'clock there was a lively 
 scramble for points of advantage as soon as the portals 
 were set ajar. At 7.30, when the general public were 
 admitted, the crush was something to rememl^er. Hundreds 
 could not get in, but many of the disappointed ones 
 returned later, after the early comers had gone home, and 
 were thus enabled to get a sight of the Scotsmen on the 
 ice, and witness the conclusion of the games. Certainly 
 the Lindsay Club deserved to be congratulated in con- 
 nection with the work of decorating the x\\\\. This 
 task was carried out by Mr. J. J. Turner of Peterborough, 
 who was told to spare no expense, and the effect was very 
 line. Hundreds of flags, banners, and appropriate mottoes 
 were used, and even the visitors felt it incumbent to refer 
 
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 to the gay appearance uf the building, and also to the 
 large motto ' Welcome ' in electric lights placed at the 
 north end of the rink facing the main entrance. Tt was 
 ladies' night. Tliey were out in large numbers, and many 
 of tliem met the Scotsmen and had some delightful chats 
 witli them. Dr. Kirk, who was not playiug, became a 
 
 great favourite with 
 the fair sex, and many 
 of them thought him 
 just as handsome and 
 lovely as he was large. 
 In fact, it was the 
 (tpinion of many that 
 he was just 238 lbs. 
 of loveliness. Three 
 rinks of tlie Scottish 
 team were engaged 
 against three of the 
 renowned Lindsay 
 (Jlub, while the other 
 two met Beaverton and 
 Bobcaygeon, who each 
 sent a representative 
 rink. The Captain of 
 the team had the 
 honour of engaging the 
 great Flavelle, and he 
 considers this the most important match he liad ever 
 played ; he managed to have a lead at the tenth end 
 and only surrendered at the finish when tliere was such 
 a pressure from the crowd and so mucli excitement that 
 play was very much in the dark." We quote the 
 description of what the Lindsay Post calls " a royal battle 
 from start to finish," as it may be interesting to see the 
 
 ibiL__ 
 
 /■/,,./- ',„ i;, „/,„/, i.tiuisau. Out. 
 THE FL.WKl.l.K UI.NK. 
 Which met tlie Scottish Captain. 
 
ONTAiaO PROAaXCE: LINDSAY 275 
 
 way ill which matclies are generally recorded in the 
 Canadian papers. 
 
 Rink No. 4. 
 
 T. Macmillaii, J. Keith, 
 
 1). B. Munav, J. M'Sweyn, 
 
 H. Prain, ' Jlev. J. W. Macmmaii, 
 
 Rev. J. K.-rr, d-i'p. .). D. Flavcllo, skip. 
 
 The game oii Ice No. 4 attracted a great tlirong of spectators, 
 and proved to be one of the most exciting games of the evening. 
 The ice was sticky at the opening of the game, and grew worse 
 steadily, till at the end it was very soft. Tlie play of tlie A'ice- 
 skips — Rev. J. W. Macmillan and Mr. H. Prain — was exceedingly 
 good and trne. Time and again the skips were up against liard 
 propositions, and <^»nly saved their bacon by good play. 
 
 First End. — Keith played a nice di-aw into the inner circle, 
 and got on a good guard. T. Macmillan drew shot with bis second 
 stone, and Murray guarded with both his stones, M'Sweyn going 
 tlirough and hogging. J. W. Macmillan took off guard with liis 
 second, Prain going throTigh and hogging. Flavelle's first stone 
 was heavy and second nari'ow, and Scotland got lirst blow with a 
 single. 
 
 Second End. — Tlie end opened nicely for Lindsay, Keith carrying 
 lead through and lying shot. M'Sweyn raised a Lindsay stone to 
 draw circle, and tlien drew into button, chipping out a Scottish 
 stone. The four vice -stones gave a couple of nice guards, and 
 raised another Lindsay stone into the centre. The end closed with 
 3 to Lindsay. 
 
 Tliird End. — Keith's first was short, and second raised T. 
 Macmillan's stone to button. ]\Iacmillan's second stone raised 
 Keith to draw circle guarding Scottish shot. M'Sweyn took (jH' 
 guards with both his shots, but Murray put them on. .T. W. 
 Macmillan, with a fine running shot, got out the shot (wild 
 applause). Prain with his second drew through a double port and 
 drove out the shot, leaving Lindsay still shot. The end closed in 
 this way, P'lavelle getting in a guard, and Kerr failing to get to 
 the button on an outwick. 
 
 Fourth End. — Two of the lead stones were shy this end, but 
 Keith's first got the back of the draw circle, and T. Macmillan's 
 came beside the l)Utton. The second stones did the same tiling 
 over again. J. W. Macmillan, with a hack shot, helloed Scotland's 
 
276 CUELING TOUE 
 
 shots out of the liiig and lay shot, while Prain, with a fine run- 
 ning shot, chipped out the winner. Macmillan's second put a long 
 guard, only to be chipped off by Prain's second. Flavelle got a 
 beautiful guard, and Kerr couldn't do anything, leaving Lindsay 
 lying 1 shot. 
 
 Fifth End. — Keith got in on the side of the draw circle with 
 his first, and T. Macmillan did likewise on the other side. Keith's 
 second was slow, but Skip Kerr called out for Macmillan's second 
 " Dinna touch him, he's ragin' " ; M'Sweyn drew up near shot, 
 but went through with his second, while Murray got just over hog 
 with his first and hogged his second. J. W. Macmillan chipped 
 out shot, and Prain replaced it beautifully. Macmillan's second 
 chipped off guard. Prain tried to guard, but came right up, and 
 Scotland lay 2. Flavelle sent a bullet which put out the shot, 
 but Kerr got a wick, came to the button, and got 2 chalked up 
 to his credit. 
 
 Sixth End. — This end was made interesting by a fine raise of 
 J. W. Macmillan's from just in front of rings to buttoii ; also by 
 the war-dance of the Scotsmen over a stone that hogged in spite 
 of their most tempestuous sweeping. Lindsay scored ] on this end. 
 Seventh End. — Both sides seemed to find the button a difficult 
 place to get at. Stones went through or went wide, one after the 
 other, but Scotland finally pulled out 1 shot ahead. 
 
 Eighth End. — Both leads played one stone near draw circle, and 
 one stone slow. M'Sweyn's first was half, and Murray chii)ped out 
 the Lindsay stone and lay guard on Scotland's shot. M'Sweyn 
 took out the shot, but went out, leaving Scotland still in the ring, 
 Murray guarded. Prain got on another guard, and J. W. Macmillan 
 came running for the shot, grazing it gently as it went sweeping 
 by. Skip did a miniature Highland fiing, and placed his broom 
 transversely across Skip Flavelle's neck (presumably to indicate the 
 latter's fate) to the huge delight of the spectato7-s. Flavelle missed 
 his first, and so did Kerr, but Flavelle's second cleaned things out, 
 leaving Lindsay 1 shot to the good. 
 
 Ninth End.- — There was some very pretty curling in this end, 
 the stones bunching round the tee, with plenty of guards in centre 
 ice on first and second circles. Scotland came out 1 up. 
 
 Tenth End. — This end was pretty nearly Flavelle's Waterloo. 
 At one time Scotland had seven stones in the ring, and Lindsay 
 two, and these two had the back. Fortunately these two were 
 ahead of some of the Scottish stones, but when Flavelle came to 
 play his first Kerr tried to draw, but guarded, and Kerr raised 
 
ONTARIO rilOVmCE: LINDSAY 277 
 
 another. Flavelle's last stone did notliin<,r, and Scotland pulled 
 out a 4 end amid great cheering. 
 
 Eleventh End. — The lead stones did little in this end, but 
 M'Sweyn played two beauties chipped out and lying. The vice- 
 skip's went through the house. Flavelle played for guard and 
 missed, but Kerr raised a Lindsay i-ock with each of his, and left 
 Lindsay 3 to the good. 
 
 Twelfth End. — When the seconds were through playing, Scotland 
 lay in front of the tee with Lindsay near by, and with a good 
 assortment of guards well placed. J. W. Macmillan with a beautiful 
 run came through a double port, and cleaned out the stones around 
 the tee and lay shot. Prain followed through same port, took out 
 Lindsay, and lay shot in a position where he could not be dislodged. 
 Scotland got 1. 
 
 Thirteenth End. — The second players left Scotland lying 2. 
 J. W. Macmillan chipped the wanner and lay, and the Scots' lead 
 — T. Macmillan — called out, " Well done, namesake." Kerr missed, 
 and Lindsay scored 1. 
 
 Fourteenth End. — This was the last end played on the ice, all 
 the other rinks being finished, and a great crowd gathered round 
 to see the wind-up. Keith got his 2 on the button, and T. 
 Macmillan went sailing. M'Sweyn's first was a hog, and Murray 
 got Keith's front stone out and lay shot. M'Sweyn drew right in, 
 passed, and lay nearer the button. ^Murray's was narrow and heavy. 
 J. W. Macmillan drew in, drew circle back to button, while Prain 
 chipped out their own stone. T. Macmillan drew in front of shot. 
 Prain chipjsed the winner, but lay until second shot. Flavelle 
 chipped out his shot, but lay shot himself by a hair's-breadth. 
 Kerr missed, and the end and game were over. It was a royal 
 battle, and the Scotsmen sliowed themselves fine curlers and 
 thorough sportsmen and gentlemen. 
 
 On Ice No. 2, our crack skip, Mr. Bramwell, played 
 against Mr. J. C. Harstoue for Lindsay. In this match 
 some very pretty curling was witnessed, Mr. Johnston 
 especially playing in very fine form for Scotland, one of 
 his shots being a very fine draw through the port, with 
 scarcely a hair's-breadth to spare on either side. The 
 score at the finish was, Bramwell, 10 : Harstone, 15 ; but 
 Mr. Bramwell had the satisfaction of winning 8 ends as 
 
278 
 
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 against 6 by his opponent, these eight including six 
 singles and two doubles, while Mr. Harstone had two 
 singles, a double, two threes, and a five, which latter 
 made all the distinction between him and his Scottish op- 
 ponent. On Ice No. 3, our "anxious skip," Deans Eitchie, 
 
 had a merry battle for 
 honours against Mr. 
 M'Lennan, and the 
 Scot, in a very close 
 and well - contested 
 game, was victorious by 
 two shots. One rink up 
 against the redoubted 
 Lindsay Club, and only 
 six shots down over the 
 match, or an average of 
 two shots per rink, and 
 that, on their own 
 ground, was a more 
 than satisfactory result. 
 Taking everything 
 into account this was 
 perhaps the most credit- 
 able performance of the 
 Scottish team throucjh- 
 out their whole tour. In 
 the case of the other two 
 rinks, the Edinburgh skip, Cousin, was also able to score 
 a victory against the Beaverton rink, which was skipped 
 by Mr. A. Dobson, the scores being Cousin, 12 ; Dobson, 9. 
 The game on Ice Xo. 6 was supposed to be between Scot- 
 land and Bobcaygeon, the respective skips being Provost 
 Ballantyne and Mr. W. J. Eead, l:)ut the Bobcaygeon 
 players, especially Mr. C. S. Logie, were just as much 
 
 LINDSAY. 
 L. Mcintosh. J. C. Harstone. 
 
 J. M. Kuowles. J. H. Hopkins. 
 
ONTAEIO rKOVlXCE: LINDSAY 279 
 
 Scotch as any of their opponents, and the visitors coiikl 
 
 THE M'LENNAN rink. 
 
 i'liofu bij Oliver, Liruhaif. 
 
 Will. M'Lennan, stlj). Dr. .T. JI'AlpiiiP, /car/. 
 Win. Dnndiis, vu-e. Win. Needier, second. 
 
 I'hul,, b:l A. II. .SCaiilmi. i;-ii,'l,ji, Fulls, Out. 
 
 BOBCATGEON CLUB. 
 W. J. Creightan. C. S. Logie. J. T. Robinson. W. J. Read. 
 
 not find it in their hearts to defeat them, so that victory 
 was awarded by 16 to 7 to Bobcaygeon. 
 
280 CURLING TOUR 
 
 At the close of the games a banquet was given to the 
 team in the Benson House, over which the Rev. ]\Ir. 
 ^Macmillan presided. 
 
 Benson House, Lindsay. 
 Menu. 
 
 New York Counts. Cream of Tomato. 
 
 Baked White Fisli, Maitre de Hotel. 
 
 Celery. Lettin.es. Kadislies. Queen Olives. 
 
 Boiled Ham. Tongue. Grape Jelly. 
 
 Creamed Chicken in Moulds. 
 
 Salmi of Duck. Green Peas. 
 
 Cream Putt's. Vanilla Sauce. 
 
 Roast Turkey, stutfed. Cranberry Jelly. 
 
 Siiloin of Beef Yorkshire Pudding. 
 
 Roast Laml). Green Mint. 
 
 Chicken Salad. Mayonnaise Dressing. 
 
 Loljster Salad. French Dressing. 
 
 Mashed Potatoes. 
 
 Sugar Corn. Peas. 
 
 Apjjle Pie. 
 
 Rhubarb Pie. Mince Pie. 
 
 English Plum Pudding. Brandy Sauce. 
 
 Vanilla Ice Cream. Charlotte Russe. 
 
 Rum Jelly. Lemon Jelly. 
 
 Fruit. Cakes. Nuts. Raisins. 
 
 Canadian Cheese. Crackers. 
 
 Tea. Coffee. 
 
 Toast List. 
 
 " The King." Pioposed by the President, Dr. M'Alpine. 
 " Our Brother Curlers from Auld Scotia." Proposed by 
 Rev. J. W. Macmillan, Vice-President, and a representa- 
 tive of Beaverton Curling Club and Bobcavgeon Curling 
 Club. 
 
 After the usual expressions of loyalty the chairman 
 went on to say, in proposing the Scottish team, that 
 this visit of the Scottish curlers would go far to pro- 
 
ONTAPJO rP.OVINCP:: LINDSAY 
 
 281 
 
 mote a better uiKlerstiUidiiig between the two countries, 
 and remove many misconceptions and false impressions. 
 ?"or instance, when the curlers returned to their native 
 land tliey would be able to contradict the silly report 
 that the reason Canadians were good marksmen at 
 the butts was because they always carried a rifle 
 with them when they went abroad as a protection 
 against wolves. deferring to patriotism, the speaker 
 
 Phnto hji Morton, liiidsiii/. 
 HEV. J. W. MACMILLAX. 
 Formerly of Lindsay, now of Winnipeg. 
 
 \V. T. C. BOYD. 
 Bobcavgeon Club. 
 
 said that all Scotsmen were patriotic, and that with 
 good reason. Some of the British Kings and Queens 
 came from Scotland, many of the safeguards of the British 
 Constitution came from Scotland, and no doubt Mr. Kerr 
 would agree with him in saying that if the source of all 
 good things were traced it would be found that the best 
 of them came from Scotland also. Certainly it was the 
 birthplace of the grand game of curling, and he might 
 add of another splendid sport, namely, golf. The Eev. 
 
282 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 Mr. Best of Beaverton followed with a witty and interest- 
 ing speech. He referred to the pleasure felt by the 
 Beaverton curlers in being pitted against a rink of 
 Scotsmen. They would have been delighted to keep 
 the visitors all the winter, but that could not be, for the 
 Scotsmen wished to return alive. They were nearly all 
 large men, and no doubt careful selection had been made 
 in this line, so that there should be at least a few shadows 
 to recognise when they returned home after enduring the 
 generous hospitality of Canada. Liudsay people were 
 enthusiastic curlers, and he noticed that the chairman, 
 the Eev. Mr. Macmillan, hail made up his mind to leave 
 Lindsay and go to Winnipeg, where he could curl for 
 nine months out of the twelve, and play golf the rest of 
 the year over 1000 miles of prairie. It was evident to 
 him that as the Scotsmen proceeded on their tour they 
 were becoming more accustomed to the Canadian methods 
 of play, and ]jefore they left for home be believed they 
 would have scored many a notable victory. No mistake 
 had been made in selecting a clergyman as Captain of 
 the Scottish team, for the rev. gentleman, from all he 
 heard, had unbounded faith in Canada and its enormous 
 possibilities, and he had no douljt that the members of 
 the team on their return home would counsel their 
 countrymen to come to Canada and seek their fortunes 
 in Britain's most promising Colony. Mr. C. S. Logic of 
 Bobcaygeon extended the hearty greetings of his club 
 to the visitors. His rink felt proud of having scored a 
 victory against such good curlers, and he hoped that 
 their visit to Canada would be made an annual affair. 
 The toast, " Our Guests, the Scottish Curlers," was then 
 drunk in enthusiastic fashion, all joining in singing " For 
 they are jolly good fellows," and joining in rousing cheers. 
 The Captain of the Scottish team, in rising to respond. 
 
ONTAIMO rUOVINCE: LLNDSAV 283 
 
 said tliis was about the liuiidreclth tiiiiu lit- luid iu answer 
 for the same toast since his team Juid come in contact 
 with Canadian hospitality. He and the gentlemen who 
 were with him had the honour of representing the lioyal 
 Caledonian Club of Scotland, which had a distinguislied 
 nobleman, Lord Mansfield, at its head, but was perhaps 
 the most democratic institution in Scotland, for its 
 membership was open to all and sundry, no matter what 
 their estate or calling might be. The Eoyal Club was 
 a Federation of many clubs under one sway, and he, the 
 speaker, hoped to see the day when all the colonies of 
 Britain \vould adopt the principle of the lioyal Club, 
 and then we should have Imperial Federation in its truest 
 and best sense. He believed that the trip of the Scottisli 
 curlers would, if possible, unite Canada and the old country 
 in closer bonds. IJeferring to his game with Mr. Flavelle, 
 Mr. Kerr said that gentleman was known all over Scotland 
 iu curling circles as the famous skip of Lindsay, and the 
 best curler in Canada. He (the speaker) had enjoyed very 
 much meeting him, and he might say that he had looked 
 forward to this as one of the great pleasures of his tour. 
 The result of the game that day reminded him of a story 
 about an Edinburgh man — not a curler — who had been 
 indulging too freely for some time, and who was found 
 one morning with his throat badly gashed, and a razor 
 in his liand. He was taken to an hospital, and when 
 the wound had been attended to and he was on a fair 
 way to recovery, he was asked why he had turned the 
 deadly weapon upon himself. His reply was that he 
 had no intention to kill himself, but he certainly wished 
 to give himself a " l)lamed fricht." He (the speaker) 
 believed that he had given Mr. Flavelle a " fricht " of 
 that kind, for while playing his last shot he thought he 
 noticed ^fr. Flavelle's knees tremble. He had been 
 
284 CUELING TOUE 
 
 defeated by their great skip, but Mr. Flavelle had 
 presented him with his Ijrooin as a memento of tlie 
 event, and he would carry the same home to Scotland 
 and show it with pride to his countrymen, and would 
 hand it down as an heirloom in his family. Mr. Kerr 
 then referred to the wonderful success of Skip Flavelle 
 and the Lindsay curlers at the great Winnipeg Bonspiel 
 and elsewhere, of which they had evidence before them 
 at that table, in the grand display of silver trophies, the 
 most remarkable he had ever seen in the possession of 
 any single clul). He would very much like to see a 
 Lindsay rink come to Scotland, and to try conclusions 
 with them once more, under the different conditions on 
 which they had to play in the home country. The 
 unique experience of having their healths toasted in 
 water was quite refreshing to the Scottish curlers. It 
 reminded him of the old Scot who remarked that while 
 he preferred to live in the auld ordinar' style throughout 
 the most of the year, he always resorted to water once or 
 twice in the twelvemonth jist to " gie his stamach a 
 fricht." They (the visitors) had enjoyed their Lindsay 
 experience in the same way in which he believed a 
 Lindsay rink, when it came to Scotland, would enjoy 
 the experience of having their health drunk in Scotch 
 mountain dew. The speaker closed with a reference to 
 the phenomenal development of Canada in recent years, 
 and the attention wdiich had been attracted of late to 
 her wonderful resources. He hoped the visit of the 
 Scottish curlers w^ould, in accordance with the intention 
 of those who promoted it, bind still more closely the Old 
 Country and the Dominion. Dr. Kirk said that the 
 farther w^est they travelled the w^armer seemed to be the 
 welcome extended to them. Tliey had been told to 
 expect Indians, war-paint, and tomahawks when they came 
 
ONTAKIO PKOVlXrE: LINDSAY 285 
 
 on to these regions, but a close scrutiny of the I'eutures 
 of those present disclosed only Scotch faces, darkened 
 perhaps by tlie bracing winter and summer suns of this 
 fine country. He should like in the near future to be 
 able to visit Canada in the summer season. From what 
 they had st-on of this great colony, and from what they 
 were told was still in store for tlieni, he was prepared 
 to say that hereafter, instead of having to maintain 
 Emigration Agents in Scotland, they would have at 
 least twenty-three enthusiastic advocates in the old land, 
 ready and eager to praise Canada as a fitting resort for 
 Scottish emigrants. They had l)een defeated that 
 evening by the curlers of Lindsay, but they had not 
 been disgraced, and he never regretted being whipped 
 by fine fellows and true sportsmen. Dr. Kirk tlien 
 proposed the health of the members of the Lindsay 
 Curlino; Club, and the visitors rose to their feet and 
 gave three cheers and a " tiger." ]\Ir. J. D. Havelle, 
 in responding to the toast, said he had enjoyed very 
 much his game that night with the Captain of the 
 Scottish team, the Ilex. ]\Ir. Kerr, and there was no 
 doul)t that he had, as that gentleman so humorously 
 explained, been given a very bad fright. Such a narrow 
 escape on his own ice was an indication of what might 
 be in store if a Lindsay team ventured to visit Scotland ; 
 but he hoped, notwitlistanding his doubts as to the results, 
 on some early occasion to l)ring a team over to the old 
 country. It had not been his intention on this occasion 
 to go up with his team to the great bonspiel at Winnipeg, 
 where they had certainly scored wonderful success in 
 former years, as his desire was to see the honours go 
 round in that great tournament ; but as the Scottish 
 curlers would make this gathering ever memorable by 
 their visit, he intended to accompany them on their trip 
 
286 CUPvLIXG TOUK 
 
 to Winnipeg along with his rink, and on behalf of the 
 Lindsay Club he wished them great success in their 
 games there. The banquet was then Ijrought to a close 
 by singing the National Anthem and "Auld Lang Syne." 
 Once more the cry " All aboard " was sounded l>y 
 Secretary Husband, when the team were all expected on 
 the special train on which they were to spend the night. 
 Two or tliree members, however, on this occasion failed 
 
 ST. JOHN S CHUKCH. 
 Petei'boroiigh, Ontario. 
 
 to respond, having been under the impression that the 
 train was not to leave Lindsay until the morning, and 
 there was much consternation when the train steamed 
 out of the station minus several of our numl)er. Every 
 attempt was made to call a halt until they liad arrived, 
 Ijut without success, and they were accordingly left at 
 Lindsay to make their way as best they could by the 
 ordinary train to Toronto. AVe were understood, after 
 an exciting and trying day, to liave a rest in the sleeping- 
 car, wdiich was to be shunted at Peterborough until the 
 morning, l^ut so incessant was the clanging of the bells. 
 
ONTAEIO PEOVINCE: LINDSAY 287 
 
 l)y wliieli it is the custom in Canada to annoinice the 
 approach and departure of trains, that for the majority 
 of us sleep was out of tlie (juestion. And the railway l)ell 
 in Canada resembles so much the sound of the ordinary 
 church bell in Scotland that the Captain of tbe team, at 
 least, had no sooner fallen half asleep than he awoke, 
 terrified that church duties were awaiting his attention. 
 These, however, proved no more formidal)le than the 
 acceptance of a photograph of St. John's Church, whicli 
 brought liim in mind of " his ain kirk at hame." 
 
 A Sketch of the Lindsay Curling Club 
 
 With the opening of the present season (1903), the 
 Lindsay Curling Club will have completed a quarter of a 
 century ; and it has been thought that a short sketch of 
 the club's doings during the ]mst twenty-five years would 
 prove interesting reading to its present members. To 
 bring the sketch within suitable compass for this book 
 it will, necessarily, l)e of the briefest possible character, 
 and much interesting material will have to be omitted. 
 
 The first meeting for organisation was held in ]\Ir. 
 (now Judge) D. J. M'Intyre's oftice on December 11, 
 1876. The following gentlemen were present, viz., 
 Messrs. J. Watson, G. H. Bertram, D. J. MTntyre, J. M. 
 MXennan (Sheriff), J. Matthie, W. Needier, S. A. 
 M'Murty, H. Gladman. Mr. W^atson was elected Presi- 
 dent ; Mr. S. A. M'Murty, Secretary-Treasurer : and Eev. 
 J. Hastie, Chaplain. 
 
 Of the clubs within this district, Peterborough was 
 organised the same year as Lindsay, Bowmanville Club 
 was twenty-five years old at this time, having been 
 organised in 1851 ; Port Hope Club was organised in 
 1861, Coburg Club in 1864, Orillia Club in 1873. 
 
 On December 29 Mr. J. D. Flavelle became a 
 
288 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 member of the club. These ten men were for many 
 years active members, and much of the success of the 
 ckib is due to their enthusiasm and devotion to the 
 interests of the game in Lindsay. The only ones to 
 remain active members down to the present time are 
 Messrs. Needier and Flavelle, and possibly no club in the 
 
 Photo hy Eiirlii. Caiitiiifjto 
 W. NKEDLER. 
 0ri;4iiial member of Lindsay Club. 
 
 I'hnto b/l Stfirdi-t. 
 
 T. A. MAIN. 
 Oiillia Club. 
 
 country can furnish two better exponents of the game, or 
 truer sportsmen. 
 
 During the first season, the club played on a rink on 
 the west side of Victoria Avenue between Kent and Peel 
 Streets. This they rented from Mr. T. Fee. From the 
 time of its organisation, the club, during each season, 
 has steadily endeavoured to play as many foreign matches 
 as possible, and thus have the enjoyment of meeting 
 brother -curlers of other clubs on the ice. During the 
 first season, foreign games were played against Orillia, 
 Bowmanville, Port Hope, and Peterborough Clubs. The 
 
ONTAEIO rilOVINCE: LINDSAY 289 
 
 game against the Peterborough Chib was won by 18 
 points ; all the others were lost. Tlie first game played 
 was with Orillia on Lindsay ice on January 16, 1877. 
 The club had increased in numbers considerably before 
 the close of the season, and the arrangements for ice not 
 proving satisfactory, it was decided to purchase a lot and 
 put up a rink before the opening of the season 18 77-78. 
 So much faith had these early 
 players in curling-booming in 
 Lindsay, that they promised 
 stockholders ten per cent on 
 their stock. During the first 
 season the club joined the 
 Ontario Curling Association, 
 and has ever since given the 
 Association the heartiest sup- 
 port. The club medal was 
 purchased this season ; it was 
 decided to give it as a prize 
 to the best individual player 
 and to add three pairs of 
 stones. Every season since, 
 it has been competed for in 
 the same manner. The contests for its possession have 
 always been keen, and many of the most brilliant players 
 in the club have had this medal in their possession. It 
 is hoped that in the enlarged rink, with better oppor- 
 tunities for individual games than the club has ever 
 had, the contest for this, the first bit of silver-ware 
 the club has possessed, will be taken part in by every 
 member. 
 
 The season of 1877-78 found the club housed in its 
 own rink, situated on Eussell Street, south side, near the 
 corner of William and Russell Streets. Tlie club allowed 
 
 U 
 
 Photo hij B. Frank Sfewai-t, Orinii 
 J. M'COSH. 
 Orillia Club. 
 
290 CURLING TOUR 
 
 skating on Saturday afternoons and certain nights each 
 week on their ice. The membership had increased, and 
 it was found necessary to elect four skips on the opening 
 of the season, and two additional skips before its close. 
 Tliis season the club played its first game for a Royal 
 Caledonian Medal, against Port Hope, three rinks a side. 
 Port Hope winning by sixteen shots. Messrs. J. Cooper 
 and J. Keith were elected members on January 21, 1878, 
 and at the same meeting Mr. F. C. Taylor was elected 
 skip. Mr. G. H. Bertram presented the Bertram Tankard 
 to the club during the season ; it is given for individual 
 play, to the player making the highest score at the game 
 of points. 
 
 In the season 1879-80, the club won its first prize 
 in foreign games, a Royal Caledonian Medal given by the 
 Ontario Curling Association. 
 
 In the season 1880-81, the Hon. S. C. Wood, patron 
 of the club, gave the S. C. Wood Medal. On Christmas 
 Day of this season, the club played its first match. 
 North Ward v. South Ward, the former winning by nine 
 shots. During this season the membership took another 
 upward turn, and as a consequence eight local skips were 
 elected. 
 
 The season of 1883-84 was tbe first of several red- 
 letter seasons in the club's history. At the Great 
 Winter Carnival held in Montreal, our rinks carried off 
 the first prize in competition with clubs from all parts 
 of eastern Canada and the north-eastern states, and in 
 this way the name of our curling club was ])rought 
 prominently before the curlers of America. A second 
 Royal Caledonian Medal was won this season from 
 Toronto Granites by twenty-four shots. 
 
 In the season 1884-85, in the single rink competi- 
 tions at Montreal Carnival, one of the Lindsay rinks 
 
ONTARIO rROVINCE: LINDSAY 291 
 
 captured first prize. Also a Royal Caledonian Medal 
 was won from Barrie by three shots. 
 
 In the season 1885-86 a Governor-General's Cup and 
 medal were won. The final game was played in Ottawa 
 against Halifax, N..S., and Lindsay rinks were fourteen 
 shots to the good. 
 
 In 1887-88 the second Governor-General's Cup was 
 captured from Peterborough. The Uxbridge cup was 
 also won. 
 
 During this season our club had, for the first time, a 
 rink playing in the great bonspiel at AVinnipeg. For 
 four successive seasons a rink from the club took part in 
 the games at Winnipeg. During the first two visits no 
 trophies came Lindsay way, but Mr. Flavelle and his 
 players had made such a good impression that when he 
 loomed up with a rink again in the season of 1891 the 
 knowing ones picked the Lindsay rink for some of the 
 big prizes, and this time they brought home the 
 International Cup, the Royal Cfdedonian Cup, and, in 
 addition, individual prizes. In 1892 a fourth visit was 
 paid to Winnipeg, and the Lindsay rink captured the 
 Grand Challenge Cup, " the blue ribbon " of the bonspiel. 
 
 These successes brought our club as prominently 
 forward in the curling world of the far west as the earlier 
 successes at Montreal had done in the east. So great a 
 name had our club for skill at the game and enthusiasm 
 for it, that when the question of sending rinks to the Old 
 Country was being canvassed, an American paper said that 
 rinks would never cross the ocean unless the Lindsay Club 
 of Ontario took the matter up and sent rinks over. 
 
 In the season of 1889-9 the Peterborough Lindsay 
 Cup was purchased ; Lindsay won it the first season and 
 has held it nine seasons, and Peterborough three seasons. 
 Meantime the club had been increasing in membership 
 
292 CUELING TOUE 
 
 very fast. Ten local skips were elected in the season 
 of 1890-91, and twelve for the season of 1892-93, and 
 members felt that the time had come for another forward 
 move in the matter of accommodation. Accordingly at the 
 annual meeting 1893, a committee was appointed to secure 
 a larger rink. It was decided to move and build on the 
 present site, and the annual meeting of the club was held 
 in the present building on October 10, 1894. At that 
 meeting twenty-four club skips were elected. 
 
 At the Peterborough bonspiel in the season 1895-96 
 Lindsay won the Peterborough Cup. At the semi-annual 
 meeting at the close of this season it was decided to hold 
 a bonspiel in Lindsay in the season of 1896-97. This 
 was carried out, and much interest was shown in the 
 bonspiel by our citizens. Clubs from many parts of Ontario 
 sent rinks to compete, and one rink skipped by Dr. 
 Jamieson came from Winnipeg. Lindsay rinks captured 
 the first prizes in both the single and the double rink 
 competitions. In this season also our rinks captured the 
 Ontario Tankard and the Governor-General's Cup. 
 
 The second cup, given by Hon. John Dryden for 
 clubs in the Midland district, was put up for competi- 
 tion in the year 1895. The games were played at 
 Oshawa, and rinks skipped by Mr. T. Brodie and the 
 late Mr. J. A. M'Millan captured the trophy for Lindsay. 
 It was won again in the year 1896, and, by winning it 
 a third time in succession in the year 1897, it became 
 the property of the club. 
 
 In the season 1897-98 Messrs. Flavelle and W. 
 M'Lennan, with their Tankard rinks, made a record for 
 the province by winning the Ontario Tankard and the 
 Governor-General's Cup. Lindsay Club is the only club 
 in the O.C.A. that has won these trophies two years in 
 succession. 
 
ONTAETO PROVINCE: LINDSAY 293 
 
 During this season the only American rinks that have 
 visited Lindsay paid our town a visit, and played against 
 the two Tankard rinks. These rinks came from Detroit, and 
 were skipped by Messrs. J. A. Bucknell and J. Stevenson. 
 Their visit was much appreciated by the club and its 
 friends, and the games were witnessed by large numbers 
 of our citizens. Lindsay won this game by 7 shots. 
 
 In the season of 1898-99 Mr. S. J. Fox, M.P.P., was 
 elected patron. He showed his interest in the game by 
 presenting the Fox Cup to the club. For the possession 
 of this cup the contest is always keen. 
 
 We cannot close this sketch without referring to the 
 fact that during the seven seasons that the O.C.A. have 
 given a medal for points play, Lindsay players have 
 captured it three times, viz. Mr. J. D. Flavelle in 1894, 
 Mr. J. A. M'Millan in 1895, and Mr. E. A. Millar in 
 1900. Mr. E. A. Millar holds the provincial record 
 with a score of 50 points. The last cup won by the 
 club was the Shepherd -Needier Cup, so generously 
 donated by the gentlemen whose names the cup bears 
 for competition between the Orillia and Lindsay clubs. 
 This was won last season for the first time. 
 
 For some seasons past the clul) has been cramped for 
 room. At the semi-annual meeting in May last it was 
 decided to enlarge the rink if stock could be secured. 
 This was done, the rink enlarged, and on the opening 
 of the season the clul) will have the use of six sheets 
 of ice, and it is confidently expected that in the enlarged 
 rink the club will again take another upward tend. 
 Though it cannot be expected that the increase in size 
 will be as rapid during the next twenty-five years as it 
 has been in the past, still with wise management the 
 club, twenty -five years hence, should be much larger 
 than it is now. 
 
294 CUELING TOUR 
 
 Up to the year 1887 Messrs. Flavelle and M'Miirtry 
 were the foreign skips of the club; since that date to 
 the present time Messrs. llavelle and W. M'Lenuan have 
 had the honour of skipping the Tankard rinks m their 
 foreign games. 
 
 Another statement from a local authority is to this 
 effect : — 
 
 The Ontario town of Lindsay, in the royal county of Victoria, 
 through which flows a river with an Indian name, the iScugog, whose 
 streets bear the names of Victoria and Albert and of many a British 
 peer and statesman of the time when it was laid out, was not at 
 first upon the billet of the touring Scots, but being a curling centre 
 of some renown was at a late moment given the honour of a visit. 
 The original curling shed was on Eussell Street, the present and 
 larger rink is on Peel Street. An early cricket club was fostered 
 by a Grace. Thus in names and games the new land imitates the 
 old. In the early 'seventies the business and professional men of 
 Lindsay adopted handball as a pastime, and a racquet court was 
 erected. Among those who practised this sport were Scots irom 
 Scotland, and Scotsmen of Canadian birth, and in the year 1876, 
 when the same spirit was moving in neighbouring towns, the first 
 curling club was organised. 
 
 From the beginning, curling took a foremost place in the 
 affections of the town's best citizens, lor the average Canadian has 
 a great love for a personal enjoyment of outdoor sport. A feature 
 of the game in Lindsay was, that it caught in its rings the men 
 whose forebears came from Ireland and England, and they became 
 just as enthusiastic and as skilful as those of Scottish birth or 
 descent. No skip is more worthily known in Canada to-day than 
 Mr. J. D. Flavelle, one of the early members of the Lindsay Club, 
 and an Irishman. 
 
 A few winters after the Lindsay Club was organised, the city of 
 Montreal for several seasons held elaborate winter carnivals, witlii ice 
 palaces, toboggan slides, and bonspiels. Eastward to Canada's largest 
 city, as long as these festivals lasted, journeyed rinks from the 
 Lindsay Club, and there they achieved their first notable successes 
 and won several trophies. Later they turned their eyes westward 
 and visited in many seasons the great bonspiels in the prairie 
 province, and from Winnipeg they brought home sometimes little 
 
ONTAKIO PROVINCE. LINDSAY 
 
 295 
 
 except the memory of a good time, but generally all the medals and 
 cups that were offered. 
 
 For many years the Lindsay Club has played in the Ontario 
 Tankard games, leading to the championship of the Province. 
 Eight years ago they reached the finals for the first time, and lost 
 the cup by a shot. Two years later they won it, and, after the 
 Canadian fashion, the town welcomed them home with a torchlight 
 procession, a brass band, a public 
 reception, and other items of joy. 
 In thesucceeding yearthey brought 
 it home again, a thing unheard of 
 before, and the town went wilder 
 still. In three yeai's more they 
 were again the victors ; and in the 
 following year, the notable winter 
 of the Scots' visit, they again reached 
 the finals, and were the runners-up 
 in a closely -contested match, in 
 which one of the Lindsay rinks 
 was up and one down. The town, 
 therefore, has good curlers, and was 
 worth a visit from the visitors. 
 For many years the town's Tan- 
 kard skips have been Flavelle and 
 M'Lennan, until these two names 
 have become household words in 
 Ontario curling circles, and far 
 beyond. Both have theiradmirers, 
 
 but the latter, the younger man, is the more picturesque figure upon 
 the ice. In his shop a quiet retiring business man, although of 
 athletic build, curling changes him at the rink to the personifica- 
 tion of energy and activity, of shouting, of skill and generalship, 
 of all that goes to make a skip a joy to a curling spectator, and a 
 wonder to the uninitiated. 
 
 The Lindsay Club started with a membership of less than a 
 dozen ; in the twenty-five years of its annals it has increased more 
 than tenfold. To-day, excepting two or perhaps three clubs in 
 large cities, Lindsay is the largest curling club in America, and 
 in .some respects it is the premier club. It may be pertinent 
 to ask why is this, and the following features may afford an 
 answer. 
 
 The town has an annual curling excursion ; each February this 
 
 Photo hi/ Mni-tov, Lindsai/, 
 J. C. HARSTONE. 
 Lindsay Chib. 
 
296 CUELING TOUE 
 
 expedition invades some fresh curling centre witliin a radius of 
 120 miles, and each club member, no matter how little his skill 
 may be, has a chance to play in a foreign game. Once a year the 
 club in a body attends divine service and listens to its chaplain. 
 The club has always been well patronised by the town clergymen, 
 and generally most are club members and, better still, active i:)layers. 
 There is an unwritten bye-law that this office shall go round. In 
 rotation, therefore, the pews of the Kirk, the Methodist, Baptist, 
 and Episcopalian churches are filled with the men who kneel on 
 the ice. In Lindsay the levelling influence of curling is seen at 
 its best. At the rink is a great commingling, not only men with 
 gray hairs and those in the prime of life, but the young man and 
 even the boy are there leading and sweeping and shouting. The 
 Presbyterian minister plays first for a Roman Catliolic skip. The 
 rich manufacturer and his mill-hand watch with expectation the 
 career of the same revolving granite. All lines of business and all 
 professions and trades are mixed in the rinks. Politics, different 
 religious beliefs, social grades, degrees in learning, and aught else 
 that isolates man from his fellow ai'e forgotten as nearly as may be. 
 Skill elects the skip and the skip alone is king. Curling does for 
 Lindsay a desirable thing — the best citizens lead the young men in 
 straight channels. Then the wives and daughters, and even non- 
 curlers, are interested, and throng the spectators' platforms to watch 
 not only foreign but inter-club games. The Scots visitors saw in 
 Lindsay, through the moist breath of the ladies, one of their 
 victories. One of Lindsay's cleverest skips had upon his rink in 
 honour of the day some of the club veterans. The ciowded, steam- 
 ing shed made the ice grow heavy. The old men, at home on 
 keen ice, were at sea in the wet, and a visiting rink, accustomed 
 to heavy throwing in Scotland, was up at the end. This club is 
 one of the few that regularly engage in the points game, and make 
 annual returns to the Ontario Association. The local newspapers 
 enter into the fun and publish complete and interestingly written 
 accounts of all that the curlers do at home and abroad. The 
 victories which have been won are a potent factor, for success 
 breeds success. The numerous club trophies at the end of each 
 season are given out through the club, and go into the members' 
 homes as far as they will extend, and are thus guarded for a year. 
 Last, and in some eyes most imjjortant, in the progress and success 
 of the club, is the systematic way in which the club's affairs are 
 managed. Before the snow comes a scheme is put down on paper, 
 a handbook is printed and placed in the pocket of each member, 
 
ONTAEIO TEOYINCE: LINDSAY 
 
 297 
 
 and on tlie ice is worked out a round of games in which the 
 President's side is opposed to the other half of the club made up 
 of the Vice-President's rinks. Night after night, as the ice holds 
 good, all winter through, the contest rages, now up, now down, and 
 incidentally each individual rink, irrespective of sides, plays for 
 the first place. Thus it is that good officers and a regular system 
 go a long way in making a cui'ling club flourish. 
 
 Lindsay has given one president to the Ontario Curling Associa- 
 tion, and the club keeps up a friendly correspondence upon the 
 ice with many of the adjoining towns and villages. It is usual 
 each winter to have games with Peterborough, Orillia, "Whitby, 
 Oshawa, Bobcaygeon, Port Perry, Port Hope, Cobourg, and others, 
 and with some of these clubs cups are played for annually. The 
 roaring game prospers throughout the Lindsay district. 
 
 R. J. M. 
 
 photo hif lit'ycc 
 J. W. FLAVELLE. 
 Queeii City Club, Toionto. 
 
 Plwtd hi/ Barrett, VTIuthy. 
 JOHN TWEEDTE. 
 WhitbvCliil.. 
 
CHAPTEE IX 
 
 ONTAKIO PliOVINCE : AT TORONTO 
 
 A Cordial Greeting 
 
 Thrice welcome to our curling friends, 
 
 From ancient Scotia's shore, 
 Where first the channel stanes were jjlayed 
 
 On winter's icy floor. 
 
 They've left their worldly cares behind, 
 And crossed the heaving sea. 
 
 To sojourn with their curling sons, 
 In Canada the free. 
 
 298 
 
ONTAETO rROVINCE: AT TOEONTO 299 
 
 They curl on pond, 'mid upland niuirs, 
 
 Exposed to wind and woatlicr, 
 AVliei'e whaups and nuiirf'owl shelter lind, 
 
 Among the f»<irse and heather. 
 
 Though wintry winds bring drifting snow, 
 
 Or blasts of plashing rain, 
 They still play on, and face the storm. 
 
 With undisguised disdain. 
 
 Till night has blotted dayliglit out, 
 
 They Jtlay the manly game, 
 Their guerdon, bracing exercise, 
 
 And glorious curling fame. 
 
 AVe play in large capacious rinks. 
 
 Shielded from every blast. 
 Nor fear the lowering, threatening sky, 
 
 With snow or rain o'ercast. 
 
 Nor do we fear the day's decline. 
 
 Nor dread the coming night, 
 We've stored up electricity, 
 
 And flood the rink with light. 
 
 Our seasons march in order due. 
 
 Spring, summer, fall, and winter. 
 None come too soon, none stay too long, 
 
 That coming next to hinder. 
 
 Then welcome to our Scottish friends, 
 
 We'll play the game together. 
 We'll learn from them, they'll learn from us, 
 
 We're birds of the same feather. 
 
 J. S. R. 
 
 From Peterborough we were olf and away once more 
 toward Toronto, the capital of the province, one of the 
 most important centres in our great tour. The skirl 
 of the bagpipes as the train drew near to the I'nion 
 Station informed us that another Scottish welcome 
 awaited us there, and so we felt at home once again. 
 Mr. W. F. Davison and Colonel Edwards, past-Presidents 
 of the Ontario Curlino; Association, had escorted us in 
 
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 CUELING TOUR 
 
 the train from Peterborough. Mr. W. B. M'Murrich, 
 Chairman of the O.C.A. Committee, and the Secretary, 
 Mr. J. A. M'Fadden, joined the party at the Don Station. 
 Many prominent persons had assembled at the Union 
 Depot to greet the Scottish visitors. Among those 
 present were Inspector Stark, President of the Caledonian 
 Society ; William Cameron, Secretary of the Caledonian 
 
 W. B. irMDRUICH, K.t'. 
 Vice-President Ontario Association, 
 
 Phnto h'l Itriice, Toronto. 
 W. D. M'INTOSH. 
 Toronto Caledonian Clnb. 
 
 Society ; Dr. Kennedy, I'resident of the St. Andrew's 
 Society ; "William Simpson, President of the Burns 
 Literary Society ; J. D. Moore, President, Ontario 
 Curling Association ; A. F. McLaren, M.P., Stratford : 
 Major Forbes, Michie ; the veteran J. S. Eussell, ex- 
 Secretary O.C.A. ; A. D. M' Arthur, Secretary Eeception 
 Committee ; Eev. Dr. Armstrong Black, Eev. E. N. 
 Burns, Brampton ; Eev. W. J. Wallace, Dr. Fothering- 
 hani, Messrs. W. D. IVPIntosh, John E. Hall, D. Carlyle, 
 
J'noTo 01/ L^uns, 'i'oruntr 
 3. E. HALL. 
 Parkdale Club, Toronto. 
 
 Plioto bij Jiriia; Turoiitu. 
 DAVID CARLYLE, EXEC.-COM.MITTEE. 
 
 Prospect Park Club, Toronto. 
 
 rhutu by Jifuci', Toronfn 
 JOHN BAIN. 
 Toronto Club, Toronto. 
 
 rhutu i.y Kuul.y, J,. 
 
 F. W. DAVISON. 
 
 Toronto Granite Club; President O.C.A. 
 1887-88. 
 
302 CUELING TOUR 
 
 A. D. Harris, Gr. Mackenzie, W. Matthews, J. H. Coyne, 
 St. Thomas ; P. Punshon, Oshawa ; G. Duthie, J. W. 
 Corcoran, Andrew Hood, George Anderson, George Keith, 
 Allan Cassells, J. L. Morrison, James Carruthers, J. I. 
 Davidson, John Douglas, G. Yair, J. J. Bell, J. M. St. 
 Clair, A. Gunn, J. Laurence, J. F. Muir, R. J. M'Lennan, 
 R. G. Patton, J. C. Macmillan, John Bain, William 
 Gormley, James Hedlej, W. F. Davidson, George N. 
 Gooderham, C. P. Smith, W. C. Matthews, and many 
 others. Formalities w^ere dispensed with, and acquaint- 
 ances speedily made. A procession was formed, headed 
 by four pipers of the 48th Highlanders, and the visitors 
 were escorted to the Queen's Hotel, which was to be their 
 place of residence as the guests of the Ontario Association 
 during their stay in Toronto, and there they found a 
 sumptuous breakfast ready for them. As a sample of 
 the ordinary experience of the team while on tour, and 
 the excellent arrangements made by the province, the 
 following programme for Toronto may be given : — 
 
 ITINERARY 
 
 Scottish Curlers, Toroxto, 
 Jannarij 22, 23, 24, 1903 
 
 C. P. Sinitli, Chairman. A. D. M'Artliur, Secretary. 
 
 Thursday, January 22 
 
 The Scottish Curlers will 
 arrive at Toronto at 9.35 a.m. 
 
 1 2 Noon. — - Reception and 
 Lunclieon by the Ontario Curl- 
 ing Association at the Granite 
 Club. 
 
 2.30 P.M. — Meet Osliawa, 
 
 Whitby, Barrie, Churchill, and 
 Collingwood Curling Clubs on 
 Granite Ice. 
 
 6 P.M. — -Guests of the Granite 
 Curling Club at Dinner at the 
 National Club. 
 
 8.30 P.M. — Meet five rinks of 
 the Granite Curling Club at the 
 Granite Club. 
 
ONTARIO PEOVINCE: AT TOEONTO 303 
 
 Friday, Januarii 23 
 
 10.30 A.M. — Guests of the 
 City of Toronto for a drive 
 through residential portion of 
 City, followed by 
 
 12.30 P.M. — Lunclieou at 
 M'Conkey's. 
 
 2.30 P.M. — Meet live rinks ot 
 the Toronto Curling Clul) on 
 Toronto ice. 
 
 6 P.M. — Guests of the Toronto 
 Curling Club for Dinner. 
 
 8.30 P.M. — Meet four rinks at 
 the Parkdale Curling Club and 
 two rinks at the Ijakeview Club. 
 
 hiaturday, January 24 
 
 10 A.M. — Guests of the Cale- 
 donian and Prospect Park Curl- 
 ing Clubs for Insj^ection of Local 
 Industries, followed by 
 
 12 Noon. — Luncheon with tlie 
 Caledonian and Prospect Park 
 Clubs at ]\rConkey's. 
 
 3 P.M. — Meet three rinks on 
 Prosj^ect Park ice and two rinks 
 on CaledoTiian ice. 
 
 6 P.M. — Guests of the Queen 
 City Club for Dinner. 
 
 8.30 P.M. — Meet five rinks at 
 the Queen City. 
 
 With, the Granite Club 
 
 After a few hours' welcoine rest 
 boarded at 11.30, and the 
 visitors were taken to the 
 Granite rink, where lunclieon 
 was prepared for them as 
 guests of the O.C.A. The 
 din i ng - room was enlarged 
 fur the occasion by taking 
 in the reading-room, and the 
 decorations as usual were 
 quite artistic. Mr. George 
 Moore, President of the 
 O.C.A., occupied the chair ; 
 on his right were the liev. 
 Mr. Kerr, and on his left the 
 Hon. Richard Harcourt. 
 Minister of Education. His 
 Worship, Mayor Urquhart, 
 who is a native of Dingwall, 
 
 a private car was 
 
 rh'itu by Miti/i-r. Watirhio. Out. 
 GEORGE MOORE. 
 
 Waterloo Club ; President O.C.A. 
 1902-3. 
 
 and who had been just 
 
304 CUELING TOUE 
 
 recently elected Mayor of Toronto, was also present as 
 a guest of the Association. The majority of those whose 
 names have been mentioned were present at the luncheon. 
 President Moore first proposed the toast of "The King" and 
 then that of " The Scottish Curlers." The Captain in 
 response said that for well-nigh fifty years he had been 
 partaking of meals, and during that time had enjoyed 
 many good ones, but he was sure that he spoke for 
 himself and the other members of the team that they 
 never had a luncheon that was more refreshing than 
 that which they had just partaken of. The day before 
 they had had a most trying and exciting day at Peter- 
 borough and Lindsay, and with the numerous noises 
 on the railway journey they had scarcely had a wink 
 of sleep. It seemed to him that the interest in curling 
 increased the farther they went west ; and in regard 
 to that rink to which they had now come they had 
 seen nothing so majestic or so palatial during their tour. 
 The Royal Club had sent them out there to convey 
 her greetings and expressions of sympathy, and to tell 
 them that she was desirous of promoting their welfare in 
 every way that she possibly could. The Mother -club 
 represented something like 30,000 curlers in all parts of 
 the world where the game was possible ; and she not only 
 represented the Old Country Ijut represented themselves, 
 for though they stood upon their own footing, and trans- 
 acted their business in an independent manner, their 
 branch was one of the loyal daughters of the Mother- 
 club. He was glad of the rest they had given to the 
 team that morning, and he was sure the visitors would 
 have preferred not to curl at all in the afternoon, but 
 to sit around the festive board and enjoy their good- 
 fellowship, but they were prepared to sacrifice their 
 feelings, and to do their duty. He (the Captain) wished 
 
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 to say how much the curlers of Scothmd aud those in 
 the province of Ontario were indebted to their President, 
 Colonel Edwards, for the great pains and attention he 
 had given to the carrying out of this visit from the old 
 Mother -country. He would repeat what he had said 
 before, that they had not simply to come out to indulge 
 in their favoured pastime and meet their brethren in 
 rivalry on the rink, but their visit had a far more 
 important significance, namely, the cultivation of good- 
 will and fellowship between Canada and Scotland. He 
 thanked them for the kindly hospitality extended to 
 them. Provost Ballantyne also made a few remarks in 
 reply to the kindly welcome of the Granite Club. Dr. 
 Russell of Hamilton, Vice-President of the O.C.A., 
 proposed the toast of " The Dominion Parliament and the 
 Legislature of Ontario," and said that they had a constitu- 
 tion of their own in Canada founded on British models, 
 that they were a free and independent people, and made 
 their own laws, yet they all had the same King. In 
 Canada they had something more than their brethren 
 had in Scotland. They had a Governor-General, and in 
 each province a Lieutenant-Governor. Scotland had 
 none of these, so that in some respects Canada was 
 better off than Scotland. He said it did not seem to 
 matter which party was in power, because there was 
 always a Scotsman at the helm, not only in the 
 Canadian House of Commons l.)ut in the Legislature of 
 Ontario as well. He coupled with the toast the names 
 of the Hon. Mi'. Harcourt and IMr. McLaren, M.P. 
 
 The Hon. Mr. Harcourt 
 
 thanked the Committee of the club not only for the oppor- 
 tunity that had been given hinf to enjoy its hospitality, 
 but also for the privilege of meeting the visiting curlers. 
 
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306 
 
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 Couiinuing, Mr. Harcoiirt said : "After thanking the club 
 for the privilege of meeting our distinguished friends, I 
 wish to say that my personal words of welcome to our 
 Scottish brethren to-day would carry but little weight 
 were it not that I am deputed by the Government of this 
 province, and speaking for the Government of this province, 
 to give the Scotsmen a provincial welcome. When I say 
 that there has been extended to you a provincial welcome, 
 what do these words mean? Sir, they mean that you are 
 welcomed by the most important province in the most 
 
 VIEW OF PART OF THE LAWN OF THE VICTORIA CLUB, TORONT(X 
 
 important colony of the most important Empire in the 
 world, and therefore my words of w^elcome are intended 
 to mean, and must mean, something of real weight this 
 morning. Dr. llussell has been kind enougli to say 
 that we are essentially from the parish or school section 
 up to our largest corporation a self-governing people. 
 If we govern ourselves wisely, all v.ell and good ; if we 
 make mistakes, we profit by our own experience, and in 
 good time we correct those mistakes. It is thought that 
 the Scots more than hold their own in Canada, more 
 than liold their own in this far province, and especially 
 
ONTARIO PROVINCE: AT TORONTO 307 
 
 ill the city from wliieli ])r. Russell comes. I am 
 reminded, Mr. Cliairmaii, if you will allow me to say it, 
 that a Scotsman's prayer has always this meaning, that 
 he does not ask a kind Providence to give him all the 
 good things in the world, but that he is content to say 
 ill his invocation, ' Point me out where the good things 
 are, and T will do the rest myself.' 
 
 " Now, Mr. Chairman, it is to our profit that the 
 investigating, the careful and thrifty Scot shall, having 
 learned the potentialities of this magnificent country of 
 ours, avail himself of them up to the hilt. The more 
 he does so the better for Canada, the better for the 
 development of our great resources. You have been in 
 Peterborouo-h. You know we are on the threshold of 
 development in the way of permanent manufacturing 
 industries, because of your short visit to that thrifty 
 young city ; had your visit here been timed for more 
 congenial weather, in the spring or autumn months, you 
 would have realised more our great possibilities, our 
 wealth of soil, our powers in the matter of growing rare 
 fruits excelled by no other clime or country in the 
 whole world. All that we ask from our brothers from 
 across the sea is that they make full inquiry about us, 
 and know as much as possible regarding us. Our only 
 reasonable complaint against the people of the Mother- 
 land to this hour is that, although they liave become 
 ac(|uaintL'd with the potential wealth of every other 
 country in the world — South Africa, North Africa, 
 Central Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and other places, 
 all good enough no doubt — they have never inquired 
 into, or taken full advantage of the wonderful possibilities 
 and potentialities of this province in the capital city 
 of which we have met this morning. I wish our 
 friends delightful times as they go hurriedly through the 
 
308 CUELING TOVE 
 
 province. I must apologise for not knowing more aLout 
 the peerless game of curling in which you are all so 
 interested. My father was born in Perth in Scotland, 
 and I own it as a fault on my part that I do not know- 
 so much about the game as I ought. iJr. Eussell had 
 alluded to some land-slides and cataclysms of nature, in 
 which my good friend McLaren, on my left, was a victim 
 the other day. 1 will not give particulars except in a 
 general and metaphorical way. These are the parti- 
 culars. There was a great game of political curling 
 held in this province a few days ago. Three rinks were 
 played, and in each of these three rinks my team won 
 and McLaren's lost. That is the whole story. My team 
 holds the tankard for the time being, and Mr. McLaren's 
 team has lost it. While we are both true sportsmen, 
 and knoW' that the whirligig of time brings about its 
 changes, that the pendulum swings one way to-day and 
 another way to-morrow, perhaps my team may some 
 day lose the tankard ; but I hope it will be a long time 
 before such a calamity takes place. I have to thank you 
 for giving me the opportunity of being present this 
 morning, and I wish all success to our Scottish brethren." 
 
 Mr. A. i\ McLaren, M.P., and Mr. W. B. M'Murrich, 
 K.C., expressed in terse terms the pleasure it gave them to 
 be present, and extended a hearty welcome to the visitors. 
 Mr. McLaren said that when the particulars were received 
 of tlie contests referred to by Mr. Harcourt, that gentleman 
 might not feel so well satisfied with the result. His 
 Worship, Mayor Urquhart, in response to the toast of 
 " The Mayor and Corporation of the City of Toronto," said 
 that whilst a more official welcome would be extended later 
 on, he desired to welcome the Scottish visitors at once to 
 the city. Their visit would surely lead to good results, 
 
ONTARIO PEOVINCE: AT TORONTO 309 
 
 as they would acquire greater knowledge of the country 
 and its advantages, and would tell their countrymen on 
 their return home of the great country we had on this side 
 of the Atlantic. Colonel Edwards of Peterborough said 
 that he rejoiced with others at this visit of the Scottish 
 curlers, and felt assured that much good woidd follow. 
 After huichi^DU tlie company were pli()t(tgrai)li(Ml in a group 
 
 ri,„t„ h,i Jnrki' 
 H. .). GRASETT. 
 Barrie Club. 
 
 Photo htj Jdckaoi 
 J. M'f.. STEVENSON. 
 B iriie Club. 
 
 on the open ice between the covered rinks. Sir William 
 Muloch made his appearance in time to form one of the 
 group. The team thereafter played there, five rinks against 
 five picked rinks, representing the following clubs : Barrie, 
 Whitby, Oshawa, Churchill, and O.C.A. Officers. In three 
 of these cases, against Whitby, Barrie, and Churchill re- 
 spectively, the visitors were victorious. They lost against 
 Oshawa, and in the other case there was a tie, a very 
 auspicious start for them at this great centre. The rink 
 was handsomely decorated— flags, club Ijurgees, and vari- 
 coloured bunting having lieen utilised to good effect by 
 
Pholu III/ /Iri/i-i; Toronto. 
 
 THE ASSOCIATION KKNK. 
 J. S. Russell. A. F. McLaren, M.J'. George Moore. 
 President 1S7S; Pre.sident 1S9S. President l'.»03. 
 
 Secy, for '21 years. 
 
 Dr. .1. Russell. 
 
 Vice-Pre.sident li'OS. 
 President l'.i04. 
 
ONTAPJO PKOYTNCE: AT TORONTO :'. 1 I 
 
 the decorators. A grand sheet of ice had been secured, 
 and the game was carried on witli the greatest enthu- 
 siasm before a crowded com- 
 pany of spectators ; among 
 those present being Sir 
 William Muloch, Dr. J. Elliot, 
 Dr. Kennedy, Captain 0. H. 
 Lyons, D. Dexter of Hamilton, 
 J. J. Brown of Barrie. The 
 match between the rink of 
 the Ontario Curling Associa- 
 tion with President G. Moore 
 of Waterloo as lead, past- 
 President A. F. McLaren of 
 Stratford as second, Vice- 
 President Dr. Ptussell as skip 
 against the Captain of the 
 Scottisli team with Mr. 
 M'Gregor as lead, ]\Ir. Bentley 
 Murray as second, and Mr. T. jMacmillan as third player 
 came in for most attention. At the eleventh end the 
 officers were one down. At the last end Skip Ptussell, 
 the venerable ex-Secretary of the Association, drew a fine 
 shot to the tee, making the score a tie 8 all, and depriving 
 the Scotsmen of a victory in points over the five rinks, as 
 the totals were 43 all. The scores in the match Scots 
 Captain v. Association were — 
 
 Scots 100100121110 = 8, 
 O.C.A. 021031000001 = 8, 
 
 the Scots having thus scored 7 ends and the Officers 5. 
 
 At 6 P.M. the curlers were the guests of the Granite 
 Curling Club at the National Club, and at 8.30 r.M. the 
 Scotsmen met five rinks of the Granite Club on the 
 
 J. A. SYKES. 
 
 Oshawa Club. 
 
312 CUELING TOUE 
 
 rink of the latter. Against Skip Prain, President C. P. 
 Smith had a narrow escape, for he stood one down with 
 one end to play. By scoring a two he placed himself 
 one ahead, while the other rinks of the Granites were 
 victorious with hotter majorities. 
 
 There was a crowded gallery to witness the evening's 
 play, and the presence of a great many ladies gave 
 evidence of the interest created by tlie visit of the 
 " brithers " from Auld Scotia, the ladies waxing quite 
 as enthusiastic over play as the spectators of the sterner 
 sex. Eefreshments were provided for them by the club, 
 and they made quite a gala affair of it. Among the 
 ladies present were Mrs. Charles Boeckh, Mrs. E. Williams, 
 Mrs. Charles Eeid, Mrs. Hal O'Hara, Mrs. G. Warick, 
 Mrs. H. P. Wilson, Mrs. J. Irving, Mrs. Eoss, Mrs. A. F. 
 McLaren, Stratford, Mrs. Albert Brown, Mrs. Todhunter, 
 Mrs. Bond, Mrs. Sylvester, Mrs. and Miss Howard, Mrs. 
 Mossom Boyd, and Mrs. and Miss Ballantyne. 
 
 The usual supper and smoker followed the game. 
 
 Welcome by Mayor of Toronto and Premier of Ontario 
 
 Next morning (Friday, 23rd) the Scottish curlers were 
 the guests of the city of Toronto. In every city of 
 importance in Canada there seems to lie a special 
 committee of the Corporation appointed for the sole 
 purpose of receiving and entertaining visitors. Guided 
 by Alderman Ward, Chairman of the Corporation Eecep- 
 tion Committee, the visitors were driven to the City 
 Hall and received in the Council Chamber by Mayor 
 Urquhart, Alderman Ward, and members of the Corpora- 
 tion. The Mayor, in a brief address, heartily welcomed 
 them to Toronto, and ex-Mayor W. B. M'Murrich, K.C., 
 also spoke. A good many of the members took occasion 
 to occupy for a moment the Mayor's chair, from which 
 
ONTAKIO PROVINCE: AT TOEONTO 313 
 
 they had a good view of the splendid hall ; Provost 
 Gordon of Bathgate before leaving the chair made a 
 few remarks. After the Captain of the team had 
 thanked the IMayor and Corporation for their reception, 
 and reciprocated their kindly sentin^ients, the visitors 
 were taken on a drive round the city. They had a view 
 of the Court House, where one of the leading judges was 
 trying an important case. Thereafter they paid a visit 
 to the Parliament, Buildings, where they were received 
 
 Phut>, hy nriia; Toronto. 
 INTERIOR OF LARGE RINK OF TORONTO CLUB, HURON STREET. 
 Looking wi'st. Spaco for four rinks. 
 
 by. Premier Pioss in his office, to whom they were 
 individually introduced hj Mayor Urquhart and Mr. 
 McLaren. The Premier, in addressing the visitors, said : 
 " We are aU very glad indeed that you have honoured 
 us with this friendly call. I hope you are getting a 
 splendid reception in Canada. There are a few Scots- 
 men in Canada — just a few. They try to control them- 
 selves as Scotsmen generally do for the good of the 
 country with that pure unselfishness which characterises 
 the Scotsman everywhere. (Hear, hear.) We are delighted 
 
314 CURLIXCt TOUE 
 
 to see you. If you will come along we will show you 
 where we make law^s, including prohibition and other 
 restrictions on immorality." (Laughter.) The Captain, 
 on behalf of the Scotsmen, replied by saying that they 
 were all proud to claim Premier Eoss, who had received 
 them so heartily, as a native of Scotland. They all re- 
 membered that interesting occasion when the Colonial 
 Premiers, who were on a visit to the Mother Country 
 in connection with the coronation of King Edward, paid 
 them a visit in Scotland. Among the many eloquent 
 speeches which these gentlemen delivered in Edinburgh 
 there was none more eloquent than that of the Premier of 
 Ontario. They were all obliged to him for his pleasant 
 reception. On the call of Dr. Kirk a Highland cheer was 
 given for the Premier before leaving his official room — an 
 innovation which seemed rather to startle the attendants. 
 Under the guidance of the Premier, the Parliament House 
 w^as then inspected. This and the whole building of 
 which it forms part are very handsome, like most of the 
 other public buildings in Toronto, which all suggest con- 
 fidence in the future on the part of those who are re- 
 sponsible for them. At the termination of the drive the 
 Scottish curlers and a good many other guests were 
 entertained at luncheon in M'Conkey's Eestaurant — one 
 of the most gorgeous institutions of its kind which the 
 curlers visited on their tour. Besides the usual sumptuous 
 spread and tasteful decorations, the visitors found a very 
 neat miniature curling broom opposite each place at the 
 table, a gift from the landlord of the restaurant and Mrs. 
 M'Conkey, wliich was highly appreciated. One of the 
 aldermen recognised in the gift a compliment to Mayor 
 Urquhart, who had just come into office, and would no 
 doubt be found acting on the old principle that a new 
 broom sweeps clean. Alderman Ward, as Chairman of 
 
ONTAEIO PKOVmCE: AT TORONTO 315 
 
 the Civic Legislation and Eeception Committee, presided, 
 with Mayor Urquhart at his left and the Scots Captain 
 at his right. The President proposed in his most 
 polished manner the health of " His Gracious Majesty 
 King Edward." In response the National Anthem was 
 sung with great fervour. 
 
 Mayor Urquhart then rose and said in brief: "I 
 esteem it to be a very great honour to have the pleasure 
 of welcoming the Scottish curlers to Toronto and to 
 Canada. I myself am of Scottish descent, and I may 
 assure you all that it is a great satisfaction to me, as it 
 nuist be to you, that a Scotsman occupies the Mayor's 
 chair, and tenders to the sons of Scotland the freedom of 
 this city. If you feel like shouting and clieering in our 
 streets it is your privilege, and we will all be glad to 
 know you are enjoying yourselves. We have in Canada 
 — iirst settled by Scots — a land of unlimited resources 
 and potential possibilities. In Toronto we have a pro- 
 gressive city of which we are all proud. From a popula- 
 tion of 9000 in 1834 we have grown until we now are 
 very close to the 250,000 mark. AVe are proud of our 
 prosperity, and prouder still that the foundation of the 
 city's success is built upon the untiring work of our 
 Scottish pioneers and their hardy sons. I have pleasure, 
 gentlemen, in proposing the health of ' Our Guests.' " 
 
 The classic banquet anthem " For they are jolly good 
 fellows " was sung with a will. 
 
 Captain Kerr then rose, and after acknowledging the 
 tribute paid him and his fellow - travellers said : 
 " ISTothing could be more pleasing than the hearty 
 reception we have received at your hands — a reception 
 which, I may say, has not been surpassed by anything 
 we have yet experienced on our trip. I may note that 
 you have lionoured an ancient custom in the capital of 
 
316 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Scotland, where the Lord Provost used to come forth in 
 state to ' open the curling.' When we were in Halifax 
 we were delighted, but we were told to wait until we got to 
 Montreal. In Montreal they said, ' Wait until you reach 
 Toronto.' Here you doubtless will tell us to wait until 
 we get to Winnipeg. But if anything surpasses your 
 cordiality and good-fellowship, nothing will be left for me 
 but to say with Dominie Sampson, ' Prodigious ! ' So far 
 as curling is concerned you have made a few more shots 
 than we, but we have succeeded better than we expected. 
 Thaws are not so frequent here as in our country, where 
 a story is told of a tipsy farmer who, when asked why he 
 was sitting at the roadside, answered that he was ' waitin' 
 till the thaw came.' There is one thing that has struck 
 us particularly since our visit to Canada, — that is your 
 wonderful loyalty to King and country. It has warmed 
 the cockles of our hearts. I congratulate you, Mr. Mayor, 
 on the high honour you have in presiding over Toronto's 
 Government. Veritably you are citizens of no mean city. 
 In her spacious streets, her attractive clmrches, and the 
 varied architecture of her public buildings, her charms are 
 more infinite than those of Cleopatra. I must again thank 
 you on behalf of the curlers for your lavish hospitality." 
 Among some good songs was Dr. Norman Macleod's 
 famous curling song, excellently rendered by Mr. Keith. 
 
 With the Toronto Club 
 
 The party then adjourned. In the afternoon the 
 Scotsmen engaged five rinks of the Toronto clul), four 
 rinks playing in the large " hoose " which is generally 
 devoted to hockey, while Skip Eussell met Provost 
 Ballantyne on the small rink. Mr. Bramwell won his 
 match against Mr. Leonard, and Mr. Prain tied with Mr. 
 M'Arthur, the other three rinks losing, but as the totals 
 
C. S. Lcmianl 
 H. M. M..w:it. A. !S. T.iyl,.r 
 
 E. 1'. Keiittv 
 
 1)1. Ciilbeit GukIdii, President 
 (since (leceiiseil). 
 
 K. Hiivelucli. Welsli. Hull. Se 
 
 A. U. M'AitIm 
 Dr. S. W. Le.ssl 
 W. A. Druiiiimmd. 
 J. S. Rvissell 
 J. H. Pater.suii 
 
18 
 
 CUKLING TOUK 
 
 were 60 against 52, a majority of 8 for the local 
 players on their own ground was far from being dis- 
 creditable to the visitors. After this match came dinner 
 
 at 6 P.M., at which Mayor 
 Urquhart was a guest. He 
 replied to the toast of " The 
 City," and Provost Ballantyne 
 and Provost Gordon spoke 
 for the visitors. A toast 
 specially welcome to the 
 Scotsmen was that of the 
 "Father of Curling inCanada," 
 Mr. J. S. Pussell, who was 
 Secretary and Treasurer of the 
 Ontario Curling Association 
 for more than a score of 
 years, and was one of the 
 most urgent pleaders for 
 a visit from representative 
 Scottish curlers. He did 
 a great deal for their enjoyment while they were at 
 Toronto, one of his services Ijeing the improvement of 
 the curling-stones, which had a good effect on their after- 
 play. The Scotsmen were therefore very enthusiastic 
 in pledging the veteran's health. Great crowds assembled 
 in the evening, when the Scotsmen played three rinks 
 against three of the Parkdale Club, and two rinks against 
 two of the Lakeview Club. In these events Parkdale 
 was victorious and Lakeview was defeated. The evenintr 
 match was followed by the usual supper and concert. 
 
 Letter from Colonel Edwards 
 
 It was at this stage of their journey, and at tliis 
 point of tlieir arduous work at Toronto, which was simply 
 
 I'Uolj by lii-ijtjc, 1\ 
 D. S. KEITH. 
 Toronto Caledonian Club. 
 
Phnto hij liriKf, Torontn 
 
 Face p. ?,\ «. 
 
 PRESIDENT O.C.A. 1878-79. 
 
lUdNT EI,K\A I InN (.IIaMTI, fl.UH. 
 Curliiit: rink I'litiaiR-e i.'U left. 
 
 INTERIOR CRANITE RINK TURCINTO. — NO. 1. 
 I.ittle rink. .Space, four rinks. 
 
 INTEIilOR GRANITE RINK, TORONTO. — NO. 2. 
 
 Ice space, six rink.s. 
 
320 GUELTNG TOUIl 
 
 in keeping with what they had to face throughout the 
 whole tour, that Colonel Edwards, the worthy President 
 of the O.C.A., and Chairman of the special committee on 
 the visit of the Scots, thought it his duty to address the 
 following letter in name of his Association to the 
 sporting editor of the Mail and Empire : — 
 
 " SiK — A couple of days spent in the company of the 
 Scottish curlers have convinced me that they are the best 
 of curlers, and worthy representatives of the Eoyal 
 Caledonian Curling Club against the best men that 
 Canada, or the world, for that matter, can produce. A 
 couple of nights spent in their company, with the late 
 hours that well-meant hospitality, but mistaken kind- 
 ness, has forced upon them in my own town, and in the 
 neighbouring town of Lindsay, have convinced me that 
 with all the handicaps that they are subject to in 
 playing on ice that is different from their own ; and with 
 all the dazzling reflections and shadows produced by 
 electric light instead of the broad light of the open day 
 that they are accustomed to ; in play with stones that, 
 while differing from the ones that they are accustomed to 
 at home, are yet far from satisfactory from our point of 
 view, or from their own ; in playing on the home ice of 
 their opponents, and against men who have as many 
 months of practice each winter as they have weeks, — yet 
 the greatest handicap of all is that night after night they 
 are deprived of their fair share of sleep that is so necessary 
 to rest the nerves as well as the muscles of the curler. 
 After the evening game here and at Lindsay as well, there 
 was a smoker in the one case, and a dinner in the other, 
 and each of these was kept up until one o'clock or after. 
 
 " With only two nights of it I would not have wanted 
 the next day to play a game on which anything depended. 
 
ONTAliiU riiOVINCE: AT TORONTO 321 
 
 The visitors might well sigh when they said, ' But we 
 have had that sort of thing ever since we landed.' They 
 have, like the gentlemen that] they are, patiently sub- 
 mitted, and have accepted the mistaken kindness in the 
 spirit in which they knew it was intended. To those 
 who might maliciously suggest that late hours and ' a 
 little Scotch ' go very appropriately together, and that the 
 latter rather than the former may be the cause of all the 
 troul)le, and to avoid the possibility of my being mis- 
 
 THE HOME OK THE TORONTO CURLING CLUB. 
 
 understood by those who have already had tlie pri^'ilege 
 of meeting the Scottish curlers, I must say, and say 
 emphatically, that it has nothing at all to do with it. No 
 body of curlers could be sent out from any country who 
 would more thoroughly demonstrate the fact that men 
 may be temperate without being total abstainers. 
 
 " The Scottish curlers have come with the idea that they 
 may help by their visit to draw closer the bonds that 
 bind Canada and the Motherland together, and worthily 
 are they carrying out their mission. But they have come 
 here as curlers, as the representatives of the old Mother- 
 
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322 CUELING TOUR 
 
 club of Scotland, to meet, in friendly rivaliy, the repre- 
 sentatives of all the daughter -clubs of Canada. The 
 record of the games they played will be preserved for all 
 time to come in the annals of the clubs on both sides of 
 the Atlantic, We have no right to handicap them by 
 anything that we do and that we can prevent. 
 
 " Eealising this, the Special Committee of the Ontario 
 Association met at Toronto yesterday, and passed a 
 resolution that the secretary be directed to communicate 
 with clubs which are to be visited next week, and impress 
 upon them that their entertainments in honour of the 
 team should he so timed in every case as to be over by 
 eleven o'clock at night. As a formal notice of this 
 character may not reach the general public of the cities 
 and towns to be visited, I think the matter one of 
 sufficient importance to warrant me in asking you to give 
 it publicity in your columns, and to ask all, citizens and 
 curlers alike, to assist in carrying out the wishes of the 
 Committee. — Yours, etc., E. B. Edwaeds." 
 
 "Peterborough, January 23, 1903." 
 
 Notwithstanding this caution on the part of the good 
 Colonel, tlie games and the feasts during the rest of our 
 stay at Toronto went on quite as merrily as ever. 
 
 A Lively Programme 
 
 Next morning (Saturday) the programme was perhaps 
 more lively than before, for it read thus : " Morning. 
 Guests of Caledonians and Prospect Park for visits to 
 leading industries. Luncheon with P.P. and Caledonians. 
 Afternoon, three rinks at Prospect Park ; two at Cale- 
 donian. Dinner as guests of Queen City Club. 
 Evening, play five rinks of Queen City." 
 
 The drive in the morning included a visit to the 
 
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ONTARIO PROVINCE: AT TORONTO 323 
 
 extensive Massy - Harris Electric works, with the 
 magnitude and completeness of whicli the visitors were 
 much impressed. The chair at tlie noon luncheon was 
 occupied l>y i)ast- President George Anderson, of the 
 Prospect I'ark Club, and the toast of the health of the 
 visitors was proposed by Mr. Robert Jaffray, himself a 
 veteran curler, and 
 past-President of the 
 Granite Cluli. In 
 reply the Captain of 
 the visiting team re- 
 turned thanks for the 
 open - hearted hospi- 
 tality of which they 
 had been the re- 
 cipients. Referring 
 to the letter which 
 had been addressed 
 through the public 
 papers to their curling 
 brethren, he did not 
 think that the worthy 
 Colonel's suggestion 
 that they should ad- 
 journ every night at 
 eleven o'clock was 
 either feasible or pos- 
 sible, for such a tour 
 as theirs was a test not only of curling skill, but of 
 endurance all round. He admired the skill of the 
 Canadians, and was proud to be able to snatch even a 
 few games from them. He thought the Scotsmen 
 could curl some, and they had even been told that with 
 a little experience out here they would be a match 
 
 CALEDONIANS, TORONTO. 
 
 S. Keniiie. 0. Vair. 
 
 R. Ramsay, rice. W. B. M'IntosIi, skip. 
 
324 
 
 CUELTNG TOUE 
 
 for any one. Some of them were out prospecting, and 
 lie understood that Mr. Gibson, owing to feminine and 
 agricultural attractions, was going to remain there. He 
 
 asked the privilege of perform- 
 ing the necessary ceremony, 
 for that was part of his duty 
 when he was at home. He 
 complimented them on the 
 wonderful progress they had 
 made in Queen City. 
 
 Mr. J. S. Wilson replied 
 to the toast of " The Press," 
 and Provost Gordon to that 
 of " The Ladies." 
 
 In the afternoon three 
 rinks of the Scotsmen played 
 against the Prospect Park 
 Club, and two rinks against 
 the Caledonians. At both 
 places there was a large 
 gathering of spectators. Against the Caledonians both 
 Scottish rinks were up, Mr. Cousin by one shot against 
 Mr. E. Eennie, and Provost Ballantyne by two shots 
 against Mr. W. D. M'Intosh. In the three-rink contest 
 with Prospect Park Mr. Bramwell won his match 
 against Mr. J, G. Gibson, but the other two Scottish 
 rinks were down. In justice, it ought to be stated 
 that the visitors were two men short, and the vacant 
 places were filled by the Eev. Dr. Abraham and Secretary 
 William Forbes, this mixed rink being defeated by 
 twelve shots. The club's souvenir of the visit was a 
 pretty booklet, printed by the Colonial Press. The 
 cover was purple, with coloured lettering, and the 
 booklet contained lists of the Scottish and Prospect 
 
 I'hjtubj J- ruse, 
 R. JAFFRAT. 
 Toronto Granite Club. 
 
ONTARIO TKOYTNCE: AT TORONTO 325 
 
 Park players, with this ode of welcome from the pen 
 
 of Mr. N. I. Paterson— 
 
 Here's welcome tae ye, 1 mildly Scots 
 "Wlia've come sae faur to meet us. 
 Your smeddum an' your airt we'll test, 
 An' cheer ye gin ye beat us. 
 We're prood tae liae ye on oor ice ; 
 What gars ye want to lea' us ? 
 Gin ye but say ye'U come aince mair, 
 As frien's ye'll surely see us. 
 
 Dinner was provided for the visitors by the Queen 
 City Club, the youngest, and not the least enterprising, 
 
 Photn b;/ Uriicr. Toronto. 
 
 W. RENNIE. 
 Toronto Club. 
 
 .1. G. GIBSON. 
 Prospect Park Clnb 
 
 of the curling clubs of Toronto, and which has perhaps 
 the most palatial rink of the numerous clubs in the city. 
 President W. A. Kemp occupied the chair, supported by 
 Provost Ballantyne and President W. C. Ellis. The 
 toast of the Scottish team was proposed l)y Mr. Ellis, 
 and responded to by the two Provosts, ]\Ir. Gordon of 
 
32G 
 
 CUELINa TOUE 
 
 Bathgate and Mr. Ballantyne of Peebles, in capital 
 speeches. To the toast of " The Queen City Club " suitable 
 replies were made by Messrs. J. W. Corcoran, A. E. 
 Amos, and E. F. Malone. This was one of three cases 
 in which the Canadian curlers treated the Scotsmen 
 to non-intoxicating beverages. While in nearly every 
 
 case neat badges were pro- 
 vided as mementoes of their 
 visit for the Scotsmen, that 
 of the Queen City Club was 
 of more than average value,, 
 consisting of a silver match- 
 box suitably engraved, and 
 l)earing in enamel the crest 
 of the Queen City Club. 
 After a most enjoyable dinner 
 tlie electric lights in the rink 
 were turned on, and displayed 
 the prettiest and most neatly 
 decorated ice the visitors had 
 seen among all the special 
 efforts made in their honour 
 during the trip. The rings in 
 each rink were clearly picked out in red and blue, and in 
 front of the "hack" the name of each Scottish skip shone 
 brilliantly under the ice, making the Scotsmen wonder 
 how their names ever got there. The hog line was treated 
 in the same way ; and in letters three feet long, stretch- 
 ing full across the whole ice, was the greetincr, Ccicd 
 mille failthe (" A hundred thousand welcomes "). Crossed 
 brooms, thistles, and maple leaves completed a beautiful 
 picture, which had been drawn under the artistic 
 direction of Mr. Samuel Harris. Icemaker Blakely 
 had, by careful top-dressing, prepared what the Scotsmen 
 
 Photn hi/'Hriicr. Toronto 
 J. W. CORCORAN. 
 Queen City Club. 
 
I'll. It,, I,,, r,ri,i;\ r 
 
 CALEDUNIAX RINK, TOIUINTI 
 Front EleviitiOM. 
 
 /'//"/" /.'/ ISn,,',-. I 
 
 INTKIiKH! CAi.KlxiMAN IIINK. TORONTO. 
 
OUTSIDE VIEW OF QIKEX CITY HIXK, TORONTO. 
 .Sliowiiig front elevation. 
 
 INTERIOR OF RINK. 
 
 Sliowiiit; Space for five rinks. 
 
ONTAETO riajVlNCE: AT TOIUJNTO :>27 
 
 declared to be the best and truest ice they had played 
 on throughout their tour. There was a very large 
 gathering of ladies to witness the game, and their 
 sympathies seemed all to be on the side of the Scots, 
 though this was not sufficient, as it proved, to save the 
 visitors from defeat at the hands of the Queen City 
 curlers, Mr. Bramwell ])eing the only skip who was able 
 to emerge brooms up with three sliots to the good. 
 
 I'h.jti. h,i T'irh-i 
 
 h,i narrrtt, Tur^uttn. 
 
 BEVEKLEV JON lit 
 Toronto Club. 
 
 G. G. EAKIXS. 
 
 Board of Auditors. 
 
 A reception at the close of the play at the Queen 
 City rink wound up late on Saturday evening in brilliant 
 fashion the memorable visit of the Eoyal Caledonian 
 Curling Club representatives to Queen City, as they were 
 due at Niagara Falls next day, and at outlying centres 
 such as Hamilton, Guelph, etc., the following week. 
 
 Queen City 
 Beautiful in situation on the north shore of Lake 
 Ontario, the joy of the greatest province of the Dominion 
 
328 CUELING TOUE 
 
 is the Queen City, Toronto. Even in winter its lovely 
 scenery, its picturesque parks, its handsome public build- 
 ings — none like another but all of noble architecture, — 
 its attractive churches (they number 150), colleges, and 
 residences, call forth the admiration of the visitor. Like 
 many cities in this wonderful Dominion, the tale of its 
 rise and progress is like a story from the Arabian Niglits. 
 A massive granite boulder in the Queen's Park is 
 suggestive of its early history witli this inscription : — 
 
 THIS CAIRN MARKS THE EXACT SITE OF 
 
 FORT ROUILLE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS FORT TORONTO 
 
 AN INDIAN TRADING POST AND STOCKADE, ESTABLISHED 
 
 A.D. 1749 BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF 
 
 LOUIS XV., IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REPRESENTATIONS 
 
 OP THE COUNT DE LA GALISSONIERE, ADMINISTRATOR 
 
 OF NEW FRANCE 1747-49 
 
 ERECTED BY THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF TORONTO, 1878. 
 
 This is suggestive once more of la helle France. The 
 object of this Fort, it is said, was " to check communica- 
 tion " between the Indian tribes of the north and the 
 English traders from Oswego, and as the name signifies 
 " place of meeting," this is not unlikely. When Governor 
 Simcoe, in name of the United Empire loyalists, chose 
 the place as a site for the capital of Upper Canada in 
 1793, he found the Fort abandoned, and the site 
 occupied by a solitary Mississanga wigwam, and he 
 changed the name to York, which it kept till 1834, 
 when the old name was restored. 
 
 But while the boulder above referred to commemorates 
 French occupation, we found Toronto more of a British 
 city tlian others we had visited, with more of the 
 Protestant and even Puritan element in it, as we ex- 
 perienced in a forcible manner before leaving it. Of 
 its population of 220,000, the Protestants in fact claim 
 
ONTARIO ITtOVINCE: AT TORONTO 329 
 
 the great proportion. Its situation in the heart of the 
 great province, which claims 44 per cent of the vvliole 
 population of Canada, and of the great railway and 
 steamhoat system, makes it a busy commercial centre ; and 
 its accessibility to all parts of South and North America 
 makes it a sreat rendezvous for travellers. For like 
 reasons its natives go farther afield ; but they do not 
 forget their home, and just some months Ijefore we visited 
 the city there had been a first reunion of " Old Boys " in a 
 Home-Comers' Festival, which is to be an annual gather- 
 ing. Among other events at this function was a poetical 
 competition, the praise of their home being the theme of 
 the poets. One of the greatest sights we saw in the city 
 was Eaton's Stores, a formidable rival we should say of our 
 London " Whiteley's"; and there, while under the guidance 
 of " Friar " Littlejohn, the Town Clerk, we had the first 
 prize poem presented as a souvenir, and at the same 
 time as an advertisement, which seems to be a common 
 custom. This poem was by Mr. Duncan Campbell Scott, 
 a name redolent of the old Home ; and as a historic 
 epitome of the province's experience, as well as for its 
 intrinsic value, it bears quotation here. The title is 
 " The Home-Comers." 
 
 From the smoke where cities welter, 
 
 Fi-om the quiet glens of earth, 
 To the land that gave us shelter, 
 
 To the land that gave us birth ; 
 We, the wanderers, the dreamers, 
 
 That for lore or fortune roam, 
 In the gladness of the morning, 
 
 In the light, come streaming home. 
 
 Men whose fathers, mocked and broken 
 
 For the honour of a name, 
 Would not wear the conqueror's token, 
 
 Could not salt their breid with shime. 
 
330 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Plunged them in the virgin forest, 
 With their axes in their hands, 
 
 Built a Province as a bulwark 
 For the loyal of the lands. 
 
 Men \vho?e fathers, sick of dead lands, 
 
 Europe and her weary ways, 
 Saw the fading emerald headlands, 
 
 Saw the heather qiienched in haze. 
 Saw the coast of France or Flander.-, 
 
 Like a glimmer sink and cea?e. 
 Won the ample laid of maples. 
 
 The domain of wealth and peace. 
 
 Won it by the axe and harrow, 
 
 Held it by the axe and sword, 
 Brul a race with brawn and marrow — 
 
 From 1.0 alien over-lord. 
 Gained the right to guide and govern ; 
 
 Then, with labour strong and free, 
 Forged the land a .shield of Empire, 
 
 Silver sea to silver .sea. 
 
 Fighting makes the heart grow fonder, 
 
 Labour makes the heart grow fain, 
 Still wherever we may wander 
 
 We are of the lion strain ; 
 We may trample foreign markets. 
 
 We may delve in outland loam, 
 Yet when memoiy cries and calls us, 
 
 All our liearts come leaping home. 
 
 Now from smoke where cities welter. 
 From the quiet glens of eai th, 
 
 Come we to our land of .-shelter, 
 To the land that gave us birth. 
 
 Lo, we Ijring thee our achievement, 
 Won by strength and patient pair; — 
 
 Thine the strength, and thine the patience- 
 Bring it to thy breast again 
 
ONTAEIO PEOVINCE: AT T(3rtONTO 3:31 
 
 And we bid Ontario quicken, 
 
 Under snow and under sun, 
 AVhere the spruces root, and thicken, 
 
 Where tlie waters flash and run ; 
 Bid the towns of ghid Ontario 
 
 Gather to a diadem, 
 Deep encrusted round Toronto, 
 
 As with gems the peerless setting fokis and hokls 
 the gem. 
 
 The good " Friar," a dear friend, by the way, of our 
 junior partner, Mr. P)entley Murray, was very obliging 
 
 OEO. >'. MATHESON. 
 
 Saniia Club. 
 
 Prusident O.C. A. 1893-04. 
 
 I'hotii by ISnict, ; 
 W. H. BIGCxAR, M.P.P. 
 Prpsideiit O.C.A. 1894-95. 
 
 to the Captain, who was much indebted to him for a com- 
 plete survey of the attractive features of Queen City. As 
 he (the Captain) was " down in the weather " with a mild 
 form of influenza he did not accompany the team to some 
 of the surrounding places which the local committee had 
 arranged they should visit. His stay in Toronto was 
 therefore longer than he expected, and it gave him many 
 
332 CURLING TOUR 
 
 opportunities of meeting friends at the Queen's Hotel, 
 one of the most comfortable which we visited on our 
 tour. 
 
 We should not omit to mention with gratitude the 
 name of Mr. Stair Dick-Lauder, a scion of a distinguished 
 old Scottish family, who as Secretary of the Albany Club 
 showed great kindness to many members of the team, 
 and specially to Major Bertram, who had here to go 
 into hospital owing to blood-poisoning of one of his 
 fingers. One of the best of good fellows we had the 
 pleasure of making friends with was Mr. " Joe " Kilgour. 
 With him we enjoyed a delightful drive and a pleasant 
 afternoon at the Hunt Club, one of the fashionable resorts 
 of the leaders of society in Toronto. 
 
 Under the guidance of Mr. Stuart-Gordon we paid a 
 visit to the Toronto Golf Course, some distance from the 
 city, and though clad in snow we were able to classify it 
 as a sporting one in every respect. From the club-house, 
 delightfully situated and sumptuously appointed, a fine 
 view was obtained of the beautiful bay so snugly enclosed 
 by " The Island," with scores of ice-boats scudding about 
 at a speed that would terrify the most scorching of our 
 chauffeurs. 
 
 Curling on Toronto Bay long ago 
 
 Many a time and oft, says an old liaud, have we heard 
 curlers speak of curling on Toronto Bay in years gone by, 
 before the present half-dozen spacious curling-sheds in the 
 city were thought of, before even the Adelaide Street rink 
 was built. About Christmas time, when the ice was 
 strong enough, a rink, maybe two, would be cleared of 
 snow on the broad congealed surface of the bay ; and 
 out beyond the wharves could be seen upon the ice in all 
 
ONTAIUU riiOVlNCE: AT TOiiu:s'TO 333 
 
 temperatures burly enthusiasts Hinging the stone and 
 plying the broom, with lusty shouts of encouragement or 
 defiance, and an occasional dance for pure joy. Those 
 scenes have passed away, and 
 the actors with them. We 
 curlers of to-day in Toronto 
 no longer need to endure the 
 biting blasts, the pitiless snow- 
 storms of the open bay, for we 
 have cosy covered rinks and 
 finished ice. But it is well 
 to record what is past as a 
 landmark in the game's pro- 
 gress. 
 
 One of the briskest curlers 
 in Toronto, in spite of his 
 seventy- six years. Dr. James 
 H. Richardson, favours us with 
 an extract from the Toronto 
 Examiner newspaper of March 
 11, 1840, describing a curling game on the bay, married 
 men against bachelors, sixteen players against sixteen. 
 The rinks were then composed of eight men a side 
 instead of four. Here are the names : — 
 
 Pliuto bij Unto-, Torontu. 
 
 DR. RICHARDSON. 
 Toronto Granite Chib. 
 
 
 
 Rink 
 
 No. I 
 
 
 
 Married. 
 
 
 
 Himjle. 
 
 1. 
 
 A. Badeiiach. 
 
 
 1. 
 
 E. Creightoii. 
 
 2. 
 
 J. Watson. 
 
 
 2. 
 
 John Leys. 
 
 3. 
 
 J. Walkef. 
 
 
 3. 
 
 Wm. Ross. 
 
 4. 
 
 — Jenniiigt^. 
 
 
 4. 
 
 R. G. Anderson. 
 
 5. 
 
 A. Kinneard. 
 
 
 5. 
 
 Alfred Stone. 
 
 6. 
 
 R. M'Chu-e. 
 
 
 6. 
 
 John Maithand. 
 
 7. 
 
 Win. Strutliers. 
 
 
 7. 
 
 Montagu Kelly. 
 
 8. 
 
 Alex. Roslaiid. 
 
 
 8. 
 
 George Denholni 
 
334 CUELING TOUE 
 
 EiNK No. II 
 
 Married. j Sinf/le 
 
 1. Jolm Thorn jisoii. 
 
 2. Wm. Reynolds. 
 
 3. James Bell. 
 
 4. Wm. Thompson. 
 
 5. Thos. Dick. 
 
 6. J. Murchison. 
 
 7. J. W. Brent. 
 
 8. James Beckett. 
 
 1. Samuel Sjareull. 
 
 2. Joseph Morrison. 
 
 3. James Dick. 
 
 4. Thomas Ewart. 
 
 5. S. B. Campbell. 
 
 6. Angus Morrison. 
 
 7. J. M'Murrich. 
 
 8. George P. Dickson. 
 
 The result of the game is thus stated : — 
 
 Rink No. 1, Bachelors . 21 Married men . . .19 
 
 Rink No. 2, Bachelors . 17 Married men . . .19 
 
 Total . . 38 Total . . 38 
 
 So that, as the bachelors iinished two ahead on one 
 rink and the married men two ahead on the other, 
 the net result was a tie. " 'Tis sixty years since" this 
 happened. What these curlers did when they had 
 finished their strenuous work in the open may be inferred 
 from what curlers nowadays do after a hard day's play, 
 under circumstances which differ from those described 
 above, — they probably sat down in some hotel to have 
 a bite and sup, and to fight the battle over again. 
 
 Some of these were distinguished people in Toronto's 
 history. Among the then bachelors, Hon. John 
 M'Murrich was one of our early Ontario legislators ; 
 Joseph Morrison became a judge, and his brother Angus 
 Mayor of the city. Samuel SpreuU was a well-known 
 business man ; John Maitland, known about town as 
 " The Duke," \vas a descendant of the noble house of 
 Lauderdale. George Denholm in Montreal, and George 
 Dickson in Toronto, were among the last of the group to 
 die. Of the married men, Thomas Dick, then a lake 
 
ONTAEIO rilOVINCE: AT TORONTO 335 
 
 captain, was afterwards proprietor of the ^videly known 
 Queen's Hotel, and James Dick was his hrother. A. 
 Badenach, tobacconist, and a man of pronounced indi- 
 viduality, was the father of the afterwards well-known 
 William Badenach, of the Toronto Granite Club. The 
 Jennings, wliose Christian name does not appear, doubt- 
 less was the Rev. John Jennings, D.D., a divine whose 
 family are still prominent in Toronto. J. W. Brent was 
 
 EAULY CUHLERS ON TORONTO BAY. 
 
 an apothecary, Wm. Eeynolds a baker, John Struthers 
 an upholsterer, E. M'Clure an auctioneer, E. G-. Ander- 
 son a clerk in the Bank of Upper Canada. Of the 
 Thompsons mentioned, William was probably the ship- 
 builder, and John we cannot recall. James Beckett was 
 a chemist, the predecessor of Hooper. James Bell is 
 shown by a directory of 1837 to have been a school 
 teacher, by another of 1846 one of the name was an 
 inn-keeper, while the men of leisure of the party styled 
 " gentlemen " were Montagu Kelly, a lordly Irishman, 
 
336 CURLING TOUE 
 
 with two handsome sisters ; John Murchisou, who lived 
 on Lot Street, now Queen Street, and Thomas Kinnear, 
 of 220 King Street. 
 
 Curling in Toronto and Vicinity 
 
 The rise and progress of the game of curling in Toronto 
 and vicinity have been described by Mr. Eussell, the best 
 authority, in the following paper specially prepared for 
 this volume. 
 
 The game of curling was introduced into this district 
 about 1825, and had advanced so much in 1830 that in 
 that year a match was played between the curlers of 
 Toronto and those of the adjoining township of Scar- 
 borough, not then formed into clubs. Scottish immigrants, 
 mainly from the shires of Lanark and Dumfries, were the 
 pioneers of the game, and many of them being stone- 
 masons, they made their own curling -stones, from ice- 
 borne Ijoulders of whinstone or granite called hard-heads, 
 which were found freely distributed over the fields as they 
 were cleared for cultivation. 
 
 The curlers of Toronto formed themselves into a club 
 in 1837, and the Scarborough curlers followed suit in 
 1839, and these two clubs kept up unceasing warfare 
 on the ice with each other for many curling seasons, 
 varied with an occasional game with the Ontario club of 
 Hamilton which was formed in 1838. 
 
 In the early 'fifties the Great Western Eailway was 
 opened from Toronto westwards, and the Grand Trunk 
 Eailway reached Toronto from the east, and was extended 
 northwards and westwards, bringing many additional 
 clubs within the sphere of the Toronto and Scarborough 
 clubs. And on February 8, 1859, the first big bonspiel 
 on the continent of America was carried out on the 
 bay at Toronto, with 21 rinks of four players on each 
 
ONTxUUO PPtOVINCE 
 
 side; the division was East versus West, and for the former 
 Scarhorough supplied 5 rinks, Burlington 2, Bowmanville 
 4, Guelph 2, Toronto 5, Newcastle 2, and Montreal 1. 
 For the west, the Ontario club of Hamilton furnished 4 
 rinks, Guelph 3, Fergus 5, Ancaster 3, West Flamborough 
 3, Dundas 2, and London 1. The only other clubs known 
 to be in existence in the province at that time were 
 Paris, Gait, and Bayfield. It was a great day for Toronto, 
 and for curling in Ontario. On December 28 of same 
 year the first covered rink erected in Ontario for curling 
 was opened by the Toronto Club. On March 14, 1861, 
 a Eoyal Caledonian medal was played for at Montreal, 
 between the Toronto Club and the Stadacona Club of 
 Quebec, the latter winning by five shots ; we think this 
 is by much the greatest distance ever travelled to play 
 for one of those honourable medals, the Toronto club 
 covering 670 miles and the Quebec club over 300 miles 
 in the double trip. 
 
 In 1862 we find the following new clubs organised 
 and in active operation within the range embraced by the 
 Toronto district, viz. — Vaughan, Scarborough, Ancaster, 
 Dundas, Bowmanville, and Newcastle ; Marsham was 
 added in 1863, and Port Hope in 1864. On January 
 26, 1864, the Buffalo Caledonian Curling Club visited 
 Toronto, and played a three-rink match with the Toronto 
 club ; a return match was played at Buffalo on February 
 19 of same year, and the results were, first, the great 
 International Bonspiel at Black Eock, Buffalo, in 1865, 
 in which fifty rinks were engaged on the side of the 
 United States. Curlers came from Albany, Buffalo, 
 Cleveland (Ohio), New York City, Paterson (N.J.), and 
 Pittston (Pa.); and on the side of Canada, in addition to 
 those who took part in the bonspiel of 1859, there 
 appeared curlers from Chatham, Kingston, Paris, Ayr, 
 
 z 
 
338 CUELING TOUR 
 
 Port Hope, and Cobourg. This grand event stirred the 
 hearts of the people in both countries, and may be said 
 to have given the game an established position as the 
 " King of Games " throughout the whole of North America ; 
 and second, it led to frequent friendly matches between 
 the curling clubs of the United States and of Western 
 Canada. 
 
 The next important event in the history of curling 
 in Canada was the establishment of a branch of the Eoyal 
 Caledonian Cm'ling Club, for the province of Ontario, with 
 its headquarters in Toronto, which was organised on 
 December 22, 1874, and embraced thirty-one clubs in its 
 membership at the start. The Earl of Dufferin, Governor- 
 General of the Dominion, accepted the ofhce of patron, 
 became an enthusiastic curler, and greatly promoted the 
 game; and all his successors in the high office of Governor- 
 General of the Dominion of Canada have sous^ht to rival 
 him in his patronage and the encouragement he gave to 
 the game. 
 
 In 1873 the introduction, by a Toronto curler, of an 
 improved model of curling -stones, which were more 
 graceful in appearance, more effective and reliable in the 
 game than those previously in use, as well as less costly 
 in price, contributed in no small measure to the extension 
 of the game. 
 
 The establishment of the Ontario Branch Club was 
 followed by a great development of the game throughout 
 the province ; and this was fostered by the allocation of 
 district medals for competition between local clubs, in 
 the same manner, but on a somewhat more liberal scale, 
 than was carried out by the parent club. 
 
 On February 10, 1875, another big bonspiel was 
 conducted on Burlington Bay at Hamilton ; on the night 
 preceding there was a heavy fall of snow, but by noon, 
 
ONTAlilO PROVINCE : AT TORONTO 339 
 
 45 rinks were cleared and laid out for the game; the 
 afternoon proved fine, and an excellent game was played, 
 greatly enjoyed by the majority of the 90 rinks of curlers 
 engaged. The result was a win for the West by 1 3 shots. 
 On January 4, 1877, the last bonspiel on a large scale 
 was played, and again on Burlington Bay at Hamilton ; 
 96 rinks in all were present, and engaged in the contest, 
 which ended in favour of the West by 85 shots. 
 
 Although these large gatherings are most imposing 
 to the onlooker, they are often not satisfactory to those 
 engaged in the games in many of the rinks ; the ice is 
 not good, and, not unfrequently, a weak team of players 
 is drawn against a crack quartette, and there is no pleasure 
 in such a game to either party; scores of 1 to 31, of 
 5 to 38, of 6 to 19, of 8 to each of 19, 28, and 30 are 
 disheartening alike to the victors and the vanquished. 
 A much more satisfactory method has been adopted by 
 the O.C.A. in their famous annual " Tankard Com- 
 petitions." All over the province the clubs are arranged 
 in eight groups, attention being paid to relative strength 
 of the clubs, and their convenience for meeting at points 
 where f^ood ice in covered rinks can be had. The drawing 
 is made on the Bagnall Wyld system," and play is con- 
 tinued until only one club remains undefeated; a champion 
 medal is given to the winning club of each group by the 
 Association, and those eight winners meet in Toronto and 
 play off in the same manner, until the winner is declared. 
 It is a severe test of curling skill and steady endurance ; 
 in the final competition the players are all experts, who 
 have gone through many hard contests and do not know 
 how to flinch, the ice is of the best, perfectly true, and the 
 spectators numerous and critical, always ready to applaud 
 a good shot, by whomsoever made. To be thought worthy 
 of a place in a Tankard team is the ardent desire of every 
 
rii'ilu h;i Lyomle, Toronto, (Uitutda. 
 
 D. WALKER. 
 
 Toronto Granite Club. 
 
 President O.C.A. 1880-81. 
 
 Photo bij Walke 
 T. WOODYATT. 
 Brantford, fintario. 
 President O.C.A. 189(5-97. 
 
 I'hvto by .•itrvdmni 
 P. H. PUNCHEON. 
 Oslawa Club. 
 
 rliuto bii LijOHx, Toruntu 
 J. F. PAXTON. 
 Whitby Club. 
 
 I 
 
ONTAETO rPtOVmCE: AT TOKONTO 341 
 
 young curler, and he eagerly embraces every opportunity 
 of practising under a skilful and experienced skip, that 
 he may obtain the goal of his ambition. 
 
 In 1877 the Toronto Club erected the first of the 
 palatial covered rinks for curling, now so numerous in 
 
 G. K. HARCHAFT. 
 
 Toronto Granite Club. 
 
 the province. The Granite Club followed with one as 
 good, and subsequently added a second and larger one, 
 with a capacity of six sheets of curling ice. The 
 Caledonian Club put up one of seven rinks' space. The 
 Toronto Club, having sold their rink, erected a very 
 elegant one on Huron St. for four rinks, and have added 
 
342 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 another of three rinks. Prospect Park Chih next erected 
 
 THE HO.ME OF THE TOKONTu (.1 I'.LIM. LI.Lli. 
 
 one of four rinks. Parkdale Club came next with one 
 
 of same dimensions. Lake- 
 view Chib put up a modest 
 one of two rinks' space, but 
 find it necessary to enlarge 
 it so as to afford room for 
 four rinks ; and last, for the 
 present, the Queen City Club 
 in 1902 erected a very com- 
 modious rink, with five sheets 
 of curling ice ; these are all 
 furnished with ample electric 
 light, and are in constant use 
 every afternoon and evening 
 while the curling lasts. 
 
 Toronto thus has eight 
 
 covered rinks for curling, 
 
 erected at a cost approaching 
 
 100,000, with space for thirty-nine sheets of curling 
 
 rhotn bi/ Park Bros. Toronto. 
 
 E. B. RICE. 
 
 Queen City Club. 
 
ONTAlllO rr.OVlNCE: AT TORONTO 843 
 
 ice kept up in the finest condition, always placed freely 
 ht the service of the Association for its important 
 matches, and of other clubs who desire to play off trophy 
 games on best possible ice ; and, in this way, as well as 
 in many others, has Toronto amply justified her fitness 
 
 taSHj^^ 
 
 M ^ 
 
 BPTi-r-iwrsw: 
 
 t'^H| 
 
 
 ^1^'^'^ -^ 
 
 I'lwto by Bruce, Toronto. 
 
 W. KUtiS. 
 
 Toronto Caledonian Club. 
 
 F. O. CAYLEY. 
 
 Toronto Club. 
 
 for being the headquarters of the Ontario Curling 
 Association. 
 
 The (old) Toronto Curling Club, formed in 1837, 
 still survives under the same name, and is the curling 
 clulj of the Victoria Skating and Curling Club, having 
 its elegant and well-appointed home on Huron St. The 
 Caledonian Club hived off from the Toronto in 1872, 
 as also did the Granite Club in 1875. Prospect Park 
 Club is an offshoot of the Caledonian, and Queen City 
 of the Prospect Park Club ; while Lakeview and Parkdale 
 Clubs are mainly original formations called into existence 
 in response to a felt want in their respective districts. 
 
344 
 
 CURLING TOUE 
 
 Other important and successful clubs in the vicinity are 
 the (old) Scarborough Club, the contemporary of the 
 
 Toronto Club, the 
 Scarborough Maple 
 Leaf Club formed in 
 18 74, Brampton 
 Excelsior Club in 
 1892, Oshawa in 
 1884, and others of 
 later date and, for the 
 ]tresent, lesser note. 
 
 The game is thus 
 seen to be well estab- 
 lislied in this district, 
 and gives promise of 
 further development. 
 1 1 embraces among 
 its patrons a large 
 ] proportion of the 
 1 ranking, business, and 
 professional men of 
 the city, both lay and 
 
 Bt. A. A. J)a.me, lead. W. B. M'Mnrrich, K.C., sccohi/. ^ • t j 
 
 Dr. Lesslie, ^ecskip. .T. S. Russell, slip. cleriCal, and OCCUpieS 
 
 a high place in public 
 estimation as an invigorating, wholesome, and desirable 
 recreation. 
 
 Preparation of Ice for Curling in Canada 
 
 We are indebted to the ex -Secretary of this great 
 province for the following paper, which comes in 
 appropriately at the Ontario part of our tour. 
 
 Throughout the Dominion, all curling is now done 
 under cover, in large sheds called rinks, for want of a 
 better and more distinctive name. Each team of four 
 
 n„i., hn llrvci-, T 
 EINK OF TORONTO CURLING CLUB. 
 
ONTARIO PEOVINCE: AT TORONTO 345 
 
 players is called a rink. Each sheet of ice I'ur curling 
 is called a rink. The building in which curling games 
 are played is called a rink. Many of them, in the 
 smaller towns, are built of wood ; but in the larger 
 towns and cities they are mostly of brick, and have an 
 ice space sufficient to lay out from four to six sheets 
 of ice for curling, 142 feet in length, with a width of 
 1 5 or 1 6 feet. 
 
 In preparing the ice-bed for a curling rink the first 
 thing demanding attention is the thorough drainage of 
 the sub-soil, for if even a small quantity of water lodges 
 in it, within the scope of frost, it will freeze in severe 
 weather, and thaw out in mild weather, thereby affecting 
 the ice sheet, making it uneven and unfit for curling. 
 
 In the best-constructed rinks, the soil is taken out 
 to a depth of about 2 feet, and the bed thus formed 
 is levelled accurately ; then cedar sleepers, about 
 inches in thickness, are laid on it, and on them are 
 placed 10-inch joists, the spaces between which are 
 filled, up to the level, with ashes, well rammed, which 
 makes a solid foundation for the flooring, and lessens the 
 roaring sound of the curling-stones as they move along 
 the ice. The flooring is from 1^ to 1^ inch in thick- 
 ness, is tongued and grooved, and laid in white lead, to 
 prevent leakage ; and as a further precaution against 
 this serious evil, a good coating of oil is given to the 
 floor, in rinks, at the beginning of each curling season. 
 
 In most of the rinks there is a platform for spectators 
 at either end, about 8 or 10 inches above level of 
 the ice floor, and fitted with boxes or shelves for putting 
 away the curling-stones when not in use; and in some, 
 this platform extends all around the interior of the rink ; 
 while others have, in addition, a gallery at an elevation 
 of 10 or 12 feet above the platform, and extending 
 
346 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 around the inner walls of the building, from which an 
 excellent view of the game may be had. Provision 
 should be made by ventilators to admit cold air, as near 
 the surface of the ice floor as possible, and to allow the 
 escape of the heated air at a higher altitude ; and some 
 means should also be provided to quickly run off surface 
 water from raeltins of ice in mild weather. 
 
 Ice-making 
 
 As soon as a term of settled frost seems assured, a 
 thin coating of water is sprayed over the wooden floor, 
 and is followed by others, as soon as each successive 
 coating becomes frozen, until the sheet of ice thus 
 formed is thought to be water-tight, when sufficient 
 water may be put on to cover freely the entire ice 
 surface, so that the water may come to its natural level 
 before freezing ; it is safer to do this by hvo or even 
 three successive floodings of moderate depth, than by one 
 of greater depth, so as to avoid the danger of the water 
 finding " a way of escape " through the thin sheet of ice 
 already formed, before it is solidified by the frost. 
 
 Now, supposing that all this has been successfully 
 completed, we will have a level sheet of ice, about 1 
 inch in thickness, covering the whole of the floor, but the 
 surface of it will not be quite uniform in appearance, 
 some parts of it being smooth as glass, and other parts 
 (where currents of air played upon the surface of the 
 Walter while freezing) more or less rough. And as ice in 
 this condition is not good for curling on, another process 
 has to be used to make the surface of the ice -sheet 
 uniform all over, which is called " pebbling," and is the 
 finishing touch for making ice for curling. Strange as it 
 may seem to the uninitiated, in this final process hot 
 
ONTARIO riJOVmCE: AT TORONTO 347 
 
 water is used ; and when the mercury indicates a near 
 approach to zero the water may be almost at boiling 
 point, the objective being that the heated water may 
 
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 melt a seat for itself in the ice-sheet before freezing, 
 and so not scale off under the action of a moving curling 
 stone ; and in all the best rinks it is now applied by 
 means of a " sprinkler," which is a watering-pot with a 
 
348 CUELING TOUK 
 
 rose about 3 feet or so in length, pierced from end 
 to end with a single row of very minute holes, about 1 
 inch apart ; when in use the pot, being first supplied 
 with water, is tilted over so that the rose comes very 
 near the surface of the ice, and the ice-maker walks back- 
 wards, drawing the pot after, so as to deposit a thin 
 line of water, from each hole in the rose, on the ice ; 
 which quickly becomes frozen — this is sometimes put 
 on in straight lines from end to end of the rink, 
 but more commonly either at right angles, forming 
 squares, or diagonally, forming diamonds, as if the 
 surface of the ice was covered with cobwebs in mathe- 
 matical forms. The result is that the ice gives a 
 grip to the curling -stone, and that grip uniform, over 
 the whole rink. Some hair-splitting curlers debate, 
 with many words on either side, whether the square or 
 the diamond formation is the better for curling, but it 
 is not a practical question. Some excellent rinks have 
 their ice-beds of ordinary soil well drained, and covered 
 with a layer of sand about 6 inches in depth ; this is 
 easily levelled on the approach of winter, and under 
 frequent rolling becomes well compacted. Ice is formed 
 on it in the same manner as on wooden floors, and 
 although it is not built up quite so quickly as on the 
 wooden floor, it is not so speedily affected by mild 
 weather, and often affords good dry ice when ice on 
 wooden floors is covered with water. On ice built up on 
 such floors no sound arises from the movement of curling- 
 stones, no curring of the running stone is heard, and no 
 groaning or moaning of the ice. 
 
 To lessen the evil effects of the expansion of the ice 
 under considerable changes of temperature, the banks of 
 the ice-sheet are now generally made shelving slightly 
 outwards. 
 
ONTARIO PROVINCE: AT TORONTO 349 
 
 When the ice is uot thick enougli to admit of a 
 hack beiug cut, a small board about 1^ iuch thick 
 is uailed through the ice to the wooden floor beneath, 
 and is used as a hack, or holdfast, for the foot of the 
 player, and answers the purpose well. 
 
 The diagram of each playing rink is sometimes 
 l)ainted on the wooden floor, and shows the lines distinctly 
 throughout the entire season ; but, more frequently, it is 
 drawn on the ice, and the lines filled with coloured fluid, 
 generally blue, which remains conspicuous during tlie 
 season of three months. 
 
 The ice thus formed is refreshed almost daily with a 
 slight spraying and fresh pebbling, and occasionally with 
 a flooding of water sufticient to cover the entire surface 
 freely, and admit of the water finding its natural level 
 before freezing; after which, 
 pebbling is done as formerly 
 described, to make the surface 
 uniform ; and on such ice 
 tlie expert curler gets the 
 full benefit of his skill in 
 handling the " stanes." 
 
 Ontario Association " Annual " 
 
 Each member of the visit- 
 ing team was presented in 
 name of the Association with 
 a nicely bound copy of the 
 Association Annual, each 
 copy being signed by the 
 Rev. R. N. Burns of Orillia, 
 Chaplain of the Association, 
 this was No. 27, does great credit to the Association, 
 
 REV. U. X. BURNS. 
 UriiiiiptDn Excelsior Club. 
 
 The Annual, of which 
 
350 
 
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 and Mr. James Hedley, Mr. E. J. Maclennan, and the 
 new Secretary -Treasurer, Mr. Macfadden, who form the 
 Committee, are to be congratulated on the style of the 
 volume. Particularly touching to us were the farewell 
 words of Mr. Eussell, who for over twenty years had 
 acted as Secretary of the club. No one has done more 
 for the Association, and Mr. Eussell must be proud to 
 see it flourishing so well. One of his pet ideas was a 
 
 It h>l Pdlk, Toluntu. 
 JAME.S HEDLEY. 
 
 Granite Club, Toronto. 
 
 E. J. MACLENNAN. 
 Toronto Club. 
 
 visit from a Scottish team, and we are sure no one was 
 so pleased to see us as the G.O.]\I. of Ontarian curling. 
 
 The Eev. Mr. Burns, like most of oiu: Scottish clergy, 
 writes well on the old game, and the Annual had several 
 papers from his pen, one on " Imaginary Skips " being so 
 good that we hope to see it some time in our Scottish 
 Annual. Mr. Maclennan is also a spirited contributor to 
 the Annual, which is with him a hobby ; and in an essay on 
 "Some Curlinff Parallels" he takes Mr. Arnold Havelain 
 
ONTAIMO riJOVINCE: AT TORONTO 351 
 
 severely to task for describing a Canadian winter without 
 ever mentioning "the curling rink and the jolly l)rethren." 
 It was certainly a case of Hamlet without the Prince. 
 
 Mr. Hedley has sent us the following verses, which 
 were meant for the Annual but came in too late : — 
 
 A Song of Welcome 
 
 Losh keep us ;i' ! Wlia'd e'er liae tlioclit it ? 
 Sic buirdly cliiels frae Mitlier Scotia ! 
 We tak your haun' ; for laug we've soclit it — 
 Sae bide a wee — pree oor ambrosia. 
 
 As Scots, we aye lo'e ane auitlier, 
 Then tak oor welcome, — a' an' single : 
 We're prood to see ye, — ilka britlier, 
 A' liet frae Caledonia's ingle. 
 
 Though faur frae ben, an' burn, an' clachan, 
 We ne'er forget auld hame, sae lianiely. 
 Oor hairts, the noo, are lowpin' — lauchin', 
 To hae a game, an' play it gamely. 
 
 " The Eoarin' Game ! " weel Burns has ca'd ye ; 
 Nae fun for fules, or shauchlin' weans. 
 Until the Great Skip says, " Noo, hand ye," 
 We mauna pairt — my guid whin stanes. 
 
 David Boylk. 
 
352 
 
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 As the men of light aud leading for the last quarter 
 of a century have, no doubt, been selected for this high 
 honour we give the following 
 
 List of the Presidents of the Ontario Curling Association. 
 
 Date. 
 
 Name. 
 
 Club. 
 
 1875-76 . 
 
 *Hou. Peter Gow 
 
 Guelph. 
 
 1876-77 . 
 
 *Dr. James Hamilton 
 
 Dundas. 
 
 1877-78 . 
 
 *George H. Gillespie 
 
 Hamilton Thistle. 
 
 1878-79 . 
 
 J. S. Russell 
 
 Toronto. 
 
 1879-80 . 
 
 * George C. Ward 
 
 Port Hope. 
 
 1880-81 . 
 
 David Walker . 
 
 Toronto. 
 
 1881-8:^ . 
 
 *Lieut.-Colonel MoH'ut 
 
 London. 
 
 1882-83 . 
 
 *Judge Macphei-son 
 
 Owen Sound. 
 
 1883-84 . 
 
 *Dr. James Ross . 
 
 Toronto Caledonia. 
 
 1884-85 . 
 
 *Joliii 0. Heward 
 
 Toronto. 
 
 1885-86 . 
 
 *Henry Micliie 
 
 Fergus. 
 
 1886-87 . 
 
 J. D. Flavelle . 
 
 Lindsay. 
 
 1887-88 . 
 
 W. F. Davison . 
 
 Toronto Granite. 
 
 1888-89 . 
 
 *R. Fergusson, M.P.P. 
 
 Thamesville. 
 
 1889-90 . 
 
 Jolm Harvey 
 
 Hamilton Thistle. 
 
 1890-91 . 
 
 Dr. R. P. Bo\iclier 
 
 Peterborough. 
 
 1891-92 . 
 
 *W. Badenach . 
 
 Toronto Granite. 
 
 1892-93 . 
 
 A. H. Beaton, M.D. 
 
 Orillia. 
 
 1893-94 . 
 
 Geo. N. Matlieson 
 
 Sarnia. 
 
 1894-95 . 
 
 W. H. Biggar, M.P.P. 
 
 Belleville. 
 
 1895-96 . 
 
 Thomas M'Gaw . 
 
 Toronto. 
 
 1896-97 . 
 
 Thomas Woodyatt 
 
 Brantford. 
 
 1897-98 . 
 
 * Judge Dartnell . 
 
 Wliitby. 
 
 1898-99 . 
 
 A. F. M'Laren, M.P 
 
 Stratford. 
 
 1899-1900 
 
 David Dexter 
 
 Hamilton Victoria. 
 
 1900-01 . 
 
 C. C. Dalton 
 
 Toronto Granite. 
 
 1901-02 . 
 
 E. B. Edwards, K.C. 
 
 Peterborough Granite 
 
 * Indicates those deceased. 
 
 The survivors are ex-officio members of the Executive Com- 
 mittee, and nearly all their portraits are produced in our volume. 
 
CHAPTEE X 
 
 AN ONTAlilAN CIKCUIT 
 
 The Canadian Boat Song ^ 
 
 From the Gaelic 
 
 Listen to me, as when ye heard our father 
 
 Sing long ago the song of other shores ; 
 Listen to n)e, and then in chorus gather 
 
 All your deep voices, as ye pull your oars. 
 
 C/iorus 
 
 Fair these bro.id meads — these lioary woods are grand ; 
 But we are exiles from our fathers' land. 
 
 From the lone shieling of tlie misty island 
 
 Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas ; 
 Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Higliland, 
 
 And we in dreams behold the Hebrides. 
 
 Cltoru!^ — F'air these broad meads, etc. 
 
 We never shall tread the fancy-haunted valley 
 
 Where "tween the dark hills creeps the small clear stream, 
 
 In arms around the patriarch banner rally. 
 Nor see the moon on royal tombstones gleam. 
 
 Chorus — Fair these broad meads, etc. 
 
 ^ Over the authorship of the above there has been considerable dispute, 
 since Mr. Chamberlain introduced it with telling effect into his famous 
 Inverness Crofter speech in 1886. Mr. Stronach of the Advocates' Library 
 strenuously advocates the name of the I'ith Earl of Eglinton, the " Sodger 
 Hugh" of Burns. Some are positive that Tom Moore was the author. 
 Otlfers claim the lines for ' ' Christopher North." The majority ascribe the 
 verses to John Gait, the novelist, and they are here quoted because Gait's 
 chequered career is much identified with this district of Canada, the city 
 of Gait having been named after him, and the city of Guelph having been 
 founded by him in a dramatic fashion and named after the British Koyal 
 Family on St. George's Day, 1827. 
 
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354 CUELING TOUR 
 
 When the bold kindred in the time long vanished, 
 Conquered the soil and fortified the keep, 
 
 No seer foretold the children would be banished, 
 That a degenerate lord might boast his sheep. 
 
 Chorus — Fair these broad meads, etc. 
 
 Come foreign raid ! let discord burst in slaughter ! 
 
 Oh ! then for clansman true, and stern claymore. 
 The hearts that would have given their blood like water, 
 
 Beat heavily beyond the Atlantic roar. 
 
 Chorus — Fair these broad meads, etc. 
 
 (1) Niagara 
 
 In the programme for Sunday, January 25, a day ever 
 memorable as the birthday of Scotland's peerless bard, 
 whose name has quite as much honour in Canada 
 as at home, and whose memory was toasted all round 
 the previous night, it was set down that a " sermon 
 to curlers " was to be preached by the Captain of the 
 Scottish team. Where this was to come off the pro- 
 gramme did not state, and no arrangement had been 
 made with that gentleman. Throughout the trip the 
 team had been very regular in their attendance at church 
 services, and their Captain had been called upon to preach 
 so often that he was finding this work, in addition to the 
 superintendence of other arrangements, rather arduous. 
 As an opportunity might not occur on the homeward 
 journey to visit that striking wonder of the world, the 
 Niagara Falls, from the American side, it naturally 
 occurred to the members of the team that they might 
 quite consistently turn aside to behold the Niagara Falls 
 on the Sunday of their stay in Toronto, from which the 
 Falls are within easy reach, and in so doing they would 
 be en route for the other curling centres around Toronto, 
 which the Association had arranged they should visit on 
 their tour. The suggestion was unanimously taken up. 
 
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 355 
 
 and accordingly on the morning of Sunday the Scotsmen 
 were all aboard early on their special Pullman, the 
 " Calgary," each one being more eager than his neighbour 
 to get a view of the Falls and their surroundings in their 
 winter garb. They had one regret in leaving the Queen 
 City, that they had to part for a time with another 
 member of the team, Major Bertram of Kerswell, who 
 had to be left in the hospital 
 at Toronto under the care 
 of Dr. O'Reilly, suffering from 
 a blood -poisoned scratch in 
 his rio-ht hand. The genial 
 Major had been looking for- 
 ward all through the tour to 
 the wreat gathering at Winni- 
 peg which lay before them, 
 and his own disappointment 
 was of course intense, while 
 the members of the team, one 
 and all, regretted his misfor- 
 tune. After a smart run on 
 the Grand Trunk Railway 
 express through the great 
 fruit-growing district, which 
 is well entitled to the distinction of being called the 
 Garden of Canada, the visitors were met at the Falls 
 Station by a committee of the civic authorities in the 
 persons of Mayor Hanan and ex-Mayor Slater, and by 
 the office-bearers of the Niagara Fall Curling Club, Mr. 
 Shirriff', a native of East Lothian, and several others. 
 Luncheon was served in the Windsor House, the menu of 
 which was as follows : — 
 
 Phnrn h;f Hrtir,\ Turn»fn. 
 W. C. MATTHEWS. 
 Toronto GranitelClub. 
 
35 6 CUELTNG TOUE 
 
 The Windsor House, Niagara Falls, Ontario 
 January 25, 1903 
 
 Menu 
 
 Soup. 
 Tomato. 
 
 Baked Salmon. Slioestring Potatoes. 
 
 Keliahes. 
 Pickled Beets. Celery. 
 
 ]joiled Ham with Cabbage. 
 
 Boasts. 
 
 Short Bibs of Beef. BroMned Potatoes. 
 
 Sirloin of Beef Browned Giavy. 
 
 Lanili with Mint Sance. Pork with Ajijile Sauce. 
 
 Dressed Cliicken. ^'eal with Dressing. 
 
 Coh! Mmt.i. 
 Corned P>eef Beef Tongue. Boast Beef 
 
 Entre'es. 
 JMucariiui and Cheese. Giblets on Toast. 
 
 Sdluds. 
 Potato. 
 
 J^egdables. 
 Mashed Potatoes. Plain Boiled Potatoes. 
 
 Creamed Corn. Gi'een Peas. 
 
 Pastry and Desserts. 
 
 Ajaple Pie. Mince Pie. Pumj^ikin Pie. 
 
 Cherry Pudding with Wine Sauce. Blanc-mange with Creaui. 
 
 Strawbeiry Jelly. Orange Jelly. 
 
 Black Tea. Green Tea. Coffee. 
 
 Cheese. Crackers. 
 
 Thereafter the visitors were taken in sleighs to see 
 the great Falls of which they had read and heard so 
 much, and the sound of which had reached them long 
 before they came near the glorious spectacle itself Alight- 
 

 ■N \v. ' -i'.'-tf.'h \ 
 
 ""^ili\ "'-V 
 
 
 XIAGAKA FALLS — GENKUAL VIEW. 
 
HOHSE-bUiJE I'ALL. 
 
AN ONTARIAN CIRCUIT :]57 
 
 iug from their sleighs tliey had views of the Falls from 
 various points ; but as the spray was dashed over the 
 frozen ground around in all directions walking was 
 found, even with snow-shoes, to be very difficult. Dr. Kirk 
 and others, however, secured some good snapshots of the 
 wonderful scene, which are here reproduced. The trees 
 all round were covered with a coating of ice, and under 
 the bright sunlight the scene was a perfect fairyland. 
 The humorist of the party did not forget the Irishman's 
 joke wdien first he saw Niagara, that he would have been 
 much more surprised had the waters fallen upwards, as 
 he saw nothing extraordinary in their going the other 
 way ; but instead of being disappointed with the sight 
 the other members of the team could not find words to 
 express their admiration. Coleridge's lines addressed to 
 Mont Blanc occurred to our mind as the nearest approach 
 to an expression of our feelings, and the way in which 
 Nature can lead up to the worship of her great Creator. 
 
 I gazed ujion thee, - 
 Till tlioii, still jwesent to lay bodily sense, 
 Didst vanish from my thought : entranced in prayer 
 I worshipped the Invisible alone. 
 Yet, like some sweet beguiling melody, 
 So sweet, we know not we are listening to it, 
 Thou, the meanwhile, wast blending with my thought, 
 Yea, with my life and life's own secret joy : 
 Till the dilating soul, enrapt, transfused 
 Into the mighty vision passing — there 
 As in her natural form, swelled vast to Heaven. 
 
 The poet, it is said, manifests his power by giving 
 voice in beautiful and perfect language to what is the 
 universal feeling, but whicli on the part of the multitude 
 cannot be so exquisitely stated. It is, however, to a 
 prose writer, Charles Dickens, that we owe the finest of 
 all descriptions of Niagara, which proves tlmt at times 
 
358 
 
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 the most sublime poetry is found clad in plain prose. 
 The time of the year was different when Dickens wrote 
 his description, but his words represent much of what we 
 saw and felt, and as long as Niagara exists they shall 
 not be surpassed for their power and elegance. 
 
 AMEUICAK FAJ.I,, 
 
 " The more the Falls are known, and the longer one 
 tarries within their sound," says Dr. Dawson, " the less 
 one is inclined to attempt to describe them." This is 
 why it is a relief to quote the following description of 
 Charles Dickens : — 
 
 For the first time I heard the mighty rush of water, aud felt the 
 ground tremble undei'iieath my feet. The bank is very steep, and 
 was slippery with rain and half-melted ice, but I was soon at the 
 bottom. Deafened by the noise, lialf-l:)linded by the spray, and wet to 
 
AN ONTARIAN (UIJCUIT 
 
 359 
 
 the .skin, we were at the foot of the American P'all. I could see an 
 immense torrent of water tearing headlong down from some great 
 lieight, but had no idea of shape, or situation, or anything but vague 
 immensity. When we were seated in the little ferry-boat, and were 
 crossing the swollen river immediately before the cataracts, I began 
 to feel what it was ; but I was in a manner stunned, and unaVile to 
 comiu-ehend the vastness of the scene. It was not till I came on 
 Table Eock and looked — 
 great heaven, on what a 
 fall of bright green water ! 
 — that it came upon me in 
 its full might and majesty 
 Then when I felt how near 
 to my Creator I was stand- 
 ing, the first effect, and the 
 enduring one — instant and 
 lasting — of the tremendous 
 spectacle, was Peace. Peace 
 t)f mind, trantpiillity, calm 
 recollections of the dead, 
 great thoughts of eternal 
 rest and happiness, nothing 
 of gloom and terror. Ni- 
 agara was at once stamped 
 upon my heart, an image of 
 beauty ; to remain there 
 changeless and indelible, 
 until its pulses cease to beat 
 for ever. Oh ! how the 
 strife and trouble of daily 
 life receded from my view 
 and lessened in the distance 
 
 during the ten memorable days we passed on that enchanted ground ! 
 What voices spoke from out the thundering water ; what faces, 
 faded from the earth, looked out upon me from its gleaming 
 depths ; what heavenly promise glistened in those angels' tears, 
 the diops of many hues, that showered around, and twined them- 
 selves about the gorgeous arches which the changing rainbows 
 made. ... To wander to and fro all day, and see the cataracts from 
 all points of view, to stand upon the edge of the great Horseshoe 
 Fall, marking the hurried water gathering strength as it approached 
 the verge, yet seeming, too, to pause before it shot into the gulf 
 
 ON THE ICE BRIDGE, NIAGARA. 
 
360 
 
 CUELING TOUK 
 
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 below ; to gaze from the river's level up at the torrent as it came 
 streaming down ; to climb the neighbouring heights and watch it 
 through the trees, and see the wreathing water in the rapids 
 hurrying on to take its fearful jjlunge ; to linger in the shadow of 
 the solemn rocks three miles below, watching the river, as, stirred 
 by no visible cause, it heaved and eddied and awoke the echoes, 
 being troubled yet, far down beneath the surface, by its giant leap ; 
 
 to have Niagara before me, 
 lighted by the sun and by 
 the moon, red in the day's 
 decline, and grey as evening 
 slowly fell ujjon it ; to look 
 upon it every day, wake up 
 in the night and hear its 
 ceaseless voice ; this was 
 enough. I think, in every 
 quiet season now, still do 
 these waters roll and leap, 
 and roar and tumble, all 
 day long ; still are the rain- 
 bows spanning them, a 
 hundred i'eet below. Still, 
 when the sun is on them, 
 do they shine and glow like 
 molten gold. Still, when 
 the day is gloomy do they 
 fall like snow, or seem to 
 crumble away like the front 
 of a great chalk cliff, or roll 
 down the rock like dense 
 white smoke. But always 
 does the mighty stream 
 appear to die as it comes down, and always from its unfathomable 
 grave arises that tremendous ghost of spi'ay and mist -which is never 
 laid ; which has haunted this place witli the same dread solemnity 
 since darkness brooded on the deep, and that first flood before the 
 deluge — light — came rushing on creation at the word of God. 
 
 1 itv ■o*.;'^ 
 
 
 Photo hi/ Dr. Kirk. 
 THE ICE MOUNTAIN AND AMERICAN FALLS, 
 
 For some time before the team visited the Falls that 
 extraordinary phenomenon, the formation of the ice 
 bridge, had taken place, which does not occur in every 
 
AN ONTAKIAN CIKCUIT 361 
 
 winter season, and tlu' Scottish cuvlers \\v\v tlun'cfore 
 
 AT THE HAl'IDS BELOW NIAGARA FALLS. 
 
 fortunate in seeiu<>- the thousands that came and went 
 
362 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 over this extraordinary natural arch. A photograph of 
 a party taken on the bridge is here reproduced. For 
 several hours they lingered about the Falls and took in 
 the impressions of reverence and awe, which magnificence 
 could not fail to inspire ; and to make their view of 
 Niagara complete they crossed over the great .suspension 
 bridge to the American side. As some of them were 
 surveying the rapids from above the Falls one of those 
 little incidents whicli brinir one from the sublime to the 
 
 GKUUl' ON ICE-BKIDGE BELOW NIAOARA FALLS, CANADA. 
 
 ridiculous occurred. A large collection of ducks were 
 Hoating about in the rapids, which is a favoured haunt 
 of theirs, when one of the Scottish team remarked, " I 
 see nothing wonderful in them things. They are only 
 jukes, and we have plenty of them at hame." " Oh, man, 
 gie's yer hand," said a stranger to the speaker ; " I am frae 
 Auld Scotland mysel'." It turned out that this was a 
 young Scot on his honeymoon tour, and he was delighted 
 to meet the curlers, and to introduce his bride to the 
 party. 
 
 On the afternoon of our visit to Niagara, the Captain, 
 
AN ONTAIUAN UIKCUIT 
 
 o /? o 
 OOO 
 
 the Secretary, Major Scott Davidson, and Mr. A. T. Simson 
 were taken for a drive by Mr. F. A. Shirrift' of Messrs. 
 T. G. Bright & Co., the Niagara Falls Wine Company, 
 which owns a very tiourishing " Winery " witli vaults 
 capable of holding 250,000 gallons. Under his charge 
 they had a splendid view of the rapids above the Falls, 
 which in some respects are even more impressive, and. of 
 the Electric Power Works, which generate force for so 
 many cities, and which are 
 destined to be made of more 
 extensive use in the near 
 future. They also visited 
 the historic battlefield of 
 Lundy's Lane, where on 
 July 25, 1813, after a des- 
 perate and prolonged struggle 
 in the dark, the British and 
 Canadian forces defeated a 
 formidable array of Ameri- 
 can troops, and terminated 
 the war which America had 
 waged against Britain since 
 June 1812, and the cry 
 " On to Canada," which had 
 for years been the watchword 
 of the war-party, — though, like the battle between the 
 Jacobites and Hanoverians at Sheritfmuir, the otiu-r 
 side also claimed the victory. 
 
 The loyalty of the Canadian militia during this great 
 war has ever since been an inspiration to their countrymen. 
 An illustration of the monument erected on the historic 
 spot is here given, and also of the monument, seen 
 in the distance, erected to General Brock, who was 
 slain while leading his men against the enemy who 
 
 soldiers' monument erected on 
 
 BATTLEFIELD OF LUNDy's LANE. 
 
364 
 
 CURLING TOUR 
 
 held possession of Queenston heights, on October 13, 
 1812. 
 
 This quartette had the further pleasure of dining with 
 Mr. Shirriff's family circle in the evening, and of preeing 
 Niagara wine. That it was excellent was proved by the 
 fact that the Secretary, who liad been strictly totally 
 abstinent till now, partook of a supply on the ground tliat 
 
 euected ox the battlefield ok 
 lundy's lane. 
 
 BROCK 8 -MONL.MENT. 
 
 he had an attack of neuralgia, which was thereby dispelled ; 
 and that before leaving he took a further supply, " in case 
 the neuralgia should return." It was here that one of the 
 young ladies of the house gave us the Canadian nmxim, 
 which would have delighted the heart of old Sir Hugh 
 Evans, " Apple-pie without cheese is like a kiss without 
 a squeeze." 
 
 As a proof that the team were anxious to conform to 
 ecclesiastical usage, even on this day, when their minds 
 had been uplifted by this wonderful siglit of Niagara, 
 
AN ONTAEIAN CIKCUIT 
 
 365 
 
 the Captain, through the telephone at the AVindsor, had 
 some eoniniunication with the Presbyterian minister as 
 to the hour of evening service in his church ; but it was 
 found that the train arrangements would not permit of 
 such attendance, as the Scotsmen had to move on to 
 Hamilton that night with the view to meeting the 
 curlers there, who, as in most other places, were " maistly 
 Scotch," the following morning. 
 
 T. CLAPriSOX. 
 
 Victoria Club, Hamilton. 
 
 W. G. REID. 
 
 Victoria Club, Hamilton. 
 
 (2) At Hamilton (Jaimary 26) 
 
 The curlers arrived on Sunday evening at Hamilton, 
 where a naturally subdued welcome awaited them in 
 view of the day of their arrival, and the fact that they 
 had come rather sooner than was expected hj the local 
 curlers. They were billeted at " The Hotel Koyal," one 
 of the most comfortable visited by them on their tour. 
 On the Monday morning they were early astir, and even 
 l)efore breakfast the majority had a look round the 
 
366 
 
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 Ijeautiful and flourishing city, which is finely situated on 
 the south shore of Hamilton Bay, the western extremity 
 of Lake Ontario. At 11 a.m. the team went to the 
 Thistle Eink, where they met picked rinks from Dundas, 
 Glanford, Paris, the Asylum, and one Victoria rink. The 
 forenoon contest resulted in a victory for the visitors by 
 14 shots ; the scores being 5 7 for Scotland and 43 for the 
 
 opposing five rinks, only one 
 of the five, namely Paris, being 
 ahead of its opposing rink. 
 
 Luncheon took place in 
 the Thistle Rink, when 
 President R. R. Bruce, of the 
 Thistle Clul), was in the 
 chair, and Mr. A. D. Braith- 
 waite was Vice - Chairman. 
 Among tlie guests were Mayor 
 Morden and Dr. Russell, 
 Superintendent of the Hamil- 
 ton Asylum, the latter a 
 typical Scotsman, who all 
 along took the greatest in- 
 terest in the visiting curlers. 
 After the Thistle luncheon 
 the team had a delightful drive up "the Mountain" and 
 round the city in company with the Mayor, Dr. Russell, 
 and other leading citizens. From the " Jolly " Drive, so 
 named after Mr. Jolly who gifted the same to the city, a 
 splendid view was obtained of the town and its surround- 
 ings. Doubtless, owing to the presence of such a number 
 of enterprising Scotsmen within its gates, Hamilton has 
 come to be called " The Ambitious City "; and before the 
 drive was finished, the visitors, who had the pleasure of 
 seeing the pretty triangular park called The Gore, and the 
 
 Phctri hi) Cochran, Hat 
 DAVID DEXTEH. 
 Victoria Club, Hamilton. 
 President O.C.A. 1890-1900. 
 
AN ONTAKIAN CTECUIT 367 
 
 liandsome public buildings grouped around it, were not 
 surprised at the title. They had a view of the market- 
 place wiiere in the summer and autumn there are said to 
 be offered the finest choice of peaches, grapes, snow-apples,, 
 tomatoes, and all kinds of fruit at the cheapest rate 
 in the world, this being the centre of "the Garden of 
 Canada." 
 
 In the matter of the generation of electric energy 
 
 ttnvwTon. 
 
 TWO RINKS, HAMILTON VICTORIA CLUB. 
 
 R. A. Campbell. W. G. Keid. A. M. Cuiiniii.uliam. W. Amlfiisoii. 
 1{. A. -Milne. Donald M'Pliie, T. Glaiii'iison, Ur. Iiicksnii. 
 
 which is so marked a featiu'e of Canadian enterprise, 
 Hamilton, it seems, fairly takes the lead ; the Cataract 
 Power Company, with the use of the De Cew Falls, 
 furnishing an almost inexhaustible supply of electric 
 power for all purposes at a cheap rate, including the 
 lio-htino- of the curling rinks. So in its ambition it 
 calls itself " The electric hul) of the Universe." 
 
 Not content with these varied appellations, it must 
 needs claim to be " the Birmingham of Canada," so 
 
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 numerous are its manufacturing establishments. The 
 city has certainly a great future in store. 
 
 In the afternoon of their one day here, the Scotsmen 
 played against the Hamilton Club, the majority of whose 
 representatives were natives of the old country, and in 
 this case it was not surprising that the fortunes of war 
 went against the visitors. They also met the Uundas 
 and Thistle Clubs in a three-rink match, and though in 
 this case they had also the worst of it, they were on the 
 whole satisfied with their day's performance at Hamilton. 
 In the evening the visitors were given a banquet at the 
 Hamilton Club, where about seventy were present. Dr. 
 Eussell was in the chair, and the Vice-Chairmen were Mr. 
 
 E. E. Bruce and Mr. Thos. Clappison. Pipers M'Gregor 
 and Campbell played " The Chieftain o' the Puddin' Eace," 
 twice round the table. The menu card was quite a work 
 of art, containing as it did a drawing of a curling rink, 
 with a piper in full Highland garb, in one corner heing 
 the city arms. 
 
 The loyal toasts having been honoured, the Chairman 
 in happy terms gave " Our Guests," to which the Captain 
 made reply, complimenting the curlers of Hamilton on 
 their city and its surroundings, and thanking them for 
 the very kind reception they had given the visitors. 
 Mr. Henry Prain proposed the " Ontario Curling Associa- 
 tion," which he said was one of the most perfect organisa- 
 tions of its kiud, complimenting the office-bearers on their 
 admirable arrangements, which had worked so smoothly. 
 The toast was responded to by Mr. John Harvey, one of 
 the most noted and respected curlers of the district, and 
 by ex-Secretary Eussell. The toast of " The Dominion 
 Parliament " was responded to by Senator Gibson, Mr. 
 
 F. C. Bruce, M.P., and Major Hendrie, N.L.A. In the 
 course of a delightful evening songs were suno- Ijy 
 
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 Messrs. W. A. Spratt, E. G. i\ijne, and others, and 
 Pipers M'Gregor and Campbell played selections. 
 
 The toast of " The Scots in Canada " was proposal 
 by the Postmaster-General, Mr. Adam P>rown, formerly 
 M.P. for the city. Mr. Brown made a very eloquent 
 speech, which we are glad to give in full, as it was one 
 of the best we heard on our tour. 
 
 l*hnto b?/ Corhra}), 11a. 
 JOHN HARVEY. 
 Hamilton Thistle Club. 
 President O.C.A. 1889-90. 
 
 ADAM BROWN. 
 
 Postmaster-General. Hamilton Club. 
 
 Mr. Chairman (said Mr. Brown), my friend, Mr. William Hendrie 
 — a splendid specimen of the Scot in Canada — was to have spoken 
 to this toast, but in his miavoidable absence the duty, it ajjpears, 
 has fallen upon me. I esteem it a high honour to be asked to 
 respond to " The Scot in Canada," a very fitting toast at such a 
 gathering as this. First, however, let me join in the warm welcome 
 to om- beautiful and prosperous city. A Hamilton welcome means 
 a lot, as you will discover before we get through with you. We 
 take you, stalwart sons of the heather, to our hearts and trust you 
 will carry away with you the kindliest memories of your visit. 
 Yoit have captured us all. Let me say that your Captain is not 
 unknown to us ; his writings on the rules of Curling, and the 
 capital stories he has told connected with the roaring game are 
 
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370 CUELING TOUR 
 
 well known to Canadian curlers. Our Public Library can fuinish 
 any one who wants to know a good deal that Mr. Kerr has written 
 on the sul)ject. Though not now a curler, in my young days I Mas 
 a keen one. This I will say, that in all ray experience, I cannot 
 recollect of having had to do with an out-of-temi)er chiel on tlie 
 rink. Curling is a grand game every way, and especially is it so 
 in cultivating good-fellowship. Long may it flourish. 
 
 In speaking to you in response to the toast " The Scot in 
 Canada," let me say that we are proud of the land of our liirth, 
 and proud of Canada, the land of our adoption. Love of country 
 siH-ings from the noblest affections. Wherever such love prevails 
 there is true liberty to be found ; well may we glory in Scotland. 
 From her rugged bosom have sprung heroes, scholars, statesmen, 
 divines, martyrs, whose lives have ennobled and illumined the pages 
 of history ; well indeed may Scotland be proud of the glory wliich 
 her sons have won in the Senate, in the Church, at the Bar, in 
 Science and Literature, in the field and on the deep. 
 
 The plolding energy of our race, wherever they have gone, has 
 lielped progress and civilisation ; their virtue,?, combined with that 
 energy, have made them what they are. He who is the truest to 
 the land of his birth makes the best kind of citizen in the land of 
 ]iis adojjtion. 
 
 The sons and daughters of Scotland in Canada or their forebears 
 crossed the ocean, transplanting here the virtues and the vigour 
 of the race from which they sprang, treasuring the true secret of 
 Scotland's greatneas, reverence for the Bible, the religious home 
 training, living the picture in "The Cotter's Saturday Night," 
 trusting in the God of their fathers that He would be the God 
 of their succeeding race. As I speak, I know memory is busy 
 with many around these tables ; they are carried back — I know 
 I am — to the homes of their childhood, where their footsteps in 
 infancy wandered, and where they ran "aboot the l)raes and pu'd 
 the gowans fine." They see the auld kirk, and the hallowed spot 
 where the .sacred dust of their forefathers reposes until that day ! 
 But I am being carried away, and must get back to the " Scot in 
 Canada." As Scotch Canadians, we have good reason to feel proud 
 of the part our countrymen have taken in Canada's progress. 
 Splendid as has been the material employed in building up this 
 great Dominion — English, Irish, German, French, Scotch — the 
 Scottish fibre has not been the least enduring one in weaving 
 together that which has made it the great country it is to-day. 
 Worth, not birth, is an article in the Scottish creed. I do not 
 
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 slight iiolile birth, far from it, but no title is an honour to a man 
 if he himself does not adorn it. We have titled Scots in Canada 
 who do honour to their decoration by enterprise and nobility of life. 
 
 The Scot in (Canada holds no mean place among all those who 
 have Ijeen builders of the country, no matter what his calling. 
 He can stand erect in self-resjaect. Had it not been for a few 
 intrepid Scotsmen at the beginning of the last century, there 
 would not have been such a history of Canada to write as has 
 been written. Men such as Selkirk, M'Kenzie, Simpson, M'Tavish, 
 these bold explorers, pushed their way through what was No-man's- 
 land to the blue waters of the Pacific. Now to-day the riljbons 
 of steel of the Canadian Pacific Railway gleam across the continent. 
 The greatness of Canada to-day is a monument to the bold enter- 
 prises of these men I have named, besides many others who were 
 connected with the Hudson Bay Company, most, if not all, hailing 
 from the land of mountain and glen. 
 
 In every calling and profession, our countrymen in Canada are 
 to be found "like rare fruit on every tree in the garden," They 
 stand as examjjles to others in all their doings for the good of the 
 people. Many have reached the highest positions in the land — 
 very many have acquired fortunes, and their boundless munificence 
 in helping every institution for the uplifting and educating the 
 people shines out. The kirk of Scotland has set her stamp upon 
 her people, and her infiuence upon their lives and descendants is 
 felt to-day the world over. 
 
 We ran point to the names of Dalhousie, Elgin, Lome, Aberdeen, 
 Minto, all Scots, who have been Governors-General, to say nothing 
 of eminent Scotsmen who have been Lieutenant-Governors of 
 Provinces and Premiers. When I had the honour to sit in the 
 House of Commons there were some sixty members either Scots or 
 descendants of Scots. Two men of the realm sit in the House of 
 Lords to-day, Strathcona and Mount -Stephen, the two men to 
 whom the main credit of liuilding the Canadian Pacific Railway is 
 due, — we have heard of our grand old men, but I tell you the 
 grandest old man in the Empire to-day is Lord Strathcona, a 
 Scoto-Canadian, Avho, in addition to his princely gifts to MHtIH 
 College, Victoria Hospital, and scores of other grand institutions, 
 equipjjed a full regiment, the Strathcona Horse, to fight the battles 
 of the Empire in Africa, and nobly they did their duty. He is 
 an ornament to the land of the heather, and an honour to Canada. 
 Away back, the Scot had no little to do with Canada's history ; it 
 was the Eraser Highlanders who scrambled up the rocks at Quebec 
 
372 CUELING TOUE 
 
 and cleared the May for Wolfe's army, which added an Emjiire to 
 British rule. 
 
 Tell theiu in Scotland when you go back that you have met 
 men and women everywhere whose hearts warm to the tartan. 
 Scotland, your land — our land, is a land hallowed by martyrs, 
 who dyed the heather with their blood to bequeath the priceless 
 legacy of true liberty ; tell them in Scotland tiiat we cherish that 
 legacy, and that it will be our glory to hand it down unimpaired 
 to future generations. We will never forget " The days o' auld 
 lang syne," or "The sangs our mithers sang" ; but we are all of 
 us, while loving the land of our birth, true Canadians, ready to do 
 and die for King and country. The Scots in Canada take no 
 second place in devotion to the British Crown. 
 
 You will soon be in Winnipeg, the gateway of our great Nortli- 
 West, vast enough to provide homes for many millions of people, 
 and so fertile that ere long grain enough will be raised to feed a 
 hungry world. Our illimitable prairies, which but a few years 
 ago were the haunt of the buffalo and the hunting-ground of the 
 Indian, are being rapidly settled, and there are to be seen smiling 
 wheat fields, and the homes of happy and successful people — it is 
 a great land. Young life is carving out a future, which will be 
 full of wonders — it is a land which to blossom has but to be 
 touched. The Canadian Pacific Eailway, over which you will 
 travel, is the link which connects the Emjiire. You may leave the 
 Clyde and journey to India, Australia, and Hong-Kong with no 
 other flag above you all the way but the glorious old Union Jack. 
 Canada to-day unites the Empire, and as 1 have said, the Scot in 
 Canada has had no little to do in making that link. 
 
 A word and I have done. The Scots in Canada are filled 
 with the spirit of their forefathers ; our hearts throb with pride at 
 the very mention of Scotland's name. Our undying love for our 
 native land but the more inspires us to do for Canada what our 
 forefathers did for the land they loved so well. The sons of 
 Scotland, all of us Canadians, will be ever in the van to make this 
 Greater Britain the home of many millions more of happy, prosper- 
 ous. God-fearing people, true to their country, an example to the 
 world in everything that is good, and the strongest arm of the 
 British Empire. 
 
 Brother Scots from over the sea, your visit has rekindled in our 
 breasts the feelings and the memories of home. We all wish you 
 God speed ; may you be carried back in safety to your homes in 
 dear old Scotland, where loving hearts await you. 
 
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 Curling in the Hamilton District 
 
 Ever since the oaiiie of ciuiiuo- was started iu the 
 l»rovinee of Ontario there have been famous curhug 
 clubs in this district. The AVest Flamborough Ckib 
 was formed in 1835, and held its own in many contests 
 with the crack clubs of Gait and Paris, and the Ontario 
 Club of Hamilton, which was organised in 1838. At first 
 these clubs used wooden blocks in playing the game, the 
 Ontario Club procuring sixteen pairs from Fergus Club 
 to start with ; but they very soon imported a supply of 
 Ailsa Craigs and Burnocks from Scotland, and with 
 some home-made pairs from field granite, just as good as 
 the imported, they became well equipped for the game. 
 The Ancaster Club was formed in 1851, the Ancaster 
 Thistle in 185 2, Dundas Club in 1853, the Mechanics 
 Club of Hamilton in 1867, and the Hamilton Asylum 
 Club in 1893. The Mechanics Club became known as 
 the Caledonian Club about 1883, and in 1891, after 
 building a new and large rink, affording space for six 
 sheets of ice for curling, they adopted the name of the 
 Victoria Club. About 1869 the Ontario and the 
 Burlington Clubs, both of Hamilton, formed a kind of 
 co-partnership, which, two or three years later, became a 
 Union, under tlie name of the Hamilton Thistle Club, 
 and from that time it has been one of the strongest 
 clubs in the province. In the first bonspiel in 1859, 
 the Ontario Club had four rinks engaged, Ancaster three, 
 Flamborough three, Dundas two, and Burlington two ; 
 in that at Blackrock Buffalo in 1865, Burlington 
 Club had three rinks, the Ontario and Flamborough 
 two each, and Ancaster and iHuidas one each. At 
 
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 the bonspiel conducted ou the Bay at Hamilton in 
 1875, the Thistle Cluh had nine rinks, Dundas and 
 Ancaster Thistle three each, the Mechanics two, and 
 Ancaster two. The Calder Eiuk of Ancaster, composed 
 of four brothers of that name, was for several years, 
 between 1855 and 1865, the crack rink of Ontario; one 
 
 of them, William 
 Calder, met the Scots 
 visitors at Hamilton, 
 but was defeated at 
 their hands. 
 
 The Hamilton 
 Thistle Club won the 
 Ontario Tankard in 
 the first year of this 
 famous annual contest, 
 and had won it four 
 times since, and been 
 the last competing club 
 once. The Thistle had 
 one of the first covered 
 rinks in the province, 
 with two sheets of ice 
 for the game, but about 
 ten years ago they 
 acquired a large pro- 
 perty, and erected two semi-detached rinks, one afford- 
 ing four rinks for curling, and the other mainly for 
 skating, but capable of affording space for six curling 
 rinks when required ; and in addition they have a fine 
 bowling-green about 130 feet square, on which the 
 curlers practise with the biassed bowls in summer, just 
 to keep their hands in for the more important game of 
 curling when winter comes and the ice holds. 
 
 DUNDAS CURLING t l.l 1;. 
 
 H. F. Powell, Ist. J. J. Steele, Sid. 
 
 Will. Clark, 2ik1. J. Ross, M.D., slip 
 
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 The iiame is thus seen to be well established in the 
 Hamilton district, and well provided with rinks for the 
 practice of the sport ; in some of the rural sections it is 
 not so enthusiastically practised as it was thirty or forty 
 years ago, owing in part to the death or departure from 
 the district of many of the older players, and the expense 
 
 n„tn h,/ Cnnihrih.nii. Ihl 
 
 D. M'PHIE. 
 .niuiiiltnii Victoria Club. 
 
 Y. \V. GATE.<. 
 Hamilton Thistle Club, 
 
 of the erection and maintenance of covered rinks, which 
 demand a larger membership than can be had in town- 
 ships wdiere there are no towns or considerable villages. 
 
 The Hamilton Thistle Club 
 
 We have been furnished with the following particulars 
 reo-arding the Thistle Club, and quote them as illustrat- 
 ing the admirable equipment of most of the Canadian 
 clubs : — - 
 
876 
 
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 There are not many among the hxmdieds of Hamiltonians who 
 daily pass the low brick structure bounded by Robinson, Park, and 
 Hannah Streets, who stop to realise that it is the home of one of the 
 oldest and most influential social and sporting clubs in Western 
 Canada. Yet indeed is such the case ; for the Hamilton Thistle 
 Club, Limited, now the proud possessor of the handsome structure 
 referred to, claims it for its home. 
 
 The club dates its origin back long before many of us were born 
 
 or even thought of. It 
 was somewhere about 1850 
 that the Ontario Curling 
 Club of Hamilton was 
 first conceived. Its pro- 
 sperity soon led to the for- 
 mation of the Burlington 
 Curling Club, shortly after 
 which an amalgamation 
 became known as the On- 
 tario and Burlington Curl- 
 ing Clul). A branch ofl' 
 from this club took unto 
 itself the name of Hamil- 
 ton Curling Club, but early 
 in the 'seventies all were 
 reunited, and the Thistle 
 Curling Club of Hamilton 
 came into existence. All 
 these were under the 
 parentage of the Royal 
 Caledonian Curling Club 
 of Scotland, which had 
 established its Canadian 
 headcjuarters in Montreal, 
 was altered until it became 
 Club, Limited — its present 
 
 C. S. Wilcox. C. S. Scott. 
 
 J. Y. Osborne. Dr. A. E. Mallocli, 
 
 In the course of eA'ents the name 
 
 known as tlie Hamilton Thistle 
 
 title. Subsidiary clubs in connection are the Hamilton Thistle 
 
 Curling Club and the Hamilton Thistle Bowling Club, both of 
 
 which enjoy many of the jirivileges attorded by the parent 
 
 organisation. 
 
 Among the shareholders of the club are several of the city's most 
 prominent citizens, included being William Hendrie, Alexander 
 Gart.shore, John A. Bruce, C E. Doolittle, Adam Zimmerman, 
 
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 Alexander Turner, J. T. Classi'o, AVilliaui Vallance, and George 
 Val lance. 
 
 Glancing back over the names of the gentlemen who have 
 watched over the destinies of the Thistle Curling Club and its 
 l^redecessors, we find those of many who are familiar to the old 
 and young residents of the city, and those of many who have long 
 
 )r. J. \V. Eili;.ir. \V. J. Thomson. S. F. W:isliiii,i;toii, 
 Thos. C. Haslett. 
 
 THISTLE CURLING CLUB r. SCOTCH CUKLKK 
 
 li. H. IJniCP. C. B. LiiitiHi. .Joliii Leg-at. 
 A. 1). BmithwMite. 
 
 since departed to the other world. The list of these past i)residents, 
 dating as far back as it has been jiossible to com2)ile it, reads 
 as follows : — 
 
 1854. W. P. McLaren. 
 
 1855. George H. Gillespie. 
 
 1856. John Young. 
 
 1857. George Denholm. 
 
 1858. R. N. Law. 
 
 1859. S. G. Patton. 
 
 1860. F. W. Gates. 
 
 1861. Dr. Craigie. 
 
 1862. Rev. Robert Burnett. 
 
 1863. Andrew Stuart. 
 
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 1864. 
 
 Dr. Craigie. 
 
 1884. 
 
 William Soiitham. 
 
 1865. 
 
 Adam Burns. 
 
 1885. 
 
 John Crerar. 
 
 1866. 
 
 Hon. I. Buchanan. 
 
 1886. 
 
 John Kerner. 
 
 1867. 
 
 E. N. Law. 
 
 1887. 
 
 S. Balfour. 
 
 1868. 
 
 Thomas D. Walker. 
 
 1888. 
 
 William Vallance. 
 
 1869. 
 
 David Edgar. 
 
 1889. 
 
 Alexander Gartshore 
 
 1870. 
 
 P. T. Buchanan. 
 
 1890. 
 
 E. L. Gunn. 
 
 1871. 
 
 R N. Law. 
 
 1891. 
 
 Alexander Gillespie. 
 
 1872. 
 
 E. N. Law. 
 
 1892. 
 
 F. S. MaUoch. 
 
 1873. 
 
 James Simpson. 
 
 1893. 
 
 F. S. Malloch. 
 
 1874. 
 
 Jolm A. Bruce. 
 
 1894. 
 
 E. Hills. 
 
 1875. 
 
 George H. Gillesjjie. 
 
 1895. 
 
 W. Marshall. 
 
 1876. 
 
 John Harvey. 
 
 1896. 
 
 Dr. Woolverton. 
 
 1877. 
 
 F. E. Despard. 
 
 1897. 
 
 T. C. Haslett. 
 
 1878. 
 
 Alexander Harvey. 
 
 1898. 
 
 T. C. Haslett. 
 
 1879. 
 
 A. E. Malloch. 
 
 1899. 
 
 T. C. Haslett. 
 
 1880. 
 
 James Simpson. 
 
 1900. 
 
 J. C. M'Keand. 
 
 1881. 
 
 Alexander Tui'iier. 
 
 1901. 
 
 John Leggat. 
 
 1882. 
 
 James Watson. 
 
 1902. 
 
 W. E. Davis. 
 
 1883. 
 
 Hugh Fairgrieve. 
 
 1903. 
 
 E. E. Bruce. 
 
 The Thistle Club, starting years ago in a modest way, has 
 grown until it now occupies nearly the entire block bounded as 
 described above. Its lands, buildings, and imijrovements are valued 
 at about $30,000, to which is annually added about $1500 in 
 improvements. Its equipment consists of a curling rink of four 
 beds, a large and well-apj^ointed skating rink, which admits, when 
 necessary, of six additional curling beds ; a beautiful lawn bowling- 
 green, 130 feet square, sufticient for ten full rinks, all specially 
 prepared and made ; a large and well-appointed room for curlers, 
 where arrangements are frequently made for dinners and other 
 receptions ; billiard and lounging rooms adorned with innumerable 
 club trophies and other things dear to the hearts of the followers 
 of Canada's exhilarating winter pastime ; retiring-rooms for ladies 
 and gentlemen ; private lockers, and in fact every convenience one 
 would expect to find in an up-to-date institution of this nature. 
 
 During the winter months probably the greatest public interest 
 is centred in the skating-rink, where hundreds of our good j^eople, 
 young and old, find freedom from their cares. The club is most 
 liberal in its encouragement of this popular j^astime, and its success 
 has been but little short of remarkable. A capable band lends 
 additional charm to the situation on stated evenings during the 
 
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 week, and ou frequent occasions the club provides its patrons witli 
 di\-ertisenient in tlie nature of fancy and acrobatic skating, some 
 of the best artists on the continent having been engaged for this 
 purjjose during the past several seasons. Hockey has also been 
 l)rovided in liberal (|uantitics, the teams of the Bankers and Whole- 
 sale Leagues having jjlayed all their matches here, while the Thistle 
 Ladies' Horkcv CIuli has nut lieeii slow to iiruve that tlic stcnuT 
 
 riint,, 1)1/ r^K'hniii, n,i 
 M. LEGGAT. 
 llaiiiiltou Thistle. 
 
 W. M. C.VLDEli. 
 
 Glanfonl Club. 
 
 sex has not been permitted to monopolise all knowledge of the 
 fascinating game. 
 
 Quite naturally, among the older of the parent cluli's 160 
 member's, the greatest interest is centred in the curling department, 
 and while many of them occasionally take a wdiirl around the 
 rink on skates, it is with the " stanes " that their greatest enjoy- 
 ment lies. In the curling department are to be found 120 pairs 
 of stones, most of which are of modern style and construction. 
 The average curler is an enthusiast on the suliject, and it is rarely 
 that a score or more broom handlers cannot be found exercising 
 their lungs and trying to sweep holes through the hard-worked 
 frozen water. In addition to contests for the Ontario Tankard, 
 and about twenty other district and imj^ortant matches each year, 
 there are numerous friendly and club competition.s, which serve 
 
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 to keep uji a heallliy interest in the roaring game. The most 
 impoTtant of all matches, however, is the Ontario Tankard Com- 
 petition, the winners of which are justly entitled to class as the 
 champions of Western Canada. This important fixture was 
 inaugurated in 1875, and on that occasion was captured by the 
 Hamilton Thistles. Four times since then have the Thistle been 
 successful in the chase for the blue riband of Ontario, while on two 
 other occasions they fini.shed as runners-up. But one other club, 
 
 THISTLE CURLING CLUB. 
 
 imes Thomson. James Allan. Dr. G. S. Glassco. 
 
 St. Clair Balfour. 
 
 I'hotu I,,/ l:n 
 
 "CALEDONIANS," TORONTO. 
 R. Keiiiiie, skip. 
 
 W. Ros.s, vir. 
 
 J. Cameron. 
 
 D. S. Keith. 
 
 the Toronto Granites, has been successful in making as good a 
 showing. 
 
 As a result of the club's success in this important competition, 
 two very handsome Imnnere adorn the walls of the club's lounging 
 room. The name of the club has been engraved on the tankard, 
 while the individual memliers of the several successful rinks have 
 been rewarded with handsome mementoes of their prowess by the 
 Ontario Curling Association. 
 
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 In the sunimer time, when tlie "staiies" are locked away and 
 the brooms piled up to rest, the members of the club hie themselves 
 to the lawn bowling-green, where many a pleasant hour is spent at 
 this very delightful pastime. Many interesting matches are played 
 duriug the course of the summer, and many have been the ])le.asant 
 entertainments arranged for tlie benefit of vi.sitiug bowlers. 
 
 And thus it is that the average reader may well bring himself 
 to believe that the Hamilton Thistle Clul), Limited, is one of the 
 most imjiortaut institutions of its nature in all ('anada. 
 
 The Asylum Club : Curling a Cure for Insanity 
 
 Ex-Secretary liiissell, in reply to his inquiries as to 
 the e.xperience of the Asylum Club at Hamilton, received 
 the following letter from Dr. 
 Russell, which we quote iti 
 extenso, as it is an important 
 contribution in favour of 
 curling in connection witli 
 the mens mna in coiyore 
 sano : — 
 
 October 13, 1903. 
 
 My dear Russell — I 
 have neglected writing you 
 about the Asylum Curling 
 Clul). There is little of a 
 historical nature to write 
 about. The club was organ- 
 ised in 1893 as an experi- 
 ment at an Asylum. We 
 erected the curling shed by Asylum labour,and the Govern- 
 ment was good enough to supply the stones for the patients. 
 Officers and employers brought their own stones. The 
 experiment proved an immense success. Our patients 
 worked to the game with the greatest enthusiasm, and 
 many of them developed into most skilful players. Of 
 
 Vhiilnhjj Ciniiilwjham. II 
 DR. .lAMES RUSSELL. 
 I[,-iniilton Asvliim Club. 
 I'lesiiient 0!c'.A. 1004. 
 
382 CUELING TOUE 
 
 all the curative means employed for the restoration of 
 mental health nothing has equalled the game on the 
 ice. We played matches with all the surrounding 
 clubs, and even went as far as Toronto. In every 
 rink there were at least two patients, and it was not 
 easy to distinguish who was who on the ice. Our 
 club won the Walker Trophy one year, which was open 
 to all clubs in the Hamilton district. Another year 
 our club came out ahead in the competition for the 
 Ontario Tankard in our district. John Dickinson, M.P., 
 presented a Tankard for competition in the county of 
 Wentworth in 1S9G, and tlie Asylum Club has won it 
 three times. 
 
 Many amusing incidents have happened on the ice, 
 which would take too much space to relate. The longest 
 percentage of recoveries is from the curling cluli, and we 
 have to deplore each year the loss of our best players 
 who return home clothed and in their right mind. The 
 (Tovernmeut has promised to erect a new shed next year. 
 Our club liad the honour of playing with one of the 
 Scotch Curling Einks — skipped by Bramwell, and were 
 lawfully defeated. — Your.-^, etc., J. Eussell. 
 
 (3) At Guelph (Jaiuiaiy 27) 
 
 The next place on the Itinerary was the city of Guelph 
 situated on the Speed, a tributary of the Grand Eiver, 
 and associated, as we have remarked (p. 353), with the 
 chequered career of John Gait, the Scottish novelist, 
 who for some time resided here, and whose name is im- 
 mortalised Ijy the neighbouring city of Gait itself, which 
 is named after him. The leading curlers of the city 
 welcomed the Scotsmen at the station, and along with 
 them were representatives from Brampton, Harriston, 
 and Fergus Clubs. The surging crowd included 
 
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 also a large number of ladies. When the train steamed 
 in and the Scotsmen alighted on the platform they 
 were greeted with liearty cheers, Piper Willie Thain of 
 St. Andrew's Society adding to the general salute, by 
 playing some stirring Scottish airs on the bagpipes. 
 Mayor Hamilton ;after the greetings were over, extended 
 
 BRAMPTON EXCELSIOR CURLING CLUB. 
 Rev. R. N. Burns, skip. W. E. Milner. 
 
 W. J. Fenton. 
 
 T. Thanbun 
 
 Pliolo bii Cojilaiid. Ifiiiri 
 HAHRISTON RINK. 
 .1. Praiii. J. Copland. 
 
 .l-Meiklpjolm. G. Moon 
 
 to the visitors a thousand welcomes and tlie freedom of 
 the city, which was suitalily acknowledged by Dr. Kirk. 
 Then a short run was made to the famous Agricultural 
 College, " The Cirencester of Canada," where the Scotsmen 
 were welcomed by President Mills and members of his 
 staff, and conducted through the various departments of 
 the Institution. Situated as Guelph is, in the centre of 
 a very rich farming country, this college, with over a 
 
184 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 hundred students, effective teaching staff, and experi- 
 mental farm attaclied, has a most effective influence on 
 the development of the Dominion, whose interests are so 
 much bound up witli agriculture. When the inspection 
 was over, the company, numbering about eighty, were 
 entertained to luncheon at the residence of Dr. Mills. 
 When this function was over, Dr. Mills, on behalf of 
 
 ADAM EOBERTSOX. 
 Guelpll. 
 
 Photo hij liur.jiSa. Ciiellili. 
 W. W. MACALISTEK. 
 Royal City Club. 
 Convener Reception Conimittee. 
 
 the Hon. Mr. Eoss, i'remier of Ontario, and the 
 Hon. Mr. Drydeu, Minister of Agriculture, extended 
 to the team a hearty welcome, and expressed the hope 
 that they would enjoy themselves and take back wdth 
 them a favourable impression of Canada. Provost 
 Ballantyne returned thanks on behalf of the team, and 
 expressed the great pleasure it had afforded them all to 
 visit the Agricultural College. According to the local 
 Mercury, " The great public interest manifested in the 
 Scots was shown l)v the large cratherings at the rink in 
 
AN ONTAKTAN (TTJOUIT 385 
 
 the afteniot)ii jitkI ovoniiig to see the play, tlie ])latforms 
 
 DR. JAMES MILLS. 
 President Ontario Ai'ricnltnral ColleKP- 
 
 rhoto by Uurndall, Ouilpll. 
 R. MACKENZIE. 
 
 Secretary Royal City Club, Guelpli. 
 
 noro hi/ hurudaU, Giu-ljili. 
 U. H. BRYDON. 
 (iuelph Royal City Curling Club. 
 
 Photo hti f'npjand, llarriston. 
 J. PRAIN. 
 
 Harriston Club. 
 
 and galleries being filled on both occasions. The scenes, 
 
 2c 
 
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 CUELING TOUE 
 
 with the gaily-decorated rink and the enthusiastic curlers, 
 the bright colours and stalwart forms, were very attractive. 
 But most entrancing of all to the real Scotsmen and Scots- 
 women and their immediate descendants was the sound 
 of the braid Scots tongue in the orders of the visiting 
 
 GUELPH DKION, 
 (1) Geo. M'PIierson. (3) R. MTlierson. 
 
 (2) J. Coiigalton, skip. (4) J. H Cardy. 
 
 GUELPH UNION. 
 (1) T. SijaUliiig. (3) W. «iiaMinj,'. 
 
 (•_') J. A. Lillie. (4) Hiigli Turnt-r, skip. 
 
 Geo. J. Xrwton, I'l-esibhid. 
 
 skips, and in the shouting and talk of their rinks, and 
 many pressed round to find out the representatives of 
 their native shire and in(|uire about things over there. 
 Husband, of Dunfermline, was waylaid at the station 
 this morning by Eobert Maconacliie, Davy Sharp had 
 Bramwell of Dumfriesshire up by the station door telling 
 him of his grandfather's exploit at Waterloo — Mr. Sharp's 
 nephew is head skipper for ]\[r. Bramwell ; and thus it 
 
AN ONTAETAN CIECUIT 387 
 
 went oil. The Trovosts were urbane and genial, and the 
 whole team seemed to enjoy the inquiries and the Scotch 
 atmosphere which surrounded them as much as their 
 expatriated compatriots. All wore the thistle and Stuart 
 tartan in their bonnets, witli the exception of Mr. Bentley- 
 Murray, and the story of the feuds of the Murray and 
 Campbell clans is history." 
 
 The rink itself was like most of the others which 
 
 J'liiiti, by Copliiiid, lla 
 
 J. MEIKLEJOHX. 
 Hiiixistou Club. 
 
 M. ANDERSON. 
 
 Fergus Club. 
 
 had been visited, in liala attire. Besides the flags, 
 mottoes, bunting, etc., which brightened up the building, 
 each memljer of the team found the name of his club 
 displayed in front of the galleries. A design in cross 
 brooms with cmding stones and thistle, and the wreath 
 encircling " AVe're brithers a','' was a pretty feature. 
 Unfortunately, owing to the rather mild weather, the 
 ice was somewhat sticky, and on this account fewer ends 
 than usual were played. The games, which, with few 
 
388 CUELING TOUR 
 
 exceptions, went in favour of Giielph, were over by nine 
 o'clock, when the visitors were escorted to the AVelliug- 
 ton Hotel and entertained to an oyster supper, one of 
 the features of which, according to a member of the 
 team, was "oyster soup without oysters." Ex -Mayor 
 Kennedy presided. After the toast of " Tlie King," Dr. 
 Savage in a neat speech proposed " The Scottish Curlers." 
 Provost Ballantyne responded and thanked the Guelph 
 curlers for their great hospitality, expressing the hope 
 that they might meet them again under better condi- 
 tions of ice. Major Scott Davidson also responded in 
 humorous vein. Mr. J. A. M'Fadden, Secretary of the 
 Ontario Curling Association, spoke of the pleasure it 
 had given the curlers in that district in having the Scot- 
 tish visitors among them, and tlieir desire to spread 
 them over as much territory as possible. The Chairman 
 referred to the unremitting labours of Mr. M'Fadden, 
 who had done so much to make the arrangements for 
 the visit complete. This was heartily applauded by the 
 Scottish curlers, for Mr. M'Fadden by liis geniality and 
 o'ood ser'S'ices was a great favourite, his assistance to Mr. 
 Husband during this week being invaluable. After the 
 usual songs and sentiments, the proceedings came to a 
 close about eleven o'clock, and the Scotsmen were thus 
 able to secure a good night's rest before proceeding next 
 morning to Sti'atford. 
 
 Curling in tlie Guelph District 
 
 includes the two Guelph Clubs, the two Gait Clubs, 
 with Fergus, Elord, Ayr, Puston, and Paris Clubs, and 
 several others partly within the vicinity of Hamilton 
 and London. 
 
 Of these the Fergus Club, established in 1834, was 
 the first curling club organised in the province of 
 
AX ()xtai:l\x CI IK "i" it 
 
 ;5 80 
 
 Ontario, the (ialt ('lub was I'ormecl in 1838, the 
 Guelpli Club in the same year, Paris Club in 1843, 
 and Elord in 1847. In Fergus and Gait the first 
 curling -stones were simply segments of the boughs of 
 curly maple or X"orwood trees, fitted with a l^'ut iron 
 liandlo, and sometimes cinctured with an iron liand, 
 
 CUELPH UOYAL CITY. 
 
 GUELPH ROYAL CITY. 
 
 (1) Dr. Savajiv. 
 (2) R. IMalioiiey. 
 
 (3) K. Dillon, skip. 
 (4) Thus. Irving. 
 
 (1) D. E. M'Donal 
 (•2) W. n. JdiiH 
 
 (:-;) W. W. Maealister. 
 (4) W. A. Kiiowles, sic. 
 
 and plugged with lead to prevent splitting and increase 
 weight. 
 
 The Ontario Club of Hamilton, at its formation in 
 1838, was supplied with sixteen pairs of these stones 
 from Fergus, but in a very few years throughout this 
 whole district they were superseded by granite stones 
 made by the curlers themselves. In 1844 the first 
 match was played lietween Paris and Gait with three 
 
390 CUELING TOUE 
 
 rinks a side, and was won by Paris with 4S shots aliead 
 
 Photo bij Vocit^urit, P( 
 DAVID BROWN. 
 Paris Club. 
 
 riiuto hi) Tni/lor, Oalt. 
 J. E. M'LELLAN. 
 
 Gait Granite Club. 
 
 C. TUKNBULL. 
 Gait Granite Club. 
 
 Phutij hij Cuckhiirii, Pa 
 JOHN BEOCKBANK. 
 Paris Club. 
 
 and was followed by tierce contests annually between 
 
AN ONTAIJIAX (IKCUIT 
 
 391 
 
 these clubs. Tlie lirst game by Fergus ^vith anotber 
 dub was versus Gait at Gait in 1848, when (Jalt wuu 
 by 8 shots; in the return match in 1849 Fergus won 
 by 9 ; in 1851 Fergus and Paris met, live rinks a side, 
 and Paris won by 18 shots ; in the same year Guelph Chib 
 played Fergus Club at Fergus, three rinks a side, and was 
 defeated by 28 shots. In 1856 Ayr Club met Fergus 
 at Guelph, four rinks a side, and Ayr won. In December 
 
 J-liutu hfi Farmrr /.',v..v, 
 CHARLES M'GEOKGE. 
 
 ALEX. (JUNUALTO.N. 
 
 Ayr Club. Guelph Club. 
 
 1850 Paris Club, elated with success, published in the 
 local and also in the Toronto newspapers a challenge to 
 any club in Western Canada (Ontario), and Gait and 
 Toronto promptly accepted. The match with Gait was 
 played on January 25, 1851, and Gait was the victor l)y 
 9 shots ; the game with Toronto was played in February, 
 and Paris won by 23 shots. Paris had won from 
 Toronto by 11 shots in a one-rink match in 1847, and 
 this second win over Toronto served but little to mollify 
 the mortification felt over the defeat by Gait; one of 
 
392 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 the Paris players ou whom it was urged as ground for 
 consolation, refused to be comforted, explaining, " What's 
 the odds of winnin' from thae Toronto chiels, when thae 
 Gait Gallants gied us such a stab in the wame last month ?" 
 The clubs of Fergus, Guelph, Paris, Gait, Elord, and 
 Ayr have frequently appeared as group champions in 
 the final competition for the Ontario Tankard at Toronto : 
 and Paris has won the trophy twice. Gait once, while 
 
 ]'hoto by smith, Uult. 
 W. REID. 
 Avr Club. 
 
 Fhotrj hj L'^ikiiis, lui-outu 
 A, COLLINS. 
 Walkertoii Club. 
 
 Paris has been the " last competing club " once, Gait twice, 
 and Gaelph once. 
 
 A tournament has been conducted at Guelph annually 
 for about ten years, a club match for the Slieman 
 trophy, and a single-rink match for the Guelph trophy, 
 and have been well attended. The Preston Club, formed 
 in the same district in 1879, has had three or four 
 very successful open bonspiels since 1898, and the pro- 
 S]3ects of the game in this strong curling district are of 
 
AN ONTAKIA.N ClliCUlT 
 
 39; 
 
 the brightest ; every chib has a good curling rink, and 
 as many enthusiastic " Brithers of the broom," as they 
 can \vell accommodate. This whole district was settled 
 by immigrants from Scotland brought out from 182G to 
 18:!0 by John (lalt, the Scottish novelist and Commis- 
 sioner for the Canada Company, who took up his abode 
 for some time in Guelph, and another contingent l)rought 
 across by the Hon. Adam Ferguson in 18;'.:'.. tlie names 
 
 KINK UF AVK CURLING CLLli. 
 
 A. J. Reid, skip. .1. K. FolsettPr. 
 
 Joliii|(;ol(iie. C. M'Georgf. 
 
 of both being perpetuated in the names of the towns of 
 Calt and Fergus. 
 
 For promptitude in seizing the line opportunity 
 aftbrded in Canada for the grand old game, Fergus bears 
 the bell. The Scottish immigrants came out in 1833, 
 and the curling club was formed in 1834. Adam 
 Ptol;)ertson and Alex. Congalton, who were members of 
 the Guelph Club when it was re-organised in 1857, still 
 survive ; both have been strong enthusiasts in the game. 
 Mr. Congalton has l)een one of the most successful skips 
 
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394 CURLING TOUR 
 
 of the club for many years, and is well kno\Yn through- 
 out the province. In 1901 he made the top score at 
 the Points game in the competition open to all the 
 province, and has been for about ten years a valuable 
 member of the Committee of the Association on Com- 
 plaints and Appeals. 
 
 (4) At Stratford (Jaiuiary 28) 
 
 The curlers arrived at Stratford, in County Perth, one 
 of the most important railway centres, about noon irorn 
 the east, and were accorded a ^'ery hearty reception. They 
 were met at the station by Mayor Hepburn, Alex. McLaren, 
 M.P., John Brown, M.P., the Rev. David AVilliams, M.A., 
 Rector of St. James's Episcopal Church, Rev. i\Ir. Leitch of 
 Knox Presbyterian Church, the City Council, and a large 
 numljer of the citizens. The ]\Iayor as usual extended 
 to the visitors the freedom of the city. In the afternoon, 
 when the attendance of spectators was very large, the 
 five Scottish rinks played against five rinks representing 
 respectively St. Mary's, Walkerton, Waterloo, Seaforth, 
 and Bright. The Scotsmen won four out of the five 
 matches, the scores being 45 to ^0. The Scotsmen 
 then met four Stratford rinks and one from Clinton, a 
 victoiT of the same kind l)eing scored. The ice was in 
 both cases a bit " baugh." The total for the Scots over 
 the day's play was 84 shots against 42 for the men of 
 Stratford and district. In the evening a splendid banquet 
 was tendered to the visitors in the City Hall. According 
 to the local Beacon, " It is no exaggeration to say it was 
 the finest function of the kind ever held in the city, and 
 was enjoyed to the utmost Ijy the visitors and hosts alike. 
 The presence of a large number of ladies in the gallery 
 was a compliment for which the visitors were not back- 
 ward in expressing tlieir appreciation, and the fact that 
 
AN ONTAKIAX (JIKCUIT 
 
 195 
 
 the ladies stayed to the close shows that they enjoyed the 
 excellent speeclies and songs. The hall was handsomely 
 decorated with Hags, tartans, and foliage plants, while the 
 Horal decorations of the tables were in exquisite taste. 
 The company numbered about 150, and was representative 
 
 Pkoln 
 
 SK.VFORTH KINK, STKATFORD. 
 
 (3) F. Hohne.steri. 
 (1) .1. S. Roberts. 
 
 (4).G. Patterson. 
 (■2) A. Wilson, skip. 
 
 WATERLOO RINK 
 
 r. SCOTS, JAN. 1903, at STKATFORD. 
 E. F. Seagram, second. Geo. A. Bruce, third. 
 Geo. Moore, lead. Wm. Hogg, ski 
 
 of the business and social life of the city. The catering- 
 was by the "Webb Company of Toronto. The menu card 
 was in the design of a curling -stone tied with tartan 
 ribbon, and contained five courses, which were served in 
 a manner that reflects the highest credit on the Webb 
 management. Mr. A. F. IVIcLaren, M.P., occupied the 
 
396 CUPvLING TOUR 
 
 chair, with Provost Ballantyne, who represented the 
 Captain of the team, on his right, and Mr. Husband, 
 Secretary, on his left. Two hours were spent in speech 
 and song; in a most delightful manner. The Chairman 
 excelled himself in his happy introductory speeches. 
 Songs were contributed during the evening by Mr. Frovan 
 of Edinburgh, who proved a whole entertainment in him- 
 self; Mr. Spalding of Clinton, Mr. H. M. ^Wevn, and Mr. 
 
 J-lioto III/ lU-nrii CJiuliHi. (int. 
 
 CLINTON CURLING CLUB. 
 
 W. P. Spiiaiiig, AV. Jackson, X. M'L. Fair, W. A. Fonester, 
 ii]ci[i. third. second. lead. 
 
 A. tJ. M'Pherson, Stratford, and Provost Gordon. After 
 the King was honoured, the Chairman proposed the toast 
 of ' Our Guests,' to which Mr. Provost Ballantyne re- 
 sponded. He said that the genuine hospitality which 
 had been extended to them had made twenty-three of 
 the most enthusiastic emigration agents they could have 
 in Scotland. Stratford had not only done its full share, 
 l)ut had, in addition, paid them the compliment of giving 
 them a taste of genuine Scotch weather. He regretted 
 the absence of good ice, but felt that the Stratford people 
 
AN ONTAKIAX ('TRCUIT :;07 
 
 liad fully made up for it by their kindness. They had 
 
 J-liiitu 0;/ /.iliiri'/ifld-Abul C 
 
 A. V. M'LAREX, M.T. 
 Stratford Club; President O.C.A. lS0S-i»9. 
 
 /•!„,l:, 1,1/ Mniin-, n'ntrrlu 
 
 JACOB HESPELER. 
 
 Waterloo Cln1). 
 
 I'lmtij 1*1/ Coa/jcy, Luitdou. 
 ,1. B. HUGHES. 
 Wiiterloo Club, Ontario. 
 
 rh:,tu b/i (.ran, .^^ Ma, y^.. 
 G. GRANT. 
 St. Marv's Clul'. 
 
 not, he said, come to Canada to win games but to win 
 
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 hearts and bring closer the bonds of the Empire. He 
 lioped, whatever their fate might be on the ice, tlie main 
 oljject wouhl l:)e attained. (Applause.) Mr. Husl)and 
 expressed his pleasure at seeing the ladies present, and 
 said the visitors would remember this feature of the 
 Stratford visit with especial pleasure. They had met 
 ladies on the ice at Montreal and Quel)ec, and had the 
 
 Photo hy ilamaiid. 
 
 C. E. NASMYTH. 
 
 Stratford Club. 
 
 JAMES STEELE. 
 Stratford Club. 
 
 grace to fall down before their superior play — (laughter) 
 — but this was the first occasion that they were compli- 
 mented by their presence in a banqueting hall. They 
 liad never met kinder people than the Canadians, and 
 they would never cease to speak well of them and 
 Canada. Dr. Kirk, better known throughout the tour as 
 ' The Cathedral,' on account of his size, made a happy 
 speech in a humorous vein, in which he attributed the 
 supreme skill of the Canadians at curling to there being 
 ten months' curlin» here as a^'ainst ten days' in Scotland. 
 
A.\ UXTAEIAN CllU'UlT 
 
 r599 
 
 l*rovost (Jordon's tine presence and patriotic eloquence so 
 enthused the ladies in the gallery that on sitting down 
 he was greeted by their uprising and singing a. couple 
 of havs of the old Jacobite song — 
 
 Better lo'ed ye canna be ; 
 Will ye no' come back again i 
 
 The song was rapturously cheered, and the Provost 
 responded by asking the team to stand up, when to his 
 lead all sang 
 
 Yes, we will come back again ; 
 Better lo'ed we canna be ; 
 Yes, we will come back again. 
 
 A summary would not do 
 
 justice to Provost Gordon's 
 
 speech, which was really the 
 
 gem of the evening. Mr. Prain 
 
 proposed 'The Ontario 
 
 Legislature,' and ]\Ir. John 
 
 Brown, ]\I.P., in responding, 
 
 spoke of the immense field 
 
 there was in Canada for the 
 
 surplus population of the Old 
 
 Country, and said he was sure 
 
 no better emigrants could 
 
 be secured tlian tliose the 
 
 Scottish curlers could send them. ]\Iajor Scott Davidson 
 
 having given a humorous recitation, ]Mr. P. Paterson was 
 
 called upon for a song, but preferred to sing a song of 
 
 progress, and thereupon launched out into an eloquent 
 
 appeal for the sending to Canada of more of the men of 
 
 brain and sinew as represented by the visitors. There was 
 
 a wide field in Canada for all the capable men, mechanics 
 
 and farmers, tliat could lie sent out. There was now only 
 
 one railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific through 
 
 /':,ui„ 1,11 ^\^'l,!i 
 
 T. 0. ROBSON. 
 St. :Marvs Clnb. 
 
400 
 
 CUIILING TOUE 
 
 in the Grand Trunk 
 
 Canadian territory, but by the time the visitors came 
 back, which he expected would be before long, they 
 would, he hoped, find another, namely, the Grand Trunk 
 Pacific, and instead of there being 700 men employed 
 
 shops in Stratford they would 
 find 1700. This rail- 
 way would mean great 
 things for Canada and 
 for Stratford, and he 
 felt that the Govern- 
 ment which was going 
 to put it through was 
 entitled to their support. 
 Thousands of men would 
 be required to develop 
 the territory through 
 w^hich this railway 
 would run, and he hoped 
 the visitors w^ould help 
 to contribute to the 
 supply. The healths 
 of 'The Visiting District 
 Rinks ' were replied to 
 briefly by Messrs. 
 Eoberts, Jackson, and 
 Eichardson, while ' The 
 City of Stratford and County of I'erth' was responded to by 
 Warden Kemp, Mayor Hepburn, and Alderman Ferguson. 
 The enjoyment of the evening was much heightened by 
 excellent songs sung by Provost Gordon, Mr. I'rovan, Mr. 
 A. J. Macpherson, Mr. W. P. Spalding, Mr. H. M. 
 Myers, and others. Mr. T. Macmillan, of the Scottish 
 team, proposed the healtli of the Chairman, which was 
 enthusiastically received. The company then clasped 
 
 STliATFOHD C'URLIXG 
 
 I'hntn bji ISrcke 
 CLUB. 
 
 A. F. McLaren. J. Steele. 
 
 C. E. Nasmyth. John Welsh. 
 
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 401 
 
 hands, and with feelings of true hrotherhood and kinship 
 sang ' For Auhl Lang Sync' Then to the last strains 
 of ' God Save the King ' the party dispersed shortly 
 after midnight, the Scotsmen one and all remarking 
 that no reception yet accorded to them had surpassed 
 that whicli they had received at Stratford." 
 
 As a typical instance of the canny Scot who paid his 
 devoirs to his kinsmen on their visit to Stratford, we 
 
 Co , htia!Jurd,.OHt. 
 
 CORPORAL JAMES WILSON. 
 
 may mention the name of James Wilson, " Shooting 
 Jimmie," who did not see the Captain, much to his dis- 
 appointment, but sent salutations to him l)y the Secretary, 
 with an account of his wonderful shooting performances 
 and photo of himself and trophies, which we have pleasure 
 in reproducing. 
 
 Corporal Wilson was born at Edinburgh in 1829, 
 and since he landed at Montreal in 1852 has been con- 
 nected with the Volunteer forces of Canada, and done 
 noble service in several regiments. He holds medals for 
 service in the Fenian raids of 18GG and 18 70. In all 
 
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402 CUELING TOVK 
 
 he has won 125 prizes with the Snider -Enfield ritie. 
 His six sons he trained up in the way they ought to go 
 — as volunteers, — and one was buried with military 
 honours at Stratford in 188S. Jimmie and the ("aptain 
 are now fast friends, and keep up correspondence. His 
 last letter says things were never so prosperous at 
 Stratford as they are now. ^May the good old shooter, as 
 hitherto, have his share of the spoil ! 
 
 (5) At St. Thomas (January ii9) 
 
 From Stratford the curlers proceeded to the thriving 
 agricultural city of St. Thomas, where on their arrival 
 at the L.E. & D.E.E. Station they were met by a large 
 number of curlers and a crowd of spectators who greeted 
 them with hearty cheers. Mr. AV. ]\Iurray had penned 
 the following verses to greet their coming : — 
 
 A -welcome warni, \vi' three times thi^ee, 
 To Scotland's curlers, blithe and free, 
 Wi' stanes and brooms, frae ower the sea, 
 
 To play a game, 
 Enjoy a crack, and taste the bree 
 
 We needna name. 
 
 Ye've come frae bonnie Scotland dear, 
 Oor hearts and hames to charm and cheer 
 And fecht for fame upon our clear 
 
 Canadian ice : 
 A haun' frae every curler here. 
 
 And welcome thrice ! 
 
 As there are many Gaelic-speaking people herealjouts 
 the Evening Journal saluted the Scotsmen thus : Tha 
 sin a toirt Cuiradh do air Bratlirean a nail thar a 
 Chuan, which, briefly translated, means, we are told, We 
 ■welcome our Iretlirrn from over the sea. The DaUy Times, 
 
AN ONTARIAN CIKCUIT 403 
 
 in reporting the arrival of the Scotsmen, liad in large 
 letters : — 
 
 "Ontakio Curling Association: Sawny M'Faklane's 
 Address ; his Welcome tae the Curlers frae the 
 Lan' o' Cakes an' Bare Legs, Greetin'. The Land 
 OF THE Maple Leaf greets the Land of the 
 Thistle : — 
 
 " Losh, but we're a' ^led at the siclit o' ye 1 It's a gey lang time 
 sin' we keekit at sic a wlieen braw cliiels frae the bonnie lan' o' 
 heather, a' in ae bunch. An' we tak' muckle pleesure in niakin' 
 yer guidwives welcome tae Canada an' the braw ceety o' Saunt 
 Thomas. The but an' ben o' tlie toon is yer ain, an' mair forbye. 
 An' what for no'? We're a' yer ain British bluid, and mak' na 
 deestinction with oor brithers frae ower the big pond. Sae sit ye 
 doon by the ingleside an' glour as lang's ye like at the reek gaun 
 up the lum. Ye'll aye find the sneck o' the liggit respond tae 
 the lichtest preesure o' a Scottish thoom. An' forbye naethiug 
 gaes wrang wi' oor canny curlers we'll hae ye a' on yer haftits 
 when the last stane has hurtled ower the ice, but ye maunna min' 
 a bit defeat. Ye ken what oor Burns speired lang syne — 'A 
 man's a man for a' that.' Robert was a douce, wise chiel', an' 
 never blethered without niakin' a point. Hooever, be the result 
 ane way or the ither, we wish ye muckle success an' prosperity, an' 
 oor pairtin' sweep at ye is ' Mair poo'er tae yer channel-stanes.' — 
 Sawny M'Farlane. 
 
 " ' Sawny's ' sentiments as above given are echoed by 
 all the people of St. Thomas, whether of English, Irish, 
 German, New England, or Bluenose origin. We welcome 
 them because they represent one of the most important 
 portions of the grand old empire of which we are all so 
 proud. We welcome them because they represent the 
 country whose sons have been among the bravest in 
 war and battle for freedom of conscience, in literature 
 and statesmanship and oratory, the sturdiest of advocates 
 of all that is good and true and noble in human char- 
 acter. We honour them because they come from the 
 
404 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 land of Knox and the Covenanters, the land of ])r. 
 Clialniers and Thomas Carlyle, and Sk Walter Scott and 
 ' Bol)bie ' Burns, and "Wallace and Bruce, and many 
 others who might be named. We welcome them in the 
 name of the great men of Canada, who by l^irth or 
 ancestry belong to the Land of the Heather — John A. 
 Macdonald, John vSandfield ]\Iacdonald, Geo. Brown, Alex. 
 
 F. MILLMAN. 
 Woodstock Club. 
 
 JAMES CANFIELD. 
 
 Woodstock Club. 
 
 Mackenzie, Geo. W. Boss, and others who have made 
 themselves prominent in the political life of this Dominion. 
 Indeed, so numerous are the sons of old Scotia in this 
 land of the Maple Leaf that we could go on indefinitely 
 with a list of names. We greet the curlers with the 
 right hand of fellowship because of the noble game they 
 X^lay, the one sport that has never been made a gambling 
 device, the game which brings together the prince and 
 peasant in friendly competition, the sport which warms 
 the social side of men's natures, and for the nonce breaks 
 down class distinctions. The weather clerk has not 
 
AN ONTARIAN CIRCUIT 405 
 
 been handing out good icy temperature, yet it is lioped 
 there will he a pos.sil)ility of carrying out the curling- 
 programme as well as the social one. Let the words of 
 Dr. Macleod he made l<> ;i]>]»ly here: — 
 
 " It's an unco-like story that baith Whig and Tory 
 Maun aye collysbangie like dogs owre a bane ; 
 And that a' denominations are wantin' in patience, 
 For nae kirk will thole to let ithers alane. 
 But in fine frosty weather let a' meet thegither, 
 Wi' a broom in the liaun' an' a stane by the tee ; 
 And then, by my certes, ye'll see hoo a' parties 
 Like brithers will love, and like brithers agree. 
 Then hurrah for tlie curlin', frae Girvan to Stirliu', 
 Hurrah for the lads o' the besom and stane ! 
 ' Ready, noo ! ' ' Soop it up ! ' ' Clap a guard ! ' ' Steady, noo ! ' 
 Oh ! curlin' aboon every game stan's alane. 
 
 " The Times wants the visitors to feel that they are 
 amongst their brothers, and wants the local curlers ' to 
 beat them at the roaring game if they can, and give them 
 a stiff, manly contest, no matter w^ho wins.' " 
 
 The local Journal, in describing the arrival of the 
 curlers at Lake Erie Station about two o'clock, says : — - 
 " There was a large crowd of bonneted citizens there 
 to greet them and to size them up, much as they would 
 our late lamented Jumbo, or any other curiosity. There 
 has been so much said about the visitors that their 
 entrance into our city was an event which attracted the 
 sightseers to the railway station. The reports that have 
 come before them are not at all overdrawn. They are 
 splendid specimens of Scottish architecture, somewhat 
 angular, and in spots a little bulgy, but broad brawny 
 fellows, looking as if they had been fed on Tillson's pan- 
 dried oats, or something equally nourishing. Their 
 ample proportions filled the waiting vehicles, wdiile 
 several drays conveyed a splendid assortment of stones 
 
40 G CUELINCr TOUR 
 
 to the rink. All manner of devices were adopted for 
 conveying the stones. Some were in boxes stout enougli 
 to carry the huUioii from the Mint to the Bank of 
 England ; some were in what looked like game bags ; 
 others were in willow baskets, which from their shape 
 might have contained plum puddings, while there were 
 others in shawl straps. They were all weights from 
 30 lbs. to 40 lbs., and on the ice it was seen that the 
 largest stone was often used by the smallest man and 
 vice verso. The players were unloaded at tlie Grand 
 Central, and the stones taken to the rink. After a 
 general introduction to the curling celebrities, the visitors 
 repaired to the rink in playing costume, which in nearly 
 every case was knickers and Norfolk jackets." 
 
 As it turned out, the curlers of St. Thomas and 
 district were considerably worsted by the Scots over 
 the day's play, the total for Scotland being 69 in 8 
 games played, as against 45 for Ontario. 
 
 The banquet given to the visitors was very successful, 
 about 150 being present at the function. Mr. John 
 Fairley, K.C., presided, and among others present were 
 Judge Ermatinger, Mayor Maxwell, M. A. Gilbert, A. P. 
 Campbell, J. M. .Glenn, Joseph Muckleborough, E. M. 
 Anderson, Dr. Wilson, Angus M'Crimmon, Joseph Griffin, 
 Hugh Macpherson, Inspector Silcox, J. H. Coyne, Dr. 
 Guest, Mr. Kirby, David M'Laws, Albert Macpherson, 
 Angus Murray, George T. Haig, S. H. Eby, John D. 
 Locke, 0. r. Maxwell, F. Sutherland, W. E. Eoss, Walter 
 Eoss, W. H. Oke, John C. Ponsford, John Leach, W. W. 
 Bonghner, E. G. Kitchen, E. T. Wegg, J. M. Douglas, 
 C. A. M'Corkell, Joseph Eivard, J. W. Bonghner, and 
 many others. Among the London visitors were Messrs. 
 A. Talbot, Eobert Eeid, T. Lund, H. U. Gillies, M. H. 
 Holden, Walter Bartlett, J. W. M'Intosh, J. Purdowm, 
 
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 John Baruett, C. E. Sterling, C. M. E. Graham, W. 
 Fulton, A. Evans, James Burnet, W. Backus, James 
 Mathuson, Dr. M' Donald, W. T. Strong, II. Shillington, 
 William Smith, B. W. Glover. 
 
 The following is a copy of the meni/ and toast list : — 
 
 OXTARIO CCRLING ASSOCIATION 
 
 DiNNKR IX Grand Ckntrai, HoTKii, St. Thomas 
 
 Thursday, January 29, 1903 
 
 The chief pleasure in eating does not consist in costly seasoning 
 or exquisite flavour, but in yourself. — Horace. 
 
 Mknu. 
 Some hae meat that canna eat, 
 
 And some wad eat that want it ; 
 But we hae meat and we can eat, 
 
 Sae let the Lord be thankit. — Burns. 
 
 New York Counts, Eaw. 
 Celery. Lettuce with Eggs. C^Uieen Olives. 
 
 Cream of Tomato Soup. 
 
 Boiled Lake Erie Whitetish. Saratoga Chips. 
 
 Boiled Leg of Southdown Mutton. French Caper Sauce. 
 
 Boiled Carrots in Cream. 
 
 Braised Hare, Hunter Style. French Peas. 
 
 Prime Roast Ribs of Beef, Natural. Browned Potatoes. 
 
 Roast Young Turkey, Stutt'ed with Oystei^. Mashed Potatoes. 
 
 Lobster Salad. Cold Boiled Ham. Caljbage Salad. 
 
 Frozen Egg Nog. 
 
 English Plum Pudding. Brandy Sauce. 
 
 Apple Pie. Xmas Mince Pie. 
 
 Lemon Jelly. Cherry Jelly. Assorted Cake. 
 
 Clieese. 
 
 Canadian. M'Lareu's Roquefort. Millar's Paragon. 
 
 Water Biscuits. 
 
 Bananas. Oranges. Malaga Grajje?. Aj)2)les. 
 
 French Drip Coffee. ' Milk. 
 
 Now good digestion wait on appetite and health on jjoth. — 
 Shakespkare. 
 
408 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 Toast List 
 
 The King. 
 
 Thy dazzling sceptre, like a fairy wand, 
 
 Strikes off the shackles from the struggling slave 
 
 And gathers 'neath thy rule 
 
 The great, the wise, the brave. — Howe. 
 
 God Save the King. 
 
 Canada. 
 
 Canadians, love your country ; believe in her, 
 
 Work for her ; live for her ; die for her. — Dufferin. 
 
 The Union Jack, the flag we love, 
 Shall guard our Maple Tree. — ]\IuiR. 
 
 Song, " The Maple Leaf." 
 
 Our Guests and the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. 
 
 " Caed Mille Failthe." 
 
 Fair fa' the curlin', O. 
 
 Fair fa' the curlin', O. 
 
 Your glasses tooni to stane and broom, 
 
 And the royal game o' curlin', O. — Boyd. 
 
 It is only the man in the curler that counts. 
 And skill without that is nought. — M'Lexxax. 
 
 For Auld Lang Syne. 
 
 The Ladies. 
 
 Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, 
 
 And then sbe made the lasses, 0. — Burns. 
 
 The best work of the Great Author. There is an unlimited 
 edition, and every man should provide himself with a copy. — Swain. 
 
 God Save the King. 
 
 'Tis grievous parting with good company. 
 
 To all, to each, a fair good-night, 
 
 And pleasing dreams, and slumbers light. — Scott. 
 
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 400 
 
 " OwiniT to the lateness of the hour," said tlie Joarnal , 
 "the toast list was necessarily short. 'The Xing' was 
 honoured with the National Anthem and rousing cheers. 
 'Canada' brought 'The Maple Leaf solo by Mr. (\. E. 
 ]\rColl, the company joining in the chorus. Mr. David 
 M'Laws responded in a well-timed thoroughly Canadian 
 speech, telling of the great richness and beauty of climate 
 
 I'hutij bll J. II. Ilupki 
 U. M'LAWS. 
 St. TliDinas Club. 
 
 I'ltnUt bi/ Cuupt/r, Ijjnditii 
 R. KEID. 
 Forest City Club, London, Ontario. 
 
 of his country, Mr. M. H. Holden of London, a ' thorough- 
 bred Canadian,' supplementing the remarks of the Scotch 
 Canadian in well -chosen words. Mr. J. A¥. Mackintosh 
 of London sang with a fine baritone voice ' The Hielan- 
 man's Toast,' and His Honour Judge Ermatinger as a 
 native Canadian spoke eloquently, combining patriotism, 
 imperialism, and humour in a most agreeable deliverance, 
 which was loudly applauded. Mr. Lee of Aylmer, a 
 white-haired veteran, sang ' The Bonnie Scotch Thistle ' 
 with much gusto, and was warmly cheered. Mr. liobert 
 Eeid of London was called on to propose the toast of 
 
410 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 the evening, ' Our Guests and the Royal Caledonian 
 Curling Club/ which he did in a felicitous way, being 
 supported neatly by Air. Walter Bartlett of London. 
 'For they are Jolly Good Fellows' was lustily sung, 
 followed by rousing cheers. Mayor Maxwell at this 
 point extended the city's welcome in a sincere and 
 humorous manner. B^is Worship suggested that the rise 
 in temperature during the past few days which spoiled 
 the ice was the culmination of the warm enthusiasm that 
 had been growing for two weeks in anticipation of the 
 visit of the Scotsmen. This sally caused great laughter. 
 Provost Ballantyne replied in a dignified and happy 
 speech. He said they had had a wonderful tour, and he 
 ])elieved that whether they had won matches or not they 
 had won friends. (Loud cheers.) Cheering was renewed 
 when Mr. Ballantyne said he hoped to come to Canada 
 in the summer with a golf team. Mr. Cousin, of the 
 ■ Scottish team, made a few witty remarks, and concluded 
 that it were better to have played and lost, than not to 
 have played at all. Mr. Provan, of the Scottish team, 
 sang ' The Charms of Law,' a caustic satire upon the 
 legal fraternity, which was so well given that an encore 
 was insisted on. Mr. Provan is an excellent tenor, 
 possessing all the arts of the trained vocalist. ' Curl, ye 
 curlers, curl,' was aptly given in response to the encore. 
 Mr. M. A. Gilbert proposed ' The Press ' in a speech full 
 of humour. He mixed up the English and Scotch in 
 his geographical references in a way that caused roars of 
 merriment. When he placed Devonshire and Lancashire 
 anion a; the ' other counties of Scotland,' the laughter 
 was uproarious. Mr. Hocken, of the Journal, responded 
 in a brief and admirable speech, and the Chairman called 
 on Mr. Pt, M. Anderson to move the toast to ' The 
 Ladies.' Mr. Provan sang another humorous song, and 
 
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 being encored started ' God Save the King-,' which closed 
 the i'estivities. A street car in waiting took the T.ondun 
 delegation to the L.E. e*<: D.IM!. station, wiierc they 
 boarded a special train for home just before 1 A.M. The 
 Londoners in leaving the Grand Central gave rousing- 
 cheers for the Scotch curlers and the Scotch ladies. 
 
 '■' At St. Thomas, as in mi»st other places, the ladies 
 accompanying the party, ^Irs. Ballautyne and Miss 
 Ballantyne, wife and daugliter of Provost Ballantyne, 
 were met at the depot by a committee of ladies, and after 
 being presented with bouquets were escorted to the rink, 
 where they witnessed the matches from the windows of 
 the club rooms upstairs. In the evening this was again 
 done, followed by an ' At Home ' at Spencer's. The St. 
 Thomas entertainers left nothing- undone to make Mrs. 
 and Miss Ballantyne enjoy their visit to St. Thomas. 
 
 '- The ladies who had charge of the affair were : 
 Mesdames M. A. Gilbert, W. A. Wilson, A. ^Murray, 
 C. 0. Ermatinger, J. H. Coyne, Fred Doggett, I). 11. 
 Drummond, and C. H. Wegg." 
 
 Curling in St. Thomas District 
 
 The first curling club in the city of St. Thomas was 
 organised in 1878, and was known as the St. Thomas 
 Curling Club. Mr. Joseph M'Adam was its first 
 President, and Mr. Angus Murray its Vice - President. 
 Considerable interest was taken in curling for some 
 years, the members of the club not only playing import- 
 ant matches at home with outside clubs, but also in 
 other places in AVestern Ontario, with a great deal of 
 success. After some years, interest in the game ceased, 
 and ultimately the club disbanded. 
 
412 
 
 CURLTNa TOUE 
 
 In 1893 the present club known as the St. Thomas 
 Granite Club was organised, and since its organisation 
 great interest has been taken in curling. During the 
 existence of the St. Thomas Curling Club a lary-e rink 
 was built for the purpose of skating and curling, two 
 sheets of ice, one on eitlier side of the rink, being used 
 for curling ; l)ut after the organisation of the present 
 
 club its membership in- 
 creased to such an extent 
 that it became necessary to 
 linild an addition to the 
 rink. Tliis addition con- 
 tains two sheets of ice and 
 is used exclusively for curl- 
 ing, and four sheets of ice 
 in the original building are 
 reserved for the use of the 
 cmders on two days of each 
 week. The success of the 
 present club, the member- 
 ship of which for some 
 years past has averaged 
 seventy - five, has Ijeen due 
 in a large measure to its 
 energetic Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. W. K. Cameron. The 
 Loudon Club, and the Forest City Club, both of the city 
 of London, also Simcoe, Aylmer, and Eidgehouse Clubs 
 in this district, have for many years been prominent in 
 the promotion of the game ; the first mentioned took an 
 active part in the organising of the Ontario Curling 
 Association, and, in the late Lieut.-Col. Moffat, a native 
 of Lanark, Scotland, gave a capable and useful President 
 to the Association in 1881-82; and in that same year 
 won the medal put up for the club winning the greatest 
 
 W. K. CAMEROX. 
 
 St. Thomas Club. 
 
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 413 
 
 iuiiii1>er of matches against other clubs, their record being- 
 eighteen wins within tlie year. The loss of many 
 enthusiastic members by death, or removal from tlie 
 district has seriously affected the club of late years, but 
 there is every prospect that its former fame will shortly be 
 eclipsed by the rising generation of curlers, and in this 
 prospect the Forest City Club also sliares. 
 
 (6) At Windsor (January 30) 
 The Scots, after their visit to St. Thomas, went on 
 
 Phuto Oil M-Mu-hii,!, Iln 
 
 UUNCAX STEWART. 
 Windsor Club. 
 
 D. I.. CARI.EV, 
 Windsor Chib. 
 
 to Windsor, which they reached at two o'clock. A 
 deputation from the Windsor Curling Club met them at 
 Belle Eiver, and accompanied them to the city, where 
 they were met by a committee of the curlers. They 
 were then escorted to the Crawford House for luncheon, 
 where upwards of seventy-five sat down. President 
 Greenhill, on behalf of tlu- curling club, then called rpon 
 
414 
 
 CUELIXG TOUK 
 
 Mayor Drake to extend a welcome from the city, which 
 he did iu eloquent terms. A response was made by 
 Provost Gordon, wlio thanked the hosts for the royal 
 entertainment. After the luncheon play l)egan at four 
 o'clock, three rinks of the Scots pl^yinc,^ acrainst 
 
 WINDSOR KIXK. 
 James Anderson. Archibald M-Nee. 
 
 Dr. Stewart, skip. George Mair. 
 
 /•Iioto hji ItiilMin, PftroJIi 
 
 i'£TllOLIA KIXK. 
 J, W. .M'Cutcheon, leail. S. D. Xoble, snotid. 
 Robert Jack.son, ship. .Ins. G. Wad.lell, vke-sl-ip. 
 
 Windsor, Detroit, and Sarnia, while a rink of Detroit 
 engaged a rink of Sarnia. In the evening three Scots 
 rinks engaged three rinks of Windsor, Tetrolia, and 
 J)etroit, while one rink of Petrolia engaged Windsor. 
 The competition was therefore rather a mixed affair, and 
 in summing up the totals the results were about level — 
 41 against 40. 
 
AN ONTAEIAN CIECUIT 
 
 415 
 
 Windsor is interesting as a connecting link betwi'cn 
 Canada and the States, for it contains the suhurhan 
 homes of many of the citizens of Detroit who have their 
 business in that city on the opposite hank of the St. 
 Clair, which is here altout half a mile wide. It is the 
 Western Terminus of the G.T.R. and the ClMi. The 
 district of which it is a centre is, like that round 
 Hamilton, largely productive of peaches, grapes, pears, 
 and other fruit. 
 
 Curling in the Windsor District 
 
 This district covers the south peninsula of Ontario, 
 
 SCOTTISH CUKLEUS WJTH J. A. MACFAUDKX AT WINDSOR. 
 
 and includes the curling clubs of Chatham, Thamesville, 
 Sarnia, Tilbury, Glencoe, Ilidgetown, Windsor, and may 
 also be said to embrace Detroit on the southern branch 
 of the river — along with several other chilis in the 
 State of Michigan, U.S.A. 
 
 The game, in this vicinity, was first played by the 
 curlers of Orchard and Pine Lakes in the county of 
 
41 G CUELING TOVIl 
 
 Oakland, Michigan, about 18-10, a band of jovial and 
 
 HUGH MANN. 
 Sarnia Club. 
 
 rhvtu 01/ Skocmaker, Petrolia. 
 JAMES G. WADDELL. 
 Petrolia Curlint; Club. 
 
 HUBERT M KFNZIK 
 Sauna Club. 
 
 JAMES FERGUSON. 
 Thamesville Club. 
 
 well-to-do farmei-s of Scottish birth. In 1845 they 
 
AN ONTAKIAN CIECUIT 417 
 
 challeuo-ed Detroit curlers for a match with two links 
 of seven men eacli a side, and it was played on Feb- 
 ruary 13 of that year, on Pine Lake; the farmers 
 winning by 44 to 33. The game commenced at nine 
 o'clock A.M., was continued until dusk, and it was not 
 until " the wee short hour ayont the twal' " arrived that 
 they separated " unco happy." Detroit Club continued 
 for about twenty-five years, in which time oilier two 
 clubs were formed in that city, but they all united in 
 the Detroit Granite Curling Club about 1868. The 
 clubs on the Canadian side of the river are of more 
 recent date, but several of them have acquired a higli 
 standing in the game, Thamesville Club having won 
 the Ontario Tankard in 1888, and the clubs of Saruia 
 and Thamesville each given a president to the Associa- 
 tion ; and it may be safely predicted that under the 
 friendly rivalry between these clubs, which in many 
 instances partakes of an international character, the 
 game of curling is sure to prosper in the district. 
 
 The much-coveted Tarn o' Shanter 
 
 The members of the team, as we have said, very soon 
 had to part with the supply of old broom-kowes which 
 they had with them. This, perhaps, was not a matter 
 for much regret, as these were found quite unsuited 
 for the ice on the Canadian covered rinks. They could 
 quite as easily have denuded themselves of their 
 Kilmarnock bonnets or Tam o' Shanters. These had 
 been specially hand - knitted for them by the only 
 remaining maker, an old woman in Kilmarnock. They 
 were not of the ordinary type, which was quite common 
 with Canadian curlers — in fact, everywhere in evidence 
 on the rinks out there. They were, like Tantallon, 
 "broad, massive, high," and imposing in appearance, 
 
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418 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 especially with the thistle and tartan decoration in front. 
 They were therefore much coveted hy our Canadian friends. 
 One of the team lost his at a hotel in the earlier stages of 
 the journey — not an unmitigated misfortune, for it taught 
 the others to be careful of theirs. The ladies more 
 especially made a set at the bonnets. At Montreal one 
 of the fair persuasion " right away " asked Major Scott 
 Davidson for the gift of his bonnet, but the Major, equal 
 
 as usual to the emergency, replied, " Miss I'm a 
 
 married man ! " The Captain had occasional hints that 
 the best memento of his visit would be his Tarn o' Shanter ; 
 but as it had not only the ordinary thistle of the team but 
 the sacred cross-crosslet thereon, he was as jealous of its 
 possession as Samson ought to have been of his locks. 
 The desire to gain possession of this bonnet reached its 
 climax in this quarter, for, some days after the team's 
 departure, the Captain received the following amusing 
 request : — 
 
 Oir Geill Clia cVThurj Camaranach Eianch. 
 
 Saenia, Ont., February 16, 190-3. 
 Rev. Dr. Kerr, 
 
 Dear Sir — I have read with great interest how, before you 
 came to this country, the difficulty you had in securing the 
 Kilmarnock bonnet, and was glad that you succeeded. I am an 
 officer in the Society of the Sons of Scotland here, and I take the 
 liberty of asking you to donate to me your bonnet before you leave 
 this country. I would consider it a great personal favour. I am 
 what you would call an enthusiastic Scotsman, and am now about 
 to organise a comjiany of Kilted Volunteers to assist in keeping 
 alive the good old Scotch sentiments. I hope that you will look 
 upon my request favourably, and I would highly prize the gift and 
 wear it on all Scotch occasions, and refer to your kindness to me. 
 
 I am pleased to learn that you and company have enjoyed your 
 visit, and liope that you all may reach home safe, greatly benefited 
 by the trip. 
 
 I would be delighted to receive the bonnet. — Yours very truly, 
 
 Colin Stuart Cameron, 
 Saruia, Ont. 
 
AN ONTAKIAN CTRCUIT 419 
 
 The modest but covetous signature is esseutially that 
 of one who would answer well to the definition of the 
 Scot as " one who keeps the Sawbath and everything 
 else he can lay hands on." More luck to his next 
 venture ! 
 
 (7) At Detroit 
 
 After their brief experience at the royal city of 
 Windsor the Scottish curlers were ferried across the 
 broad river to Detroit, " the cleanest, brightest, neatest 
 city in all the States." They had been anxious al)Out 
 their entry into America, for they had, they were told 
 before landing, to answer the following questions : — 
 
 Can you read and write ? 
 
 Has your ticket been paid for by yourself or by a corporation, 
 society, inunicipality, or government ? 
 Have you any money 1 
 Have you any more than 30 dols. 1 
 Have you ever been in prison or in a poorhouse ? 
 Are you a polygamist ? 
 Are you a contract labourer*? 
 Are you deformed or crippled ? 
 
 Some of the team were not quite sure if they could 
 give satisfactory answers to these Yankee queries. To 
 their relief, no questions were asked ere they alighted on 
 States territory. Their luggage was not searched. It 
 was a case of " snakes in Iceland," — they had no luggage 
 to be searched. On leaving Toronto they had been in- 
 structed to take as little as possible, and beyond tlieir 
 pyjamas and the suit they curled in, they had little addi- 
 tional to cumber their week's circular tour. Besides, 
 they did not sleep at Detroit but at Windsor. 
 
 The idea of paying a visit to Detroit was mainly due 
 to the following letter : — 
 
420 CURLING TOUR 
 
 Joliii M'Leish, Esq., 
 
 74-76 Great Clyde Street, 
 Glasgow, Scotland. 
 
 Detkoit, Michigan, Jidy 28, 1902. 
 
 Friend MacK — I have just heard that three or four rinks of 
 curlers from Scotland are coming over this winter to make a tour 
 of Canada ; if there Ls any way that you can find out whether this 
 is certain or not, and also find out who is going to be secretary or 
 have charge of the trip, I wish you would let me know, — and 
 if you can, please extend them an invitation to visit Detroit on 
 their trip. .As you well know, we are quite close by a good many 
 of the principal towns in Canada : we have Windsor right across 
 the river from us, Sarnia two hours' ride from us, and London 
 about three hours from here, all good curling clubs, and a tour of 
 Canada ought to include all of them. We will be very much 
 pleased to receive them here, and will do our best to entertain 
 them. 
 
 I am President this year of the Detroit Curling Club, and 
 would like very much if I could induce the Scotsmen to visit us, 
 and I will send them a formal invitation on receipt of the address 
 asked for. 
 
 My kind regards to the Brodie family. — Yours truly, 
 
 John Stevenson. 
 
 Mr. M'Leish communicated this to Mr. W. Looan 
 Lochwinnoch, who in turn got into touch with the 
 Secretary of the Eojal Cluh. 
 
 Later on, the Secretary received the following : — 
 
 Detroit, Mich., Octoher 23, 1902. 
 Mr. A. Davidson Smith. 
 
 Dear Sir — The Detroit Curling Club of Detroit, IMichigan, 
 U.S.A., is very anxious to meet the Scottish curlers for at least one 
 game on the ice. To that end we have begged the privilege of 
 those who have the Ontario Itinerary in charge, and no^v' desire 
 to extend direct our most hearty invitation to the Old Country 
 curlers to spend at least a day in our city some time during their 
 trip here. 
 
AN ONTAEIAN CIRCUIT 421 
 
 Ciuiing is fast becoming the great winter sport in this 
 locality, and there are many clubs that would be inspired to greater 
 enthusiasm by a game with you. Between Windsor, Ontario, 
 which is just across the river from Detroit, and Detroit itself, we 
 can furnisli ten sheets of ice, and a game here would 2)robably be 
 participated in by the following clubs : Windsor, Ontario ; (irand 
 Kapids, Michigan ; Sarnia, Ontiirio ; Toledo, Ohio ; and Detroit. 
 We enclose a section of a map showing the location of these different 
 places. 
 
 We trust that you can find it convenient to stop over here, and 
 feel confident in offering you a good game and an interesting time. 
 -Yours truly, E. M. Holland, Secretary. 
 
 Acceptance of such kindly invitation was inevitable. 
 Needless to say, when the curlers crossed the Detroit 
 river they found a kindly Scottish welcome awaiting 
 them. But the American section of the community 
 was as cordial as the Scottish, and their first impressions 
 of their cousins in the States were distinctly favourable. 
 TJie battle of Detroit went all in favour of the invaders, 
 who thus crowned tlie week's circuit with an American 
 triumph. 
 
 Back to Toronto. Sabbath Observance Squalls, and other 
 Excitements 
 
 After visiting Niagara and Hamilton, the Captain of 
 the team saw fit to retrace his steps to the Queen City. 
 He had been feeling the strain of the tour, and with a 
 touch of influenza was rather " under weather," as they 
 say out there. The making of arrangements ahead of 
 each move had very much devolved upon him, and he had 
 found that this work did not allow him to enter into the 
 matches as he desired and intended. But the fact that 
 the rinks were broken up by the accident to Mr. Smith, 
 and again by the mishap to Major Bertram, made it 
 
422 CURLING TOUR 
 
 apparent to him that he would only be consulting the 
 convenience of the other members of the team if he did 
 not insist on taking part in the various matches, thus 
 leaving a place for others. The week which demanded 
 a visit to a new centre each day was trying to one who 
 was not in form. Besides, Major Bertram's case was a 
 matter of anxiety to him, for Dr. O'Reilly, the head of 
 the hospital, had taken a rather serious view of it at the 
 first. Some further details remained to be settled about 
 the onward journey to Wiimipeg and the States. The 
 Captain, therefore, returned to Toronto on the Tuesday, 
 making his headquarters there for the rest of the week, 
 while the team went on the circular tour. The result 
 of the matches was daily wired to him \)j Mr. Husband. 
 These telegrams, which were transmitted in brief to the 
 Home Country, were characteristic of our good Secretary, 
 who did not spare an extra twenty-five cents when a win 
 was recorded, as was often tlie case during this week. 
 On the other hand, a defeat was telegraphed with the 
 utmost brevity. 
 
 Speaking for himself, the Captain is conscious that he 
 never spent a more profitable Sunday than at Niagara ; 
 deep feelings of awe and reverence had been inspired by 
 the majestic vision, the sense of the eternal presence had 
 been impressed on him and, he believes, on every member 
 of the team as it had never been before ; that visit to the 
 great world-wonder had influenced their being indelibly 
 for good. They had vividly realised that it was possible 
 to reach through Nature up to Nature's God. How the 
 great vision had influenced Charles Dickens, how a vision 
 of the same magnificent order had influenced Coleridge, has 
 already been told. Judge, then, the Captain's surprise on 
 his return to Queen City, to read in the Toronto papers 
 that from the pulpit of St. Andrew's Church, Jarvis 
 
AN ONTAPvIAN CTECUIT 
 
 423 
 
 Street, the pastor, the Eev. Dr. Milligan, liad denounced 
 the Scots team lor desecrating the Saljbath. 
 
 The Captain thought it his duty to defend the team, 
 who had been most regular in their attendance at cluirch 
 during the tour, and never supposed that in turning 
 
 ICE MOUND AND ICE BRIDGE. 
 
 aside to behold this great wonder of the world they 
 would give offence to any one. He also had to defend 
 himself, as the denouncing doctor had singled him out for 
 special condemnation. His first thought was to observe 
 Solomon's maxim, " Answer not a fool according to his 
 folly, lest thou be like unto him " ; but he remembered 
 that in the same breatli the wise king had said, " Answer 
 a fool in his own folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit." 
 
424 CUELING TOUE 
 
 He was iuformed that the Eev. Doctor was a sort of free- 
 lance, whose volcanic pulpit eruptions sometimes startled 
 the city; that he had attacked the Governor-General, Lord 
 Minto, in something of the same way for something of 
 the same kind ; so the Captain of the Scottish Sabbath- 
 breaking team sent this letter to the Globe, for the benefit 
 of the Doctor and all whom it might concern : — 
 
 To the Editor of the Globe. 
 
 Sir — I see in your issue of to-day that the Rev. Dr. Milligan, 
 of St. Andrew's Church, Jarvis Street, has been making some 
 severe strictures from his puljut on the visiting of Niagara Falls 
 by the Scottish team of curlers on Sunday. He says the members 
 of the team ought to be ashamed of themselves, and if there was 
 a minister among them the matter was still worse. In the absence 
 of members of the team from the city, I write on their behalf to 
 say that I am sure no one had any idea that they would otfend 
 Dr. Milligan or anybody else, by taking the opportunity that was 
 offered them of visiting one of the most wonderful and awe-inspiring 
 works of tlie great Creator, whose majesty and glory are revealed 
 in Nature as well as in revelation, sometimes more attractively 
 than in some of our churches, where "new j'Jfsljyter is but old 
 priest writ large." 
 
 Since we came to Canada our team has regularly attended church, 
 and surely a day off to worship the Almighty at such a magnificent 
 shrine might be permitted us without our being held up, with the 
 minister at the head, for the reprobation of the Toronto jieojile, by 
 Dr. Milligan, w'hose censure becomes the only fly in the pot of 
 ointment in the grand reception given us by our brother Scots and 
 our Canadian cousins. I have no doubt that the Doctor means 
 well, but I venture as a minister to say that such narrow Judaistic 
 conceptions as he seems to hold, in my opinion, do more harm to 
 true religion than any visits of ours to Niagara on a Sunday can 
 ever do. I pity the prospect of the churches in this great and 
 promising country if they cannot go beyond the Rev. Doctor's con- 
 ception of good conduct and good taste. Since I render him the 
 honour of "all the sages," the Rev. Doctor will jiardon me for 
 slightly transposing a stanza from Nature's great j^oet, Wordsworth, 
 who was also a good Christian : — 
 
 I 
 
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 One impulse from Niagara 
 
 Will teach you more of man, 
 Of moral evil and of good, 
 Thau Dr. Milligan. 
 
 John Kerr, 
 Captain of the Curling Team. 
 
 It may occur to some that an apology was due to 
 Nature's bard for thus exalting the minister of St. 
 Andrew's Church, Jarvis Street, but in extenuation we 
 can only refer to the poet's sonnets on the river Duddon, 
 the " Afterthought " to which is so suggestive of the 
 sermon preached to us at Niagara : — 
 
 Backward, Duddon, as I cast my eyes, 
 
 I see what was, and is, and will abide ; 
 
 Still glides the stream, and shall for ever glide ; 
 
 The Form remains, the Function never dies ; 
 
 While we, the brave, the mighty and the wi«e, 
 
 We men, who in our morn of youth defied 
 
 The elements, must vanish ; — be it so ! 
 
 Enough, if something from our hands have power 
 
 To live and act, and serve the future hour ; 
 
 And if, as toward the silent tomb we go. 
 
 Through love, through hoj^e, and faith's transcendent dower, 
 
 AVe feel that we are greater than we know. 
 
 The Captain's reply to this ebullient doctor of divinity 
 had one marked effect. No Toronto clergyman came near 
 him all the week while he resided at the Queen's, and 
 none asked him to occupy a Toronto pulpit on the 
 following Sunday. 
 
 From this it was inferred that the clergy of the city 
 were of one mind with the Jarvis Street representative, 
 which was proved by the fact that, at a meeting of 
 Presbytery later on, this censure was homologated. The 
 Captain received no communication from the Presljytery 
 on the matter, a breach of courtesy which is surely 
 reprehensible ; he only heard of their action in the public 
 
426 
 
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 prints, and after some delay he was able to secure the 
 following certified extract, which he is preserving as a relic 
 of antiquity in a casket, on the lid of which is inscribed 
 a verse from the poet-laureate and chaplain of the Airthrey 
 
 bM/jS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H 
 
 [Ppe 
 
 v^llJ^^^^^^^Hp 
 
 
 
 r 
 
 AMERICAN FALL AND STATE OBSERVATION TOWEH. 
 Looking down Ravim^ froiii Canailiaii side. 
 
 Castle Clul), who in a running rhyming description of the 
 tour said : — 
 
 They gaed ae Sabbath jauutin', 
 
 To see a waterfa', 
 When they'd been better chantin' 
 A Psahn, or maybe twa. 
 
 Presbytery of Toronto 
 
 At Toronto and within Knox Church there, Tuesday, the third day 
 of February, one thousand nine hundred and three, the 
 Presbytery of Toronto met and was duly constituted. 
 
 Sederunt, Mr. A. Macgillivray, ^Moderator, Drs. Carinichael, 
 
 MacLaren, etc. 
 
 I7iter alia : — Mr. J. A. Brown introduced a resohition resj^ecting 
 
 the action of certain parties in travelling upon the Lord's Day, but, 
 
 as the hour for the pulilic induction service had arrived before 
 
AN ONTARTAN ClRi!UIT 427 
 
 the consideration of this matter was concluded, it was agreed 
 to defer action meantime, and a Committee composed of Dr. 
 Mackay, Messrs. Neil, Grant, and Brown was appointed to i)rei)arB 
 a resolution tliereanent, and submit the same after tlie public 
 induction services. 
 
 . . . Resuming the consideration ctf the matter of travelling on 
 the Lord's Day, which was Ijefore the court at the time of 
 adjourning for the public induction services, the following resolu- 
 tion was submitted, and on motion of Mr. D. C. Hossack, seconded 
 by Dr. Mackay, was adopted by the Presbytery. " The Presbytery 
 reasserts its sense of the importance of a jiroper observance of the 
 Lord's Day, and its sympathy with eveiy etlbrt to maintain it in 
 its integrity. The Presbytery further expresses its regret that Mi-. 
 Kerr and his party of Scottish curlers saw fit to give their 
 sanction to llie views and practices of those who seek to impair 
 the sanctity and hallowed iniiuences of that Divine institution." 
 
 Extracted from the records of the Presbytery of Toronto this 
 fourteenth day of Sej^tendjer 1903, by order of the Presbytery. 
 
 R. C. TiBB, 
 
 Preshytery Clerk. 
 
 If that were the ojiinioii of Dr. Milligan and his 
 brother clergy the Captain had ample proof that they 
 did not interpret the opinion of the people of Toronto. 
 He was inundated with letters on the subject, thanking 
 him for speaking out as he had done, many of these 
 proving that there is a great deal of narrow bigotry 
 and ecclesiastical tyranny in Canada, and especially in 
 Toronto, that would not be tolerated in the old country. 
 No heed was given to the offer of several writers to 
 describe Dr. Milligan's holiday Sundays in Paris, Scot- 
 land, and other places, which implied travelling on the 
 Sabbath. That was an unprofitable line to pursue. 
 One, writing from Oshawa, said : — 
 
 I read your reply to Dr. Milligan's tirade against the Scottish 
 curlers visiting Niagara Falls on a Sunday with much pleasure. 
 Perhajis, sir, you are not aware that the Doctor was a scliool teacher 
 in his early days, and was built on the narrow-gauge principle ; 
 
428 CURLING TOUR 
 
 and I should say he has been travelling on that line ever since. 
 Besides, the Doctor has a jjenchant for notoriety, and likes to see 
 his name in the j)aper3, in season or out of season. 
 
 This was slightly better, for it pointed to what was 
 human in the divine of Jarvis Street. But it was not 
 good enough. 
 
 A more effective form of commentary on the Milligan 
 position was the following letter written to the Toronto 
 World by a well-known writer of Toronto, above the 
 appropriate noni dc i)lume of " Jeremiah Joyless." 
 
 Will yuu let nie say a word or two x-egarding the controversy 
 which has arisen over the visit of our Scottish curlers to Niagara 
 Falls on a recent Sunday ? I have read the defence of Rev. Mr. 
 Kerr, and the rejoinder of Mr. W. Anderson M'Neill, and every- 
 thing else I have been able to run across bearing upon the matter, 
 and 1 am heartily with Dr. Milligan. Toronto the good is to be 
 congratulated that she has " in her midst " one who is ready to 
 " cry aloud and spare not." Though I have to confess that I have 
 never been able to find in my Bible a passage or text that enjoins 
 the keeping of the first day of the week in the way the Jews were 
 commanded to observe the seventh, I feel that I must not doubt 
 that Dr. Milligan knows of some such jiortion of Scrij)ture. I 
 know, of course, that Martin Luther did not know of the passage, 
 but then he was not a member of a Lord's Day Alliance. As for 
 the Rev. Mr. Kerr, I do not hesitate to aver my belief that a man 
 who will view the Falls of Niagara on Sunday is a man of such 
 dull religious perception that he would be unable to perceive the 
 sinfulness of walking in the woods on the Sabbath, of enjoying the 
 beauty and fragrance of the flowers, the singing of the birds, the 
 music of the streams and rills, and the hymning of the wind among 
 the leaves and branches. Had such a man been privileged to live 
 even under the godly influences of the days of the blue laws he 
 would have been unable to discern the soul-perilling wickedness of 
 whistling, looking cheerful, or even kissing his wife on the Sabbath 
 Day. AVhen we have satisfied ourselves that viewing the Falls on 
 Sunday is sinful, the cjuestion arises : What shall we do about it ? 
 Were the statistics at hand I am sure they would show that the 
 evil is on the increase. Every year an increasing number of men, 
 women, and children view the Falls on Sunday. The thought is 
 
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 an appalling one. The Lord's Day Alliance and the Ministerial 
 Association ought to take the matter up and do something to 
 prevent the Falls falling on Sunday. 
 
 Perhaps the most straightforward reply to the Eev. 
 
 Plwlu h,i Whil. 
 
 3. T. NICHOLS. 
 Walkertoii. 
 
 WM. RICHARDSON. 
 
 Walki'i-toii. 
 
 Doctor of Jarvis Street was that issued from the head 
 officer of the Walkerton club to the following effect : — 
 
 The Walkerton Curling Club asserts its sense of the importance 
 and proper observation of the laws of courtesy while entertaining 
 guests from a foreign country, and hereby records its protest against 
 the iinj^ertinence of the Toronto Presbytery. Such a lack of decency 
 as was shown by that body cannot fail to do us much harm abroad, 
 and make most of us at home feel very mean. The Club is of the 
 opinion that it was no business of the reverend gentlemen what the 
 Scottish curlers, who are not members of their congregations, did on 
 Sunday or any other day, so long as they did not contravene the 
 law of the land. The Scottish curlers came from a country where 
 the Sabbath is observed with more sanctity than in any other 
 country in the world, and we do not doubt that the gentlemen 
 tliemselves belong to the best citizens of that country. 
 
430 CURLING TOUR 
 
 This, it is believed, was the voice of the curling 
 fraternity generally, throughout Ontario and Canada. 
 
 It is a pity that the clergy, who have been so much 
 identified with curling, should thus have to be described, 
 in curling phraseology, as " owre nairry." Woe betide 
 Christianity and religion if it is to be laid down as a 
 principle or want of principle that it is a sin to go and 
 survey such a glorious vision as Niagara on the Sabbath 
 day. This kind of contention does more harm to Chris- 
 tianity than its holders ever dream of, and good people are 
 repelled from the Church thereby. It is a mistake for 
 the clergy to try and create sins where they do not exist. 
 Surely there is sufficient for them to combat without doing 
 so. We fear they of Toronto, who have no temptation to 
 visit Niagara on a Sabbath, because they can see it any 
 day, were, in Hudibrastic phraseology, " compounding for 
 sins they felt inclined to, by damning those they had no 
 mind to." For the sake of themselves, for the sake of 
 their country, we hope they will widen out a bit and open 
 up before the good folks of the Dominion a brighter view 
 of Sunday and the other days of the week. In this 
 connection the Captain recalls an interesting clerical ex- 
 perience. He had preached in St. Giles's Cathedral on the 
 last Fast Day that was observed therein, now many years 
 ago, and after service was walking round Arthur's Seat 
 with the Rev. Dr. Cameron Lees, when they met the Rev. 
 Mr. Pulsford, a Congregational minister in the city, whom 
 Dr. Lees humorously twitted about being out there on 
 such a day. " Ah ! " said Mr. Pulsford, " there is more 
 of heaven out here than in many of our churches." 
 
 Believing that an occasional Sunday visit to Niagara 
 might benefit the pulpit -teaching of Toronto, the im- 
 penitent Captain of the Scottish curlers has one kindly 
 request to make of the clergy of Queen City, viz. that 
 
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 on the Sunday nearest to the anniversary of the birth of 
 Eobert Burns, who hated " canting zealots," and of the 
 visit of the Scots team to Niagara, they sliouUl all go 
 to the Falls, take their hats and shoes off, and for a 
 brief space, if ^^ossihle, haud their wheesiit. It would 
 do them and their congregations good. 
 
 During the week, by the kind invitation of Mr. 
 
 THE LATE CHARLES \V. TAYLOR. 
 Business Jlanat^er of tlie Globe. 
 
 D. K. WILKIE. 
 Toronto Club. 
 
 Taylor, the General Manager of the Globe, which pa])er 
 devoted much attention to the tour of the Scottish 
 cm'lers, the Captain attended a luncheon party at which 
 the editor of the Glohe, the Eev. Mr. Macdonald, and all 
 the leading citizens were present, and where the Scottish 
 team were duly toasted.^ Another function which he found 
 very interesting, and to which he was asked as Captain 
 of the team, was a dinner given by the members of the 
 
 ^ The sad news of Jlr. Taylor's sudden death came to us as this was 
 passing through the press. To know him was to love him. 
 
432 
 
 CUELING TOUK 
 
 Toronto Club 
 
 to Mr. H. C. Hammond, their chairman. This club, 
 of which we give a photo,^ was close by the Queen's 
 Hotel where the team resided, and it was interesting 
 to find that the Secretary thereof, Mr. Eustace Smith, 
 was a brother of the esteemed Secretary of the 
 Eoyal Caledonian Cm4ing Club, Mr. Davidson Smith. 
 
 I'hoto bi/ liryce. 
 H. C. HAMMOND. 
 Chairman Toronto Club. 
 
 EUSTACE SMITH. 
 Seorptary Toronto Club. 
 
 Like most others in the cities where the team visited, 
 the Toronto Club offered the full use of its privileges to 
 the Scottish curlers during their stay in the city, and 
 these were very much enjoyed by the majority of the 
 members. The Toronto Social Club has the distinction 
 of being perhaps the oldest organisation of the kind in 
 the Dominion of Canada, for its existence goes back 
 to the earlier half of last century. Though the club 
 was only incorporated under the Act of the Legislative 
 
 ^ This and the photos of Mr. Hammond and Mr. Smith are by kind 
 favour of the Toronto Snfurday Niqhi , one of tlie best Canadian weeklies. 
 
AX ONTAEIAN CIKCUIT 
 
 433 
 
 Council and Assembly of Canada in the year 18 03, it 
 appears that it was really in existence in the 'forties, 
 when a number of Old Country men, who had come to this 
 then very wooden part of the world and missed the social 
 institutions of Old England and Scotland, were wont to 
 meet togetlier in a convivial way. After moving about 
 
 TORONTO CLUB. 
 
 from place to place a fine club-house was at last secured 
 at the corner of Wellington and York Streets, and the 
 club amalgamated with the Eoyal Canadtan Yacht CIul). 
 The present building is one of the best of its kind in the 
 Dominion. The members of the club are specially proud 
 of the sunny and spacious palm -room adjoining the 
 second story. This room is something unique in the 
 club-houses of Toronto, and is valued not alone for the 
 wealth of rare exotics it contains, but chiefly perhaps for 
 
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434 CURLmO TOUR 
 
 its exquisite charm as a retreat for club-men who wish 
 to seek the solace of after-dinuer cigar amidst ideal sur- 
 roundings. A great many fine and rare pictures, articles 
 of vertu, and valuable bric-a-ljrac adorn the interior of 
 the club-house, and in the broad halls and stately rooms 
 there is an air of elegance surpassed in few buildings 
 devoted to social enjoyment. The club has a reputation 
 of exclusiveness, and there is no doubt that admission to 
 its membership is not furnished, as in a great many other 
 cases, simply by golden keys, but the social qualities of 
 the applicants are the chief consideration for membership. 
 In proof of this it may be mentioned that both Sir John 
 A. Macdonald and the Hon. Alex. Mackenzie were mem- 
 bers of this club, and to-day prominent citizens of both 
 political parties, and representing every religious denomi- 
 nation, are found in the membership of the club, the 
 oldest member being Mr. Christopher Robinson, K.C., 
 who joined in 1880. 
 
 The gathering in honour of Mr. Hammond, the present 
 chairman, was one of the most representative that have ever 
 been witnessed in Toronto. 
 
 The company included Messrs. D. M. Robertson, Geo. W. 
 Bonnare, Hon. Sec. ; Frederic Nicholls, H. Montsambert, F. S. 
 Barnard, Sntlierland Schakliu, An. Boswell, F. M. IMarson, W. 
 R. Wadsworth, J. W. Leslie, C. W. Clinch, A. H. Bright, Alfred 
 Johnston, J. F. Michie, Frank Darling, J. C. Kemp, Hugh Lumsden, 
 W. Macdonald, Angus Kirkland, T. 0. Law, H. D. Warren, C. Baines, 
 John Massey, D. "r. Wilkie, W. H. B. Aikins, Geo. Cockburn, 
 Albert M'Donald, W. Falconbush, Oliver Adams, James F. W. 
 Ross, N. Turner, W. D. Ross, D. R. Bougard, W. Smith, George 
 N. Mosang, C. S. Maclnnes, Stewart Houston ("salad days"), 
 J. Martin, Leigh M. M'Carthy, R. B. Henderson, J. Gordon 
 M'Donald, A. H. Campbell, jr., Fred Stewart, Edward Cronyld, 
 A. 0. Bearchune, W. Malcolm, A. P. Burritt, H. S. Osier, J. 
 Gordon, jr., A. Ewan, John G. Ridont, J. D. Armstrong, M. 
 Paterson, J. Fi\aser M'Donald, F. Bethune, W, Johnstone, Stewart 
 
AN ONTAEIAN CIRCUIT 435 
 
 Gordon, A. M'Kellor, C. Walter, W. S. Andrews, ^Y. E. P. 
 Cassels, A. H. Wright, W. H. Cawtlira, Allan Baines, Victor 
 Cawthra, G. Stirling Ryerson, C. Cocksliott, Nicol Kini^granler, 
 J. M. Alexander, C. D. Fry, H. J. Betliune, G. W. Bonner^ A. M. 
 Stewart, 0. Cleadlin, C. C. Baines. 
 
 During the evening the "Scottish Team" was proposed 
 by the chairman, and very heartily received by this large 
 assemblage of representative citizens of Toronto. A good 
 many humorous allusions were made in the course of the 
 proceedings to Dr. Milligan's attack upon the team for 
 the Sunday visit to Niagara, which the members of the 
 Toronto Club did not seem to view through the same 
 spectacles as the Eev. Doctor, though a good many of 
 them were members of his congregation. 
 
 It seems only fair, before bidding good-bye to the 
 curlers of this great province, to put on record our 
 admiration of the perfect way in which the programme 
 for the tour was drawn up, and the smoothness with 
 which everything, including the transference of our 
 curling -stones from rink to rink, worked. In regard 
 to their ice and the beauty of their buildings for the 
 enjoyment of curling, it may also be said that at 
 Toronto they fairly take the cake. In the case of the 
 Queen City Curling Club, the rink there at the corner 
 of Church and Hayden Streets, which had been com- 
 pleted a short time previously, is certainly one of the 
 finest in Canada. It was thus described in a local 
 journal after its construction : " The building is of brick, 
 with a dome roof supported by trusses on solid piers, 
 and the five sheets of ice are therefore free from posts 
 or other obstacles to interfere with curling. The 
 interior of the rink has been widened, and there is an 
 abundance of light. The club-rooms on the lower floor 
 have been provided with a splendid sitting-room, coat- 
 room, lockers, and telephone office, and the outlook over 
 
436 CUELING TOUR 
 
 the ice is such that a spectator can get a good view of 
 the five different sheets. On the next flat may be 
 seen one of the neatest parlours that any club can 
 boast of, being furnished in golden oak, with carpets and 
 draperies of crimson, and the decorations harmonise with 
 the surroundings. Off this parlour is a small room fur- 
 nished in similar style, which may be used as a private or 
 committee room. From the main parlour a grand view 
 may be had of the ice, the same as from the lower floor. 
 A very complete residence has also been provided for the 
 steward under the same roof, and there does not seem to 
 be anything awanting throughout the entire building." 
 
 A word of commendation is also necessary to do 
 justice to the very comfortable manner in which the 
 Scottish team were entertained at the Queen's Hotel 
 during their stay in the city. A former landlord of this 
 hotel, Mr. M'Gaw, was himself one of the most noted 
 curlers of Canada in his day. In the private room of 
 the hotel the Captain of the team was very interested to 
 notice some curious views of curling in its early stages 
 in Canada, which included as alarmed-looking spectators 
 a good many Eed Indians in their war-paint. 
 
 The Queen's Hotel as a building is not so massive as 
 many of the others visited during the tour, but in regard 
 to cuisine it was certainly not surpassed in all our 
 experience in Canada, everything being fresh and up to 
 the mark, and served with an alacrity which is quite 
 uncommon in our experience of Canadian hotels. As a 
 sample of the treatment of the inner man at the Queen's, 
 the menu of Saturday evening, January 24, may here 
 be given : — 
 
 Gumbo a la Creole. 
 
 Consomme Paysanne. 
 
 Celery. Dressed Lettuce. 
 
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 Baked Haddock. Sauce Fleurette. 
 
 Tuiubale of Tyikey Wings. Vefour. 
 
 French Pancakes a la confiture. 
 
 Roast llibs of Beef. Horse Radish. 
 
 Young Goose, with Potato Dressings. Apple Sauce. 
 
 Lamb. Mint Sauce. 
 
 Boiled Potatoes. Mashed Potatoes. Stewed Tomatoes. 
 
 Mashed Parsnips. Green Peas. 
 
 Stewed Celery in Cream. 
 
 Game. Haunch of Venison with Jelly. 
 
 Steamed Queen Pudding. Custard Sauce. 
 
 Sliced Green Apple Pie. Coeoanut Pie. 
 
 Philadelphia Ice Cream. Brandy Jelly. 
 
 Scotcli Cake.- Citron Cake. 
 
 Oranges. Bananas. Spy Aj^ples. 
 
 Sliced Fresh Pineapple. 
 
 Almon<ls. Walnuts. 
 
 Dehesa Raisins. 
 
 Cheese. M'Laren's Imperial. 
 
 Roquefort. 
 
 The hotel, one is not .surprised to heur, is a great 
 favourite with distinguished visitors to Toronto, and 
 during the week in which we had the pleasure of being 
 there, among several other famous artistes staying at the 
 hotel were Madame Albani and Madame Sarah Bernhardt. 
 In this district, of which Madame Albani is a native, they 
 are all very proud of her, anil the religious devotion and 
 works of charity of the French-Canadian "prima do7ina 
 are mucli appreciated by the people of Canada. This, 
 howev'er, does not ward off the sly hits at great people 
 which seem popular in the Canadian newspapers, of 
 which this may be quoted as a sample : " Madame 
 Albani is again on her farewell tour through Canada. 
 Can the oldest inhabitant remember when Madame 
 Albani began her farewell tours ? " 
 
 The members of the team who had been on this 
 interesting circuit returned to Toronto on Sunday night 
 
438 
 
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 that they might be ready to leave for the great Mecca 
 of the curling brotherhood — Winnipeg, to which they 
 were all looking forward with the greatest interest. 
 They were all delighted to hear good accounts of the 
 condition of Major Bertram in the hospital — whose 
 accident had at first caused them considerable anxiety — 
 though it was matter of regret that the Major would not 
 be able to proceed with them to Winnipeg. 
 
 The Captain of the team in his stay at Toronto had now 
 made complete arrangements in regard to what awaited 
 them for the rest of the tour, more especially in the 
 United States. Amonfr other things he had decided, in 
 
 reply to an urgent invitation, 
 that they should halt at Utica 
 liefore proceeding to New^ York. 
 The team, after doing a 
 great many of the sights in 
 the forenoon and an early 
 luncheon at the Queen's, 
 assembled at the station to 
 leave for Winnipeg by the 
 1.45 P.M. train. As usual, 
 a great gathering of the 
 curlers was present to give 
 them a hearty send-off. Just 
 before the start the Captain 
 of the team presented Mr. J. 
 M'Fadden, the Secretary of 
 the Ontario Association, with 
 a handsome breast-pin in the form of a silver curling- 
 broom and cairngorm curling -stone, the gift ot Mr. 
 Henry Kirkwood, jeweller, Edinburgh, who had handed 
 it to the Captain before leaving to bestow it on whom 
 he might think most worthy. So pleased were all the 
 
 l'l„,t., h,, .y.,bi,', r„ 
 
 J. A. M'FADDEN. 
 
 Secietiiry and Treasurer O.C.A. 
 
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 members of the team with the arrangements in the 
 Ontario province, which had been very much the work 
 of Mr. MTadden, and with his devoted attention to them 
 during their tour around the other cities in the Toronto 
 ilistrict, that it was thought fitting to bestow upon him 
 this mark of their appreciation. The worthy Secretary 
 of the branch was so taken aback that he was unable to 
 say anything at the time, but after the team had left 
 he addressed a letter to the Captain expressing his ex- 
 ceeding gratitude for the gift, and saying it would be 
 ever cherished by him as a memento of the memorable 
 visit of the Scotsmen. The good folks of Toronto, 
 bearing in mind that the Scotsmen had now a two days' 
 and two nights' journey before them, acted on Dugald 
 Dalgetty's campaigning principle and placed on board a 
 variety of useful refreshments to lighten the tediousness 
 of the long journey. Amid ringing cheers the train 
 moved off with the team on their way to the wild and 
 woolly West. 
 
 Curling in Peterborough and Vicinity 
 
 (Omitted inadvertently under Peterborough) 
 
 A curling club existed in tins city in 1858. It was composed 
 mainly of immigrants from Scotland ; the membership was small, 
 and there was no other club in the neighbourhood with which they 
 could try conclusions on the ice, and excite emulation, until the 
 Keene Club was formed in 1861. Nor did they have a covered rink 
 until 1878, wdien they erected a very fine one on the western bank 
 of the Otonabee river, which was opened with a tournament, 
 attended by a large number of clubs, adding greatly to the prestige 
 of the Peterborough Club, and the popularity of the game in the 
 town. The Toronto Club carried off the trophy after a number 
 of keenly contested matches, in one of which one additional end 
 had to be played to decide the winning team, giving the numerous 
 onlookers an exhibition of the intense excitement that characterises 
 the game of curling in such critical circumstances. 
 
440 CURLING TOUR 
 
 In 1892 the club was tlie " runner-iqj " for the Ontario Tankard, 
 which is the blue ribbon conij^etition of the Ontario Curling 
 Association, to Avin which is tlie highest honour in curling in 
 Ontario ; and the honour of being the last competing club does 
 not fall much short of that of the winner. In 1896 they divided 
 the club into two, viz. the Granite and tlie Thistle Chiljs, with a 
 view to create rivalry between the two, and arouse more interest 
 in the game. They play frequent matches with the Lindsay Club, 
 and hold their own well against that large and famous club ; they 
 also maintain fiiendly curling intercourse with the Keene Club, 
 and Avith those in Lakefield, Bobcaygeon, Norwood, and Campbell- 
 ford, and are holding aloft the Curling Banner in the district. 
 For some years they played an annual match with the Toronto 
 Club, with honours equally divided. The rink they now have was 
 erected in 1884, has room for six sheets of ice for curling, and is 
 maintained in excellent condition throughout each curling season. 
 
 They have given two Presidents to tlie O.C.A., viz. Dr. E. P. 
 Boucher in 1890-91, and Colonel Edwards in 1901-2, both of whom 
 acquitted themselves well in their high position. 
 
 Curling in Stratford and Vicinity 
 
 ((Emitted iiiadvertenlly uiidt-r StratfuMl) 
 
 Curling in this vicinity is entirely done within enclosed 
 buildings, every club having accommodation for from four to six 
 rinks. When, however, the St. Mary's devotees of the game 
 organised in 1866, conditions were different. The stone town was 
 the proud possessor of a dam and mill pond, and it was on this 
 p(jud, in the open bracing air tempered by the breezes which swept 
 up the flats of the river Thames, that curling was first introduced 
 as an organised sjiort in this part of Western Ontario ; and the 
 names of such men as Sam Sparling, W. Somerville, George Grant, 
 J. D. Moore, W. Andrews, T. 0. Robson, and J. M. AVeir will 
 always be honoured as the pioneers of curling in this district. In 
 fact, they did much for the game in the province. Scotsmen all, 
 none more thoroughly enjoyed a keen contest, and none were more 
 ready to shake a successful oiJiionent by the hand when the contest 
 was over. The honour roll of the Ontario Tankard competition 
 shows that St. Mary's won it in 1884, and were runners-up in 1887, 
 1896, and 1899. Though many of the veterans are gone, the club 
 is still vigorous, with a membership of about thirty-five. Within 
 ten years of the organisation of the St. Mary's Club many of the 
 
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 441 
 
 towns and villages in the vicinity organised clubs of tlieir own, 
 including the Scotch village of Bright, where many had learnt the 
 game in "Auld Scotia," the town of Walkerton on the shore of 
 Lake Huron, and the town of Seaforth. "Walkerton was successful 
 in winning the Ontario Tankard in 1890, and Seaforth has been 
 prominent in the contest several times, and is one of the strongest 
 clubs in the West. 
 
 From 1875 onward, clubs began to spring into existence, until 
 at the present day scarcely a town or village but has its curling 
 club ; and all are in a strong, vigorous condition, and many of them 
 
 STHATFOKU KIXK. 
 
 are prominent in the contests which take place every year in the 
 Curling World. 
 
 It was not until February 3, 1887, that Stratford Curling 
 Club was organised, with a membership of twenty. The 
 game at once became popular, and the membership increased to 
 about fifty in a couple of years' time. Much of the success of the 
 club is due to Mr. A. F. McLaren, M.P., who was President for 
 several years until 1894. Stratford has one of the finest rinks in 
 Canada, and also has a curling rink which is devoted to curling 
 alone, and they are able to lay out eight rinks of ice at one time. 
 The club has made steady progress, and is now one of the 
 liveliest sporting clubs of the city, with a membership of about 
 seventy. The visit of the Scottish curlers in January 1 903 was much 
 appreciated by the curlers in this vicinity. Althougli the weather 
 was not favourable to curling, yet their visit will be long remembered 
 
442 
 
 CURLING TOUR 
 
 by the brethren here, unci will do much to stimulate the true spirit 
 of curling amongst the luembers. In INIr. A. F. McLaren the 
 Sti'atford Club has given to the Ontario Curling Association one of 
 its most active and useful Presidents. 
 
 THE ONTARIO TANKARD 
 
 As this Tankard is tlie principal trophy of this great 
 Province, the honour roll is here fdven. 
 
 Wiiiuing Club. 
 
 Hamilton Thistle 
 
 Toronto . 
 
 Toronto . 
 
 Hamilton Thistle 
 
 Bowmanville 
 
 Port Hope 
 
 Hamilton Thistle 
 
 Toronto Caledonian 
 
 Brampton . 
 
 St. Mary's 
 
 Orillia 
 
 Toronto Granite 
 
 Paris 
 
 Thamesville 
 
 Gait 
 
 Walkerton 
 
 Hamilton Thistle 
 
 Toronto Granite 
 
 Bobcaygeon 
 
 Toronto Granite 
 
 Hamilton Thistle 
 
 Toronto Granite 
 
 Lindsay 
 
 Lindsay . 
 
 Fergus 
 
 Toronto Granite 
 
 Paris 
 
 Lindsay 
 
 Dundas 
 
 Year. Last Coiiipetiiig Club. 
 
 1875 Hamilton ^lechanics 
 
 1876 Orillia 
 
 1877 No other competitor 
 
 1878 Port Hope 
 
 1879 Gait 
 
 1880 Bowmanville 
 
 1881 Port Hope 
 
 1882 Bowmanville 
 
 1883 Barrie 
 
 1884 Orillia 
 
 1885 Hamilton Thistle 
 
 1886 Guelph 
 
 1887 St. Mary's 
 
 1888 Gait 
 
 1889 Toronto Granite 
 
 1890 Toronto Granite 
 
 1891 Toronto Prospect Park 
 
 1892 Peterborough 
 
 1893 Oshawa 
 
 1894 Dundas 
 
 1895 Lindsay 
 
 1896 St. Mary's 
 
 1897 Hamilton Victoria 
 
 1898 Dundas 
 
 1899 St. Mary's 
 
 1900 Forest City 
 
 1901 Hamilton Tliistle 
 
 1902 Caledonian 
 
 1903 Lindsay 
 
MOOSE HKAD. 
 
 Gifted to R.C.C.C. by Mr. CaldiT, TaxickTiiiist, Wiuuiiieg, 100? 
 
 CHAPTER XI 
 
 FAR WEST TO WINNIPEG 
 
 Haul up the Union Jack, my li<jys, 
 
 We will united be ; 
 And Britons will be Britons still 
 
 At home and o'er the sea. 
 
 Our sons in distant Colonies, 
 They love to see it wave ; 
 
 It has a charm their liearts to warm^ 
 
 And makes them firm and brave. 
 
 443 
 
444 CUELING TOUK 
 
 Still closer draw the Colouics 
 
 With kindness like a baud ; 
 The days will come when we at home 
 
 Will need their helping hand. 
 
 But trust not to Alliances 
 
 With Nations envy-swayed ; 
 On kindred birth and native worth 
 
 Let all our hopes be stayed. 
 
 And help to build up Canada, 
 
 She's loyal to the core ; 
 When strong she grows she'll tell our foes, 
 
 " Hands otf from Britain's shore." 
 
 The grand old flag must be supreme 
 
 Upon the ocean wave ; 
 Our trade at sea requires that we 
 
 No rival there can have. 
 
 For him within our border 
 
 Would side with Britain's foe ; 
 The traitor knave in traitor's grave. 
 Dishonoured, lay him low. 
 
 D. M'Lklsh.i 
 Oak Lake, Manitoba. 
 
 Any one who has been throug-h this tract of Canada in 
 the winter season must know that tlie country through 
 which the curlers passed from Toronto to Winnipeg is, 
 more especially under a covering of snow, devoid of any 
 picturesque features. Indeed, the signs of life every- 
 where were like angels' visits — few and far between. 
 " A shaggy, unpeopled wilderness " aptly describes the 
 most of it. Now and then, as the train drew up at 
 some station on the line, the monotony of the journey 
 was relieved by a visit from curlers of the district, for, 
 however unpretentious might appear the places of call, 
 
 1 The author of these verses, whicb have such a fine patriotic " Scots 
 Wlia Hae " ring about them, is a Perthshire man, and now resident in 
 that county. He was formerly in Manitoba, where several of his sous 
 are now farming, and it was while resident there that he wrote the 
 verses in the year 1892. They were sent to us by a member of the 
 team, Mr. W. Henderson, Lawton, Coupar-Angus, with the suggestion 
 that they should be inserted in this volume, where they are certainly 
 welcome. In handing them to Mr. Henderson the old man said, "You 
 will see that Chamberlain is now where I was ten or twelve years ago." 
 
FAE WEST TO WINNIPEG 445 
 
 each seemed t(i be so far civilised as to have a flourish- 
 ing curling club, and at several, so devoted were they 
 to the game, that with their " rocks " and besoms they 
 boarded the train and journeyed with the Scots to par- 
 take in the great Bonspiel at Winnipeg. Skip Flavelle 
 and his merry men from Lindsay got a very warm 
 reception from the Scotsmen when they joined the com- 
 pany, and during the journey Mr. Flavelle's conversation 
 
 BARRIE BINK. 
 .J. H. NielaiKls. D. A. M'Niven. A. Brownlie. H. J. Grasett, akip. 
 
 regarding curlers and curling matters in his district, 
 in which he is such a renowned authority, was both 
 interesting and useful. One of our team, Mr. Gibson, 
 had gone on a few days before to Barrie, where he joined 
 us en rovfe, being escorted to the train by some of the 
 local curlers. Mr. Jarvis, one of the finest tenor singers, 
 was also found to be on the train on his way to sing 
 at the great concert which had been arranged by the 
 Manitoba branch in honour of the Scotsmen. By 
 singing at various times in excellent form Mr. Jarvis 
 helped to wile away the tediousness of the long journey. 
 
446 CUELING TOUK 
 
 and the members of the team who were gifted in that 
 direction did not spare themselves in their efforts to 
 make the time lively. 
 
 At one stage an important meeting of the whole 
 team was convened, when, in view of the matches for 
 which entries had been made at the great Bonspiel, it 
 was agreed to reorganise the rinks, by choosing the eight 
 strongest players to form two rinks which should repre- 
 sent Scotland when two rinks only were required, while 
 three other members of the team were chosen to act as 
 skips and organise into rinks the remaining players. 
 This experiment was rather like swopping horses when 
 crossing the stream, and, as most cmders may suppose, 
 it did not turn out to be a very successful move. Not 
 having played together before leaving Scotland, and not 
 knowing each other's powers, the team was quite suffi- 
 ciently handicapped at the start. Since they had landed 
 they had come to know each other, and had learned to 
 play together in the rinks as they had been arranged, 
 with wonderful results, so that they might have gone 
 forward hopefully toward the great Bonspiel at Winnipeg; 
 but by this complete overturning rearrangement they were 
 still further handicapped ; for, as usual, the eight names 
 that came out highest in the voting were those of skips, 
 while two good leads and two good seconds were really 
 more important for the formation of two strong rinks. 
 
 Every preparation possible seemed to have been made 
 at Winnipeg for the reception of the Scottish team, and at 
 Eat Portage a special train with a committee of welcome 
 met the team and welcomed them to Manitoba. This 
 committee consisted of Mr. William White, manager of 
 the C.P.E., who hailed from Charlestown, Fifeshire, and 
 knew our worthy Secretary, Mr. Macgechan, Mr. Alex. 
 Black, Mr. G. W. Murray (a brother of Mr. D. Murray, 
 
PAST PATRONS OF BRAKCH. 
 Win. Whyte. W. R. Hakor. 
 
 Hon. J. C. Patterson, ex-Lt.-Gov. JIanitoba. 
 Thos. Taylor. Lord Stiatlicona. 
 
448 CUELING TOUE 
 
 one of the members of the team), Alderman Barclay, 
 the convener, and others. 
 
 The city of Winnipeg, which was reached on Wednes- 
 day, February 4, at twelve noon, after forty-six hours 
 of a continuous railway journey, was all on the qui vive 
 awaiting the arrival of the Scots. Not only from the 
 business point of view, to which the committee of the 
 province did full justice, but song and sentiment on 
 every hand gave expression to the welcome of the Far 
 West. Mr. D. M'Vicar, as the team did not stay to 
 play at Eat Portage, greeted them in the name of his 
 brother curlers with the following welcome : — 
 
 We welcome ye, sonsie callants, 
 
 Tae the land o' the great Manitou, 
 
 For cor hairts beat true tae the tartan, 
 And the bonuie bonnets o' blue. 
 
 Come wi' your stanes and besoms, 
 
 Frae Teviot and frae Tweed, 
 Frae the braes aboon GlenifFer, 
 
 And the buchts o' Dunnet Head. 
 
 But leave at liame yer sjjorrans, 
 
 Yer philabegs sae braw. 
 For here Jock Frost is trumpethig 
 
 That it's twenty-four below. 
 
 And dinna fetch yer claymores, 
 
 Yer dirks and skean dliu, 
 Tae frichten a' our cailliachs, 
 
 Oor dusky Crees and Sioux ; 
 
 For oor scores we dinna settle 
 
 By the cute auld Scottish plan 
 0' drawing dirk and claymore 
 
 And rijipin' up our man. 
 
 The Winnipeg bard, calling himself the native of the 
 land of porridge and poetry, called on his neighbours in 
 the following strains : — 
 
FAIJ WEST TO AVIXNIPEG 449 
 
 Scots wlia liae \vi' Wallace bled, 
 Scots wham Bruce has afteu led, 
 Welcome to your goi v bed, 
 Or to victory. 
 
 lilHXS. 
 
 Harkeu I \e curlers, hark ! 1 any ; 
 
 With one accord let's shout hurray I 
 To welcome to oor city here 
 
 The culling Scots ; come, cheer, boys, cheer. 
 
 Play up, ye bandsmen, play, 1 siiy ! 
 
 That fav'rite tune of " Scots Wha Hae " ; 
 For gathered here in one great throng 
 
 Alii iiieu who surely love that song. 
 
 Forward, ye councillors ; forward go ; 
 
 And let these merry Scotsmen know 
 By cheery chant and shake of hand. 
 
 That they are welcome t(j our land. 
 
 Again, ye curlers, once again 
 
 A hearty welcome give these men. 
 Let every man among you cheer. 
 
 The Scottish curling team's now here. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Tod, an old East Lothian curler, who had 
 gone out to seek his fortune in Canada, and who is both 
 an artist and a poet, made a special commemoration of 
 the coming of the Scots by the etchings which ;iie 
 reproduced at pages 24 and 25, representing " Canuck " 
 extending a hearty welcome to " Scottie." Mr. Tod also 
 indited the followino- excellent 
 
 Ode of Welcoml; to the Royal Curlers from Scotland 
 
 Here's welcome tae ye, Scotia's sons, 
 
 True brethren o' the broom, we greet ye. 
 
 The hand o' freendship we extend. 
 Ilk' curler here is gled tae meet ye. 
 
 2 H 
 
450 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 An' comin' frae the land ye dae, 
 The birthplace o' oor noble game, 
 
 There's mony here are doubly gled 
 
 Tae shak' a hand frae their auld hame. 
 
 An' mony a cheerie crack we'll hae, 
 
 Renew auld freendships, mak' some ithers. 
 
 For Scots, it's kenned the warld ower. 
 Especially curlers, are a' brithers. 
 
 [.^ '^■ 
 
 Photo bi) th-itilettu <(- Co., IVillllijini. 
 
 THOMAS TOD. 
 
 Brithers aroond the social board, 
 Upon the ice it's jist the same, 
 
 Naething will please us better than 
 Mak' ye forget ye're no' at hame. 
 
 We ken ye come na' here for pelf, 
 For jugs or mugs or sic' na' sort. 
 
 Adventure, freendship, brocht ye here. 
 The inborn, manly love o' sport. 
 
 Or may be as in days o' yore, 
 
 The days o' that famed Grecian younker, 
 Ye've travelled a' thae wearie miles, 
 
 Tae look for ither warlds tae conquer. 
 
FAIi WEST TO WINNIPEG 451 
 
 Il's but a slippery game at best, 
 
 An' inoiiy a well-tbcht " end " we'll liae, 
 
 Nae sayin' lioo the stanes may riii, 
 It niicht prove youv Therniopyln'. 
 
 But let the luck gang as it will, 
 
 We'll tak' oor licks and ne'er be snarliii', 
 
 We've seen baith sides o' Fortune's face, 
 In tliis Metropolis o' curliu'. 
 
 But while ye're here, oor aim will be 
 Tae mak' your stay a time o' pleasure, 
 
 Ye're welcome tae the best we hae, 
 
 An' that wi' neither stint nor measure. 
 
 An' when ye gang, as gang ye must, 
 
 Tae keep ye aye we canna' beg, 
 A kindly memory's a' we ask, 
 
 0' your wee while in Winnipeg. 
 
 Thos. Tod. 
 
 Both of these were published in the pamphlet which 
 was drawn up by the Executive of the Manitoba 
 Association in view of the Scottish visit. 
 
 During the time of this annual gathering at Winnipeg 
 the city presents the spectacle of being wholly given 
 over to curling for a fortnight. In the life of those who, 
 out in the Far West, are seeking to make gold out of 
 grain, the rather monotonous work of the farm is varied 
 twice in the year — first, by the exhibition which takes 
 place annually at Winnipeg in summer, and second hj 
 the great winter curling carnival. From what they now 
 delight to speak of as the granary of the world they have 
 then stowed away in the great and ugly " elevators," 
 which abound everywhere, their stores of " No. 1 hard " 
 — last year the amount was 85,000,000 bushels — and 
 now they seek a little diversion and an outlet for their 
 superfluous cash, so they turn their attention to the 
 Winnipeg Bonspiel. It is not only the farmer who thus 
 
452 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 seeks holiday, but everybody else seems to catch the 
 infection. We were told of one amusing instance in the 
 case of a heathen Chinee, who was running a laundry 
 some 500 miles away from the city — these establishments, 
 as it seems, being commonly in the hands of Chinamen. 
 This man had gone off with liis farmer neighbours to 
 the Bonspiel, and over the entry to the laundry was 
 stuck this intimation — " This establishment is closed 
 during the Bonsjjiel at Winnipeg." 
 
 The farmers and others came from all quarters, 
 including the United States and the farthest west of 
 the Dominion. Several rinks hailed from a distance 
 of 1500 miles, the curlers thus travelling 3000 miles, 
 and spending four days in the train, that they might 
 attend the Bonspiel. Edmonston, in the Far West, 
 Drayton, Duluth, and St. Paul across the southern 
 border all sent representatives. There was even a rink or 
 two present from the Yukon. If Canada be the chosen 
 home of Scotland's ain game, where it can be enjoyed 
 with a fulness that is out of the question in the Old 
 Country, then undoubtedly Winnipeg is the very fireplace 
 or hearth of the game in the Dominion. In the annals of 
 cm-ling there has been no place like Winnipeg, and no 
 one can foretell the future that awaits the game at that 
 great centre, which has fitly been called " the future 
 Chicago of Canada." AVe have, at home, our Grand 
 Match, North versus South in Scotland, where more than 
 2000 curlers annually assemble in battle array, but that 
 is simply a one-day gathering. At Winnipeg 800 or so, 
 accompanied by their wives and daughters and sweet- 
 hearts, take up residence for a fortnight. For the 
 time, as Athens was given over to idolatry, Winnipeg 
 is wholly given over to curling. What St. Andrews is 
 to golf, so is Winnipeg to that other royal and ancient 
 
454 CURLING TOUR 
 
 game. To vary the words of Murray, of the Scarlet 
 Gown, one might say — 
 
 Ciu'l, cur], curl's all the story ; 
 
 In despair niv overburdened spirit shrinks, 
 Till I wish that every curler was in glory, 
 
 And the lakes might overflow^ the rinks. 
 
 The newspapers are all issued with glaring headings 
 about the various competitions, the entries and the 
 draws for the same. The cups and prizes are valuable, 
 and of every shape and form. It may perhaps not be a 
 promising feature, but it is certainly a prominent one, 
 that companies of various kinds and enterprising firms, 
 l)y way of advertisement, provide the most of these 
 trophies, which are really so numerous that each rink 
 visiting Winnipeg may well be excused for hoping that 
 it will not return home without annexing one or other. 
 Prizes fiow in from every quarter, and the difficulty of 
 the Executive appears to be to limit the rate at which 
 the generous donors are prepared to advertise themselves 
 and at the same time encourage the curlers. 
 
 When Manitoba burst into fame as the great wheat- 
 growing province of Canada, there was, some twenty 
 years ago, a considerable emigration thereto from the 
 great province of Ontario, in which we had spent such an 
 enjoyable time. Those who moved westward took their 
 love of the "roaring game" with them, and in 1888 
 they formed a branch of the Royal Caledonian Club for 
 Manitoba and the adjoining territories. In the following 
 year a great Bonspiel was arranged, which was regarded 
 as one of the most successful events that had ever been 
 brought off in America, about 1200 dollars having been 
 subscribed as a Bonspiel Fund, from which a grand 
 challenge medal, an international trophy, and several 
 
c/e-c^ - ^l^^^^'^ ^>^ ^^'^'Ci^ 
 
FAE WEST TO AVINNIPEG 455 
 
 gold medals were provided as prizes. The Association 
 thus attracted curlers to Winnipeg from other Associa- 
 tions in Canada and the States. The branch thus 
 formed has been very prosperous, its prosperity doubtless 
 being in great measure due to the energetic and faithful 
 manner in which ]\Ir. J. 1*. Eobertson, the Secretar}- 
 Treasurer, from the outset, has carried on the business 
 of the province. We have pleasure in giving a portrait 
 of this excellent official, than whom no one deserves 
 more honour, not only from Ins Canadian brethren, but 
 from the Scottish team. 
 
 Year after year the attendance at the great Bonspiel 
 at Winnipeg has gone on increasing, and how to manage 
 the great General Assembly of curlers at Winnipeg 
 l)ecomes more and more perplexing; but Mr. Eobertson 
 with his staff of attendants seems always able to meet 
 the occasion. It is the city itself that seems to be 
 unable to face the emergency. With the advent of such 
 a numlier of strangers the hotels are quite overtaxed, 
 and it is difficult even for some to find lodgings for 
 the occasion, and when they are found the rents are quite 
 exorbitant. A great central hotel is, we understand, 
 in contemplation by the C.P.E. Company, and the sooner 
 it is erected the jjetter for the future of Winnipeg, 
 to whose prosperity such an hotel is a sine qita non. 
 We understand that a year or two before our team 
 visited this city there had been a very large hotel, 
 which was unfortunately burned down ; and in connec- 
 tion with the burning we were told, by one who was 
 present, an incident that illustrates the severity of the 
 climate. The temperature that night was 47 degrees 
 below zero, and this gentleman was appealed to by one 
 of the firemen — " For God's sake get me a chew of 
 tobacco 1 " indicating at the same time in which pocket 
 
456 CUELING TOUR 
 
 of his coat the " quid " was to be fouud. The gentlemun 
 readily complied with the fireman's urgent appeal, but 
 he was only able to reach the supplicant's pocket after 
 using a hammer to disperse the icicles that encased it! 
 
 The deficiency of hotel accommodation in Winnipeg 
 caused the greatest inconvenience to the Scottish curling 
 team which they experienced in their tour through 
 Canada. Hitherto at the various great centres which 
 they visited they had all been housed under one roof, 
 and they had at each hotel been aljle to have a suit- 
 able public room set apart for their special benefit, 
 where intimations as to the competitions and festivities 
 arranged for them were displayed by the .Secretary, 
 ]\Ir. Husband, so that each evening they knew what 
 awaited them on the following day, and there was no 
 excuse for any unpunctuality on the part of any members 
 of the team. This arrangement w^as also xerj convenient 
 in this respect, that letters and papers from the home 
 country all went to one place, and were easily distributed 
 among those to whom they were addressed. But in the 
 case of Winnipeg all was confusion. The members of 
 the team were billeted in four different hotels. This 
 made it impossible for the Secretary to communicate to 
 each fraction the arrangements for the various days of 
 the Bonspiel, and it was ditticult for him to collect the 
 men together for the various excursions and entertain- 
 ments that had been arranged. 
 
 This year saw the fifteenth Bonspiel of the Manitoba 
 branch brought off with a record entry of about 180 
 rinks, or over 700 players. The extraordinary increase 
 in the attendance at the Bonspiel of 1903 was, no doubt, 
 due to the announcement that the long -talked -of visit 
 of a team of curlers from Scotland was about to take 
 place, and that more than a score of real Scots, fresh 
 
\i;OONS IN CAMP AT I.OWEIl FORT OAHRY. 
 
 rhotn hfi (/>./!. Co 
 
 riii: .\^^ixii:i'iM. i;i\r.i;, wiXNirK(;. 
 
 MAIN STREET, WIXNII'I 
 
458 CUKLIXG TO UK 
 
 from the home country, would come to tiy conclusions on 
 the ice for the first time with their Canadian brethren. 
 There were rinks there, as in former years, which had 
 travelled some 1500 miles to attend the meeting; but 
 here was a new record when a team of "husky " Scots, as 
 the Canadians would say, were travelling some 10,000 
 miles to enjoy friendly games with their brethren over 
 the water. This was worthy of their recognition, and 
 there was a further reason for such a large attendance 
 upon the occasion, namely, that the farmers of the AVest 
 had just reaped a record harvest, and the proceeds of 
 " No. 1 hard " had been so plentiful that they were all 
 in the mood for enjoying themselves and entertaining 
 their friends. Everything had been done by the officials 
 of the branch, and especially by its excellent Secretary, 
 Mr. J. P. Robertson, who has been its very life and soul 
 since the branch was instituted, to make the visit of the 
 Scottish team enjoyable and memorable. Lord Strath- 
 cona, ever ready to do all in his power to bring Scot- 
 land and Canada together for their mutual benefit, had 
 sent a donation of 500 dollars to help to defray the ex- 
 penses of the Bonspiel, and the city merchants had given 
 more than their usual share of tangible sympathy. No 
 sooner did the officials of the branch hear of the Scottish 
 curlers than they made haste to set everytliing in order 
 for their coming. They put forward the Bonspiel a week 
 to suit their friends across the pond, who were timed to 
 arrive in the first week of February. They arranged to 
 enter the Scottish team for as many of the competitions 
 as possible ; and in the case of the competition for Lord 
 Strathcona's cup, the Eoyal Caledonian Tankard, it was 
 arranged, with the donor's consent, that on this occasion 
 the competition should be between the five rinks of the 
 Royal Club and five rinks selected by the Council from 
 
FAE WEST TO WINNIPEG 459 
 
 among clubs in affiliation with the Manitoha branch — one 
 tioni Winnipeg, one from the Province of Manitoba, one 
 from North -West Territories and British Columbia, one 
 from North - West Ontario, and one fiom the United 
 States ; and as, with such a selection, it was Lombard 
 Street to a China orange in favour of America, it was 
 further decided that a handsome silver cup and four gold 
 badges should go to the losing team. 
 
 As we journeyed from place to place and expressed 
 our appreciation of the hospitality of the Canadians, we 
 were always told to wait till we got to AVinnipeg, as if 
 this farthest western centre would excel all our other 
 daughters who had done so virtuously ; and certainly, 
 notwithstanding the drawback of defective hotel accom- 
 modation, it must be acknowledged that Winnipeg was 
 not behind — perhaps it was in front — in the generous 
 treatment accorded to the Scotsmen. A very repre- 
 sentative crowd was on the platform at the station, and 
 raised a hearty cheer of welcome as the curlers came to 
 the C.P.R, depot at noon. No sooner had the Scotsmen 
 set foot on the platform than some one was over claiming 
 acquaintanceship. It looked like a very intimate family 
 greeting in many cases. " I would have known you had 
 it not been for the whiskers," said a sturdy and fair- 
 haired Scotsman, addressing a very prominent local 
 Scottish banker; and he continued, ''And how's Jimmy? " 
 emphasising the latter familiar Scotch name as only a 
 full-blooded Scotsman can. Mayor Arbuthnot, Premier 
 Ptoblin, Aldermen Harvey, Sliarpe, Ward, Eitchie, 
 Campbell, J. P. Eobertson, representing respectively the 
 City Province and the Manitoba branch E.C.C.C., were 
 present, all decorated with badges to indicate their 
 official capacities in the general welcome. All the 
 curling clubs of the city were well represented, and also 
 
4(30 
 
 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 the various Scottish societies. ]Mr. H. Sanderson, in the 
 absence of Mr. J. R. Grant, represented the St. Andrew's 
 Society, and Mr. A. Simmers, grand-steward. After the 
 formal greeting and hand-shaking, the party were taken to 
 tlie Commercial Chib for luncli in sleighs as follows : — 
 
 1. Mayor Arbuthnot, Eev. 
 -1. Kerr, Premier Eoblin, and 
 William Georgeson. 
 
 2. Alderman Barclay, Pro- 
 vost Ballautyne, Eev. Dr. 
 Kilpatrick, and G. F. Bryan. 
 
 • !. Alderman Eussell, 
 . William Whyte, Provost Gor- 
 
 ^^ft 11^^ ^- ^It^erman White, C. J. 
 
 ^^^^^ ^^^Hr ^'^^<^^^on, E. Bramwell, and 
 
 ^^^^ ^^Kr E. 
 
 ^^^^^ ^B^ '"'• -'^It-lerman Gibson, E. 
 
 ^^^ ^^ Husband, A. E. Campbell, and 
 
 -MAYOR ARBUTHNOT. (J „4- T) 1 i 
 
 Secretary Eobertson. 
 
 6. Alderman Campbell, H. Prain, E. Gibson, and G. 
 I). Hunt. 
 
 7. Alderman Sharp, AV. Henderson, E. Johnston, and 
 W. i:. Boyd. 
 
 8. Alderman Harvey, D. Murray, T. Macmillan, and 
 Or. AV. Murray. 
 
 9. Alderman Eitchie, I). Bentley Murray, J. 
 Alacgregor, and another. 
 
 10. Colonel Euttan, ]\lark Sanderson, Major l)avidson, 
 F. C. Simson (Halifax), 
 
 11. Alderman Cockburn, G. I). Eitchie, A. T. Simson, 
 and W. H. Eourke. 
 
 12. Alderman Lattimer, D. Provan, S. F. Clark, and 
 W. E. Parrish. 
 
VAll WEST TO WIXNIPECI 461 
 
 i;!. Alderinaii Maeurthy, J. Simpson, A. F. I). 
 MacGachen, Dr. -lamieson. 
 
 The /nemi at tlie luiicheou in the Cuniniercial Chili 
 on our arrival is here given, as ilhistrating the civihsatinn 
 of the farthest west point reached by the curlers. 
 
 Luncheon to the Scottish Cdrlers by the City of "Winnipeg 
 
 Ousters. 
 Bhie Points on Hulf Shell. 
 
 Son J J. 
 Consonmn' a la Iioelielle. 
 
 Fish. 
 Boiled Salmon. Shrimp Sauce. 
 
 jLtttn'e. 
 Veal Sweetbreads a la Jardiniere. 
 
 ■loinf. 
 
 Koast Turkey. Craidjerry Sauce. 
 
 Scotch Grouse a la Manitoba. 
 
 Vegetables. 
 Potatoes English Style. Asparagus on Toast. 
 
 Dessert. 
 
 Strawberry Ice Cream. 
 
 Mixed Cakes. 
 
 Cotfee. Tea. 
 
 Fruits. Cheese. 
 
 Mayor Arbuthuot tendered the Scottish visitors the 
 city's greetings. He was not unmindful of the fact that 
 Scottish blood liad played its part in the making uf the 
 city, and he could not Init refer with pride to such an 
 incomparable development in so short a time. About 
 thirty years ago a population of approximately oOO was 
 all they could boast of, and now they could claim to be 
 within counting distance of 60,000, and from present 
 indications it would be quite reasonable to assume that 
 within a year or two from date, if the Scotsmen 
 
462 CUELING TOUE 
 
 favoured them with a visit at that time, fully 15,000 
 more people would be there to welcome them as citizens 
 of Winnipeg. What tlie Mayor said of the city was 
 confirmed by Premier Eoblin, who, in tendering the 
 hospitality of the Province, or what the visitors often 
 termed " A Western Welcome," took occasion to point 
 out the vastness of the western portion of the Dominion 
 of Canada, from both its geographical standpoint and 
 productive possibilities. " Ptcv. J. Kerr, on behalf of the 
 visiting Caledonians," said the Free Press, " acknowledged 
 the hospitality of the city and province. Since leaving 
 their homes the team had always had Winnipeg in their 
 mind, as the rest of Canada had. The growth that had 
 taken place in so short a time had something like the effect 
 of a magnificent fairy story. What they saw was really 
 marvellous. One unexpected and unlooked-for pleasure 
 had been the heartiness of their reception at the hands of 
 the public bodies in Canada. He was delighted to find 
 that the grand old Scottish game of curling had found 
 here such a home, and that in Winnipeg it was con- 
 ducted on a scale unequalled anywhere else in the world, 
 thanks to such men as Mr. J. P. Eobertson. In Canada 
 they travelled long distances to play the game, but no 
 team ever before started out to travel 10,000 miles to 
 do so. Their visit (he said) would have the effect of 
 stimulating devotion to the game in Scotland. They 
 were, in Winnipeg, by associating with the game their 
 provincial and civic dignitaries, reviving one of the 
 ancient glories of the Scottish capital. In days long 
 past the Lord Provost and Magistrates used to open the 
 season l»y making a procession, with a band playing 
 ' The Curlers' March,' down to the Canonmills pond to 
 open the season's curling. They were therefore building 
 better than thev themselves knew. Eeferrincr to the 
 
FAli WEST TO WINXIPEG 463 
 
 remarks of the Mayor iukI I'remier Iiuliliii, Mr. Kerr 
 used the quotation — ' Don't press ; don't fill up your 
 vast country with a doulitful population, with people 
 you cannot feel at home with. Wait till we get back, 
 and we will take good care to send the right sort. The 
 people I see in Canada are a fine race of men and women, 
 and I feel assured they love Scotland as Scotland loves 
 them. We are coming to take part in the most remark- 
 able week of curling that has ever been, and what- 
 ever may be our fortunes in the games, our desire is not 
 to secure " pots " but " hearts." ' The Scotsmen then 
 heartily cheered their entertainers, and Aldermen Russell 
 and Barclay made happy responses." 
 
 The officials of the Manitoba branch had arranged to 
 hold their semi-annual meeting on the night of the 
 arrival of the Scotsmen at Winnipeg, and accordingly 
 the team, on the invitation of the officials, attended the 
 Clarendon Hotel on the evening of February 4. On 
 entering they were greeted by a hearty burst of applause 
 from tlie meeting, and the President, Mr. G. F. Bryan, 
 invited them to take seats along with the officers. No 
 doubt, owing to the expected presence of the Scotsmen, 
 the attendance of delegates was unusually large. The 
 following were present : — 
 
 C. C. Stewart, Antliracite ; A. Fowler, Baldur ; W. J. Hyde, 
 A. L. Hastings, Balgonie ; W. D. Wood, J. T. Spiers, Banff ; Clias. 
 Cannon, R. Macdonald, Belmont ; J. F. Hunter, J. M. Chisholn], 
 Boissevain ; Slieriff Henderson, D. H. Cooper, Brandon ; J. P. 
 Robertson, Calgary ; J. D. Hunt, Geo. Hope, Carberry ; Geo. 
 Harjjer, R. G. Hamilton, Carman ; H. Cameron, R. Stewart, 
 Clearwater ; J. M'Namee, J. H. Beavis, Crystal City ; Wm. Connon, 
 R. Thomas, Cypress River ; G. L. Irwin, A. Douglass, Dauphin ; 
 C. A. Young, G. Patterson, Deloraine ; A. Waddell, E. Mortlock, 
 Dominion City ; J. Morrison, T. Hibben, Dayton ; I. Pitblado, 
 J. M'I3iarmid, Duluth ; J. ]M'Kechnie, Edmonton ; C. D. Gibson, 
 
464 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 Elgin ; C. Aiiiiie, J. ^Y. Macdonald, Emerson ; "\V. H. Macdonakl, 
 C. Featlierstonhaugli, Fort Qu'Appelle ; F. L. Paton, E. J. Rocliou, 
 Fort-AVilliani ; D. M 'Arthur, J. M'Cormick, Gilbert Plains ; J. A. 
 Smith, Glenboro ; W. Georgeson, Thomas Kelly, Golden, B.C.; 
 M. Fortune, J. Scroggie, Grand View ; J. Love, R. J. Howdeii, 
 Grenfell ; Dr. Hicks, Griswold ; W. A. Thomson, W. Fergusson, 
 Hamiota ; J. "W. Hunter, Hartney ; Y. E. Slater, J. Mawhinuey, 
 Holland ; W. R. Boyd, E. "Williamson, Indian Head ; R. A. 
 Mather, AV. G. Murray, Keewatin ; Senator Young, A. B. Alex- 
 ander, Killarney ; Thos. Johnston, Lethbridge ; J. Struthers, 
 — Bruce, Macleod ; J. H. Turnljull, R. D. AYaugh, Miami ; 
 Con. Drummoud, H. J. Erb, Miunedosa ; L. Taylor, Miniota ; 
 J. F. Spooner, Moosomin ; Wm. M'Millan, Morden ; J. Hackney, 
 G. Love, Morris ; A. E. Slater, L G. Grandin, Napinka ; G. N. 
 Gibbs, Neepawa ; W. J. Helliwell, Oak Lake ; — M'Intyre, 
 O. Sawyer, Oak River ; — Maclean, W. Eraser, Pilot Mound ; 
 E. J. Pinker, J. G. Rattray, Pipestone ; S. R. Marlatt, B. M'Killop, 
 Portage la Prairie ; Dr. Henderson, Qu'Appelle ; W. Robertson, 
 G. Drewry, Rat Portage ; J. "\Y. Smith, Regina ; A. S. Argue, 
 Roland ; R. Benson, J. E. Hull, Rosthern ; H. W. Nelson, Selkirk ; 
 L. Defie, St. Paul ; Jos. Maw, \Y. F. Payne, Yirden ; F. 0. Fowlei-, 
 Wawanesa ; W. L. Parrish, Assiniboines ; G. F. Bryan, W. H, 
 Rourke, Granites ; W. P. Lipsett, Dr. Jamieson, Thistles ; Dr. 
 Elliott, WoLseley, and many others. 
 
 The delegates proceeded to pass the following resolu- 
 tion : — " That the Manitoba branch of the Eoyal Cale- 
 donian Curlinf{ Club at its semi-annual meeting assembled, 
 begs to acknowledge receipt of the ftivour of Lord 
 Strathcona, enclosing the additional sum of 400 dollars, 
 making in all the sum of 500 dollars as his gift to the 
 branch for Bonspiel purposes this year. This meeting 
 further desires to place on record its high appreciation of 
 the many kindnesses received at the hands of His Lordship, 
 who, although for a number of years he has been absent 
 from the progressive and growing West, has given 
 abundant evidence of his deep interest in all that per- 
 tains to our progress and welfare, and to assure him 
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46 G CUELING TOUE 
 
 from the Mother-club, his most opportune and voluntary 
 gift is doubly appreciated." A motion was passed making 
 the members of the Scottish team honorary members 
 of the Association, and that they have the freedom of 
 the ice. The Captain of the team, in returning thanks, 
 said that in the course of their tour they had been 
 receiving the freedom of the various cities, but this was 
 tlie first occasion on which they had lieen formally 
 offered the freedom of the ice. Mr. G. F. Bryan, 
 President of the branch, extended a welcome to all the 
 curlers. They had often wished to have a Scottish rink 
 with them, but now, with several, their cup of curling joy 
 was full. Curling was a gentleman's game, whether under 
 the Maple Leaf or the Stars and Stripes, and it would 
 require very strenuous efforts to maintain the honour of 
 the Thistle. To do so it would be necessary very often 
 to draw right up to the button. He hoped the tests 
 between themselves and the Stars and Stripes would be 
 settled in the same spirit as the contests in curling. 
 He then called upon the Secretary to read the following 
 address of welcome : — 
 
 Address to Scottish Curlers 
 
 To Eev. John Kerr, M.A., F.R.S.E., Captain, and Members of 
 Royal Curling Team. 
 
 Brother Curlers — We, the officers and members of the 
 Manitoba Branch R.C.C.C, with due filial afi'ection, extend to 
 you a cordial v.'elcome to the Metropolis of our young and growing 
 Province, now known as the Mecca of curling in America. We 
 need scarcely remind you of the fact that our Association is the 
 youngest shoot of the parent sten), and a somewhat vigorous twig, 
 seeing that in less than fifteen years it has grown from an organisa- 
 tion with five clubs and one hundred members, to one of a hundred 
 clubs with three thousand members. 
 
 We have been looking forward for some vears with eager 
 
PRESIDENT MANITOBA BRANCH K.C.C.C. 
 
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468 CURLING TOUE 
 
 anticipation to a visit of a representative team of curlers from 
 the Royal Club ; and now that such a delegation has arrived, 
 our hearts go out to you, filled with gratitude to the Mother-club. 
 It is specially pleasing to have our young Association thus honoured, 
 and our best wish is that you may greatly enjoy your brief stay 
 among us. 
 
 Apart from the purpose of sport, we believe that this visit will 
 serve even a higher and nobler ideal, that of promoting the growth 
 and consolidating the union of the British Empire. We look upon 
 it as a singular coincidence, that the Coronation of the King, the 
 chief Patron of our fraternity, and your visit to Canada, should be in 
 the same year. Let us hope that it augurs well for the future of 
 the Empire in whose welfare we are all so deeply interested. 
 
 Once more, we greet you most cordially. We trust that you 
 will be happy while you are with us, and that when you leave 
 you will carry away many kindly memories of your sojourn in the 
 Bull's Eye or Geographical Centre of Canada. We wish you every 
 success in your journey and a safe return to dear Auld Scotia, the 
 home of our beloved pastime. 
 
 Signed on behalf of the members of the 
 Association In' 
 G. F. Brvan, J. P. Robertson, 
 
 Presiden t. Secretary. 
 
 Winnipeg, Feb. 4, 1903. 
 
 In responding to the address the Captain referred 
 to the gathering as one of the most historic in curling- 
 annals. The visit to Canada had heen a dream, occurring 
 over and over again. It was now a reality. They could 
 not adequately express their feelings that night. Their 
 hopes and dreams had at last been realised. Winnipeg- 
 was indeed the Mecca of curlers all over the world. The 
 eyes of curlers were set on that city as the centre in 
 the future of this noble game. He might add that 
 nowhere had the laws of the Eoyal Caledonian Curling 
 Cltib been received more loyally than in "Winnipeg. He 
 conveyed to them the greetings of their " auld mither," 
 and said that no phrase expressed their sentiments better 
 than the one Winnipeg had adopted, " We're brithers a'." 
 
470 CURLING TOUR 
 
 On resuming his seat Mr. Kerr was loudly cheered, and 
 other three cheers with a " tiger " were vociferously 
 given. 
 
 The Great Bonspiel 
 
 February 5 saw the opening of the great Bonspiel, 
 when 185 matches in all were played, quite a record 
 in the curling world, even at "Winnipeg. Mr. J. P. 
 Robertson and his assistants had everything in good 
 working order, each skip on entering the rink being 
 presented with a large envelope enclosed within which 
 were the following : — 
 
 1. Two jirograniines. 
 
 2. Fovir badges. 
 
 3. Sixteen labels for stones. 
 
 4. Score card for N.Y. Life Challenge. 
 
 5. Colours for stones. 
 
 6. Scraper for stones. 
 
 7. Lead-pencil for scorer. 
 
 8. Four tickets for Smoker. 
 
 The Scottish curlers, Bob Dunbar's St. Paul Quartette, 
 the Flavelle rink, and former winners in the Bonspiel 
 attracted the most attention on the part of the spec- 
 tators, though doubtless, on neighbouring rinks, the play 
 that was being put up was quite as good. One great 
 feature of this carnival at AVinnipeg was the American- 
 Abell rink, of which we give an illustration. This had 
 been lent for the occasion by the firm of that name, 
 who had the great tent constructed for the show of their 
 agricultural machinery. Under one roof there were 
 fourteen excellent sheets of ice, and these, when crowded 
 with players and spectators, made a wonderful sight. 
 The fortune of the draw brought our leading skip, 
 Bramwell, against the well-known " Jimmy " Baxter for 
 
FAR WEST TO WINNIPEG 471 
 
 tlie Brunswick Trophy, while the Captain's rink was 
 (h'awn against the renowned R G. Macdonald of the 
 Granites. It was rather amusing to watch the antics of 
 " Jimmy," and when his rink began to lose a little his 
 language to the players was not complimentary. They 
 
 iKI) STHATHCONA 
 
 began to tight among themselves, with the usual result 
 that their opponents were victorious, Mr. Bramwell 
 coming out with 10 shots against " Jimmy's " 5. Dr. 
 Kirk, having taken the place of the Captain against Mr. 
 Macdonald, had a very close match, only losing by 1 
 shot, while each scored 6 ends. The sympathies of the 
 spectators, it was evident, were all on the side of the 
 
472 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 visiting curlers, as they made the building echo with 
 loud applause when any of the Scottish players made a 
 good shot. Mr. A. T. Simson and Provost Gordon in 
 this first day's play lost to two rinks hailing respectively 
 from Eegina and Carman. So far as the Scottish team 
 were concerned, the great event of the Bonspiel was 
 the competition for the Koyal Caledonian Tankaid. To 
 meet the special conditions created by the visit, Loid 
 Strathcona had agreed that on this occasion, in addition 
 to the usual cup, a second cup should be provided, so 
 that both sides might be able to have a tangible com- 
 memoration of the event. The five Scottish rinks were 
 pitted against five selected rinks to represent Canada 
 and the United States, and, as the Scotsmen themselves 
 expected, the result went against them. The selected 
 rinks which met the Scotsmen were — Whalen (Fort- 
 William), Steelle (Boissevain), Mackenzie (Duluth), Eourke 
 (Winnipeg Granites), and Mackenzie (Indian Head). 
 According to the leading paper, the Manitu'ba Free Press, 
 it was doubtful if ever before five rinks of equal strength 
 were pitted against opponents in any competition, and to 
 fall before such an aggregation was therefore no discredit. 
 There was also this consolation for the visitors, that they 
 had, if not the Tankard, Lord Strathcona's silver cup 
 and four gold lockets to take home with them to Scotland. 
 Provost Gordon in this competition had the satisfaction 
 of drawing with the strong rink from Duluth, skipped 
 by J. Mackenzie, the scores being 14 each. As the 
 Provost had to go on with the team while still standing 
 in as a winner in the New York Challenge Cup compe- 
 tition, his record at Winnipeg was on the whole an 
 excellent one. 
 
 ]\Ir. Wni. Lothian from Pipestone is responsible for 
 the following verses on the great Bonspiel : — 
 
FAK WEST TO WINNIPEG 473 
 
 It's in lull .swing, the grand uUl game 
 That puts a' others clean tae shame ; 
 You'll easy ken it by its name 
 
 As stanes are birlin', 
 An' weel deserving o' its fame, 
 
 The roarin' Curlin' ! 
 
 Baith fast and furious, day and night. 
 They soop her up wi' main an' might, 
 Till Winnipeg's gaen fairly gyte 
 
 Wi' curlin' glee, 
 Tae run a port or get a bite 
 
 Or make a tee. 
 
 The motto stands " We're brithers a'," 
 
 In winning, losing, or a draw 
 
 It's a' the same ; we'll stand by law 
 
 0' curlin' creed ; 
 An' count it ill tae croose or craw 
 
 Aboot a lead. 
 
 Frae North an' South, frae East an' West, 
 Come Hocking waled men o' the best, 
 Tae daur it oot wi' a' the rest. 
 
 An' a' braced up 
 ^^'i' hairts on fire, in hope and jest, 
 
 Tae win a cup. 
 
 Auld Scotland wi' undaunted zeal 
 Sends ower her birkies tae the 'spiel, 
 An' mak's things lively as a reel 
 
 0' Tullochgorum ; 
 Tliere's naething like the guid oatmeal 
 
 Tae make it warm. 
 
 Thrice welcome to our prairies wide, 
 Where dawns the flow of human tide ; 
 Gae hame an' bind it up wi' pride — 
 
 You've seen it a' — 
 An' say, " Fine, man, there I could bide — 
 
 It's unco braw ! " 
 
474 CURLING TOUR 
 
 'Sakes ! hoo the staiies are hurliii' noo ! 
 While some are hogs and some gae through 
 An' some rin doon the ice sae true 
 
 At Skip's command, 
 As high his besom waves in view — 
 
 Man, Jock, it's grand ! 
 
 Wi' even up, last end's tae play, 
 The veteran skips hand to the fray ; 
 Stanes viewed wi' pride or wi' dismay, 
 
 While keen an' hot. 
 The crood their interest display 
 
 In every shot. 
 
 Now fever heat is in the spoit ; 
 A pot-lid lies in kittle sort,' 
 For only through yon fickle port 
 
 ('an danger run, 
 An', Skip, gin ye make surely for't 
 
 You'll make some fun. 
 
 Wi' steady nerve an' faultless eye 
 She's laid away tae do or die. 
 For bravest men can only try 
 
 To do their best ; 
 An' Providence, their duty by. 
 
 Must do the rest. 
 
 Mark well that breatliless silence reign. 
 What eager looks are on the stane. 
 In inturn sweep she's grandly gane 
 
 To dae the ill, 
 While wild cheers ring a loud I'efrain 
 
 Tae see much skill. 
 
 Auld Scotia, be thy name entwined 
 
 Wi' a' that's dearest to the mind ; 
 
 In sins an' worth long you've combined 
 
 Baith work an' glee. 
 An' joys o' curlin' aye will find 
 
 Oor hairts wi' thee. 
 
FAR WEST TO WINNIPEG 475 
 
 A special prize having been offered at this Bonspiel t'ur 
 the best-dressed quartette, the judges, after minute in- 
 spection, awarded this to Mr. Bram well's rink, which 
 consisted of Messrs. Cousin, Johnstone, Gibson, and the 
 Skip, who each received a handsome silver cup, and, it may 
 be added, a considerable amount of chaff from the other 
 members of the team during the remainder of the tour, 
 for their neighbours considered themselves equally well 
 got up for the occasion. 
 
 There is no doubt that at this great curling Durliur 
 one meets the finest curlers and sees the finest curling 
 in the world. Most of the players who go to Winnipeg 
 have attained distinction in their own districts before 
 they are ever allowed to enter, and they are sent there 
 to uphold the honour of their respective clubs. Greek 
 meets Greek everywhere. Some of the struggles were 
 truly Homeric. The play all round was simply superb, 
 the scientitic accuracy of many of the shots, owing to the 
 evenness and hardness of the ice, being such as one can 
 never expect to see in the home country. Many of the 
 players were young men in their teens ; in fact, very few 
 veterans were to be seen, the lissomeness of youth being 
 almost a necessity for the system of sweeping which is 
 followed on the Canadian rinks. The " signalling system " 
 was very effective. In this department all through the 
 Canadians had great advantage over the Scots, who do 
 not re(|uire these much at home. 
 
 As Mr. Campbell has noted in his remarks, the 
 number of prizes and the value of the spoil at the 
 Winnipeg Bonspiel seemed to bring out a far more 
 desperate and striking kind of play than we had ever 
 witnessed in our former matches with the clubs in the 
 Dominioii. Another proof this that too many " pots " 
 may spoil the game. Nowhere was the old saying found 
 
476 CUELING TOUR 
 
 to be more true than in this great gathering, that curling 
 is a slippery game. One and another hero was found 
 to he falling as the contliet went forward, and unlikely 
 men were ousting them from the place of hope. " Bobby " 
 Dunbar, who has won for himself so much distinction that 
 he is accounted the best player in Canada, and who luid 
 just recently made the extraordinary record of 62 points 
 out of a possible 72, though he was expected to carry every- 
 thing before him, was beaten right and left. Mr. J. D. 
 Flavelle, the renowned Canadian skip, was one of Bobby's 
 conquerors, and he himself was forced to surrender to 
 other heroes in the great curhng Ashby-de-la-Zouche. 
 
 At Winnipeg it is quite easy to win a victory or two 
 over one's opponents, but there are so many entrants 
 and so many prizes that the play resolves itself very 
 much into a matter of endurance. Sometimes four 
 matches a day must be played. With work like this 
 going on for more than a week, it is evident that only a 
 " husky " man, as the Canadians call him, can stand up 
 to it. As a matter of fact, some of the rinks go into 
 a severe system of training for a considerable period 
 before the bonspiel comes off — a thing quite unheard of 
 in the Old Country, where one never knows whether frost 
 is to give an opportunity of having a game. Here, as 
 elsewhere, it seemed a great object of ambition on 
 the part of all the curlers of the West to be drawn 
 against the Scots. While in one sense the contest 
 lay between Canada and Scotland, it was often apparent, 
 once the game was started, that it was really a game 
 of Scot versus Scot, as in the case of Mr. Bramwell, 
 who met " Jimmy " Baxter, now a noted character on 
 Canadian ice, and formerly quite as noted on the ice at 
 Camperdown, Dundee. What most surprised our Scottish 
 team at Winnipeg was the delightfulness of the climate. 
 
478 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 They had been told of the intensity of the frost out 
 there, and that if they happened by any mischance to 
 sh utile off the mortal coil, the privilege of burial would 
 not Ije afforded them until the spring came and the 
 thaw ; and they had been warned about danger from frost- 
 bite to their noses and their ears at the Prairie City, 
 but both at Quebec and Montreal the weather they 
 encountered seemed to them far more severe. The 
 temperature at Winnipeg might Ijc very low, as it 
 undoubtedly was, but the air was dry and bracing, and 
 the pleasant sunshine made everything most enjoyable. 
 
 With so many attractions, the Scotsmen would gladly 
 have prolonged their stay at Winnipeg, and direct 
 proposals to that effect were made to the Captain of the 
 team, as each and all felt that they ought to see as 
 much as possible of the perfect exposition of curling 
 that was being given on the various rinks during this 
 great bonspiel. But when it was pointed out that even 
 the extension of one day would disarrange the whole 
 Itinerary which had been drawn up for the United 
 States, it was felt that, as a matter of duty, these 
 arrangements should be strictly adhered to, no matter at 
 
 what sacrifice. 
 
 Sight -Seeing 
 
 Notwithstanding the amount of play which had to be 
 gone through, the members of the team as usual took 
 occasion to visit some of the sights of the city and the 
 neighbourhood. Two soldiers from the barracks at one 
 of the gatherings which the team attended had come up 
 to the Captain and specially requested a visit from him, 
 as they and many other Scotsmen would like to see the 
 leader of the Scottish team and shake hands with him. 
 The Captain had great pleasure in complying with their 
 request. He, accompanied 1:)y Alderman Barclay, spent a 
 
FAE WEST TO WINNIPEG 
 
 479 
 
 delightful afternoon with Colonel Evans and the ofUcers 
 and the men, and heaixl much of their doings and tlieir 
 great losses in the South African war. The majority 
 of the team went to see the live buffaloes which are pre- 
 served by Lord Strathcona in an enclosure near the city, 
 lest this grand representative of the denizens of ])rimeval 
 
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 Canada might be entirely extirpated before modern civilisa- 
 tion. Two snapshots of these by Dr. Kirk are here given. 
 On the invitation of Mr. Black, manager of the 
 Ogilvie Mills Company, the team were driven over to 
 Point Douglas to inspect "the greatest flour mills in the 
 world." The party were shown over the premises by Mr. 
 Black and his assistant, Mr. Williamson. The big wheel 
 and belt in the power-room were first visited l)y the ytarty. 
 
480 CUELIXG TOl'E 
 
 who were favourably impressed by the mighty sweep of 
 the large piston, and the revolutions of the monster 
 22 -feet driving-wheel. The chute, where cars of "No. 
 1 hard " were being unloaded at the mill, was next 
 visited, and thenceforward every movement of the cereal, 
 until its final appearance in sacks labelled " Hungarian " 
 or " Glenora," was noted. Mr. Black conducted the party 
 throughout the mills from liottom to top, explaining every 
 machine used in the manufacture of the Hour. 
 
 In the sample room the manager described the process 
 of washing starch from the gluten. Taking a sample of the 
 washed flour he exhibited a cohesive elastic mass of dough, 
 at which one of the Scots asked, " Are ye makin' ruljber 
 wi' that ? " The test, Mr. Black explained, showed the 
 starch removed. 
 
 Passing from the labyrinth of belts and pulleys the 
 party were conducted into the department where the flour 
 is sacked. Having passed through the hands of the 
 weighers and sack-sewers, the bags were dropped through 
 the floor. The rapidity w4tli whicli sack followed sack 
 down the chute was a wonder to the Scotsmen. "Where 
 does it a' gang ? " and similar ejaculations passed. 
 
 An attendant remarked that it went direct to South 
 Africa. Wondering how the shipments were made so 
 " direct " as was stated, the party emerged on the ground 
 floor of the warehouse, where the sacks were seen dropping 
 from tlie chute into a large dray. The perfect " system " 
 of the enterprise evoked the heartiest admiration of the 
 Scots. " No carrying sacks here," as an attendant said, 
 expressed the system of the warehouse. 
 
 Before leaving the premises the health of the party 
 was proposed by Mr. Black, who welcomed the Scotsmen 
 ill the name of the Company, and asked them to return 
 and inspect the oatmeal mill if they found the opportunity. 
 
FAE WEST TO WINNIPEG 481 
 
 Kev. Mr. Kerr, in acknowledgment of the courtesy shown 
 to the visiting curlers, said it had given the party great 
 pleasure to visit such a gigantic, and, he would say, 
 beautiful enterprise, as this was. The fact that direct 
 shipments of the Hour were being made to South Africa 
 spoke volumes in favour of the Manitoba " No. 1 hard," 
 of wliich they had heard so much in the old land. He 
 proposed the health of j\Ir. Black and thanked liim in 
 name of the team for his great kindness. 
 
 " Jolliest Event of the Bonspiel" 
 
 Such was the heading of the following account of the 
 curlers' smoker given in Wlnnvpeg Free Press BaJletin 
 of Monday, February 9 : — 
 
 " Saturday night was an ' off night ' with the curlers. 
 The knights of the besom an' stane put their " rocks " in 
 their boxes, laid aside their brooms, and devoted the 
 evening to the fraternal and social, as distinguished from 
 the competitive aspect of the grand old game. 
 
 "The Winnipeg theatre was the scene of the celebration, 
 which will long live in the memory of all attending it as 
 by all odds the most notable in the history of the branch. 
 The affair was in a sense an innovation. Heretofore the 
 Winnipeg Bonspiel has had a ' Curlers' Concert ' in con- 
 nection with each annual programme. The entertainment 
 committee engaged vocalists of repute, and these contri- 
 buted music that had nothing in it to distinguish it from 
 a score of other concerts given in Winnipeg during the 
 winter, except that there w^as always a predominance of 
 Scottish minstrelsy. But Saturday night's entertainment 
 had character and individuality. There was about it an 
 element of good-fellowship, of camaraderie, of spontaneous 
 good humour, that marked it out from all the curlers' 
 concerts that have preceded it. Nobody was bored. 
 
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482 CUELING TOUR 
 
 Xobody was tired; and wlieu, just after 11 o'clock, the 
 packed theatre emptied, it was a jovial and a satisfied 
 throne that filed into the waitino- cars. The universal 
 verdict was that the entertainment, in its departure from 
 stereotyped precedents, in the variety of its programme, 
 and in the appreciation of its audience, set a new record 
 and marked a new standard by which future entertain- 
 ments will be judged. 
 
 " With the verdict contained in the preceding para- 
 graph everybody present at Saturday's entertainment will 
 agree. The personal thanks of hosts of curlers have 
 been tendered to the entertainment committee, for the 
 bright and pleasant evening given the visitors. The 
 Presidents of the Bonspiel and of the three city clubs — 
 Messrs. George F. Bryan, S. P. Clark, W. H. Ptourke, and 
 Dr. Jamieson — -are the members of this committee. 
 It is an open secret, however, that these gentlemen 
 delegated their duties, in so far as the concert was con- 
 cerned, to the fifth member of the committee, Mr. W, P. 
 Payne, chairman of the ice and rink committee. Mr. 
 Payne took unto himself a co-worker, in Mr. C. W. 
 Haudscomb, to whom was left the actual work of securing 
 the artistes, and the general make-up and direction of 
 the programme. Mr. Handscomb personally supervised 
 the whole of Saturday's entertainment, and much of the 
 smoothness of the performance was due to that fact. 
 
 The Programme Opened 
 
 " Promptly at 8.30 the theatre orchestra struck up 
 the National Anthem. The packed house — the S.E.O. 
 sign might have been displayed at 8.15, but nobody 
 would have regarded it — arose, and joined in ' God Save 
 the King ' with an enthusiasm of vocalism testifying 
 alike to their loyalty and their desire to be pleased. 
 
FAR WEST TO WINNIPEG 483 
 
 Then Miss Mary Ijurnett, soprano of the Scottish Concert 
 Company, appeared. She bore a British ensign, and as 
 the musicians played the opening chorus of ' Kule 
 Britannia,' waved it and broke into the inspiriting air of 
 Britain's national song. And a thousand throats roared 
 out the refrain. With what energy they sang ! As 
 a musical performance it naght not have ranked high, 
 l)ut as an expression of British kinship and loyalty, 
 the walls of the Winnipeg theatre never witnessed a 
 scene more striking. It was patriotism made vocal, and 
 brotherhood made audible. It struck the dominant note 
 of the evening — nothing could go wrong after that out- 
 burst of patriotic energy. 
 
 " Miss Burnett contributed two other songs, ' Angus 
 M'Donald ' and ' The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond.' 
 Both were charmingly illustrated by stereopticon views, 
 and were received with most hearty applause. 
 
 " The stereopticon was utilised to tlirow on the screen 
 many portraits of the better-known knights of the besom 
 and throwers of the ' guid channel stane.' The familiar 
 ftices of President Bryan, Alderman Wood, John 
 M'Kechnie, ' J. P.,' W. H. Ptourke, and many others, 
 flashed for a space upon the screen. The well-known 
 features of poor Sam Harstone — who threw his last 
 stone at the Bonspiel of 1902 — were greeted with the 
 silence due to the memory of the beloved dead. A group 
 of the Scottish visitors provoked unbounded applause, the 
 whole house rising to its feet and singing ' For they are 
 rlolly (rood Fellows,' and giving three ringing cheers and 
 a ' tiger.' 
 
 " Mr. Eobert A. Fletcher gave three songs during the 
 evening. All were of local application, and abounded in 
 good-natured reference to curlers generally, and those 
 coming from Scotland in particular. ' When Curlers 
 
484 CUELING TOUE 
 
 come to Toun/ ' They are Lucky,' and ' Didn't he 
 Eamble '( ' were Mr. Fletcher's contributions. The 
 company responded with a vim to the programme's 
 invitation to ' lend a hand with the chorus.' So popular 
 were these songs that many of the typical verses were 
 heard — ' 'tis true, 'tis pity, and pity 'tis, 'tis true ' — being 
 hummed or whistled by the curlers on the way hotel- 
 wards after tlie curlers' sermon last night. 
 
 A Visitor's Song 
 
 " Mr. Provan of Craiglockhart, one of the Scottish 
 curling team, got an ovation. He sang ' The Three 
 Old Maids of Lee ' — sang it with enough of characterisa- 
 tion to bring out the latent humour of the song, and in 
 a fashion that showed him to be a fine balladist. In 
 response to an imperative call, Mr. Provan gave a little- 
 known liumorous Scotch song, ' Jean Jeemison's Bannet,' 
 of which every verse was applauded. 
 
 " Miss Jessie Thomson, violinist of the Scottisli 
 Concert Company, played a number of Scottish airs, 
 concluding with some of the reels, strathspeys, and other 
 dance music. The Hielanders cracked their thuml)S and 
 beat the time with their feet, and occasionally vented 
 their delight in an irrepressible yell. There w^as no 
 doubt that this was a popular number. Then that 
 graceful little Winnipeger, Miss Maudie Sloan, gave a 
 Scotch dance and was recalled. Mr. A. C. W. Soper 
 sang ' Am I in the Way ? ' and as an encore one of his 
 well-known and popular whistling selections. 
 
 The President's "Extra" 
 
 " Then Master M'Kenzie — who had placed on the easel 
 on either side of the stage the placards announcing the 
 next item — put up cards bearing the legend ' extra,' and 
 
FAK WEST TO WINNIPEG 485 
 
 I'resideiit Ihyan came to the front of tlie stage. In the 
 name of the Bonspiel committee and the city clubs he 
 welcomed to the Bonspiel the visiting curlers, whether 
 from provincial or Canadian clubs, from the adjoining 
 republic, or from the ' land of l)r()wu heath and shaggy 
 wood,' the home of the grand old game. He spoke of 
 the debt they each owed to the nameless inventor of 
 curling, and thought that if he were looking down on that 
 gathering — for no one could imagine a Scotsman looking 
 up to anybody — -that in the pleasure and good-fellowshi]^ 
 that had resulted from the game he would feel interest 
 and reward. Mr. Bryan expressed his trepidation on 
 meeting their friends the Scottish curlers, lest any of them 
 should ask from what part of Scotland he had come. 
 But though they might not know it, the Bryans were 
 o-ood Scotsmen — as oood as the Kellvs, and the Piourkes, 
 and the Murphy s, and the rest of the best of them. 
 (Cheers.) Mr. Bryan then asked the Scottish team to 
 come to the stage. 
 
 Souvenirs for the Scotsmen 
 
 " After some delay, owing to the time it took to get 
 from the boxes through the crowded house, the visitors 
 lined up at the rear of the theatre, and amidst tremendous 
 cheering marched down the aisle to the stage. When 
 they had been seated, President Bryan made a few 
 appreciative remarks on the coming of the team, of its 
 Captain, Piev. J. Kerr, and then presented him with a 
 gold button and a sterling silver goblet. The button 
 had a buffalo in oxidised silver in relief, with the legend, 
 'Winnipeg Bonspiel, 1903.' The cup was beautifully 
 engraved, in Idgh relief, with illustrations of the City 
 Hall, the Parliament Buildings, the Court-house, and the 
 Soldiers' ^Monument. It was the gift of the I). Pt. Ding- 
 
480 CUELING TOUE 
 
 wall Co., Ltd., to the Association. Similar buttons and 
 goblets were presented to each member of the visiting 
 Scottish team, President Bryan being assisted in the 
 distribution by Secretary Eobertson. 
 
 The Team Captain 
 
 " Eev. J. Kerr, on coming to the front to acknowledge 
 the gift, was clieered to the echo. He said he must 
 altogether fail in the attempt adequately to acknowledge 
 the kindness and exuberance of generosity whicli had 
 attended every stage of their trip through the Dominion. 
 At each city they had visited they had received, if 
 possible, greater kindness, but Winnipeg was tlie 
 summit and acme and climax of all. The best thing 
 about the game they all loved was that it knew no class 
 or caste, but brought men together on the common 
 ground of manly sport. Like tlie famous coronation- 
 stone in Westminster — the stone that was taken from 
 Scone — the curling-stone was the emldem and type of 
 Scottish superiority in all pertaining to individual and 
 national greatness. For years, Mr. Kerr said, he had 
 followed the Winnipeg Bonspiel. He had to write an 
 account of it each season for the parent club's Annual, 
 from a bundle of papers sent by Secretary Eobertson ; 
 and he knew by reputation J. 1). Flavelle and 'Bob' 
 Dunbar — whose hand he meant to shake before he left 
 — long before he came to Canada. And though he never 
 saw him, he revered the memory of ' Sam ' Harstone, 
 as every man in that vast audience did. 
 
 " The handsome gifts bestowed on him and his team 
 that evening would, he assured the donors, be treasured 
 by them and their families as precious heirlooms. Mr. 
 Kerr wanted to tell the multitude he was addressing — 
 a far larger and more inspiriting congregation than 
 
FAR AVEST TO WINNIPEG 487 
 
 Avhat he was accustomed to address, though that might be 
 for the reason that there was to be no collection — that 
 on behalf of the Eoyal Caledonian Curling Clul), he liure 
 to their Canadian fellow-curlers the most hearty and 
 affectionate greetmgs. It w'as a case of 'Hands across the 
 Sea ' ' as never before. When great events were stirring 
 the hearts of men, when the Empire was in danger, the 
 sons of the Empire gathered to the l)attle -front, and 
 Canada was the first to l)e there. It was because of 
 their interest in matters Imperial, and in proof of her 
 appreciation thereof that the Motlier-club had sent them 
 out. They were a party of representative Scotsmen. 
 (Cheers.) They didn't want to bring a few crack rinks 
 that would win all the Canadian prizes. (Laughter.) 
 They didn't want to Ijeat their Canadian friends when 
 they were sent to greet them. (Laughter.) All tliey 
 wanted was to extend to them the good wishes of the 
 l»arent club, and of the parent country, and to give them 
 the glad grip of good-fellowship. Eor himself and his 
 friends, they had clean forgotten, ever since they arrived 
 in Halifax, that they were not at home. Hospitality 
 in Canada was a wonderful thing — the team never knew 
 what unexpected kindness they would experience next. 
 Mr. Kerr was delighted, he said, to be present at the 
 record Bonspiel of Canada and the world. He thought 
 there was no brighter augury for the future of the 
 Dominion than its healthy interest in the grand old 
 game. The Scots Captain then referred to the splendid 
 executive arrangements made by Secretary Eobertson's 
 staff, and said they should go back with sunny, if snowy, 
 memories of their visit. Some of his party were so 
 delighted with Canada that they intended to return 
 thither, and all of them would say when they got home, 
 ' Tliere is the country for all who desire, by industry, to 
 
488 CURLING TOUE 
 
 achieve a competency, where land is plentiful and laws 
 are liberal, where the standards of education and morality 
 are high, and where the larger conditions of life are 
 creating a (Greater Scotland over the seas.' 
 
 " Tremendous applause marked the conclusion of Mr. 
 Kerr's address and the return of the visitors to their 
 boxes. 
 
 Clever Specialties 
 
 " Tlie programme was then resumed. Mr, C. K. 
 Kennedy contributed a cornet solo, and Mr. W. C. Allen 
 — togged out in tartan trews and plaid — danced a 
 strathspey and a sword dance. Messrs. Cuddy and Nor- 
 quest gave a clever exhibition on the horizontal bars. 
 
 " Mr. Harold Jarvis received an enthusiastic welcome 
 from his old - time Winnipeg friends. He was in 
 magnificent voice, and sang ' The Highlandman's Toast ' 
 in a way that made the Celtic blood tingle to the finger- 
 tips. For an encore he sang ' The Death of Nelson.' 
 
 " The concluding item was a boxing bout ' by two 
 experts in the manly art of self-defence.' This feature 
 was directed by Mr. Jos. Fahey. Five rounds were 
 fought. Both the contestants hit heavily. Had less 
 heavy hitting marked the bout it could easily, by arrange- 
 ment between the principals, have been more spectacular. 
 But each of the boxers was out to lick the other fellow, 
 and they ' mixed it up ' in lively fashion. When the 
 sporting exhibition was over the company sang ' Auld 
 Lang Syne,' and the National Anthem, and one of the 
 most enjoyable features in the most successful Bonspiel 
 ever held in Canada was but a pleasant memory." 
 
 The Curlers at Church 
 During the Sunday (Feb. 8) of their stay at Winnipeg 
 tlie members of the team took the opportunity, during 
 
FAK WEST TO WINNIPEG 489 
 
 the day, to visit frieiuls and to eiiiiage in drives in and 
 around the city, the majority of them crossing over to the 
 Assiniboine side, which is principallyresidential,and haviDg 
 a view on their return of the old arch of Fort (xarry, which 
 is carefully preserved as a historic relic {tide p. 504). In 
 the evening the curlers assembled at their headquarters 
 in the City Hall, and a procession was arranged which 
 marched to Knox's Church, where, as usual, a sermon to 
 curlers attending the Bonspiel was to be preached. The 
 churcli was found to be packed to the doors, many being 
 unal)le to obtain admission. A section of the auditorium 
 had, however, been reserved specially for the curlers, who 
 would number fully 800. The Captain of the team 
 read the lessons — part of Joli xxii. and Luke xii. — and 
 offered one of the prayers. The music of the service 
 was finely rendered by the choir and congregation, and 
 Mrs. Verner and ]\Ir. J. J. Moncrieff were the soloists. 
 The Rev. Dr. Kilpatrick, the Chaplain of the Province, 
 preached the sermon, and before doing so said a few 
 words to the curlers. He thouti'ht it sie-nificant that 
 in their national spirit Scotsmen and curlers should 
 acknowledge the claims of religion — and that they 
 should vindicate sport in the eyes of religion and God. 
 The doctor spoke briefly of the place of religion in 
 recreation ; of the necessity for the latter, and of the 
 necessity for cleanliness and manliness in the realm of 
 sport. Dr. Kilpatrick selected as his texts three passages 
 containing three views of life — " The life which is life 
 indeed" (1 Timothy vi. 19); "A man's life consisteth 
 not in the abundance of the things that he possesseth " 
 (Luke xii. 15); and "This is life eternal, to know thee, 
 the only God, and Him whom tliou didst send, even Jesus 
 Christ " (John xvii. 3). 
 
 The " life that is life indeed," Dr. Kilpatrick said, 
 
490 
 
 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 KNOX rHTKC H, WINNIPIJ 
 
 was the life that is worth living now, and was certain of 
 completeness hereafter. It could be better understood 
 
 from a knowledge of what 
 it was not, and so the 
 preacher took up some 
 of the false views of life. 
 The common view, 
 that morality was the 
 greatest good, was not 
 so much wrong as in- 
 adequate. According to 
 this view, virtue was 
 enouo-h, without religion. 
 Honesty, truth, kindness 
 — these were life, and 
 everything else was 
 superfluous. iJr. Kilpatrick admitted that many non- 
 religious men manifested Christian virtues, but said that 
 life was defective without religion. Morality could not 
 do justice to the whole of human nature. Man has other 
 relations than those to others : and until he enters these 
 higher relations, he does not truly live. The preacher 
 pointed out that without religion there could be no per- 
 fect morality, for certain virtues are the gift of religion, 
 and could not persist without it. " What is needed by 
 the world," he said, "is not morality, but power — re- 
 demptive, regenerative energy. AVhence comes this ? 
 from self ? No, from above." 
 
 On Monday, Feb. 9, the majority of the team watched 
 the play in the various rinks, while those still standing in, 
 went on with their matches. Provost Gordon's rink won 
 another game in the New York Challenge Cup competi- 
 tion, but had to scratch, which n(j one regretted more 
 tlian the Captain, who, however, had to obey the Itinerary. 
 
— ^ '^ ~^' 
 
 Rev. H. Tedley. 
 C. C. Chipman. 
 
 aiorp KR\N"CH PA-T (IKKUERS 
 
 F. I.. Divwiy. 
 
 Dr. Kiliiutrick. 
 A. Maodoiiald 
 
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 With the Assiniboines at the Manitoba Club 
 
 In the evening a representative meeting of the 
 Winnipeg curlers and their friends took place at the 
 Manitoba Club, where the Assiniboine Club entertained 
 the visiting Scottish players. Nearly a hundred guests 
 and members sat down at the tastefully arranged tables. 
 President S. P. Clark, of the Assiniboines, presided. At 
 his right sat the Rev. John Kerr, Captain of the Scottish 
 team, and at his left, Chief Justice Killam. The other 
 guests were :— 
 
 Provost Gordon, President G. F. Bryan, Mayor Arbutlmot, 
 President G. F. M'Kenzie of Duhith, Provost Ballantyne, Col. 
 Evans, Dr. Kilpatrick, Major Davidson, Wni. Eourke, J. D. 
 Flavelle, D. C. Cameron, A. MacGachen, E. Braniwell, C. A. Young, 
 R. Cousin, J. Featlierstonliaugh, A. E. Canipljell, Dr. Blancliard, Dr. 
 Kirk, J. P. Robertson, D. B. Murray, J. B. Persse, T. Macniillan, 
 J. S. Hough, D. Provan, J. W. Anderson, W. Sandford Evans, F. C. 
 Wade, W. F. Payne, M. Sanderson, M. Aldous, A. F. Smith, G. 
 Richard, G. W. Allan, A. M. Hay, F. Phillips, F. W. Stolmrt, J. F. 
 TurnbuU, E. R. Whitehead, W." Russell, A. T. Havley, G. Mac- 
 kenzie, T. L. Peters, W. Jones, T. A. Anderson, E. M. Robertson, 
 T. Beattie, C. S. Richardson, J. B. Monk, G. M. Black, F. Fowler, 
 A. R. Hargraft, B. M'Bean, F. Williamson, H. B. Shaw, H. B. 
 Stoddart, J. J. Moncrieff, T. Robinson, H. Hurdon, W. Georgeson, 
 H. Prain, F. Peters, J. Simpson, F. L. Patton, A. T. Simson, W. R. 
 Taylor, T. W. Griggs, C. P. Wilson, J. M'Gregor, C. Bartlett, G. 
 D. Ritchie, A. Reid, D. Murrry, P. A. Macdonald, R. Johnstone, J. 
 A. Mitchell, W. Henderson, M. Newton, R. Husband, J. S. Aikens, 
 C. Gibson, and Dr. Jamieson. 
 
 Menu of Supper given by the Assiniboine Curling Club 
 TO THE Scottish Curlers 
 
 Monday, February 9, 1903 
 
 Bouillon. 
 
 Oyster Patties. 
 
 Boned Turkey. Ham. 
 
 Spiced Beef. Tongue. 
 
FAR AYEST TO WINNIPEG 493 
 
 Koast Partridge. 
 
 Potato Salad. Boiled Potatoes. 
 
 Celery Salad. Lettuce Salad. 
 
 Charlotte Russe. Trifle. 
 
 Ji'llies. Lager Cakes. 
 
 Fruit and Coffee. 
 
 Oat Cakes. Olivias. Almonds. 
 
 AVhen ample justice had been done to the " spread," 
 aud His Majesty's health had been drunk, Mr. S. P. Clark 
 spoke V)riefly, welcoming the guests of the evening. He 
 said that everybody in Canada admired the Scotch pluck 
 and endurance that had come, with such liigh honours, 
 through six continuous weeks of curling and hospitality. 
 He was afraid that nothing but Scotch stamina could 
 have stood such a strain. Had Canadians been called on 
 to o'o throuo-h a similar ordeal, the "thin red line" would 
 have broken in half the time. Mr. Clark then called on 
 Chief Justice Killam to propose the " Health of the 
 Guests." 
 
 Chief Justice Killam 
 
 The Chief Justice thanked the Association and 
 the Assiniboine Club for the honom- done him in 
 selecting him to propose this toast, though he was at 
 a loss to know the reason, being neither a Scotsman 
 nor the son of a Scot. The most of kinship he could 
 claim wdth the guests of the evening was that he was 
 a native of that New Scotland that served to protect 
 the rest of Canada from the stormy waves of the 
 Atlantic. He had to admit, too, that he had never 
 thrown a curling-stone in his life. But perhaps these 
 facts, instead of being a disadvantage, were a qualifica- 
 tion for the position he occupied, for he was thus in a 
 position to say things that a Scotsman's or a curler's 
 inherent modesty would prevent his uttering. Boastful- 
 
494 CUELING TOUE 
 
 uess, it had been sometimes said in Canada, was a 
 characteristic of their neighbours to the south. In 
 England, the French were esteemed a boastful nation, 
 and all over Europe the supercilious assumption of 
 superiority was believed to be a quality frequently dis- 
 played by Englishmen. But the Scots were well known 
 to be modest. They never expatiated on the many admir- 
 able traits of Scotsmen, nor on the success Scotsmen 
 generally attained. They never mentioned the doughty 
 deeds of their forefathers, nor of their great writers, 
 scientists, and statesmen. They left that to others, and 
 never even referred to it among themselves. They never, 
 for instance, mentioned that both the present Premier 
 and the Leader of the Opposition in Great Britain — as 
 in the days of Macdonald and Mackenzie in Canada — 
 were both Scots. (Laughter.) 
 
 It would seem to be almost a sure passport to 
 success in every department of human activity to be born 
 a Scotsman, for the Scots could point to a larger pro- 
 portion of successful men than any other race. Nowhere 
 in America were their thrift, their pluck, and their 
 energy more admired than in the Canadian North - 
 West, and nowhere else were these qualities more signally 
 exemplified. The proper name of the Hudson's Bay 
 Company was " The Company of English Gentlemen 
 Adventurers Trading into Hudson's Bay." The title 
 was a misnomer — it should have been " Scottish." In 
 the two centuries during which the Canadian West 
 was in truth the Great Lone Land, the great Company's 
 officers were all Scotsmen — as indeed they were yet in 
 the remote trading posts. 
 
 The Chief Justice contrasted the conditions under 
 which the guests of the evening had come to Canada 
 — in luxuriously appointed steamers and Pullman cars. 
 
FAR WP:ST to WINNIPEG 495 
 
 with the hardships which the pioneer settlers who 
 sought to colonise the West had to endure — the perils 
 of a passage to the ice -strewn waters of Hudson's Bay, 
 the toilsome journey to their homes by way of the 
 Neilson, and the difficulties they encountered after their 
 arrival in the country they were to redeem to agricul- 
 ture. They sowed crops whicli they never reaped, and had 
 to winter in Pembina and Norway House because famine 
 drove them out of the New Land. Yet, despite all 
 obstacles, they conquered, and their descendants are now- 
 respected as important and valuable portions of the popu- 
 lation of the West. In the troublous times of '69 and 
 'To these people remained loyal, and it was largely owing 
 to the steadfastness of their allegiance that Canada so 
 easily gained possession of the North-West. 
 
 The Chief Justice reminded the Scottish guests that 
 they were in a more tropical country than the homes 
 they had left, Edinburgh being in the latitude of the 
 south of Hudson's Bay, and the city of Winnipeg in 
 about the same latitude as the South of England, while 
 to the north Canada extended farther than did the 
 Shetlands. It was natural to expect in such a country as 
 Canada that a race would be raised as hardy and vigorous 
 as that of the rugged hills of Scotia. It was a country 
 devoted to manly sports. On two occasions, at least, 
 the oarsmen of Winnipeg had won the amateur 
 championship of America. Cricket clubs nourished 
 in summer, and when the mercury was far down in 
 the negative column the footballers still pursued the 
 leather sphere. Tennis, lacrosse, and that other grand 
 Scottish game, golf, each had its devotees in summer. 
 Their visitors must be aware, long ere this, that 
 Canadians were very fond of winter sports. They must 
 have seen and heard much about hockey since their 
 
496 CUELINCt TOUE 
 
 arrival in the Doniinion, and tliey must have seen 
 abundant evidence in the toddling youngsters with 
 crooked sticks and rubbers, that there would be plenty 
 of competition for the positions in future Stanley Cup 
 teams. 
 
 Coming to tlie sport in which all present were especi- 
 ally interested, curling in the West was a small thing 
 fourteen years ago. Now, leaving out the Scottish rinks, 
 there were more than 150 rinks gathered at this Bon- 
 spiel, from a country of less than half a million popula- 
 tion. Some rinks had come from Edmonton and Oxbow, 
 1000 miles west, and others had come from an equal 
 distance to the east. Then, too, there had journeyed 
 hither, to the Mecca of curling, many players from the 
 south — all good neighbom's and good fellows, to whom 
 every Canadian, whether a cmier or not, was glad to give 
 the heartiest of welcomes. 
 
 In conclusion, the Chief Justice and all present 
 welcomed the guests of the evening who came from the 
 northern part of the British Empire in Europe to visit 
 their friends in the northern part of the Britisli Empire 
 in America. All were sorry they were going home 
 without any trophies. (Cries of " We're not.") The 
 Chief Justice was glad to hear the correction. He was 
 going to say that he was rather glad of it, for he was 
 sure that the Scots spirit of never knowing wdieu it was 
 beaten would but whet their appetites and only make 
 them more anxious to return for another chance. The 
 Chief Justice hoped that this would only be the first of 
 such visits of the curlers from Old Scotland. 
 
 Prolonged applause followed Chief Justice Killam's 
 address. The health of the Scottish team was drunk 
 with three rousing cheers and a " tiger," and with 
 enthusiastic Hi^diland honours. 
 
FAli WEST TO WINNIPEG 497 
 
 The Scottish Captain 
 
 " 111 rising to respond to the toast," said the Free Press, 
 " Ee\\ John Kerr was given an ovation. He said he 
 arose to return thanks with a deep sense of responsibility, 
 for they had come to the last of their meetings in the 
 dear old Dominion. It was to them a matter of sorrow 
 th;it the end of the journey had come. It reminded him 
 of the ' greetin' supper ' given by the Lord Provost to 
 the Council in some parts of Scotland just before the 
 expiration of his term of office. Eeferring to the Chief 
 Justice's remark that they were going home without any 
 trophies, Mr. Kerr said that this was not so, for he 
 believed that certain members of the team had already 
 cabled home that ornate and elaborate show-cases be 
 made to receive and exhibit their emblems of victory. 
 They did not come out to w^in cups and medals, but 
 to win Canadian hearts, and they were going home 
 with trophies of this kind dangling round each girdle. 
 Since he had come to the Dominion he had found the 
 respect paid to Scotland so great, that the whole popu- 
 lation of Canada could be roughly classified in two divi- 
 sions — those who were born in Scotland, and those who 
 regretted that they were born elsewhere, because they 
 ' couldna help it,' like the woman ' frae Paisley.' 
 
 " Scotsmen, Mr. Kerr thought, usually had pretty good 
 opinions of themselves. They did not need to learn the 
 prayer of the Kilbarchan weaver, that God ' wad gie him 
 a gude conceit o' himsel'.' But since he liad been in Canada 
 and saw how intimately Scotsmen had been connected 
 with the growth of the Dominion — when he saw the 
 colleges they had founded, the infirmaries and hospitals 
 they had established and endowed — he had an added 
 sense of the important part they had played in the 
 
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498 CURLIXG TOUE 
 
 development and growth of the Empire. Scotsmeji had 
 made money in Canada, but they had devoted their money 
 to the best of purposes. The liberal disposition of their 
 wealth was one of the noblest tributes paid by Seoto- 
 Canadians to their race. 
 
 " Speaking of the team of which he was the Captain, 
 Mr. Kerr said they did not profess to be the best curlers 
 of Scotland ; but they were thoroughly representative 
 Scotsmen. They had crossed the Atlantic to shake hands 
 with their friends on this side of the water. They were 
 all sorry that to-night they must shake hands and part. 
 Every one of them had been anxious to come. Every one 
 of them would be sorry to go. They all w^anted to come 
 again — not for three months but for six — some of them 
 for much longer. Speaking for himself, Mr. Kerr said 
 he would like to come back to stay in Canada, whereat a 
 voice cried, ' Come along. You bet you'll get a call.' 
 
 " ]\rr. Kerr then alluded to the growth of curling in 
 the Xorth-"VVest. He had, in the spare time of three 
 years, written a history of the grand old game. He 
 recalled that when he had written that history, some 
 twelve or thirteen years ago, the game in the West had 
 required but half a page, for it was l^ut the beginning 
 of things. He recalled that one of the founders of the 
 game in this province was ' J. I'.' — -J. P. the inevitable, 
 J. P. the lovable. He did not think that Mr. Piobertson 
 or Mr. Russell anticipated at that time that the game 
 would have such a future. Did either of them contem- 
 plate such a Bonspiel as this, or such a gathering as that 
 on Saturday night \ These showed that the game was 
 deep-rooted and deep-founded in the West, and that its 
 future w"as as bright as its past was glorious. 
 
 "Mr. Kerr said that his team, he was informed, had 
 met on their Canadian tour with even a heartier welcome 
 
FAR WEST TO WIXNIPEG 499 
 
 than tile distinguished visitors ot" eighteen months ago, 
 the Duke and Duchess of York, lie hoped, in conchision, 
 that the Scottish lion and the Canadian heaver, the 
 Scottish thistle and Canadian maple leaf would long 
 continue to be, as now, the emblems of two peoples 
 working together for the highest good of men. In 
 passing, as they would to-morrow, beyond the confines of 
 Canada, with nothing but pleasant memories of their 
 stay tlierein, to the great American Eepublic, Mr. Kerr 
 hoped that all jealousies between Scotland, Canada, and 
 the United States would be merged in nmtual national 
 friendliness, as real and lasting as that which dis- 
 tinguished the lovers of the dear old game of curling. 
 
 " Loud clieeriuo- greeted Mr. Kerr as he resumed his 
 seat. 
 
 "Mr. J. J. Moucrieff sang 'Scots Wha Hae,' and in 
 response to a demand for an encore, ' Eule Britannia.' 
 
 " Then there arose loud call for ' M'Kenzie,' and the 
 President of the Duluth Club made a few remarks. He 
 said lie had got out of bed to come to Winnipeg, but he 
 was bound to see the Scottish curlers, and to show his 
 good-fellowship with the curlers of the parent club and 
 of the Dominion. He only regretted that the Scottish 
 team could not come to Duluth. They had sent an 
 invitation some time before they had landed at Halifax, 
 but found it should have been sent some three months 
 or more before. Mr. M'Kenzie traced the growth of the 
 Duluth Clul), which eight years ago had but five members, 
 and now had 200. He then concluded with an old song, 
 ' There's Cauld Kail,' and as an encore, ' The Cruiskeen 
 Lawn.' The gathering broke up with cheers for the 
 curlers and the Assiniboine Chib, and the sing-inji- of 
 ' Anld Lang Syne.' " 
 
 According to our Itinerary we had to leave Winnipeg 
 
500 CUELING TOUE 
 
 on Tuesday at 1.45, and bid farewell to our Canadian 
 brethren. The forenoon was very busily occupied, one of 
 our engagements being to visit the studio of Mrs. Bryant, 
 who, Ijy arrangement with Secretary Eobertson, was to 
 take a photograph of the team at the instance of the 
 executive of the Manitoba branch. This photograph is 
 here reproduced, and it must be evident that photography 
 in the Far West has reached a high pitch of perfection, 
 the clear atmosphere out there giving an advantage to the 
 artist that is scarcely obtainable in the home country. 
 Some of the educational institutions of the city and 
 other places of interest were also visited liy individual 
 members of the team. 
 
 With the St. Andrew's Society 
 
 Winnipeg, like the other Canadian cities, has its 
 St. Andrew's Society, instituted in 1871, for benevolent 
 purposes, and for keeping up the spirit of patriotism. 
 The Society sent us the following invitation : — 
 
 Winnipeg, M.\k., Jan. 31, 1903. 
 Rev. J. Kerr, M.A., etc. 
 Captain, Scottish Curlers, 
 en route to Winnipeg. 
 
 My dear Sir— On behalf of the Officers and Members of this 
 Society I beg to extend fraternal greetings, and to assure you 
 and your party of a hearty welcome to Winnipeg by the Scots 
 population. 
 
 We invite you to visit our rooms as you have opportunity, and 
 to feel quite at home in them, for social chat, taking part in games 
 such as chess, checkers, whist, or billiards, or for correspondence. 
 We shall be pleased to know that you accept the freedom of our 
 rooms during your stay here. By arrangement with the Manitoba 
 Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Friday evening, the 
 Gth of February, has been given us to entertain you. The arrange- 
 ments for this entertainment are in the hands of a Committee, and 
 you are asked to keep that evening free. The Scotch people want 
 
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 to meet you, and promise you an enjoyable evening. Wishing you 
 a pleasant visit to Winnipeg, much sport at the great Bon.spiel, and 
 a fair share of its honours. — I have the honour to be your.s 
 respectfully, James D. Conklin, Sea-etarij. 
 
 The Captain accepted, and a good representation 
 attended, and liad a veiy hearty reception from a full 
 house. The Chairman was tlie G.O.M. of Manitoba, the 
 Eev. Professor G. F. Bryce, D.D., LL.D., of Manitoba 
 College, who knows most of what is worth knowing, not 
 only about Manitoba but aljout Canada. Dr. Bryce gave 
 us a bright, hearty welcome. In the course of the even- 
 ing some unpleasantness was caused by a few of the team 
 shaking the dust off their feet and leaving the meeting, 
 owing to the remarks of a reverend divine. Some papers 
 reported that this was owing to the speaker making- 
 personal retiections on the members of the team, and we 
 are sorry the statement has been repeated in the last 
 Ontario Association Annual. The Captain, though he 
 took exception to the speaker's remarks, begs to acquit 
 him of any such rude accusation. Had he made such 
 reflections they would not have been treated by the Scots 
 in such a gentle manner. The offence lay in contrasting 
 Germany, where he (the speaker) had once studied, with 
 what he saw at Leitli and Edinburgh ; and then con- 
 trasting Scotland generally witli Canada, and showing how 
 much superior the latter was, from the temperance point 
 of view. The intention of the divine might be good, but 
 it was the malapropos nature of his remarks that gave 
 offence not only to the Scots curlers who had come to 
 give, but to the brethren in Winnipeg who had met to 
 receive, a message of goodwill from the Mother Country : 
 they were indignant that such a meeting should have its 
 harmony disturbed by statements that were ill-timed and 
 uncalled for. 
 
502 
 
 CUELING TOUK 
 
 Interesting Countrymen 
 
 Even more than at any other place we visited were 
 we saluted on all hands by brither Scots who had left 
 the old country to make their fortunes in the great 
 North-West Territory. If any had failed, they did not 
 come to meet the Scottish team. Our interviewers had 
 
 HEXUY .MOKTKN. 
 
 •RALPH fONNuK. 
 
 generally succeeded far beyond their expectations. As 
 a typical instance the Captain mentions Mr. Henry 
 Morton, of Elphinstone, to whom he had an introduction 
 from his friend Dr. Macmillan, of Edinburgh, but who 
 introduced himself soon after our arrival. What a 
 manly personality this bluff King Hal was in his 
 buffalo robes ! It was refreshing to meet him and shake 
 hands with him. He is one of the right sort — a Scot 
 who is an honour to his country, and one of whom 
 Canada would like an unlimited supply. To give him- 
 self something to do, he farms some 600 acres of land, 
 
FAK AVEST TO WINNIPEG 
 
 i03 
 
 but lie owns 5000 acres or tive square miles on his own 
 account, the result of thrifty livinLi; and careful in- 
 vesting. The Indians all love Mr. IMorton ; they tumble 
 over each other in their anxiety to serve him. It is 
 blood that tells. " Hal " comes of a long line of Perth- 
 shire farmers who have 
 for generations occu- 
 pied the Muirton 
 Farms, north and 
 south; not far from the 
 "Fair City." His 
 father, John, was not 
 only a good farmer, but 
 his services as arbitra- 
 tor in important cases 
 were in great demand 
 in the county of Perth, 
 his name being synony- 
 mous with all that was 
 upright and honour- 
 able. In character his 
 son is his successor. 
 It is therefore not sur- 
 prising that after l)eing 
 trained in a bank in 
 London, and going out 
 to Canada in 1876, he should now be one of our best 
 representatives among those who have been successful 
 there, and the trusted Secretary-Treasurer of the muni- 
 cipality of Strathclair, where he resides. For himself 
 he maintains that much of his success is due to his 
 helpmeet in life, who, when she was married to him, had 
 the reputation of being the bonniest lassie on Eskside, her 
 maiden name being Miss Esther Clover. Another inter- 
 
 I'hitlo by Dr. Kirk. 
 ICE-CUTTING ON THE A.S.SINIB01NE RIVKH, 
 WINNIPEG. 
 
504 CUELING TOUR 
 
 esting "success" whom the Captain met was Mr. Simpson, 
 of Yorkton, who came over 500 miles to see us and shake 
 hands. He owns 600 acres of land. His brother is a farm- 
 steward in Dirleton parish, who, no doubt, would have 
 been in a similar position had he gone out to Canada. 
 
 Mr. Paterson, son of 
 a banker in Dalkeith, 
 showed the Captain and 
 others much attention. 
 In his sleigh we went 
 round by the banks of 
 the Assiniboine river, 
 where a great many of 
 the successful AVinni- 
 pegians have built their 
 residences ; witnessed 
 for a short time the 
 ice - cutting operations 
 on the river ; had a 
 look at the French 
 suburb of St. Boniface, 
 and of the stone gate- 
 way, which is all that 
 ^„„^ .„„ represents Fort Garry, 
 
 FORT GAKRY GATE, WINNII'EG. ^ J ' 
 
 a name which recalls 
 Lord Selkirk and the Hudson's Bay Company, also the 
 visit of Lord Wolseley in 1870, before whom the rebels 
 fled, and from whose coming may be dated the rise and 
 progress of Winnipeg — which then had only some 300 
 inhabitants — and the prosperity of Manitoba. 
 
 Xumerous callers from the old country waited on us 
 at the Queen's Hotel, one of these being a son of the Eev. 
 Mr. Smith, formerly minister of LTnst, Shetland, with 
 whom we resided one summer, while engaged in mission 
 
FAIJ WEST TO WINNIPEG 505 
 
 work as a divinity student. Tiie strapping Slieltie 
 said he knew the Captain at once by his shoulders, 
 though he must have been a mere child when he last 
 saw him, some thirty years ago. One day we had a call 
 from a lady, who, on the plea that her cousin was a teacher 
 in Uirleton, requested the Captain as a great favour to 
 christen her baby. This we at once agreed to do ; and 
 on Sunday, when the rest of the team (tell it not to Dr. 
 Milligan and the Presbytery of Toronto) were away 
 visiting the l)uffaloes which are preserved near the city 
 by Lord Strathcona, we were engaged in the interesting 
 function of receiving into the Church, Master Gordon 
 Gerard Dickson Eobertson, who, we hope, will grow up to 
 be a credit to Scotland and Canada. It was interesting 
 to find that this child was a relative of " Ealph Connor " 
 (the Eev. C. W. Gordon), the popular Canadian writer, 
 whose venerable father the Captain had met at Montreal. 
 We had an introduction to " Ealph " from Mr. C. M. 
 Brown, M.P., and were looking forward with pleasure to 
 an interview with him ; but on our arrival we found that 
 he had been called to Toronto to see his brother, Dr. D. 
 Gilbert Gordon, who was seriously ill.^ One old man was 
 peculiarly interesting. His name was George Sanderson. 
 He had formerly resided in Dirleton parish, at Ferry- 
 gate Farm, and had come out here many years ago. His 
 family had gone farther west, and were faring well. He 
 himself w^as evidently in the employment of the city, for 
 he handed us a Corporation card with his name and 
 number thereon. The good old soul insisted on attending 
 upon us while we were at Winnipeg, and we were much 
 touched by his devotion. 
 
 ^ It was with great sorrow we afterwards heiird of Dr. Gordon's death. 
 As President of the Toronto Chib he presided at the dinner given at the 
 Victoria Chib to the team on January 23. His genial, manly presence 
 will long be missed. 
 
506 CUELING TOUR 
 
 We had a great many tempting offers to proceed 
 farther west than Winnipeg, and gladly would we have 
 accepted them and seen part of what is said to be the 
 most picturesque part of Canada. But necessity made 
 it imperative that all such invitations should be declined. 
 From Brandon the following was sent to us, endorsed 
 by Mr. K. Campbell, Secretary of the Board of Trade, 
 and l)y ]\Ir. Sifton, Minister of the Interior, per Mr. A. 
 P. Collier, his private secretary : — 
 
 Brandon, Man., Canada, 
 Eev. Mr. Kerr, ^''- i^' ^^o^- 
 
 Captain o' oor Mither Curlers frae Hame. 
 
 Eev. Silt — Oor Curler freens up here i' " The AVheat 
 City " are anxious tae hae an end or twa wi' ye an' yer 
 Cronies, an' tae that end we extend ye a herty welcome 
 tae Brandon. We're plautit doon here i' the hert o' the 
 Manitoba Wheat Belt, whaur we hae No. 1 Hard Wheat 
 in Autumn an' No. 1 Hard Ice in Winter. 
 
 AVhen ye get tae Toronto jist tell them ye'^e made up 
 yer mind tae come oot AVast, and that ye'll hae tae cut yer 
 veesit short on that accoont. Ye're welcome tae stay as 
 long as ye like ; we would like ye for twa days onyway. 
 
 Maister Tamson 'ill gie's a certeeficate o' character. 
 Dinna forget we'll be awfu' gled tae see ye. 
 Yours Fraternally, 
 
 AVm. Henderson, President, 
 AV. H. Shillinglaw^ Secretary, 
 Jas. KlitKCALDY, Treasurer, 
 Brandon Curling Club. 
 
 Great was our regret that such a truly Scottish in^'ite 
 had to be declined. An East Linton man. Air. T. S. 
 Burns, sent us a pressing invitation to visit Calgary, 
 
FAE AVEST TO WINNIPEG 50 7 
 
 Alberta, where he assured us of " a grand reception." As 
 a native of our home county, East Lothian, we would have 
 done much to accept this offer, l)ut again the exigencies 
 of our Itinerary compelled us to decline. 
 
 For several reasons we should have been much pleased 
 to have gone on to Eussell, and spent a day or two there. 
 AVe should then have met in his Canadian home another 
 East Lotl)ian man, \[y. Thomas Tod, the y)oet-lain-eate 
 
 MEMBEliS OF Dll. WlUtiHT S CL'ULINU UIXK. 
 
 of curling in Manitol)a, who wrote the Ode of AVelcome 
 which has already been quoted, and sketched the meeting 
 of Scot and Canadian (pp. 24, 25). AVe should then have 
 also met the President of the Russell Club, Dr. T. A. 
 AA^right, who trains up the boys of Paissell in the way 
 they ought to go, by teaching them to curl in the old- 
 time style with wooden blocks. Of these juveniles we 
 give an interesting group, which includes l^r. AVright's 
 three sons — taken in the open. The youngsters play a 
 wonderful game with their " wooden " stones, and we 
 understand they mean to go to the AA^'innipeg Bonspiel 
 
508 CUELING TOUE 
 
 in 190-i. Youth must be served, and we wish every 
 power to their elbow. It used to be the rule at Sanquhar 
 and other places, long ago, to have juvenile rinks under 
 training. It is to Manitoba we look to uphold the old 
 and salutary custom. It is excellent. 
 
 That they were eager to "curl" us even in Yukon 
 territory, was evident from the following wire sent from 
 Dawson City via Ashcroft : — 
 
 Rev. J. Kerr, Captain, Scottish Curlers, Winnipeg. 
 
 The Dawson Cm-ling Club hereby challenge the Scottish Curlers 
 to play here. Good ice guaranteed until May. 
 
 I. J. Hartsian, President. 
 
 What a tempting otter! Who knows but some might 
 have gone off and landed among the goldfields of Klon- 
 dike ! As it was, the temptation did not come in time, 
 fur the Scots liad gone when the wire arrived, and the 
 Captain only received the Yukon challenge after his 
 return to Scotland. 
 
 The following hearty invitation was sent per Mr. J. P. 
 Kobertson, and received in good time : — 
 
 Tourist Associatiox of Victoria, B.C. 
 
 February 2, 1903. 
 The Conductor of the Team of 
 
 The Scottish Curlers, Winnijieg. 
 
 Dear Sir — Please jjardon me for addressing you in this informal 
 way, but I really did not know to whom I should address this 
 communication. 
 
 I am instructed by the Executive of this Association to extend to 
 you and your friends a hearty invitation to visit our city before you 
 return to Scotland. We feel sure that, after your trip through 
 Eastern Canada and the great West, a change from the invigorating, 
 if somewhat cold climate so far experienced, to our mild and temper- 
 ate, and very English weather, would not be altogether unpleasant, 
 and would serve to give you a practical illustration of the immensitv 
 
FAIJ WEST TO WINN r PEG 509 
 
 of this country, and the variety of its climate and resources. While 
 you are enjoying your grand and royal game in Central Canada we 
 are wearing to business roses and violets grown in our own gardens 
 in tlie open aii'. 
 
 The trip to the coast l)y rail through the mountains is one which 
 no visitor to this Dominion should miss. It is the grandest scenic 
 trip in the world. 
 
 You will find many Scotsmen in Victoria only too anxious to 
 meet and welcome you, and this Association will do everything 
 possible to make your stay pleasant and profitable. 
 
 I forward you a few copies of our Picturesque Victoria, and will 
 forward more to-morrow, and ask Mr. J. P. Robertson to distribute 
 them for us. 
 
 Trusting you will accept this invitation, and that we shall soon 
 have the pleasure of meeting you. — I am, dear sir, yours faithfully, 
 (Sgd.) Herbert Cuthbert, Secretary. 
 
 That invitation made one's teeth water. What a 
 glorious journey it would have been to the capital of 
 British Columbia, through the grandest mountain scenery 
 of the world to the land of flower and fruit ! Gladly 
 would we have followed the glittering pathway of steel 
 by which Lord Strathcona joined the Atlantic with the 
 Pacific, one of the greatest world achievements, and his 
 enduring monument. Gladly would we have passed 
 through the Cordillera range, followed the Eraser and 
 the Mackenzie rivers, surveyed for ourselves the Alaskan 
 boundary about which the world has lately heard so 
 much, or penetrated through southern lines to the un- 
 trodden vastnesses 
 
 Where rolls the Oregon, 
 And hears no sound 
 Save his own dashings. 
 
 But it could not be. A Presbytery's short leave of 
 absence, a wife and weans, a farm, a luisiness — one or 
 other called for us to retrace our steps from the Ear West 
 and set our faces homewards. 
 
CHAPTER XII 
 
 IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEAM 
 
 "We are sons o' the true hearts that hied \vi' the Wallace 
 And conquered at hrave Bannockhurn \vi' the Bruce ; 
 
 Thae wild days are gane, hut their memories call us, 
 So we'll stand by langsyne and the guid ancient use. 
 
 And we'll hie to the spiel, as our I'aithers afore us, 
 Ye sons o' the men whom foe never could tame ; 
 
 And at nicht round the ingle we'll raise the blithe chorus 
 
 To the land we lo'e weel and our auld Scottish game. — Shairp. 
 
 "There was not a cold-hearttd man in the group."— (>«/«n'o Associa- 
 tion Annval, 1903-4. 
 
 A coMrAXY of twenty -four intelligent curlers going 
 through Canada with their eyes open, could not fail to 
 take in a great many impressions of the country itself, 
 and of the conditions under which the game of curling 
 is played. "With this idea in his mind the Captain 
 thought it advisable, instead of confining this volume 
 to his own impressions, to ask the gentlemen who 
 composed the team to set down their views as to what 
 came under their observation. This, it can at once be 
 seen, must give greater variety to the account of our 
 tour. With such object in view, he accordingly drew up 
 the following circular, and in April 1903 addressed a 
 copy to each meml)er of the team : — 
 
 " Scottish Canadian- American Curling Tour 
 In connection with the preparation of an illustrative 
 volume with a complete account of our great Curling 
 
 511 
 
512 CUKLIXG TOUR 
 
 Trek which I have on hand, I have decided to devote a 
 chapter or part of the volume to the impressions and 
 reminiscences of the individual members of the team, so 
 that nothing of importance may be omitted from what 
 is designed to be a permanent record of the tour. I 
 shall therefore he much obliged if you would, as a 
 member of the team, favour me with the following 
 particulars — 
 
 (1) General impressions of the country and the 
 
 people — Canada and the States. 
 
 (2) Your ideas as to tlie curling and the curlers you 
 
 met, and specially as to the distinction between 
 our game and theirs. 
 
 (3) The probable effect of our tour on the game in 
 
 the home country, and on the other side of the 
 Atlantic. 
 
 (4) Reminiscences of folks you met from the old 
 
 country, specially from your own district, and 
 of what they had to say about themselves and 
 their experiences, and giving names as far as 
 possible and advisable. 
 
 (5) A few names of those you met at each centre 
 
 whose portraits, in your opinion, should be 
 included in the volume. 
 
 (6) Any incidents — humorous or otherwise — that 
 
 came under your particular notice throughout 
 the tour." 
 
 A good many members of the team complied with 
 this request. They confined themselves almost entirely 
 to Canadian impressions, which was perhaps the best 
 way, as it was of Canada the home curlers wanted chiefly 
 to hear. Taking the memliers in order as given on 
 p. 63, we begin with 
 
IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 
 
 Provost Ballantyne (2) ^ 
 
 of Peebles, who was selected to represent his district on 
 the team, and justified his reputation of being one of 
 the best skips and one of the most enthusiastic players, 
 sets down his views in the following; manner : — 
 
 1. I was very luuch impressed with Canada and the States. Tlie 
 vastness of Canada, its great capacity as a wheat-growing country, 
 and its natural advantages from 
 
 a manufacturer's point of view, 
 owing to its enormous water-power, 
 cannot fail to give one a very 
 favourable impression. 
 
 As regards the people of Canada, 
 they were so kind and hospitahle 
 to us that we could not fail tn 
 be favourably impressed by them. 
 I was very much struck by their 
 energy and pluck, municipally, 
 in providing such handsome and 
 costly town halls and other 
 buildings, as well as by their 
 excellent and convenient systems 
 of electric tramways. Tn these 
 and many other respects I think 
 they are much ahead of us, but 
 in sanitation and water supplies I 
 think they have yet much to learn. 
 
 The principal thing that Canada appears to require in order to make 
 it a great country is a much larger population, and tliat defect is 
 evidently being rapidly remedied. 
 
 Of course we did not see so much of the people of the United 
 States as we did of the Canadians, and I am, therefore, not in a 
 position to express my opinions about the States so confidently. 
 But I think the same remarks apply in so far as their kindness 
 and energy are concerned. 
 
 2. The curlers, almost without exception, were as fine a set of 
 men as you could wish to meet. I do not think there was any 
 
 ^ The figure at each name refers to the table regarding team given at 
 p. 63. 
 
 2M 
 
 Phuto by CoUoh/i: 
 PROVOST BALLANTYNE. 
 
514 
 
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 very striking difference between their game and ours, except that, 
 from their greater practice and from the fact that their ice does 
 not vary to anytliing'like the extent that ours does, they were 
 
 able to calculate the borrow 
 and strength to a nicety 
 which we could not attain. 
 In my opinion, where they 
 beat us hollow was in the 
 sweeping — not only in the 
 activity of their sweepers, 
 which was often something 
 wonderful, but in the judg- 
 ment they exercised in 
 sweeping or not sweeping 
 a stone at the right moment. 
 Many, many a shot we lost 
 through not sweeping a 
 stone in time, either through 
 its being short or dying on 
 to a guard ; whereas the 
 Canadians, by timely and 
 ^^^ J^. vigorous sweeping, would 
 
 ^^y*' "'■» liave had it up or i^ast the 
 
 guard in time. 
 
 3. I don't imagine that 
 our tour can have very much 
 effect upon the game, either at home or on the other side, except 
 perhaps to give it an impetus, through causing more enthusiasm. 
 
 4. The only thing I can say is, that I never came across any 
 one who had not done well. 
 
 I Ki'\ '1ST ballaxtym;. 
 (At Paterson, New Jersey.) 
 
 Throughout the whole of the tour the Provost was 
 one of our most successful skips, and at the close he 
 stood level in games with his opponents, while he led 
 them over the matches played by 9 shots. In the 
 Ontarian Circuit he proved an efficient Deputy-Captain 
 of the team. His wife and daughter accompanied him 
 on the tour, and were entertained at the various centres 
 by the lady friends of the curlers. 
 
IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEAM 
 
 515 
 
 Major Bertram (3) 
 
 of Kersewell, Carnwath, who did his duty to King and 
 coimtry in South Africa, as might l)c expected of a 
 soldier, was one of the first to 
 volunteer to go out and fight 
 the battle of the Eoyal Club 
 in Canada and the States. 
 He proved himself one of the 
 most energetic of our players, 
 always bright and cheerful, 
 and entering into every game 
 with tlie greatest zest. Un- 
 fortunately Major Bertram had 
 to go into hospital at Toronto, 
 under Dr. O'Reilly, owing to 
 blood-poisoning of the right 
 liand. To their great regret he 
 was therefore unable to accom- 
 pany the team to AVinnipeg. 
 They w^ere all delighted when he joined them again at 
 Buffalo, and accompanied them during the remainder of 
 the tour. The Major's impressions are as follows : — 
 
 Phold by Aijfmi, Ftlhlh, 
 MAJUll BEKTRAJI. 
 
 1. Like every one else, I was much struck with the intense 
 loyalty of the Canadians, and their hospitality, which apparently 
 extends to every one ; but, as most of them were Scotsmen by 
 birth or descent, no doubt we came under the " favoured nation " 
 clause. 
 
 As they say, they are making money and intend to sjjend it, 
 and very few of them wish to save it for themselves or their 
 families. The thing one misses out there is the leisured class ; 
 every one is "hustling" to make money and position ; life in 
 America is mainly a question of the "almighty dollar." 
 
 As regards the personality of the Canadians, I consider them a very 
 fine race physically, both men and women, the former very powerful. 
 
516 
 
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 and the latter, thougli not tall, stocky and well built, their only 
 fault being their want of complexion, which, however, cannot 
 be wondered at, considering the intense heat (70° to 80°) at which 
 they keep their houses. This we felt very much. This want of 
 
 complexion is specially 
 noticeable amongst the 
 children, who are very 
 pale contrasted with ours. 
 We were put up at the 
 l)est hotels, and yet I think 
 we did not like them. The 
 attendance was very in- 
 ferior, and the general 
 arrangements bad, and I 
 do not think for comfort 
 they can compare with 
 hotels at home. 
 
 2. I saw some fine curl- 
 ing tliough I was not at 
 Winnipeg, but nothing 
 better than I have seen 
 at home. In fact, the 
 curling and curlers are 
 much what we have here, 
 excejjt that the labouring 
 class, amongst whom are 
 some of the best curlers 
 in Scotland, could not 
 curl in Canada owing to 
 the expense, not only of 
 the rink itself, but also of the club-house attached : this I consider 
 a great pity, though unavoidable. 
 
 There are two great distinctions between their game and ours, 
 the chief being, perhaps, the splendid way in which they sweep their 
 stones, though I doubt if they could maintain the rapid motion of 
 their brooms on our rough ice ; and I certainly doubt their argu- 
 ment that not only can they clean the ice better, but also create a 
 vacuum and draw their stones on. 
 
 The second great distinction is the amount of handle they use. 
 This is effective, partly owing to the beading they put on their ice, 
 and also to the fact that they are all " hack " players, and therefore 
 can set their stones much wider than our "crampit" players can ; 
 
 MAJOR BERTRAM. 
 
 (A Scottish Curler made comfortable.) 
 
IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 517 
 
 and I am (iuite sure, though personally I have played oil' one as 
 much as the other, that there is not the slightest doubt that the 
 "hack" is iuliuitely superior to the "crainpit." We played coustantly 
 on very thin ice, sometimes not more than ^-inch thick, yet as 
 their " hack " was built into the floor, whether of wood, earth, or 
 concrete, it does away, once and for all, with the superstition that 
 " hacks " cannot be used on account of their ice being frozen solid 
 to the bottom. I specially asked several of the leading Canadian 
 curlers their opinion on the subject, and they said that if they 
 thought the " crampit " as good or better they would certainly use it, 
 but, though they had tried it, they found that they had to play 
 across their legs when playing wide shots, and that also they could 
 not play these with the same accuracy owing to their not standing 
 straight to them. Of course their stones, being much wider in the 
 sole than ours, take more handle, though quite as easy to play up, 
 as the edge is not so sharp as ours. I timed one of their best players, 
 and he put up a stone from " hack " to " hack " in 4i seconds. 
 
 3. I do not suppose the tour will affect the game in this 
 country, though no doubt the logical conclusion is that we should 
 abandon the " crampit " ; I fear, however, that this, which is essen- 
 tially the one lesson we have learnt, will be thrown away, as even 
 last year, although the " hack " players in the South have shown 
 their superiority year after year, an attempt was made to abolish 
 it. The only good, therefore, that I can see will be that this will 
 never be attempted again. 
 
 I do not think either that there will be any effect on the game 
 on the other side, though perhaps some clubs will abandon " irons." 
 There may, however, be some diminution in the weight of stones 
 they play at present, as I hope they will adopt the R.C.C.C. Eiiles 
 en bloc; and what a farce it would have been if the club had 
 forbidden " hacks," and yet wanted Canadians to play under their 
 rules. 
 
 4. I met several people from my district, and two, Sandy 
 Young and Tom Watson, from my own estate. I found them all 
 flourishing and making money, with no desire to return to the old 
 country, except in the way of visits ; but they all said the life out 
 there was so much more free that they could never live at home 
 again. It is rather an interesting fact that Sandy Young, who was 
 the son of a blacksmith at Newbigging, shortly after he went out 
 became quoit champion of Canada, defeating in the final the son of 
 the ci-devant Newbigging carrier, who had hitherto carried all 
 before him, and Sandy himself has now been champion for several 
 
518 
 
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 years. He is foreman in the Gas Company's Works at Toronto, 
 one of the largest in the world, and the manager told me he was 
 very sorry to ijromote him, as he was the best blacksmith they had 
 ever seen. 
 
 Major Bertram lias not simply answered queries as 
 to his impressions, but has kindly furnished us with two 
 
 MAJOR BERTRAM DRIVING A RACING SLEIGH. ^ 
 
 papers, one ou Tobogganing and the other on Ice-boating, 
 which give a good idea of these winter sports, all the 
 more Aaluable because they are written from practical 
 experience. Always daring and dauntless, the Major was 
 our Young Loch invar out of the West, and these sketches 
 speak eloquently of the spirit of ahandon with which 
 he entered into Canadian winter sports, until he had 
 unfortunately to go into hospital. 
 
 ^ The horse's record is 2.7. 
 
IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 
 
 519 
 
 "MY FIRST SLIDE" 
 
 We had Ijc'guii our Curling Tour of Canada in 1 Tali lax, wlien we liad to 
 sweepi the water off the ice before phiying, and tlie second place, St. John, 
 New Brunswick, was little better, so it was not till we arrived at the jncturesque 
 old city of Quebec that we really had any iilea of what a Canadian winter was 
 like. It was certainly cold enough there, the thermometer registering 15 or 
 16 below zero, and the difficulty with which the boat (built specially for that 
 purpose) ploughed its way through the ice of the St. LawTence was a warning 
 that it would soon be closed to navigation. The wind, too, was high, which 
 made it all the colder-, and we were very glad, after climbing the steep and 
 tortuous old streets, to find 
 ourselves inside that most 
 comfortable of hotels, the Cha- 
 teau Frontenac, wliich com- 
 mands perhaps the finest view 
 in the world. We spent the 
 first day curling hard, also the 
 next morning, and in the after- 
 noon went down to the rink to 
 see our bachelors get a good 
 beating from the Quebec ladies, 
 after which we all got on lioard 
 three or fourelectric cars which 
 had been reserved for us, and 
 away we went, a very merry 
 party. After about half-an- 
 liour's pleasant run we arrived 
 at the l)ottom of the Funicular 
 Railway leading up to the 
 Montmorency Falls Hotel. 
 We were soon taken up, and 
 on emerging at the top found 
 ourselves within a few hundred 
 yards of the hotel, in front of 
 which were the celebrated to- 
 boggan slides ; and about half- 
 a-mile away the Falls of Mont- 
 morency, 250 feet high, 
 glistened in the moonlight, 
 
 being frozen solid from top to bottom and forming a most beautiful picture. 
 We were shown into the hotel, celebrated as having been the residence 
 of the Duke of Kent, and shortly afterwards sat down to the inevitable 
 l)anquet — a very good one it was, too. After the King's health had been duly 
 honoured and the usual toast list begun, I made my escape, and getting my 
 bonnet and greatcoat, for it was intensely cold, I sallied out to watcli the (to 
 me) new sport of tobogganing. The slides consisted of wooden platforms 
 about 50 feet high, with a Ijoarded slope like a water-chute without the rails, 
 about 30 feet wide, covered with a thick skin of ice, the sides planked up 
 about three feet to prevent accidents. At the foot of this, which was very 
 steep, the ground sloped gently away for about three-quarters of a mile, this 
 being also covered with a thick coat of ice, and the snow swept to the sides 
 
 MAJUU BEKTRAJ[, SKIl'l'INC. 
 
 (At Patersoii.) 
 
520 CUELING TOUE 
 
 and so forming emljaukmeuts. At the end of tliis were the steps which led 
 up to the return slide, wliich was higher and steeper, and the run a bit longer. 
 There were woodeu stejw with hand-rails on both sides leading up to the 
 platforms, up which the toboggans were drawn, as they were quite light, being 
 simply composed of thin planks of wood about five feet long and two feet 
 broad, the front being curled up about six inches, and a liglit cord fixed to 
 either side at the front to enable those using them to pull them \\p the steps, 
 and also to act as a support to the front passenger when the toboggan held 
 two. I was standing amidst the crowd waiting for their turn (for only one 
 toboggan was allowed to start at a time) and admiring the manner in which 
 men and ladies went off like rockets witliout any exertion, when a lady stand- 
 ing by asked if I would like a slide. Having answered in the affirmative, she 
 told me to go down and bring up one of the numerous toboggans which were 
 lying at the bottom of the steps. She then proceeded to sit down in front, hold- 
 ing the cord, and directed me to lie down behind on my right side and steer with 
 my left leg. It was all Dutch to me ; however, I did as I was told, and she then 
 put her right arm round my neck and I was shown how to grasp the sides of the 
 toljoggan in front of her, my arms being around her. I was then asked if I 
 was ready, and some of the bystanders (of whom there were crowds, mostly 
 having come to see the curling team) pushed us off. I remember nothing 
 more till I found myself in a snow bank half suffocated witli the snow and tlie 
 arm which was still tight round my neck. I managed to struggle up into a 
 sitting position and found my partner alongside. We then, amidst roars of 
 laughter from the spectators, proceeded to brush the snow off one another, and 
 after a hunt we discovered my bonnet and the toboggan, which had disappeared 
 in the snow. I asked my partner if she was hurt, and finding her all right, 
 proposed another trial, to which she consented. Having dragged the toboggan 
 up to the starting platform, we got ready to start again, notwitlistanding the 
 efforts of the onlookers to put my partner off Ijy pointing out that we had 
 only missed the boards by about two feet. Nothing daunted she took her 
 seat again, and having got into the regulation position behind her, away we 
 went again. This time we managed a little better, but again disappeared into 
 the snow about a hundred yards farther on. After we had gathered ourselves 
 and our belongings together, my partner gently but firndy led me away behind 
 some sheds where we were screened from the laughing crowd, and gave me 
 some lessons in steering, with the result that our next attempt was crowned with 
 success. But when I proposed that we should return on the big slide she said 
 she thought I had better try it alone. This I did without taking a toss, and 
 by the time the boj^s had finished their speeches and arrived on the scene, I 
 was taking my turn with the rest and enjoying myself immensely. Afterwards 
 in the hotel I asked my ])artuer if she had not been frightened to trust herself 
 to a novice, but she only replied, "Oh, I knew we should be all right," and 
 we were. 
 
 "A WHIRL ON AN ICE-BOAT" 
 
 Although I was a member- of the Scottish Curling Team, yet from the time 
 that I landed in Canada I must admit that I looked forward to having a sail 
 on an ice-boat as much as anything ; therefore, when I got to Montreal and 
 was introduced to "J. P.," that prince of good fellows and sportsmen, it was 
 with no little pleasure that I accepted his invitation to have a "whirl," as he 
 called it. on his ice-yacht. I luckily managed to get a day off, as we had 
 
IMrEESSIONS OF THE TEA:\r 
 
 521 
 
 three odd ineu in the team ; aud it was arranged that he sliould call ibr me 
 the next morning. Sure euougli, as I entered tlie palatial hall of the Windsor 
 Hotel at 9 a.m. 1 soon made out the stalwart figure and cheery face of my 
 host, loaded with furs, etc. ; so, without losing any time, we made our way 
 to the station, and there found two or three more hound on the same errand 
 as ourselves. We got on board, and after a run of about an hour or so, 
 arrived at our destination — the well-known summer resort of St. A. I 
 helped my host out with the pile of furs, caps, and thick jerseys which he 
 had brought ; and getting into a sleigh, away we went to the river side, 
 where we found several ice-boats drawn up near the Club, and more sailing 
 about. In the meantime, J. explained to me that he had arranged a match 
 with his well-known yacht, the Cyclone, which had recently won the first 
 prize at the Montreal Ice Regatta, against anew boat from Kingston belonging 
 
 A KAtl.NG ICE-YACHT. 
 
 to his nephew, called the Blizzard. The race was to be run in two parts. 
 The first to an island we could just see on the horizon, where two friends of 
 J.'s lived, and to whom he wished to introduce me ; and then to a village 
 a mile or two below Point Clear, where we could lunch. Our arrangements, 
 which consisted of putting on all the thickest clothes we could get, were soon 
 made ; and everything being ready, we were started off by some of our friends. 
 And here I must explain that the deck of an ice-boat is only a small triangular 
 space aft, with just enough room for two to lie comfortably, one steering and 
 the other with the main sheet in his hand, as it is too dangerous ever to make 
 the latter fast except in the lightest of airs. Of course the big yachts have 
 more space, and large canvas bags are fitted on the framework forward of the 
 wooden deck which hold passengers, but these are not to be seen on racing 
 craft. Tlie construction of an ice-boat is too well known to need description ; 
 so I will only say that they run on three long skates, one on either side 
 amidshii)S, and another one at the stern, which acts as a rudder, being 
 
522 
 
 CUELmG TO HE 
 
 connected with a tiller. These ice-hoats are hard to start ; so our friends ran 
 alongside to get way on, and then we were off. There was a fairly strong 
 breeze, and very little snow on the ice, though it had drifted a bit in places. 
 However, there was nothing to stop us, and we simply flew. The wind being 
 dead ahead, we had to tack down the river, and the first time we went about 
 I very nearly fell overlioard, in spite of strict injunctions to hold fast. It was 
 wonderful the pace we attained, the weather skate sometimes lifting four or 
 five feet in the air as a stronger gust than usual caught us. We were doing 
 well and holding our own with the Blizzard, when .J. asked me if I should 
 care to take the "stick," as they call the tiller. I was only too delighted, 
 but am afraid I made a sad mess of it, as we were gradually left behind, it 
 being quite a different thing to put an ice-boat about from what it is a yacht ; 
 also it puzzled me that we made no leeway. However, J. consoled me by 
 
 A 
 
 Ittfiiiiiii iMii ijyi k I tin r ill 
 
 iSKADY TU STAHT. RE-YACHT KACE, ST. A>'XE S, MU^'TltEAL. 
 
 saying that I was doing very well for a first attempt, and that we should have 
 the wind free for Point Clear as we opened the Lake, and that our lioat being 
 heavier than the Blizzard, should do better then. We came to off the Island 
 all right, and after a little chaff from the two occupants of the other boat, 
 went up to the house, where we received a warm welcome, and were shown all 
 over the homestead and different buildings ; the owner appeared to be a sort 
 of imiversal genius, and had made no end of improvements with his own 
 hands, and was very strong on the merits of acetylene against electric light on 
 the score of economy, better and more reliable light, etc. However, the day 
 was getting on, so we had to bid our kind friends adieu, not, however, without 
 the customary "deoch an doruis." The wind had now got np a bit, and we 
 tore along. J. was quite right about the yachts, for we soon left the Blizwrd, 
 and reached Cape Clear in less than no time, having, however, had one narrow 
 shave on the way, as vi'e got into some rotten ice, and only our pace saved us. 
 By this time I was pretty comfortalile, but soon found I had a lot to learn 
 about ice-yachtiug, as on rounding the point the wind came much freer, and 
 I immediately slacked the sheet. I saw J. smiling, but he said nothing. 
 
IMPKESSIONS OF THE TEA:\r 523 
 
 I soou discovered that we were going mucli slower, and .asked liim why. He 
 then explained that as ice-boats went much faster than the w-ind, it was 
 impossible to run witli them, and that they had always to be sailed close 
 hauled ; and sure enough, when I checked the sheet I found out the truth of 
 this, as we at once began improving our pace. We soon reached the village 
 whicli was our goal, and seeing nothing of the lilh.zard, proceeded to the hotel 
 and ordered lunch. We then returned to the pier, carrying with us a plank, 
 as J. was afraiil that they had got stuck in the rotten ice we had escaped 
 with such ditticulty. We had, however, hardly reached the shore when we 
 saw the Blizzard flying past at a hundred miles an hour, with the weather- 
 skate lifting high in the air ; and though we shouted at them, they evidently 
 did not hear us, and urged on their wild career. We returned, therefore, to 
 the hotel ; but shortly afterwards they appeared, having gone on to another 
 village by mistake, and not finding us there they had retraced their steps. 
 The landlord" of the hotel came and told us lunch was ready, at the same time 
 apologising for the poor fare, as his man with cart and horse had lost their 
 way the previous evening in a snow-storm when bringing provisions from 
 Montreal, and had driven to the edge of the open water above the Lachine 
 Rapids, with the result that they had all gone through the thin ice and were 
 drowned. The landlord himself, with his friends, had been searching all 
 night for them, and eventually found a rein frozen to the ice, which led to the 
 horse and cart, and eventually to the discovery of the body of the unfortunate 
 driver a few yards away under thick ice. After lunch we again started off, 
 and J. showed me a lot of tricks about ice-sailing. We finally arrived at 
 our destination, where we found men waiting to take the boats, and a sleigh 
 for ourselves. We got in and crossed the river to Lachine, passing near the spot 
 where the cart had gone through. But our adventures were not yet over, for 
 as we raced along the Lachine Road to catch the electric car just ahead of us, 
 one of our runners caught in the tram-rail, and over we all went, my host, 
 who weighed about 240 lbs., falling on the top of me. We escaped, however, 
 with nothing worse than a shaking ; and the car having stopjsed for us, we 
 got on board, and arrived in Montreal in time for dinner, having had a most 
 enjoyable day, and determined to have another " whirl " as soon as possible ; 
 but, alas ! it snowed all night, so we did not get a chance. 
 
 Mr. Robert Bramwell (4) 
 
 our most siiceessfiil skip, is a member of the renowned 
 Upper Nithsdale Club, which has on more than one 
 occasion won the trophy of the Eoyal Club in the Grand 
 Match at Carsebreck. Although playing with gentlemen 
 whom he had never seen before, and handicapped much 
 all round, Mr. Bramwell was very successful against the 
 various rinks which he met on the tour ; and although 
 the personnel of his rink was changed more than once 
 during the tour, lie was able to return home with 
 a majority of four matches out of thirty-seven played, 
 
524 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 having won twenty, lost sixteen, and drawn one.^ Mr. 
 Bramwell had perhaps the best command of the " twist," 
 
 a knowledge of which is a 
 sine qua own in Canada, and 
 his keenness and absorption in 
 the game, accounted very much 
 for his wonderful success. On 
 his return home he was enter- 
 tained by his friends at San- 
 quhar at a dinner, over which 
 ^a^vw Mr. Campbell, one of the Vice- 
 
 :^^^^ Presidents of the RC.C.C, 
 ^^^^^^^ presided. In responding to 
 Jj^^^^H the toast of his health, Mr. 
 fW ^^^^^^ Bramwell spoke as follows : — 
 
 '«^5^^^^^^^^ I liavL' to thank you for tlie 
 
 welcome you gave me, and for 
 the honour done me in coupling 
 my name with this toast. I 
 cannot tell you how delighted I was to receive the cable telling 
 me that you had won the Grand Match Trophy for the third 
 time, and that the rink I was most interested in had again won 
 the badges. I took an early opportunity of informing our rev. 
 Captain of the facts, when he slily remarked, " Man, they have 
 never missed you." " No," I replied, " there were plenty of 
 good men left." (Laughter.) Well, gentlemen, I w'as proud 
 to be your representative in the team, and if anything could 
 possibly add to the pleasure of a most enjoyable experience, it 
 is the fact that my efforts have met with your ajiproval. (Hear, 
 hear.) The committee in Edinburgh appointed me a skip. I 
 confess I felt a bit nervous over it, having had little experience in 
 that capacity, and also being unacquainted with the players allotted 
 to me. I soon got over my nervousness, and I can look back 
 with particular pleasure to our association as a rink from the fact 
 that I never had a dissatisfied word from one of them. My 
 thanks are due to them for the loyal way they supported me 
 throughout. Our chairman, stated that he had watched our 
 
 rhutn htl .SUjnndiT. II 
 
 ROBERT BRAMWELL. 
 
 Upiter Nitbsdale. 
 
 Vide Apiienilix III. 
 
IMPKESSIONS OF THE TEAM 525 
 
 progress with great interest, but that he had never seen my name 
 among the list of speakers at any of the functions. That is so, 
 and I am afraid that you will think that you have been very 
 poorly represented in the talking line. (Laughter.) You have 
 all, no doubt, seen detailed accounts of oiu' doings in the public 
 press since we came home. I needn't take up yoiir time with 
 that, but will confine myself to a few remarks on my impressions 
 of the game out there. This will be moi'e interesting, I think, 
 to a gathering such as this. There is no doubt that the Canadian 
 game is a much fairer one than ours ; there is much more variety 
 in it, and you need almost never be at a loss for direction ; you 
 have both sides to work on, and straight -up as well. Here 
 curling is a rural game ; out there it is essentially a town one, 
 and takes up very much the same position as bowling does here 
 as a summer game. The strongest clubs are found in the large 
 cities. The playing is all done in the evenings. Where there 
 are ladies' clubs attached they do all their playing through the 
 day, and if the ice isn't in good condition, owing to the weather, 
 a match is simply postponed. Of course we had a fixed time-table 
 and had to adhere to it. They can count on about four months' 
 cui'ling every winter. The club-rooms attached to the rinks are 
 as a rule splendidly got up, comfortably heated, and all glass 
 facing the rinks. This is where the plate-glass skips take up their 
 position ; they correspond to our arm-chair generals at home. 
 (Laughter.) Under these conditions, and with the ice next to 
 perfect, is it to be wondered at that they have a much higher 
 general average grade of curling than we have 1 All play from the 
 "hack" ; no such thing as a "crampit." The hack has a wooden 
 back frozen in flush with the ice, which makes a very secure 
 footing. Seventeen of our team were " crampit " players, and, 
 curiously enough, in a ballot we had on the way up to Winnipeg 
 for two strong rinks, all the original "hack" players were included 
 in the eight. Their style of delivery is diff"erent. They don't 
 lift the stone so high as we do, but slide away forward with it. 
 It isn't so graceful as our best style, but I must confess they keep 
 a better line than we do. Their style is all right for keen ice, 
 and they don't as a rule play on anything else, but we had a 
 decided advantage over them on the dull. They play more of a 
 drawing game than we do. Stones are of little account short of 
 the rings. Long guards are no use whatever, simply stones 
 wasted, and for striking "hack length" is the favourite weight, 
 which is far more effective than strong play. It is a very rare 
 
526 CURLING TOUE 
 
 occurrence that a stone is broken. The amount of "handle" 
 the stones took varied very much according to the amount of frost. 
 With the thermometer about 30 degrees the ice was keenest and 
 pulled most, sometimes about 7 feet. When it M^ent down near 
 zero it was not so keen, and did not pull more than 2| feet. 
 In delivering your stone you had to be careful to give a decided 
 "turn," for I have repeatedly seen a stone catch a bit of straw or 
 something on the ice — take the opposite " turn," and land into the 
 side. There is another thing that I found we were behind them 
 in ; that is the sweeping. They sweep crossways, and make the 
 brushes go so fast that they create a vacuum in front of the stone. 
 So they say ; and there must be some truth in it, for it was 
 marvellous how far the stones would travel when you thought they 
 were just stopping. Our stones didn't respond to the brush in 
 the same manner. They were very much duller, travelled faster, 
 and stopped quicker. As you know, most of the team were 
 supplied with stones totally unsuited for the game out there. I 
 had three pairs of them in my rink,^ and I can tell you it baffled 
 me to know when to sweep. We got something done to them in 
 Toronto, but even then they were far from being perfect. Xo 
 two pair of them seemed to run alike. In the game here, 
 supposing you wanted your player to draw a shot against you on 
 the tee, if you didn't set your brush he w'ouldn't do it. Now, out 
 there it is different : if the stone were narrow they would sweep 
 right away, and if wide they would delay as long as possible till 
 they got it coming right, then they would bi-ing it away. You 
 can, therefore, see what an important part the sweeping takes in 
 the game, and how much easier for the skip with a rink of stones 
 all running alike. I would strongly advise any of you who are 
 investing in new stones to get them with the genuine Canadian 
 bottom on the dull side. If there is any " handle " to be got they will 
 take it, and I found no difficulty in getting them up on the dullest 
 ice. Now, gentlemen, as your time is limited, I will conclude by 
 again thanking you, and express the hope that when the next team 
 goes out more of you will be found amongst the nundier. (Cheers.) 
 
 Mr. Bramwell had the distinction of winninfj, along- 
 with the members of his rink, the cups awarded at 
 Winnipeg for the best-caparisoned team. 
 
 ^ No doubt Mr. Braniwell's success was partly due to the fact that his 
 own pair of Ailsas, made by A. Kay and Co., Haugh, Mauchline, had 
 the correct Canadian cut. 
 
The Captain fits 
 tlie tt<(>. 
 
 ■ Now, f'aptain, be 
 canny." 
 
 ' No' richt." 
 
 
 Pappa. 
 
 y'-j 
 
 "Tak yer wull o't.' 
 
 'Curl, ye curlors, 
 curl." 
 
 " You for a curler, 
 Sinison." 
 
 'Soop, Murray, soopi 
 
 oorsel's as ithkhs saw us (1). 
 
528 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Mr. R. Cousin (5) 
 
 was one of Mr. Bramwell's rink as readjusted on the 
 journey. He had, before that, acted as a skip, but his 
 labours were most marked in the Curling Courts held 
 at sea and at Halifax. His portrait is given at p. 67. 
 It was his lot to meet the eccentric Captain Eobertson of 
 Sarnia, mentioned by Mr. A. E. Campbell in the next 
 contribution, but with his usual imperturbable tempera- 
 ment he quietly remarked, " I'll sune tak' the yelpin' oot 
 o' ye." Before going out, Mr. Cousin, who is a large con- 
 tractor in Edinburgh, was entertained by his people and 
 presented with a handsome memento in token of their 
 good wishes. The Merchiston Club, of which he is Pre- 
 sident, also gave him a rousing send-off. On his return 
 he was one of several guests at a reception dinner of the 
 Duddingston Club. In replying to his health he assured 
 the company that although all was not sunshine with 
 them in Canada, none of them would ever regret or forget 
 their visit to the land of the maple leaf They had had 
 a good deal of hard work, but also a lot of enjoyment, and 
 they could not only take a licking but give one as well. 
 He emphasised the fact that the Canadians took a defeat 
 far more to heart than the Scots did, and concluded 
 with the remark that Provost Gordon usually did the 
 speechifying for the Lothians Eink, for which he was 
 skip during greater part of the tour. 
 
 Mr. Alexander E. Campbell (6) 
 was the representative of the Greenock district. Mr. 
 Campbell, who is a nursery-gardener, gives some excellent 
 impressions in the line of his own profession. He says : — 
 
 1. Impressions of a country and people are, for me, difficult to 
 put in black and white. Canada being snowbound at the period 
 of our visit, one cannot go into details of its merits or otherwise, 
 
IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEAM 
 
 529 
 
 but as an agiiciiltural couutiy it was easy to see that immense 
 districts were devoted to crops of various kinds ; especially in 
 Ontario the fruit-growing industry had great prominence. It was 
 here that the vines were in evidence, and apple trees occupied a 
 goodly acreage, letting us have a passing glimpse of the source of 
 the immense supplies of apples with which we are familiar at home 
 every autumn. I was greatly impressed with the immensity of the 
 wheat land of America, in passing through the country, say from 
 Winnipeg to Minneapolis, and we 
 were then only in a small portion 
 of the grain-growing districts. 
 
 The people of Canada we were 
 having daily intercourse with, 
 were very much like Scottish folks 
 at home. If I had not felt certain 
 that I was on the American Con- 
 tinent I could have imagined I 
 was not far away from Gourock. 
 The outstanding feature in their 
 meetings with us was their desire 
 to do us honour on account of 
 the land we came from ; and those 
 who curled against us expressed 
 themselves over and over again as 
 being delighted to do so because 
 we came from Scotland ; this was 
 very quaintly put by the old skip 
 from St. Mary, whose rink we 
 played against at Stratford. When shaking hands at the finish 
 of the game, he said, "I cared na' whether I lost or won, but I 
 was proud that I was chosen to play with the Scotsmen." He 
 told us he had come from Hamilton when a boy of nine years, 
 and I think he would now be nearly seventy. 
 
 2. Curling, with few exceptions, was engaged in from first to 
 last on perfectly level ice : this gave the opportunity for a more 
 scientific game than we generally have at home ; and with the cor- 
 rugated ice the stones ran very true, when the proper turn of the 
 handle was given. The game differed entirely at ^Vinnipeg from 
 what I experienceil elsewhere, for until Winnipeg, play was conducted 
 on the "drawing" system, not much "striking" being engaged in. 
 But at Winnipeg my experience was one rarely met with at home, 
 namely, the persistent "striking" and "carrying through" of the 
 
 2 N 
 
 I'hnto b)j /Iron 
 E. CAMPBELL. 
 
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 CUELING TO UK 
 
 first and second players' stones if they came anywhere witliin ten 
 or twelve feet of the tee and fairly well in front, a system it would 
 have been very dangerous for us to adopt. It must be remembered 
 that we met there a different class of players, men who had come 
 for the express purpose of winning prizes, and not so much to meet 
 and play with the Scotsmen. In most of the rinks there we 
 
 found the first and second 
 players to be young supple 
 chaps, and besides being 
 excellent curlers rarely 
 missing the "carrying 
 through process," they were 
 very demons with thebroom. 
 This, I may say in passing, 
 is an art our best sweejiers 
 have yet to learn ; and I 
 am convinced that with 
 their keen frost and cor- 
 rugated ice, sweeping such 
 as we saw at Winnipeg, 
 and indeed throughout, is 
 a great factor in winning. 
 
 The main distinction 
 between our home game 
 and theirs, lies in their 
 giving every stone a turn 
 of the handle, whereas we 
 are accustomed at home to 
 use the turn for the most 
 part to counteract a bias on 
 the ice. One disadvantage 
 their invariable turn put 
 them to was their inability to take out a stone or draw to it lying 
 perfectly open through a straight port, having become used to the 
 perpetual turn. Of course many were masters of the whole game, 
 but I noticed repeatedly their failure to take straight shots. I 
 have not the least hesitation in advocating the use of the " hack " 
 in preference to the " crampit," provided the ice is thick enough to 
 get a projjer " hack " made, and the universal use of it in America 
 is proof that it is preferable. 
 
 The American curlers, being accustomed to play on keen ice, 
 took very ill with the soft ice which we met with in our tour 
 
 Plintn hi/ W I r.Hi^t 
 SARNIA RINK. 
 
 Capt. E. Robertson, second. J. Hamilton, first. 
 F. M 'Gibbon, skip. A. W. MacLean, third. 
 
IMPEESSTONS OF TITE TEAM 531 
 
 tbi'ougli Ontai'io, and as many of tlicni gavt; tlie stone a sort of 
 pnsli instead of a throw, as our custom is, tliey were fairly out 
 of it when their push was not sufficient to carry the stones far 
 over the hog. We met a rare specimen of a boisterous roaring 
 curler at Windsor. In all my experience I never met his match 
 — Cajitain Kobertson of Sarnia. He had the " hack " along with me 
 when we played the second tie ; his skij^'s name was M'Gibbon 
 against Cousin. He followed every stone, shouting at the pitch 
 of his voice ; if it ended well he danced round the big ring 
 shouting, then sometimes the broom, at other times his cap, and if 
 an extra good shot, himself went flat on the ice, but when our side 
 scored, silence reigned. Withal he was a good curler. I rather 
 enjoyed the fun, although he ruffled Cousin at times. I would put 
 Mr. Suckling and Mr. Brown his third player, of the Montreal 
 Club, as playing the best game which I witnessed on our tour. 
 
 3. A greatly increased interest in curling at home, and a more 
 scientific game attemj^ted. 
 
 4 or 6. In illustration of the clannishness of the Scot, on 
 arriving at Montreal at midnight a brake with a couple of pipers 
 i-eady to play up was just starting with us for the Windsor Hotel 
 when a cry arose, " Where's the Gourock man ? " and out of the 
 darkness a hand was held up to me, and a voice was heard through 
 the gloom, '' Gie's yer haim' ; I'm frae Port-Glesca." That was all, 
 just a hearty handshake, and we j^arted. The first old friends I 
 met with were Captain Hunter, his wife, and daughter. He is 
 Port-AVarden of Halifax, and an old Cunarder. I spent the 
 afternoon of our first Sunday with them. He was one of the 
 original curlers of Halifax, almost the only one left now. The 
 curling in those days was all in the open. He recounted to me 
 all about the formation of the club, and the different i)onds they 
 used. He is not able to move about much now, being somewhat 
 stiff with rheumatism. I can assure you I felt quite at home that 
 first day in the New World. A funny coincidence occiirred in 
 connection with this family. When about to leave New York for 
 home, I happened to step into a draper's shoj? in Brooklyn to 
 make a purchase, and on hearing my Scotch accent the draper let 
 me know that he came from Halifax, and the outcome of our 
 conversation revealed the fact that he was a nephew of Mrs. 
 Cajitain Hunter of Halifax, so that my first visit on arrival and 
 the last before stepjjing on board the Etruria for home was 
 practically to the same family. (6) Showing the interest taken 
 in us even by those not curlers, while in Quebec I, along with 
 
532 CUELING TOUE 
 
 our good friend Mr. Thomson, went into a tailor's establish ment 
 to get some repairs made on a top-coat, and whilst waiting on the 
 job being finished the proprietor came in, and spotting me at once 
 as one of the Scottish team, he presented us each with a gaudy- 
 coloured sash and a little brooch, besides refusing to take payment 
 for repairs. When engaged at play in Toronto, a gentleman intro- 
 duced himself as the son of an octogenarian who lived about twenty 
 miles out, and wanted me to go and see him, the old man being 
 unable to come in to see me, for the purpose of finding out if I was 
 a relative of his mother, or if I knew any of her relatives, her name 
 being Camj^bell, and coming from Gourock. Her migration happened 
 before his father of eighty years was born. I told him that as I could 
 not throw a ray of light on the subject, I could not grant his request 
 to accompany him the twenty miles journey to see his old father. 
 An incident of great interest to me, in which another member of the 
 team (Mr. Gibson) played an equal part, occurred when at Montreal. 
 We had stepped in one evening to the Caledonia rink to have a 
 throw of the "irons," and were invited up to their Committee-room, 
 where a regular business-meeting was being held, and on coming to 
 the presentation of the prizes to the winning rink of last year, the 
 President intimated that as two of the Scottish curlers were present 
 he would call upon them to present the prizes to two of the 
 members of the rink. - Although somewhat taken by surprise, we 
 both accomplished our task without a hitch. I was accosted next 
 morning, when playing in the same rink, by IMr. Currie, the 
 gentleman to whom I handed over the silver cup the previous 
 night, with the intimation that his wife was coming to see me in 
 the rink at night, as she used to live in Gourock long ago. This 
 did not end the incident, for both Mr. Currie and his wife came 
 to the station to see us off, and presented me with a beautiful 
 volume of views of Montreal, which I prize as higlily as any of 
 the mementoes of our trip. 
 
 In every city and town we visited, the tables were loaded with 
 good things, testifying to the unbounded hospitality of our hosts. 
 As showing their appreciation of the beautiful, a usual accompani- 
 ment, and to me, most interesting feature, was the floral decorations 
 of those tables. For the most part roses and carnations were used, 
 and being cut with long stems and set up in tall vases, the effect 
 was marvellous. This was especially so at Stratford, where 
 the two or three tables that ran lengthwise of the hall had each 
 five vases of carnations, while the top table had its three vases 
 of roses, besides a tastefully decorated platform behind. At the 
 
IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEAM 
 
 533 
 
 close of this meelnig the roses were presented to the lailies of our 
 coinijaiiy. In the dead of winter to produce thes(i wonderful 
 specimens of horticulture requires such a clear sunshiny atmosphere 
 as we exjierienced in most of our tour. In this connection I may 
 say that, having come in to Toronto a day before the team for the 
 ])urpose of grinding off the sharp edges from my new curling stones, 
 which had jjrevented me from using them hitherto, and having 
 successfully accomidished this task, I betook me to Dunlop's 
 nurseries, and was well rewai-ded for my visit Ijy beholding uj) wards 
 of 15,000 rose plants in full bloom, besides immense numbers of 
 carnations blooming to perfection, thus viewing beforehand one of 
 the sources of sujiply of the artistically arranged vases tliat adorned 
 the tables in the various cities Ave were entertained in during the 
 ensuing week. My conductor on this occasion was my brotlier-in-law, 
 Mr. Peter Whytock, who has been a citizen of Toronto for upwards 
 of thirty years. I was also much impressed with the form of 
 decoration used at Rideau Hall, while being entertained to luncheon 
 by Lord and Lady Minto ; this, although not floral, was quite unique, 
 being composed of little fir-trees representing a forest in winter 
 time, with river and lake introduced light down the centre of the 
 table, a very appropriate device, surely, l)eing in Canada in winter. 
 
 Major Scott Davidson (7) 
 Major Scott Davidson, of 
 Cairnie, Fife, known to all 
 Scotsmen as one of their 
 finest shots, who had more 
 than once represented Scot- 
 land in the International and 
 other contests at Wimljle- 
 don and Bisley, and familiar 
 on the hunting field, as in 
 every arena of healthy sport, 
 was selected as tlie leading 
 representative of the Kingdom 
 of Fife. From first to last he 
 proved himself to he a most 
 successfid choice, his urbanity 
 
 Phufo by llodfjer. 
 MAJOR SCUTT DAVIDSON. 
 
534 CUELING TOUE 
 
 and humour keeping the team lively. As u " lead " he 
 proved most successful, and responded well at all times 
 to " the anxious skip." With the lady curlers met by 
 the team at Quebec and Montreal, he proved himself 
 very popular, his courtly manner and kindly attention to 
 their comfort winning all their hearts. 
 
 When the Secretary of the Hercules Club wired him 
 from Kingussie to see if he was prepared to go, the Major 
 sent at once this characteristic reply : — 
 " Put me down for Canada — 
 
 He either fears liis fate too luucli, 
 
 Or his deserts are small, 
 Who dares not put it to the toucli 
 To win or lose it all." 
 
 Major Scott Davidson says : — 
 
 That there were many amusing incidents connected Avith our 
 memorable trip goes without saying, but one that struck me as 
 being peculiarly so was when leaving Minneapolis, where we left our 
 Captain and another member of the team behind. Tliey .slept in 
 while we slipj)ed out. The bogus telegram handed in on the way 
 by an official — in name of our lost friends — to hold up train as they 
 were coming by a special, although perhaps not quite believed in by 
 our alert Secretary, caused quite a panic in the minds of some of 
 our financial experts. But perhaps the funniest incident was in 
 Chicago. I had been out making a call with one of our team, and 
 on our way home, passed through some dark and dismal places by 
 way of an advised short cut, when my companion (in course of 
 conversation on the character of the place and all its free-and-easy 
 life and strangely mixed population) remarked, " I am told that it 
 is notliing uncommon for several people to be shot here in a day." 
 The information was startling, but being given in jjerfect earnest- 
 ness was humorous. That same night my friend and I slept in 
 rooms adjacent to each other, and aljout midnight I was awakened 
 by his calling out, " Did you hear that shot ? " I said, " No " ; to 
 which he replied, " I could swear I heard a shot. Have you got 
 your door locked ? " " No," I said. He locked it, and after a while 
 left. In a very few minutes there was another report, very much 
 like a pistol. I jumped up, got a light, and got hold of an old 
 poker, the only thing of the kind available in the room, and sat 
 
IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEAM 535 
 
 duwu on the edge of the bed. My friend caiue iu. " Did 
 you hear that ? " he said. " Certainly ; nobody could fail to 
 hear it, and what are you going to do ? Have you a revolver? 
 I have no revolver. This liumble but useful piece of metal is all 
 I have ; and as I fear they have started shooting the inmates at 
 the first floor, and are gradually working their way up to us, I 
 mean to sit here and wait my end with a dignified resistance." 
 As the murderers Avere long in coming, I summoned up courage to 
 venture out and see Avho was detaining them, when I encountered 
 a night watchman who informed me that the I'eports we had heard 
 were caused by a jjortion of the lift having got loose, and which had 
 been striking against the side. I went back and told my fj'iend 
 that the slaughter had ceased, and the lives of the Scottish curlers 
 had been spared. It was all very funny. 
 
 The barbers' shops amused me greatly. To get shaved was quite 
 an ordeal, and occupied sometimes the greater part of an hour. To 
 look at a row of men being shaved was curious in the extreme. 
 A hot cloth on your chin, another on your forehead, and one 
 round the back of your neck. So wrapped wp as only to allow the 
 point of your nose to be seen, evidently to prevent suffocation. 
 A sight it was very much resembling the casual ward of one of our 
 infirmaries. After being shaved, the shampooing of the head and 
 face revealed quite an art, and wlien a touch of oil had been 
 applied you were unbound, and emerged from the ordeal with a 
 sigh of relief, and a face resemliling a boiled lobster. 
 
 The gallant Major had an enthusiastic welcome home 
 on the evening of Wednesday, March 4, in the Marine 
 Hotel, Elie, when, headed by a piper, Sir Archibald 
 Campbell, Bart., of Gibliston, Sir Ealph Anstruther, and 
 other fifty knights of the broom marched into the dining- 
 hall to do him honour in name of the Hercules Club, of 
 which the Major is premier-skip. After the loyal toasts 
 had been proposed and honoured, Mr. Sully, Assessor of 
 the County, in eloquent terms proposed " The health of 
 Major Scott Davidson," and said they were all proud of 
 him and the prominent part he had taken in the Canadian 
 tour which had been such a great success. In his reply 
 the Major said : — 
 
536 CUELING TOUE 
 
 No words that he could ijossibly use could convey to them how 
 highly he felt the honour they had done him in giving him on his 
 return to Scotland and Fife such a welcome home. Since he left 
 those peaceful and quiet shores he, with the other members of the 
 Scottish curling team, had had to face the turbulent elements of 
 the Atlantic, but had been more than amjjly rewarded by the 
 honours heaped upon them in Canada. From the moment they 
 landed at Halifax until the time they started from New York for 
 home, the whole of the trip had been a great trium^jhal march. 
 (Applause.) It was impossible to describe the kindness and large- 
 hearted sympathy they received from all classes of people, showing 
 how great was the union of hearts they met wherever they went 
 among Scottish people, and it would be to every member of the 
 team a lasting memorial of the greatness of their own country when 
 tliey reflected how pleased everybody was to see them. (Applause.) 
 
 After describing the chief incidents of the tour, he 
 continued by saying that — 
 
 Peojjle came from all parts to greet them, and among these he 
 met a Mr. Thaw who belonged to Lathallan Mill, another — a 
 Mr. Bonnar — who belonged to Elie, and others from Colinsburgh, 
 who were delighted to talk about old friends, and whose hearty 
 greetings were worthy a whole page in life's history. They had 
 some humorous experiences, too. The ladies — (laughter) — were 
 particularly attentive. Indeed he might have been married three 
 or four times. (Laughter.) They followed the team with their 
 wires everywhere, and he would just read a few as samples. There 
 was one from Halifax — "Absence makes the heart grow fonder. — 
 Maudie." (Laughter.) Another from Montreal — "Will ye no' 
 come back again ? All hearts bowed down. — From Lady Curlers." 
 Another from Winnij)eg — " None but the brave deserve the fair. — 
 Ethel." (Laughter.) And another from St. Paul, United States — 
 " You forgot to leaA'e me your Tam o' Shanter. — Martha." 
 (Laughter.) But (continued Mr. Scott Davidson) Mary chose the 
 better part and wired from New York — " I am still trusting. — 
 Mary." (Great laughter.) He concluded by saying nothing would 
 ever efface the memory of his great reception in Canada, and of 
 the cordial welcome home such representative men and fellow- 
 curlers as he saw that night had given him on his return to the 
 old country. (Loud applause.) 
 
 In Elie Parish Church Hall, on Tuesday evening, 
 
IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 537 
 
 March 24, 1903, the Kilcoiiquhar I-Tercules Ladies' 
 Curling Chib gave a presentation to the Majf)r as a 
 memento of the curling tour. There was a large and 
 brilliant attendance, the hall being prettily set off with 
 Uovvers and pot-plants. Mrs. G-. M. Morris, President, 
 presided, and was supported by Mr. and Mrs. Scott 
 Davidson, Sir Archibald and Misses Campbell of Gibliston, 
 Mrs. Outhwaite of Craigforth, Secretary, and others. After 
 the loyal and patriotic toasts had been duly honoured — 
 
 Miss Geutle said the toast slie liad to propose was a very important one — 
 " The Royal Caledonian Curling Club." She would not say, as weak men often 
 ilo — (laughter)— that this toast might have fallen into better hands. She 
 had got her orders, and she would obey her skip for the evening. We were 
 all very proud of the parent club — more so, as this season it sent a team of 
 curlers to Canada. 
 
 The Rev. Mr. Legge counted it an honour to have been asked by the ladies 
 to respond for the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. It had done many 
 wonderful things, and perhaps the greatest was sending out the recent team 
 to Canada and America, which had done so much to create good feeling 
 and lasting friendship between the old country and her colonies. As curlers 
 they felt highly honoured that the parent club had chosen one of the mem- 
 bers of the Hercules to go out to Canada with the team. (Applause.) 
 
 Mrs. Outhwaite, who was cordially received, said : " Friends -and curlers — 
 It is with great pleasure that I undertake the very pleasant task allotted to 
 me in this evening's programme. I mean the presentation, on behalf of our club, 
 of a silver-mounted broom to Major Scott Davidson, as a token of appreciation 
 of his public-spiritedness in joining the representatives of our great Scottish 
 national game, in their tour in Canada and America — (applause)— as a mark 
 of admiration for the sportsmanlike way he, together with his brother curlei-s, 
 played the game 'up the Howe Ice.' Our club has every reason to be 
 grateful to Major Scott Davidson for his many kindnesses to us, and it goes 
 without saying that every member of it followed with the keenest interest his 
 progress through Canada, and no club was more delighted than ours at the 
 news of the success of our curlers. (Applause.) We hope that some day we 
 may see the Canadians on our ice, and if they will only bring their sisters and 
 their wives, the Hercules Ladies may reasonably liope to meet them and to 
 beat them. (Applause.) Major Scott Davidson, I have much pleasure in 
 presenting you, on behalf of the Hercules Ladies, with this liroom, and I hope 
 with its assistance you may sweep all before you." (Laughter and applause.) 
 The broom bore the following inscription: "Presented to Major Scott 
 Davidson from the Hercules Ladies' Curling Club, on his return from the 
 Canadian curling tour. 24th March 1903." 
 
 Mr. Scott Davidson, in rising to respond, w^as loudly cheered, and the 
 company sang " For he's a Jolly Good Fellow." He said : " President, Vice- 
 President, and fellow-curlers— Let me assure you all that I cannot possibly 
 find language sufficient to express to you my sincere appreciation of the 
 distinctive honour you lady curlers have done me in having me here to-night 
 
538 CUELING TOUK 
 
 as your guest, and iu addition presenting me with this very handsome broo7n, 
 surely the most appropriate gift that a curler could get. I take it as a proof of 
 your goodwill towards me as a cui'ler, and I shall look upon it as a talisman that, 
 as Mrs. Outhwaite has said, will sweep away every difficulty. (Applause.) 
 Mrs. Outhwaite has been good enough to say a great many kind things 
 about me. I don't claim to do much at any time, but this I may be 
 pardoned for saying, that I am a keen, keen curler, whether on the ice or off 
 it, and iu any form of sport or other work, either connected with our own 
 immediate neighbourhood or farther afield, I have always endeavoured to 
 act to the best of my ability. (Applause.) The other members of the 
 Canadian team have, in one form or another, been welcomed home and 
 entertained, but no other member of that little band has had the distinction 
 conferred on him that I have had to-night, and of which I feel so justly 
 proud — being entertained by a ladies' club, and that club, too, the pioneer of 
 all ladies' clubs, as the first to be affiliated with the Royal Caledonian Curling 
 Club ; a club that bears an honoured name, Hercules. (Applause. ) As I 
 have already said, none but those who went through the never-to-be- 
 forgotten campaign can form any complete idea of what a time we had, 
 or what hard work it really was to stand the pressure of curling and 
 travelling, and social entertainments night and day. Of course, one of the 
 great sustaining features of our trip was the tremendous reception that 
 awaited us everywhere. It may be accounted for by the fact that we were 
 not only Scottish curlers, who had come a long way to see them, but probably 
 more from the fact that the long-talked-of team from the old land had at last 
 become a realitj^ and the dream of almost a lifetime to some at last had been 
 realised. (Applause.) Be this as it niay, no prince of the Royal House could 
 have had a more heartfelt and touching welcome. As to the curling itself, 
 there was nothing in it beyond what any good curler knows. We were under 
 some disadvantages. The stones we had were not quite the thhig, but what 
 was most against us was having to play in covered rinks, and especially in the 
 evenings where frequently the light and shade on the stones and the ice were very 
 bad. You can imagine what it is to play, as a nale, three times a day, forenoons, 
 afternoons, and evenings, and always against fresh clubs. We might have said, 
 no, we cannot do it, but the desire on the part of every club to play against us 
 was so great, and iu some places the utmost rivalry existed as to who should 
 be chosen to represent the various clubs, that when the appeal was made to us 
 we gave in and did our best. (Applause.) It has been said to our discredit 
 that even the ladies defeated us. (Laughter. ) Well, perhaps they did, but 
 can you wonder at it ? It was almost impossible to play for the crowds that 
 gathered round the rinks at the time of these eventful matches, and it was 
 difficult to concentrate the attention necessary to play well, undersuch trying Init 
 pleasant circumstances ; but if we did lose, our consolation is, 'How can men die 
 better than facing fearful odds?' — (laughter and ajjplause), — and as you all know. 
 
 Honour and fame from no condition rise ; 
 Act well your part, there all tlie honour lies. 
 
 ' It is not in mortals to command success ' — but we did more than that, we 
 deserved it. (Applause.) The memory of the trip will never be effaced 
 from any member of the team. Love of country is one of the noblest feelings 
 of the human heart, but to come across some of these old people, carried 
 away by their feelings at the sight of men from Auld Scotland, can better be 
 imagined than described, and it was a lasting and never-to-be-forgotten tribute 
 to the love they bore to the old land ; while among the older people out there, 
 
JMrK'KSSIONS OF THE TKAAr 
 
 19 
 
 tlRTo still flings anmuil tlioiii like a halo thu nuniiory of liapjiy, youtlil'iil days, 
 
 and like us all, 
 
 Tiiiui but tlio iiujjrnssion keeuer makes, 
 As strejuiis tlioir channel deeper wear. 
 
 Nothing I have said, or could possibly say, can convey to you how much I am 
 pleased to be here, and to receive from you all that hearty and unexampled 
 token of your goodwill towards me, and I can assure you that the memory 
 of this meeting will never fade from me while life lasts." (Loud and prolonged 
 cheering. ) 
 
 Provost Gordon (8) 
 has put his impressions in tlio form of a booklet, With 
 the Curlers in Canada, which we must not infringe upon, 
 as it has been published for the U.F. Church funds in 
 Bathgate, and can be had for 6d. per copy. He proved 
 himself a great acquisition to the team by his excellent 
 rendering of Scottish songs, and his impressions may 
 be summed up in the toast " The Ladies/' which he 
 always drank in cold water but with a warm heart. 
 The worthy Provost's portrait is given at page 69. 
 
 Mr. E. T. Gibson (9) 
 
 If the able representative of the famous Biggar curlers 
 who have so often won the 
 Grand Match Trophy was "no' 
 richt " at sea, he was " a' richt " 
 on the ice, and at times his 
 play was of a very brilliant 
 order. He made a good second 
 to Provost Gordon in his 
 admiration for the Canadian 
 ladies, and it was rumoured 
 that this was to take practical 
 shape by his settling down in 
 Canada with a fair Scoto- 
 Canadian as help-meet, but 
 the Captain has not as yet 
 been called upon to tie the 
 nuptial knot. 
 
 I h / I I W tjraf J Uiihiinjh. 
 E. T. GIBSON. 
 
540 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Mr. R. Husband (10) 
 
 who acted so efficiently as Honorary Secretary and 
 Treasurer for the team, and led ably in Provost Ballan- 
 tyne's successful rink, wrote : — ■ 
 
 You ask me to give you shoitly my impressions of our Curling 
 Tour. Looking back on the tour from beginning to end I consider 
 it was a great success. Many people will not realise the enormous 
 difficulties that must have faced the Committee in making arrange- 
 ments for twenty-four curlers touring in Canada and the United 
 States for eight weeks. We are specially indebted to Mr. Davidson 
 Smith, the esteemed secretary of the Royal Caledonian Cuiling 
 Club, and to his assistant Mr. M'Gillivray, for the excellent work 
 they did for many months before we started. It is no exaggeration 
 to say that they had meetings and correspondence regarding the 
 tour daily for a period of six months before we sailed. 
 
 I understand you have asked the different members of the team 
 to write you, and many of them will be writing on the same sub- 
 jects. As the Secretary and Treasurer of the team, perhaps it falls 
 to me to give an account of the excellent arrangements which were 
 made for us on the other side. Never shall I forget the meeting 
 with the Halifax curlers on the Sunday morning in December 
 when we arrived. How pleased they were to see us ! What hand- 
 shaking ! What kindness was shown to every member of the 
 team, and how anxious they were to know if the arrangements 
 which they had made were satisfactory to us ! Here, as in each 
 place we visited, every provision was made for our comfort and 
 enjoyment. Different committees bad been formed — Reception 
 Committee, Entertainment Committee, Rink Committee, in every 
 town. Not only that, but, as you know, one of these committees 
 generally welcomed us hundreds of miles from their own town, in 
 order to make our acquaintance and be able to introduce us to 
 their friends on our arrival, and to ascertain if the arrangements 
 made were suitable. There seemed to be a general rivalry in the 
 different towns as to which would "do" us best. Where everj" 
 one was so kind, it would be invidious to mention names. No 
 doubt you will be dealing with the officials in the different towns, 
 but I Avish specially to mention Colonel Stevenson of Montreal, 
 whom tlie team called the Grand Old Man of Canada. He came 
 all the way from Montreal to meet us at Halifax, stayed with us 
 for some days, and left to complete arrangements in his own city 
 
IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 541 
 
 fur our reception. It gave lue great pleasure at tlie annual meeting 
 to second your proposal tliat lie should be elected a Vice-President 
 of the Uoyal Caledonian Curling Club. One other name I wish to 
 give prominence — Mr. J. P. Robertson, Secretary of the Manitoba 
 branch of the R.C.C.C. Every curler in Manitoba spoke well of 
 him. I was introduced to Mr. Robertson on stepping from the 
 train at Winnipeg, and had many pleasant chats with him. I was 
 much impressed by the thoi'oughness of the organisation of the 
 ]]onspiel at Winnipeg, under his charge. When it is considered 
 that 800 players took part in the Bonspiel, that a fresh draw was 
 made two or three times a day, and that the stones of the players 
 were conveyed to the different rinks a considerable distance apart 
 and found at the place wliere they were wanted, one must be im- 
 pressed with the tremendous amount of labour involved, and the 
 thorough efficiency of Mr. Robertson and his committees. 
 
 In the United States towns which we visited there was not the 
 enthusiasm which we found in Canada. We did not expect it. 
 The curlers there, however, showed us very great kindness, and we 
 had a most enjoyable time in the places we visited, namely, St. 
 Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago, Utica, and New York. 
 
 What about tlie curling as comjaared with our own 1 is a 
 question I have often been asked since my return. My answer is 
 that with practice under the changed conditions we would have 
 held our own. The ice is keener than we have it, and there is 
 more science in their play. I noticed a great many of the players 
 in setting down their stones pushed them instead of throwing 
 them, as we do in this country. During the thaw which we 
 experienced in Toronto when the ice was dull, we almost invari- 
 ably won the games. The Canadians would never have thought 
 of playing on such ice, and had had no practice. You will no 
 doixbt be fully explaining in your account of the play that all in 
 Canada play with the " turn " ; even the leaders do not play up 
 the centre of ice. Many of our team adopted this play even when 
 it was not required to pass a guard, and I am certain you can thus 
 play with much more precision. 
 
 What do you think of this country ? is a question that was 
 asked us daily in every town. In the very favourable circum- 
 stances in which we were placed, we were able to give a pleasant 
 answer. We were all impressed with the love the Canadian has 
 for Canada. One thing struck me in travelling through the 
 country, and that was the comfortable circumstances of those we 
 met. How proud the Canadian is to be connected with dear old 
 
542 
 
 CUELING TOUR 
 
 Scotland ! I remember on one occasion hearing a speaker at one 
 of our banquets saying that he was sorry he was not born in 
 Scotland, but that he believed his great-grandfather was a native 
 of Caithness. This was received with great applause. 
 
 I formed a very favourable imj^ression of the great comfort for 
 long-distance railway travelling in Canada and the States. The 
 different railway companies over whose systems we travelled 
 placed at our disposal a Pullman car with excellent sleeping and 
 dining accommodation. 
 
 We got so accustomed to all that was done for us that I am 
 afraid we did not realise until we returned home the great kindness 
 that had been shown to us everywhere. 
 
 I met many West of Fife people in nearly every town we visited, 
 and they all seemed to be delighted with the land of their adoj^tion. 
 
 Mr. William Henderson, Lawton (11) 
 Coupar- Angus, was in the distinctive position of being the 
 nominee of his province of Strathmore to accompany the 
 
 team on their tour. This 
 nomination implied that he 
 had a first-class reputation 
 in his district as a curler. 
 Mr. Henderson throughout 
 the tour was a good deal in 
 evidence not only on the rink 
 in curling matches but at 
 various meetings where the 
 removal of the present re- 
 strictions on the importation 
 of cattle from Canada was 
 discussed, his views against 
 such restrictions naturally 
 meeting with support in 
 Canadian circles. A good 
 observer and fluent writer, Mr. Henderson, as might 
 have been expected, has given a full and interesting reply 
 as follows : — 
 
 \v;\l. }iKNJ_)EK>ii.\. 
 
IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 543 
 
 John Tamson sat at the table head, 
 
 And sipped the barley-bree ; 
 And drank success to the honest and gude, 
 
 And heaven when they wonkl dee. 
 Bnt the tyrant loon, the ne'er-do-weel, 
 The lee'ar, the rake, and the knave. 
 The- sooner they a' were hame wi' the de'il, 
 La ! the better for a' the lave. 
 We're a' John Tamson's bairns, 
 Tliere ne'er will be peace till the world again 
 Has learned to sing wi' might and main, 
 ! we're a' John Tamson's bairns. 
 
 The part of the Dominion of Canada we passed through — from 
 Halifax to Winnipeg, the latter being jiist about half-way across the 
 continent — was for the most jiart Hat. Large tracts are rocky; for 
 long distances you find the country cut up into rocky islands and lakes, 
 and of little apparent value. Of the fertile districts it was difficult 
 — on such a visit as ours, and at such a season of the year — to 
 form any opinion ; the land being all covered with snow, except 
 in the vicinity of Windsor, and there I did form a very high 
 opinion of it. 
 
 No timber of any size was to be seen. Considerable extents 
 seemed to have been burned down, and only bare trunks left 
 standing — from the size of a telegraph pole to a stack proj). 
 
 All the cities and towns have trees growing along the street 
 edges — in some cases a double row covering the side- walks. 
 Toronto has perhaps the best ornamental trees. Maple is the 
 favourite kind throughout, but you find a lot of elm, oak, birch, 
 lime, etc., and the bark is remarkable for its clean, bright appear- 
 ance, being free from moss or that greasy green coating so common 
 here. 
 
 The extraordinary extent of ground occupied by even the small 
 towns very forcibly impresses one from this country, where tlie 
 congestion of our towns is so serious a problem. 
 
 Houses are very widely spread out, the main street of 
 Toronto, a town with about 200,000 inhabitants, being about ten 
 miles long ; and, except in some of the older cities, such as Quebec 
 and Montreal, streets are laid out very wide — in Winnipeg reach- 
 ing to 50 yards. Electricity provides ligliting and motive power 
 throughout, and is, almost without excej^tion, developed by water- 
 power, distant sometimes from 30 to 50 miles. The Montmorency 
 Falls are harnessed by Quebec ; the Lachine Rapids by Montreal ; 
 Niagara Falls by Toronto, Buffalo, U.S.A., etc., while other great 
 works are in course of construction to develop many hundreds of 
 
544 CUELING TOUE 
 
 thousands electric horse-power, with a view to distribution over 
 enormously greater distances than any up to this thought practicable. 
 In thus developing her natural powers, Canada is securing 
 advantages far ahead of us for her people, in their industries and 
 in the conditions of their social life. So good a service is provided 
 on the street railways — as the tramways are called — that people 
 residing 7 or 8 miles from their places of business can count on 
 reaching them in 15 to 20 minutes. Another feature of the 
 service is that a private party can charter a car for their own use 
 at any hour, and travel to any place on the line. 
 
 2. As for the curlers of Canada and the United States, their 
 brotherliness and kindness cannot be exaggerated. 
 
 On leaving for Canada I had a letter from a friend in Natal wlio 
 said : " You are lucky having a chance like that. I hear from 
 all that the Canadians are the most hospitable people in the 
 world." From India I had a letter to the same effect. 
 
 " Everything we have," said Colonel Stevenson, " you are 
 heartily welcome to ; and anything you may want which we have 
 not, you have only to let us know and we'll get it." Such was the 
 statement made by the gallant Colonel who welcomed us on behalf 
 of the Canadian curlers on our arrival in Halifax, and sure we know 
 now it was no conventional one. 
 
 Canadian hospitality must be experienced to be understood. 
 Cannes are very proud of tlieir country ; proud to show visitors — 
 especially from Old Scotland — round, and tell them of it. 
 
 "Right here," they say, "in this Canada of ours we have the 
 greatest country on God's earth, and we want to tell you, right 
 now, that we can produce all the wheat and all the meat recjuired 
 by the old country if you only give us a little encouragement." 
 
 In after-dinner speaking, no matter what subject a speaker had 
 in hand, this eulogy was nearly always worked in ; even in 
 proposing or replying for the ladies, there was often very little 
 about the ladies — sometimes a great deal about the " Lady of the 
 Snows. " 
 
 3. Curling on the ice in Canadian covered rinks is a much 
 more precisely plajed game than that on our open pond ice here. Play 
 is always from a " hack " in the ice, and no stone is delivered with- 
 out the turn — " handle in " or " handle out." Sweeping — always 
 across the ice — is a great part of the game, and Cannes display 
 much skill in its management. Knowing that the speed of run 
 affects a stone's "borrow," it is important to decide immediately the 
 stone is delivered whether it is too wide or too narrow ; then if too 
 
f^ //[# 
 
 ' Come quietly to my feet. ' 
 
 ' Cautious ! " 
 
 ' Look out, tliere 
 
 ' Put it ri^iit liere. 
 
 • Mark me ! ' 
 
 " It's all open. 
 
 M 
 
 /^Vft" 
 
 ' stick to 'im, stick to 'iui." " He's harmless. ' "Wait on it." 
 
 OOR CANADIAN COUSINS AT PLAY. 
 
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546 CUKLING TOUR 
 
 wide, sweej^ing is left alone till the stone is dying ; but, if narrow, 
 sweeping is begun at once. 
 
 "Drawing" is the feature of Canadian play ; while "firing" shots 
 are avoided. No one ever thinks of playing on wet or " drug" ice. 
 Some of our wins were due to the fact that they decided to play on 
 such ice rather than miss their only chance of having a game 
 with us. 
 
 Scotch curling, as commonly played imder our very variable 
 conditions of ice, etc., is a much rougher, haphazard, matter-of-luck 
 game, and our chances of imjirovement are limited by the shortness 
 — this year some six days — and uncertainty of our ice season. 
 
 Then many of our young men who would be curlers cannot — - 
 as play is all during the day ; while in Canada it is mostly at night 
 in electric light. In my opinion, however, a rink could be appointed 
 by various provinces here to win game about in Canada, the players 
 being expert at the " handle " game, active sweepers, able to see in 
 electric light, and chosen each for his own place, 1st, 2ncl, 3rd, or 4th 
 player, as in football, cricket, or any other game. It is quite as absurd 
 to exjject successful curling from a rink composed of four leaders, 
 or four skips — the latter especially — as first-rate play in football or 
 cricket from a team of eleven goalkeepers or eleven bowlers. 
 
 The visit of the Scottish curling team very evidently created an 
 immense amount of genuine interest throughout the whole tour, 
 and I frequently heard it said by curlers that it would give the 
 game a great lift by increasing the number of curlers in Canada 
 and the States, but I do not see how any widespread effect on tlie 
 play or membership at home here will be produced. 
 
 4. From Halifax right through to New York — in every town 
 except Quebec — I found some one I knew or knew of. Montreal 
 and Chicago have each quite a crowd of people belonging to this im- 
 mediate district. " Some hae risen high." All were alike kind to 
 me, and showed a gladness and sincerity of welcome never to be 
 forgotten ; but your sj^ace would prevent my giving a full list of 
 names and details, therefore I think it better to give none. 
 
 6. The most amusing incident I can recall was at the Stratford 
 banquet, when Mr. McLaren, M.P., the Chairman, in proposing Mr. 
 M'Fadden's (Secretary of the Ontario Branch of the RC.C.C.) 
 health, said : — " No doubt M'Fadden will be telling you that he 
 inherits some Scotch blood — from his great-great-great-grandmother 
 or some ancestor, but don't believe him ; he's just a bally ould 
 Irishman feeling pretty good just now, going round with these 
 Scotsmen." 
 
IMPKESSIONS OF THE TEAM 547 
 
 Mr. M'Fadden, in replying to the toast, said that instead of taking 
 any notice of the Ciiairnian's " insulting remarks " about his descent, 
 he would ask leave to tell a story. " Last spring, in a Toronto 
 street car, three ladies were discussing changes of their summer 
 resorts — so many Irish had been crowding in where they had been ac- 
 customed to go. Tlie ladies being all agreed in their desire — to avoid 
 having Irish neighbours — first one place was mentioned, then another, 
 without any decision being come to, when the car stopped, and an 
 old woman with Irish blood in her, who had been overhearing the 
 conversation, turned round as she was leaving the car and 
 suggested — -' Ye's had jist better a' gang to H — ; there'll be no 
 Irish there.' " 
 
 In Quebec one morning I employed a sleigh-driver — who had 
 served the Marquises of Lome and Duft'eriu. He was a very 
 intelligent man, and told me the whole history of the city and 
 province of Quebec as we drove round the places of interest. On 
 arriving at the Citadel I was taken in charge by a very well-dressed, 
 well-to-do-looking official, to be shown round. After my inspection 
 I felt doubtful as to whether it would do to offer this gentleman a 
 tip, and I consulted my sleigh-driver. " Your honour," he said, 
 "you can make no mistake about that ; we are all open for a tip 
 here, from your humble servant to His Grace the ArchbislKjp." 
 
 Mr. Robert Johnstone (12) 
 
 of Himterheck, Moffat, Dum- 
 friesshire, was one of Mr. 
 Bramwell's rink. He did excel- 
 lent work all through as third 
 player to Mr. Bramwell, and 
 was one of the members of 
 that rink which at Winnipeg 
 secured the silver cups for 
 the best - dressed quartette. 
 His cousin, Mr. Michael John- 
 stone, the well-known Moffat 
 crack player, wrote of him to 
 the Committee of Selection as 
 
 follows : UOBT. JUi;N6iO>.E. 
 
548 
 
 CUKLINCI TOUR 
 
 " I can speak in the highest praise of his curling. He has 
 played with me since 1887. He played for many years as second 
 player in my rink, and in the last seven years he has been back 
 hand, and you know perfectly well what my rink has done during 
 that time. I will be very sorry to miss my cousin for the curling 
 season on this side, but seeing he wishes to go I can do nothing 
 better than wish him all success." 
 
 The self-sacrificing spirit of the Moffat skip was much 
 appreciated, and thoroughly justified by Mr. Robert 
 Johnstone's work in Canada and the States. 
 
 Dr. Kirk (13) 
 
 When the proposal was made to send out a team, it 
 was suggested that it would be wise to have a medical 
 
 adviser among the members, 
 
 as some case of emergency 
 might arise, especially 
 when such long distances 
 liad to be travelled at one 
 time. The Committee 
 having heard that Dr. Kirk, 
 Bathgate, was prepared to 
 go out in that capacity, 
 were glad to accept him, 
 even though a member of 
 the Bathgate Club, Provost 
 Gordon, had already been 
 chosen to represent that 
 district. Fortunately, Dr. 
 Kirk's services were not on 
 many occasions, and not on any serious occasion, required 
 by members of the team, but apart from his medical 
 position, his commanding height and formidable appear- 
 ance were a great acquisition. He was an assiduous 
 
IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEA^r 5-49 
 
 snapshooter, as his plu)tos t hrougliout the volume testify. 
 As Colonel Stevenson remarked, the doctor was more 
 of a Cathedral than a Kirk, and when the team moved 
 from place to place his colossal figure was a never- 
 failing attraction. J)v. Kirk writes as follows : — 
 
 1. Ill my opinion Canada lias a great future before it, the 
 enormous water-power being a source of unbounded wealth, while 
 its agricultural resources are such that, with increased facilities for 
 transit, it will in the near future be the granary of the British 
 Empire. The almost total absence of drunkenness, and the conse- 
 quent small proportion of utterly poor, is certainly a feature of 
 Canadian life. The communities seem to have high ideals, and 
 the pluck and energy to carry them out. They have great faith 
 both in their country and themselves, and what is true of the 
 community is also true of the individual. Of the hospitality 
 received by the team, collectively and individually, for its adequate 
 description a new word would require to be coined. 
 
 2. The minor points of difference between curling in Canada 
 and in Scotland are, the absolutely level ice, the covered-in rink, 
 the electric lighting, and playing from the "hack," which obtain in 
 the daughter provinces. The major differences are the ice surface 
 played on and the soles of the stones — of the iron game I say 
 nothing — these in combination allowing of so much "borrow" being 
 required that the game resembles bowling more than our game. 
 The surface of the ice is either sprinkled or corrugated. In the 
 former case a watering-can with a very fine rose is used, and hot 
 water is sprinkled sparingly over the whole surface. This, of 
 course, makes no pattern on the ice. In the latter, small streams 
 of water issue from a pipe about 5 feet long, with pin-head aper- 
 tures an inch apart, the pipe being fed from a tank attached to it 
 containing hot water. This is rapidly run diagonally across the ice 
 first from one side and then across so as to make a diamond pattern. 
 This gives a certain texture to the ice surface, so that the stone 
 answers more readily to the turn of the hand than it possibly can 
 do on perfectly smooth ice. 
 
 The stones are made with a very large smooth running ring 
 about 7 inches in diameter, which gives them a much greater grip 
 of the surface, and it is quite possible to borrow from 3 to 4 feet 
 for a draw. This, of course, makes a long guard useless ; indeed, 
 to have a stone guarded by long guards at least three would be 
 
550 
 
 CUELING TOUR 
 
 needed. Of the curlers 
 and Mr. Flavelle of Lind 
 play. I cannot see how 
 to beat picked Canadian 
 easily have been chosen 
 beat us over here. 
 
 4. At Montreal Mr. 
 of Bathgate, entertained 
 had some of the team at 
 
 in Canada, perhaps Mr. Silver of Halifax 
 say impressed me most by their magnificent 
 Scotland can ever hope to send out a team 
 players — a much stronger team could very 
 — biit I do not think the Canadians could 
 
 R. B. Angus, the C.P.E. magnate, a native 
 his townsmen most handsomely, and also 
 dinner at his residence. 
 
 Mr. D. Bentley Murray (14) 
 Our " baljy," for he was the youngest member of the 
 family, was no infant at the game, for he played 
 
 excellently well throughout 
 our tour. Indeed the 
 Captain begs here to testify 
 that, in his position on the 
 rink, no member of the team 
 played a more consistently 
 good game than our beloved 
 " Bentley." He was always 
 lively and good-natured, and 
 won the friendship of all 
 hearts in all places where we 
 met social souls. Specially 
 friendly was he with " Friar " 
 Littlejohn of Toronto, and 
 took the chair on one memor- 
 able occasion, when he refused 
 to accept the resignation of that kindliest of kindly 
 Canadians. 
 
 Overlooking ordinary 6 -foot mortals by no less than 
 4|- inches, it may well be supposed that the majority 
 of the curlers we met looked up to Mr. Murray with 
 admiration, and specially the fair persuasion. He had 
 a well -developed bump of locality, and took in the 
 
 rhntnhij Ruimaii. UriiUje of .Wiui. .X.ll. 
 D. BENTLEY MURRAY. 
 
IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEAM 
 
 551 
 
 geography of the tour, both by sea and land, better than 
 any member of the team. He was acting agent for 
 the " sweep " on the ship's rim each day, and saw to the 
 proper liquidation of the prize. The humorous aspects 
 of the tour most impressed our youngest member. One 
 sample of the incidents which clung to Mr. Murray's 
 memory is — "Sitting in smoking-car of West-bound 
 express in one's pyjamas at temperature 85° Fahr., 
 and trying to imagine that one is crossing a frozen 
 continent." 
 
 Mr. Thomas Macmillan (15) 
 
 who represented the Moniaive district of Dumfriesshire, 
 was one of the team who said little, but was always 
 reliable when the time of 
 action came, and who through- 
 out played a steady game. 
 He is an old Merchistonian, 
 and his presence with the 
 team revealed the fact in 
 many hotel halls that Mer- 
 chiston boys are common in 
 Canada. " Hullo, Tom," was 
 often shouted in the old 
 schoolboy style of salutation ; 
 and the curling grip was all 
 the warmer when the l)oys 
 remembered old Merchiston 
 days under Dr. Rogerson, him- 
 self a Dumfriesshire man, and 
 his faithful housekeeper Miss Prince, who was so devoted 
 to the welfare of the youths and so much beloved by 
 one and all. 
 
 Mr. Macmillan has no general impressions to set 
 
 TllO.MAS .MACMILLAX. 
 
552 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 down except to say that " everywhere our Canadian 
 cousins seemed to do all in their power to make us 
 enjoy our trip." As a specimen of their generosity 
 even in battle, he says: "Against one of the Toronto 
 clubs we were all square and one end to play. At the 
 finish Toronto really lay two shots, but the vice-skip only 
 claimed and counted one." 
 
 Mr. Daniel Murray (16) 
 
 of Kelviudock, who represented Glasgow, was elected 
 because he had for years headed a Clan Murray rink in 
 
 the West with the greatest 
 success. He was one of our 
 most kindly and considerate 
 members, and a general 
 favourite with the team. 
 
 The ever-present inter- 
 viewer took him in hand at 
 Montreal, and according to 
 said interviewer had ex- 
 plained to him the "crampit" 
 as used in Glasgow, as dis- 
 tinguished from the " hack " 
 with which they played in 
 Canada. 
 
 Photo hy Wtirneukc, Glasjox-. 
 
 DANIEL MURRAT. "Well, (lo you prefer the crampit ?" 
 
 queried the interviewer. " No," said 
 Mr. Murray, *' I rather eujoy playing from a hack." " Then, why do you not 
 use hacks iu Scotland ? " "Because the water would come through if they 
 chopped the necessary 3-inch hole in the ice to make accommodation for the 
 player's foot. I have seen the ice so thin that a stone went through it to the 
 bottom before it had well passed the hog line. And stones are not the only 
 things that have felt cold water and gone to the bottom. I have seen curlers 
 walking ashore and breaking the ice with their ' breasts ' as they came. That 
 is the test of a teetotaler. If a curler resists the temptation of a drop of 
 whisky after an experience of tliat kind he may be regarded as sound. I do 
 not remember ever having seen a man who stood the test." 
 
IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 553 
 
 Mr. Murray says this is all the interviewer's imagin- 
 ing, and we believe bini. He has not forgotten the 
 friends he met; for in a Montreal paper recently sent to 
 us we read as follows : — 
 
 Mr. David Guthrie, ex-presiilent oi' tlie Canadian Ijrancli of the 
 Royal Caledonian Curling Club, has received twelve real Scotch 
 brooms for distribution among the Montreal, the Caledonian, the 
 Thistle, the Heather, the St. Lawrence, and the Lachine Curling 
 Clubs as mementoes of the visit of the Scottish curling team. 
 
 The brooms come from Mr. D. Murray, of Glasgow, and are 
 accompanied by a letter, in which he says : — 
 
 " I take the opportunity to thank you and all the other keen 
 curlers of Montreal for their extreme kindness to us while we were 
 with you, and I may also say that I look back upon my visit to 
 Canada as being one of the trips I shall never forget, owing to the 
 warm hospitality met with everywhere from Halifax to Winnipeg, 
 but nowhere more than in your citv. Kindly remember me 
 to all." 
 
 This, says Mr. Guthrie, is only one of the many similar letters 
 we are constantly receiving. 
 
 The above is not the imagining of the interviewer, 
 but real fact, and it is just like the man. He could 
 have sent no more acceptable memento. 
 
 Mr. James M'Gregor (17) 
 
 In looking around for a representative for Dundee the 
 Committee were advised to select Mr. James M'Gregor, 
 of the Camperdown Clul). The chaplain of his club 
 wrote — " Mr. M'Gregor is not only a thoroughly good 
 man, but an excellent curler. He has been skip at 
 Carsebreck again and again, and invariably with success. 
 He is one of our best players." His impressions are as 
 follows : — 
 
 2. Curling in Canada is quite a science compared with our 
 game. We never get ice long enough at one time to acquire as 
 
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 CURLING TOUE 
 
 much proficiency as they are able to acquire in Canada. There 
 
 can be no doubt that the Can- 
 adians are really the best curlers 
 in the world, but that is sim^jly 
 owing to the enormous amount 
 of practice they have. Our curlers 
 understand the game cj[uite as well 
 as they do, but they do not have 
 the same amount of practice. 
 
 3. The effect of our tour on 
 curling at home Avill not amount to 
 much, but in Canada it will have 
 a beneficial eflfect. Players out 
 there are far more enthusiastic 
 than we are at home, and there is 
 a great future for the game in the 
 Dominion. 
 
 7. In my opinion Canada is 
 destined to become the greatest 
 country in the world, and that 
 in the near future. The people 
 there are the most hospitable I have ever met. 
 
 JAMES M'GREGOR. 
 
 Mr. Henry Prain (18) 
 
 To this gentleman the Cap- 
 tain of the team owes a special 
 vote of thanks, for when he 
 found that the duties of the 
 office did not admit of his play- 
 ing so much as he expected, 
 Mr. Prain took charge of his 
 rink and proved himself an ex- 
 cellent skip and a first-class 
 curler all round.' Throughout 
 our tour Mr. Prain contributed 
 his impressions to the Dundee 
 Advertiser, where they were 
 
 ^ Mr. Prain's matches are detailed at Appendix IV, 
 
 Photo hy Valcntt'De 
 HEXRV PRAIN. 
 
IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 555 
 
 read with the greatest interest. From tliese we take several 
 extracts. Of Halifax and St. John Air. Train writes: — 
 
 Mr. M'Coy, Recorder of the city of Halifax, who has a Dundee 
 connection through liis wife, showed nie a great deal of personal 
 attention in Halifax, and amongst many kind acts took me to a 
 levee in Government House on New Year's Day, where 1 had the 
 pleasure of shaking hands with Governor Jones and many other 
 magnates in imperial and civic circles. 
 
 The farewell banquet in St. John was something to remember. 
 There was a gathering of about 150, and many apologies for 
 enforced absence were read, including one from Sir Wilfrid 
 Laurier, and one from the Governor of the Province, Snowball 
 by name. He appears, from the expressions used, to be very 
 popular, and much regret was felt that he was unable to be 
 with us. However, the Solicitor-General, several other members 
 of the Government, and the Leader of the Opposition (an orator of 
 note, be it said), and most of the civic magnates were present. 
 Eloquence seems to be a universal possession on this continent, 
 and it is a pleasure to the team and a credit to the whole country 
 that our Captain had so much readiness and tact that Scotland does 
 not suffer by comparison. 
 
 Speaking of the matches in Quebec he said that — 
 
 While the team had reason to congratulate themselves on their 
 appearance against the male curlers there, a very difterent tale 
 had to be told against the ladies. A match of two rinks of our 
 bachelors played two rinks of the Quebec Ladies' Club, and 
 whether from gallantry or inferiority of skill the majority for 
 the ladies totalled 9 shots. 1 had the })leasure, if not the honour, 
 of skipping the losing rink (the other under Mr. Bramwell tied), and 
 was clean out-classed by my fair foe. Miss Brodie, the skip, could 
 draw to an inch almost, and often when the end seemed secure 
 drew the shot with so much "turn" that no chance to drive it was 
 left me. It is to be said in extenuation that we played with 
 very light irons, and they present a very small mark at the 
 distance of a full-size rink. The record is to us humiliating, but 
 their gratification to some extent compensates, and their success 
 was borne without the added sting of ostentatious exultation. In 
 Montreal we must be prepared to meet stronger granite players, 
 and it remains to be seen whether we have profited by practice, 
 and more especiallj^ by observation. 
 
556 CUELINCt tour 
 
 Writing from Montreal on January 13, Mr. Prain 
 says : — 
 
 Tlie Canadians believe that one reason for the want of emigra- 
 tion is that the country is looked upon as a land of ice and snow 
 for six months of the year, and on this account is shunned by the 
 suitable emigrant. It is hojjed that our experience will do some- 
 thing to remove this impression, and for my part, so far as I have 
 gone, I have suffered nothing from cold, and have worn only the 
 same amount of clothing as is necessary at home. We move about 
 just as freely and with as little or even les.s inconvenience than in 
 our countrj'', and houses, cars, and trains are heated with scientific 
 accuracy. The people are proud of their Dominion, and may well 
 be so, as it possesses everything that the heart of man can desire. 
 
 Regarding the play at Montreal, Mr. Prain writes : — 
 
 Sweeping is a science here, and that Ave had to learn. On the 
 very keen ice it is easy to walk along with the stone, and it is 
 wonderful how its course can be affected by the judicious use of 
 the broom. It can be swept on so as to keep it straight, or 
 allowed to -gather snow, and to curve more at the direction of the 
 skip. One jjoint to be remarked on is that the sweepers obey the 
 word of command with military precision. On our side of the 
 water this is not always the case. Then the players here, by play- 
 ing constantly on the same kind of ice, acquire a mechanical push, 
 and are rarely wrong with their length. All deliver their stones 
 with the action characteristic of the " iron " player. The stone 
 is brought forward close down to the ice, and then pushed from the 
 shoulder. It is not a graceful movement, but the results indicate 
 that strength is easier to judge by this method than by the swing. 
 ■ Of course it is only suitable for keen ice, and the ice we have met 
 in this city is better and keener than our anticipation conjectured. 
 The play corresjionds, and " touches," unattainable in our rougher 
 conditions, are possible here. The rings are packed full of stones. 
 At the finish of a " head " it is no uncommon thing to see nearly 
 all within the 7-foot circle and a majority within the 4. 
 
 To me the visit to Montreal (Mr. Prain continues) has had 
 a special interest, as I have met so many friends from our own 
 locality. One of the biggest building contractors comes from the 
 Carse, and at one time worked for Mr. Goodall of Errol. One of 
 his jobs at this time was at Castle Huntly, building the south 
 lodge. He has been most kind, and to-morrow is to bring a team 
 
IMrEESSIONS OF THE TEAI\r 557 
 
 to take IlLMuIerson, M'Gregor, and me tu the Lacliine Rapids, 
 where the electric power comes from. There we are to be tlie 
 guests of a Mr. Ogilvie at his farm. I hear he is of Thrums 
 extraction. More interesting still to Dundee people will it be to 
 read that I liave seen and had a long talk with Mr. Arnold, at one 
 time English master in the Higli School. Of course I had known 
 him well by appearance in former years, and the only change in 
 him in my eye is tliat he looks younger now than then. It is to 
 be remendjered, however, that the standpoint from which I look has 
 changed. Mr. Arnold is President of the Young Ladies' College, 
 and, though he loves the old country, has had no reason to regret 
 coming out. He has asked me to his house, and I hope to go, but 
 our time is so fully occupied that private social engagements are 
 almost impossible. However, I have found time to have tea with 
 Mr. David Guthrie, ex-president of the Canadian branch of the 
 Royal Caledonian Curling Club. He comes from Brechin, and his 
 wife from Glencarse, and we had a fine crack before going to Dr. 
 IJarclay's church for evening service. M'Gregor, who leads for 
 me, has now got into his swing, and is playing a good stone. 
 Henderson is delighted with the reception his views are meeting, 
 and the cattle question was treated at great length in yesterday's 
 papers. 
 
 Writing on January 16, Mr. Prain says, in speaking 
 of the visit to Lachine, where the team played the local 
 chib with " irons " : — 
 
 The delivery is different. The iron is not raised much oft' the ice, 
 and is pushed off rather than swung. Great nicety of traction and 
 strength are possible, and no doubt constant practice with " irons " 
 accounts for the precision with which the "granites" are used. This 
 morning I have had a long talk with that right man and thorough 
 sportsman. Dr. Barclay of Montreal. It was a surprise to learn 
 that for some years about 1870 Dr. Barclay lived at Megginch 
 Castle, and knew all the Carse folks and Carse places. He asked 
 me about Sir William Ogilvy Dalgleish, Mr. Clark of Ley bank, 
 Mr. George Bell of Inchmichael, and nia)iy more. We spoke of 
 Dr. Graham of Errol, Dr. Honey of Inchture, Dr. Ritchie of Long- 
 forgan, and others, all of whom he had known. At the time Dr. 
 Barclay was a renowned athlete, and his name had lingered as a 
 cricketer down to my own time of attempting that game, though it 
 was of his feats I heard, and not his name. He was equally good 
 
558 CUKLINa TO UK 
 
 as a bo\\ler with right and left hand, and also curls with either. 
 He wished to be remembered to all friends. 
 
 On January 1 9 Mr. Prain, referring to the mammoth 
 banqviet in the magnificent dining-hall of the Windsor 
 before the team departed from Montreal, said : — 
 
 It was under the presidency of the genial Colonel Stevenson, 
 his presence of itself ensuring the success of any social entertain- 
 ment. Mayor Cochrane, a man of the right stamp, and much 
 respected by the citizens, sat near him. The Mayor's interest in 
 the team did not cease when he had given the official welcome, 
 but has lasted throughout our visit, and his appearance at most 
 of our matches proved that his Scottish instincts and tastes still 
 survive. It would be too great a task to enumerate the list of 
 distinguished men present. Suffice it to say that the army, the 
 civic board, and the professions were all well represented. 
 
 Writing from Queen's Hotel, Toronto, on January 23, 
 in reference to the meeting which took place at Lindsay, 
 Mr. Prain refers to that place as 
 
 the strongest centre in the province of Ontario, and to Mr. 
 Flavelle as perhaps the best skip in Canada, whose trophies, won 
 at the Winnipeg Bonspiel and on other fields, bear evidence of the 
 truth of the contention. Our Captain (says Mr. Prain), who is 
 nothing if not plucky, anxious to have a trial of strength with this 
 renowned warrior, chose three supporters and engaged him in 
 a 14-end match. It was one of the closest and most exciting 
 games I have ever taken part in, and though we lost by three shots, 
 the defeat is more creditable than many a victory. After the 
 12th end we were tied at 10 each. Next end Flavelle scored 2 ; 
 but at the last end, with the exception of their open winner, we 
 lay three shots, and had strong hopes of winning. It was not to 
 be, however, as Mr. Kerr's shot was a trifle wide, and so Flavelle's 
 chaplet retained its roses. All we can say is that we brought our 
 shields away with us. The crowd around the Captain's rink, on 
 which I played third or " skip's mate," as the term is here, was 
 immense, and sympathy was with us, every good shot on our part 
 being heartily cheered. It was a most sportsmanlike and en- 
 couraging action. Our somewhat jaded teams lost to Lindsay, but 
 enjoyed the visit. 
 
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 Writing of the Ontario ])art of the tour, Mr. Prain 
 says : — 
 
 Taking into account late hours, which are almost unavoidable 
 without being discourteous, and the strain of constant play, the 
 results indicate to my mind that there is not so much difference 
 between the average player on our side and on theirs. It is to be 
 remembered that in most cases we, are meeting picked rinks, and 
 that often some of us turn out to make up a full complement when 
 hardly in a frame of mind or body to do ourselves full justice. 
 Time given to secure adaptation to surroundings and methods of 
 play suitable to the kind of ice, and the results would, I believe, 
 be very close, with a margin in favour of our Canadian friends. 
 This is not surprising when we take into account the long season 
 they have and take full advantage of. The jieople are more 
 Scottish than the Scots themselves. On every hand we are asked 
 to send out more men from the old land, and especially from 
 Scotland. From observation they could not do better. Scotsmen 
 are at tlie top everywhere. 
 
 "Writing on January 29 from Toronto, Mr. I'rain 
 remarks : — 
 
 In the opinion of almost all, if not all, of the team, our stones 
 have been a serious handicap, and are not to be compared to 
 Canadian stones on either dull or keen ice. This is strange, as 
 nearly all their stones come from Scotland, but they are prepared, 
 as I understand, to a specification suitable for the conditions met 
 here. They are more manageable on hard ice than on a wet 
 surface. They travel easier than do our more sharply cut stones. 
 It is a pity that we have this drawback to contend against, as, 
 trying to look back on our game with an impartial eye, we needed 
 to receive a slight handicap rather than to give it away. In 
 another way they have a slight advantage over us there. Their 
 rules allow them to use stones uj) to 50 lbs. in weight, and their 
 leaders mostly use stones neai'ly up to the limit. On the average 
 the weight of their stones exceeds ours by five or six pounds, 
 I would say, and when both weights are equally manageable the 
 odds are on the side of the heavy stones, as ours are much more 
 easily pushed out ; and a stone moving at a rate sufficient to put 
 one of ours out would not go through the circle, while, to take 
 theirs through, our stones must move so fast that a miss means a 
 
560 CUELING TOUE 
 
 lost stone. This gives our opponents the chance of bigger ends, 
 and to illustrate the point it may be mentioned that in the after- 
 noon of Monday I won an equal number of ends, but was three 
 down; while in the evening, though winning four ends more, I 
 was only six shots up. All our skips have had similar experiences 
 to record ; but we are learning to build up ' ' heads " so as to avoid 
 a heavy deficit at any particular "end." 
 
 We are also learning to sweep. Here sweeping has become a 
 science. In talking over this point one player said to me to-day, 
 " We lay down the stone and the sweepers do the rest.'' It is 
 
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 wonderful how, by judicious nursing, the course of a stone can be 
 influenced, swept round a "guard," and then allowed to die with the 
 "turu," and find an ap2:)arently perfectly protected spot. The players 
 sweep with military precision to the word of command, and while 
 our skips and men are improving in the art, a longer course of 
 study than we are likely to get would be necessary to reach the 
 level of excellence attained here. But we have gras23ed the idea, 
 and on suitable occasions may be able to illustrate it at home. 
 Could we restart the tour with the experience we now have, I 
 believe our results would make far pleasanter reading, but that 
 cannot be, and, as was to be expected, this team, like every other 
 team, has had to buy its education. 
 
 Some rearrangement in the rinks as originally grouped was 
 found advisable, and while the changes were taking place the best 
 
IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEA:\[ 561 
 
 possible could not be got out of the men, but in this direction a 
 state of finality seems now to have been reached, and the men are 
 acquiring knowledge of, and confidence in, each other. This is a 
 great thing. As the chief Canadian curling general, Flavelle, said, 
 "It is team play that wins, not individual brilliance." No one is 
 better qualified to speak on the point than he, and most people will 
 recognise the truth of his words and allow for it in our case. 
 
 Eegardiug the visit to Detroit, Mr. Praiii says that 
 
 Dr. Kirk and he 
 
 found time to visit the drug factory of P. M. Davis and Co., 
 seeing the various departments of this vast concern under the 
 kind guidance of the manager, j\Ir. Holden, who, I believe, is related 
 by marriage to Mr. Mackay, solicitor in our town. The firm employs 
 1800 hands, and in their biological branch keep a stock of 200 
 horses and 5000 guinea-pigs, besides cattle, dogs, rabbits, roosters, 
 etc. The animals are of use in the preparation of the many 
 "antis" now in use, and for the testing of preparations. For the 
 rest of the day our Detroit friends took us into their care, and 
 began by di'iving us round their fine city in a special tramway car. 
 Detroit and Windsor are the happy homes for the indolent and 
 unpunctual. They have three times — Eastern Standard, Central 
 Standard, and Solar. An hour divides the first two ; the third 
 comes in half-way between ; and it is indeed hard if an appointment 
 cannot be kept according to one of the modes of reckoning. 
 
 Mr. David Pro van (19) 
 
 Mr. Provan,a member of Craigloclvhart Club, was highly 
 recommended as a " lead," and such he proved to be, his 
 leading as a player being steady and reliable right through. 
 He was also our " leading " performer at all festive gather- 
 ings, and wherever he went he had a most enthusiastic 
 reception, chiefly for the sake of " Jean Jeemison." Mr. 
 Provan says : — 
 
 1. The first thing that struck me, as it did all the other 
 members of the team, was the wonderful hospitality of the people 
 of Canada and the United States. It was like the Spanish " My 
 house is yours," but in America it is meant, while in Spain it is 
 only a form of politeness. It struck me, too, that in America 
 
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 cuiPtLma touk 
 
 everything was in a hurry — the rivers were in a hurry (we were 
 taken to see innumerable "rapids"), and everything else was in a 
 harry, except the trains. But then it was winter, and many feet 
 of snow all along the track. 
 
 Every one seemed to be well-to-do, both in Canada and the 
 States, and to have plenty of leisure, not only to curl, but also to 
 look on at the game. 
 
 2. We did not curl so well on the Canadian ice as we do at 
 home, and I must say that I have seen quite as good play in 
 Scotland as I saw in Canada. The curlers were, without excep- 
 tion, the best of fellows, and were 
 all capital sweepers — they give 
 us in Scotland " points " in that 
 respect. They play the same 
 game in Canada and the States, 
 as good curlers employ in this 
 country, viz. the drawing game, 
 using the " twist " or " hantlle " 
 from " lead " to " skip." 
 
 3. One undoubted eflect on 
 the game in this country will be 
 the revival of playing from the 
 " hack." The whole team were 
 converts to the " hack " almost 
 before we left Halifax. Another 
 result, I think, will be that the 
 members of the team, having had 
 so much experience lastwinter, will 
 be better players than most Scots- 
 men for a year or two to come. 
 4. Colonel A. A. Stevenson of Montreal, an Ayrshire boy, will 
 always occupy a warm corner in my heart. It is impossible to say 
 too much of his kindness to the team, and I cannot exaggerate his 
 kindness to myself personally. I was one of those who were up 
 early enough in the morning after our arrival at Montreal to see 
 the good old Colonel helping half-a-dozen porters to wheel our 
 baggage to our respective rooms. I tried to get the barrow from 
 him and to do the work myself, but the Colonel would have his 
 way, and kept on wheeling till the last trunk was deposited with 
 its owner. Then the Colonel came down to breakfast with us, in 
 the beautiful dining-room of the Windsor Hotel, and got into a 
 theological discussion with Mr. Bentley Murray, whom he greatly 
 
 J'Ifjto by iluffat. 
 DA^^D PROVAN. 
 
IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEAM 563 
 
 enraged by referring to the Episco])ali;xns as Exntllopvins. Bentley 
 Murray was sutlicieutly learned to know that " Escallopian " meant 
 some sort of shell-fish, and he was extremely fond of oysters. 
 
 On one occasion as I came into tlie club-house after a forenoon's 
 game I met Colonel Stevenson. When I shook hands with liini 
 he observed that 1113' hands were very cold, and he took my hands 
 between his and rubbed them till the circulation was restored. 
 
 I met many other delightful people, but Colonel Stevenson, 
 from his age, his being the first to meet us, and his great kindness 
 to the whole team, deserves special mention. 
 
 6. There was no lack of humour throughout the tour. Almost 
 every member of the team was either author or subject of one or 
 more jokes. Mr. Scott Davidson was responsible for a good deal 
 of the mirth — he was really our " unspeakable Scot." Mr. Bentley 
 Murray, too, had a good share in the story-telling, and a capital 
 collection he had. I remember on a wet and foggy morning on 
 tlie Bavarian, when some of the passengers were speculating 
 gloomily about the possibility of the ship being off her course, and 
 when everybody's spirits were at zero, Murray suddenly re- 
 membered two stories, and took me down to the smoke-room to 
 hear them. Capital stories they were, too. When we were staying 
 at the beautiful Chateau Frontenac in Quebec I was having my 
 boots blacked by a French Canadian (wlio spoke English, however). 
 " Eather curious shoes you've got, sir," he remarked. 
 
 " These ai'e Scotch golfing shoes," I said, with as much dignity 
 as I could command. 
 
 "Are you Scotch ? " he asked. 
 
 "Yes." 
 
 "There's a party of Scotsmen staying in the Chateau just now," 
 he went on. 
 
 " I'm one of them." 
 
 " Oh ! " 
 
 Then he said slowly, evidently thinking it over, "Scotland, 
 Scotland, it's in Massachusetts, isn't it 1 " 
 
 I said it was not. 
 
 Another little incident which somehow amused the team right 
 to the finish was at the expense of our excellent friend and excellent 
 curler, Gibson of Biggar. The railway car we travelled by had a 
 little state-room or drawing-room at one end. This, as the place 
 of honour, we assigned to the Captain and Secretary. Late one 
 evening friend Gibson, dressed in his pyjamas, opened the door of this 
 little room, looked in and intjuired in delightful Scotch, " Is this the 
 
564 CURLING TOUR 
 
 wey oot?" There was nothing in the incident, but there is notliing 
 in an air-cushion, and an air-cushion is a good thing. 
 
 Once as the train steamed off from somewhere, the crowd at the 
 dejjot gave three cheers for "the Scotsmen." Gibson, who liad 
 found the " wey oot " this time, and was standing on the platform 
 
 at the end of the car, shouted, " Three cheers for What's the 
 
 name of this place ? " But we gave the three cheers, and Gibson 
 called for a "teegre" as a. finale. 
 
 On the way up to Winnipeg we had plenty of time to bethink 
 ourselves of many things, and I turned my attention to composing 
 certain doggerel (or puppeiel) verses, which somehow met with a 
 good deal of favour. 
 
 Here they are : — 
 
 CURL, YE CURLERS, CURL 
 
 Oh ! every morn at break of day 
 
 The Scottish Curlers begin to play ; 
 
 They play with their eyes half closed with sleep, 
 
 In the running chorus of sweep, sweep, sweep. 
 
 So curl, ye curlers, curl ; 
 
 Curl, ye curlers, curl ; 
 
 For ye curl all day, 
 
 And drive home in a sleigh, 
 
 And you're off next day 
 
 On the big railway. 
 
 So curl, ye curlers, curl. 
 
 Provost Gordon never played a shot all day, 
 And he raged at Provan because he couldn't play. 
 He put on a face as soor as a ploom. 
 An' swore the last staue had stuck to his thoom. 
 So curl, ye curlers, curl, etc. 
 
 Mark Sanderson played his keen Crawfordjohns, 
 An' he stotted a' day aff the blue Ailsa bones. 
 He whiles drew a shot when we asked him to guard, 
 An' he never missed onything mair nor a yard. 
 So curl, ye curlers, curl, etc. 
 
 Our skip was as lively as lively could be, 
 And the crowd a' yelled as he pranced roond the tee, 
 He elbowed it oot and.he elbowed it in 
 AVi' the Merchistou " twist " that was never known to win. 
 So curl, ye curlers, curl, etc. 
 
 Bentley Murray lo'ed the smack o' a " Scotch high-ball " 
 But he aye was in the " hack " at cor Secretary's call, 
 An' he danced aboot the ice like a billy-goat in stays. 
 Till his shouthers seemed gey near sticking through his claes. 
 So curl, ye curlers, curl, etc. 
 
Did ve ever hear tell ? ' 
 
 '• That'll liud her.' 
 
 '■Whit wey'?' 
 
 Whaur are we gaun 
 the dav'?" 
 
 'A' riclit. 
 
 " Up wi't, Major/ 
 
 Lovanenty, michty me ! " "The lioose is clear." '■ Jist say the word 
 
 OORSEl/s .VS ITHERS SAW US (2). 
 
566 ClTELma TOUE 
 
 Scott Davidson led for the Ex-Fife rink, 
 An' played that wide that Cannes began to think 
 That J'ife was a place where they never curled ava', 
 But liragged aboot the game as soon as it came a thaw. 
 So curl, ye curlers, curl, etc. 
 
 Dr. Kirk's big hat blew awa wi' the win', 
 An' folks a' thought the doctor had been blin', 
 To wear such a hat throughout the tour, 
 For it gav't his sweet face look whyles raither sour. 
 So curl, ye curlers, curl, etc. 
 
 But Provan was tlie best of the whole twenty-three, 
 For his stanes aye stopped just right on the tee. 
 An' he played a' day and sang a' night. 
 Till the crowd a' yelled, "Why, he's all right I " 
 
 So curl, ye curlers, curl ; 
 
 Curl, ye curlers, curl ; 
 
 For ye curl all day, 
 
 And drive home in a sleigh, 
 
 And you're off next day 
 
 On the l)ig railway. 
 
 So curl, ye curlers, curl, 
 
 And soop, and curl, and win. 
 
 With characteristic modesty I usually omitted the last verse. 
 
 Another song which was something of a favourite was, "Jean 
 Jeemison's Bannet," which I sang ad nauneam, to the team at least. 
 This outrageous song is without merit as regards words, but can be 
 made amusing or grotesque by sufficient courage on the part of the 
 singer. 
 
 Here is " Jean Jeemison " iyi iniris. 
 
 Did you ever hear tell o' Jean Jeemison's bannet ? 
 Did you ever hear tell o' Jean Jeemison's bannet ? 
 'Twas no' for itsel' but the ornaments on it, 
 Gar't a'body talk o' Jean Jeemison's bannet. 
 
 The liannet was theekit frae summit to base 
 Wi' ribbands and feathers, surmounted wi' lace ; 
 An' roon in the front, that her clan ye might know. 
 The Jeemison tartau was tied in a liow. 
 Did you ever hear tell, etc. 
 
 Noo whaur it was made was a wunnerfu' plicht. 
 Some deemed it was magic and cam' in the nicht, 
 But o' a' the conjectures ae thing it was plain, • 
 
 It wasna' the wark o' ae genius alane. 
 Did you ever hear tell, etc. 
 
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IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 5GV 
 
 The pearls o' the oceau were strung on a string, 
 An' they dangled aroon this extraordinary thing, 
 And that they might a' lie secure frae a poo, 
 There were Iniekles o' goold that had come frae Peru. 
 Did you ever hear tell, etc. 
 
 To croon the erection a Paradise bird 
 Quite a superior heauty conferred, 
 Wi' its wings spreading oot, that a'boily niicht see't, 
 An' it waggit aboot as she nodded her heid. 
 Did yoii ever hear tell, etc. 
 
 At nicht no' a body wid be seen in the street, 
 Tlie very policeman relinquished his beat, 
 For he swore that a' nicht it perambled the toon 
 All' stoppit the clocks and put oot the moon. 
 Did you ever hear tell, etc. 
 
 At the curling the curlers had on their big matcli. 
 An' huniiers cam' oot frae Paisley to watch. 
 An' Renfrew was winnin' on every rink 
 When the horrible bannet appeared on the brink. 
 Did you ever hear tell, etc. 
 
 A' then indeed was a waefu' collection, 
 Na need for the skips to gie ony direction 
 To guard or to draw or brack an egg on it. 
 For they a' drew a bore on Jean Jeemison's bannet. 
 Did you ever hear tell, etc. 
 
 The President in wrath through the crowil quickly cleared. 
 An' made for Jean wi' his liesom upreared. 
 An' bringing it doon, when lo ! in a trice 
 The bannet was playing a dance on the ice. 
 Did you ever hear tell, etc. 
 
 Auld Bailie M'Nab, wha was comin' alang. 
 Happened to step whaur the bannet was gauu. 
 An' he houtet and coupet an' landed richt on it. 
 An' bang thro' the ice went the bailie and the bannet. 
 Did you ever hear tell, etc. 
 
 Well, they rescued the bailie and put him to bed, 
 W^i' a pain in his chest and a bad daud on his head, 
 But the bannet — altho' they attempted the water to drain- 
 It never appeared in the parish again. 
 Did you ever hear tell, etc. 
 
 An' noo 'mang the auld wives aboot Paisley the tale is 
 When they see the Rainbow or the 'Rora Boralis, 
 Or a cloud in the west wi' the sun setting on it, 
 They tell to the bairns " You's Jean Jeemison's bannet." 
 Did you ever hear tell, etc. 
 
568 CUELING TOUE 
 
 In conclusion I have only to say that a funny little incident 
 happened in the way of songs at Montreal. We were playing at a 
 teetotal rink — -the " Heather," I think — and after the game we had 
 a "sing-song" and a glass of ginger-beer. I sang (as best I could) 
 and so did some others. By and by Mr. C. J. Thomson, " our guide, 
 philosopher, and friend," was asked to sing. To my surprise he 
 walked to the piano and struck sojne chords quite like a musician, 
 and began a song to the tune of "We're a' met thegither owre a 
 wee drappie o't," though he sang it to the effect that we were met 
 loithout " a drajjpie o't " : — 
 
 Here are some of the verses which he improvised — 
 
 Now Captain Kerr and his merry men have crossed the stormy sea 
 To play tlie game of curling frae the cram pit to the tee, 
 An' we'll see that they enjoy themselves, for why should they not ? 
 Tho' we're a' met thegither withoot a drappie o't. 
 
 Withoot a drappie o't, withoot a drappie o't, 
 We are a' met thegither withoot a drappie o't. 
 
 Noo Provan has been singing, and he'll sing again by and by, 
 Tho' he never sings so sweet when his thrapple is owre dry. 
 For he cauna roond the corners richt or strike his upper note 
 When we're a' met thegither withoot a drappie o't. 
 
 Provost Ballantyne's moustache is stickin' to his upper lip, 
 An' he whispers aye to Provan, ' ' Man, I wish I had a nip, 
 For roarin' doon that muckle rink has blistered a' my tliroat. 
 An' we're a' met thegither withoot a drappie o't. " 
 
 The team enjoyed pretty good health throughout the tour, and 
 Dr. Kirk's professional services were not much in request. The 
 doctor himself had a bad turn in the West — Minneapolis, I believe 
 it was — and he spent most of a day on a sofa in our hotel. I was 
 exceedingly grieved to see so much humanity suffering, and I 
 ventured some verbal sympathy to the good doctor. He told me 
 that he had "lost his appetite." I assured him that it would be 
 returned to him very shortly, as any one finding it, unless he was 
 a very rich man, would be ruined if he kept it. 
 
 When he recovered, Dr. Kirk repeatedly told me I was the most 
 impertinent man in the team. I believe I was, though I sometimes 
 thought differently. Dr. Kirk and I got on very well, nevertheless, 
 and he gave me some of his snapshots. 
 
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IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 
 
 569 
 
 Mr. Deans Eitchie (20) 
 
 Mr. Deaus Iiitchie was known to the Committee as one 
 of the best curlers in the Border district. His play on our 
 tour proved tlia t his reputation was well founded. His most 
 remarkable performance was at Lindsay, wliere he defeated 
 the veteran skip M'Lennan, who is the chief pillar of Lind- 
 say in the Ontario Tankard contests, by 2 shots. 
 
 1. I was much surprised (says Mr. Ritchie) at the vast extent of 
 country, swampy and useless, covered with stunted spruce and l)irch 
 trees, in all stages of growth and 
 decay, fit for nothing but firewood 
 or pulping, and incapable of sup- 
 porting a population. Of course, in 
 contrast to the marshy parts of the 
 country, the reclaimed land at the 
 head of the Bay of Fundy — the 
 country from Toronto to Niagara — 
 and about Winnipeg seems extra- 
 ordinarily rich and fertile. I was 
 much struck with the enthusiasm 
 and kindness of Canadians gener- 
 ally, and even more so with their 
 loyalty to Scotland and Scotland's 
 King. 
 
 2. The Canadian curlers, having 
 practically level and keen ice for 
 five months in the year, naturally 
 play a more cautious, drawing 
 game than we do in Scotland, their 
 stones being specially adapted for this style of game. As to the 
 curlers themselves nothing could impx'ove the style of their game, 
 and as far as I observed, no case of rudeness or discourtesy occurred 
 during the whole tour in Canada and the States also. 
 
 3. Many new curling clubs will be formed in Canada and the 
 States, and this will do much to bind together the English-speaking 
 races for their mutual benefit. 
 
 4. An old farmer came in from 300 miles Avest of Winnipeg to 
 see me. Thirty-five years since he had seen my late father's carts 
 passing the farm where he resided, and all those he inquired for 
 
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 were gone, with one exception. His three sons were doing well, 
 farming their own land. 
 
 5. Colonel Stevenson, Montreal, overshadows every one else we 
 came across — nothing could exceed his kindness, courtesy, and 
 attention. As an instance, he was assisting the hall porters to 
 distribute our baggage at our various rooms at 6.30 on the 
 
 morning after our arrival 
 at Montreal ; Alderman 
 Sadler and Mr. Paton were 
 also very attentive. At 
 Ottawa, Professor Euther- 
 ford, son of a Peeblesshire 
 minister, drove us out to the 
 Government Experimental 
 Farm, where Dr. Saun- 
 ders received our party 
 with great kindness. Dr. 
 Saunders is head of the five 
 Government Experimental 
 Farms, in various districts 
 of Canada, where they 
 breed young stock, and 
 dispose of it at a moderate 
 price to neighbouring far- 
 Jiiers, and no better system 
 of improving the stock of 
 Canada could be devised. 
 At Winnipeg, Alderman 
 Barclay specially deserves notice for his kindness. At Paterson, Xew 
 Jersey, Provost Ballantyne, Major Bertram, and I spent a most 
 delightful day, and we Avill never forget the kindness of Colonel 
 Hewat and the members of the Hamilton Club generallv. 
 
 DEANS HITCHIE. 
 (At Paterson.) 
 
 Mark Sanderson (21) 
 
 As a representative of the Edinburgh district, there was 
 no dubiety in the minds of the members of Committee as 
 to the appropriateness of asking Mr. Mark Sanderson, 
 ex-president of the Duddingston Club, to accompany the 
 team. Mr. Sanderson had been known to the majority 
 as a keen sportsman all his life, having as a Eoyal High 
 
IMPEESSIONS OF THE TEAM 
 
 571 
 
 School boy taken a prominent position at football and 
 cricket, and only last year he had captained an eleven, 
 iVncients r. ^Modern's, when bis t(\nii, 1b(» Ancients, came 
 
 MARK SANDERSON. 
 "Father Of the Team. " 
 
 off victorious by a substantial number of runs. Needless 
 to say, the credit of the good old Port of Leith was upheld 
 by ]\Ir. Sanderson,^ who generally played as second stone 
 to the other Edinburgh representative, Mr. Cousin. His 
 
 ' For Mr. Sanderson's portrait and the " .stouj) " at p. 68 we are 
 inilebted to the Lcith Observer. 
 
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 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 geniality and kindliness endeared him to every member of 
 the team, and to our Canadian brethren. Mr. Sanderson's 
 impressions are briefly recorded as follows : — 
 
 1. A country of untold resources, and with a great immediate 
 future before it, when transj^orting facilities are introduced. 
 
 Canadians excessively hospitable and kind, having an intense 
 love for the " old country," which is only surpassed by that they 
 have for their own, and they are thoroughly loyal to both. 
 
 2. Met a lot of undoubtedly fine curlers ; all the same, I saw 
 no rink that, given they had two or three days' practice under 
 Ckmadian conditions, many rinks in this district would be not glad 
 to have a tussle with, and with a fair chance of success too. I admire 
 their " drawing " game very much, but nearly all good curlers here 
 adopt the same tactics. Their sweeping, although very pretty to 
 look at, is not to my mind nearly so effective as our style. 
 
 3. I fancy it will have the effect of causing an interchange of 
 matches, with individual rinks. 
 
 Mr. 
 
 who is a Bailie of ' 
 
 A. T. Simson (22) 
 fair Melrose," and one of the best 
 curlers in the Border district, 
 proved himself wortliy of his 
 reputation, both as a curler 
 and a social good fellow. He 
 writes as follows : — 
 
 I had heard so much about 
 the curling powers of our Trans- 
 atlantic friends, that I accejited 
 with much pleasure the invitation 
 to join the team. A namesake 
 of mine, Mr. F. C. Simson of 
 Halifax, whom I met when he 
 was on a visit to Scotland, had 
 strongly urged the sending of a 
 team, and promised a most hearty 
 reception, and I am sure, so far 
 as he and all were concerned, the 
 arrangements for our reception 
 were simply admii^able. Nothing could exceed the generosity of 
 our curling brethren both in Canada and the States. Thev seemed 
 
 Photo by WntX-i 
 SIMSON. 
 
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 just to have one idea, and that was to do everything that hiy in 
 their power to make our visit enjoyable. At Halifax we thought 
 their hospitality could not be surpassed, and yet, as we went from 
 place to place, the curlers seemed to outdo their neighbours in 
 kindliness and enthusiasm. 
 
 Now, as regards the curling of our fiiends across tlie pond, it 
 must be admitted that in its own way it was perfection. Their ice 
 is generally so keen that their play is mainly with the wrist, and 
 from the "hack" this is most scientific. Very little force is required, 
 and with ample space on rinks that are as smooth as glass, they 
 can, and do, put on the maximum amount of " curl." Indeed, a 
 straight shot, such as is often effectual at home, is seldom played, 
 and what we call a " thunnerin' cast " is seldom if ever required. 
 Their long experience at this particular game gave them a great 
 advantage over us, but I feel convinced that wei-e they to meet 
 us in our own country on the ice we are accustomed to, they 
 would find themselves more handicapped than we Mere when we 
 met them, and that tlieir defeat would be far greater than ours. I 
 really think the most remarkable feature of our tour was the success 
 that attended us on so many occasions, though some, who evidently 
 spoke in ignorance, seemed to think that we had done badly. This 
 certainly was not the opinion of the Canadian curlers. They never 
 expected us to win so many matches as we did. 
 
 I found the covered rinks with their mutations of light and 
 shade very ti-ying. Besides, the rinks varied a good deal, some 
 being wonderfully clear, others terribly dark, which made it 
 difficult both for players and directors to gauge the strength 
 required, and to regulate the " sweeping," 
 
 This branch of the game is a fine art in Canada ; clean as the 
 ice may be, they go in for " soopin' " furiously, and they thus 
 create suction to work forward the stone to its destination. 
 
 They are also adepts in the way of directing the play by signs, 
 and in this respect we were rather at sea, for we had no proper 
 code of signals to guide us and save the necessity of shouting. In 
 covered rinks shouting is often confusing. This reminds me of 
 an incident which occurred at Chicago when I was directing " the 
 anxious skip " Mr. Deans Ritchie. I got hold of a megaphone, 
 not unlike the instruments I had seen used as our good ship 
 Bavarian threaded its way out of the docks at Liverpool, ami as 
 the coast was clear, and tlie enemy in possession, I called upon 
 Mr. Ritchie to "come up like a very judgment and clear the 
 hoose," when to my consternation he was — a hog ! So much 
 for the megaphone. 
 
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 CUELIKG TOUE 
 
 Whatever the result of our matches might be, I am sure the 
 tour will have a good effect in uniting curlers in Canada with 
 their brothers in the Mother Country, and giving an impetus to 
 the grand old game at home and abroad. I met many interesting 
 people who had either left Scotland to seek their fortunes out 
 there, or who were descended from natives of the country, and 
 one and all spoke in most feeling terms of their affection for their 
 fatherland. At the same time they have great pride in the land 
 of their adoj^tion, and there is no doubt that a glorious future is 
 in store for the Dominion, which has in itself inexhaustible 
 treasures of grain, wood, fish, gold, coal, and other material 
 necessary for mankind. 
 
 Mr. James Simpson (23) 
 Another who liad done service in South Africa was 
 
 Captain James Simpson, of 
 the Fife and Forfar Imperial 
 Yeomanry, laird of Mawcarse, 
 Kinross-shire, who was re- 
 commended to the committee 
 by several well-known curlers 
 in his district as a good lead 
 or second player, and who 
 justified this recommenda- 
 tion in every respect, while 
 at the same time he en- 
 livened the social gatherings 
 by liis excellent selection of 
 songs. Appended are Cap- 
 tain Simpson's impressions: — 
 
 1. To draw conclusions about any country after having visited 
 it at only one particular season of the year is a rather risky 
 proceeding, and such a vast dominion as Canada would require to 
 be seen in its summer as well as in its winter garb before a really 
 reliable opinion could be formed. 
 
 Whatever it may be at the other periods of the year — and if 
 one is to judge horn conversations with its inhabitants there is 
 
 J'/ioro bi) Vrookt, Ediiihnr'jh. 
 JAMES SIMPSON. 
 
impj:essions of the team 575 
 
 no i^lace like it in summer — Canada in winter baa man 3^ and varied 
 attractions. 
 
 To most people's way of thinking it could very well dispense 
 with a coui)le of months of its winter ; still the fact remains, that 
 once a man has left the " old country " and gone to Canada, it is 
 the exception to hear him say, he wishes to return to the land 
 of his birth. What must certainly strike the visitor to Canada 
 and the States is the vastness of the countries. 
 
 It seems almost incredible that one can get into a train at 
 Halifax, and travel for about seven consecutive days, until one 
 reaches Vaucouver, a distance of three thousand miles, and all the 
 time travelling through Canadian soil. 
 
 Regarding railway travelling in Canada and America, we at 
 home can quite hold our own. The cars are certainly most 
 beautifully fitted u^), having every convenience, and an excellent 
 dinner can be had on board the principal trains ; still, our railway 
 companies at home can cater for their passengers in quite as 
 luxurious a manner. 
 
 One thing not very easily understood is why the conductor 
 should insist on having the cars heated to nearly 70 degrees. 
 Thirty people in a car at this temperature, and especially if com- 
 posed of Scotch curlers, is at times, to put it mildly, a " bit warm." 
 Canada has been termed the " Granary of the World," and from 
 the millions of bushels of grain it grows and exports annually the 
 name is anything but a misnomer. At the present time, some of 
 the best land for growing grain is being offered by the Canadian 
 Government, and doubtless many young men will take advantage 
 of it and make homes for themselves in the " Far West." What 
 Canada wants is population. Scotch men and women in particular 
 are especially welcomed, and there is not the slightest doubt, if 
 they apply themselves and are steady, energetic, and don't mind 
 roughing it for a time, they are bound eventually to succeed. 
 
 It is difficult to express in words how one feels regarding the 
 friendliness and hosintality of the Canadians. Wherever one went 
 it was always the same, the pleasant smile and the warm grip of 
 the hand giving expression to the heartiness of their welcome. 
 
 Loyalty to their king and country is one of the chief char- 
 acteristics of the Canadians. To hear them sing " God Save the 
 King" and the "Maple Leaf" does one a world of good. They 
 undoubtedly sing them from the heart. In Canada, as already 
 stated, they get their full share of winter, but the Canadians 
 certainly know how to take the most enjoyment out of it. What 
 
576 CUELmG TOUR 
 
 with their curling, skating, and hockey rinks and toboggan slides, 
 their sports are endless, and it would be difficult to find more 
 healthy and invigorating pastimes. 
 
 Canada, with its millions of acres and boundless resources, must 
 have a very great future before it, and it is certainly one of the 
 greatest colonies under the British Crown. 
 
 2. Curling, as played in Canada, is a mucli more scientific 
 game than it is in Scotland, and in no other country in the world 
 are so many adepts at the game to be found. Nor is this very 
 surprising when one considers the great length of the Canadian 
 winters — in many districts four months in the year — and also that 
 there is every facility in the way of covered rinks for playing in a 
 scientific manner. To be a successful curler in Canada one must 
 be a complete master of the "out" and "in" turn, and the shots 
 that can be taken by one who can " work the handle " require to 
 be seen to be believed. The curlers both in Canada and America 
 are thorough sportsmen and the best of good fellows. They enter 
 into the game heart and soul, and can either give or take a beating 
 with the very best grace. One of the great differences of the game 
 as played in Canada and America, compared to the Scottish game, is 
 that they very seldom play hard .shots, or the knocking-out game, 
 and every stone is played with the " twist." Of course there are 
 exceptions to this rule, and skips are to be found who are never 
 content until they get their opponents' stones out of the ring. 
 
 Another difference is, the ice is very much keener than what 
 we are accustomed to in Scotland, being kept in beautiful condition 
 by being " sprayed " after every match. 
 
 The Canadians and Americans are far ahead of Scotsmen in the 
 
 art of sweeping or, as they term it, " polishing " the ice. In many 
 
 cases, looking at the keen, clear ice, one would imagine there 
 was no necessity for sweeping, but that is not their belief, and 
 
 undoubtedly many an end is gained by those who know how to 
 
 manipulate the broom. 
 
 3. The game of curling in the old country can never be brought 
 
 to such a state of perfection as is found in Canada until rinks 
 
 under cover become more general. 
 
 The shortness and uncertainty of our winters must necessarily 
 
 be against the erecting of such buildings to any great extent ; still, 
 
 one probable effect of our tour to Canada might be to induce some 
 
 of the more enthusiastic curlers in and near Edinburgh to erect a 
 
 covered-in curling rink. 
 
 There is not the slightest doubt that the visit of the Scottish 
 
IMPEESSIOXS OF THE TEAM 577 
 
 team to the other side of the Athuitic has made cuilin,L,' an even 
 more popuhir recreation than it was formerly. 
 
 After phiying a match it was tpiite a common occurrence to liear 
 a number of tlie spectators say they must join a curling club, antl 
 that they had never realised Ijefore that curling was such an excellent 
 sport and pastime. 
 
 4. As I have already said, the Canadians are more than delightetl 
 with their country, but those who have gone out from home are 
 also loud in its praises. In Canada I did not meet any one from the 
 immediate neighbourhood who had been long enough out to make 
 •'fame and fortune," but in the cities of Minneapolis and Chicago, in 
 America, I had the pleasure of seeing two gentlemen, who are not 
 only a credit to themselves, but to their native village, Milnathort. 
 The one is now the merchant prince of Minneapolis, and owns at 
 the present time one of the largest stores on the other side of the 
 Atlantic. The other began business in a small way in Chicago, 
 but by perseverance and industry he is now the owner of a number 
 of hotels in that city, and a man of considerable wealth. 
 
 Mr. Simpson was very useful at the " roupiu' o' the 
 
 stoup," when " My I^ord " held the Curlers' Court, he being- 
 
 a past-master at the art of extracting fines. During the 
 
 tour he not only sang well-known son us of the old country, 
 
 Ijiit he mastered several that are popular in Canada. 
 
 " The Maple Leaf " is, of course, an easy first, and the team, 
 
 under Mr. Simpson's leadership, gave it many a hearty 
 
 rendering on the way home. Another song that went 
 
 with great gusto, especially wlien Mr. Jarvis sang it, has 
 
 lieeii sent in by Mr. Simpson for quotation in our volume. 
 
 It is entitled 
 
 A STEIN SONG 
 
 Give a rouse then in the May time 
 For a life that knows no fear ! 
 Turn night-time into day-time 
 With the sunlight of good cheer ! 
 For it's always fair weather 
 When good fellows get together. 
 With a stein ^ on the table. 
 And a good song ringing clear. 
 
 ' "A flagon of good cheer " — in other words, " a glass of beer." 
 
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578 CUELmG TOUK 
 
 Oh, we're all frank and twenty 
 When the spring is in the air ; 
 And we've faith and hope a plenty, 
 And we've life and love to spare. 
 And it's birds of a feather 
 When good fellows get together, 
 With a stein on the table, 
 And a heart without a care. 
 
 For we know the world is glorious, 
 And the goal a golden thing ; 
 And that God is not censorious 
 When His children have their fling ; 
 And life slips its tether 
 When good fellows get together ; 
 With a stein on the table 
 In the fellowship of spring. 
 
 When the wind comes up from Cuba, 
 And the birds are on the wing ; 
 And our hearts are patting juba 
 To the banjo of the spring. 
 Then life slips its tether 
 When good fellows get together, 
 With a stein on the table 
 In the fellowship of spring. 
 
 Mr. A. J. Smith (24) 
 
 representative of the Stenhouse and Carrou Ciuiiug Club, 
 who was so unfortunate as to get hurt on the journey- 
 out, and thus lose most of the tour, writes : — 
 
 With reference to my Scoto- Canadian Curling Tour, I may 
 say that I left here on December 16, and proceeded direct to 
 Liverpool. There I joined twenty -three brother curlers and 
 brother Scots, who were to be my companions ; and I may 
 here remark that a finer body of gentlemen it has never been 
 my privilege to meet. We were delighted to have as our guide 
 Mr. Davidson Smith, the genial and able secretary of the Royal 
 Caledonian Curling Club, a gentleman who deserves the best thanks 
 of the team for the highly successful manner in which he carried 
 
IMPEESSIONS OF TUK TEAM 
 
 579 
 
 through thf urrangeinents for the tour. On our arrival at Liverpool 
 we were kindly entertained by tlie Liverpool curlers, whose great 
 hospitality was liighly appreciated. On December 18 we bade 
 good-bye to our Liverpool friends, and embarked on board the 
 steamship Bavarian. With my brother curlers on board, I enjoyed 
 the trip e.xceedingly up till December 24. On that date I had the 
 misfortune to sustain a severe accident. I was playing a game 
 of curling on board, and while running along the deck the ship 
 gave a lurch, and I fell, smashing my knee-cap. I received every 
 attention from the members of the team, and the ship's doctor (Dr. 
 Carnegie), who did much to help to 
 relieve the great pain from whicli 
 I suffered. I would like, through 
 your book, to thank the team 
 for the kind attention they be- 
 stowed upon me. Dr. Carnegie, of 
 whose death I am grieved to hear, 
 called upon me while in the 
 hospital, and desired to see me 
 taken back safely to Scotland with 
 himself. The hospital doctors, 
 however, would not allow me to 
 return, as I had not yet 
 sutRciently recovered. I arrived 
 at Halifax on December 29, and 
 was taken to the General Victoria 
 Hospital under the guidance of Dr. 
 Boden. I thought that if I was 
 
 going to be so nicely and so skil- a. j. smith. 
 
 fully handled all through, I would 
 
 have a speedy recovery, and in this I was not disappointed, 
 the able treatment of Dr. Campbell, his assistant (Dr. 
 and Dr. G. Campbell, a son of the former, I came round with 
 surprising rapidity, considering the nature of my injury. Dr. 
 Campbell was a good curler, but a better surgeon, as he proved 
 himself to be in my case. I could not have received better 
 treatment anywhere than from him, and from the nurses. 
 Miss Macdonald and Mrs. Taylor. Of these two ladies I cannot 
 speak too highly ; and if anything should happen to me again 
 I would wish to be taken to the General Victoria Hospital, 
 Halifax. My grateful thanks are also due to the governor, 
 Mr. Kenny. He worthily fills his position, and made every 
 
 I'h'tto ht/ Crookr 
 
 Under 
 Corson \ 
 
580 CUELING TOUE 
 
 arrangement possible for securing my recovery. Mr. J. D. 
 Chipman, passenger agent, Halifax, attended me regularly while 
 in the hospital, besides looking after my welfare throughout my 
 travelling tour. I would also like to tender my most sincere thanks 
 to him for the great kindness which he showed me, as no brother 
 could have done more for me than he. As you know, Mr. Kerr, my 
 experience of the Canadians is somewhat extensive. I have been 
 in Canada before, and know a great deal about them. While there, 
 I came into personal contact with gentlemen whom I thought to be 
 among the finest in the world. Tlie attention and reception I received 
 irom one and all was most cordial, and made me feel quite at home, 
 though far from it. I visited a great many curling rinks in Canada, 
 but the finest that I witnessed was at Moncton. When leaving 
 Moncton Station and going to my hotel I had an interesting 
 experience. I met a gentleman bearing the distinctly Scottish and 
 historic name of Robert Bruce, who is, by the way, a native of 
 Banff. He gave me a most cheering reception. In an hour after- 
 wards he had the whole town at the hotel to welcome the Scottish 
 curler, which was my humble self, and a most enthusiastic welcome 
 it was. They could not have given me a greater reception if I had 
 been the President of the R.C.C.C. himself. The finest curler I 
 have ever met was Mr. Andrew Malcolm, junr., who belonged to 
 the Thistle Club, St. John, New Brunswick. He claimed the right 
 to be a good curler through l^elonging to Stirlingshire, his ancestral 
 home being The Sheen Farm, Balfron. In all my experience of 
 travel, I never met a finer lot of people than those I encountered 
 from Halifax to St. John, and that is saying a great deal. . 
 
CHAPTEE XIIT 
 
 MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 
 
 I. MASONIC 
 
 ■When the Almighty Arcliitect Divine 
 
 Would added beauty to men's lives iiniiart, 
 
 He chose to execute his grand design 
 
 Those whom we own as Masters of our art. 
 
 'Twas Masonry that with a skill most rare 
 
 Then shaped the Column, laid with cunning hand 
 
 The chequered Pavement, raised the Arch so fair, 
 And reared in majesty the Temple grand. 
 
 When light and love fiom earth had seemed to cease 
 And men their glory found in murderous strife, 
 
 'Twas Masonry that Iniilt the house of peace, 
 And kept the flame of brotherhood in life. 
 
 And in the stern recessional of war. 
 
 When conquered foeman could but hojie to die. 
 Stronger than victor's hate has proved b}' far 
 
 The brother's love, born of the mystic tie. 
 
 So be it ours, as Masons good and true. 
 To work according to th' eternal ])lan ; 
 
 A temple of rare beauty raise anew. 
 
 And prove in life the brotherhood "f man. 
 
 Stones are we all, each fashioned with much care, 
 Rough-hewn by trial, and polished by much love ; 
 
 Marked by the Master's hand at last as square, 
 Fit to be set each in his place Above. 
 
 Be ours that brother's love which brother's needs 
 Will ever help ; in danger strong and bold : 
 
 In trial, true ; and swift, when duty leads. 
 To raise the fallen, and the weak uphold. 
 
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582 CUELING TOUE 
 
 All hail ! tliou Jlystic Art which works like these 
 
 Hast wrought, and still shalt work till need shall fail. 
 
 Long live our noble craft 1 Perish its foes ! 
 All hail ! great Masonry : All hail ! All hail I 
 
 J. M'Meeken, 
 Grand Bard, Grand Lodge of Scotland. 
 
 It will be remembered that on taking stock of our team 
 on board the Bavaria /i on our journey out, we took the 
 trouble to ascertain how many members were Masons. 
 Our object in so doing was to get into touch with 
 Fellow -craftsmen on the other side, to visit as many 
 Lodges as we possibly could during our tour, and note any 
 differences in their methods of working the various 
 degrees. With so little time at our disposal this object 
 was only partially attained. Even of the number who 
 had been set down as Masonic, few could be prevailed on 
 to attend any meetings, more especially as it was sup- 
 posed that the examinations at the various Lodges of 
 those who came as visitors to take part in the proceed- 
 ings were severely strict, and the majority of our Masonic 
 memljers, to tell the truth, were rather " rusty." As it 
 happened that the Captain of the team, at the time of 
 this visit to Canada and tlie States, held the office of 
 Junior Grand Chaplain to Grand Lodge of Scotland, 
 he was in a position to convey brotherly greetings from 
 Grand Lodge in the old country to Grand Lodges in 
 (Janada and the States. By the kind permission of the 
 Executive of Grand Lodge of Scotland he was privileged to 
 take with him the paraphernalia belonging to his office, 
 which he wore at his various visitations, much to the 
 interest of brethren on the other side. He had also the 
 honour of carrying tlie following letter of introduction 
 from the Eight Worshipful Master and Secretary of Lodge 
 Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel), No. 1, his Mother-lodge, which 
 has the distinction of being the oldest Lodge in the world. 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 583 
 
 The Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel), No. 1 
 
 Secretary's Office, 47 Frederick Street, 
 December 15, 1902. 
 We, the R.W.M. and Secretary of the Lodge of Edinburgh 
 (Mary's Chapel) holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland as No. 1, 
 by command of the Lodge most heartily beg to recommend our 
 Brother, the Eeverend John Kerr, M.A., of Dirleton, Past Chaplain 
 of the Lodge, to the favourable consideration of any ^Masonic Lodges 
 which he may visit while in Canada or the LTnited States during 
 his visit as Captain of the Scottish team of curlers. 
 
 W. W. Eobertson, 
 Riyht JForshipful Master. 
 R. Wood Hawks, 
 Secretary. 
 
 He was also furnished with the following certificate 
 from Eoval Arch Chapter, No. 1 : — 
 
 The Edinburgh Royal Arch Chapter, No. 1 
 
 Freemasons' Hall, Edinburgh, 
 December 8, 1902. 
 The Office-Bearers of the above Chapter do hereby certify that 
 Companion the Reverend John Kerr of Dirleton (whose Signature 
 is annexed hereto) was duly exalted in the Chapter, and is a full 
 Member thereof, and that he is cordially recommended to the 
 fraternal reception of any regular Chapter which he may visit in 
 Canada and elsewhere during his forthcoming tour in America. — 
 As Witness our hands. 
 
 Peter L. Henderson, M.E.Z. 
 John Kerr William A. Davis, Scribe E. 
 
 (Companion Signature). 
 
 The Captain had also introductions from the EojalArch 
 Chapter through Mr. E. S. Brown, G.S.E. Mr. Lindsay, 
 who had arranged our tour, being an enthusiastic Mason, 
 supplied a list of the various lodges in Canada and the 
 States, and several letters of introduction, including one 
 to the Eight Worshipful Grand Secretary of the Eastern 
 Star, Mrs. Pitkin, Chicago, of which Order the Captain 
 was also a member. 
 
58-i CUKLING TOUE 
 
 While due respect was paid to the name of the 
 Grand Lodge of Scotland, the Captain was not surprised 
 to find that the brethren of the Craft were remarkably 
 awe-stricken whenever they heard him mention the fact 
 that Lodge Edinburgh No. 1 had, some time ago, celebrated 
 the tercentenary of its first minute, while the Lodge 
 itself had been in existence a considerable time before. 
 
 This was only what was felt everywhere as we 
 travelled, namely, that the citizens of what may be 
 called a new country had always the greatest reverence 
 for old things in the old country, and that in tliis respect, 
 more perhaps than in any other, there might be noticed 
 a tendency on tlieir part to break the tenth commandment. 
 
 It facilitated very much our communications with 
 Masonic Lodges to find that our genial friend Colonel 
 Stevenson held high office in the Grand Lodge at Canada, 
 being Past Grand Master. At several places we had to 
 undergo a trying ordeal before being permitted to enter 
 the secret precincts of the Lodge, but on any occasion 
 when the Colonel was our leader, his password was an 
 open sesame. 
 
 Past Grand Master Colonel Stevenson 
 
 Far and away the most remarkable man we met in 
 Canada — and this was saying much — was Colonel A. A. 
 Stevenson. He combines, in a typical manner, the two 
 kindred forces which make great men out there — sincere 
 love for Canada and sincere love for Scotland. Hailing 
 from Kilmarnock, he early endgrated to the Dominion, 
 and his life's work has been offered ungrudgingly in its 
 service. So faithful has he been that it may safely be 
 said no name is more widely known or more generally 
 respected than that of Colonel " Sandy " Stevenson. 
 From Governor - General to hotel - porter he receives 
 

MASONIC AND MISCEJJ.ANEOUS 585 
 
 attention, and his appearance is all that is reijuived to 
 gain admission everywhere in the Dominion. He has, 
 besides great organising and mental ability, the saving 
 grace of humour, and is never fluttered by seeing olistacles 
 or put out of temper witli difficulties, though at times we 
 heard him use some salutary expletives about lunnliugs 
 that came in his way. " What can I possibly do for 
 you ? " seemed from first to last to be his desire regarding 
 the Scottish team and every mem];)er of it. From the 
 " Impressions " of the members it is evident that their 
 Captain is voicing their solid opinion wdien he says 
 that, while many in Canada were more than kind, the 
 genial old Colonel was by far the kindest of all. In a 
 small way, by giving him a loving-cup on his birthday, when 
 in Montreal, on which day, as Oliver Wendell Holmes 
 would have said, he was seventy-four years yoniuj, and 
 again in making him a Vice-President of the Eoyal Club 
 on their return, they have shown their desire to thank him. 
 
 A mail so various, that lie seemed to lie 
 Not one, Init all mankind's epitome 
 
 is not an unworthy description of the versatile Colonel. 
 We give his portrait here, though at first we meant to 
 do so at an earlier stage, because we felt most decidedly 
 that it was as a Mason he was seen at his very best, his 
 speeches at the various functions which we attended, with 
 his administration of the Masonic rites, l.ieing, for a man 
 of his years, remarkably able. 
 
 Visitations 
 
 Our first visitation was to the Eoyal Sussex Lodge, 
 No. G, A. F. and A. M., Halifax. We also visited, on 
 invitation, Virgin Lodge, No. 3, A. F. and A. Masons 
 under the registry of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia. 
 This is one of tlie most ancient Transatlantic Lodues. 
 
586 CURLi:S^a TOUR 
 
 Virgin Lodge was established at Halifax February 18, 
 1782, became Artillery Lodge, No. 2, in October 1784, 
 and continued working under that title until September 
 22, 1800, when the Grand Lodge of Xova Scotia 
 granted permission to resume its old name of Virgin. 
 In 1828 the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia became 
 subject to the Grand Lodge of England, and a new 
 warrant was granted by that Grand Body under the 
 title of Virgin, Xo. 829, in 1833 changed to Xo. 553, 
 and again in 1863 to Xo. 39 6, 11. E. At the union of 
 the Lodges working in Xova Scotia under the Grand 
 Lodges of England, Scotland, and Xova Scotia on June 24, 
 1869, the number of Virgin Lodge was changed to Xo. 3 
 on the Registry of the Grand Lodge of Xova Scotia. Here 
 we noted what we found to be the general rule throughout 
 Canada, namely, that the various Lodges all combined to 
 have one grand Masonic Temple, which they used in turn 
 for their meetings, and which is constructed in splendid 
 style. At this Lodge a pleasant evening was spent, and 
 we had the opportunity of meeting several distinguished 
 office-bearers of the ]\1.W. Grand Lodge. 
 
 On Tuesday evening, January 6, by invitation of 
 W.M. Edward Preston and the Secretary, A. Bairer, we 
 attended the 1210th regular communication of St. John's 
 Lodge, Xo. 2, A. F. and A. M., at the Masonic Hall, St. 
 John, Xew Brunswick, when the Grand Master, M. W. 
 Harding, K.C, paid an official visit to the Lodge. 
 
 From AV. H. Whyte, Graxd Secretary, Grand Lodge op 
 (^)CEBEc, TO A. A. Stevenson, Montreal 
 
 January 5, 1903. 
 
 My dear Colonel — I understand that Brother Dr. Tatley is 
 sending a cordial invitation to Brother Rev. John Kerr, the CajJtain 
 of the Scottiili curkn'.<, for him and all the Masons in the team to be 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 587 
 
 guests of Eoyal Albert Lodge on tlie evening of the 12t]i inst. 
 Will you kindly add to that invitation the fraternal wishes of the 
 Grand Lodge officers in this city, and say how much we would like 
 to meet our Scottish brethren at Royal Albert Lodge that evening ? 
 The Deputy Grand Master, R.W. Brother J. B. Trisidder ; the 
 District Deputy G.M., R.W. Brother W. J. M'Laurin ; the Grand 
 Treasurer, Most Worshipful Brother A. A. Stevenson ; R. Grand 
 Master, and myself heartily endorse Dr. Tatley's invitation, and 
 desire to welcome our good brethren from " Auld Scotia." — With 
 kind regards, I am fraternally and sincerely yours, 
 
 W. H. Whyte, 
 Grand Hecretarij. 
 
 AVe were delighted to accept the invitation referred 
 to, and in company with Colonel Stevenson we paid a 
 visit to his Mother-lodge, tlie Eoyal All;»ert, A. F. and 
 A. M., No. 25, Q. E., in the Masonic Temple, where a 
 special feature was an eloquent address to the new crafts- 
 men by the Colonel.^ A very pleasant social Iiour 
 followed. 
 
 At Montreal we also found the following invitation 
 addressed to us, and accepted the same : — 
 
 Westmount Lodge, A. F. and A. M., Xo. 76 
 
 Montreal, ./((/iHrt?-// 7, 190.3. 
 Rev. Mr. Kerr, Quebec, P.(^). 
 
 Dear Sir and Brother — I have been informed that it is your 
 intention to reach Montreal on Monday next, and I hasten to 
 extend a cordial invitation to yourself and associates to visit our 
 Lodge on that evening. If you will kindly let me know by return 
 mail what hour you expect to arrive, I will appoint a member to 
 meet you at the station. — Believe me, yours fraternally, 
 
 J. M. Henderson. 
 Address : c;o H. R. Ives and Co., 
 Queen Street. 
 
 Generally speaking, the ritual was more elaborate 
 
 1 As these pages are passing through the press, the Captain of the 
 Scottish curlers has a gratifying notice from Mr. Burnet, Secretary, that 
 he has been elected an honorary member of the Lodge. 
 
588 CUELING TOUE 
 
 than in Scotland ; and one featin-e which might with 
 advantage be adopted in the old country was the use of 
 the special costumes on the part of candidates for the 
 various degrees. At times it appeared as if the cere- 
 monial was too severely carried out, more especially in 
 the third degree, where part of the ordeal was too trying 
 for some, and on one occasion the visitors saw a candidate 
 carried out in a faint. In one particular Lodge we were 
 surprised to find that the Master, througliout the whole 
 proceedings, wore his tall hat ; but in Masonry as in every- 
 thing else it appears there is nothing new under the sun, 
 as we have since Ijeen informed that this was an old 
 custom in Scotland. In Masonry, as also in everything 
 else in the new country, the adage seems to be true that 
 " youth must be served," for, in contrast to the usual 
 experience at home, the Masters and nearly all the office- 
 Ijearers were quite young men, and one could not fail to be 
 struck with the comparative juvenility of the members of 
 the various Lodges we visited. According to our custom in 
 the old country, the serious Ijusiness of the meetins; being 
 over, the members of the Craft adjourned for refreshment, 
 when with toast, song, and sentiment the usual Masonic 
 evening was spent. 
 
 There is, no doubt, to judge from what we saw, that 
 Masonry is a great force, both in Canada and the States, 
 and that it unites together, in a most remarkable degree, 
 all classes and conditions of men, irrespective of politics, 
 religion, and other distinctions. 
 
 At Toronto, on the evening of Friday, January 30, 
 we paid a visit to the Zetland Lodge, A. F. and A. M. 
 No. 326, G-. E. C, where we had a very hearty reception. 
 At this Lodge we had the pleasure of meeting the follow- 
 ing, among other representative Masons : — E. F. Malone, 
 Past Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Canada ; 0. F. Eice, 
 
MASONIC AXI) MISCELLANEOUS 589 
 
 W.M., Zetland; J. H. Macabe, 32iid° P.M., Zetland ; W.M. 
 Angus, Y. W. Heniy, A. Taylor, CJ.J.I)., John Bastedo, 
 P.M., Zetland; and George H. Smith. On l)ehalf of 
 the Zeta Lodge the Worshipful Master A. B. Mitchell, 
 deputed Brother Pto])ert Poss, Past Master of the Alpha 
 Lodge, to accompany us to the meeting, and during the 
 evening we were presented with one of the button-badges 
 of the Lodge. Masonry seems to be particularly strong 
 in this Ontario district, where it has a well-conducted 
 weekly publication of its own. The Freemason, which 
 contains accounts of the doings of Masonry in the city 
 and surrounding districts. 
 
 Our Masonic experiences in Canada culminated at 
 Winnipeg with a reception in the Masonic Temple on 
 the evening of Thursday, February 5, at 8 o'clock. The 
 following invitation w\as addressed to the Captain : — 
 
 Winnipeg, 
 Monday^ Fehruary 2, 1903. 
 
 Eev. J. Kerr, M.A., F.R.S.E., F.S.A., 
 
 Cai^taiii of Scottish Curler.'?, en route to Winnipeg. 
 
 Dear Sir — Your approaching visit to Winnipeg has been a 
 .subject of much interest and pleasure, not only to your curling 
 friends, but very specially to your brethren in Masonic art, who 
 view your visit here as an o2)portuuity, not often afforded, to 
 extend a Masonic welcome to a representative of the Grand L(xlge 
 of Scotland. 
 
 The Committee liaving the matter in charge have made suitable 
 arrangements with the authorities of the Winnipeg Bonspiel, which 
 will enable you to favourably consider an invitation without inter- 
 fering with curling arrangements ; and tliey have much pleasure 
 therefore in extending such to you, as well as to the Masonic 
 brethren who accompany you, and through you to the gentlemen 
 wlio compose your entire party, whether members of the Craft or 
 otherwise, to meet us at the Masonic Temple, Winnipeg, on Thui'.-day 
 evening, February 5, at 8 o'clock. 
 
 Tlie reception will be entirely informal, but none the less hearty. 
 
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 CUELING TOUE 
 
 and we hope to have tlie opportunity of demonstrating that Masons 
 as well as curlers can truly say, " We're brithers a'." — On behalf 
 of the Committee, H. L. Deakin, 
 
 Convener. 
 
 The Free Press Neivs BvMetin "ives the followiiio- 
 account uf the Ijaiiquet : — 
 
 Masons entertain Scottish Brothers. Informal 
 in the Temple — a Jolly Time 
 
 ' At Home " 
 
 " There were close to three hundred local and visiting 
 members of the Masonic Craft at the Temple last evening 
 
 in attendance at the 'At 
 Home ' which was tendered 
 to the Scottish curlers by the 
 Freemasons of the city. It 
 was one of the most repre- 
 sentative and thoroughly 
 enjoyable gatherings in the 
 history of the craft in 
 ^Vinnipeg. 
 
 " Eev. John Kerr, Junior 
 Grand Chaplain of the Grand 
 Lodge of Scotland, and the 
 visiting Scotsmen were in- 
 troduced by M.W. Brother 
 W. G. Bell, P.G.M., repre- 
 sentative of the Grand Lodge 
 of Scotland, assisted by M.W. Brother Thomas Eobinson, 
 representing the Grand Lodge of England, to the M.W. 
 Grand Master, His Honour Judge Myers, and the 
 assembled brethren. 
 
 " The Grand Master welcomed the visitors in a warm 
 and nicely-expressed address, stating the great pleasure it 
 
 REV. DR. PITBLADO. 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 591 
 
 giive all ]\Ianitobans to greet aud welcome the Scottish 
 curlers to the prairie province. 
 
 " Eev. Dr. Pitblado, the Grand Chaplain, also made 
 an eloquent speech, and finished it with an Ode of 
 AVelcome, which was in the following terms : — 
 
 Welcome to Winnipeg, Scottish kuiglits of the besom, 
 
 From the land of the bluebells, the thistle and heather ; 
 We welcome you here, to our hearts and our temple. 
 
 To our rinks, and our ice, aud our bright sunny weather. 
 To our bright sunny weather you're welcome. 
 We heard, when you left the old land of your fathers. 
 
 Stirred up by Scotch pride and true curlers' devotion. 
 How you sailed away laughing, and singing and romping. 
 
 And made things quite lively when crossing the ocean. 
 From crossing the ocean you're welcome. 
 From Halifa.x onward you've worked out your journey. 
 
 You've eaten and talked, you've drunk aud you've curled, 
 Aud you've come through it all, to \Vinnipeg city — 
 
 The door of the west and the granary of the world, 
 To the granary of the world you're welcome. 
 We heard of your giants, and we heard of your Captain, 
 
 Of your tine Monday curling, and your sad Sunday sinuin' ; 
 When you left the fine churches, aud all the grand preachers. 
 
 To hear Niagara roar — aud to see its floods rinnin' — 
 To see its floods rinnin' you're welcome. 
 Most magnificent distances now you have traversed, 
 
 In making your journey across the Dominion, 
 But the land of untold possibilities still is before you, 
 
 Ofl'eriug wealth to the workers and homes to the million. 
 To homes for the million you're welcome. 
 For hundreds of miles away northward and westward — 
 
 Are rivers and lakes and rich land without measure. 
 And beyond that expanse are the gi-eat mountain ranges, 
 
 Inviting explorers to dig out their treasure. 
 To dig out their treasures you're welcome. 
 We know to be big is not to be great, still it's well to remember. 
 
 It would take thirty Britains our country to cover, 
 Aud bounie wee Scotland, whose folk make its greatness. 
 
 May be placed on its surface one hundred times over. 
 One hundred times over you're welcome. 
 We're Scotch and we're Irish, we're French and we're English ; 
 
 We've the Thistles aud Shamrocks, the Roses and Fleur-de-lis, 
 And with hearts true to Britain, we still work as Canadians, 
 
 To twine all these emblems round the green maple tree. 
 'Neath the green maple tree you are welcome. 
 From all countries and kindreds, all tongues and all peoi)le, 
 
 There flows in upon us the earth's immigration ; 
 We absorb and digest all the good that they bring us, 
 
 That will make this Dominion the world's federation. 
 To the world's federation you're welcome. 
 
592 CUELING TOUE 
 
 For religions and races, we maintain toleration ; 
 
 Whilst our flags and our emblems we here twine together. 
 And on mountains and prairies, o'er lakes and great cities 
 
 We loyally sing " The maple leaf for ever.'" 
 
 To sing with us " The majde leaf for ever " you're welcome. 
 Xae doot you will miss the Scotch misty mornings, 
 
 The fresh-frozen lakes, and the snow-covered heather ; 
 But you'll get in return Manitoba's dry climate, 
 
 Hard ice on our rinks and superb curling weather. 
 To superb curling weatlier you're welcome. 
 You will miss the old castles, and reek of the cities, 
 
 Memories of feuds, and the haunts of the fairies, 
 But you'll see our great lakes, and our mountains of treasure, 
 
 Our deep-flowing rivers and Ijoundless rich prairies. 
 To our boundless rich prairies you're welcome. 
 We're not always curling, but mostly we're working 
 
 To lay in this country a deep solid foundation 
 For the new social structure we're loyally building. 
 
 Which will make tins West land a great British nation. 
 To a great British nation you're welcome. 
 Over mountains and lakes, over prairies and cities. 
 
 The old flag of our fathers has long been unfurled. 
 As a sign to all kindreds to rally around us. 
 
 And make this great land, freedom's home for the world. 
 To freedom's home for the world you are welcome. 
 We wish for you here, as men and as curlers, 
 
 All the best blessings that come from true praying — 
 Good health, and good living, true hearts, and true friendship, 
 
 And all the fine trophies you'll capture in playing. 
 
 To the trophies you'll capture in playing you're welcome. 
 And whilst we will pray for the land left behind us — 
 
 The laml of thick mists, and of sweet blooming heather. 
 We will not forget the great land you now curl in. 
 
 The land of hard wheat, and of clear winter weather. 
 To its clear winter weather you're welcome. 
 We are proud of this visit to play us in wiuter. 
 
 But we hope you'll come back and gie us anither, 
 Wien the prairie flowers bloom, and the maple leaves flourisli, 
 
 To see our vast wheat- fields and remain a'thegither. 
 To remain a'thegither you're welcome. 
 We Canadians can handle tlie stanes pretty deftly, 
 
 And soop past the hog line, gey hard and gey frisky, 
 But when at the banquet perhaps you'll excel us 
 
 In eating Scotch haggis and preeing Scotch whisky. 
 To pree the Scotch whisky you're welcome. 
 Just now, with fresh ozone to tone up your muscles. 
 
 In the rinks you'll play bonspiel, and at blizzards may wonder. 
 But if you come back, when we're reaping our wheat-fields. 
 
 You'll get rides on our "binders," and graml welcomes by thunder. 
 To grand welcomes by thunder you're welcome. 
 Then welcome and welcome, Scottish knights of the besom, 
 
 After all you have travelled, and all you have curled 
 You've come to the heart of Canada's life power 
 
MASONIC AND :\I1S('ELLANE0US 593 
 
 To play with her sons the sian<lest bonspiel of the world. 
 To the grandest bonspiel of the world you are welcome. 
 As men and as Masons, as Scotchmen and curlers, 
 
 We welcome you here, to our temjile and our ice, 
 And we hope you will find, in our Winnijieg winter — 
 That yon curlers have reached a true paradise. 
 To this curlers' paradise you are WELCOME. 
 
 WiXXiPEG, Feb. 6, 1903. 
 
 "Eev. John Kerr was called upon by the Grand 
 Master, and stated that he and the visiting brethren 
 were quite overcome by the warmth of their welcome. 
 
 " He had never addressed an assemblage which was, 
 in a certain respect, more impressive than the one in that 
 hall. It was impressive on account of its youth and 
 intelligence : he noticed very few bald heads in the com- 
 pany. (Laughter.) The speaker then congratulated the 
 Grand Master on his elegant and appropriate address, 
 which he said was, without exception, the best they had 
 received in Canada ; and went on to add that the visiting 
 curlers never expected that their trip would assume such 
 importance. They simply thought that they would go 
 ' snooving along the howe,' having a kindly cup together, 
 and enjoying tlie evening. (Laughter.) He congratulated 
 the Grand Lodge on having such a worthy chaplain. He 
 believed that his name was Rev. Dr. Pitblado, but thought 
 it should be Eev. l)v. Bit-of-a-blado. He would be happy 
 to give him a curler's grip. 
 
 " In their trip through the country they had been 
 overburdened with feelings of admiration and delight 
 toward Canada, and their views liad certainly been very 
 much enlarged. 
 
 " The team liad enjoyed Canadian hospitalities and 
 convivialities; if they had not done so, they would not 
 have been Curlers and Masons. So far as curling there was 
 concerned, they knew before they left home that Canadians 
 were infinitely superior to them, but if Canadians came 
 
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594 CURLING TOUE 
 
 over to Scotland, he believed they would be l)eateii there 
 all round. His team had corne, not merely to cm-l, but 
 on a mission of brotherhood and good-fellowship. 
 
 " The rev. gentleman finished with an eloquent and 
 feeling peroration on the ties of blood and kinship which 
 existed between the old land and Canada. It was on 
 account of the manifestations of Canadian loyalty to the 
 Empire that the old Mother-club felt she could no longer 
 resist the appeal to send a team of curlers over there. 
 In doing so she was only paying a debt of gratitude. 
 He hoped they would all meet again together as fellow- 
 craftsmen and brothers of the lirooni. 
 
 " Bro. Cousin, of Canongate Kilwinning Lodge, Edin- 
 burgh, and Bro. Murray, of Glasgow Lodge, also spoke 
 briefly. 
 
 " The evening closed with the serving of refreshments 
 and a musical programme, at which M.W. Bro. Eobinson 
 took the chair, and which was participated in by Prof. 
 Baird, Messrs. Mitchell, Magnus, Minchin, Day, Melville, 
 and Prof. Connery. 
 
 " The brethren were joined by E.W. Bro. Dr. Kirk, 
 thirty degrees, I.P.M., Torphichen Kilwinning, Bathgate, 
 Scotland, and Provincial Substitute Grand Master of 
 Linlithgowshire, who expressed great pleasure at being 
 present, and stated that he was specially charged by a 
 prominent Mason in Scotland, the nephew of the late 
 Lord Selkirk, to extend his most fraternal greetings to 
 the brethren in this district. He would take great 
 pleasure in reporting to his friend the evidences of 
 prosperity he saw." 
 
MASONIC AND MISCKLI.ANKOUS 595 
 
 II. MISCELLANEOUS 
 
 lu days of old, in the protracted period of a eoiniiuuiioii 
 season, when various ministers from other parishes had 
 assisted him l:)y conducting services preparatory to, and 
 following the solemn celebration, it was the custom of 
 the parisli minister himself to " perlicue " all that had 
 been said, i.e. to draw attention to the points in the 
 addresses of the various preachers, and at times he would 
 take exception to some of these points. The Captain in 
 these miscellaneous remarks does not wish to " perlicue " 
 the " Impressions of the Team " as given in the preceding 
 chapter. AVith most of them he agrees, with some he 
 does not agree. The chapter must stand liy itself, with 
 the editorial caution that he " must not be held respons- 
 ible for the opinions expressed by his correspondents." 
 He would let each one of these good men stand upon 
 his own legs, while, on the other hand, he does not hold 
 any of them committed to his own views. But before lie 
 leaves the Great Canadian Dominion the Captain desires 
 to supplement, in various ways and by various points, the 
 impressions of the team which he had the honour to com- 
 mand. His ohiter dicta he would now give under a variety 
 of headings. 
 
 The Canadian Chrysostom 
 
 One of the first and one of the best men we met in 
 Nova Scotia had the sweetly -sounding name of Silver, 
 but like many of his neighbours there was a great deal 
 of gold visible when he spoke. He was a type of many 
 in this respect. The Canadians (and Americans) have 
 a wonderful display of gold among the ivory of their 
 teeth. If thev carrv all this with them to their "raves, 
 they will make each cemetery a Klondike In* and by. 
 
596 CUELINCI TOUE 
 
 On reinarkiug this fact to a Canadian doctor in this 
 
 country, he said, " Yes, they go in for gold tillings far 
 
 more than you do in Scotland, but don't you be too 
 
 much taken in, for it is common, when a false tooth or 
 
 a false set of teeth is supplied, to have fillings of gold 
 
 inserted, so as to distract attention from the artilicial 
 
 character of the tooth or set of teeth." We suppose he 
 
 only made this statement because he was out of the 
 
 reach of danger. He would not have made it at home. 
 
 When we use the " Chrysostom " designation we do not, 
 
 however, refer to the glittering teeth of our Canadian 
 
 cousin. We refer to his eloquence of speech. More 
 
 surprising, perhaps, than the greatness of Canada was the 
 
 magnificent oratory of the speakers who addressed us on 
 
 our tour. We could mention names, but it W'Ould be 
 
 invidious to do so. Suffice it to say that from Halifax 
 
 to Winnipeg we were treated to speeches from senators, 
 
 mayors, aldermen, councillors, and others that were simply 
 
 masterpieces of eloquence, and impressed us with the 
 
 conviction that the education and training received in 
 
 Canadian schools and colleges, which is the groundwork 
 
 of such power of polished utterance, must be of a very higli 
 
 order. 
 
 The Humour of the Canadian 
 
 When Sydney Smith, that clerical humorist, said 
 that it required a surgical operation to admit a joke into 
 a Scotsman's head, some one aptly replied, " Ay, if it be 
 an English joke, he is quite right." A nation that has 
 its Dean Eamsay, if it had no other, can never be accused 
 of want of humour. Nothing, we should say, so much 
 proved the Scottish sympathy of the Canadians as their 
 ready appreciation of Scottish stories. Of these, as a 
 collector, the Captain had a goodly stock, and the highest 
 compliment lie received on the tour from any of his team 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 597 
 
 was that which cunie froni Mr. Bentley Murray, who, near 
 the close, said one night, " Captain, that is the first time 
 I have heard you repeat a story." The fun began at 
 the beginning — if that be not a redundancy — in the big 
 smoker at Halifax. The usual tribute to the brotherly 
 feeling of curlers and the abolition of distinction on the 
 ice had been referred to, when the Captain told of a grave- 
 digger in the Tynron district of Dumfriesshire, who had 
 been playing for Mr. Kennedy, Laird of Dalmakerran, 
 and, having won, was " gey happy." The Laird, who, like 
 others, went by the name of his place, was giving the 
 sexton a lift home on the l)ack-seat of his " dogcart." At 
 a lull in the journey the sexton burst out, " Man, Dalma, 
 gin ye ever come to dee, I'll bury ye for half-a-croon." 
 And turning to his neighbour, he said, in a lower tone, 
 " I aye get a sovereign for the likes o' him, ye ken." 
 
 Some defects of the game were noticed, one of these 
 beintj that it sometimes led to the use of wrontr language. 
 The Captain said that in olden times there used to be 
 fines exacted for proscribed words. An old curler one 
 night had let one of these escape his lips, and the "boots" 
 of the company came round for the threepenny fine. 
 "There's half-a-croon," said the offender; "I wadna 
 wunner but I'll sweir 't oot." 
 
 The Kev. Mr. Learmonth of West Calder had done 
 something amiss with his shot one day, when, seeing his 
 skip in great dismay, he exclaimed: "John, what's the 
 matter ; have I done harm ? " " Hairm, sir ! ye've jist 
 sent us a' to the deevil thegither." So unlike what the 
 minister desired to do ! There was great laughter when 
 the Captain remarked that at curling, as at golf, such 
 slips of the tongue had a peccadillo aspect which was 
 quite distinct from their ordinary interpretation. 
 
 And so from meeting to meeting the humour was 
 
598 
 
 CUELING TOUR 
 
 coutinued. The Canadians themselves gave their con- 
 tributions. One of the best men at Halifax told us a 
 capital story of the Eev. Dr. Macmillan, the genial chap- 
 lain of the club, which proves that there is a touch of 
 curling nature in the clergy of Canada which makes them 
 kin to those of the old country. In one of the club rink 
 competitions the Doctor's rink was meeting with great 
 success. They were posted to play the semi-finals on a 
 Wednesday night, which happened to be the night of the 
 weekly prayer-meeting. The Doctor and his " mate," an 
 elder, were walking home, and tlie Doctor was grievino- 
 over the loss of his chance to play. The elder suggested a 
 
 crack skip as a substitute for 
 that match, but still the 
 Doctor was despondent. 
 Suddenly he brightened up 
 and said, " It's all right ; 
 I'll get my brother to be my 
 substitute." The elder was 
 not so enthusiastic, and 
 asked, " Do you thiidc he 
 can play well enough ? " 
 " Oh, no, no ! " replied the 
 Doctor; "he'll take the 
 prayer-meeting." 
 
 Some of the stories we 
 heard '■' wore whiskers," as 
 they say of " chestnuts " out 
 there, but the majority were 
 fresh. The Episcopal minister at Lachine, Rev. Mr. 
 Hewton, told one about two Highland curlers who were 
 discussing as they journeyed home the horrors of being 
 supposed to be dead, and then taken and buried while 
 really alive. In the end they agreed that the one that sur- 
 
 Phiitit by (Uuieiii ,1 
 
 KKV. DR. MACMILLAN. 
 
 f'Iia])lain Halifax Club. 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 599 
 
 vived the other should draw his Hask well lilled with Gleii- 
 livet once or twice across his neighbour's nose, and if he 
 made no sign whatever then "he wad be deid for evermore." 
 These are but samples of the humour that enlightened 
 our hundred meetings. We certainly give the Canadian 
 credit for the " saving sense." 
 
 The National Song— " The Maple Leaf" 
 
 At the social meetings which we attended, we could not 
 fail to be struck with the wealth of song which abounded. 
 The Coon songs were to us particularly interesting, and we 
 enjoyed Dr. Drummond's hahitant patois, though we might 
 not be quite in a position to take it all in. But the song 
 which was invariably sung, and that with the greatest 
 gusto, was " The Maple Leaf." This leaf of the tree 
 which is as useful as it is beautiful has been adopted 
 iis the national emblem, for one speaks of Canada as a 
 nation since the privilege of self-government was granted 
 to the Dominion. Lord Selden, or Fletcher of Saltoun, 
 or some other great man, once said that if he were only 
 permitted to make the songs of a nation, he would allow- 
 any other to make its laws. The honour of making tlte 
 Canadian song belongs to Mr. A. Muir. The verses may 
 not be, from a strictly poetical point of view, of the first 
 water — patriotic verses seldom are — but there is a fine ring 
 in them, and a rattling good chorus, and to hear the 
 Canadians sing that song with full-throated fervour was 
 most inspiriting. Seldom, we may add, did they forget 
 to follow it with " God Save the King " and " Auld Lang 
 Syne." At this last song their general custom was to clasp 
 hands crossways whenever they began to sing it, but our 
 team declined to do this until the action came in at the 
 proper time with the line — 
 
 And here's a hand, my trusty fiere. 
 
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 THE MAPLE LEAF FOR EVER 
 
 The National Song of Canada. 
 
 1 
 
 In days of yore, from Britain'.s shore, 
 
 Wolfe, the dauntk^ss hero, came, 
 And planted firm Britannia's flag 
 
 On Canada's fair domain ; 
 Here may it wave, our boast, our pride, 
 
 And, joined in love together, 
 Tlie Thistle, Shamrock, Rose entwine 
 
 The Maple Leaf for ever. 
 
 Chorus — 
 
 Tlie Maple Leaf, our emblem dear, 
 The Maple Leaf for ever ; 
 
 God save our King, and Heaven bless 
 The Maple Leaf for ever. 
 
 2 
 
 At Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane 
 
 Our brave fatheis, side by side. 
 For freedom, home, and loved ones dear, 
 
 Firmly stood and nobly died ; 
 And those dear rights which they maintained 
 
 We swear to yield them never — 
 Our watchword evermore shall be, 
 
 The Maple Leaf for ever. 
 
 Chorus. 
 
 Our fair Dominion now extends 
 
 From Cape Race to Nootka Sound ; 
 May peace for ever be our lot. 
 
 And plenteous store abound ; 
 And may those ties of love be ours, 
 
 Which discord cannot sever, 
 And flourish green o'er freedom's home. 
 
 The Maple Leaf for ever. 
 
 Chortis. 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS GO 
 
 On Merry Kiigland'.s f'ai-fanied land 
 
 May kind Heaven sweetly smile, 
 God bless Old Scotland evermore, 
 
 And Ireland's Emerald Isle ; 
 Then swell the song, lioth loud and long. 
 
 Till rocks and forest quiver, 
 God save our King, and Heaven liless 
 
 The Maple Leaf for ever. 
 
 Chorits. 
 
 Fiscal Policy and Rudyard Kipling 
 
 There are no politics in curling. There were no 
 politics on our curling tour. Liberals and Conservatives 
 met together to entertain us. Their differences were 
 forgotten : but their differences could not be understood 
 by us — ^just us outsiders cannot see clearly the distinc- 
 tion between parties at home. One thing is certain 
 — they are not divided on the policy of the Empire. 
 They have some cranks among them, like Mr. Goldwin 
 Smith at Toronto, who is ready to throw a slipper after 
 the union of Canada and the States, but generally they 
 go " right away " for the Chamberlain proposals. Not 
 that they are afraid of themselves ; they are a nation, 
 but they wish to be part of an Empire as well, and to 
 be under the British flag. If Britain does not care to 
 see to this, they will " gang their ain gait." They will 
 " work out their own salvation." 
 
 " Call us to your councils " is the famous saying of the 
 present Premier, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It is the watchword 
 of those who look forward to Imperial Federation. It 
 is w^hat Sir Egerton Young and others (including Lord 
 Eosebery once on a time) have preached. It has not 
 yet come, but it will come — the day when the Dominion 
 will be left to sliape its own destiny on its own lines. 
 
602 CUELING TOUR 
 
 but on matters of Imperial concern called to the council 
 of the Empire, — forecast of a greater time 
 
 wlien the battle flag is furled 
 In the Parliament of man, the Federation of the world. 
 
 But we must ca' canny. We found that good, dear 
 Rudyard Kipling had got into had odour in the 
 Dominion over this subject, or rather over something 
 that had nothing to do with it. The head and front of 
 his offending was the following poem written in refer- 
 ence to the Preferential Tariff of 33 per cent granted by 
 Canada to Great Britain in 1897 : — 
 
 OUR LADY OF THE SNOAYS 
 
 A Nation spoke to a Nation, 
 
 A C^ueen sent word to a Throne : 
 " Daughter am I in my mother's house, 
 
 But mistress in my own. 
 The gates are mine to open, 
 
 As the gates are mine to close. 
 And 1 set my house in oi-der," 
 
 Said our Lady of the Snows. 
 
 " Neither with laugliter nor weejjing 
 
 Fear or the child's amaze — 
 Soberly under the White Man's law 
 
 Mj' white men go their ways. 
 Not for the Gentiles' clamour- — 
 
 Insult or threat of blows — 
 Bow we the knee to Baal," 
 
 Said our Lady of the Snows. 
 
 " My speech is clean and single, 
 
 I talk of common things — - 
 Words of the wharf and the market-place 
 
 And the Avare the mexThant brings. 
 Favour to those I favour, 
 
 But a stumbling-block to my foes. 
 Many there be that hate us," 
 
 Said our Lady of the Snows. 
 
MASOXIC AND .AIISCELJ.ANEOUS 603 
 
 " I called my cliiei's to council 
 
 In the din of a troubled y6ar ; 
 For the sake of a t^ign ye would not see, 
 
 And a word ye Avould not heai-. 
 This is our message and answer ; 
 
 This is the path we chose ; 
 For we be also a people,'' 
 
 Said our Lady of the Snows. 
 
 " Carry the word to my sisters — 
 
 To the Queens of the East and the Soutli. 
 I have proven faith in the Heritage 
 
 By more than the word of the mouth. 
 They that are wise may follow 
 
 Ere the world's war-trumpet blows ; 
 But I — I aui first in the battle," 
 
 Said our Lady of the Snows. 
 
 A Nation si)oke to a Nation, 
 
 A Throne seirt word to a Throne : 
 "Daughter am I in my mother's house. 
 
 But mistress in my own. 
 The gates are mine to open, 
 
 As the gates are mine to close, 
 And I abide l)y my mother's house," 
 
 Said our Lady of the Snows. 
 
 Poor dear Eiidyard 1 He illustrates Hood's remark 
 that " evil is wrought by want of thought as well as 
 want of heart." He did not think that he was offend- 
 ing by christening daughter Canada " the Lady of the 
 Snows." But offence was taken. Our opinion is that 
 Canada is just a little " touchy " in this matter. There 
 used to be an annual grand ice carnival in Montreal, 
 but it was discontinued because it gave strangers too 
 cold an impression of the country. Mr. Lampman's reply 
 to Kipling has been given elsewhere (p. 260). Kipling 
 did good just to elicit Lampman's reply. While the 
 Canadians were railing at the poet for his imprudent 
 appellation, Nature came in to help the Dominion to have 
 
604 CUELING TOUR 
 
 her revenge. It so happened that in the year 1897, 
 when Eudyard's words were penned, a great storm took 
 place in the month of October in many parts of Great 
 Britain. Trains were snowed up, and railway traffic 
 interrupted, whilst in Canada they had most lovely 
 weather, the thermometer registering from 80 to 85 
 degrees. A lady in Clinton, Ontario, then wrote some 
 verses, which were widely published. They were 
 entitled — 
 
 CANADA TO ENGLAND 
 
 The 1 3tli of October 
 
 Shall long remembered be, 
 Wlien thou wert near to zero, 
 
 And I was eightj'-tliree. 
 
 Bethinks thee, Mother England, 
 
 What joy it gave to me, 
 To find thee cold and frost-bound, 
 
 While I was eighty-three. 
 
 Go tell thy precious Kipling, 
 
 What little sense he shows. 
 To dub thy fairest daughter 
 
 " The Lady of the Snows." 
 
 Let us speak a word for Kipling. Why should 
 Canada be ashamed of her twofold glory ? We have 
 no more earnest desire than, before life closes, to see the 
 fair Lady in her summer and autumn robes. One of 
 our team, Mr. Mark Sanderson, went back last summer, 
 and had autumn as well. What descriptions he sent us 
 of the beauty, of the richness, of the fascination of the 
 Dominion that we had seen only in white ! It is indeed 
 a country for the tourist to visit, especially in the 
 " Indian " summer. But what would Canada be without 
 the frost and the snow ? The one depends on the other. 
 
 The great prairie grain country owes it to frost and 
 
MASOXIC AXD MISCELLANEOUS 605 
 
 snow that the laud is prepared for the crop without uiauure 
 — the lumher-merchant becomes millionaire by using these 
 to get his supplies from the forest, and down the river to 
 the saw-mill or the pulp factory ; they give the delightful 
 enjoyments of sleigh-driving, hockey, tobogganing, snow- 
 shoeing, etc., which in themselves make the country 
 worth visiting in winter ; and what shall we say more of 
 these winters than to add that they make Canada the 
 Eldorado of the curler. Tlierefore we plead for Kudyard, 
 and all the more because we know that, like ourselves, 
 he is a lover of Canada. Listen to the following : — 
 
 Canada is a great country. A country witli a future. There 
 is a fierce, hard, bracing climate, the climate that j^uts iron 
 and grit into men's bones, and there are all good things to be 
 got out of the ground, if people will work for them. What it 
 wants is more men and more money. . . . Send your folks to 
 Canada ; and if they can't go themselves let them send their 
 money — plenty of it. 
 
 Surely these words make ample amends for that 
 little faux pas of " The Lady of the Snows." 
 
 Happy Canadian Curlers 
 
 It is not simply in the quantity of frost they have that 
 our Canadian children are so happy. Their advantage as 
 compared with ours is that they can attend to business 
 all day, and adjourn to the rink in the evening. The 
 palatial nature of the majority of these rinks has been 
 made apparent by our illustrations, which give only a 
 faint idea of what they really are. In the majority of 
 cases they can have every kind of comfort in their re- 
 tiring-rooms, and can either play or do the plate-glass- 
 skip business, i.e. criticise those who are playing. Then 
 in these they have more space on which to display the 
 trophies won l»y their representatives in great bonspiels. 
 
606 CUELIXG TOUIi 
 
 the names being immortalised, so as to give incitement 
 to others to emulate them. It was quite remarkable to 
 find what valuable collections of cups and trophies of all 
 kinds were in the keeping of nearly every club we had 
 the pleasure of visiting. As these go on increasing 
 they will make the curling clubs the wealthiest insti- 
 tutions in the Dominion. With their palatial covered 
 courts and retiring-rooms, our friends out there are also 
 happy in not confining their use to curlers : in some 
 cases they give facilities for skaters. In a great many 
 cases a bowling-green is attached, and most of the curlers 
 are members of the bowling club ; in a few, lawn-tennis 
 clubs play, either within or without. 
 
 The Canadian curlers receive many privileges from 
 the various railways, whose officials recognise the import- 
 ance of the great winter sport. The telegraph companies 
 also give them special facilities. At the big Winnipeg 
 Durbar all who attended the Bonspiel were allowed to 
 send messages home free ; indeed, the wires were open 
 gratis all round for all that concerned the Tournament. 
 Eatlier different this from our treatment in the home 
 country. 
 
 A Contrast 
 
 Another striking contrast we would here note. As 
 we journeyed from place to place in the great Dominion, 
 and played in the palatial rinks, we could not but mark 
 the contrast between her children over the sea and the 
 " auld respectit Mither," whose kindly message we con- 
 veyed to them, and which by them all was received so 
 kindly. 
 
 It was humiliating to us to reflect that " the Mother 
 of us All " has no home which she can call her own, but 
 is dependent, for the time being, on such accommodation 
 
MASONIC AND MISCKJ.LAXEOUS 607 
 
 as an obliging Secretary can vouchsafe. Though the 
 curling world looks to her for guidance, and for the 
 protection of all that throws historic light on the old 
 Scottish game, such relics as she has gathered, or rather 
 as have been sent to her without asking, are found crowded 
 on the walls or huddled together in the corners of a 
 Secretary's rooms. What a wealtli of relics there must 
 be in the old country, the last International Exhibition 
 in Glasgow proved. How much would they value these 
 in the new country 1 How little do we value them in the 
 old ! "When shall this crying defect be remedied ? AVhen 
 shall we have a great Curlers' Valhalla in the Scottish 
 capital for the portraits of all the heroes of the sport, and 
 pictures such as Sir James Craig and others have gifted ? 
 When shall we have a suite of offices, which shall belong 
 to the Mother -club, and perhaps a big Eink alongside 
 on which — even though the ice l:)e artificial — we might 
 meet our Canadian and other frieiuls, and have a game ? 
 
 "Oor ain Game" 
 
 This being the thirteentli chapter of our volume it will 
 perhaps be the unlucky one, and we are quite prepared 
 to find that we shall l)e called to book for some of our 
 impressions. But we must speak out what we believe, and 
 our cousins will at least give us credit for honesty. Well, 
 now, we grant " right away " that Canadian curlers can 
 give us many points on the game as they play it there. 
 As a mere matter of scientific precision and accuracy,. 
 Canadian curling, either with irons or granites, is simply 
 perfection ; but " This is no' oor ain game," was often our 
 involuntary expression. Somehow it lacked the poetry, 
 the romance, the exhilaration, the excitement of our parish 
 bonspiels at home. They are all well in their way, these 
 covered rinks, these palatial premises, these retiring-rooms 
 
608 
 
 CURLING TOUR 
 
 with "a' the comforts o' the Sautmarket," but one crowded 
 hour of glorious play on a hillside locli, with a few rivers 
 on the bank, is worth an age of curling in a covered court. 
 iSTay, more, if we look on the game as a game of giants, we 
 maintain that on the ordinary and changeable ice we have 
 at home, there is room for more energy and daring than 
 
 OOR AIN GAME. 
 From "Curling," a painting by J. M'Gliu' 
 
 there is on these smooth rinks, where the wrist is every- 
 thing. Further, that tlie boom of the ice, the roar 
 which gives its name to the game, is something that 
 can never be made up for under cover. We remember 
 winning a rink medal on one occasion by playing the 
 last stone in such conditions, that just as we delivered 
 it the ice gave way, and all that we could do was to 
 cheer it to victory, with the water up to our neck, like 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS GOO 
 
 the old skip who wou his match in a similar way, and, 
 never expecting to get out again, called to his com- 
 rades, " Pit that on ma heid-stane." There is no room 
 for such excitement in Canada, though the triumph so 
 much resembles young Wolfe's victory on the Plains of 
 Abraham. 
 
 Then, wliile it may be true that Winnipeg is a world's 
 
 SECRETARY R.C.C.C. WIRES FROM CAKSEBRECK TO CANADA. 
 
 wonder for the number that congregate there for a fort- 
 night's fighting, let us never abate our pride in the great 
 national gathering at Carsebreck, when North meets 
 South, and over 2000 players contend for victory. That, 
 indeed, is a glorious sight, never to be forgotten. 
 
 It was when we were busy with the curlers at 
 Montreal on January 16, that a telegram was handed us 
 from the worthy Secretary of the Eoyal Club to this 
 effect : — 
 
 2 s 
 
610 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Kerr, Captain Scottish Canadian Curling Team. 
 
 About 2500 curlers assembled at Grand Match 
 send greetings to team and brother curlers beyond the 
 sea. Davidson Smith, Secretary. 
 
 To this the Captain replied : — 
 
 In name of team and Canadian curlers, hearty 
 greetings offered in return. Were brithers a. Good 
 luck to Grand Match ! Kerk, Ccqytain. 
 
 We were delighted to receive the Secretary's wire, and 
 when we read it out to our Canadian friends, they were 
 amazed at the very idea of such a gathering. 
 
 The Canadian curlers have certainly a great pull over 
 us in the quantity of ice they get ; but we comfort 
 ourselves by saying that curling for a short time in our 
 conditions is more delightful than for a protracted season 
 under theirs. Slightly to paraphrase Shakespeare — 
 
 If all our days were curling holidays, 
 To sport would be as tedious as to work, 
 So nothing pleaseth but rare curling. 
 
 The Dominion Government 
 
 There is a very efficient system of graduated govern- 
 ment in the Dominion.^ No better proof could be 
 given of the watchfulness of those in authority to do 
 all in their power to advance its interests, than the 
 sending of a representative — Mr. Thomson — to take 
 the Scottish curlers from Halifax to Winnipeg. It was 
 most thoughtful and kind. Our King is their King, and 
 as he is Patron of the Eoyal Club we recognised the 
 attention of the Canadian Government to the Scottish 
 
 ^ Vide Appendix V. 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 611 
 
 curlers as a proof of their well-known loyalty. He is 
 represented by the Governor-General, who is at present 
 Lord Minto, a former President of the Eoyal Caledonian 
 Curling Club, who took the greatest interest in our visit. 
 Wherever we went, some representatives from either 
 House attended our meetings ; and they are all eloquent, 
 to judge from those who spoke. They seemed to regard 
 it as a duty to welcome us in name of the Government. 
 Apart from this Federal Parliament, each province is an 
 imperium in imperio, and, for limited but still important 
 business, manages its own affairs. At the head of each 
 province is a Lieutenant-Governor, appointed by the 
 Governor -in -Council, and paid, like him, out of the 
 Federal Treasury. These Governors all showed a 
 practical interest in our visit. 
 
 City Government 
 
 One prominent feature of our liistoric tour was the 
 presentation of the freedom of the city on each occasion 
 when a city was our centre. This was much appreciated. 
 Like the action of the Government, it shows the alert- 
 ness of the civic rulers to the welfare of their people, 
 for curling in Canada has much to do therewith. In 
 Montreal, where our civic reception was most hearty 
 and pronounced, and which may be taken as a type of 
 the others, the City Council consists of a Mayor and 
 thirty-four aldermen. Unlike our home system, where a 
 Mayor or Provost depends for election on the Municipal 
 Council, the Mayor is elected every two years by the 
 voters throughout the city, and his allowance is ^4000, 
 or £800, a year. The aldermen are elected by the 
 various wards in the city, each returning two. They 
 hold office for two years, and are paid an annual salary 
 
612 CUELING TOUE 
 
 of $600, while each Chairman of Committee gets $200 
 a year extra. 
 
 This all-round payment is said to lead to a good 
 deal of corruption, but of that we had no evidence. In 
 one city we were told that when a citizen had served as 
 an alderman, he had to spend a sort of quarantine period 
 of a few years as an ordinary citizen, before he was re- 
 admitted into respectable society. That we took as a 
 good specimen of Canadian humour and the frolicsome 
 banter which goes on between officials and citizens. 
 
 Churches 
 
 The Presbyterian churches in Canada are all 
 united, save one or two remnants in cliarge of such 
 good representatives of the Auld Kirk of Scotland as 
 the Eev. Dr. Edgar Hill at Montreal, who paid his 
 devoirs to our team in a most kindly way when we 
 were in that city. It is usual to speak of this fusion 
 as a great thing, and an example to Scotland. No doubt 
 we speak with a " bias," to use a curling phrase, Ijut we 
 saw nothing in Canada to prove that an Established 
 Church is an evil — rather the reverse. Some good old 
 Scots we met said they missed " the Auld Kirk," and 
 would like to see more of its ministers come out there. 
 No doubt there is a freedom and independence of speech 
 and action in a State Church which is difficult to obtain 
 in another. Our leading broad -churchman, Principal 
 Story, whose name is still held in respect in Canada, 
 would not have been so comfortable had he remained out 
 there. A State Church in the Dominion would not only 
 give greater freedom of speech to the clergy, but might, 
 by a more uniform and ecclesiastical order of worship, 
 keep Presbyterians from going over to the Episcopal 
 Church, though that may not be a " falling away." 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS G13 
 
 Some who like the Preshyteriau order of government, but 
 dishke the want of order in worship which sometimes 
 prevails, are forced to do this against their will. 
 
 If there be some " owre nairry " specimens among 
 them, as we have noted, we would speak with respect and 
 admiration of the Presbyterian ministers in general. They 
 work hard, and are devoted to the welfare of their people. 
 It is most creditable that they overtake such wide districts 
 as some in the country do. In the cities they have 
 many organisations. The Y.M.C.A. seems to be a healthy 
 and flourishing institution, with fine buildings at each 
 important centre. In their unremitting labonrs they 
 certainly give us points. The number of Doctors among 
 them is oppressive. Nearly every one seems to have a 
 Doctor's degree. One of the best we met apologised for 
 having " Dr." before his name. He said he got it by 
 accident, because he headed a church deputation at 
 some university function. An English divine. Dr. Cox, of 
 Expositor fame, once suggested that all who sported D.D. 
 on earth should be examined as to their qualifications 
 before being allowed to enter heaven. The suggestion 
 was horrifying at home. What would it be in Canada ? 
 
 The Confusion of Place-Names 
 
 Surely it is a pity that what in technical phraseology 
 is called the enchorial system has not been more adliered 
 to in the nomenclature of the Dominion : by that is 
 meant the attachment of a name by the aborigines, or 
 for some local peculiarity. Tliese Indian and other 
 names are mostly pretty, and mostly suggestive. Canada 
 itself is, we believe, the Indian word Kannatha, a village 
 or collection of villages. Montreal, for Mount Eoyal, 
 is not objectionable, but the Indian Hochelaga would 
 not liave been so tame. Quebec is not better than 
 
614 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Stadacona, " the narrowincp of the river." Ottawa, " grand 
 river," is excellent, so is Ontario, " the great lake/' 
 
 Toronto, " the place of meeting," is most suggestive as 
 recalling the " pow-wows " of native tribes to discuss the 
 situation in the primitive period. Niagara is also first- 
 rate, for it is the " thunder of waters." Winnipeg, the 
 Indian Ovinipigon, " muddy water," is still appropriate 
 for the Assiniboine and Eed Eiver, though the city is so 
 clear and go-ahead. Manitoba is singularly suggestive 
 of the " great spirit " worshipped by the tribes. 
 
 But confusion begins at Halifax, named after the 
 statesman who in 1749 sent out Lord Cornwallis to 
 fortify the city. Chebucto, the Indian title for " the 
 greatest of harbours," would have been better. St. John 
 is confusing, and what shall we say of Peterborough, 
 Hamilton, Windsor, Stratford, Paris, London, Perth, 
 Inverness ? Without even the prefix of New before them 
 they are certainly confusing, though no doubt meant 
 to be complimentary. 
 
 The Confusion of the Coinage 
 
 is what we most complained of as Scottish visitors to 
 Canada. There is little or no distinction between that 
 and the coinage of the United States. The " almighty 
 dollar" is the unit of the decimal system, divided according 
 to the decimal system into 100 cents. The dollar and 
 its multiples in paper up to four are Government concerns ; 
 above that they are issued by the Banks. Scotch notes 
 have been called " filthy lucre," but the Canadian paper 
 disputes the title. In silver the dollar is divided into 
 the half dollar (50 c.) ; the quarter, which perhaps is 
 most in evidence, for it is the nearest to our shilling ; 
 the twenty-cent piece, which is a bit of a nuisance, and 
 is falling into disuse ; the ten-cent piece, and the five- 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 015 
 
 cent piece. In bronze there are the two-cent piece (Id.) 
 and the cent (^d.). The Dominion has no gold coins of 
 its own, but the United States gold is accepted, and a 
 British sovereign is good enough for five dollars. 
 
 Now, in the name of all that is reasonable, when one 
 hears so much of the Federation of the Empire and the 
 distinction between the United States and Canada, wliy 
 should this similarity of coinage unite them, while its 
 dissimilarity separates our 
 greatest colony from Great 
 Britain ? There is something 
 far wrong here. Might we 
 not say, something dangerous ? 
 Eor in these matters great 
 issues are often involved. 
 
 In an important speech 
 which he delivered at a 
 Federation of the Empire 
 meeting which Sir Frederick 
 Young held at Toronto on 
 October 25, 1901, the Hon. 
 George W. Eoss, Premier of 
 Ontario, than whom there is 
 no more level-headed statesman in the Dominion, said : — • 
 
 There is much to be done in the way of luiifying the Eiiipire. 
 If you go to the old country, you feel yourself a stranger in many 
 ways. The coinage is different. You are puzzled sorely to trans- 
 mute — you can easily transfer — the dollars and cents into pounds, 
 shillings, and pence. You are puzzled with the weights and 
 measures. These are matters of trade. I would like all the 
 Colonies to feel that there was a unification of every matter affecting 
 trade and commerce, so that when we carried on exchange with 
 London we could do so as easily as with Montreal. These are 
 small matters, and yet they give you a feeling of identity and 
 association which, I think, is proper in people of the same nation- 
 ality and belonging to the same political structure. 
 
 HOX. G. W. K(> 
 
G16 CUELING TOUE 
 
 These are wise words, and worth attention by all 
 who are endeavouring to draw more closely together the 
 Colonies and the Empire. 
 
 This subject brings me to pay my most heartfelt 
 tribute of thanks to our Honorary Secretary-Treasurer, 
 Mr. Eobert Husband, Solicitor, Dunfermline. We might 
 have our own difficulties with coinage : as Premier 
 Eoss said, we had no difiiculty in transferring it ; but 
 our comfort was greatly helped by the quiet, effective 
 way in which Mr. Husband financed the team throughout 
 the tour. He was most considerate and forbearing, and, 
 though tried and tempted often, there was only once 
 that he suggested to a member to transfer himself to 
 Herr Diabolus — when — tell it not in Gath — that 
 member went to the Captain ! 
 
 The Land of Vastness 
 
 It is very difficult to comprehend the magnitude 
 of the Dominion. We heard much of the largeness 
 of the country. But it was all warranted by facts. 
 Just note a few from those laid before the " Congress of 
 Chambers of Commerce of the Empire," held at Montreal, 
 August 17-20, 1903. 
 
 The area of the Dominion is 3,745,574 square miles, 
 of which 3,619,819 are land. This area is twenty-eight 
 times that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
 Ireland. Canada is twice the size of British India, and 
 nearly ten times that of all British Africa, not including 
 the two colonies recently annexed. Of the 1 1-^ millions 
 of square miles that make up the British Empire, Canada 
 constitutes about one-third. 
 
 The whole population at last census was 5,371,315, 
 of which 3,063,189 are British, 1,649,371 French, and 
 the remainder of other nationalities. 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 617 
 
 The Province of Quebec, the second in extent in the 
 Dominion, is three times as large in area as the United 
 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 
 
 In Ontario, the third largest province (British 
 Columbia comes first), the land area is 140,000,000 
 acres, or 200,000 square miles. It is nearly four times 
 as large as England, six times as large as Ireland, and 
 seven times as large as Scotland. 
 
 Manitoba, the central province, where our curling 
 tour terminated, has an area of 73,732 square miles, 
 or some 47,188,480 acres, and is therefore about 
 as large as the combined area of England and Scotland. 
 What a future curling has l)efore it in this land of 
 vastness and frost ! 
 
 The Crying Want of Canada 
 
 When it is remembered that in this land of vastness 
 the total population does not equal that of our own 
 London, it might naturally be supposed that we would 
 say that the crying want of the Dominion is population. 
 That is a great want, but Fcstina lente, or the golfer's 
 motto, "Don't press," is here, as it is in many other 
 cases, the best advice. It is the right sort of emi- 
 grants that are wanted in Canada — British, and specially 
 Scots. 
 
 The real crying want is a fast service of steamers 
 between Great Britain and a British port in Canada. 
 Why should " via New York " Ije on so many letters ? 
 Why should the Government give large subsidies to the 
 Cunard Company to carry our mails to America, while 
 no such subsidy is given to carry our mails to our own 
 Dominion, Canada? It is humiliating to think that 
 America comes between us and our own. Further, we 
 experienced, as a team, that our doings were not fairly 
 
618 CUELTNCt TOUE 
 
 represented, just because they were passed through 
 American agencies. 
 
 Halifax, with its finest harbour in the world, has an 
 outstanding claim to be the British port of Canada to 
 connect with Liverpool, or other British port, by a grey- 
 hound service of steamers. Several days could thus be 
 taken off the present passage, the length of which is such a 
 hindrance to emigration and to business. We should also 
 be saved the expense of having to go by New York and the 
 States to the Dominion. Once this is arranged, and surely 
 those in authority should see the necessity for urgency 
 in the matter, the crying want of the Dominion would 
 be satisfied, emigration and inter-communication would 
 be enormously increased, and that closer union between 
 the Mother Country and her greatest colony, for which 
 we are all workintr, would Ije effected. 
 
 The World's Granary 
 
 It is not our intention here to explain fully the 
 enormous possibilities of Canada as a grain -producing 
 area. But we would not take farewell of Winnipeg 
 without forecasting the great future that is before that 
 city as the channel through which the illimitable sup- 
 plies of the West must flow. Great is Winnipeg as a 
 centre of curling on Al hard ice, but greater still is the 
 city for the supply of Al hard grain that is bound to 
 flow through it in years to come. One of the Commis- 
 sioners on Mr. Chamberlain's Tariff Eeform Committee 
 is Mr. Pearson, who has charge of that interesting 
 weekly called Answers. It will save us pages of 
 statistics if we transfer from that paper the following 
 diagram and explanation : — 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 619 
 
 This illustration tells more convincingly than would many 
 columns of letterpress why the eyes of the land-hungry all over the 
 world are turned to the 
 Canadian west. 
 
 The square C C re- 
 presents the total area of 
 the province of Manitoba, 
 and the territories of As- 
 siniboia, Alberta, and Sas- 
 katchewan— 2 70,000,000 
 acres in all. The shaded 
 square, B B, shows the 
 area of land good for 
 farming — 135,000,000 
 acres ; while the black 
 square, A, is the land at 
 present under cultivation 
 — 4,000,000 acres. The 
 black centre of cultivated land is but a dot on the great expanse 
 of land suitable for tillage. From that little black dot over a 
 hundred million bushels of various sorts of grain were reaped last 
 year. Wliat will the harvest be when the whole area comes under 
 the plough ? 
 
 There is no mistake about it. There is no exaggera- 
 tion. A veritaljle Goshen is that Manitoba, which 
 Scotsmen should go in and possess. 
 
 The venerable Lord Strathcona, the worthy represent- 
 ative of Canada in this country, than whom no one knows 
 better or is more reliable, said to the Merchant Company 
 of Edinburgh on December 4 last, in contrasting the con- 
 dition of tilings sixty years ago with what prevails now : 
 
 Sixty years ago the revenues of Canada were hai'dly worth 
 speaking of, they were so very small ; to-day they are upwards 
 of sixty million pounds sterling. And look to the results in that 
 country, which at that time was under the government of the 
 Hudson's Bay Company — the great Kupert's Land, that country 
 stretching from Lake Huron westward and northward, which now 
 comprehends Manitoba, the North - West Territories, British 
 Columbia, and away on, if you will, throughout the Arctic Circle. 
 
620 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Thirty years ago from the North-West Provinces there was not a 
 possibility of sending out one single bushel of wheat. Nay, more 
 than that ; the greater jjortion of what was wanted for the few 
 inhabitants in that vast country had to be brought in for their 
 siLstenance year by year. Two years ago there was jjroduced in 
 that country by some 40,000 farmers upwards of 120,000,000 
 bushels of grain — (applause) — one-half of which was wheat, and 
 wheat of even better quality than could be grown in Old Scotland 
 or in any portion of the United Kingdom. If such is the case 
 now, if it is so within these thirty years, and by so few people, 
 what will it be in the next ten or twenty years ? Looking to the 
 influx of settlers into the country within the last coujile of years, 
 there can be no question that in another ten years the jiopulation 
 of the Dominion will be doubled — (applause) — and tliat from that 
 great country alone — what is known as the fertile belt, stretching 
 from the Lake of the Woods, a little to the east of Winnipeg, to 
 the foot of the Eocky Mountains, upwards of 1100 miles, and 
 north and south from the international boundary for some 300 or 
 400 miles — all of which may I^e said to be one great grain-tield or 
 grazing land — what may we not expect — since we have only touched 
 the fringe of it just now — when it is in the hands of some hun- 
 dreds of thousands of farmers ? Then they will be able to produce 
 and send, if required, to England, every pound of bread stuff that 
 may be wanted. So conscious are our friends in the United States 
 of all this that within the last three years upwards of 100,000 of 
 them have gone into the north-west of Canada. They find they 
 have even a better climate there than in their own States, that 
 they have more productive soil, and tliat altogether they can do 
 better under the British Crown than under the Eepublic. And 
 we have no misgivings with regard to their loyalty. They will be 
 equally good, loyal, and devoted British subjects and Canadian 
 citizens as any of those who have been born within the land. 
 (Applause.) 
 
 These are weighty words, which wise Scots might note. 
 
 " A thing of beauty," said John Keats, " is a joy for 
 ever." One would never call these numerous "elevators" 
 throughout Canada, such as are here represented, things of 
 beauty ; but they are things of utility, which is perhaps 
 more important, and the fact that they are so mucli in 
 evidence — marring the landscape though they do — is 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS G21 
 
 proof that the world's granary is " right there." They 
 are the great storehouses which visibly demonstrate the 
 overtlowiug cornucopia of the Dominion. 
 
 What with corn and curling, the lot of the Scots 
 emigrant in Canada is indeed a happy one. The curling 
 season is almost longer than the corn one. The winter 
 breaks up in May : by August the harvest is gathered, 
 and by September it is housed in the " elevators." The 
 
 ph„t<, 1,11 c.r.i;. Co. 
 
 CANADIAN I'ALiFIC ELEVATORS, FdKT-WILLIAM, ONTAKIO. 
 
 work is simple, but it is hard work. No loafers need go 
 to Canada. Over and over again we were told that for 
 men (and women) prepared to work in this world's granary, 
 success w^as certain. But one class we were told to warn 
 off, and we do so now, viz. the " allowance-men " — those 
 who are failures at home, but are sent out by their fathers 
 to Canada, with an allowance to keep them there of so 
 much per week. No, this is not the place for them. 
 Far better house them in hydropathics or reformatories, 
 or, what is even worse, place them out as " mud-students " 
 on farms at home. The " allowance-men " are not the 
 men who will make their w\ay in the world's granary or 
 
622 CUELING TOUE 
 
 make Canada the agricultural hub of the universe. It 
 will become that without them. 
 
 Greater Scotland 
 
 We hear much in these days of Greater Britain beyond 
 the Seas. We should like to hear Canada always referred 
 to as " Greater Scotland." Tliroughout the whole history 
 of the country, Scotsmen have had the lion's share in its 
 development and in the reaping of its spoils. It is said 
 that when the Euthven family were engaged in the plot 
 against King James VI., which ended so fatally for them- 
 selves, they offered Dirleton as a l)ril)e to Logan of 
 Eestalrig for his services, and Logan in one of his letters 
 says : " I care not for all the other land I have in the 
 kingdom, if I may grip of Dirleton, for 1 esteem it the 
 pleasantest dwelling in Scotland." Despite its frosts and 
 snows, the Scots have regarded Canada as the pleasantest 
 dwelling-place across the seas, and the grip they took of 
 it at the outset, when it was a land of fragments and 
 sections, was made firm when the country was bound 
 together as a Dominion in 1867. It is to be hoped that 
 this grip will never be relaxed. It is for the good of the 
 Dominion and for tlie good of Scotland tliat it should Ije 
 strengthened as the years go by. The most outstanding 
 Scotsman in the Dominion to-day is Lord Strathcona, whose 
 monument is not simply such a triumph of engineering 
 (in more ways than one) as the Canadian Pacific Eailway, 
 but such a noble institution as the Victoria Hospital, wliich, 
 with another Scotsman who plays a good second. Lord Mount- 
 Stephen, he built and endowed, in M'Gill L'niversity, and 
 other public institutions. Wiien the honour he so well de- 
 served — the freedom of the city of Edinburgh — was con- 
 ferred upon him in December last, his lordship bore eloquent 
 testimony to Scotland's relation to Canada. He said : — 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS 623 
 
 I am modest enough to believe that your kindness and con- 
 sideration to me arise not so much from any merits of my own, 
 as from the circumstance that I represent in the United Kingdom 
 the Dominion of Canaihi, with the development of which Scotsmen 
 have had so much to do. 1 do not think it would be possible to 
 overrate the benefits that have been conferred upon the Empire by 
 Scotsmen. Of course we know that our own land of hills and 
 glens is not large enough to provide legitimate fields for the 
 ambition of her sons. They have had the opportunity of acquiring 
 an education not afforded in most countries, and to the admirable 
 parish schools of the past, and to the higher education aftbrded by 
 her Universities, is owing in no small measure the success of Scots- 
 men throughout the world. (Applause.) The conditions in this 
 respect are now greatly changed, and it behoves us to advance 
 with the progress of the times if we are to maintain the advantages 
 enjoyed in the past. Many young Scotsmen have gone out in days 
 gone by to India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Cape, the 
 West Indies, and elsewhere, and their sterling characteristics, their 
 capacity for hard work, and their determination to succeed have 
 bad much to do with the development of the different parts of the 
 Empire. They have taken an important j^art in developing 
 Canada, in the east as well as in the west. Wliat may be termed 
 tlie roll of honour of Canada contains many familiar Scottish names. 
 We have a Nova Scotia, and British Columbia was formerly known 
 as Caledonia. What is now known as Western Canada, the country 
 of Lake Huron, which now includes Western Ontario, Manitolxi, 
 the North- West Territories, and British Columbia, was at one lime 
 under the control of the Hudson's Bay Company. You, my Lord 
 Provost, have referred to my association with that Company. The 
 men who have been connected with the administration of the 
 Company for the last two centuries have been mostly drawn from 
 Scotland. They cut themselves away from the world for long 
 periods ; they looked after the interests of -the country, and became 
 friendly with the aborigines. But for their watchfulness and tlieir 
 determination to look after British interests, it is quite certain that 
 Western Canada to-day would not be a part of the Empire. (Hear, 
 liear, and applause.) And it is equally certain that the transfer of 
 the Hudson's Bay territory to Canada could not have been carried 
 out so readily, and with so little friction, but for the civilising 
 influence which the Company had exercised for so many years. 
 
 It is uur inheritance in Scotland that creates our 
 
624 CUELING TOUE 
 
 patriotism. The memory of those who fought for 
 freedom, independence, and justice, fires our enthusiasm. 
 Canada shares this inheritance with us. Now she has her 
 own inheritance to add to ours. The names of such men 
 as Simon Fraser, David Thompson, Lord Selkirk, Sir John 
 A. Macdonald, Sir William Macdonald, Sir Alexander 
 Gait, John Gait, Hon. G. M. Brown, Sir John Thompson, 
 Sir Alexander Mackenzie, are worthy of any that Scotland 
 holds in reverence, not to speak of such Governors as 
 Lord Elgin, Lord Dufferin, and others, such as the Duke 
 of Argyll and Lord Aberdeen, who are still alive. For the 
 future, let us go together hand in hand as we have done, our 
 watchword " Canada for the Scot and the Scot for Canada." 
 There are thousands in om' land to-day who would be far 
 better over in the Dominion. The wide, unbounded pro- 
 spect is before them. The faces out there are bright with 
 hope. There is no Uase, played-out feeling such as we find 
 sometimes at home ; no what's-the-use, despairing tone, 
 such as our young men sometimes affect. The " strenuous " 
 life is the Canadian. Faith in themselves, faith in their 
 country, faith in God, impels them forward with elastic step 
 toward the goal of their glorious destiny as the greatest 
 colony of the greatest Empire the world has ever seen. 
 
 No one need ever be afraid out there of fori^ettinff 
 the old country. He will not be allowed — the parritch- 
 pat, the haggis, and tlie pibroch, the Gaelic speech, and 
 the auld Scots sangs, will keep him all right. 
 
 May we not add that the grand old game which we 
 went out to play, and the playing of which brought 
 us into friendship with such a true body of men, is the 
 most potent of all preventives in Canada against forgetting 
 Scotland or Scottish characteristics. It is so much in 
 evidence in these palatial rinks that it cannot be over- 
 looked as a factor in the life of the great cities, and 
 
MASONIC AND MISCELLANEOUS G25 
 
 ere long in every town of importance there will be a 
 curling club. It has indeed a wonderful future before 
 it. What the Winnipeg Bonspiel of fifty years after this 
 will be, who can imagine ? 
 
 No one can read the account of our curling tour 
 without feeling that this attachment to Scotland was the 
 most remarkable demonstration of all that we witnessed. 
 We were not such fools as to suppose that the welcome we 
 received was personal : it was for the old country's sake. 
 That they never forget: if they were not Scotch, the curlers 
 we met, they were descended from Scots forebears or had a 
 Scots connection, and one crowned all claims by telling 
 the Captain that he was " a nickel-plated Scotsman." 
 
 Often had we heard the words of the Great Wizard 
 of the North before, but never did we so truly sound the 
 depth of their meaning as when we heard them spoken 
 out there by Scoto-Canadians — • 
 
 Land of my sires ! what mortal hand 
 
 Can e'er untie the filial band 
 
 That knits me to thy rugged strand ! 
 
 Photo hi/ C.P.It. Co. 
 VlliW OF THE PHAIKIE AFTER LEAVING WINNIPEC!. 
 
 2t 
 
CHArTEK XIV 
 
 IN THE UNITED STATES 
 
 THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER 
 
 O say, can you see by the dawn's early light 
 What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, 
 Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous light, 
 O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ! 
 And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air. 
 Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ; 
 say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave 
 O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ? 
 say, does the star-spangled banner yet wave 
 O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ? 
 
 On that shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep. 
 Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes. 
 What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, 
 As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses ? 
 Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, 
 In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream ; 
 'Tis the star-spangled banner ! long may it wave 
 O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ! 
 'Tis the star-spangled banner ! long may it wave 
 O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ! 
 
 Should the Eoyal Club ever arrange for another Trans- 
 atlantic curling tour we would strongly recommend that 
 Canada and the United States be not included in the 
 same round. Our reluctance to leave Winnipeg, where 
 there was such a good opportunity to witness and study 
 first-class play, convinced us that we had \nidertaken too 
 much. Any team could spend the whole time we had at 
 
 626 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES 627 
 
 our disposal and a good deal more in curling in Canada 
 alone ; and so keen are they in Illinois, and several other 
 States, that we believe two months could be filled up 
 with friendly matches there without ever entering Canada. 
 Such arrangement would be more satisfactory to both 
 divisions of the continent. We proceeded to the States 
 with a half-jaded feeling ; we could not get away from the 
 conviction that we had devoted our best to our Canadian 
 cousins, and that we could not keep up our interest in the 
 matcheswith Brother Jonathan. But we had our Itinerary 
 to follow, we had the behest of the Royal Caledonian Club 
 to obey,and so we buckled on our armour when we left Win- 
 nipeg, determined to do our best for Club and Country. 
 
 No doubt the unswerving loyalty of the Grand National 
 Club of America determined the Eoyal Club to the course 
 that was taken, combined with the fact that at New York 
 there were two clubs — the St. Andrew's and the Yonkers 
 — which had never broken their direct connection with 
 the Mother-club. The urgent pleading of the late Mr. 
 Foulis, so long Secretary of the Grand National, has 
 been referred to. We iiad pressing invitations to visit 
 Buffalo, ^Milwaukee, Boston, etc., but had reluctantly to 
 decline them simply because the team had not the gift 
 of Sir Boyle Pioche's bird. The places on our list were 
 Minneapolis, St. Paul, Chicago, Utica, and New York, 
 Utica being included at the request of the New York 
 curlers themselves, some of whom wanted to meet us there. 
 
 We give the following interesting letter received by 
 the E.C.C.C. Secretary before we left for the tour : — 
 
 From D. Foulis to A. Davidson Smith, Esq. 
 
 Lakewood, December 5, 1902. 
 Dear Sir — My business engagements having detained me 
 longer down here than I expected, I retired from the secretaryship 
 of tlie National Club after a term of twenty-five years, which I sliall 
 
628 CUELINCt TOUE 
 
 always look back to witli pleasant reminiscences of the bonspiels 
 played, and the very wale o' men my secretarial duties brought me 
 in contact with in the United States and Canada, personally, and by 
 correspondence with the keen curlers of my native land. God bless 
 her and them, more especially the present Secretary of the Eoyal 
 Caledonian Curling Club ! I forwarded the last circular letter 
 received from you to New York, and no doubt our officials there 
 would atteiid to the requests in it. Mr. W. H. Smith is now 
 Secretary of the Grand National Curling Club. Mr. W. D. 
 Edwards, a lawyer in excellent standing in Jersey City, N.J., 
 one of our keenest and best curlers, whom I have known from his 
 early youth, ex-Senator of the State of New Jersey, a fluent orator, 
 and just the man for his position, is our President and Chairman 
 of the Committee to take charge of the Royal Caledonians when 
 they reach New York in February, if they are not all killed with 
 kindness before they reach there. I see your curlers leave your side 
 of the water on December 18, and you may rest assured that we will 
 watch with keen interest their progress across this big continent, 
 from their landing at Halifax till they reach our " muckle toon " 
 of New York, getting here as they will, just about the time for 
 having good ice in the fluctuating weather of this latitude and sea- 
 board location. Might I suggest the propriety of the Royal 
 Caledonians calling at Washington on their journey from Chicago ? 
 I am sure President Roosevelt would make them heartily welcome, 
 and would only regret that in his many mental and physical 
 exercises he had never played the game of curling. When they 
 visit Milwaukee, they will meet Mr. John Johnstone, Banker there, 
 an authority on finance, in this financial country, a graduate of 
 Aberdeen University under the late Professor Blackie, ex-President 
 of the National Curling Club, also ex-President of the North- 
 western Curling Association, a keen curler. I rate him and 
 Colonel Stevenson of Montreal two of the most rej)resentative 
 Scotsmen on this continent, and esteem it an honour to count 
 them both as personal friends of long standing. One thing 
 more for the Royal Caledonians to think about, — but I don't 
 off"er this as an advice, only as an illustration, — when Mr. 
 M'Diarmid left Winnipeg with his rink some three years ago to 
 play in the bonspiels at St. Paul, and other of our Western 
 cities, he had his j^layers bound by ironclad rules to take a cold bath 
 every morning and not to taste intoxicating drinks during the trip ; 
 and his rink was one of the most successful that ever left IManitoba. 
 Now it requires some moral courage to jump into a cold bath when 
 
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 the tliennometer outside stands 25° or 35° below zero ; but, as 
 the laddie said when he had a brug in his fit and wadna' tak' it 
 oot, " It's naethiug when ye're used tae it." And the same may- 
 apply to cold baths in winter, only the trouble is to get used to 
 tlu'iii. Let your players have their curling-stones well sharpened 
 before leaving, and beware of playing matches until the stones are 
 well cooled. After travelling in the hot cars, even set the stones on 
 ice, it loill take about twelve hours to get the heat out of them. 
 
 Lakewood is called the Northern Florida, but there is a mixed 
 snowstorm raging here to-day that reminds me of the Scottish ones 
 when the Pentlands used to be covered " wi' snaw " even in 
 December. With best wishes for the Eoyal Caledonians during 
 their trans-continental trip, and I am glad to see that a repre- 
 sentative Scottish minister, Rev. John Kerr, Chaplain of the 
 R.C.C.C, is to be their "guide, philosopher, and friend." — I remain, 
 dear sir, sincerely yours, David Foulis. 
 
 P.S. — "And lastly," as your old acquaintance. Rev. Andrew 
 Purves, used to say to us in Aberdour Free Kirk, — and oh, how we 
 used to weary for him to say it, good preacher and big-hearted man 
 though he was, — I would esteem it a great favour could you send me 
 a copy of the Royal Annual now about due, a most entertaining 
 book to all curlers in any part of the globe. There are fine golf 
 links here ; and Finlay Douglas of St. Andrews won the cup last 
 week, jjlaying off with M'Donald, ex-amateur champion. Auchter- 
 lonie, also of St. Andrews, won the open championship in November 
 over nearly a hundred players of the best American talent. Pretty 
 good for Scotland and no' Ijad for Fife. — D. F. 
 
 Curling in the United States 
 
 The following historic account was prepared bj Mr. 
 Foulis for an American magazine in 1899 : — 
 
 The oldest curling club ou this continent is that of Montreal, 
 organised in 1807, and the oldest in the United States was formed 
 at Pontiac, Michigan, over sixty years ago. There some enthusiastic 
 Scotsmen had settled, and played the game with wooden blocks, 
 until better material could be had. 
 
 The game used to be played some eighty years ago in New York 
 City, where the busy thoroughfare of Canal Street is now. It was 
 
630 CURLING TOUR 
 
 there the members of the St. Andrew's Society would go for an 
 afternoon's pastime, when they could get so far up town. 
 
 The rapid spread throughout this country of the love and prac- 
 tice of the game led to a desire amongst a number of its votaries, 
 some thirt^'-two years ago, to have a federation of clubs similar in 
 character to "oor auld respectit Mither," as the curlers fondly term 
 the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. This finally led to a meeting 
 being held in New York, June 2, 1867, when the Grand National 
 Curling Club of America was formed under very favourable auspices. 
 David Bell, of Buffalo, was elected President ; George Macnoe, also 
 of Buffalo, was chosen Secretary. A constitution and by-laws were 
 adopted, and these, with very few alterations, remain in force to 
 the present day, and will bear favourable comparison, for practical 
 efficiency, with those of any similar organisations. These are the 
 Royal Caledonian, the Canadian branch of the Royal, the Ontario 
 Association, the Manitoba branch of tlie Royal, tlie North-Western 
 Association, and the Grand National — the latter two in the United 
 States, but entirely independent in action. 
 
 The present headquarters of these federated clubs are situated 
 at Edinburgh, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, St. Paul, and New 
 York. " We're brithers a' " is the national club motto, and though 
 it is in a different language from that of E pluribns unum, it virtually 
 means the same, for there can be no thorough unity without true 
 brotherhood. 
 
 A number of vei-y valuable medals have been presented to the 
 National Club, and are contested for every winter, weather per- 
 mitting, each under special rules as to competition, each donor of 
 a medal indicating how he wished his gift to be played for. 
 
 These, in the order of presentation, are : Champion rink match 
 for the Gordon Medal ; North v. South of Scotland match for the 
 Dalrymple Medal ; Inter-State match. New York v. New Jersey, 
 for the Hamilton Medal ; Scots r. Other Nationalities, for the 
 M'Lintock Medal ; and the champion club match for the Mitchell 
 Medal. The Scots r. American match for the Patterson Medal 
 is played under the rules, but not under the auspices, of the 
 National Association, and has led to ten bonspiels betwixt the 
 Scottish lion rampant and the American eagle, live victories to 
 each. 
 
 There are nine clubs in New York City, namely : Caledonian, 
 Thistle, St, Andrew's, New York, Empire City, American, Manhattan, 
 John o' Groat's, and Van Cortlandt, with near neighbours at Long 
 Island City, Brooklyn, Yonkers, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES 631 
 
 Morristown, and Tuxedo Park, with whom many interesting spiels 
 are held. 
 
 New York's Commissioners of Public Parks have always acted 
 very generously with the curlers, encouraging their game in every 
 way, granting them the exclusive use of Conservatory Lake during 
 the winter months, with a house on the bank to hold their outfit, and 
 reserving a cosy corner on Van Cortlaudt Lake, near the old historic 
 mill of Revolutionary days, for the curleis to play their matches. 
 
 Eigliteeu rinks played at one time on Conservatory Lake, in a 
 Ualrymple Medal match some years ago, 144 players in all; but 
 atmospheric conditions have changed as buildings loomed up on 
 both sides of Central Park, and now it is seldom that all the ice 
 on tliat lake is available, as it was years ago. 
 
 After some raids across the border to ]\Iontreal, Toronto, and 
 Hamilton, and seeing the fine covered rinks there, the curlers in 
 this vicinity thought it was time they had something of that sort 
 near New York ; so an organisation was formed about ten years 
 ago and a large covered rink erected at Hoboken, where six rinks 
 can play at one time — morning, noon, and night — with comfort, in 
 all sorts of weather. 
 
 Tlie most valuable of all the national trophies — and they are all 
 handsome — is the Mitchell Medal, given by the late Alexander 
 Mitchell, of Milwaukee, when that gentleman was patron of the 
 National Club. It is of solid gold, tastefully emblazoned with 
 curling scenes, and adorned witli diamonds, pearls, and turquoises, 
 and said to be the most valuable sporting medal in the world. It 
 was won last winter on the Hoboken rink by four curlers from the 
 Van Cortlaudt Club, Isaiah Frazier, skip : a proof, if any were 
 needed, that if the Scots are good teachers the Americans are 
 apt scholars, as the champion rink was entirely composed of 
 American players. 
 
 The Gordon Medal was won in 1896 by a New York Club rink, 
 skipped by Charles S. Ogden, another rink of Americans, which only 
 goes to show that though the Scots have lost nothing of their skill, 
 the Americans are rapidly coming to the front, and thus materially 
 helping to nationalise the game in this country. A rink known as 
 the " Four Georges," which has a local reputation far better than 
 the originals of that name ever deserved, are also Gordon Medal 
 winners, representing the John o' Groat's Club, N.Y., and are all 
 natives of the far north, as the name of their club implies. 
 
 Much travelling is now done by the curlers to ])lay off tlieir 
 matches ; the longest trip on record so far was when a rink of 
 
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 CUELTNG TOUR 
 
 curlers from Alberta, in the Canadian North-West, travelled 500 
 miles by dog- sleighs over the frozen waste to Calgary on the 
 Canadian Pacific, thence 1000 miles by rail to Winnipeg, to play 
 in the big bonspiel there, — taking some prizes too. Well might 
 a New York curler's wife exclaim, when she was told the story, 
 " Where were they when they started from home ? " 
 
 Curlers have played in the North r. South of Scotland match for 
 the Dalrymple Medal in the afternoon on Central Park, and the 
 
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 EA' ROUTE FOR WINNIPEG. 
 
 next day taken part in the international match for the Gordon 
 Medal at Montreal ; and all this rendered possible by the modern 
 system of travelling in this big country, dog-sleighs included. 
 
 The annual conventions of the Grand National Club are very 
 interesting and instructive, changing location every year, diverging 
 as widely as from Boston to Milwaukee. The one for 1899 was 
 the first held in Boston, the home of a strong and progressive 
 curling club, which also includes amongst its pastimes that of 
 bowling on the green, another importation from the " Land o' Cakes," 
 which is bound to become popular in America. 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES 
 
 G33 
 
 At Minneapolis 
 
 Minneapolis, the Flour City, in which there is a large 
 contingent of Scots, gave us a hearty welcome when we 
 arrived, though it was very early in the morning. It 
 had at first been arranged that the team should stay at 
 St. Paul, the Twin City, but it was thought more con- 
 venient by those who had charge of the arrangements 
 to make Minneapolis 
 our headquarters for 
 our short stay, and 
 from there to visit St. 
 Paul. Our friends took 
 us in the forenoon for 
 a drive round the city 
 to visit the various 
 sights, which naturally 
 included the flour 
 mills, " the greatest in 
 the world," where the 
 famous Pillsbury and 
 Washburn flours are 
 made. We were very 
 kindly received by the 
 new Mayor of the 
 city, the Hon. J. C. 
 
 Haynes. We had also a drive to Minnehaha (" Laughing 
 Water ") Falls, immortalised in Longfellow's Hiawatha. 
 We did not see the water " laugh and leap into the 
 valley," but, as in the case of Niagara, the winter aspect 
 was perhaps more interesting. Our match against the 
 curlers of Flour City was played in the evening. Before 
 this, a special meeting of the team was convened in AVest 
 Hotel where we were staying, when it was unanimously 
 
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 MINNEHAHA AS SEEN BY SCOTS TEAM. 
 
634 
 
 CURLING TOUR 
 
 agreed to return home by the Lucania, one of the Cunard 
 " greyhounds " which sailed from New York on Feb- 
 ruary 21, and the Secretary was instructed to make the 
 necessary arrangements. The West Hotel was handsome 
 and comfortable, but the charges were high — in fact, 
 exorbitant. Since we left it has changed hands, and is, 
 we believe, more reasonable. Before proceeding to the 
 
 rink, a deputation of ladies 
 waited upon the team, and 
 decorated each member with 
 a nice buttonhole. The 
 fair decorators, who seemed 
 proud of the honour, were 
 Mrs. G. Macmillan and 
 Mrs. Dunlop of Minne- 
 apolis, and Mrs. G. Mac- 
 millan of Ailington. This 
 was found to be both use- 
 ful and ornamental, for as 
 the local curlers had been 
 decorated with other colours, 
 it enabled the ladies and 
 their friends to distinguish 
 them from each other during 
 the evening's play. As usual, a large crowd looked on 
 while the game proceeded. Over the rinks three of the 
 Scots were victorious, with a margin of thirteen shots, 
 but, notwithstanding this, Scotland was seven shots down 
 on the match. This was accounted for by the fact that 
 our strong skip, Bramwell, met the strongest skip in 
 Illinois, Mr. Samuel Hastings, whose father was on his 
 rink, — the latter as a curler once quite as renowned as 
 his son now is. The elder Mr. Hastings, whose son has 
 " reived his faither's bannet," before he left the mother 
 
 rlioto }:ti Ithhnp. Mini. 
 "SAM" HASTINGS. 
 
 Minneapolis Club. 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES G35 
 
 country had acquired distinction even there, and having 
 faithfully kept up his game in America, it was not 
 surprising to lind that he and Ids son proved such formid- 
 able antagonists, though it was certainly not expected 
 that the family combination would down our crack rink 
 by twenty-two shots to two. The Hastings family, it 
 may be noted, hail from Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, so that 
 Mr. Bramwell was vu'tually playing curlers " frae his ain 
 kintra side " at the great Flour City of America. 
 
 The curlers of Flour City entertained us to an 
 excellent luncheon in the Commercial Club, which is, 
 like others in the great cities we visited, composed 
 of business and professional men, its object being the 
 social and intellectual culture of its members, and the 
 promotion of the welfare of the city. The home of the 
 club is plain outside, being the ninth floor of a great 
 square block called the Andrus Building, but internally 
 it is handsomely furnished and very comfortable. From 
 Mr. W. G. Nye, the Secretary, our team received much 
 kind attention. Under the guidance of Mr, Eiheldaffer, 
 Mr. James M'Cutcheon, Mr. Hastings, and others, we 
 paid a visit to the Chamber of Commerce Buildings, and 
 were very much interested in the grain market, which 
 was quite a revelation to us, the fluctuation of prices as 
 marked up on the indicators and the shouting that 
 followed over buying and selling being very exciting. 
 As a new incident of the " small " world in which we 
 live, Mr. Pearson, who attended us, found an old friend 
 and schoolfellow from Kinross in the Eotunda of the 
 Chamber, with whom he had a lively " crack " about the 
 days " lang syne." 
 
 Flour City claims to grind more flpur and hold more 
 wheat than any other in the world ; its " elevators " store 
 35,000,000 bushels, and it sends out over 15,000,000 
 
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 CUELING TOUE 
 
 barrels of flour per annum ; its founders cliose the present 
 site in order to use the St. Anthony Falls for developing 
 electric force and driving mills, factories, and tram cars. 
 It is at the head of the navigation of the great Mississippi 
 Eiver — the " Father of Waters," and in its favoured 
 situation " holds the handle of the bread-basket of the 
 world." Fifty years ago there was no mark of it on the 
 map. To-day it covers fifty-four square miles, and has a 
 population well over 200,000. In addition it has a 
 great trade in lumber, linseed, and many other products 
 and manufactures. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Hastings kindly furnishes us with the 
 following account of 
 
 Curling at Minneapolis, Minn. 
 
 The " Queen City " of the West, Minneapolis, has a strong 
 curling club of nearly a hundred members. The club owns a 
 
 handsome covered rink in the 
 centre of the city, and during the 
 curling season four rinks of ice 
 are in constant use both afternoon 
 and evening. Curling in Minne- 
 apolis dates back to 1884, when 
 Thomas Hastings, a Scottish stone- 
 I utter, who had learned curling 
 in his native town (Thornhill, 
 Dumfriesshire), made eight pairs 
 iif curling- stones from a large 
 lioulder, and got some others to 
 join him in the game. This was 
 the first curling in Minnesota, and 
 in the winter of 1885-86 the city 
 of St. Paul, which is only nine 
 miles away, built an ice-palace and 
 held a winter carnival of sports. 
 On the programme was a Bonspiel 
 of Curling. The St. Paul people 
 formed a club, invitations were sent out to Chicago, Milwaukee, 
 and other places in Wisconsin, and also to Winnij^eg, and these 
 
 rhotn bi/ Broir 
 T. HASTINGS, 
 
 Minneapolis Club. 
 
 I 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES 6:37 
 
 places all sent their best representatives. Minneapolis Club had 
 grown somewhat by this time, and while they sent three rinks to 
 the Bonspiel, they put what was considered their four best players 
 together for one rink. These were all Scotsmen, as follows : — • 
 
 James Smitli, of Moffat, Dumfriesshire. 
 John Paton, Blackford, Perthshire. 
 Robert Brooks, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. 
 Thos. Hastings, skip, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. 
 
 After four days' curling the above rink won the trophy, which 
 was a handsome silver punch-bowl with ladle and salver. This 
 became the property of the Minneapolis Club, and each of the 
 players got a handsome gold medal. 
 
 The club has had rather uphill work, and sometimes it looked 
 as though the grand old game would go out of existence in the city, 
 but about 1896 the infusion of a lot of new blood in the ranks— 
 mainly drawn from the Chambers of Commerce — gave the game a 
 fresh impetus, which it would seem likely to keep. There were 
 no more prizes of any note won by the club up to 1899. That 
 year the Bonspiel was held in St. Paul. Thomas Hastings, who 
 had always skipped his rink up to that time, gave place to his son 
 Samuel, the rink that year being composed of — 
 
 John M'Leod. 
 David Colquhoun. 
 Thomas Hastings. 
 Samuel Hastings, skip. 
 
 This rink lifted the St. Paul Curling Club Trophy, and also 
 the Phifster Trophy, at the same meeting; and in 1900 at Mil- 
 waukee again won the St. Paul Club Trophy, and took second prize 
 in the Phifster Trophy ; while in 1901 at St. Paul the same rink, 
 with Charles Soule instead of J. M'Leod, again won the St. Paul 
 Trophy, which then became the property of the Minneapolis Club. 
 Minneapolis will entertain the N.W. Curling Association in the 
 coming winter, as the Bonspiel will be held there. It is expected 
 that this meeting will make the general public take more interest 
 in the game than they have hitherto done. Our club is thoroughly 
 ' up to date in its methods. They play the game with all the zest 
 that can be put into it, and they are a lot of whole-souled good 
 fellows. They have curling -stones of the very latest design 
 and finish. Mr. Thomas Hastings, who imports fifty or sixty 
 pairs every year from Thos. Kay's factory at Mauchline, is always 
 
638 CURLING TOUR 
 
 on the outlook for any improvements. In this way the curlers of 
 the West get their curling-stones at a mere trifle over the net cost. 
 The prominent curlers of the club in its t-arly days were — Thomas 
 Hastings — its Mentor, Robert Brooks, John Paton, Andrew Paton, 
 G. C. Bagley, L. S. Seaver, W. Fraser, James Robertson, D. Cohjulioun, 
 John Colquhoun, James M'Cutcheon, James Smith. 
 
 At present the curlers possessing most merit as players might 
 be put down as under — 
 
 Thomas Hastings, James M'Cutcheon, David Coh^uhoun, Samuel 
 Hastings, John Riheldaff'er, John McLeod, George Barwise, George 
 C. Labat, F. S. Greenlea. 
 
 Officers of club are F. S. Greenlea, President ; D. Mackerchar, 
 Vice-President ; J. H. Riheldaffer, Secretary ; James M'Cutcheon, 
 Treasurer. 
 
 At St. Paul 
 
 "When arrangeinents were being- made at liead([uarters, 
 Mr. Henry E. 8mitli, on November 20, 1902, sent a very 
 cordial invitation from the Nnshka Cnrling and Skating 
 Club, wishing us much enjoyment on our tour, and 
 promising to arrange games for us. This we heartily 
 accepted, and on the morning of February 12, our 
 team proceeded to the Twin City, St. Paul, to engage the 
 curlers there. By the electric car, though the distance is 
 nine miles, the journey was very comfortaljle, and con- 
 firmed the claim of the Twin Cities that their car system 
 is unbeaten. When we were set down at the rink of the 
 Nushka Club we found that the ice was keen and smooth, 
 and both visitors and their hosts had a fine day's sport. 
 The sympathy of the onlookers, as usual, appeared to be 
 with the visitors, and the rink, decorated with Union 
 Jacks and Stars and Stripes, was in its gayest attire. 
 According to the >S';^. Paul Dispatch, "the most interesting 
 contest was that in wdiich 'Jimmy' Myron met defeat from 
 the Scots skip Cousin. Cousin's third man is Provost 
 Gordon, Mayor of Bathgate, and he is supplied with a 
 rich curlincp vocabularv, which he used to excellent effect 
 
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 in coaching liis skip. Cousin started badly like the rest 
 of his compatriots, but in the sixth end a splendidly 
 placed guard by the Provost, and two magnificent draws 
 by the skip enabled the visitors to secure a 4-end, and 
 after that the Scotsmen lost the lead only once — the 
 11th end. In the last end excitement was intense, and 
 when the Provost and his 
 skip engineered a 2 - end 
 the visitors were heartily 
 applauded." 
 
 In the other matches fate 
 went against the Scotsmen, 
 Mr. Bramwell, curiously 
 enough, again meeting a 
 crack rink whose members 
 were brither Scots, skipped 
 by Mr. J. M'Culloch. This 
 result, however, was not 
 surprising in view of the 
 standing which the St. 
 Paul club has obtained, even 
 in the annual bonspiel at 
 Winnipeg, where they have 
 
 won many trophies, and where that very day a wire was 
 sent to them that their four representatives had reached 
 the final in one of the chief competitions. The club has 
 also the privilege of having among its memljers that 
 wonderful player, "Bob" Dunbar, the holder of the world's 
 record at point play. In watching the games, the Captain 
 of the team more than once noticed that the Scotsmen 
 suffered most at the start, when all the surroundings were 
 new to them. No l:)etter proof of this could be given 
 than the case of St. Paul, where at the second end 
 they had lost 17 shots, and over all the play thereafter 
 
 J. M'CULLOCH. 
 
 St. Paul. 
 
640 CUBLINCt tour 
 
 they only lost 1 shot more, being 18 down on the 
 whole match. Mr. Prain here found that the expansion 
 of the ice by the heat of the sun lost him some 
 shots, as the stone thereby fell considerably against 
 the turn of the handle. With their defeats at Twin 
 Cities it was satisfactory to the Scots that their period of 
 reverse in the United States had begun and ended at the 
 same time, their experience after that being a triumphal 
 march. The Dispatch, after describing the match, gives 
 the following account of what it designates — 
 
 A Merry Night at the Club 
 
 " The Minnesota Club witnessed one of the merriest 
 nights of the winter in the banquet given last evening 
 by the Nushka Curling Club of St. Paul to the Royal 
 Caledonian Curling Team from Scotland. Scotsmen, of 
 all men, seem to know just how much to get out of a 
 gathering of that kind, especially when there are plenty 
 of good things to eat and drink. A Scotsman would 
 hurt himself with laughing if he heard of a banquet of 
 cake and coffee. To his mind, in the nature of things, 
 there must be something substantial to eat, and something 
 more substantial to drink. 
 
 " The Nushka Club, mindful of these facts, provided 
 royally in a many-course dinner and a liberal supply of 
 champagne and Scotch whisky. 
 
 " It may be well to explain that the Royal Club, 
 twenty-fom' members of which have been travelling over 
 Canada and the United States in the last six weeks, did 
 not come over to this side of the Atlantic to challenge 
 any of the curling clubs in Canada or this country. 
 They are men of leisure or on a holiday, who love the 
 ' roaring game ' and wish to see how it is played in the 
 newer lands. 
 
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 " They have been winners over some of the clubs against 
 which they played, and losers with some. They are all 
 stalwart, strong men, more like their meat than their 
 
 ORDWAY PRESENTATION CUP FROM NUSHKA CLUB, 
 ST. PAUL, U.S.A. 
 
 work. Several of them are over six feet, but the tallest 
 of the team has no tendency to waggle. 
 
 " The man who is the most striking figure among them 
 
 is the Captain of the team. He is the Eev. John 
 
 'Kerr, minister of Dirleton Parish, East Lothian. He is a 
 
 man of splendid physique, fifty years of age, six feet tall, 
 
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642 CURLING TOUll 
 
 with the shoulders of a Hercules, and weighs 224 pounds. 
 He said in his broad Scotch accent, when asked how 
 many pounds he weighed, ' I am sixteen stones ; I don't 
 know how much that is in pounds.' The Scottish ' stone ' 
 is fourteen pounds. 
 
 " ' How did you get off from your work ? ' he was 
 asked. 
 
 " ' Well, the Presbytery thought it a rather frivolous 
 trip, I daresay,' he said, ' but I told them that I was 
 going out as a foreign missionary, to cement the good 
 feeling already existing Ijetvveen Scotland and our cousins 
 on the other side of the water, and so they gave me three 
 months' leave of absence.' 
 
 " There were thirty members of the St. Paul Club 
 present, and if appearances meant anything, there was the 
 cementing of a bond in that banquet which it will be hard 
 to break. 
 
 W. C. Read, Toast-master 
 
 " W. C. Eead did the part of master of ceremonies with 
 credit to the St. Paul Club. 
 
 " Dr. John Sinclair, who was a college friend of Captain 
 Kerr in Edinburgh University thirty years ago, made 
 the speech of welcome. He did not know, in a gathering 
 like that, whether he should say he was an American or 
 a Scot, but he thought he felt the blood in his veins run 
 a little more rapidly when he looked into the characteristic 
 Scottish faces. He welcomed them in the name of the 
 city, reminded them that St. Paul was the healthiest 
 city in the world, and invited them to consult with their 
 wives and sweethearts when they went home, gather 
 their ' duds ' together, and return to St. Paul, when they 
 would find a heartier welcome than ever.^ He regretted 
 
 ^ The good Doctor has, since our visit, rather spoilt his advice by 
 leaving St. Paul for a church in Brookliue (Mass.), a suburb of Boston. 
 
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 that St. Paul could not give them a warmer reception at 
 this time of the year, for some of them had been complain- 
 ing of the cold. He was re- 
 minded of the Scotsman in 
 kilts on a frosty day, who 
 was asked the question, ' Are 
 you not cold with the kilt ? ' 
 He replied, ' No, but I'm kill't 
 with the cold.' 
 
 " A Loving-Cup was pre- 
 sented by Mr. L. P. Ordway, 
 in the name of the Nushka 
 Club, to the Eoyal Cale- 
 donian Club as a remem- 
 brance of the visit of the 
 Scotsmen to St. Paul. The 
 cup was filled with a liquid 
 which looked like champagne, 
 but which is said to have tasted of something containing 
 more subtle properties. 
 
 " The Officer of the Minnesota Club who was in charge 
 of the banquet seemed thoroughly to understand Scottish 
 human nature, and ministered to it. 
 
 REV. UK. J. SINfLAlK. 
 St. Paul. 
 
 Captain Kerr's Reply 
 
 "Captain Kerr replied to the adih-ess of welcome and 
 the presentation. The rev. gentleman is a witty and 
 fluent speaker, and if there is a streak of humour around, 
 you can see him catch it in a second. He needs no 
 surgical operation. He was struck, he said, as they 
 travelled from place to place, with the great likeness 
 between men of all nations. The Scots were charac- 
 terised by tlieir abundance of heart, but, judging from 
 
644 CURLING TOUE 
 
 all the kindness they had met with in their wanderings, 
 there was plenty of heart on the American continent, and 
 certainly a large measure of it in St. Paul. The St. Paul 
 Scoto -Americans who were present, were so like the 
 genuine brand which he had brought over, that it was 
 impossible to tell from their appearance the one from the 
 other. With regard to the Loving-Cup from the St. Paul 
 Club, he might say that it would be cherished as a 
 precious possession by the Mother-club, — the Eoyal Cale- 
 donian Club of Scotland. He understood that, as some- 
 times was the case with twins, the twin-cities of St. I'aul 
 and Minneapolis were rather jealous of each other, and he 
 had to apologise for going to stay at Minneapolis instead 
 of St. Paul as at first arranged, but this was because he 
 was told the two clubs had agreed to this alteration of the 
 programme. He had an illustration of this jealousy in 
 the story of a supporter of the other city who got a 
 present of a Bible, and on being asked by the donor 
 some time afterward how he liked the book, he said 
 that it had a lot of capital stories in it, but his great 
 objection to the volume was that tliere was so much 
 about St. Paul in it, and no mention whatever of 
 Minneapolis. 
 
 " At this point the sound of the pipes was heard on 
 the stairs. There was a pricking of ears and a beaming 
 of faces on the part of the strangers, which was most 
 enjoyable to the hosts. John Dow, piper, appeared in full 
 Scottish uniform, and marched around the hall, playing 
 all the while, ' Will ye no' come back again.' The 
 applause was so deafening that it looked for a little as 
 if something might break somewhere. Nothing, appar- 
 ently, did break, but it looked as if there was a softening 
 of a few hearts. 
 
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 645 
 
 Scottish Songs 
 
 were sung by Provost Gordon, Mr. D. Provan, and other 
 members of the Scottish team, and by James Myron, of 
 the St. Paul Chib. Toasts were proposed by C. Milton 
 Griggs, W. C. Eead, and Captain Kerr. The Captain of 
 the team proposed ' The President of the Eepublic,' and 
 Mr. Ptead ' The King of Great Britain.' The audience 
 rose to drink the toasts. While standing, Dr. Sinclair 
 suggested the singing of ' My Country ' ^ and ' God Save 
 the King,' both of which were rendered with great gusto. 
 Then, hand-in-hand, ' Auld Lang Syne ' and tlie finishing 
 ' Hurrah ! ' 
 
 " To the uninitiated it may be mentioned that Nushka, 
 which is an Indian name, means ' Look, Look.' As the 
 hearty Scotsmen retired, their entertainers looked on 
 them with unfeigned regards of good feeling, and as they 
 got from them the parting Scottish handshake, tliere was 
 spoken many a sincere ' Come again.' " 
 
 A New Association — the North-Western 
 
 It was on our visit to the Twin Cities that we made 
 the discovery of a new and flourishing Association which 
 
 1 We had not heard this anthem before. Though not adopted as the 
 anthem of the Republic, it is very popular. We were told that Professor 
 .Tohnson, who wrote it, was ignorant of tlie history of the air which he 
 accepted for the words. These are as follows : — 
 
 My country 'tis of tlicp, 
 Sweet land of liberty, 
 
 Of thee 1 sin.ir. 
 Land \vlit>re my fathers died 1 
 Land of the pilsrims' pride ! 
 From every mountain side 
 
 Let freedom ring I 
 
 Jly native country thee, 
 fjand of the noble free, 
 
 Thy name I love. 
 I love thy rocks and rills, 
 Thy wooils and templed hills. 
 My heart with rapture thrills 
 
 Like that above. 
 
 Let nuisie swell the breeze 
 And ring from all the trees 
 
 Sweet freedom's song. 
 Let mortal tongues awake, 
 Let all that breathe partake, 
 Let rocks their silence break- 
 
 Tlie song iirolong. 
 
 Our fathers' God, to Thee, 
 Author of liberty, 
 
 To The(' we sin;,^ 
 Long may our land be bright 
 With freedom s luily light. 
 Protect us by Thy might 
 
 Great God, oui King. 
 
646 CURLING TOUR 
 
 does not appear to owe allegiance to the Royal Club, but 
 which will, no doubt, at some future time, come into 
 line with its neighbours, and become one of the family 
 circle. We refer to the North-Western Curling Associa- 
 tion of America, which has its headquarters at Duluth, 
 its office-bearers for 1903 being: President, Charles A. 
 Duncan, Duluth ; 1st Vice-President, J. Ripley, Sault 
 Ste. Marie ; 2nd Vice-President, M. Richmond, Chicago ; 
 and Secretary-Treasurer, A. H. Smith, Duluth. Besides 
 Duluth, which appears to be a second Winnipeg in the 
 way of bringing brethren together for a great annual 
 Bonspiel, there are in the Association clubs representing 
 St. Paul (including the Nushka), W. Superior (Wisconsin), 
 Minneapolis (Minnesota), Drayton (N.D.), Sault Ste. 
 Marie (Michigan), with the odd title of the " Soo," 
 Wanpacca (Wise), Milwaukee, and Chicago. The dues 
 paid by each club to the Association are uniform, viz. 
 $15. The ninth annual Bonspiel under the auspices of 
 the Association took place at the Zenith City, as Duluth 
 is called, in 1902, and was a great success: as we 
 passed, the doughty broomsmen were preparing for the 
 fight of 1903 at Sault Ste. Marie. For 1904 the venue 
 is Minneapolis. Some of the chief trophies in the 
 Bonspiel are open, and rinks come from the Canadian 
 side from such places as Winnipeg, Oak Lake, Hartney 
 (Manitoba), and from Portage la Prairie and Fort-William 
 (Ontario). Thus under the auspices of this new and 
 flourishing Association, as in the case of the Manitoba 
 branch and its great winter gathering, the boundaries 
 between Canada and the States are broken down for the 
 nonce, and the grand old game as usual brings men 
 together in brotherly rivalry without regard to tariffs, 
 fiscal policies, or race distinctions. 
 
 The Association issues a neat little Annual of its own 
 
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 647 
 
 with full iui'oniiation as to the clubs which are affiliated 
 therewith, reports of meetings, annual Bonspiel, etc. 
 
 From this we give portraits of Dr. Arnold, St. Paul, 
 President in 1902, and Mr. C. A. Duncan, Dulutli, 
 President in 1903, the year of our visit to the district. 
 
 The Association has a promising future before it, and 
 we wish it every success, at the same time lioping that it 
 
 DR. S. 0. AKNOLr. 
 
 St. Paul Club. 
 
 Ex-Pres. North-West. Curling Associatiou. 
 
 C. A. DUNCAN. 
 
 Duluth Club. 
 
 Pres. Xorth-Western Curling Association 
 
 may shortly see its way to enrol itself as an affiliated, 
 though self-governing Branch of the Royal Caledonian — 
 the Mother-club. 
 
 Chicago 
 
 On the morning of Friday, February 13, the team 
 made an early start for what has been called " the 
 busiest city in the world " — Chicago. The Captain and 
 one of the members were left behind, having misunder- 
 stood the hour for starting. They, liowever, spent an 
 
648 CUELING TOUE 
 
 interesting day in visiting some of the sights of the Flour 
 City that they would have been very sorry to have missed, 
 more especially the picture-gallery of Mr. T. B. Walker, 
 one of the most valuable collections in the United States, 
 which proves its owner to be a man of great wealth and 
 cultured artistic taste. The gallery is very generously 
 thrown open by Mr. Walker for the inspection of 
 visitors. The belated pair travelled on by the night 
 train, which gave them an opportunity of noticing the 
 American travelling system already referred to. The 
 team had occupied the whole day in the journey, and 
 had put in a good night's rest, so that the missing 
 members were really ahead of them at the breakfast 
 table at Chicago. Their absence permitted the wag of 
 the party, whose name we do not require to mention, 
 to perpetrate one of the best jokes of the tour upon his 
 fellow-members. Having heard that the Captain was 
 amissing, he concocted a telegram which he handed to 
 the various members of the team when they were waiting 
 at a half-way station. The telegram was something like 
 the following : " Please hold up train for a few hours ; 
 coming on by Special. — Kerr, Captain." The station- 
 master was consulted on the subject, and said that he 
 dared not for his life hold up the train, and the con- 
 sternation of the members was still further increased, 
 especially when their finances were now at a considerably 
 low ebb, by the information that the Special that was 
 bi^ingiug their Captain must be costing something like 
 $1000. It was with a sigh of relief, as might be 
 imagined, that the members found next morning that 
 the telegram was a hoax, for the missing Captain and 
 his mate were busy enjoying their breakfast when the 
 others came to the tables. At this hotel we found that 
 all the waiters were " darkies/' and it must be confessed 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES 649 
 
 that the feelinLj was ratlier " eerie '" in having one's food 
 
 riiuiu h,i Siivrt, J/imiL-apolii. 
 T. B. WALKER. 
 
 Minneapolis. 
 
 Photo bii Brand. Chifiign. 
 C. O. L. KELSO. 
 Chicago. 
 
 rhotd hij tSfi'i'vens, C'?iicai/o. 
 M. KICHMOND. 
 
 Ciiicasn. U.S.A. 
 
 rhoto by n'aters, Chicago. 
 C. MURRAY. 
 Cliicasro. 
 
 served all round from Ethiopian hands. The " black 
 
650 OUELING TOUR 
 
 men," however, are very efficient at their work, and if 
 any one among them makes a blunder at any time, his 
 neighbours seem most unmerciful in their condemnation 
 of him as a " stupid old nigger." 
 
 The invitation to visit Chicago, which was a very 
 cordial one, was sent at an early stage from the 
 Wanderers' Cricket and Athletic Club, under whose 
 auspices various sports are conducted on ground of their 
 own at Parkside, within easy reach of the city by train. 
 Adjoining their cricket ground they have a good rink, 
 which is used by the St. Nicholas Skating Club when 
 not required by the curlers. This arrangement suits 
 remarkably well, as there is a comfortable club-house 
 close by, which is used by the members and their friends 
 when engaged in any of their sports, either in summer 
 or in winter. 
 
 Matches had been arranged by the AVinter and 
 Wanderers' Clubs in conjunction, and at eleven o'clock 
 two rinks played against two rinks of the Winter Club, 
 whose headquarters are at Lincoln Park, Boulevard, 
 while three rinks played the Wanderers' Club at Park- 
 side. In the afternoon, after an excellent luncheon 
 had been served at both places, other matches were 
 arranged. On each match the Scotsmen scored a victory, 
 Chicago being completely swamped ; so that, taking this 
 with our previous big win at Detroit, our matches were 
 squared so far as the States were concerned. After 
 such a full day's exercise we Scots were all ready to do 
 justice to a great banquet prepared for us by our hosts 
 in the Stratford Hotel in the evening, which, accord- 
 ing to the statement of one of our members in writing 
 home, was " a feast worthy of the most fastidious 
 sybarite ; while music, both vocal and instrumental, to 
 accompany deglutition and aid digestion, was abundant." 
 
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 At the banquet the chair was occupied Ity Mr. J. W. de 
 Coursey O'Grady, Manager of the Rank of Montreal. 
 
 On the front page of the menu were displayed 
 two coloured flags — the Stars and Stripes and the 
 Union Jack entwined in gold. 
 
 The menu itself was simple but substantial : — 
 
 Medallion of Caviar. 
 
 Cape Codi?. 
 
 Cream of Green Turtle. 
 
 Tiinl)ale of Chicken a la Talleyrand. 
 
 Broiled Kippered Herring. 
 
 Roulade of Spring Lamb. 
 
 New Potatoes. French Peas. 
 
 St. Andrew's Punch. 
 
 Breast of Mallard Duck. Sjjring Salad. 
 
 Hominy. Glaces. Cake. 
 
 Cheese. Coft'ee. 
 
 In proposing the toast of the Scottish team at the 
 banquet the Eev. Dr Notman made the following excel- 
 lent and well-timed remarks : — 
 
 Mr. Chairman — It is a peculiar pleasure for me as a Scots- 
 man born and l)red to say a few words of welcome to my countrymen 
 of the Eoyal Caledonian Club. I am sure it is very gratifying to 
 all of us who take an interest in the " roarin' game " to be honoured 
 by a visit from your distinguished club, and your coming among 
 us cannot fail to stimulate a greater interest in the sport. 
 
 But, personally, I feel that your visit and aU similar visits 
 from the old country have a wider bearing than community of 
 interest in sports. One thing is especially desirable at the present 
 time, viz. that any tie binding Great Britain and the United 
 States should be strengthened, and that new ties should be formed. 
 Your coming here has formed a new bond of interest, and has 
 contributed something to increased friendship between the two 
 great English-speaking nations. 
 
 Those of us who have had the privilege of living in both 
 countries, and who have observed habits and methods and ideals, 
 know how much we have in common, and how speedily a Scotsman 
 coming here feels himself at home ; and we know, too, that at heart 
 each has a most affectionate regard for the othei-. But you must 
 
652 CURLmG TOUE 
 
 remember that many natioiit^ contribute to the making of this 
 great Eepublic, and many influences at work among us are 
 antagonistic to increased friendly relations between America and 
 Great Britain. These influences are, of course, strongly reflected 
 in the puljlic j)ress, and they play a prominent part in our jiolitics. 
 Now I have been led to understand that the utterances of the 
 politicians and the press in this country have been taken too 
 seriously across the sea, and allowance has not been made for 
 underlying local causes. One thing we British-Americans can do, 
 and tliat is to correct any wrong impressions that may be created 
 in this way by keeping you at home informed of the real conditions 
 here, and keejjing the Americans informed of real conditions at 
 liome. There is no doubt, I take it, in the minds of tliose who are 
 here to-night that the greatest calamity that could i:)ossibly befall 
 the Avorld to-day would l)e a rupture between Great Britain 
 and America, and the greatest blessing to civilisation would be 
 increasing friendliness between the two nations, so that they 
 may go forward to conquests that belong to peace and not 
 to war. Friendly rivalry between them there must be, but war, 
 we hope, never. 
 
 Your visit here, we trust, lias been so agreealile to you that you 
 will come again and come soon. We wish for you a pleasant 
 voyage home. We met a day or two ago as strangers, but we 
 part fiiends. Your visit leaves most pleasant memories with us, 
 and we hope it will leave jileasant and kindly memories with you. 
 
 In going round the city during our short stay it was 
 surprising to iind that St. Valentine was here being 
 worshipped with all the devotion that used to prevail 
 in the old country a long long time ago, " when we were 
 laddies at the schule," but which has now almost dis- 
 appeared. Every shop window seemed to be filled with 
 valentines of all sorts and descriptions, and crowds of 
 all sorts and sizes were around the counters making 
 their selections. Everything in this great city ^ seems to 
 be conducted in a fast and furious style, which gives one 
 the idea of life being conducted at high pressure. 
 
 In the hotel where we stayed — the Stratford — ^we 
 
 ^ The inhabitants, who now number one and three-quarter millions, 
 celebrated the city's " centennial " just before we arrived. 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES 653 
 
 were excellently entertained. Though our visit was 
 short tliere were one or two very humorous incidents. 
 Perhaps the most amusing was the following. Two of 
 our representatives from the kingdom of Fife and from 
 Kinross respectively, having their dreams disturbed by 
 furious noises in some neighbouring apartment, were 
 determined to find out the cause. After various at- 
 tempts by means of their own keys they forced open 
 a door, which seemed to be hermetically sealed, when to 
 their astonishment a whole galaxy of fairy forms came into 
 view, reminding them of the scene in " Tarn o' Shanter." 
 It turned out that the hotel was in close proximity to 
 a theatre, and that the two buildings had once been 
 connected, while their disconnection had not proved so 
 efficient as had been supposed. The situation proved 
 rather a serious one. The two curlers were assailed by 
 the matron of the Theatre Company for their rude in- 
 vasion, while on the other hand they firmly protested 
 against the disturbance that had been going on, and which 
 had prevented them from enjoying repose. The result 
 was, however, satisfactory, for after mutual explanations 
 our two representatives were furnished with free tickets 
 for the performance of that evening, it being now early 
 morning ; and it is understood that steps were taken by 
 the master of the hotel that the ineffective doorway 
 should be properly secured for all time coming. 
 
 We have given specimens of the way in which we 
 were catered for at various hotels on our route, but it 
 will be acknowledged that the climax was reached at the 
 Stratford under the tegis of " mine host," Mr. G. B. Weaver. 
 It was not only the extent of the feast that was remark- 
 able ; but here we found a custom which we believe 
 prevails considerably at feasting time throughout the 
 States, namely, that, as the various " courses " came and 
 
654 CUELING TOUK 
 
 went, musical quartettes were rendered by parties 
 seated at one or other of the tables, an improvement 
 in many respects on the pandemonium of chatter 
 which one generally has to bear during the progress of 
 meals in such large estaljlishments. " The Swanee 
 River " seemed to be one of the most popular airs, and 
 cheers and encores generally followed the performances, 
 all combining, no doubt, to aid digestion. A most 
 lovely apartment in the Stratford was that called the 
 " Dutch Room." In illustration of what we have called 
 the climax of our feasting may be given the menu of the 
 Dutch Room on Sunday, February 15, one of the days 
 of our visit. 
 
 To begin with, there was a breakfast on which the 
 changes were rung in a most extraordinary manner as 
 follows : — 
 
 THE STRATFORD. 
 
 DoTCH Room. 
 
 Special Single Breakfasts, 7 to 11 a.m. 
 
 Fruits in Season. 
 
 Cureal Foods and Cream with Breakfast 15 c. extra. 
 
 Oatmeal. Cracked AVhcat. 
 
 Pearl Grits. Hominy. 
 
 Wheaten Grits. Grape Nuts. 
 
 Pettijohn's Food. 
 
 No. 1. Rolls or Toast with Butter. No. 7. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 
 CoBee, Tea, or Milk. 20 c. . Omelette, Plain. 
 
 No. 2. Rolls or Toast Avith Butter. j Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 45 c. 
 
 Griddle Cakes and Maple SjTup. No. S. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 30 c. i Ham Omelette. 
 
 No. 3. Rolls or Toast with Butter. j Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 50 c. 
 
 Two Boiled Eggs. No. 'J. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 35 c. I One Mutton Chop. 
 
 No. 4. Rolls or Toast with Butter. I Baked or Fried Potatoes. 
 
 Scrambled Eggs. 1 Coffee, lea, or Milk. 50 c. 
 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 40 c. i No. 10. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 
 No. 5. Rolls or Toast with Butter. ' ^'^^^^"^'^ ?<^«f *" C'-eam. 
 
 Breakfast Sausage or Sausage Cakes. , Coffee, Tea, or Milk. oOc. 
 
 Baked Potatoes. | No. U. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 45 
 
 No. 6. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Ham and Eggs. 
 Baked or Fried Potatoes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 Poached Kggs on Toast. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 50 c. 
 
 No. 12. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Poached Eggs and Bacon. 
 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 60 c. 
 
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 Xu. 13. Rolls or Toast witli Butter, 
 liroilrd Whitclisli. 
 HiikiMl or FrifU J'otatoes. 
 CoHoc, Tea, or .Alilk. 
 
 Xo. 14. Rolls or Toa.st with Butler. 
 Boiled Salt Mackerel. 
 
 Boiled Potatoes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 Xo. IJ. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Steamed Fiuuan Haddie. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 No. U\ Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Corued Beef Hasli. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 Xo. 17. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Corued Beef Hash. 
 
 Cue Egg. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 X'o. 18. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Scrauibled Eggs aud Bacon. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 No. 10. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Sausage. Buckwheat Cakes 
 Potatoes, anv stvle. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 Xo. -20. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Tenderloin Steak. 
 Baked or Fried Potatoes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 No. 21. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Broiled Tripe. 
 Fried Potatoes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 Xo. 22. Rolls or Toast with Buttei-. 
 Two Lamb Chops. 
 Baked or Fried Potatoes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 55 c. 
 
 No. 23. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Chickeu of Laml> Hash with one 
 Poacheil Kgg. 
 Baked or Pried Potatoes. 
 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 05 c. 
 
 No. 24. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Liver and Bacon. 
 Fried Potatoes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 05 c. 
 
 No. 25. Rolls or Toast with Buttei-. 
 One English Mutton Chop. 
 Fried Potatoes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 70 c. 
 
 No. 26. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Beefsteak aud Fried Potatoes. 
 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 70 c. 
 
 No. 27. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Beefsteak, Bacon, and Fried Potatoes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 75 c. 
 
 No. 2S. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Codfish Cakes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. .50 c. 
 
 No. 2'.i. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Salt Codfi.sh in Cream. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 
 
 40 c. 
 
 No. 30. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Broiled Bluetish. 
 Fried Potatoes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 55 c. 
 
 Xo. 31. Rolls or Toast with Butter. 
 Sea Bass, Meuuiere. 
 
 Fried Potatoes. 
 Coffee, Tea, or Milk. 00 c. 
 
 Then for the remainder of the day there was the 
 following : — 
 
 CARTE DU JOUR 
 
 From 11 A.M. to 7.30 p.m. 
 
 OYSTERS AND CLAMS Little neck clams 25 50 Blue points 25 50 Cotuits 30 00 
 
 Oyster cocktail 3U Stew 35 Cream stew 50 Fried 35 Shell roast 35 
 
 En Brochette, doz. 75 A la Xewburg 75 A la Poulette 75 Steamed, in shell 35 
 
 Steamed soft clams 40 75 
 
 SOUPS Clear green turtle 40 GU Potage Chatelaine 25 40 
 
 Puree Mongole 25 40 Consomme pattie 25 40 
 
 Broth in cup: Hot or cold bouillon 15 Chicken 20 Clam 15 
 
 Strained chicken gumbo 25 Tomato bouillon 15 
 
 Consomme Waldorf 20 Clam broth, Chantilly 20 W'hals bouillon 25 
 
 RELISHES Russian Caviar 50 Celery 25 Olives 15 Sweet Pickles 15 Radishes 10 
 
 Sprats on toast 35 Bon appetit 50 Stuffed olives 25 Mangoes 20 
 
 Anchovies 40 Sardines 25 Salami 40 Westphalian ham 50 
 
 Stuffed green peppers 40 Chow chow 10 Mixed pickles 15 California olives 15 
 
 Premium Dutch Herring 35 
 
 SPECIAL FISH ENTREES Broiled live lobster 40 80 
 
 Fresh crab meat, au gratln 60 1 20 Baked whltefish, Mornay 40 80 
 
 Broiled bluefish, aux fines herbes 40 80 
 Shad with roe and bacon 45 90 Brook trout, Baronne 50 1 00 
 
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 GOLDFISH Whiteflsli, sauce RavigoDte 40 60 Cold salmon, sauce Mayonnaise 40 
 GAME (to order) Philadelphia squab 50 Broiled plo\er 60 Teal duck 1 00 
 
 Canvasbaek duck 2 50 Redhead duck 1 50 Mallard duck 1 25 
 ENTREES Fillet mignon, Bordelalse 50 1 00 
 
 Chicken saute a la Darfin 60 1 20 Sweetbread pattie, Toulouse 40 80 
 
 Breast of Mallard duck, saute, with fresh mushrooms 65 1 30 
 Mousseline of chicken liver, Perigord 40 
 
 Poached eggs, Marie Antoinette (cold) 60 
 Broiled rack of spring lamb, with asparagus tips 1 20 70 
 
 Terrapin Maryland and Baltimore 1 25 2 00 
 JOINTS Haunch of beef a la Anglaise 45 90 
 
 Roast turkey, cranberry sauce 60 1 20 Broiled Philadelphia squab 50 
 
 VEGETABLES Asparagus, American 40 Asparagus, German 1 00 
 
 Peas, American 30 Brussels sprouts 40 
 
 Peas, French 35 String beans, American 30 French beans 35 
 
 Flageolets 30 Cauliflower 40 Sweet pepper farci 50 Cepes, a la Provengale 80 
 
 Artichoke hearts 60 Artichoke hearts, sauce HoUandaise 60 
 
 Tomatoes, baked 40 Tomatoes, stutfed 50 Tomatoes, broiled 50 Corn, stewed 20 
 
 Tomatoes, stewed 30 ; Spanish style 40 Corn, au gratin 25 ; with green peppers 30 
 
 Corn fritters 30 New Lima beans 30 Succotash 20 StuHed cucumbers 40 
 
 Onions, fried 30 Onions, boiled 30 Onions, Spanish, broiled 55 Egg plant 30 
 
 Spinach 30 Boiled rice 15 Macaroni, plain 25 Macaroni, baked 30 
 
 Macaroni, au gratin 30 Rejane 40 
 
 Spaghetti, plain 25 Spaghetti, baked 30 Spaghetti, a I'ltalienne 35 ; a la Milanaise 40 
 
 Spaghetti, a la Rigo 40 Spaghetti, Venitienne 35 Cardon, with marrow, 00 
 
 POTATOES Croquettes 20 Hashed and browned 15 Mashed 10 
 
 Hashed in cream 15 Fried, French style 15 Fried, German style, 15 Lyonnaise 15 
 
 In cream 20 Potatoes a la Stratford 25 Georgette 25 
 
 Sweet potatoes, fried 20 Baked 20 Saute 20 Broiled 25 
 
 Parisian, fried or boiled 20 Saratoga 15 A I'Anna 30 Sara 25 A la lily 25 
 
 Hashed in cream, au gratin 20 Julienne 15 Baked 15 Boiled 10 
 
 Broiled or stewed fresh mushrooms 90 Fresh mushrooms under glass (30 nnnutes) 1 00 
 
 New potatoes in cream 25 
 
 COLD Pate de foie gras 00 Chicken 60 110 Spring lamb 45 70 Tongue 40 Ham 40 
 
 Corned beef 40 Boneless pig's feet 50 Roast beef 50 90 
 
 Galantine of capon, Richelieu 50 90 Saddle of lamb, Portugaise 50 90 
 
 ■Westphalian ham 50 Assorted meats 60 Game pattie, a la Derby 60 1 00 
 
 Boneless chicken, Stratford 00 1 20 
 
 Galantine of game, St. Hubert 70 Aspic of game, pattie Bellevue 50 
 
 SALADS Chicken 50 Fresh crab meat 60 Lobster 50 Shrimp 50 Macedoine 40 
 
 Lettuce 25 Chicoree 30 Tomato 40 Potato 20 Water-cress 20 
 
 Cold slaw 15 Combination 50 Cucumber 35 
 
 PASTRY Cranberry roll, lemon cream sauce 15 Vanilla cream puff 10 
 
 Cocoanut meringue tartlet 10 Banana shortcake 20 Assorted cakes 20 
 
 PIES Apple 10 Mince 10 Custard 10 Rhubarb meringue 10 
 
 ICES AND CREAMS Nesselrode pudding 25 Cafe parfait 25 Vanilla Special 20 
 
 Chocolate 20 Strawberry 20 Charlotte glace 25 Meringue glace 25 
 
 Lemon 20 Raspberry 20 
 
 SHERBETS Lalla Rookh 30 Kirsch 30 Maraschino 30 Curagoa 30 Roman 30 
 
 CHEESE Brie 25 Edam 25 Stilton 25 Emnienthaler 25 American 15 
 
 Canadian Club 25 Royal luncheon 25 Rociuefort 25 Caprera 25 De la trappe 25 
 
 Camembert clieese 25 
 
 FRUITS AND PRESERVES Bartlett pears 25 Oranges 15 Fresh pineapple 25 
 
 Apples 15 Euchred tigs 20 Preserved strawberries 25 
 
 Bar le due jelly — red 40 ; white 50 Orange marmalade 25 Raspberry jam 25 
 
 Grape fruit 30 Grapes 25 Preserved tigs 20 Strawberries and cream 30 
 
 COFFEE AND TEA Cup coffee with cream 10 Pot coffee 20 
 
 Coffee made on table by the French steam coffee-pot, per cup 25 
 
 Small pot of tea 20 Cup chocolate with whipped cream 15 Demi tasse 10 
 
 Half portions served only of dishes so marked, and to one person only. 
 
 THE STRATFORD. Sunday, February 15, 1903. 
 
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 TO ORDER 
 
 CHICKEN Broiled Spring 110 60 A la Maryland 1 -2.0 70 Sante, a la Marengo 1 25 70 
 
 FricMssce, with fresh mushrooms 1 -25 Cro(inetti's 45 70 Croiiuettes, with peas 90 50 
 
 Liver, .Sante, with mushrooms 75 Liver, en brochette 75 Hash 60 Hash, with egg 70 
 
 STEAKS Filet Chateaubriand, with Bordelaise, mushrooms or Bernaise 2 50 
 
 Filet Chateaubriand, plain 2 00 Sirloin, double plain 2 00 
 
 Sirloin, double, with bacon or onions 2 25 Porterhouse, double, plain 2 50 
 
 Porterhouse, double, with bapon or onions 2 75 Porterhouse 1 50 Sirloin 1 00 
 
 Porterhouse, with marrow or bacon 1 75 Tenderloin, extra 1 25 Extra sirloin 1 50 
 
 Sirloin, with mushrooms or Bernaise 1 25 Tenderloin 75 
 
 Tenderloin, extra, a la Creole or Bordelaise 1 50 Rump 50 
 
 Tenderloin, with marrow, onions or Bernaise 90 Hamburger 70 ; with egg SO 
 
 CHOPS Lamb 50 90 Lamb, with peas 1 00 Mutton 50 90 
 
 Mutton, English 75 Veal 40 75 Veal, breaded 45 SO 
 
 Veal, braised, Ilalienne 75 Pork 40 70 Pork, breaded 45 75 
 
 Special pig's feet, broiled 50 Special pig's feet, broiled in crumbs, tomato sauce 60 
 
 Special tripe, broiled 50 Special tripe, au gratin 00 Special tripe, a la Creole 60 
 
 Mutton kidneys, plain 50 Mutton kidneys, deviled 75 Veal kidneys, broiled 60 
 
 Veal kidneys, saute, with mushrooms 75 Veal kidneys, en brochette 75 
 
 Calf's liver and bacon 40 Calf's sweetbreads, broiled 50 90 
 
 Calf's sweetbreads, broiled with peas, mushrooms or asparagus tips 1 00 
 
 Calf s sweetbreads, en coquille, en bi'ochette or linanciere 1 00 
 
 Calfs head, a la poulette 75 Calfs head, a la vinaigrette 75 .Calfs head, en tortue 75 
 
 Calfs brains, fried, tomato sauce 60 Calf's brains, au beurre noir 65 
 
 Calf's brains, scrambled with egg 70 Broiled ham 40 Deviled ham 50 
 
 Ham and eggs 50 Broiled bacon 40 Broiled bacon and eggs 50 
 
 Frizzled beef and cream on toast 40 Welsh rarebit 50 Golden buck 60 
 
 Corned beef hash 50 Corned beef hash, with egg 60 
 
 Corned beef hash, w-ith tartar sauce 60 Mutton hash 50 Roast beef hash GO 
 
 Roast beef hash, a la Narragansett 75 Turkey hash, with peppers 75 
 
 Minced chicken on toast 75 Spring lamb chops 1 00 
 
 FISH Black bass, broiled 40 70 Black bass, steamed, a la Stratford 45 75 
 
 Filet or whole black bass, Meuniere 40 70 Filet of black bass, Marguerie 45 SO 
 
 Broiled bluefish 40 60 Baked bluefish, a la Italienne 40 70 
 
 Baked bluetish, Bordelaise 40 60 Whitefish, broiled 40 60 
 
 Whiteflsh, baked, Portugaise 45 70 Whitelish with Anchovie butter 45 70 
 
 Whitelish, fried in pan 40 60 Whitefish, planked 1 25 
 
 Redsnapper, Trautmansdorf 40 60 Redsnapper, saute Mexican 40 60 
 
 Filet of sole, Rhine wine sauce 40 60 Filet of sole, fried, tartar sauce 40 60 
 
 Broiled pompano, aux fines herbes 40 60 Filet of pompano, Creole 40 75 
 
 Brook trout, Meuniere 50 90 Brook trout, a la Baronne 50 90 
 
 Broiled fresh mackerel 40 60 Fresh mackerel, mustard sauce 40 60 
 
 Halibut steak, broiled 40 00 Halibut steak, Hollandaise 45 75 
 
 Fresh cod, aux fines herbes 40 60 Smelts, fried or broiled 40 CO 
 
 Finnan haddie, broiled or steamed 40 60 Finnan haddie, Delmonico 50 90 
 
 Broiled live lobster 50 1 00 Lobster, a la Newburg 60 1 00 
 
 Fried lobster, a la Vilbois 45 SO Lobster cutlets 40 75 
 
 Stufl'ed lobster, au gratin 50 90 Frog legs, poulette 40 75 
 
 Frog legs, fried, tartar sauce 40 75 Fresh crab meat, Maryland 60 1 00 
 
 Fresh crab meat, cutlet 40 75 Special stutl'ed crab 40 75 
 
 Crab meat, au gratin, Massena 50 90 Canape, Lorentzo 50 
 
 Scallops, fried or poulette 40 60 Terrapin, Maryland or Baltimore 2 00 
 
 Fresh oyster crabs, saute 75 
 
 This plethora of dishes is quite characteristic of the 
 American hotel, and under that title the Canadian may 
 in many respects be included. Instead of a few plain, 
 substantial, well -cooked dishes served at a table d'hote 
 hour, there is this bewildering variety, for which you 
 
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 have to atone by waiting much longer than you have 
 to do at home before you are served. 
 
 Though not entirely applicable to the season of the 
 year when we visited Chicago, we may quote the following 
 verses from an American paper as to the city's claims : 
 
 We've got the finest summei- weather 
 
 In Chicago ; 
 The best Lake breezes, altogether, 
 
 In Chicago ; 
 The gi-eatest parks and boulevards, 
 The tallest men for crossing guards, 
 The loudest-smelling cattle-yards, 
 
 In Chicago. 
 
 The sky is that of Italy 
 
 In Cliicago ; 
 The girls can all ride prettily 
 
 In Chicago ; 
 The women have the smallest feet, 
 W"e beat the world in packing meat, 
 And we can show the dirtiest street. 
 
 In Chicago. 
 
 The Office buildings are the tallest 
 
 In Chicago ; 
 The death percentage is the smallest 
 
 In Chicago ; 
 
 No other town is fit to mention 
 To hold a national convention, 
 And thieves retire on a pension 
 In Chicago. 
 
 We've got the most Evangelists 
 
 In Cliicago ; 
 Our specialty is philanthropists 
 
 In Chicago ; 
 We send more soldiers to the war 
 Than any city near or far, 
 And crowd more people in a car 
 
 In Chicago. 
 
 The air is full of hair — and dust — 
 
 In Chicago ; 
 'Tis not controlled by any trust 
 
 In Chicago ; 
 We've got the cleanest chimneys yet, 
 The biggest surplus, smallest debt. 
 And purest water — all to get — 
 
 In Chicago. 
 
 In the Stratford at Chicago we had a good many 
 callers, among others, Mrs. Pitkin, E.W.G.S., of the 
 General Grand Chapter " the Order c*f the Eastern Star," 
 but we had only time to speak to her for a few minutes, and 
 to express our good wishes for the progress of the Order 
 which flourishes in America, with its headquarters at 
 Chicago, where the Dowie-Zionists and other malign agencies 
 have tried to bring discredit on the noble Order of Masonry, 
 though lately these charges, in boomerang fashion, have 
 come back upon themselves at New York and elsewhere. 
 
 Golf seems to flourish around Chicago. We were 
 waited on by members of a St. Andrews family, James 
 and David Foulis, who are doing well out there, as club 
 and ball-makers for the Chicago club at Wheaton, Illinois, 
 
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 and by a cousin — Mr. T. A. Bell, whose father, after 
 leaving his home in Dumfriesshire, became Mayor of 
 Bm'lington. " T. A.," after trying various "turns," seems to 
 be making a good living at golf. Like others, he is styled 
 " Instructor," and is attached to the Kiver Forest Club, 
 Oakpark. From them all, the Captain received presents 
 of clubs and balls, though he had no chance of using them 
 till he got home. The brothers Foulis have a special 
 reputation for re-covering Haskell balls 
 
 There was no Niagara to tempt us from the city, 
 though there was much to see on the Sunday of ourj stay 
 in Chicago. In the morning some of the team went to 
 hear the eloquent Dr. Gonsaulez, and according to our 
 use and wont we arrauQ-ed to attend in the evenino- a 
 special service, conducted by Dr. Notman. A great storm 
 of snow came on, and the good doctor 'phoned the Captain 
 that he feared it was impos- 
 sible for the team to reach 
 the cluu'ch ; so this service 
 had reluctantly to be aban- 
 doned. The Stratford where 
 we stayed was very comfort- 
 able, but the great sight in 
 Chicago in the hotel line is 
 the Auditorium, which most 
 of tlie team visited. 
 
 Curling at Chicago 
 
 In regard to the game 
 of curling at Chicago, Mr. 
 Davies writes us, under date 
 April 20, 190:3, as follows: 
 
 There seems to be some uncertainty as to when curling was 
 tirst introduced to this city, but it is an assured fact that the 
 
 DAVFD HOUO. 
 
660 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 game was played shortly after the end of the Civil War. Dr. 
 M'Allister, John Alston, and Wm. Forrest were active in pro- 
 moting the sport at the time indicated. 
 
 The advent of David Hogg, in 1870, into the charmed circle 
 of the " brithers of the broom," was a happy incident for the future 
 of the game, as he was mainly instrumental in organising the 
 Chicago Curling Club, which flourished for thirty years. In the 
 year 1900, the Wanderers' Club absorbed the above-mentioned 
 organisation, and is to-day responsible for the advancement of the 
 sport in the Western Metropolis. 
 
 Undoubtedly the visit of the E.C. Curlers last February has 
 given curling a needed impetus in Chicago. This has been 
 demonstrated in several ways, as for instance the filing of applica- 
 tions for membership in the clubs, and the manifested interest in 
 the games played, subsequent to the Scottish visit. 
 
 The Chicago Stockyards 
 
 Our team, having all heard so much of the great Stock- 
 yards at Chicago, naturally desired to pay these a visit 
 before leaving the city. This visit on their part rather 
 upset our arrangements, and shortened our visit to Utica in 
 a regrettable way, as every one afterwards acknowledged, 
 for it entailed a delay in starting of more than half a day. 
 Accompanied by some of the local curlers, the majority of 
 the team on Monday forenoon went round the Stockyards 
 and saw with gruesome interest the extraordinary and rapid 
 methods in which pigs and cattle were killed and pre- 
 pared for the market. The Captain did not feel inclined 
 to accompany his men on this part of their expedition, 
 but it might perhaps have been better for him if he had 
 gone throucrh the ordeal on his own account, for so 
 anxious were all the members on their return to give an 
 account of the scenes, and he had to listen to so many 
 versions, that he was more than sick of the stockyard 
 business, and was glad to get away from Chicago. 
 
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 At Utica 
 
 Utica, as we have said, was not in our original Itiner- 
 ary, but the Captain of the team had been in touch with 
 Mr. Forrest Macnee, President of the Grand National 
 Association, Mr. W. D. Edwards, Chairman of the Ee- 
 ception Committee, Mr. Smith, Secretary G.N.A., and from 
 their representations he decided that the journey should 
 be broken at Utica, more especially as we would virtu- 
 ally meet New York curlers at 
 that place, it being only some 
 250 miles from the great city ; 
 and then the Gordon Medal 
 was being played for there, so 
 we might again see some of our 
 Montreal friends, which we 
 would all be happy to do. A 
 few of the team demurred at 
 the alteration, but all were 
 eventually delighted that we 
 visited Utica, for the curlers 
 there gave us a particularly 
 happy reception, and better ice 
 we did not play upon in the 
 course of the whole tour. 
 
 As we have noted, our visit to Utica and the arrange- 
 ments therefor were a little upset by the majority of the 
 members visiting the Chicago Stockyards on the Monday 
 forenoon. To add to this, when we did get away from 
 Chicago we were held up by a snowstorm for something like 
 eight hours near Buffalo, the line being completely blocked. 
 
 As a compensation for our disappointment we were 
 all delighted to welcome on the journey Major Bertram, 
 looking quite himself again after his serious illness. 
 
 /•/lOfo hji hini.ii-l/. 
 FORREST MACNEE. 
 President Grand National Club. 
 
662 
 
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 This detention was really our first experience of the 
 kind, and it was, we may safely say, the most disagreeable 
 part of our whole tour. We had on various occasions 
 passed through large wooden sheds over the railway that 
 were meant for shelters from snowstorms, but here we 
 were helpless, and as our resources were not sufficient for 
 the occasion, we suffered a good deal of discomfort. 
 
 Such disarrange- 
 ment required from us 
 an apology to the cur- 
 lers of Utica, for it 
 was found that besides 
 arranging a game for 
 us on the day of our 
 arrival, they had also 
 ])repareda l)anquet for 
 the evening. The best, 
 however, had to be 
 made of the situation, 
 and we had a good 
 match with the Utica 
 men on their rink, 
 which was one of the 
 besu that we visited, the 
 ice, as we have noted, 
 being in splendid 
 condition. The Scots- 
 men w^ere victorious all round, but the men of Utica took 
 their defeat in true curling style. After the game was 
 over they treated us to a banquet. On the whole, the 
 hospitality there and all through the States, was not a whit 
 behind that which we had experienced from our brethren 
 in Canada. We had, during our visit, the freedom of 
 their two club-houses, which were both eminently well 
 
 t>t 
 
 SCENE, UTICA, N.Y. 
 Adjoining Cmling Rink. 
 
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 appointed in every way. In company of some of their 
 representatives we also visited various interesting sights 
 of the city. We were particularly pleased with the 
 Savings Bank, where we were introduced to the Alanau'er, 
 a venerable and noble-looking Nestor, whom we found to 
 be a Scotsman to the core, and with whom we had an 
 interesting conversation about the old country and his 
 friends there. This veteran was a special fevourite of 
 the late Professor Blackie, about whom he related some 
 interesting stories to the visitors. 
 
 At the Butterfield hotel, at which we stayed when 
 in Utica, owing to the circumstance that a military ball 
 was going on that evening, we found things very congested, 
 and had to be content witli less space for our bodies than 
 had been allotted to us at any other place during our 
 tour — " as thrang as three in a bed " being the order for 
 the night in some cases. We were delighted to meet 
 once more at Utica Mr, " Jim " Baton and his rink from 
 Montreal. They had come all this way to play the 
 annual match for the Gordon Medal between Canada and 
 America, and as they had once more succeeded in the 
 contest, they were in the best of spirits. With them we 
 spent an enjoyable hour, going over all the exciting 
 incidents that had happened to us since we left them at 
 Montreal. The Utica curlers gave us a hearty send-off 
 on the 17th, when we departed for our last match with 
 the Americans in New York City, from which we were 
 booked to sail on the 21st. A large contingent, chiefly 
 Scots, met us at the depot 
 
 at New York, 
 
 including, among others, David Foulis, who for many 
 years had acted as Secretary to the Grand National Club 
 of the United States ; J. F. Conley ; T. Nicholson ; John 
 
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 M'Graw ; Jas. Thaw ; Wm. Eraser ; John Rennie ; W. H. 
 Smith, Secretary of the Association ; Forrest Macnee, 
 President of the Association ; W. Mitchell ; T. Archibald ; 
 H. Archibald ; J. Stalker ; the brothers Edwards, of 
 whom Mr. E. B. Edwards was acting President of the 
 New York Club, and others. 
 
 Our dwelling-place while in this fashionable city, 
 which at once reminded us forcil)ly of Britain's own 
 
 THOS. NICHOLSON. 
 
 Past President GraiKl National Club. 
 
 MAYOR SETH LOW. 
 
 great Metropolis, was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, which 
 if not the best — the famous Waldorf-Astoria comes 
 before it — is one of the best in the city. We were 
 certainly very comfortable here. 
 
 In close proximity to the hotel is the " gridiron " 
 building {vide p. 666), that accentuated specimen of the 
 sky-scraper which is so much in evidence in New York. 
 The inconvenience to passers-by from the " swirl " created 
 by it was noticeable from the hotel. Mr, Nicholson and 
 those who had charge of arrangements had ordered con- 
 
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 veyances to take us a sight-seeing drive round the city, 
 but so great was the storm and so slippery the streets 
 that no conveyance could be turned out, and on Shanks' 
 
 nag, who had not an easy time of it, we had to see what 
 we saw. "We were received by the city Mayor, the Hon. 
 Seth Low, who gave us a hearty welcome, and the usual 
 
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 " freedom of the city." We found him a very pleasant 
 gentleman and interesting, as having overturned the 
 "Tammany" power of which we had heard so much, though 
 we are sorry to hear, as we write, that at the last election 
 " Tammany " has turned the tables on him. Mr. Seth 
 Low is not a Scot, but is descended from Scottish an- 
 cestors, and it is therefore not surprising to hear that he 
 is a great student and lover of Robert Burns, and has 
 
 delivered some very 
 able lectures on the 
 poetry of the Scottish 
 bard. 
 
 Wall Street, where 
 so many speculations 
 are indulged in, and 
 so many fortunes lost 
 and won, was visited 
 by the team, and 
 special interest was 
 taken in the Exchange 
 and its new premises. 
 The " elevator " was 
 perhaps more in evi- 
 dence in New York 
 than ever we had seen 
 it before, though we 
 had seen much of it. 
 The good folks there 
 would Ije very helpless without this form of going 
 skyward; for if Washington, which to our great regret 
 we could not visit, is the " city of distances," New York 
 is the " city of heights," many of the buildings ranging 
 from 20 to 30 stories. 
 
 After our slippery peregrinations through Broadway 
 
 Photo hij Dr. Kirlc. 
 THE GRIDIRON BUILDING, NEW VOKK. 
 
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 and other parts of the city we had an excellent luncheon 
 with our hosts at one of the city's magnificent restaurants. 
 It had been hoped that a match might be brought off 
 at New York in the open, on Van Cortlandt Lake, where 
 the New York curlers are accustomed in an ordinary 
 frost to enjoy their game, but owing to the very severe 
 frost wliich prevailed during the time of our stay in the 
 
 ST. ANDKEW S OUKLliNG ULUB, NKW YUKK. 
 
 W. II. Smith, J. M'Millan. J. Reiinie. F. Macnee. 
 Sec. Grand Nat. C.C. America. 
 
 city, this hope was entirely blasted, as play on the lake 
 was out of the question ; so from first to last we were 
 fated to have no single test experience of a match in 
 which the conditions resembled those in the home 
 country to which we were accustomed. 
 
 The visitors went by train and boat to Hoboken to 
 play the club there and one or two others. The com- 
 bination consisted of New York, Boston, and Jersey City. 
 Five rinks in all were played, the total' scores being 
 Royal Caledonian, 70 ; Americans, 62. The Scotsmen 
 
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 were successful in three of the five rinks, but the 
 Boston club was able to score a victory on its own 
 account. 
 
 The final bonspiel took place on the 20th in New 
 York against representative rinks from St. Andrew's 
 Club, Boston Thistle, Van Cortlandt, Empire City, 
 Caledonian, Manhattan, and Jersey City, the Scotsmen 
 playing four rinks in the forenoon and four in the 
 
 GROUP OF CURLERS FROM VARIOUS NEW YORK CLUBS. 
 
 afternoon. On five rinks the Scotsmen were victorious, 
 their total amounting to 71 shots, as against 54 for 
 America. The three rinks of Americans who were able 
 to hold their brooms up were the Boston, St. Andrew's, 
 and Caledonian. 
 
 It is worth mentioning that the last stone of the tour 
 was played by Provost Gordon against the Empire City 
 rink. Mr. Cousin went off to see some friends, and Gordon 
 skipped the Edinburgh rink, with Mr. Bentley Murray as 
 third man. A close game followed, and at the second last 
 end the Provost was two up. The New Yorkers were 
 
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 lying two shots when the skips went down to play. The 
 New York skip tried to guard and was a " hog." Now 
 was Gordon's chance ; his stone came roaring up the ice, 
 true as an arrow, and away went one of the New Yorkers' 
 shots. Again the opposing skip tried to guard, but 
 slipped harmlessly through the " hoose." 
 
 " Noo I'll hae a whup at the ither side," said the 
 Provost in dead earnest. 
 
 " Be sure you're up," roared Bentley Murray. 
 
 " You needna tell him that,' whispered Pruvan, who 
 had seen Gordon play before. 
 
 Up came the Provost's stone, more like a Lyddite shell 
 than anything else, and it behaved as though it contained 
 a bursting charge when it reached the " tee-head." Away 
 went the opposing stones in all directions, sparks Hew 
 right and left, but the Provost found his mark as usual, 
 and lay two shots. 
 
 " Well played. Provost, well played ! " yelled Bentley 
 Murray, frantic with delight. 
 
 " Hardly firm enough, though'' said the apologetic 
 Provost in all seriousness. 
 
 This was the last stone played by the team on 
 American ice, and it was played too, in a style worthy of 
 the famous Gordons of Bathgate. 
 
 One rink played a private match at Paterson, New 
 Jersey, and, we understand, had a very delightful day's 
 curling, although this left the team considerably weakened 
 in meeting the New York curlers, and entailed the 
 absence of those members from the banquet arranged in 
 the evening, which was a mattei" for regret and apology. 
 
 The Manhattan Banquet 
 
 This great banquet was held in the Hotel Manhattan, 
 on the 20th. It was a most fitting finish to the round 
 
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 of feasting we had gone through. The assemblage might 
 not comprise the dite of New York, but it was one of the 
 most representative ever gathered together in the city. 
 At New York as at most other centres there is a Society 
 of Scots formed for social and benevolent purposes. 
 This is called the Caledonian Club, and when the Scots 
 curlers were on their way to the city, the Chairman of 
 the Curlers' Committee received the following letter : — 
 
 The New York Caledonian Club (org. 1856; incor. 1861) 
 
 846 Seventh Avenue, New York, 
 February 14, 1903. 
 
 FoRRE^5T MaCNEE, EsQ., Ch AIRMAN RECEPTION COMMITTEE. 
 
 Dear Sir— The New York Cale- 
 donian Club has passed resolutions to 
 entertain the visiting Scottish curlers 
 and give them the freedom of our 
 house, when in this city. Our secretary 
 wrote to Scotland, months ago, but his 
 letter probably was too late for them 
 to get it before leaving Bonnie Scotland. 
 
 We learn with regret that their stay 
 in New York will be very short, but 
 are glad to know that, in the hands of 
 your committee and of the Grand Na- 
 tional Curling Club, our brothers from 
 'iver the water m'xW be taken care of 
 and entertained every minute of their 
 stay in New York. 
 
 Will you kindly inform your guests 
 1 hat our Club-house is at their disposal 
 while they are in this city, and if 
 \ our plan can be made to include a 
 \ isit to our house, the home of the 
 eldest Scottish club in New York, I 
 shall see that a delegation of our officers 
 and members are there to receive them. 
 
 Convey to the curlers the assurances 
 of our highest esteem, and our apprecia- 
 tion of the good they have done the good old Scottish game of curling 
 
 Chief, New York Caledonian Clul. 
 1903. 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES 671 
 
 by their visit here ; it has awakened a renewed interest in the game, 
 
 which we hope will have good and lasting results. 
 
 We hope for fine keen curling weather next week, and that your 
 
 plans will include a fine " roarin' " game at Van Cortlandt, and that 
 
 the clansmen will have an opportunity to cheer them on during play 
 
 as many of tliem intend to give them good-speed, at the banquet on 
 
 Friday night. — Yours verv trulv, B. M. U. Keid, 
 
 Chief. 
 William MacDuff, 
 
 Fo u rth Chieftain . 
 
 The Caledouian Club sent its representatives to the 
 banquet, and in the course of the evening the Captain 
 had the gokl badge of the Society presented to him. Mr. 
 A¥. D. Edwards presided over the gathering with much 
 acceptance. He read out various interesting telegrams, 
 which showed that the Scots pilgrims were not being 
 forgotten. Erom St. John, N.B., the following came : 
 
 Here's to John Tamson's bairns from Tamson himself 
 and the other St. John Thistles. Come again. — J. A. 
 SlNCLAiii, President. 
 
 Ei;0M Utica : 
 
 Important business engagements prevent our being 
 with you to-night. Express to Scotch curlers and all 
 curling friends our regrets and kindest regards. We 
 trust you will have a jolly time. We also wisli the 
 Scotch curlers Ion voyage, and safe return home. 
 
 For auld lang syne, my dear, 
 For auld lang syne ; 
 We'll tak' a cup of kindness yet 
 For auld lang syne. 
 
 J. E. M'Laughlin. 
 
 A. H. MuNsoN. 
 
 At the reception and dinner to the visiting Scottish 
 
672 
 
 CUELING TOUR 
 
 curlers by the Grand National Curling Club of America 
 the following was the 
 
 Menu. 
 
 Cape Cod Oysters. 
 
 Consomme Solfeiino. 
 
 Celery. Olives. Eadishes. 
 
 Planked Bluefish, Manhattan. 
 
 Cucumbers. 
 
 Underloin of Beef. Fresh Mushrooms. 
 
 Macedoine Punch. 
 
 Broiled Chicken on Toast. 
 
 Turkish Salad. 
 
 Sicilian Ice Cream. Assorted Cakes. 
 
 Cheese. Fruit. Cofl'ee. 
 
 The curlers not only welcomed the members of the 
 Caledonian Society to join in the reception banquet at 
 
 the Manhattan, but several 
 other Scottish societies also 
 sent representatives. One of 
 the most interesting of those 
 who supported the Chair was 
 the douce, kindly Scot, Dr. 
 Stewart, the editor and pro- 
 prietor of the Scottish Ameri- 
 can, a paper which for many 
 years has been a household 
 favourite in the many Scot- 
 tish homes in Canada and 
 America. It is always so 
 thoroughly Scottish that it 
 keeps alive the flame of 
 patriotism in those who are 
 exiled from the old country. Indeed, it is perhaps more 
 thoroughly redolent of the " brow^n heath and shaggy 
 wood " than any paper we have at home. Dr. Stewart 
 
 Photo by Xotman, Montr 
 DR. A. T. STEWART. 
 
IX THE UNITED STATES 
 
 673 
 
 made a stirring speech during the evening, of which "\ve 
 have no notes, but we mention his name prominently 
 here because of Ins kindness during our tour. He not 
 only recorded our proceedings, but sent a supply of his 
 '■ weekly " for the members of our team at each centre, 
 which was always welcomed.^ 
 
 The good old chaplain of the Association, Dr. Eossiter, 
 was so far away — at St. Louis, that " with a tear in his 
 eye " he had to decline the Secretary's invitation. In 
 true curling style he wrote : — 
 
 T greet the brither curlers from over the sea : I greet their 
 chajihiin, Rev. John Kerr. How well would I like to swap stories 
 \vith him and perhaps a sermon I I greet nnr honoured President. 
 I drink to tlie general joy of tin- 
 whole table. From your absent and 
 sorrowful chaplain. 
 
 The American national song 
 was sung during the evening : 
 but while this was the case, 
 we had no more hearty render- 
 ing anywhere than in New 
 York City of our own national 
 anthem " God Save the King,'' 
 — -both of which were printed in 
 full on the fourth page of the 
 menu — the brotherly feeling 
 everywhere throughout the 
 States being what one would 
 expect from curlers. Dr. Donald Sage Mackay, who is 
 
 ^ The Rev. D. Macdougall, editor of the Caledonian, au excellent 
 monthly of Scottish character, wa.s, like Dr. Stewart, very kind in send- 
 ing co|,ies of his periodical for use hy our team, which were nmch 
 appreciated. This gentleman has also very kindly permitted us to use 
 several Caledonian illustrations, including the portrait of Dr. Sage 
 Mackay on this page. 
 
 2 Y 
 
 REV. DR. DOXALD SAGE MACKAY. 
 
674 CURLING TOUR 
 
 very popular, and had a hearty reception, told some good 
 stories and spoke of the old country and its character- 
 istics, specially referring to the bravery of our Scottish 
 regiments in South Africa. He also, in the course of 
 his speech, mentioned the interesting fact that he had 
 started his ministerial career in the same parish in the 
 West of Scotland as the Captain of the team, viz. Skel- 
 niorlie, where he (Dr. Mackay) had acted as locum tenens 
 for the Rev. Mr. Boyd of the U.P. Church, while Mr. 
 Kerr was minister of the Parish Church ; and he told the 
 story, not uncomplimentary to the Captain and sounding 
 funny so far from home, which appeared at the time in 
 the Glasgow Bailie about the Auld Kirk beadle, " Dauvit " 
 Xeil, when his U.P. neighbour had shown him the fine 
 decorations of the church which had just been com- 
 pleted : " Ay, ay," said Dauvit, " I see ye put your stars 
 i' the roof, but we keep oor star i' the poopit." 
 
 Farewell ! 
 
 In reply to the toast of " The Scottish Team " the 
 Captain said it had been no easy task to respond so often 
 to this toast ; and now that the last occasion had come he 
 felt embarrassed, for lie ought to sum up in a few words 
 the expression of gratitude for all the generosity they 
 liad experienced from Halifax to New York. He found 
 no words adequate to the occasion. He repeated there 
 the message of good -will to the United States curlers 
 from the old Mother-club to whom they remained so loyal, 
 no doubt because they recognised in her rule the spirit 
 <jf their own President, " Abe " Lincoln, whose memory 
 they had once more l)een recently celebrating — for the 
 R.C.C.C. was undoubtedly a government of the curlers 
 and curling, by the curlers, for the curlers there and 
 everywhere else wliero the grand old game was played. 
 
IN THE UNITE I) STATES 675 
 
 If they did not appear to be making much advance in 
 the New York district, he felt sure that under the North- 
 Western Association a great advance was undoubtedly 
 being made in other parts of the States, and his report 
 to their " auld respectit Mither " w\)uld be one of health, 
 prosperity, and progress, and of undiminished attach- 
 ment to her rule. He congratulated the Association on 
 their Annual, which was a substantial and worthy 
 volume, and expressed the hope that representatives 
 from the Grand National Club would try and come each 
 year to the annual meeting of the Eoyal Club, where 
 they would get a liearty welcome. He thanked the 
 curlers for all that they had done for the team since 
 they came to the city, and assured them that their visit 
 had been most enjoyable. He thanked the Caledonian 
 Society, and he specially thanked His Worship ]\Iayor 
 Seth Low for the honour done to them, and for his kindly 
 words of welcome. The time had now come to say " Fare- 
 well ! " The final word must be spoken. For all that 
 they had experienced as a team at the hands of the curlers 
 of Canada and the United States from first to last, 
 gratitude would fill their hearts till they cea.sed to beat ; 
 and if love and friendship, as he believed, were eternal, 
 such gratitude would live on in their further personal 
 life and in the lives of those who came after them. 
 Their dearest wish — he spoke for e'sery member of the 
 team which had been so faithful to him throughout their 
 journey — was that from this historic and eventful tour 
 which was now ending, the grand result w^ould be not 
 only closer unity between the Old Country and Canada, 
 but between Great Britain and America, which have so 
 many traditions, so many interests, and so many responsi- 
 bilities in common. fLoud and prolonged applause.) 
 
G76 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 The Late Mr. D. Foulis 
 
 The Scottish visitors \vere all very much grieved at the 
 al)seuce from the banquet, owiuy to illness, of the vener- 
 able ex-Secretary of the United States Association, Mr. 
 David Foulis. It may truly l)e said that to him more 
 than to any other, curling in the United States owed its 
 advancement during the last half-century. A native of 
 Inverkeithing, he carried with him a love for the old 
 game, and did all in his power to bring curlers together 
 and to organise clubs wherever it was possible. He was 
 one of the first to support the proposal for a visit from 
 the Scottish curlers, and we have already given, in our 
 account of tlie progress of this idea, the letter sent b}' 
 Mr. Foulis to the Secretary of the Eoyal Clul), in which 
 he gives such a graphic description of what lay before the 
 visitors should they see fit to cross the Atlantic, and of 
 tiie welcome they would receive in Canada and the States, 
 every word of winch had been more than realised l>y this 
 time. During the matches at Hoboken and New York 
 the venerable ex-Secretary was an interested spectator, 
 though he was suffering from a cold which did not permit 
 him to take part in any of the games. This, it turned 
 out, was not only a severe cold but the beginning of a 
 severe attack of influenza. On our arrival at home it 
 was with the greatest sorrow that we received information 
 that Mr. Foulis had died, his death being all the more 
 pathetic from the fact that Mrs. Foulis, who had been an 
 invalid for some time, was so affected by the shock of 
 his death that she died the same day, and both were 
 buried at the same time. It gave the Captain of the 
 team special grief that Mr. Foulis was thus taken 
 away, for in conversation at New York the ex-Secretary 
 had remarked that, having followed their tour from 
 
IX TlIK I'XJTKD STATES 677 
 
 Halifax right through, liis chief impression was that 
 the Scotsmen, considering the changed conditions under 
 which they had been called upon to play the game, 
 had done wonderfully well — far better than he had ever 
 expected. He was so indignant at what he considered 
 the unfair accounts which had been given of many 
 of the matches in the home papers which had reached 
 him, that it was his intention, in some articles in the 
 Scottish newspapers, to review the play of the visitors, 
 and to point out how successful he considered tliey had 
 been. 
 
 The following letter, receiyed by the Captain of the 
 team from his son, will show that even in Mr. Foulis's last 
 hours he was thinking of this subject, and regretted that 
 he ^vas not aide to do justice to the team in tlie way in 
 which he desired. 
 
 From Mr. IJ. Foulis, New York 
 
 April 5, 1903. 
 Dear Sir — I am sorry to inform you that my father, David 
 Foulis, ibrmerly Secretary (jf the Grand National Curling Club of 
 America, died on the morning of Monday, Marcli 16. When your 
 team of curlers was in this city, he was suffering from what we 
 thought was a heavy cold, but it turned out to be a case of grippe. 
 He Avas confined to the house till the 3rd of March, when he felt 
 so much better that he insisted on attending the funeral services of 
 an old friend. A relapse followed, jjleurisy set in, and death came 
 of exhaustion and heart failure. My mother had been an invalid 
 for some time, and was so much distressed liy his sufferings witli 
 ])leurisy that she received a second stroke of paralysis, which proved 
 fatal within twenty-four hours of my father's death. The special 
 reason I am writing you is this. It appears that your team's 
 playing had been unjustly criticised by some Scottish newspapers, 
 whicli made no allow^ance for difference in conditions, and father, 
 learning of it, had promised to write to several of the papers in 
 reference to same. This illness made that impossible for ever. He 
 spoke to me one night, when he was lying on wliat proved to be his 
 deathbed, of his intention and promise, and seemed to feel deeply 
 
678 criJLTxr; toue 
 
 that slighting remarks should have been made on such a team of 
 curlers. I need hardly assure you that had he been spared, his 
 first care avouM have been to fulfil his promise. Fearing that you 
 might not hear of his death, at least for some time, and perhaps 
 might wonder why the papers did not get the promised letters, I 
 write so that you will understand it was never in his power to 
 do so. 
 
 This intimation was received with the very deepest 
 regret hj the Captain and members of the team, and a 
 letter of condolence and sympathy was sent to the 
 bereaved family. In the Annval of the E.C.C.C. a notice 
 was inserted regarding the work that Mr. Foulis had 
 done for curling in the States. Mr. Thaw, in writing 
 the Captain regarding notes on the history of the game 
 mainly around New York, goes on to pay a loving tribute 
 to the deceased Secretary. He says (July 20, 1903): — 
 
 As you know, the historian of the American curlers was Mr. 
 David Foulis, who was Secretary of the Grand National Curling 
 Club for over a quarter of a century. He, 1 regret to say, has 
 passed away. He contracted a severe cold about the time you were 
 in ISTeAv York, and he never recovered, his Avife dying on the same 
 day as himself. It Avas a double funeral ; sad as it was, yet I 
 often thought, from a sentimental point of view, they having gone 
 through this life together for nearly half a century,' how fitting it 
 Avas they should enter their Father's House hand in hand together. 
 It was alAA^ays to Mr. Foulis that the NeAv York curlers looked 
 for history, and indeed for its management, and to him we owe the 
 fact of our existence in so far as the outside world is concerned. 
 An admirable and prompt correspondent, a genial and kindly man, 
 he gave much of his time to the end that curluig might prosper in 
 the United States — I fear, at the cause of much material sacrifice 
 to himself. He will be greatly missed, and I am sorry to say that 
 there is no one in sight to take up the task he performed so well. 
 
 Curling in New York and the States 
 
 Mr. James Thaw, writing chiefly from memory, con- 
 tributes the folloAvino- ; — 
 
IN THE rXITED STATES 679 
 
 A.^ to the liistory of curling in nur ilistricl : away back in the 
 'fifties a little colony of Scotsmen, mostly stone-masons, or men 
 connected with the building business, conceived the idea of starting 
 the game, little ho2:)ing for success, but believing it would be a goocl 
 idea to while away the time during the long winter months of en- 
 forced idleness, because, owing to the nature of their employment, 
 work was impossible during severe cold. This was the start of the 
 St. Andrew's Curling Club, which, by the way, is also a member of 
 the l^oyal Caledonian Curling Club. Then came the New Yoik 
 Curling Club ; and in the procession followed the Thistles, tlu- 
 Caledonian, the Yonkers, etc. The men who were active in this 
 oT'ganisation were the Scottish stone-masons ; and when we mention 
 names, the one worthy to stand al thf lu'ad was William Kellock, 
 a Lochmaben man, and one of the best men the States could ever 
 boast of It was he, Avith Gibson, Eaddy, Brander, M'Kenzie, and 
 others, who, being good craftsmen, foshioned the first curling-stones 
 out of the l:)oulders lying in the then meadows of Manhattan. I 
 once heard Mr. Kellock say at a banquet that the first two rinks 
 of stones were made by their different owners, and that their wives 
 were so enthusiastic that they all turned in and helped to polish 
 them in the Avash-tubs. 
 
 The stones ready — primitive they might seem now, comjsared 
 with siich Ijeautiful creations as Thorljiu'n sends out here — tliey 
 got to A\'ork on a natural pond, situated where is now the middle 
 of our beautiful Central Park of New York City. But those men 
 were not to be left alone very long, as it came to the notice of other 
 Scotsmen through the press that a band of maniacs were infesting 
 a certain neighbourhood, hurling stones on the ice, and shouting 
 and laiighing in a language no one but themselves could understand. 
 It was this, or something like it, that attracted Mr. Alex. Dalrymple, 
 then a prosperous dry -goods merchant, a worthy and representative 
 man, and a keen curler; and when the G.N.C.C. was organised he 
 served as its President for a term. Tlien there were Mr. M'Lintock 
 and Mr. Eitchie, Mr. John Patterson, ^Ir. John L. Hamilton, and 
 Mr. Jas. Stevens, of Jersey City, whose nephew is Mr. W. D. Edwards, 
 our present President, who ])resided on tlie evening of our banquet 
 in New York. 
 
 You will observe tliat I am slicking to the past very clo.sely. 
 As we, the present generation, are only engaged in the making of 
 history, and I am strongly convinced that we are not acting up 
 to the standard set up for us by the pioneers, I will refrain for the 
 present from touching on passing events. 
 
(J so CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 New York City was not the only city that had to do pioneer 
 work ; let us look in upon our brothers of the broom at Albany. 
 Here we find the stone-mason at work and struggling to get enough 
 enthusiasm to make a rink. Andrew M'Murray was the father of 
 the game in the Capital City on the Hudson, and we find him aided 
 and abetted by Mr. Thomas M'Credie, an Ayrshire man, very busy 
 rolling up wealth, but he always had time to curl. To-day I 
 regret that the reverse is the case : Scotsmen generally are too busv 
 chasing Dame Fortune to give even a passing thought to curling. 
 Not so with Mr. M'Credie. If there was the least possible 
 chance of a game between Albany and Utica, their nearest 
 neighbour, a little matter of 175 miles was of no account to 
 him, and when he was not able to be with them on account of 
 increasing years, he could turn out three stalwart sons, who are 
 to-day worthy representatives of their worthy father. Farther 
 up the State of New York, situated in the beautiful Genesse 
 Valley, is Utica. Here in the Scotch mill-workers we find the 
 pioneer curlers, the Aliens, the M'Loughlins, the Browns, and the 
 Mitchells. Here we find that our countrymen were not so 
 fortunate as to have the stone-mason so handy, but eventually he 
 was found in the person of Mr. Benjamin F. Allen, a full-fiedged 
 Yankee. The weavers described to Mr. Allen what kind of a 
 projectile a curling-stone was, and at last their cup of happiness 
 \vas full to the brim. It was he who took to the game, " as 
 a duck takes to the water," and in time was able to out-Scotch 
 the Scotchiest of them all. To Mr. Allen's kindness and lively 
 interest is due the great success of the present Utica Curling Clulj, 
 which has perhajis better facilities for enjoying the game than 
 any other club in the United States. Unfortunately your time 
 in Utica was short, and the arrangements of the Utica Club were 
 all made for the day previous to your arrival, otherwise you would 
 have seen more of the Utica curlers, com^josed as they are almost 
 wholh- of representative men in their different callings, and possess- 
 ing in a large degree that kindly genial disposition tliat is so 
 essential in the make-up of a curler.^ 
 
 Leaving Utica, going west, we come to that enterprising city of 
 Butl'alo, and here at one time was one of the largest and strongest 
 playing clubs in the State, but for some reason known only to 
 themselves they are never heard of. Here, too, we have such 
 pioneers as David Bell and George M'Noe, who, by the way. 
 
 ' AVe most heartily eudoisc Mr. Thaw's opinion of the Utica curlers. 
 
IN THE rNlTEl) STATES 081 
 
 was the first Secretary of the G.N.C.C. ^Sh: M'Noe was a very 
 able man, and, I think, was editor of a Buffalo daily paper. He 
 was well known under the nom de plume of "Tarn of the Glen," 
 and was a poet of considerable merit. 
 
 There is also a Boston club, fathered by ^Ir. John M'Ciaw, a 
 Galloway man. Xow, Mr. Kerr, I feel tliat I have run the whole 
 gamut of my knowledge of the organisation of curling in the 
 eastern .section, and I certainly have indulged my memory in a 
 rambling trip through tlie most pleasant recollections of my sojoui-n 
 in this the land of my adoption. 
 
 The Grand National Curling Club at the present time, I regret 
 to say, is not in as flourishing a condition as I would wish it to 1)e. 
 Our grand old men are a' wearin' awa', and the younger genera- 
 tion don't seem to have the same sentiment, nor are they imbued 
 with the same love for the traditions of the game, or the grand old 
 land that has given to the whole world the best, the cleanest, and 
 manliest of sports that is played outdoors. There are a few of us 
 left yet who are ready to make any reasonable sacrifice to the end 
 that curling in the States is to go on and progress. 
 
 It is to 1)6 hoped tliat our ,^<io(l lirither Scot, " .limmy " 
 Thaw — (»tie of the l)est men we had the pleasure of meet- 
 iuo- on our tour — and those wlio are so anxious to advance 
 the Grand National Club, will have their wishes gratified 
 and their sacrifices rewarded. Much might Ije done to 
 encourage them by the Mother-club and by curlers at 
 home. May the visit of the Scottish team be fraught 
 with good results, and may the greatest game the world 
 e'er saw flourish as gaily under tlie Star-spangled Bannia' 
 as it has done under the Thistle and the Maple Leaf ' 
 
CHAPTER XY 
 
 KETUltN RECEPTION REUNION 
 
 Tune: "The British Grenadiers. " 
 
 We talk witli awe and wonder of warriors bold and brave, 
 "Who, armed with guns of thunder, have crossed the stormy wave ; 
 But a band with peaceful purpose is of this song the theme, 
 "With a tow, row, row, row, row I It's the Scottish Curling Team. 
 
 Those soldiers, though they captured great towns by cannon ball, 
 Knew not the force of curling to ca[iture hearts withal. 
 " We're brithers a' when curlin' I " on curlers' banners gleam, 
 With a tow, row, row, row, row, to the Scottish Curling Team. 
 
 Canadian curlers welcomed our men in royal style, 
 
 And did with princely banc^uets the evening hours beguile ; 
 
 Of parting at eleven they really couldn't dream ! 
 
 With a tow, row, row, row, row, to the Scottish Curling Team. 
 
 Though plate-glass skips are j)leased their play to criticise, 
 When we reflect how quickly the frost in Scotland flies, 
 Compared to its duration in Canada, we deem 
 ilost wonderful the triumphs of the Scottish Curling Team. 
 
 Now let us give with feeling a hearty toast to those 
 AVhose mission's friendship's sealing, and thus our song will close, 
 May the sunshine of good fortune aye brightly on them beam, 
 With a tow, row, row, row, row, to our Scottish Curling Team. 
 
 Raddiiujtonshire Courier, Marcli 6, 1903. 
 
 On Board the Cnnard S.S. "Lucania" 
 
 Our party, which had twice been broken by accidents, 
 had again to be diminished before we went on board the 
 Lucania to journey home on February 21. Mr. Camp- 
 bell was " under weather," and had to remain with friends 
 
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 G88 
 
 and take a later boat, while Provost IJallantyue and his 
 wife and daughter had decided to prolong their t<iur and 
 visit Boston and some other places, l)efore returning 
 home. We were sorry to part from them, and we believe 
 they reciprocated the feeling, for while they came to see 
 us safely off they seemed to I)e sorry that they were not 
 going with us. 
 
 As soon as we got our luggage passed and safely on 
 
 A r I ; K \(i 1 1 : 
 
 board we were all gratified to receive (piite a sackful of 
 correspondence — with home news, so far as we know, all 
 cheerful, so that w^e started on our return journey in good 
 heart and spirit. The New York curlers turned out in 
 strong force to bid us " Adieu," and a great many Scots 
 who knew that the team was leaving by the Lucania 
 came down to shake hands with us. It was surpris- 
 ing to find how many Scots were located and thriving 
 in the great American city. " Shemus Donalich," the 
 piper at the ban([uet, played the plaintive strains of 
 
684 GURLIXG TOUR 
 
 " Lochaber no more," etc., and Messrs. Thaw, Nicholson, 
 .Smith (Secretary), and others who liad stood by us were 
 there to wave their blessings after us with the great 
 assemlilage tliat gatliered at the stage as the big steamer 
 slowly moved away. The flutter of white handkerchiefs 
 and the clieering were (|uite touching. 
 
 Many of those we had met could not be present at 
 the pier to bid us good-l)ye, but that their hearts were 
 with us, such telegrams as these proved : — 
 
 Hamilton, Ont., Feb. 20. 
 
 T*ev. J. Keim;, Captain, Scots Curlers, passenger on 
 Lucani((. 
 
 I wish you all safe and pleasant voyage, and a happy 
 meeting with loved ones at home. Ada:\i Bi;own. 
 
 Chicago, Illin., Fel). 20. 
 
 Ilev. J. Keri;, Captain, Royal Caledonian Curling Team, 
 CyO Str. Lucania. 
 Wanderers of (Jhicago wish your team hon voyage, and 
 take this opportunity to heartily congratulate the Parent 
 Curling Organisation on the selection of her representa- 
 tives for the tour now closed. 
 Wanderers' Cluli, John G. Campbei,l, President. 
 
 1). C. I)avie8, Seeretarij. Curling Commitfee. 
 
 Montreal, i^ue., Fel). 21. 
 
 Rev. ])r. Kerr, S.S. Lucania, N.Y. 
 Safe voyage to you and team, and haste ye quickly 
 back. A. Milne. 
 
 The Cunard Company 
 
 It was a strange feeling for the Captain of the Scot- 
 tish curlers to find liimself at last on board one of the 
 
KKTUIJ^'— KECErTLO.X ~ KEUN LOK G85 
 
 steamships of the -^Teat C'uuard C'umpany, of which he 
 had heard so much. The Company took its name from 
 a Halifax gentleman, who first thought of connecting 
 America and Great Britain in this way. But it will 
 ever remain associated with the Burns family, now re- 
 presented by Lord Inverclyde. Sir George Burns who, 
 with Cunard, set the venture successfully agoing, resided 
 in the parish of Skelmorlie, where the Captain of the 
 team was parish minister for two years, 1870-78. He 
 and Mrs. Burns took an interest in all good work, for 
 both were of a religious turn of mind, though this ran in 
 a narrow groove. Their residence was Weinyss House, 
 Wemyss Bay. The great mansion of Castle Wemyss was 
 occupied by their son, then plain " John Burns, Esquire," 
 who was a most active and powerful man. The Burns 
 family, though of Presbyterian descent, had an Episcopal 
 Chapel at Wemyss Bay, which they opened in summer 
 and supplied with English preachers. They attended the 
 parish church in winter, so long at least as Mr. Burns 
 approved of the minister's preaching, for he liked to deal 
 in theology as well as in steamships, but he took objection 
 to his teaching on Eschatology, which was not sutticiently 
 ardent, and went over to the U.P. There he was^ 
 allotted a front pew near the heating apparatus, but as 
 he was not salamander enough for the situation he and 
 his family had to take a back seat. We remained good 
 friends, notwithstanding, and when the Life of Sir George 
 Burns was published, Sir John presented us with a hand- 
 some copy, John Burns was a great believer in Empire. 
 If he was imperious, he was also an Imperialist when 
 that was not so common. The Captain of the Scottish 
 curlers distinctly ascribes some of his own Imperialist 
 enthusiasm to what he heard from Mr. Burns and the 
 visitors he conversed with at his noble mansion on the 
 
686 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 Clyde. Many were the great men we met at Castle 
 Wemyss, — among others the silvery-haired Sir Bartle 
 Frere, and as if it were yesterday, we remember how he 
 upbraided the Government for its treatment of his South 
 African views, and prophesied what came to pass in the 
 great Boer War. One of ]\Ir. Burns's wood features was his 
 
 KIRST LORD INVERCLYDK. 
 (Sir John Burns.) 
 
 consideration for tiie officers of his big ships, many of 
 whom we had the pleasure of meeting. Their great pride 
 was the immunity from danger which had characterised 
 their Company — though this was eventually Ijroken a 
 little Ijy some accidents. The second Lord Inverclyde the 
 Captain remembers as quite a youth, for it was tv/enty-six 
 years ago. To judge from his portrait, he is the image of 
 
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688 (JUELINd TOUE 
 
 his amiable and accompli shed mother, who was a member 
 of the Arbuthnot family of Mavisbaiik, Midlothian. 
 
 The present Lord Inverclyde has proved a worthy son 
 of a worthy father : and under his directorship the 
 Company has remained firm to the British Empire in 
 spite of much temptation to join the great American 
 combine. Might not such a powerful Company turn 
 
 LORD INVERCLYDE 
 (the second). 
 
 attention to Canada and cement the bonds of Empire 
 by a " greyhound " service from Liverpool or Glasgow 
 to Halifax ? This would be a graceful tribute to the 
 memory of the man whose name the Company bears — 
 Cunard. It never once entered our mind at the time 
 we have referred to that we would ever board one 
 of these ships, — but here we were, after om- Imperial 
 
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690 CUELIXG TOUE 
 
 mission, and on one of the linest of that nol)le fleet. The 
 Z?/ca7iia, twin-sister to the 6'a?npa?w«, was built in 1893, 
 and for a time the two were the fastest passenger steamers 
 yet constructed in Great Britain. Her length over all is 
 620 ft. ; breadth extreme, 65 ft. 3 in. ; depth from upper 
 deck, 43 ft.; gross tonnage, 12,952 tons. The illustra- 
 tions, kindly lent l)y the Company, show^ the luxurious 
 furnishings of the vessel, which for speed, comfort, and 
 safety is a paragon of excellence. Her record of speed 
 for the first year of her sailing was 20.90 knots per 
 hour. At this rate she covers the passage between 
 Great Britain and America in something like six days — 
 a striking testimony to the advance made, when it is 
 noted that the first Cuuarder Britannia had a tonnage 
 of only 1154, an average speed of 8j knots an liour, 
 and took fourteen days, eight hours, from the Mersey to 
 Boston. The twins have well been called " greyhounds." 
 The tremendous speed caused so much strain and 
 pressure on her nerves and sinews as she ploughed the 
 Atlantic, that one was reminded vividly of Kipling's 
 description of "The Ship that Found Herself," in The 
 Day's Work, though the Lucania had, no doubt, found 
 herself ten years ago. It was delightful to think, after 
 all one's trying experiences, that home was coming 
 nearer at such a rapid rate ; l)ut for promenading and 
 general comfort the construction and pace of the good 
 old Bavarian, with which we made the outward journey, 
 had some compensations. 
 
 To secure a passage home on this racer each member 
 of the team had to pay an extra charge on the return 
 ticket which had been purcliased by the Allan Line. 
 But it may be said that no one grudged this. From 
 first to last the determination of all who had charge of 
 the company on board was evidently to minister to their 
 
DINING SALOIIN, 7,rC.l.Y/.l. 
 
69 2 CUEI.ING TOUE 
 
 creature comforts in the most perfect manner, and make 
 them all feel that a voyage at sea, instead of being a trial, 
 Avas the most delightful experience of life. The menu of 
 our first meals on l)oard may l>e quoted as a sample of 
 all that followed. 
 
 ]!.:\I.S. LUC AM A 
 
 Sati'nhiy, Fch. 21, 1903 
 
 Luncheon 
 
 ^rutton Broth. Cliickeu Brotli. 
 
 Pickled Oysters. Sardines. 
 
 Loljster. 
 
 Hot 
 
 Eoa.st Leg of Mutton. Onion Sauce. 
 
 Vegetable Stew. Veal and Ham Pie. 
 
 Beefsteak (to oi-der) from Grill. 
 
 Boiled, Baked, Mashed, Fried, and Sweet Potatoes. 
 
 Cold 
 
 Galantine of Turkey. Ox Tongue. Liver Sausage. 
 
 Pickled Tongues 
 
 Baked Cumherlaud Ham. Boar's Head. 
 
 Eoast Beef Boiled Chicken. 
 
 Roast Mutton. Braised Beef. Head Cheese. Corned Beef. 
 
 Salad-Potato. Beetroot. 
 
 Lettuce and Tomatoes. French Dressing. 
 
 Peaches and Custard. French Pastry. Rice Pudding. 
 
 Piunes and Rice. 
 
 Cheese — Cheshire, Wiltshire, Gorgonzola, Ci-eani. 
 
 Apples. Pine Apple. Oranges. 
 
 Tea. Coffee. Chocolate. 
 
 R.M.S. LUC AX I A 
 
 Safiirdan, Frh. 21, 1903 
 
 Dinner 
 
 Olives. Oysters. 
 
 Consomme Andalouse. ^lulligatawny. 
 
 AVhitehait. 
 
 Halihut. Hollandaise Sauce. 
 
694 CUELING TOUR 
 
 Fillets of Beef. Jardiniere. 
 
 (Chateaubriand Potatoes.) 
 
 Tete de Veau en Tortue. 
 
 Boudins de Volaille. 
 
 Haunch of Mutton. Jelly. 
 
 Roast Beef Boiled C.'ldcken. Corned Ox Tongue 
 
 Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce. 
 
 Celery. 
 
 Cauliflowers. Rice. Fried Egg Plant. 
 
 Potatoes — Boiled and Roast. 
 
 Roast S([uab.s. Cresses. 
 
 Baked Bradcnbani Ham. 
 
 RhulDarb Tart. Wine Jelly. Swiss Pastry. 
 
 Cream Meringues. 
 
 Dijilomate Pudding. Tapioca Pudding. 
 
 Neapolitan Ice Cream. 
 
 Beignet au Parmesan. 
 
 Cheese — Cheshire, Stilton, Gorgonzola. 
 
 Dessert. 
 
 Tea. Coffee. 
 
 There was no suggestion to improvise curling on 
 board the Lucania — the deck did not permit of it, and 
 Ijesides, by this time we were all sick of the word. Our 
 " bridge " men, however, soon settled down into a corner 
 of their own, and from morn till evening, with intervals 
 for meals, pursued their game. In another bigger de- 
 partment the game of poker went merrily on, and the 
 " hooknoses," as they were called (we know not why), were 
 successful in drawing a good many flies into their 
 chamber. Some days there was little pleasure in doing 
 anything, for the boat rolled so much that it was suffi- 
 ciently difficult to keep one's seat ; and the journeying 
 from one side to another of the brass spittoons in the 
 smoke-room was very^ amusing. It was a roughish trip 
 on the whole, though it might have been much worse. 
 The majority of the passengers spent tlie time in their 
 cabins, and even there they found it difficult to keep 
 
696 CUKLING TOUE 
 
 within their bunks ; but for tariff walls made up of pillows 
 and various otlier furnishings there would have been free 
 trade between them and the Hoor. 
 
 The Captain of the team was favoured with a special 
 cabin to himself, which was very comfortable, though the 
 rolling of the vessel generally made it impossible to 
 preserve one's equilibrium. The first morning of the 
 journey (Sunday 22) his cabin steward came in with 
 two oranges, nicely peeled, stuck on two silver forks, and 
 a most luscious appetiser they proved. Then after bath 
 and breakfast and promenade came church service at 
 10.30 A.M., conducted by an Episcopalian, the Eev. H. 15. 
 AVolryche Whitmore, who, we believe, is a relative of 
 President Eoosevelt. There was no sermon, and the 
 prayers were read, the volume being a mixture of the 
 English Prayer Book and that issued by the Church of 
 Scotland for use at sea. The praise was led on the 
 harmonium, and was very hearty. There were fully 160 
 saloon passengers on board, not a large company, so there 
 was plenty of room and to spare. Among them the 
 Captain and membeis soon found friends from the home 
 country, such as Sir Mitchell Thomson, Bart., formerly Lord 
 Provost of Edinburgh ; Mr. J. E. Findlay of Aberlour, 
 and Mrs. Findlay ; Mr. A. H. Blyth, son of the famous 
 golfer, Mr. E. L. I. Blyth ; Mr. W. 0. Murray, and others. 
 We also found some of our Canadian friends, such as the 
 millionaire Mr. Watson Ogilvie, whose model farm we 
 had visited near Montreal, and wlio was going out to Eng- 
 land for the hunting season, as lie usually does. We made 
 the acquaintance of Mr. Bernard Quaritch, the famous 
 Ijookseller, and had some interesting talks with him 
 on books and literature. Several young couples were on 
 board, among others Mr. H. Spencer, the noted American 
 jockey, and his bride. We were also glad to have witli 
 
698 CUELINCr TO UK 
 
 us our good old friend Mr. Pearson, who had stuck to 
 us faithfully throughout our tour, and felt himself all 
 the better in health for the journey. 
 
 The Marconi System 
 
 The Cunard Company has the honour of being the 
 first steamship company to systematically introduce the 
 latest development of electrical science — serial telegraphy. 
 It was on the Lucania that Mr. Marconi's system was 
 first set up, and so satisfied were the directors with the 
 original experiments there, in establishing communication 
 between ship and shore, that they at once decided to adopt 
 the system on other vessels. The system is now in regular 
 operation on the Campania, the Etruria, the Umhria, the 
 Ivernia, and the Saxonia. In a recent case it was so 
 useful that a passenger on board one of these ships was 
 able, after having run short of cash, to signal to another 
 which w^as a considerable distance off w^ith a friend on 
 board, and thus to obtain supplies. We had a talk 
 with the Campania, which we met on her outward journey, 
 over 100 miles away, and heard that she was having a 
 rough time of it ; for w^hile we were bad enough with the 
 wind in our favour, she was mucli worse with the wind 
 against her. Such inter -communication between vessels 
 at sea is not the least important feature of this wonderful 
 invention ; as, in case of accident, it constitutes a most 
 satisfactory element of safety. The Marconi Company 
 have a signalling station at Xantucket, which enables 
 steamers going westward to be reported in New York 
 thirteen hours earlier than was possible before ; while 
 messages are similarly exchanged with the Irish coast 
 five or six hours before the departure from or arrival at 
 Queenstown. By the establishment of a signalling 
 station on Sable Island, off the shores of Xewfoundland, 
 
700 cui;lin(^ T(jue 
 
 the Cunarders and any (jtlier vessels fitted with the 
 simple plant of wireless telegraphy, will, when crossing 
 the Atlantic, never be more than two days out of touch 
 with Great Britain or America, and doubtless even these 
 two days will eventually be eliminated. It was our 
 privilege to see the system at work, and to admire its 
 simplicity. In our own case we had a welcome saluta- 
 tion when we were nearing home from our good Secretary, 
 who had so anxiously followed us on our journey. We 
 have given on the |)receding page a facsimile of this 
 historic message. 
 
 Captain M'Kay 
 
 It was a great delight on several occasions to be 
 welcomed in the snug special cabin where Captain M'Kay, 
 when not on actual duty, entertains his friends among the 
 passengers, and recites some of his interesting experiences 
 of sea-life. He is one of the " real Mackay " sort, a 
 genuine Highlander, fond of fun, and a capital raconteur. 
 His description of the varieties of passengers that lie has 
 seen on board shows that wdiile he steers his big boat he 
 has his weather-eye open to the foil)les and peculiarities of 
 those who are under his charge. His record as a Cuuard 
 officer is one of the best ; and as he is a Fellow of tlie 
 Royal Geographical Society, he must have won distinction 
 in a wider field than simply steering the Lvcania. 
 
 Our " Lucania " Concert 
 
 As with the Allan Line so with the Cunard and, we 
 believe, with the most of the Companies, those noble 
 Institutions of Liverpool and New York which have for 
 their object " to feed, clothe, and educate the destitute 
 or necessitous children of all classes of seamen, or sea- 
 faring men," are not foi'gotten. In keeping the claims 
 
702 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 of these benevolent Societies l^efore passengers tlie 
 Companies act on the avowed principle that " no more 
 fitting tribute of gratitude can be shown to the Almighty 
 hand, who brings the ship in safety to lier desired 
 haven, than l)y helping to support the children who are 
 
 CAPTAIN MACKAi', LVCAXIA. 
 
 left fatlierless Ijy the necessities of the seaman's life." 
 From the return of the Board of Trade it appears that 
 since this Orphanage work liegan, thirty years ago, 123,942 
 seamen died in British ships abroad, of whom 83,231 
 were drowned, and this does not take into account those 
 who died in the Ignited Kingdom. The appeal is one 
 
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 that can never fail to reach the heart of the ])as.sengi'r. 
 Some one mnst, however, take action on each journey, 
 and as on the Bavarian so on the Laeania the musical 
 members of our team took the arrangement for a concert 
 in hand. This came off on the evening of Tliursday, 
 February 26, by whicli time we had made the acquaint- 
 ance of most of the musical ]\assengers : for tliose who 
 
 THE SKIPPERS DECK, LVCAyiA. 
 
 were not suffering from sickness were glad to have, now 
 and then, some vocal or instrumental music in the 
 drawing-room. 
 
 In the interval of the Concert the Chairman com- 
 mended the Orphanage to the sympathy of the passengers, 
 and referred to the kindness and attention which on all 
 hands the officers and men of the Lncania had shown to 
 them, and to the great reputation of the Cunard ( 'oni- 
 pany for the perfection of their general arrangements. 
 
 The programme was as follows : — 
 
704 
 
 CU IDLING TOUE 
 
 ENTERTAIXMf:NT IX AID OF THE 
 SEAMEN'S CHARITIES OF LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK 
 
 lic'ld on board tlie 
 
 CuxARD R.M.S. LicAMJ, A. M'Kay, F.R.G.S., Co.mmaxdeh, 
 
 Thursday, Feli. 26, 1903, at 8.30 p.jr. 
 
 Chairman — Rkv. J. Kkhr. 
 
 Piano Solo 
 
 Song 
 
 Piano Solo 
 
 Song 
 
 Song 
 
 Song 
 
 Sont^ 
 
 Part 1. 
 
 Ancliiu-ci 
 
 The Maid of ila- Mill 
 Sunshine and Rain — Blumenthal 
 A Man's a Man for a' that 
 . Selected 
 Chairman's Remarks. 
 
 Mrs. Spencer 
 
 ^Ir. W. Edwin Gregg 
 
 . Dr. Weber 
 
 Mi-. D. Provan 
 
 ]\Irs. W. E. Gregg 
 
 Provost Gordon 
 
 Mr. H. C. Farrar 
 
 Piano Solo 
 
 Song 
 
 Song 
 
 Sketch 
 
 Song 
 
 Song 
 
 Part II. 
 
 Impromptu by Schubert . Mr. Segalla 
 
 The Lost Chord — Sullivan . J\Irs. W. E. Gregg 
 
 . A Bird in the Hand . Mr. D. Provan 
 
 The Soldier's Tear Major Scott Davidson 
 
 The Lads in Navy Bhie — Dacre Capt. Simpson 
 
 Green grow the Rashes, . Provost Gordon 
 
 Accompanist — Mrs. Spencer. 
 
 America. God Save the King. 
 
 Tlie total proceeds of this interesting concert amounted 
 to a sum little short of £40, so that the team, from the 
 time they left home, had been instrumental in raising 
 more than £50 for the Seamen's Orphanage Institutions. 
 
 We must, in the case of the Lucania concert, 
 acknowledge our indebtedness to Mrs. J. E. Findlay, 
 who was indefatigable in selling programmes: without 
 her support such a handsome sum would not have 
 been realised. For these alone something like a sum 
 
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 ■05 
 
 of £10 was paid, while the balance was made up by the 
 collection, no tickets being issued. 
 
 The official Abstract of Log for our voyage home 
 is here siven : — 
 
 Date, 1903. 
 
 Distance. 
 
 Latitude. 
 
 Longitude. 
 
 Winds. 
 
 Feb. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Saturday, 'Jl 
 
 
 Left N.York 0.05 
 
 P.M. 
 
 S.W. 
 
 »» 
 
 Sandy 
 
 Hook L'ship abe 
 
 am 2.35 P.M. 
 
 S.W. 
 
 Sunday, 22 
 
 425 
 
 40.23 N. 
 
 64.34 W. 
 
 S.W. to N.W. 
 
 Monday, 23 
 
 453 
 
 40.44 „ 
 
 54.38 „ 
 
 W.N.W. 
 
 Tuesday, 24 
 
 489 
 
 42.33 „ 
 
 44.36 „ 
 
 jj 
 
 Wednesday, 25 
 
 470 
 
 46.13 „ 
 
 34.54 „ 
 
 N.N.W. 
 
 Thursday, 26 
 
 462 
 
 49.03 ,, 
 
 24.16 „ 
 
 N.W. to Vble. 
 
 Friday, 27 
 
 467 
 
 51.07 „ 
 
 12.35 „ 
 
 N.W'ly. 
 
 " 
 
 169 
 
 To Daunts Rk. 
 
 
 9.27 P.M. Daunts R'k. 
 L'ship. abeam 
 
 From Sandy 
 
 
 
 
 
 H'k. L'sliip. to 
 
 
 
 
 PASSAGE— 
 
 Daunts Rock . 
 
 2935 
 
 
 
 Sandv H'k. L'ship. to 
 
 From Sandy 
 
 232 
 
 To L'pool Bar 
 
 
 Daunts Rock, 6 days, 2 
 
 H'k. L'ship. to 
 
 
 
 
 hour.s, 17 minutes. Aver- 
 
 L'pool Bar 
 
 3167 
 
 
 
 age speed per liour 20.07. 
 
 The Triumphal Arch of Broom 
 
 On slowly moving up to the pier we were both surprised 
 and delighted to see a deputation of curlers waving their 
 broom-kowes in joyous salutation, their gesticulations 
 evidently causing consternation to the bystanders as 
 they did to those on board who were not acquainted 
 with curling enthusiasm and curling customs. The 
 deputation was headed by Mr. Davidson Smith, C.A., 
 Secretary of the Eoyal Club ; Mr. Lindsay, shipping 
 agent, who had seen us off ; and besides a large contingent 
 from the Liverpool Club, there were Mr. Learmonth 
 (Merchiston), Mr. Brown (Duddingston), Mr. Gemmill 
 (Gladsmuir), Mr. M'Kellar (Glasgow), etc. These 
 gentlemen had come up the night before, and had invited 
 the Liverpool curlers to meet them and spend the 
 evening, as we had done together before our departure. 
 "With toast and song they had a capital curlers' night, 
 
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706 CUELmCx TOUE 
 
 with a specially brilliant speech from Mr. M'Gillivray, 
 C.A., assistant to the Secretary of the E.C.C.C. Now they 
 combined their forces to give the team a fitting reception 
 on landing, for they upraised their brooms so as to form 
 a triumphal arch, under which the members of the team 
 passed in single file, shaking hands as they passed along, 
 while the deputation cheered them vociferously. It was 
 certainly ve-ry gratifying, after our arduous tour, to be re- 
 ceived by such a genial company in such true curling style. 
 
 A considerable time elapsed before we got all our 
 baggage out of the great ship, after watching the various 
 boxes come trundling up the tramway, but friend Cromarty 
 of Leasowe Golf Club had interviewed the Chief of 
 Customs, Mr. Aitken, and we had as little trouble as 
 possible in getting our boxes through, so that we had 
 time for a hurried lunch before leaving the station for 
 home at 2 p.m. on February 28. Our friends, when once 
 we started, kept the journey lively with the news of the 
 Grand Match, and all the other important events of the 
 winter at home, which, from the curler's point of view, 
 had been a very good one. On the other hand, our men 
 gave them Canadian songs and sentiments, and in this way 
 the railway journey was made wonderfully brief. Several 
 members dropped off by the way for their home destina- 
 tions. Owing to the storm, the telegraph system had 
 broken down, and it was not known exactly when we 
 would reach the Caledonian Station, but a good number of 
 friends awaited our arrival, and after hearty handshakings, 
 each took off his several way, the cabmen having con- 
 siderable difficulty in stowing away the trunks, stones, 
 and other paraphernalia which we had with us. 
 
 On Saturday evening we were all in the midst of 
 our families, and realising the truth of the good old 
 adage, " There's no place like home." 
 
EETUEN— RECEPTION— EEUNION 707 
 
 Reception of the Team on their Return to Scotland 
 
 Ou the return of the team a proposal was made and 
 heartily taken up that the success of their tour should 
 be recognised by their fellow-curlers at a complimentary 
 luncheon in the Royal Hotel, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, 
 March 18, 1903. The function took place under the 
 auspices of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, and 
 evoked great interest amongst the knights of the broom. 
 This was evident from the fact that the gathering was 
 attended by nearly two hundred and fifty gentlemen 
 from most parts of Scotland. Tlie chair was occupied 
 by the Earl of Mansfield, President of the Royal Club; 
 and twenty-three members of the team were present, the 
 only absentee being Provost Ballantyne, whose absence 
 was due to indisposition. The Captain of the team, the 
 Rev. John Kerr, Dirleton, and Major Scott Davidson sup- 
 ported the Chairman right and left respectively, and all 
 the other members of the team, except Provost Ballantyne, 
 were at the same table. Sir John Gilmour of Montrave, 
 Bart., and Mr. J. A. Robertson -Durham of Bofrhead, 
 Vice-Presidents of the Royal Club, were the croupiers. 
 
 Amono- the other curlers were — 
 
 Rev. R. Menzies Fergusson, Airtlirey Castle ; W. G. Harvey, 
 Ardgowan ; Jolin Gardiner, Ayr; J. Brown, Bathgate; W. Allan, 
 do. ; J. MacNab, Jr., do. ; G. Jeffreys, do. ; Dean of Guild 
 Roberts, do. ; A. Dougal, do. ; A. Sloan, do. ; W. Gardner, do. ; W. 
 Roberts, do. ; D. Johnston, Broomhall ; J. Moodie, do. ; T. F. Gibb, 
 Buchan ; Alex. Tainsh, do. ; Allan Old, do. ; George Paterson, 
 do. ; Major Cleghorne, do. ; T. B. Murray, Biggar ; W. A. Peterkin, 
 Caberfeidh ; W. Wright, Camperdown ; John Bruce, do. ; Alfred 
 Neave, do. ; R. B. Smith, do. ; Col. J. W. King, Cardross ; J. 
 L. Anderson, Ceres ; J. G. Dudgeon, Corstorphine ; W. Allan, 
 do. ; R. Henderson, do. ; Rol). Watson, Couher ; J. Hamilton, 
 do. ; R. Forrest, do. ; J. Watson, do. ; Jas. Tennant, do. ; John 
 Hamilton, do.; Rev. W. Brodie, Craigielands ; Colonel Younger, 
 
708 CUELmCr TOITE 
 
 do. ; Gregor MacGregor, Craiglockliart ; Peter Macnaughton, 
 do. ; E. Anderson, do. ; Dr. Carrutliers, do. ; J. Stenhouse, 
 Cramond ; Philiii Sulley, Cupar ; John Whyte, do. ; D. B. 
 Fairbairn, Currie ; J. A. Fernie, Dalkeith ; Eben. Dawson, do. ; 
 E. Aytoun, do. ; A. G. Eeid, Dunfermline ; Jas. Stewart, do. ; 
 John Brown, do. ; John Boswell, do. ; D. Brown, Duddingston ; 
 T. M. Skirving, do. ; Geo. Mackay, do. ; Wm. Christie, do. ; John 
 Christie, do. ; Wm. Hamilton, Douglas ; Jas. Gray, Dunblane ; W. 
 Peattie, do. ; W. Eiddell, Dunglass, etc. ; J. B. Handyside, Dirleton ; 
 M. S. Berrie, Earlston ; E. H. Herbertson, do. ; J. Ewart, Edin. 
 Northern ; T. Gibb, do. ; Wm. Manuel, Forrestfield ; David 
 Thomson, J. P., do. ; Jas. Eitchie, Gourock ; W. Gemmill, Glads- 
 muir ; M. Ormiston, Haddington ; T. W. Kemp, do. ; Jas. Dods, do. ; 
 A. E. Oliver, Hawick ; W. M. Price, do. ; J. M'Kellar, Hillhead ; 
 C. Johnston, Holyrood ; T. Wilson, do. ; John A. Murie, do. ; T. 
 Walker, do. ; A. Gilchrist, do. ; J. M. Thomson, do. ; W. Eoxburgh, 
 do. ; P. Forrest, Haremyres ; J. Thomson, Braid ; W. H. Torrance, 
 do. ; M. Kerr, do. ; Peter Turner, Kirknewton ; J. Monteath, 
 Kippen ; W. Stuart Palm, Largo ; Geo. Malcolm, Lasswade ; 
 W. L. Stewart, do. ; J. M. Gibbon, Leven ; T. M'Gibl)on, Lundin 
 and Montrave ; W. Eeid, Larbert ; Mark TurnbuU, j\Ielrose ; 
 General Boswell, do. ; J. W. Learmonth, Merchiston ; A. Hunter, 
 do. ; D. P. Laird, do. ; C. C. Moffat, do. ; J. Wyllie, Mid-Calder ; 
 J. Martin, do. ; C. L. Arnton, Montreal ; Major Alexander, Morton- 
 hall ; Peter Shaw, Moscow ; John Eichardson, Musselburgh ; W. 
 Howden, do. ; A. A. Thomson, do. ; John Eeid, Manitoba, Winni- 
 peg ; P. Wilson, North Berwick ; Eev. W. L. M'Dougall, Orwell ; 
 Dr. Graham, Paisley Iceland ; E. S. Anderson, Peebles ; F. W. 
 Dyson, do. ; A. Yellowlees, do. ; T. A. F. Bryden, do. ; C. Cook, 
 Pencaitland ; E. C. Cowan, Penicuik ; C. Buchanan, do. ; G. L. 
 Aitken, Eaith and Abbotshall ; D. Gardner, Eosslyn ; Thos. 
 Hutchison, do. ; Carl Soltenborn, do. ; Wm. Watson, do. ; Wm. 
 Smith, do ; Wm. Hutchison, do. ; John Watson, do. ; Dr. Cameron, 
 do ; Jas. Pretsell, do. ; Jas. Wright, Eeston ; Wm. Hood, St. 
 Boswells ; Hon. A. D. Murray, Scone and Perth ; Eev. A. Benvie, 
 B.D., do. ; Adam Steel, do. ; Sheriff P. Smith, Selkirk ; D. C. 
 Alexander, do. ; T. Dunn, do. ; A. Clarkson, Stirling ; A. E. Cox, 
 Snaigow ; G. W. Constable, Traquair ; J. R Macgibbon, Upper 
 Annandale ; John Young, do. : M. Johnstone, do. ; W. Charles 
 Johnston, do. ; A. Fingland, do. ; Jas. Craig, Upper Nithsdale ; 
 J. Moffat, do. ; J. Campbell, do. ; John Craig, do. ; Thos. William- 
 son, do. ; Eob. Dalgleish, do. ; Alex. Taylor, do. : Eev. A. Paton, 
 
liETUEN— KECEPTIOX-IIEUNTON 709 
 
 reupoiit ; Professor Wallace, Waverley ; Hugh Giluiour, do. ; 
 John Bertram, do. ; R. R Prentice, do. ; John Watson, do. ; J. 
 Herdman, do. ; T. Jack, Waverley Kierhill ; A. Davidson Smith, 
 Whittingehame ; and others. Charles Nelson, Jas. Lyle, A. 
 Brownlee, J. A. Fernie, W. Crooke, Edinr., Charles Maitland 
 Smith, J. S. Smith, reporter. 
 
 After luncheon, wliich was excellently served, the 
 Chairman proposed the toasts of " The King, the Patron of 
 the Club," and of " The Queen and all the other members 
 of the Eoyal Family," which were right loyally received. 
 
 The Secretary (Mr. A. Davidson Smith, C.A.) then 
 intimated letters of apology for absence from the 
 following : — 
 
 The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Edinburgh ; the Earl 
 of Eglinton, President-Elect ; Lord Balfour of Burleigh ; Sir 
 Jas. H. Gibson-Craig, Bart., of Riccarton ; Sir Kenneth J. Mackenzie, 
 Bart., of Gairloch ; Hon. Jas. Smart, Minister of Emigration, 
 Canada ; Colonel Robertson Aikman, of the Ross, Hamilton ; 
 A. F. Roberts, Selkirk ; W. B. Dow, Dunfermline ; M. W. Hender- 
 son, Linlithgow ; J. D. Ferguson, Crystal Palace ; John Jackson, 
 Glasgow ; R. Cathcart of Pitcairlie ; Rob. Maxwell, North Berwick ; 
 W. Crawford, Duns ; Dr. Browning, Waverley ; Adam Brown, 
 Kirkliope ; Sheriff Smith, Selkirk ; Alex. Mackay, Waverley ; 
 J. Smith of Craigielands, Patron of Liverpool Club, and Members 
 of do. ; Breadalbane, Strathfillan and Glenfalloch Club ; Coupar- 
 Angus and Kettins Club ; J. S. Meggatt, Manchester ; Mr. Thomsoii, 
 Callander ; Mr. M'Laren, Poluiaise ; Mr. Knox, Alloa. 
 
 He next read the following telegram from the Liver- 
 pool Curling Club : — 
 
 " Liverpool Club send greetings, heartiest wishes for happy 
 meeting. Consider team did well. May all who dift'er from us 
 fall over Niagara on Sabbath. — Geddes." 
 
 To which the following reply was sent — 
 " Wire received. Crowded meeting. Message read. No differ- 
 ence here. Good old Liverpool. — MAJSfSFiELD." 
 
 Amongst the letters was one from Provost Ballantyne 
 regretting his inalulity to be present, on account of ill- 
 
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 ness. " I regret exceedingly, as all of us do," said the 
 Secretary, " the absence of Provost Ballantyne, but we 
 are glad to see that Mr. Smith (Stenhouse and Carron) is 
 with us. We all sympathise with him, and are pleased 
 that he is able to be here to-day. I wish to say before 
 sitting down, that I have letters from several curlers in 
 Canada and America, each one more than another praising 
 up the team in a way that if I were to go over all 
 would make them blush. But I must read the following 
 
 Letter from Colonel Edwards, 
 
 a most important man, and Chairman of the Committee of 
 the Ontario Province for receiving the team. He says : — 
 
 Peteeborough, Ontario, Canada, 
 January 29, 1903. 
 
 My dear Mr. Suith — We have had the long-expected visit 
 from the Scottish Curlers, and it has awakened a great deal of 
 interest and enthusiasm. We have all been delighted with the 
 manly representatives of the manly game that the Royal Cale- 
 donian Curling Club have sent to u>s. Every one who has met them 
 has fallen in love with them as curlers and gentlemen. Their 
 visit will long be remembered by the curlers of this country, and we 
 hope that in return they will take home many i)leasant memories 
 of Canada. 
 
 We were very glad to have a ^'isit from them at Peterborough, the 
 first town that they entered under the jurisdiction of the Ontario 
 Curling Association, and they seem to have been pleased with the 
 reception given them here, as at other places they have visited. 
 
 I need not go over the whole list of games, as no doubt you will 
 receive full particulars from the team. Suffice it to say that they 
 have proved themselves worthy rejjresentatives of the parent cluli, 
 and wherever the representatives of young Canada have succeeded 
 in defeating them, it has only been after a gallant fight, in which 
 they have taken the odds against them as cheerily as if they had 
 been all in their favour ; and wherever they have won they have 
 taken their victory as modestly as if it were a case of the mother 
 Inlaying with her daughter. 
 
 But the great feature of their visit is, that, winning or losing, 
 they have brought the love of the Motherland and of the Mother- 
 
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 Cu-v^t* 
 
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 club to the people of this country, who accept it with the eager- 
 ness of children who ha-\'e lieen long away from home. 
 
 I congratulate you and the Royal Caledonian Curling Club that 
 this long-expected visit has been so happily carried out, and I trust 
 that in the years to come it may continue to bear fruit on both 
 sides of the Atlantic, both in the grand old game of curling, and 
 in the grander interests that bind in one all parts of the Britisli 
 Empire. — Yours sincerely, E. B. Edwards. 
 
 A. Davidson Smith, Esq." 
 
 This letter of the gallant Colonel was received by 
 the assemblage with great applause. 
 
 The Eev. E. Menzies Fergusson proposed " the Im- 
 perial Forces," and, in doing so, said — It is not necessary 
 
 in a company like this to 
 say many words to commend 
 lo your attention a toast like 
 that of "The Imperial Forces," 
 for I am sure all of us have 
 noticed in the last few years 
 a great change coming over 
 the condition of the Army 
 and of the Eeserve or Volun- 
 teer Forces as they used to 
 be called. We have not only 
 adopted the word but the 
 sentiment which is understood 
 by the word "Imperial"; and 
 in order to cement that 
 feeling, and intensify it, our 
 Eoyal Club was successful in obtaining funds and men 
 and sending them to Canada to bind that colony a little 
 closer to the Motherland. I do not intend to make 
 remarks on the different branches of these Forces, seeing 
 that so much is beiny said in tlie Houses of Parliament 
 
 Photo by Jlamsay, Bridge oj Allah 
 REV. R. MENZIES FERGUSSON. 
 
 I 
 
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 — a little sense and a great deal of nonsense. But I am 
 glad to see so much interest taken in the matter, and I 
 am sure all Scotsmen are pleased to learn that at last 
 His jMajesty's Government have seen proper to establisli 
 a Naval Base at our doors and on our coast ; I would 
 also direct the attention of the authorities to the leading 
 article in to-day's Scotsman pointing out that the Govern- 
 ment and those connected with it, might do something 
 for increasing the number of Scotsmen in the engineer- 
 ing department and in the Navy. Scotsmen, it will be 
 remembered, are those who, if they did not annex Eng- 
 land, gave it a Sovereign. We have some of the best 
 engineers in the world, but unfortunately their services 
 are taken up by foreign governments, and they go beyond 
 the seas. That is a pity for our Government. As to 
 the Volunteers, I do not wish to say anything about 
 those who went to assist the Regular Army in that 
 campaign, which was so protracted and which ended at 
 last so successfully ; but I am sure we all owe a deep 
 debt of gratitude to those sons of ours in Colonial lands 
 who responded so readily and fought so bravely our 
 battles in South Africa. (Applause.) We are glad to 
 see that we have with us some of these Canadian sons 
 to-day — (applause) — who may take home the feeling 
 that we appreciate the work many of their sons did in 
 Africa, and what they did at Paardeberg especially. 
 (Applause.) I have much pleasure in giving you the 
 toast of " The Imperial Forces," coupled with the name of 
 General Bosw^ell. (Applause.) 
 
 General Boswell said — I tliank you for the honour 
 you have done me in coupling my name with this toast. 
 It is one which touches the pride, I think, of every British 
 subject. The toast of " Our Defensive Forces " is always 
 enthusiastically received. r)ritain being almost entirely 
 
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 dependent on foreign countries for her food supplies, it 
 is a matter of paramount importance, or in the words of 
 Mr. Forster yesterday in the House, " a matter of life 
 or death " to have a strong Navy, not as a menace, but 
 to protect our Empire in case of war ; and, judging by the 
 naval programme and estimates of this year, the Govern- 
 ment is fully alive to that fundamental doctrine. I am 
 at a great disadvantage, being in a corner here so far 
 from Tiiy friend i\Ir. Fergusson, for I could not hear 
 
 exactly all that he said ; but 
 the Government is fully alive 
 to the fact that we require 
 expansion ; and the Naval 
 Base taken up at St. Mar- 
 garet's Hope no doubt will 
 prove to be a real safeguard 
 to this part of the British 
 Isles. (Applause.) Our 
 handy men are as handy as 
 ever they were, both ashore 
 and afloat, as witness their 
 gallant deeds all over the 
 world, and recently at Lady- 
 smith ; and just now see their 
 work in Somaliland, where 
 they are entirely employed in landing the troops and 
 material for an expedition in that part of Africa. As 
 regards our Army we can never compete with the Con- 
 tinental nations, who can count their soldiers by millions 
 in time of war, but as the service papers and as all think- 
 ing men will agree, the principle of having an efficient 
 force within and without the realm, ready at all times 
 to take the field, is a sound proposition, and should not 
 come within the domain of party politics. (Applause.) 
 
 /■/...(, 4., M:dl.lt. I. 
 
 GENEIJAL BOSWELL. 
 
EETURN—EECEPTION— REUNION 7 1 5 
 
 Nor do I think that cases of military discipline sliould 
 be thrashed out in Parliament. The manhood of our 
 Army is as full of health as of yore, and when properly 
 equipped and led, will perform their gallant deeds as 
 well as their ancestors did. Our volunteers acted like 
 true patriots during the late Boer War, and performed 
 yeoman service, and it is to be hoped that more stringent 
 regulations will not prevent many men from joining that 
 force. Our Colonial forces rose to the occasion when 
 they saw their Mother- Country in a tight corner, and 
 manfully responded to her call to arms — men from 
 the North and East, the South and West, all flocked to 
 the British Standard in a manner that showed that the 
 true British spirit is not only in the old country but in 
 all the Colonies. (Applause.) However, you did not 
 come here to listen to a lot of platitudes about the Army 
 and Navy. (Laughter.) You want to hear about the 
 curling team and Canada ; and I shall therefore only 
 thank you very heartily for the way in which you have 
 responded to this toast. (Applause.) 
 
 On a call for a song from one of the team, Mr. 
 Provan sang " Jean Jeemison's Bannet," which gave 
 much amusement. 
 
 The Rev. Andrew Baton, Penpont, said — The word 
 of your Secretary is law, and I rise to propose the toast 
 of " The Royal Caledonian Curling Club." I suppose I 
 have been asked to propose this toast because I have 
 been more or less identified from the beginning with 
 sending out this team to Canada. The toast requires few 
 words. The club began in a small way, and, as most 
 infants have to do, it got a name. I think the name is 
 a most fortunate one. It is a name implying common 
 sympathies, feelings, and aims. It is a curling club 
 implying in the members great strength of character, 
 
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 CUELING TO UK 
 
 of action, and of kindly feeling in a game that adds to 
 the vigour of mind and body and heart. It is called the 
 Caledonian Curling Club, because its foundation and its 
 real strength lie in that country which every Scotsman 
 regards as the centre of the world. It is a lioyal club, not 
 only because we have His Imperial Majesty as Patron, 
 but because it lias charge of what is regarded by all true 
 
 curlers as the king of 
 games — a true royal 
 sport. It has not only 
 a good name but it 
 has a good aim. This 
 Eoyal Caledonian 
 Curling Club has the 
 aim of cementing and 
 strenf^thenincr all 
 clubs throughout the 
 country, and by trophies 
 and medals stimulating 
 the curling feeling. It 
 has in its provinces and 
 districts those clubs 
 which encourage the 
 national and interna- 
 tional spirit, and do a 
 deal to foster much that 
 is best and greatest in 
 humanity. It has this year struck out in a new path — and 
 I am not to do more than merely mention that path — it has 
 taken on itself to send out that team which has done itself 
 so much credit, and which we are all glad to see here again. 
 This shows that the club is acting according to the spirit 
 of its aims and of the new era. It has also a history. It 
 had a small beginning. It began with 28 clul)S, and 
 
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RETUEN—EECEPTION— REUNION 7 1 7 
 
 now uinnbers from 600 to 800. Scotluiid is annex- 
 ing England antl the colonies throughout by this royal 
 game, and I have no doubt some club will be wishing 
 you to change the name from the Eoyal Caledonian to 
 the Imperial Caledonian Curling Club. But we are to 
 stick to our nationality, and we are not yet to say that 
 the first skirmishers that have gone to Canada will not be 
 succeeded — (applause) — by others who may bring home 
 even greater laurels. It has in its constitution, perhaps, 
 a greater number than any other club in the world. Its 
 membership is perhaps about 25,000 altogether. It has 
 at least a combination of membership, from the highest 
 aristocracy to the humble peasant, living in a unity in 
 their games such as is nowhere else found, stimulating 
 that kindly feeling that should aninuite all humanity. 
 (Applause.) It has also a literary side, and I am not 
 sure but that our Secretary will turn not only a literary 
 man but a literary professor if he goes on with his Annual 
 at the rate he is doing. Many of the articles are in- 
 teresting, and the verses have their own characteristics, 
 in which I think the sentiment is often a good deal 
 better than the rhymes. (Laughter.) It has also, I will 
 venture to say, a spirit of gallantry about it. I am sure 
 the members will forgive me for alluding to this one 
 little thing — the gallantry displayed by the team. No 
 doubt there are some wicked people who would have 
 thought that they were drubbed by the ladies, but I am 
 sure their gallantry would not allow them, as representing 
 the Eoyal Caledonian Club, to do anything that would 
 seem defamatory of that gracious sex. (Laughter.) I 
 think not a little of the success of this club arises from 
 the great and noble names that we have had as pre- 
 sidents and vice-presidents of the club all through its 
 history. I would venture to take the names of the present 
 
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 President and Vice-Presidents as illustrating the type 
 and character of men we wish to have at the head of the 
 club. They are not parochial, but imperial in senti- 
 ment, yet Scottish enough to desire that our nationality 
 should not be obliterated, interesting themselves in their 
 tenantry, their neighbourhood, and their games. We 
 need more such in Scotland, and when such men are to 
 be found, Scotland will be as great in the future as it has 
 been in the past. If Lord Mansfield, and Sir John 
 Gilmour, and Mr. Robertson-Durham could be induced to 
 select a team to take to Canada, I am sure that, officially 
 as in their private capacity, in this noble club they would 
 receive a hearty welcome, not only amongst curling- 
 society, but also from Government and high authorities. 
 (Applause.) Coming to the Secretary of the club, Mr. 
 Davidson Smith, we have a man who is indefatigable, 
 unwearied in his efforts, whose courtesy is unfailing, and 
 whose very laugh gives a tonic and a stimulus to us. 
 He is the heart's life of the club. I am quite sure the 
 club is never able to remunerate Mr. Davidson Smith. 
 They can only acknowledge his services. I speak calmly 
 and honestly — I have been associated with him tliis 
 year in very much work, and I can assure you that work 
 has been colossal and of the most anxious nature; and if his 
 time, his expenditure, and his laljour had been paid in 
 legal fees he would have had a little fortune. I do not 
 know that it would be right and well for the club and 
 his friends to accept all this, and much besides, without 
 some tangible recognition. I only wish to bring out this 
 point for your after consideration. I know very well that 
 in doing so it will make him my mortal enemy, but still 
 I will have a worthy foe. (Laughter.) I associate with 
 this J toast 'the name of Mr. Robertson-Durham, whose 
 family history in connection with curling stands in a 
 
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 10 
 
 most honourable position. His individual elforts and 
 sacrifices, even from a x^ecuniary point of view, to the 
 Eoyal Club, are known all over the curling world, and 
 are worthy to receive all praise. I give you the toast of 
 " The Eoyal Caledonian Curling Club." (Applause.) 
 
 Mr. J. A. EoBERTSON- Durham of Boghead in re- 
 sponding said — I rise with very great pleasure indeed to 
 reply to this toast. I feel very deeply the honour you 
 have conferred on me in appointing me one of the Vice- 
 Presidents of your club. I appreciate the compliment 
 very much indeed on behalf 
 of the club to which I have 
 the honour to belons;, and I 
 feel it very deeply too, because, 
 exactly sixty years ago, when 
 the then Lord Mansfield, 
 the predecessor and ancestor 
 of the Lord Mansfield who 
 is in your Chair to - day, 
 was your President, my pre- 
 decessor and grand-uncle, Mr. 
 Durham - Weir of Boghead, 
 was, in 1843, appointed to 
 be one of the Vice-Presidents. 
 (Applause.) Your meeting 
 in March 1843 acted as you 
 do to-day. I am a great believer in upholding what 
 your ancestors have done before you, and there is 
 nothing I have entered into, or shall enter into, more 
 heartily than the support of curling in our neighbour- 
 hood and in Scotland. In 1843, when Lord Mansfield 
 was President, there were only forty-six associated clubs, 
 with 3000 of a membership, but now, as the proposer 
 of tlie toast lias told you, there are 70 G associated clubs. 
 
 rhnto by Jlnffat, Kdililnnyh. 
 T. A. ROBERTSON-DURHAM OF BOGHEAD. 
 
720 CUELING TOUR 
 
 with I do not know how many members connected with 
 these clubs, but I think you will agree with me that the 
 numbers are very large. Let me say that there may 
 be thousands and thousands and hundreds of thousands 
 — (applause) — who are associated with you in the wish 
 to do everything that can be done for the furtherance of 
 curling. I know of nothing that can better promote 
 rivalry 'and good-fellowship. I believe I can assert that, 
 before curling was discovered, dukes, marquises, and earls, 
 and the upper ten held themselves aloof from ordinary 
 mortals. The sons of toil were looked upon as people 
 whom they could not come into contact with, and their 
 retainers were looked upon as barbarians. But after 
 curling was discovered, and more especially after this 
 Eoyal Curling Club was created, all that was done away 
 with. The duke and the marquis and the upper ten 
 are as we are, on the ice, and they are as keen to support 
 the game. I know we cannot in this toast refer to the 
 Canadian team, but we know how well they have done 
 and the good times they have had. I came across four 
 lines the other day, which I think will perhaps lead 
 you to consider with me the reason why they did not 
 win every match they played. I believe the poet's 
 name was Pennycook, and the lines are — 
 
 To curl on the ice does greatly please 
 Being a manly Scottish exercise, 
 It clears the brain, stirs up the native heat, 
 And gives a gallant appetite for meat. 
 
 (Laughter.) We hear of the games of cricket and foot- 
 ball, but there is none, I am sure, that has done more 
 to promote good-fellowship, keenness, and rivalry than 
 the grand and noble game of curling. We all know 
 how keenly every true curler enters into his game, and 
 with what enthusiasm the curlers meet upon the ice. It 
 
EETURISr—KECEPTION— REUNION 721 
 
 is too early in the day just now to raise that sjjirit of 
 enthusiasm which we are able to stir up later in the 
 evening. (Laughter.) Daylight is somewhat a deterrent 
 on the fumes of whisky and soda or the other liquors 
 that are consumed, but I have no doubt that by the 
 time the next toast is proposed the enthusiasm will rise 
 to a proper pitch. The proposer of the toast referred to 
 the services of our Secretary. I cannot understand how 
 he does his work at all. It is splendidly done. I am 
 sure no one could do it better, and that to him the 
 Royal Caledonian Club owes a very great debt of 
 gratitude, (Applause.) He is not down on the toast- 
 list to reply for anything, and I think it is our duty to 
 recognise the great services he renders to us and the 
 carefulness with which he discharges all the duties im- 
 posed on him. (Applause.) I would finish up by 
 quoting to you other four lines that I discovered in an 
 old volume of cuttings connected with the Royal Club : 
 
 In days of frost wi' Lawyer Chiels 
 
 Ane letter does for twa, 
 And Doctors let their patients live 
 
 Until there comes a thaw. 
 
 (Laughter.) As long as the frost is strong and the ice 
 good, every keen curler will put his heart and soul into 
 the noble game. I thank you exceedingly for the honour 
 you have done me in coupling my name with this toast. 
 
 The Chairman — Brother curlers, I now approach 
 what we may call the principal toast of this afternoon. 
 I have to propose to you in the words in which it is 
 printed — whether you approve of them altogether or 
 whether you do not, "The Scoto- American Curling 
 Team." (Applause.) I take the words in their highest 
 continental sense, and I include Canada as part of 
 
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722 CUELING TOUE 
 
 America, although at the same time it is only a sister to 
 the United States. Now we are met together to give a 
 hearty welcome to our returned compatriots who have 
 been doing a great work as representing Scotland in 
 Canada, and also, in a smaller measure, in the United 
 States. We are very thankful to see them back in 
 such good fettle, and I am particularly pleased that 
 nothing, even the doctor's advice, although it is a thaw, 
 has hindered my friend Mr. Kerr, at however great 
 inconvenience to himself, and as I hope at no damage to 
 his health, to come amongst us this afternoon, because I 
 feel sure that every one of you curlers will agree with 
 me that the heart of the team would have been taken 
 out of it had Mr. Kerr not been able to be present to-day. 
 (Applause.) Now, gentlemen, this team began its first 
 match on December 31. They were over seven weeks in 
 Canada. They played 99 set games, of which they won 
 47, and were unsuccessful in 49, and there were three 
 ties. (Applause.) Shortly after they had begun their 
 operations we at home, who took a great interest in their 
 labours, were somewhat confounded at the reports we 
 read concerning their proceedings. After you have 
 received the figures that I have just read to you I think 
 it will come to your minds, as it has done to mine, that 
 some of these reports were, to say the least of it, some- 
 what highly coloured, and though we then thought that 
 defeat — I am really not putting it too strongly — that 
 defeat was going to stare us in the face during the whole 
 of their visit, we all, now that we know the real facts 
 of the case, congratulate ourselves on the circumstance 
 that they were more or less equal to their opponents. 
 (Applause.) We who know something about the game of 
 curling can realise well the difficulties that such a team 
 had to contend with in their arduous struggle. They 
 
Photo hij Eoulie, Airdrie. 
 LORD MANSFIELD, 
 
 PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB. 
 
 At p. 21 the President's attitude is the " Send ofif" ; here it is the " AVelcome liome ! ' 
 
724 CUELTNG TOIIE 
 
 had had next to no time for practice ; they had not had 
 in this country an opportunity of playing together. 
 They went out and played against teams that knew one 
 another, not in one place but in ever so many places ; 
 and I think we can congratulate them, sincerely con- 
 gratulate them, and in doing so congratulate ourselves 
 on the very satisfactory result which this first visit to 
 Canada has brought forth. (Applause.) I will not 
 refer — because it has been mentioned already — to the 
 chivalry that was displayed by certain of them who were 
 presumably bachelors. (Laughter.) It created some 
 sort of sensation in this country at the time, but the 
 second feeling soon came on people's minds that, after 
 all, courtesy was the first duty of a visitor. (Laughter.) 
 The other thought was that even though they were not 
 successful there was no great shame in being defeated. 
 Brother curlers, I do not want to detain you for long, 
 but I do think that on this occasion we should set for- 
 ward the most cordial thanks to the Canadian Govern- 
 ment for their kind treatment of our representatives. 
 (Applause.) Our thanks are due not only to the Canadian 
 Government, but also to the Canadian Pacific Eailway 
 and to the Allan and Cunard Lines ; and I cannot express 
 more fully your indebtedness to these various companies 
 for the assistance they have given our friends who went 
 from us to them, (Applause.) Now, gentlemen, I have 
 to couple this toast with, as I say, the heart and kernel of 
 the whole affair, namely, the Eev. Mr. Kerr. (Applause.) 
 I have touched upon the difficulties that the team must 
 have met with in competing against their opponents. I 
 leave it to you to imagine that tliere must have been con- 
 siderable difficulties in keeping even such a good team 
 as he had in perfect order all through a long trip. 
 (Laughter.) I was not there myself — I wish I had 
 
EETURN— RECEPTIOK— EEUNION 725 
 
 been — but I can well understand that to manage a lot 
 of curlers, being extremely well looked after in a foreign 
 land, demands not only very great skill and tact but 
 also even greater qualities to ensure the success that has 
 come about. Do not forget, gentlemen, that in drinking 
 Mr. Kerr's healtli we are drinking the health of all the 
 team, and thanking the team themselves for having been 
 so well disciplined and for having done so well in a 
 distant country — wishing them every success in their 
 future life, and hoping for them success if called to 
 Canada or any other part of the globe to accomplish the 
 business of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club should 
 they desire to do so. (Applause.) 
 
 The toast was drunk amid prolonged enthusiastic 
 applause, followed by the singing of " They are Jolly 
 Good Fellows," and with three cheers and Highland 
 honours for the Captain and the Secretary. 
 
 The Rev. John Kerr, in reply, said — My Lord Mans- 
 field, croupiers, and brother curlers, this is not exactly the 
 time when a formal report is to be presented to the Royal 
 Caledonian Curling Club of the doings of this team out in 
 Canada and the United States ; but it would be lacking in 
 courtesy on my part, and on the part of the team, if we 
 did not make some remarks . about our experiences to this 
 great gathering here to-day, because, however formal the 
 meeting may be — the annual meeting at which we give 
 in the report of our doiugs — I do not think we sliall face 
 such an important gathering as we do on this occasion. 
 I would say, first of all, that every one of the team 
 was highly impressed with the great honour conferred on 
 him in being chosen to go out to Canada. At the same 
 time we feel that every curler in this room had as much 
 right to go out there as we had, and desired as much ; 
 and so we regard ourselves as having been sent out to 
 
726 CUELING TOUE 
 
 represent not only this meeting of curlers, but the different 
 parts of Scotland. We look back with gratitude to all 
 the kindnesses we experienced from our brethren in Scot- 
 land from the time we left the Caledonian Station with so 
 kindly a send-off until this joyous reception. We cannot 
 forget the generosity of the curlers of Liverpool, who sent 
 a telegram to you to-day, and who met us w^ith a piper at 
 the station and entertained us to dinner before startina-. 
 Nor can we forget the kindness of Mr. Smith, our Sec- 
 retary, and Mr. Lindsay, who arranged matters for us 
 so well that they themselves were stranded at Preston : 
 they could conduct us but could not conduct them- 
 selves. How we departed, or did not depart, on our 
 journey, and the quiet night we spent in the dock at 
 Liverpool, has already been told to the puljlic, and 
 especially the feelings of Dr. Kirk and Provost Gordon 
 of Bathgate when they thought they had such a quiet 
 night at sea, but found that tliey had not left the 
 harbour. (Laughter.) 
 
 Before leaving the Caledonian Station, those wlio were 
 present will remember that, as Captain, I stated that no 
 team ever left Scotland with a greater or a more difficult 
 task before it. All who are intelligent curlers know 
 that curling in Canada is, in a sense, quite a different 
 game from what it is here ; and we found out that the 
 difference was even greater than we at first supposed. 
 We went out, not as " crack rinks," because every curler 
 knows that such is a term we apply to men who have 
 played together all their lives ; but the great majority 
 of us were skips, and it is a maxim among curlers that 
 four skips never won a match. That is a perfectly 
 true saying. But while that difficulty was before us, 
 I feel bound to say that, whether the majority of us 
 were skips or not, the one feeling which seemed to 
 
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 aninirtte each member of the team was this : " Let me 
 phiy wherever I can do my duty by the team and by 
 Scotland " — (applause) ; and actually, men who had been 
 distinguished skips in their own clubs in years gone 
 by, and had won victories right and left, were content 
 to play the " lead " or the " second," and did so nobly 
 and well. That is why we have stood so firmly together. 
 Another difficulty, no doubt, was the fact that they were 
 covered rinks we were playing on all the time, which 
 difficulty was intensified by this other, that those covered 
 rinks, which were often three times as large as this room, 
 were so decorated with bunting that sometimes we could 
 not make out where the stone was going. The flags 
 were flying in every direction, the lights were puzzling, 
 and sometimes the names of the players were marked in 
 coloured letters on the ice. How would you like it, 
 skips, if you yourselves had to face such strange surround- 
 ings ? (Laughter.) I am sure that some of you would 
 have great difficulty under such conditions in finding 
 your bearings. Fiu'ther, there was this important fact : 
 the curlers we met were on their "native heath," and 
 had been playing for weeks together, while we landed 
 jaded off the train, and met fresh and picked teams 
 everywhere. In regard to the curling -stones that we 
 took out, I make no complaint against the party 
 who made them for us, but we found that when tested 
 they had not the proper Canadian cut. You are all 
 curlers, and you will know what I mean — the hollow 
 was all right, but the edge of it was all wTong ; instead 
 of one-sixteenth of an inch of run it should have been 
 three-sixteenths, and it was some time before w^e got 
 them toned down to that extent. When we went out 
 to Canada we expected that the curling-stones used by 
 our brethren there would be of the same weight as those 
 
728 CUELING TO UK 
 
 we used at home ; but my team will bear me out when 
 I say that they were four or five pounds heavier all 
 round than the stones we use here. I make this state- 
 ment simply to show the difference of the game there : 
 but we never once took exception to anything. I do 
 not think the umpire was ever called in to decide a 
 single dispute, and throughout all our tour we were met 
 with the greatest courtesy and the greatest consideration 
 on every rink. I may also add, in regard to our diffi- 
 culties, that in these covered rinks they had galleries, 
 which were sometimes crowded with thousands of spec- 
 tators. On several occasions there were two or three 
 thousand onlookers present. Xow, as you can imagine, 
 many men, especially those who are bachelors, are sus- 
 ceptible to the charms of ladies — my friend the Provost 
 of Bathgate pleads guilty to the soft impeachment — 
 (laughter) — and I put it to you curlers here that, sup- 
 posing you had a large " gallery " made up of lovely- 
 looking ladies, and had to play a very important shot, 
 would you not be disconcerted at the time ? (Laughter.) 
 These are only some slight indications of the difficulties 
 we had to face, and the difference between their game 
 and ours. But we were a team of great strength and 
 were not afraid. We w^ere 140|- feet high as a team, 
 312 stones in weight, and 1040 years old. (Laughter.) 
 I may tell you that that is what the Canadians call a 
 " husky team " — not in the sense in which I am husky 
 at present, but a buirdly, fine-looking set of men. I 
 think nothing can better prove the prowess of the 
 team and the capable way in which they did their 
 work than this fact, that they have all returned safe 
 and sound, including Provost Ballantyne, who is not 
 here, and our " lame duck," Mr. Smith. I am sure we 
 are all sorry that he missed so much of the tour, Ijut 
 
RETU UN— DECEPTION— EEUNION 729 
 
 are pleased to see him here to-day. (Applause.) In 
 regard to the team itself, I should add that while they 
 prized the honour, every one from the first was inipressed 
 with a deep sense of responsibility. I think it right to 
 say that as their Captain. Every man felt that he had 
 a duty to discharge to his Mother-country when he went 
 to Canada. Every member was most loyal, especially to 
 
 WINXIPEG GOBLET (iN CENTRE), AND VARIOUS SOUVENIRS. 
 
 myself. It was not easy for them always to put in an 
 appearance at the rink or even at the festive board, but 
 whenever they were asked by me to do so they touched their 
 Kilmarnocks to a man and said, " I am under command : 
 I go." (Applause.) Whatever sacrifice it entailed, they 
 did their duty. Your noble Chairman has given statistics 
 so far as they can be roughly estimated. I may put 
 them in another form. In Canada we lost 52 per cent 
 of our games and gained 44 per cent ; but in the United 
 
730 CURLING TOUR 
 
 States the result was more iu our favour, for we lost 
 only 36 per cent and gained 59 per cent — (applause) 
 — that is, we were 8 per cent behind in Canada, which 
 is the first curling country in the world, and 13 per cent 
 ahead in the States. (Applause.) Remember that the 
 finest and most scientific curling — curling that cannot be 
 beaten on the face of the earth — is found in our grand old 
 colony, Canada ; and I say further if you want to see good 
 curling you do not need to go farbher than the United 
 States, where we met some of the finest curlers and played 
 them on the best of ice. Well, with 8 per cent behind in 
 Canada and 1 3 per cent to the good in the United States, 
 I say, brother curlers, I have no apology to make for 
 my Canadian team — (applause) — no apology whatever. 
 (Applause.) I hope the teams that go out in future 
 may do better ; but I am very doubtful if they will. 
 (Laughter and applause.) One speaker said that they 
 would receive a greater reception and greater hospitality. 
 I deny that ; I say that no team that ever leaves Scotland 
 can receive greater hospitality and kindness than this 
 team of ours received in Cauada. The thing is simply 
 impossible. (Applause.) Among the many amusing- 
 stories that w^e have heard since we came home was that 
 about an old gentleman who said : " I suppose that team 
 is cpoiucj out to Canada not so much as curlers, but as 
 Socialists." (Laughter.) There is a certain amount of 
 truth in that old man's remark, even though it be unin- 
 telligent truth. I believe, gentlemen, that part of the 
 success of our tour, a great part of it, was due to our 
 sociality. We did not pretend to be Socialists, but cer- 
 tainly we went out on a social mission. Mr. Robertson- 
 Durham has quoted the old poet Pennycook about curling 
 on the ice as very pleasing and giving a " gallant appetite 
 for meat." He might have mentioned the supplement to 
 
WiW^' 
 
 
 BADGES AND SOUVENIRS. 
 Captain's badge (shield) in centre. 
 
732 CUKLING TOUR 
 
 t 
 
 the meat. (Laughter.) If you had sent out two teams 
 to Canada, as some people proposed — one team to play 
 the matches and the other to discuss the hospitalities, — 
 they would both have been failures. They would both 
 deservedly have been utter failures ; I hope you will 
 never be so foolish, for curling and sociability — curling 
 and meat and drinlving — are ever associated together, 
 and I hope ever will be. (Applause.) I am not only 
 proud of my team as curlers, but I am also proud of them 
 for their social qualities : I believe you will hear from 
 Canada that whether on the rink or at the social board 
 they acted like men. As to our reception, time would 
 fail me to tell. This visit long was a dream, but it was 
 realised like many other dreams, in a measure far beyond 
 what we had ever imagined. From first to last we had 
 a right royal welcome. "We were received by the Mayor 
 in nearly every city we entered and given the freedom of 
 the city — which meant that we were free to do as we liked 
 during the time that we were there. (Laughter.) (A 
 voice — " We exercised it.") Yes, we exercised it, as ]\Iajor 
 Davidson suggests. (Applause.) Nearly every club gave 
 us a badge or souvenir, so that each member of the team 
 has quite a collection of mementoes of our great tour. 
 We were received by Members of Parliament ; we were 
 received by Judges ; the Premier of Ontario received 
 us ; and last, but not least, our good friend His Excel- 
 lency Lord Minto, a former President of the Eoyal Club, 
 received us, and a delightful day we spent at Government 
 House. (Applause.) The only regret we had there was 
 that we had looked forward to having a test game in 
 the open air on the Eideau Hall rink before leaving, but 
 found when the opportunity came that the temperature 
 was 30 degrees below zero, and we could not play in the 
 open air — so we were told. The Masonic lodges welcomed 
 
EETUEN—EECEPTION— REUNION 733 
 
 those who were Masous, and at Wiunipeg the Masonic 
 lodges had an open meeting to welcome all the members 
 who chose to attend. Those associations which exist in 
 the cities of Canada and in the United States, the St. 
 Andrew's Association, which is just like the corporation 
 you have in London for doing good among the Scottish 
 people, the Caledonian Association, the North British 
 Society, and others all received us. And the churches 
 received us. Dr. Barclay, who was formerly in Edinl)urgh, 
 gave us a nice address from his pulpit. Dr. Herridge 
 of Ottawa did the same. The Presbytery of Toronto did 
 not give us an address, but they gave us a dressing. 
 (Laughter.) Evidently the reason why they did so need 
 not be stated, l)ut I may tell you that I have sent to the 
 Presbytery Clerk for an excerpt from the Presbytery 
 records, to be preserved as a relic in the Eoyal Caledonian 
 Club. (Laughter.) 
 
 Now, brother curlers, you naturally ask, what did you 
 find the most prominent feature out there ? I know 
 many of you have to leave by early trains, but at the 
 same time I know you wish me to tell you something 
 about our cousins. The first thing we found was that the 
 Canadians love their own country. There was not one 
 of whom it could be said that he was 
 
 A patriot of the world alone, 
 
 A friend of every country but his own — 
 
 (applause) — we did not meet a specimen of that sort. 
 They love their country, and they tell you so. But at the 
 same time, with a love for Canada and a desire to see her 
 prosper, they love Old Scotland, and a deep, intense, un- 
 dying love for the old country was manifest everywhere. 
 In fact, they are far more Scotch than we are at home. 
 They have more Scottish ways about them than we ourselves 
 
734 CURLING TOUR 
 
 have. They have their porridge in the morning regu- 
 larly ; they have tlie piper at their meetings ; they have 
 the haggis taken round the table at their banquets to 
 the accompanying music of tlie pibroch ; they put more 
 " Scotch " into them — some of them — than some of us 
 do. (Laughter.) As for the number of " Scotch blends " 
 that we found in different parts of Canada, their names 
 are simply legion — I never saw such a collection at home. 
 I found that the arrangement of the team as represent- 
 ing districts of Scotland drew Scotsmen from all parts 
 around us. Some came hundreds of miles to see us. I 
 can remember one old farmer who told me he had come 
 four hundred and fifty miles to shake my hand. That 
 was the case all round. They came from all quarters, 
 from hundreds of miles away, to meet us. If you 
 ask the team, they would require to speak for a 
 month to tell you all about the different parties they 
 met. I may mention one instance. At Ottawa we 
 were introduced to Mrs. Gilmour, a friend of one of 
 your Vice-Presidents, and we went to see one of the 
 most exciting hockey matches that were ever played. 
 Two or three young men of the name of Gilmour were in 
 the hottest of the fray, where Gilmours are always sure 
 to be found. The people, as I have said, love Canada 
 and they love Old Scotland, and for love of Old Scotland 
 they want many Scots to go over and settle amongst them. 
 In that desire we join with them, and I am sure there 
 are many in Scotland who would do well for themselves 
 and their families to go over there. It is indeed a 
 pleasant and fruitful land. I am glad to hear from Mr. 
 Bramwell to-day that since we went to Canada, especially 
 in the country districts of Scotland, apart from emigration 
 grants and the speeches of delegates, there has been a great 
 deal of interest aroused by our tour. It is our earnest 
 
 4 
 
RICHARD HAMILTON. 
 Born 1827, at Ancruiu, Roxburghshire. 
 
 JOHN CRAIG. 
 Born 1S3C.. 
 
 ROBERT ANDERSON. 
 15orn 1838, at Dunlop, Ayrshire 
 
 WILLIAM OUEIG. 
 Born 1840. 
 
 Phnfos bi/ Oilmnri', Ilmtthi'jdon 
 
 A QUARTETTE OF "OLD TIMERS" 
 
 FROM COUNTY CHATEAUOUAY, QUEBEC. Vidc p. 212. 
 
736 CUELING TOUE 
 
 hope that one great result of our visit will be that many 
 of our Scotch people will go out and settle in Canada. 
 The extent of the country is simply appalling, but the 
 population is extremely small for its area — something 
 like six millions. The people of Canada have a love for 
 their country and for Scotland, and they ask Scotsmen 
 to settle there because they know what they are and what 
 they can do and what they have done. Above all, we 
 found among Canadians great love for the Empire. They 
 would sing "The Maple Leaf," and we would join with them 
 in singing it with the greatest enthusiasm ; after that 
 came " Auld Lang Syne," and after " Auld Lang Syne " 
 they always joined in " God Save the King." (Applause.) 
 My Lord, I am conscious as I stand here to-day that 
 this Eoyal Caledonian Curling Club has done the right 
 thing; in sending; this team out, and that it has done it at 
 the right time. My firm conviction is that, if you had 
 delayed much longer, the work that we have done could 
 never have been done so effectively. The most interesting 
 curlers that we met out there — and we met them with 
 mingled tears of joy and sorrow in their eyes — were 
 those who called themselves the " old timers." Forty or 
 fifty or sixty years ago they went to Canada, and they 
 have done well — they have "got there," as they say; 
 but some of them never hope to see their dear old Home- 
 land again, and they told us that it was like visiting 
 Auld Scotland before they died, to grasp us by the hand. 
 (Applause.) These men are passing away ; but we met 
 their sons. One fine feature of curling in Canada is the 
 interest that the young men take in it ; by going out as 
 we did, the spirit of the "old timers" has been revived in 
 the young men. You caught "the psychological moment," 
 and I think you have by your action bound together 
 in closer bonds than ever, Canada and Old Caledonia — 
 
RETURN— EECErTION—EEUNION 737 
 
 the land we all love so well — and strengthened tlie 
 friendship which exists between Scotland and the United 
 States. (Applanse.) 
 
 I should like, before I sit down, to say how pleased 
 I am that your Lordship is in the chair here to-day — 
 (applause) — as President of the Royal Club. Had the 
 fathers of this club been able to see this day it would 
 have rejoiced their hearts. One of the most revered of 
 these was your grandfather, the Earl of Mansfield. It 
 cannot be forgotten that in the year 1842, on the visit 
 to Scone Palace of the late lamented Prince Consort 
 and our beloved Queen Victoria, when the royal game 
 was brought under their notice, we then secured the 
 patronage of royalty to this Club, of which we have since 
 been so proud. And it was under your father that the 
 Royal Club met at Perth in 1843, when a great county 
 match was played, with him as representative of the 
 North against Lord Strathallan and the South of Perth- 
 shire. This was the precursor of the Grand Match, North 
 V. South of Scotland. We feel proud to think that you 
 are the President of that Commission which was started 
 by another keen curler, Lord Balfour, to inquire into the 
 physical training of the youth of the country. You have 
 been working hard at that inquiry, and I believe your 
 report, soon to be presented, will have an important infiu- 
 ence on the physical development of the youth of our land 
 in years to come. I do not know if in that report you 
 have spoken of the merits of curling. I hope you have. 
 But I am sure of this, that you have done what is 
 better, you have set an example to the youth of this 
 country to follow the grand old game. It is a delight 
 to us and a high honour to have your Lordship in the 
 Chair. Our tour has been one of great pleasure, but 
 it has also been one of great difficulty, involving much 
 
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738 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 labour, endurance, sacrifice, and expense. But these are 
 all forgotten in the splendid ovation which our brother 
 curlers have given us to-day. I thank you from my 
 heart and from the heart of the team for your enthusi- 
 astic reception. (Loud and prolonged applause.) 
 
 Sir John Gilmour proposed the toast of "The Curling 
 Associations of Canada and the United States," and in 
 
 doing so, said-=-I am tolerably 
 certain that most of those 
 whom I now have the 
 honour of speaking to, must 
 have attended many a func- 
 tion when every successive 
 man who was going to deliver 
 a speech was very proud to 
 say that he considered his 
 speech the toast of the 
 evening. Now, my Lord and 
 gentlemen, I do not take 
 up that position this after- 
 noon, for we who are here, 
 one and all very well know, 
 and realise very fully, that 
 the toast of this day has been most admirably pro- 
 posed and as admirably responded to. (Applause.) But 
 I do say that if it had not been for those whose healths 
 I ask you to drink with all enthusiasm — had they not 
 existed as the Curling Associations of Canada and the 
 United States, then we would not have been here to-day, 
 because there would have been nobody to play against, 
 and therefore, you see, this toast runs a very close neck- 
 and-neck race with the principal toast of this afternoon's 
 meeting. To all of us who have taken an interest in 
 curling, and in the Boyal Caledonian Curling Club for 
 
 PllOtO III I.Li..: „ 
 
 SIP .JOHN GILMOUR, BART. 
 OP MONTRAVE. 
 
KETITEN— RECEPTION— REUNION 739 
 
 many years past, there is nothing that has given greater 
 satisfaction than to feel that a deep and ever-increasing 
 interest is being taken in Canada and the United States 
 in the national game of which we are all so proud. We 
 know at home what it is to have a curling club within 
 easy reach ; I ask you to remendjer what it must mean to 
 the " canny Scot " when he finds himself on the other 
 side of the Atlantic. It means a great deaL It has 
 been referred to again and again by those who have 
 followed the track of the Canadian tour — what feelings 
 have been evinced there by those who are connected with 
 this club ; and I think any one here looking over the 
 lists of those Transatlantic Clubs will see as many good 
 Scotch names as in our own country — the Macs and 
 M arrays and Erasers, and many others. There is a great 
 colonisation movement being made by Lord Strath- 
 cona, the Chief Commissioner for Canada. I have all 
 sympathy with him, as I have with everything in 
 Canada, though at present I am very much interested 
 with my ideal of colonisation in South Africa ; there- 
 fore I am not inclined to have all the good fellows here 
 cjo off to Canada. Ear from it. But I think it would 
 be well becoming our Association to say that if Lord 
 Strathcona wishes every possible success, the sooner the 
 better he puts it down that a curling club, with all sub- 
 scriptions paid, will be provided within reach of all 
 settlers. Then I do believe he may have a good 
 chance of success against my South African movement. 
 (Applause.) Now you know it is impossible for us, 
 much as we would like to do it, to send an invitation to 
 those wdio welcomed us in Canada to come here next 
 year. We wish we could do it, but Jack Frost is one 
 of those individuals that no government can command. 
 Therefore it is hopeless to do that. But I throw it out 
 
740 CITELING TOUR 
 
 as a suggestion to the committee of the Royal Caledonian 
 Curling Club, that they should endeavour to ask all those 
 clubs in Canada to intimate to their members that those 
 gentlemen who come over here, as they so often do — as 
 I know in my own circle of friends — to spend two or 
 three months in winter, when in some parts of Canada 
 there is not much business going on — it is then they 
 take their holidays, and you know that many are keen 
 curlers — and I would say let them register their arrival 
 in this country during the winter months, and if through 
 our secretary we could manage to get in touch with 
 members of the Canadian and American curling clubs, 
 I am sure every curler in the country would be glad to 
 extend curling hospitality to all. (Applause.) I do 
 trust and hope that this suggestion will be turned to 
 practical use, for I know that it would give to all our 
 clubs, and especially to the Eoyal Caledonian Club, the 
 greatest satisfaction to do all in its power to return in 
 some measure, at any rate, the magnificent reception 
 accorded to our representatives both in Canada and tlie 
 United States. I would only like to say how pleased 
 and interested I am, as one whose people have been 
 connected with Canada for many, many years, to find, 
 from what the Captain of the team has said, that 
 those who possess my name, or relatives, are endeavour- 
 ing to do their duty in manly sports. (Applause.) I 
 thank Mr. Kerr for the kind remarks he made in regard 
 to the reception the team met with in Canada, and I am 
 glad to think that some of my kith and kin have had 
 something to do with it. It is with very special plea- 
 sm'e that I propose now, and I know it will meet with 
 an enthusiastic reception, the toast of " The Curling 
 Associations of Canada and the United States," with 
 three times three ; and I couple with it the name of 
 
IfETUKN— IJEOEPTION— liEUNION 741 
 
 Mr. J. C. Walker Eeid of Winnipeg. (Tlie toatst was 
 enthusiastically received.) 
 
 Mr. J. C. Walker TvFAD, Winnipeg, who was received 
 with applause and " See him smiling ; he's a curler," 
 said — I am sorry some one is not here who is better up 
 in the curling of Canada and the United States than I am, 
 but when I met your Captain the other night he asked 
 me to come, and I was so pleased to come that I came. 
 (Laughter.) It was a lucky thing for me that this meet- 
 ing did not happen later, for I am leaving to-morrow 
 in the same ship as the team of curlers crossed in — the 
 Bavarian. Curling, of course, is very strong in Canada, 
 and it is only natm'al that it should be. For one thing 
 they can play there for four months out the twelve, and 
 another thing is that there are a very great many Scots- 
 men and people of Scottish descent in Canada. There 
 are two things I am sorry for in connection with this 
 visit. One is that I was not there to see some of the 
 fights, and another is that a lot of men went from this 
 country to a young and innocent colony and showed 
 them a very bad example by looking at a waterfall on 
 Sunday. (Laughter.) You must be pleased to hear how 
 well satisfied tlie team is with the way in which they 
 were treated : I would have been very sorry indeed and 
 very disappointed if they had not been satisfied. As 
 regards the Canadian contingents that were mentioned, 
 I may say that there were a great many more who 
 wished to go to South Africa, but the contingents were 
 all limited to certain numbers, and under that embargo 
 naturally there was a great deal of disappointment. 
 Canada could have sent out thousands more than wdiat 
 went — they were so anxious and willing to go. It is very 
 unfortunate that Canada cannot return the curlers' com- 
 pliment by sending a team over here ; but it is not their 
 
742 CUELING TOUR 
 
 fault. (Applause.) It is a disappointment to them as 
 it is to you in this country. I wish very mvich that 
 this club would send over another team before long ; 
 they will receive at least as good a reception as has been 
 given to the team here present. (Applause.) In finishing 
 I would just thank you very much for the kind way in 
 which you have drunk the toast. 
 
 Mr. Sidney Aknton, Montreal, said — I am very much 
 pleased to be invited here to-night to meet all my brother 
 curlers, and I assure you that Canada will be very glad 
 to send a team across here should it be proposed to them 
 in the winter time ; for there is very little done then, as 
 Sir John Gilmour has said. I have to thank you for the 
 kind speeches that have been made as regards our country. 
 
 Mr. Gemmill — You are all aware, and have all seen, 
 how excellently Lord Mansfield has conducted the business 
 of the meeting, and not only this meeting but any other 
 meeting at which he takes the chair. Lord Mansfield's 
 gracious presence is always an attraction. (Applause.) 
 To-day he has certainly done the Royal Caledonian 
 Curling Club a great honour, not only to us members 
 of the club, but to our team, whom we sent to Canada, 
 and whom we most heartily welcome back. Allow me 
 just to say one word to welcome them home. I am 
 glad to see them all back, and after a good deal of 
 trouble in selecting the team, I am proud to think they 
 did so well. I ask you to drink to the health of the 
 Chairman. (The toast was drunk amid hearty applause, 
 and " He's a jolly good fellows") 
 
 Lord Mansfield, in replying, said — Allow me to 
 thank you, brother curlers, extremely for the kind 
 response to this toast, and to tell you how pleased I 
 am to be here this afternoon on this historic occasion — 
 for it is no less — to see so many here who have done 
 
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RETURN— EECEPTION—KEUNION 743 
 
 themselves the honour to welcome hack their friends 
 from Canada. It shows that there is a great interest 
 in the members of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club 
 to induce them, at some considerable inconvenience I 
 know to many of them, to come here this afternoon. 
 I trust that they will all go home with the feeling that 
 they have not only done their duty, but that all, even 
 though they were not in Canada, have had a very good 
 time. I am very sorry tliat in this year of office in the 
 Royal Caledonian Curling Club John Frost has not been 
 kinder to us than he has been. However, the time for 
 that is over, and the great virtue of every curler must 
 be called into play, namely, that of hope — hope for the 
 following year, and that we may have a little more 
 curling than we have had this year. I thank you for 
 your attendance here to-day, and for the way in which 
 you have proposed and received this toast. I thank our 
 host for the meal he has provided us with, and I hope 
 we will always remember this afternoon, and look back 
 on it as one of the most enjoyable times we have had, 
 and hope to have again, in connection with the noble 
 game of curling. I thank you very much indeed, and I 
 wish you all success in life, and a good curling season 
 next year. 
 
 On the suggestion of the Secretary, the company then 
 sang " Auld Lang Syne," and wound up the proceedings 
 with " God Save the King." 
 
 Annual Meeting of Royal Caledonian Curling Club 
 AT Edinburgh, July 30, 1903 — Report and 
 Votes of Thanks. 
 
 At the Annual Meeting of the Royal Club the 
 Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. A. Davidson Smith, C.A., 
 
744 CUELING TOUR 
 
 gave in his official rejiort regarding the tour, in which, 
 after detailing the steps taken as noted at pp. 42-45, he 
 went on to say : — 
 
 "The sub -committee having made all the necessary 
 arrangements, the team, consisting of twenty-four members 
 (reduced by the unfortunate accident to Mr. Smith, 
 Stenhouse and Carron Club, on the voyage out to twenty- 
 three), left Liverpool on December 18, 1902, by the 
 Allan liner Bavarian, amving at Halifax, N.S., on 
 December 28, after a good voyage. The team remained 
 in Canada and the States until February 21, 1903, 
 returning via New York by Cunard liner Lucania. 
 During their stay on the other side (nearly eight weeks), 
 the team travelled about 5000 miles (exclusive of the ocean 
 journeys, about 5300 miles), and played 99 set games 
 in all — of which they won 47, lost 49, and there were 
 3 ties. Forty-four per cent were won in Canada, and 
 fifty-nine per cent in the States. During their stay the 
 team experienced unbounded kindness and hospitality 
 from their arrival at Halifax until their departure at 
 New York. 
 
 The Cost of the Tour 
 
 The financial aspect of the question may be stated 
 as follows :- — 
 
 Eeceipts 
 
 Grant by the Eoyal Clul) as authorised . . £200 
 
 Preliminary expenses met by Royal Club, as author- 
 ised, induding outlays wp to date of sailing 
 of team . . . . . . . .7207 
 
 Balance at debit of Canadian tour account met by 
 
 Royal Club 30 13 9 
 
 '£302 14 4 
 
EETUEN- RECEPTION— EEUNION 745 
 
 
 Carried forward 
 
 . £302 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 Su bsc ri} ' tions received — 
 From local clubs 
 From individuals 
 From members of team 
 
 . £205 
 116 
 932 
 
 15 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 log 1 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 Interest received 
 
 Total receipt 
 
 3 . 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 11 
 
 
 £1570 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 
 Payments 
 
 
 
 
 
 Preliminary exjjenset^ as per contra . £72 
 Exjienditure per secretary, including 
 
 ocean passage money, etc. . . 742 
 
 Expenditure per secretary of the team, 
 including railway ftires, hotel ex- 
 penses, etc., in America . . 756 2 3 
 
 As per receipts. 
 
 -£1570 6 11 
 
 The Special Committee are glad, in view of the great 
 difficulties experienced in the selection of the team, and 
 also in connection with the financial aspect of the ques- 
 tion, that they are able to report of the tour as an 
 accomplished fact, and are confident that it will bring 
 forth good fruit in the future, both as respects the friendly 
 feelings engendered between the Mother-country and her 
 most important colony Canada, and also as between the 
 Mother-club and her daughter curling associations across 
 the Atlantic. As respects the game itself, there is no 
 doubt that the eight weeks' experience of the team, 
 selected as it was from all parts of Scotland, among the 
 most scientific curlers of the world, should tend to 
 improve curling as played in this country. Lastly, the 
 Committee felt that in arranging this tour, they have 
 accomplished a project that could no longer be postponed 
 in view of the repeated and pressing invitations that 
 
746 CUIILING TOUR 
 
 were received from our Canadian brethren during the 
 last twenty-five years. 
 
 Votes of Thanks 
 
 In conclusion, the Committee would mention the 
 following as deserving of the very hearty thanks of the 
 club : — 
 
 1. His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Minto, 
 and the Canadian Government, for their kind recognition 
 and attention, and to Mr. Thomson who acted on their 
 behalf and accompanied the team, and the civic corpora- 
 tions which gave them official welcome ; 
 
 2. The Canadian Pacific, the Intercolonial Eailways, 
 and others for the very liberal terms accorded to the 
 team ; 
 
 3. The associations and clubs in Canada and the 
 States, for their great hospitality ; 
 
 4. The Allan and Cunard Companies, for kindness 
 shown on ocean voyages ; and to 
 
 5. Mr. W. Lindsay of Messrs. J. and H. Lindsay, Ltd., 
 for services in the conduct of the tour. 
 
 The Committee request the permission of the Eoyal 
 Club to send formal thanks to these and to such other 
 individuals or societies as shall be recommended by the 
 Captain and Treasurer for being helpful to the teani. 
 They also recommend a suggestion made by Mr. Deans 
 Ritchie that a copy of the History of Ciirling, the Jubilee 
 volume of the Royal Club (large edition), be presented to 
 the different curlino; clubs which entertained the members 
 of the Scottish team on their recent tour. 
 
 On behalf of the Special Committee, 
 
 J. A. Robertson-Durham." 
 

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 W'l- an- authuriM-d to (cMivi.-v Id 
 
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 loi iiiiul ad. ulioii ami hos|iilalily lu 
 
 THE SCOTTISH CURLING TEAM 
 
 III! thi-ir "I". lur Ihrouuh 
 CaiKula aii.l llii- I iiilnl .Slalc> i)i tjic Winter of iyo2-i.;.33 
 
 ^■'/^CU/tJU^a"/"- 
 
 
 BLANK PAHCHMEM FUKJl : VOTE OF THA>'K5J. 
 
748 CUELING TOUE 
 
 " Before sitting dovvu," the Secretary went on to say, 
 " I may be permitted to read a short excerpt from a letter 
 from Colonel Edwards, president of the Ontario branch, 
 in reference to the team. He says : ' Whenever Canada 
 defeated them it was only after a gallant fight in which 
 they (the team) have taken the odds against them as 
 cheerily as if they had been all in their favour; and when 
 they have won they have taken their victory as if it were 
 the case of a mother playing against her daughter. But 
 the great feature of their visit is that, winning or losing, 
 they have brought the love of the Motherland and of the 
 Mother-club to the people of this country, who accept it 
 with the eagerness of children who have been long away 
 from home.' " (Applause.) 
 
 The Chaikman — You have heard that report read, 
 I beg shortly to move the adoption of it, and I hope that 
 will have your concurrence. (Applause.) I further beg 
 to move that the thanks of the Eoyal Club be accorded 
 to the members of the team, the Captain, the Eev. John 
 Kerr, and the Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Eobert 
 Husband, solicitor, Dunfermline, for the excellent manner 
 in which the work entrusted to them has been carried 
 out. As this is a business meeting I do not wish to say 
 much, but I desire to emphasise still more if I can the 
 results of the visit, for I am sorry to say I find in going 
 about the country that there is still a great deal of 
 ignorance on that subject. It is the opinion of a great 
 many people yet — and I can only din the contrary into 
 their heads by reiterating it on every possible occasion 
 — that those who went out from Scotland to Canada and 
 the United States had a very bad time of it. Now, 
 when you examine the figures you know perfectly well 
 that that is not the case, and I think when you consider 
 that, going as they did from this country to the other 
 
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EETUEN— EECEPTION— EEIJNION 749 
 
 side of the Atlantic, they came out with nearly half and 
 half of the games played, there is not much to grumble 
 at, but the very reverse. I beg to move the motion I 
 have read to you. Do you agree to adopt the report of 
 the Committee, and do you agree to my motion ? 
 Dr. Graham — I second the motion. (Applause.) 
 The Eev. John Kerr — As I know your time is very 
 precious, and you have heard a great deal about the 
 Canadian team, I do not wish to make any further 
 remarks on that subject this morning, but only to say 
 that the most gratifying part of this report, apart from 
 your kind vote of thanks to us — and I am sure I am 
 speaking for every member of the team — is that you 
 agree to send the thanks of the Eoyal Caledonian Curling 
 Club to the Associations and to the Government who were 
 all so kind to us. You speak of unbounded hospitality. 
 We shall never be able to thank sufficiently the people 
 there, and our curling brethren in Canada for all they 
 have done for us. When we came home some of us 
 wanted, and the Secretary, who is always anxious to do 
 what is polite and courteous, wanted to write off at once 
 and thank them all, but I said, as Captain of the team, 
 " I believe it will be far more appreciated if you wait till 
 the annual meeting and a formal vote of thanks be then 
 sent from the Eoyal Club itself." (Hear, hear.) I can 
 assure you this resolution will be most highly appreciated. 
 I wish to say to-day, for I intended to do it and forgot 
 at the former meeting when we came home, that one of 
 our skips, Mr. Bramwell, played thirty-seven matches, and, 
 of these, won twenty, lost sixteen, and- drew one, so 
 that he came home with his broom up.^ (Applause.) I 
 have the same to say of Provost Ballantyne, whose rink 
 won eighteen matches and lost twenty, but they made 
 
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750 CUELING TO HE 
 
 406 shots as against 397 made by their opponents, so that 
 they won by nine shots. When the Provost skipped him- 
 self his rink won eighteen matches and lost eighteen, but 
 they were fifteen shots to the good. Therefore you see two 
 out of five skips came home with Ijrooms up. (Applause.) 
 A third, Mr. H. Prain,^ was almost level. That, I think, 
 is most gratifying. We can assure you we prize very 
 much the vote of thanks which you have accorded to us, 
 and I hope that in future it will be seen that this visit 
 to Canada has done great good. (Applause.) 
 
 Our First Reunion 
 It was generally agreed that it would be a pity if, on 
 our return home, we should, after our historic tour, be 
 completely disbanded, and so it was decided to have an 
 annual reunion, where golf might be the ostensible 
 object, but the continuation of our friendship the real 
 aim of the gathering. In this, as in other matters, 
 Major Scott Davidson took the lead, and through our 
 Secretary, Mr. Husband, in\dtations were issued by him, 
 and largely accepted for a first reunion at Elie on July 
 11, 1903. We cannot do better than quote the account 
 given of this meeting in the Fife Herahh 
 
 Rkuxion of Canadian Team op Scottish Curlers 
 Responding to an invitation by Mr. Scott Davidson of Cairnie, 
 a large number of the team of Scottish curlers, whose experiences 
 in Canada last winter awakened such widespread interest, 
 journeyed to Elie on Saturday, and engaged among themselves in a 
 friendly game of golf — driving afterwards to Cairnie, where Mr. 
 and Mrs. Scott Davidson hospitably entertained them and other 
 friends. The courtesy of the course having been given the visitors 
 by the Golf Club, they had an enjoyable round free from undue 
 hurry or pressing, although it was difficult to prevent interested 
 onlookers from encroaching close enough here and there. The 
 weather Avas delightful, and at the end of the play the company 
 
 1 I'kle Ajjpendix IV. 
 
EETURN— EECEPTION— EEITN TON 7 5 1 
 
 were photograplied and thereafter taken to (Jairnie Honse, wliere a 
 suniptnous repast awaited them. Mr. Scott Davidson presided, and 
 had the Rev. John Kerr, Dirleton, the Captain of the team, on his 
 right. The others present were : — Provost Ballantyne, Peebles ; 
 Mr. G. Deans Ritchie, Broughton ; Mr. A. Davidson Smith, 
 Secretary of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club ; Dr. Kirk, Bath- 
 gate ; Mr. A. T. Simson, Melrose ; Mr. Bentley Murray, Stirling ; 
 Provost Gordon, Bathgate ; Mr. Robt. Husband, Dunfermline ; 
 
 THE CURLERS AT ELIE. 
 
 Mr. Murray, Glasgow ; Dr. Pahn, Largo ; Mr. Outhwaite ; Mr. H. 
 M. Ketchen, Elie ; and Mr. George Innes, Cupar. The Rev. A. 
 Legge, Kilconquhar Manse, was croupier. After dinner, the 
 Chairman intimated the result of the day's play, and handed over 
 the prizes (sweepstake) to the winners, viz. : — 1st, Mr. Bentley 
 Murray, 81 ; 2nd, Provost Gordon, 82 ; and 3rd, Mr. A. T. 
 Simson, 85. CaiTying out a short toast-list, the Chairman gave 
 the loyal toasts. Dr. Palm replying for " The Imperial Forces." 
 Mr. Husband gave " The Royal Caledonian Curling Club," and 
 Mr. Davidson Smith, in an eloquent rejily, s])()ke of the marvel- 
 
752 
 
 curlinct tour 
 
 lous enthusiasm awakened in Canada by the Scottish curlers, and 
 of the s^jlendid imjDression made by their visit. In this connec- 
 
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 THE CAPTAIX TEEING-UP AT ELIE. 
 
 tion he read the following extract fi-oni a letter he had received 
 from Colonel Edwards, President of the Ontario Branch of the 
 Roval Curlinff Chil) : — " Whenever the Scottish team were de- 
 
 WAITINO TO TEE-UP AT ELIE. 
 
 feated, it was only after a gallant fight, in which tliej^ took the 
 odds against them as cheerily as if they had all been in their 
 favour, and whenever they won, they took their victory as 
 
EETUEN — EEGEPTION — EEUNION 753 
 
 modestly as if it were the case of a mother pkiying with her 
 daughter ; but the great featiire of the visit was that, winning or 
 losing, they brought the love of the Motherland and of the JNIother- 
 club to the people of this country, who accepted it with the 
 eagerness of children who have been long away from home." 
 (Applause.) The Rev. Mr. Legge gave " The Scottish Team," and 
 made special reference to the honour done the East of Fife in the 
 selection of Mr. Scott Davidson as a memlier. The Rev. Mr. Kerr 
 replied. It had been a great pleasure to him to be honoured with 
 the command of such a team, whose successes were really greater 
 than they could liave looked for, and for whose defeats he never 
 felt the least occasion to apologise. (Hear, hear.) In afterwards 
 giving "Tlie health of our Host and Hostess," the rev. gentleman 
 described Mr. Scott Davidson as the " pivot," upon which the good 
 feeling of the team constantly turned. His wit and humour were 
 unfailing, and his happy quotations often carried them to the 
 mountain-tops of enjoyment ; but one thing that raised him more 
 in his estimation than anything else was his unbroken regard for 
 the old country, and his loyalty to his own home-circle. Mr. Scott 
 Davidson acknowledged the compliment, and expressed the pleasure 
 it had given liim and Mrs. Scott Davidson to have such a gathering 
 of the " historic team " at Cairnie. A stroll was then enjoyed 
 througli the lieautifully kept grounds and garden, and after a few 
 rounds of short golf on the lawn, an interesting and happy day 
 was brought to a close by the visitors leaving for their trains. 
 
 Presentation to the Captain and the Secretary of the Team 
 
 A second reunion of the team may be said to have 
 taken place in the Eoyal Hotel, Edinburgh, on Wednes- 
 day, December 2, 1903, when a good many were present 
 at an interesting function which was very complimentary 
 and gratifying to the Captain and the Secretary. The 
 following brief account of the proceedings is taken from 
 the Scotsman : — 
 
 "Major Scott Davidson yesterday presided over a 
 meeting of the members of the curling team which last 
 winter made a tour through Canada and the United 
 States as representing the Eoyal Caledonian Curling 
 
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754 CURLING TOUE 
 
 Club. Besides the members of the team there were 
 present Mr. A. Davidson Smith, C.A., Secretary of the 
 Eoyal Club; the Eev. Mr. Scott, Camelon ; Mr. E. 
 Hedley Smith, Whittingehame ; and Mr. D. Campbell, 
 from Canada. 
 
 " Major Scott Davidson, in the name of the team, pre- 
 sented the Captain, the Eev. John Kerr, Dirleton, and 
 the Secretary-Treasurer, Bailie E. Husband, Dunfermline, 
 with silver salvers bearing suitable inscriptions, which 
 
 SALVEES PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN AND SECEETARY BY THE TEAM. 
 
 testified to the excellent way in which they had dis- 
 charged their duties, and the gratitude of the members 
 of the team for the services they had rendered. 
 
 " The Eev. Mr. Kerr, in reply, said he considered it 
 the greatest honour of his life to have been chosen as 
 Captain of such a team, and he believed that their visit 
 had done more good than the most sanguine could ever 
 have supposed. Since their return he had received many 
 messages from the other side in proof of this. He would 
 only quote one, and that was from the official report of 
 the greatest of the Canadian Provinces — Ontario — signed 
 
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EETUEN— EECEPTTON— EEUNION 7 5 5 
 
 by Colonel Edwards, J. i). Flavelle, and J. A. M'Fadden. 
 After analysing the various matches in the Province and 
 giving the result, this report says : — ' It would be con- 
 sidered close as between teams of picked players who 
 met in every respect on equal terms. With the advan- 
 tage of the home teams playing on their own ice and 
 with fresh men in each game, the result attests the skill 
 as curlers and the staying powers of the stalwart sons 
 of Scotland. The games are over, and the bare record 
 of them remains. But the memories connected with the 
 visit of the Scottish team will remain fresh and pleasant 
 for long years to come. And we trust that they will 
 have carried home with them equally pleasant memories 
 of their stay in Canada. May the enthusiasm that has 
 been kindled bear fruit on both sides of the Atlantic by 
 drawing not only the curlers, but the people generally 
 of the Motherland and young Canada closer together.' 
 
 " Bailie Husband also replied, thanking the members 
 of the team for their handsome gift. By the Captain 
 and himself these salvers would l^e handed down as the 
 most precious of heirlooms. 
 
 " Provost Ballantyne, Peebles, bore testimony to the 
 very efficient way in which the Captain and the Treasurer 
 had discharged their duties, and to the extraordinary 
 enthusiasm of the Canadians over their tour and the 
 eloquence which characterised their representatives. 
 
 " Mr. Davidson Smith, on behalf of the Eoyal 
 Club, spoke of the importance of their visit, and said 
 that every day he was receiving proof from Canada and 
 the States that the tour had been productive of much 
 good. 
 
 " Mr. Campbell, in name of Canada, complimented 
 the Captain and the Secretary on the presentation, and 
 assured the team that they had won golden opinions 
 
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 everywhere, and nothing would give greater satisfaction 
 in Canada than to see them out annuallj. 
 
 " Mr. Mark Sanderson, who has recently made a second 
 tour throughout the Dominion, said that he had met most 
 of the curlers, and from one and all the request came, 
 ' Will ye no' come back again ? ' 
 
 " A cordial vote of thanks was awarded Major Scott 
 Davidson for presiding." 
 
 PTwto hy Dr. Kirk. 
 REMOVING A rtOUSE ON SLEIGHS. 
 
PRIMEVAL PLAYERS. 
 
 APPENDIX 
 
 Curling Court 
 
 The Curling Court, the original object of which was to 
 punish petty offences committed on the ice, and to initiate 
 brethren into the mysteries of curling, appears to have been 
 CO -existent with Curling Clubs and Curling Brotherhoods, 
 and to have been kept up with little variation by several 
 clubs for upwards of two hundred years. 
 
 The first requisite is to elect a President, termed " My 
 Lord " ; he is usually the Preses of the club for the time, 
 but any other brother may be chosen. " My Lord," on 
 taking the chair, immediately appoints one of the brethren 
 present to be his Officer, whom he directs to fence the 
 Court ; this is done as follows : — 
 
 A pewter stoup, varying from a mutchkin to a pint 
 (Scottish measure), is procured, which the Officer presents to 
 " My Lord " ; and he, in order to make a noise, drops therein 
 some silver, or a few pence, according to his pleasure. The 
 Officer, after rattling the money in the stoup three times, 
 and repeating alternately with each shake, " Oyez," " oyez," 
 " oyez," fences the Court thus : — 
 
 " I defend and I forbid, in Her (or His) Majesty's name 
 and authority of My Lord presently in the chair, that there 
 
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758 CUELING TOUE 
 
 shall be no legs o'er'em ; no hands a-bosy, or across; no 
 supports on your neighbour's chair, or on the table ; no 
 private committees ; no rising up, or sitting down, or going 
 to the door, without leave asked and granted by My Lord ; 
 no touching the cup or glass but with the curler's right hand, 
 which is understood to be every ordinary man's left. Every 
 man his name and surname. Every breach of these articles 
 a halfpenny, and every oath a penny." 
 
 The Officer then points out, and gives in an audible voice 
 the name and surname of every hrofker present, commencing 
 on My Lord's left hand, and going regularly round the whole 
 company, thus :— " A. B. is A. B. ; C. D. is C. D. ; E. F. is 
 E. F, ; G. H. is G. H ; (and on coming to My Lord) My 
 Lord's My Lord, and I am his Officer — both absolute. God 
 save the Queen (or King)." The Officer usually stands 
 opposite to the person named, at the other side of the table, 
 when this can be conveniently done. 
 
 If any individuals are present not yet brethren, as is the 
 case with those to be initiated that evening, the Officer passes 
 them over, and those are not subject to the fines and regula- 
 tions of the Court till after initiation. The proceedings of 
 the Court then go on ; and it is the special duty of the 
 Officer, who remains on his feet rattling the stoup occasionally, 
 to observe and detect all breaches of the regulations, and to 
 collect the fines in the stoup, rattling it at the ear of the 
 offender till the fine is paid. The decision of "My Lord," 
 and, through him, of his Officer, in fining, is perfectly absolute, 
 and must be obeyed. Any one member has a right to report 
 the breaches of another to "My Lord," or his Officer; bnt if 
 the person complained against conceives himself aggrieved 
 l)y the report, he may protest and appeal, which is done by 
 depositing a penny on the table, to be forfeited to the stoup 
 in case of being decided against, which generally happens 
 when an appeal is made. " My Lord " very shortly hears the 
 Protester, and gives an absolute decision. 
 
 When Candidates for the Brotherhood are present, " My 
 Lord " (after the Court has sat a reasonable time) directs the 
 business of initiation to proceed. The candidate thereupon 
 respectfully approaches " My Lord," with a curler's besom in 
 
APPENDIX 759 
 
 his h;ind, holding it over his right shouhler, and craves to be 
 admitted a member of the Honourable Court and Club. 
 " My Lord " now appoints oiw of the brethren to give him 
 the " Word " and " Grip," and two others (one or both of 
 whom must be masters of the whole secrets) to be reporters 
 as to whether these have been given correctly. The three 
 then conduct the candidate to an adjoining room, which has 
 been previously prepared for the purpose, and, after a careful 
 examination that no intruders are present, and shutting the 
 door, the initiation commences by the person appointed by 
 " My Lord " first giving the " Word " and then the " Grip." 
 If the reporters find that he is unable to give these correctly, 
 they return with him to the Court, and report him to " My 
 Lord " as deficient, who immediately appoints some other to 
 the office. The same proceeding is repeated, and appoint- 
 ments made, till a brother is found sufficiently qualified. 
 
 " My Lord " often fixes at first on some one to give the 
 secrets whom he suspects to be deficient ; and all who fail 
 in this duty are fined, before the close of the Court, at the 
 option of the company — a penny, or twopence, or threepence. 
 When a brother is so appointed, he may decline, and come 
 under the mercy of the Court, by saying, " I submit " ; but 
 he is generally fined in a larger sum than those who make 
 the attempt but fail. 
 
 The reporters, after the candidate receives the secrets, 
 introduce him to " My Lord " in Court, as " brother of the 
 broom, and a keen, keen, keen curler." He then goes forward 
 to " My Lord," and holding his hand under the table, out of 
 view, gives "My Lord" the "Grip"; after which he goes to 
 the brother on " My Lord's " left, and, holding his hand, also 
 below the table, requests that member to give him the " Grip " ; 
 the newly admitted member must on no account give the 
 Grip to any one except " My Lord," but himself receive it ; 
 and if the brother, through inattention or otherwise, does 
 not give it to him correctly, he notes the circumstance, and 
 when he has gone round the company in this way (or until 
 "My Lord" says he may stop), he reports to "My Lord" 
 all those who were deficient, and they are fined at the 
 discretion of "My Lord." 
 
760 CUELING TOUK 
 
 When there are more candidates than one, the same pro- 
 ceedings take place with each separately. The Court is then 
 fenced anew by the Officer, the names of the new brothers 
 being of course included. 
 
 During the sitting of the Court " My Lord " says — " I 
 give a toast not to be repeated " ; and he immediately pro- 
 poses one, of which he and the Officer keep note, and generally 
 write down for accuracy. Any member who repeats the 
 toast before being specially requested to do so, is immediately 
 fined a halfpenny to the stoup. Some time afterwards, and 
 when the toast may be supposed to be forgotten by many, 
 " My Lord " directs the Officer to go round the company and 
 ask each individually what it was ; each must whisper it to 
 the Officer, so that the person next him cannot hear. If he 
 fail to mention the toast to the very letter, the Officer rattles 
 the stoup at his ear, as an intimation that he has failed, and 
 proceeds to the next person, and so on. When he has gone 
 round the whole, he reports to " My Lord " those who failed, 
 and his Lordship directs a fine to be levied from each — gener- 
 ally one penny. Any person conceiving himself aggrieved 
 may protest and appeal in the manner already mentioned. 
 
 When " My Lord " thinks that the Court has continued a 
 sufficient length of time (usually from half an hour to an 
 hour), he directs the Officer to "Roup the Stoup," which is 
 done by him in the character of an auctioneer, descanting all 
 the time on the great weight and value of the stoup. Offers 
 are made for the contents in the way of an ordinary auction 
 or roup ; and after it is knocked down to the highest bidder, 
 trifling bets are sometimes taken as to whether the purchaser 
 has gained or lost, two reporters being appointed to count the 
 proceeds in another room. While the reporters are absent 
 for this purpose, the Court goes on, another stoup being 
 used ; and any fines collected during that time, and also 
 during the roup of the stoup, are added to the original 
 amount, and belong to the purchaser. " My Lord " then 
 declares the Court closed. 
 
 The purchase-money is either applied towards defraying 
 the expense of the social glass, or added to the Club funds, 
 according; to the general regulations of the Club. 
 
APPENDIX 7G1 
 
 It is obvious that, as one brother is required for " My 
 Lord," another for the Officer, and three to perform the 
 ceremony of initiation, the Court cannot well proceed unless 
 seven be present, and this only provides for two sitting in 
 Court during the absence of the initiators ; but there is little 
 amusement if there be not from fifteen to twenty in company. 
 
 II 
 
 Diary of Curling Tour in Canada and United 
 States, 1902-3 
 
 Wednesday, l>ccemher 17. — Left Caledonian Station, Edinbuigli. Arrived 
 at Liverpool. Dined with Liverpool Curling Club. 
 
 Thursday, December 18. — Forenoon, sight-seeing in Liverpool. Went on 
 lioard Allan liner Bavarian, afternoon. Start delayed owing to storm. 
 
 Friday, December 19. — Bavarian sailed. 
 
 Saturday, December 20. — On board Ba.varian. Majority on deck ; minority 
 in their berths. 
 
 Sunday, December 21. — Captain conducted service on board. 
 
 Monday, December 22. — On board. Conference of team. 
 
 Tuesday, December 23. — On board. Miniature ciu-ling on deck. 
 
 Wednesday, December 24. — On board. Curlers' Court. Captain Wallace 
 and officers "initiated." Accident to Mr. Smith. 
 
 Thursday, December 25. — Service on board. Concert in evening in aid of 
 Seamen's Hospital Fund, £5. 
 
 Friday, December 26. — On board. White Kock incident. 
 
 Saturday, December 27. — On board. Oft" Halifax. 
 
 Sunday, December 28.- — Arrived in Halifax. Service in St. Andrew's 
 Church in evening. Celebrated Provost Ballautyne's silver wedding at 
 Queen's Hotel, Halifax. Address from Mr. C. J. Thomson, Government 
 Agent. 
 
 Monday, December 29. — Ice soft ; some trial ends played. Entertained to 
 banquet at Curling Rink. 
 
 Tuesday, December 30. — Ice soft ; no matches, but practice games. Enter- 
 tained at Bedford by Halifax Curlers at dinner in evening. 
 
 Wednesday, December 31. — Matches with Halifax and Truro. Result — 
 Truro, 23 ; Scots, 18. Entertained at banquet by North British Society in 
 evening. 
 
 Thursday, January 1. — Played against Halifax Clubs (six rinks). Result 
 — Halifax, 78 ; Scots, 84. Attended Governor's Levee and others. Nova 
 Scotia V. Scots — Nova Scotia, 53 ; Scots, 45. 
 
 Friday, January 2. — Played games with Provincial Clubs (six rinks 
 engaged). Results — Scots, 25 v. Sydney, 17. Scots, 8 ; N. Sydney, 16. 
 Scots, 6 V. Amherst, 16. Scots, 6 r. New Glasgow, 14. Scots, 22 v. Pictou, 2. 
 
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 Total — Scots, 67 ; Provincials, 65. Majority for Scots, 2 points. Entertained 
 at supi^er and concert at Curling Rink in evening. 
 
 Saturday, January 3. — Left for St. John. Headquarters at Royal Hotel. 
 While on the way to St. John received presentation address at Amherst. 
 Ice not good. Entertained by joint local clubs in St. Andrew's Club Rooms. 
 
 Sunday, January 4. — Captain conducted service in St. Stephen's Church, 
 forenoon, and St. Andrew's Church, evening. Visited Reversible Falls in 
 afternoon. 
 
 Monday, January 5. — Played Thistle Club, St. John. Total score — 
 Scots, 28 ; Thistles, 15. Banquet in evening by local clubs, seventy present. 
 Visited Messrs. Cushing's saw-mills. 
 
 Tuesday, January 6. — PLayed various clubs at St. John. Result — Scots, 
 15 ; Carlton, 13. St. Andrew's Club, 15 ; Scots, 11. Campbelton, 14 ; 
 Scots, 7. St. Stephen, 30 ; Scots, 2. In afternoon — Chatham, 9 ; Scots, 10. 
 Fredericton, 17 ; Scots, 9. Hampton, 17 ; Scots, 5. Moncton, 18 ; Scots, 4. 
 Total— New Brunswick, 153 ; Scots, 91. 
 
 Wednesday, January 7. — Reached Quebec in afternoon. Played matches 
 with Quebec (Quebec, 42 ; Scots, 14) and Victoria Clubs (Victoria, 22 ; Scots, 
 27). Put up at Chateau Frontenac. 
 
 Thursday, January 8. — Played two rinks of Quebec Ladies' Club. Totals 
 — Ladies, 27 ; Scots, 18. Afternoon — played Quebec and Victoria Clubs. 
 Quebec, 24 ; Scots, 30. Victoria, 13 ; Scots, 41. Banquet in evening at 
 Kent House, Montmorency Falls. Luncheon at Chateau Frontenac. First 
 tobogganing experience. 
 
 Friday, January 9. — Arrived in Montreal. Escorted to Windsor Hotel 
 by pipers and procession. 
 
 Saturday, January 10. — Driven round town and to Mount Royal in fore- 
 noon. Received freedom of Montreal from Mayor Cochrane. Tobogganing 
 at the Mountain Slide. Played Montreal Club. Total — 6 rinks. Scots, 62 ; 
 Montreal, 99. Smoking concert in evening. 
 
 Sunday, January 11. — Captain conducted service in Stanley Street Church. 
 Team attended St. Paul's (Dr. Barclay) in evening. Address by Dr. Barclay. 
 
 Monday, January 12. — Played at Westniount against Heather Club 
 two matches of two rinks each. Won two, lost two. Scores — Heather, 49 ; 
 Scots, 44. 
 
 Tuesday, January 13. — Played St. Lawrence Club three matches. Totals 
 — Scots, 83 ; St. Lawrence, 66. Played Ladies' Club, Montreal — Ladies', 
 46 ; Scots, 32. Entertained to tea by Ladies' Club. 
 
 Wednesday, January 14. — Played Caledonia Club two rinks— Caledonia, 
 27 ; Scots, 16. Driven over River St. Lawrence to see ice-cutting. Proces- 
 sion of over forty sleighs. Visited Messrs. Ogilvy's model farm. 
 
 Thursday, January 15. — Six rinks played Thistle Club. Total — Scots, 60 ; 
 Thistle, 78. Two rinks played Lachine Club (mixed sides), and were enter- 
 tained at Lachine to supper at Lake View Hotel. Presented Colonel Steven- 
 son with birthday-cup. Two rinks played St. Lawrence Ladies ; entertained 
 to tea by them. 
 
 Friday, January 16. — Scottish - born curlers r. Canadian — Scots, 211 ; 
 Canadians, 320. Mammoth banquet in evening at Windsor Hotel. 
 
 Saturday, January 17. — Started for Ottawa. Arrived at noon. Escorted 
 to Russell House. Entertained by local clubs to lunch. In afternoon played 
 Rideau Club — Rideau, 63 ; Scots, 53. Witnessed hockey match, Ottawa v. 
 Montreal. 
 
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 Su'iulay, Junuary 18. — Attended St. Audrevv's Church, with Mayor Cook 
 at head. Address to curlers by Dr. Herridge. 
 
 Monday, January 19. —Played Ottawa Club. Result — Ottawa, 68 ; Scots, 
 49, forenoou. Lunched at Government House with Governor-General and 
 party. Engaged in open-air friendly games afternoon. Entertained in 
 evening by St. Andrew's Society. 
 
 Tuesday, January 20. — Left for Peterborough. Procession to Snowdeu 
 House, where luncheon was served. Played against Peterborough Granites, 
 Peterborough Thistles, Kingston, Coburg, and Orillia (five clubs). Details — 
 Coburg, 8 ; Scots, 12. Peterborough Thistles, 11 ; Scots, 6. Peterborough 
 Grauites, 13 ; Scots, 5. Orillia, 14 ; Scots, 4. Kingston, 18 ; Scots, 7. 
 Totals — Canadians, 64 ; Scots, 34. Dinner and smoking concert at Snow- 
 den's in evening. 
 
 Wednesday, January 21. — Driven through town. Played rinks of Camp 
 bellford, Keene, Uxbridge, Norwood, Lakefield. Details — Campbellford, 8 ; 
 Scots, 12. Keene, 6; Scots, 11. Uxbridge, 4; Scots, 9. Norwood, 12; 
 Scots, 11. Lakefield, 3 ; Scots, 15. Totals— Canadians, 33 ; Scots, 58. Went 
 to Lindsay in afternoon. Played Lindsay Club (three rinks). Result — 
 Lindsay, 33 ; Scots, 32. Beaverton, 9 ; Scots, 12. Bobcaygeon Club, 16 ; 
 Scots, 7, Totals — Canadians, 63; Scots, 51. Entertained to dinner at 
 Benson House, Lindsay, in evening. Returned by .special train to Peter- 
 borough. 
 
 Thursday, January 22. — Arrived in Toronto. Entertained to luncheon at 
 Granite Rink. Match in afternoon. Barrie Rink, 5 ; Scots, 12. Whitbj^ 
 8 ; Scots, 6. Churchill, 7 ; Scots, 13. Oshawa Rink, 15 ; Scots, 4 ; and 
 O.C.A. officers, 8 ; Scots, 8. Toronto totals — Canadians, 43 ; Scots, 43. In 
 evening played Granite Club (five rinks). Result — Granite, 64 ; Scots, 39. 
 Entertained at banquet. 
 
 Friday, January 23. — Driven round Toronto in sleighs. Entertained by 
 City to luncheon. Mayor Urquhart presiding. Presented with freedom of 
 city. Played Victoria Club (5 rinks) in afternoon. Result — Victoria, 60 ; 
 Scots, 52. ' Dined with Club. Played Parkdale Club (three rinks). Result 
 — Parkdale, 40 ; Scots, 24 ; and Lakeview Club (two rinks) in evening. 
 Result — Lakeview, 16 ; Scots, 31. 
 
 Saturday, January 24. — Driven to Massy-Harris Works. Luncheon with 
 Caledonian and Prospect Park Clubs. Played Caledonians (two rinks). 
 Result— Caledonians, 13 ; Scots, 16 ; and Prospect Park (three rinks) in after- 
 noon. Result — Prospect Park, 39 ; Scots, 21. Dinner at Queen City 
 Club in evening, and play with five rinks of that Club afterwards. Results — 
 Queen's City, 70 ; Scots, 44. 
 
 Sunday, January 25. — Visited Niagara Falls and crossed river by Ice 
 Bridge. Arrived in Hamilton in evening after dining at Windsor Hotel, 
 Niagara. 
 
 Mondajj, January 26. — Luncheon at Thistle Club. Driven round City of 
 Hamilton. Played three games against five local clubs. Asylum Club, 8 ; 
 Scots, 12. Glanford Club, 5 ; Scots, 14. Paris, 11 ; Scots, 7. Victoria 
 Club (two rinks). Result — Victoria, 19 ; Scots, 24. Total — Canadians, 
 43 ; Scots, 57. In afternoon and evening played Duudas and Thistle Clubs 
 (five rinks). Result— Canadians, 59 ; Scots, 37. Banquet in evening. 
 
 Tuesday, January 21. — Went to Guelph. Played against five local teams. 
 Result — Harriston, 7 ; Scots, 13. Ayr, 5 ; Scots, 7. Royal City, 14 ; 
 Scots, 6. Guelph Union, 8 ; Scots, 3. Bromptou 14 ; Scots 3. Total— 
 
APPENDIX 765 
 
 Canadians, -IS ; Scots, 3'2. In the afternoon played Guelpli Ivoyal Oity (two 
 rinks). Guelph, 37 ; Scots, '21. Union, 12 ; Scots, 11. Fergus, 4 ; Scots, 
 5. Visited Agricultural College. Entertained to lunch by Dr. Mills. Supper 
 at Wellington Hotel. 
 
 Wednesday, January 28. — Went to Stratford. Played against seven 
 clubs. Result— Stratford (four rinks), 21 ; Scots, 33. Clinton, 1 ; Scots, 6. 
 St. Mary's, 1 ; Scots, 13. Bright Club, 4 ; Scots, 12. Walkerlon, 2 ; Scots, 9. 
 Waterloo, 8 ; Scots, 6. Seaforth, 5 ; Scots, .^). Total— Canadians, 42 ; 
 Scots, 84. Majority for Scots, 42. Received freedom of city. In evening 
 entertained at banquet in City Hall by Stratford Curling Club. 
 
 Thursday, January 29. — Went to London. Drove round city; were 
 entertained to lunch at London Club. Left on special train for St. Thomas. 
 Played four rinks at Granite Chib in afternoon. St. Thomas, 2 ; Scots, 14. 
 London Forest City, 8 ; Scots, 5. Woodstock, 4 ; Scots, 12. London, 8 ; 
 Scots, 5. Total — Scots, 36 ; .Canadians, 22. Entertained to supper and a 
 banquet. Played in evening. Result — London Forest City, 7 ; Scots, 10 ; 
 London, 12 ; Scots, 1. St. Thomas (two rinks), 4 ; Scots, 22. Majority 
 for Scots, 10 shots. 
 
 Friday, January 30. — Arrived in Windsor. Luncheon at Crawford 
 House. Played against Windsor Club. Result — Windsor, 13 ; Scots, 8. 
 Sarnia, 13 ; Scots, 12. Detroit, 14 ; Scots, 12. In evening jilayed rinks 
 from three clubs. Result — Windsor, 12 ; Scots, 9. Petrolia, 13 ; Scots, 9. 
 Detroit Clulj, 7 ; Scots, 12. Entertained at smoking concert in evening. 
 
 Saturday, January 31. — Driven round Windsor. Luncheon at Crawford 
 House. Crossed to Detroit. Played Detroit Club (three rinks). Result — 
 Detroit, 6 ; Scots, 24. Toronto Club banquet in honour of Mr. Hammond. 
 
 Sunday, February 1. — Returned to Toronto. 
 
 Monday, February 2. — Left for Winnipeg. Major Bertram ill. Presenta- 
 tion by the team to Mr. M'Fadden, Secretary O.C.A. 
 
 Tuesday, February 3. — En route for Winnipeg. Re-adjustment of rinks. 
 
 Wednesday, February 4. — Arrived in Winnipeg after two days' journey. 
 Truncheon at Commercial Club. Driven round city in afternoon. Attended 
 meeting of Manitoba Association. Address presented by Mr. G. F. Bryan, 
 President. 
 
 Thursday, February 5. — Played two rinks for Winnipeg Challenge Cup. 
 Three more rinks played Winnipeg Challenge Cup. 
 
 Friday, February 6. — Various Bonspiel Competitions. 
 
 Saturday, February 7. — Played for Royal Caledonian Tankard. Smoking 
 concert in evening at St. Andrew's Rooms. 
 
 Sunday, February 8. — Service for cuilers in Knox Church. Visited 
 buffaloes. 
 
 Monday, February 9.— Abell Trophy. Farewell banquet at Manitolia Club 
 by Assiniboine Curlers. 
 
 Tuesda.y, February 10. — Left for United States. 
 
 Wednesday, February 11.— At Minneapolis. Taken to Minnehaha Falls 
 by Mr. T. Lowrie. Received by Mayor Haynes and lunche<l at Commercial 
 Club. Played Flour City Chib (four rinks). Result — Minneapolis, 48 ; Scot.s, 
 41. Smoker at Minneapolis Club in evening. 
 
 Thursday. February 12.— Went to St. Paul's. Played Nushka Club in 
 afternoon. Result— Nu.shka, 50 ; Scots, 32. Banquet in evening at Minne- 
 sota Club. Presented with cup by Nushka Club. 
 
 Friday, February 13. — Went on to Chicago. 
 
766 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Saturday, February 14. — Played at Chicago against Wanderers' Club and 
 Winter Club. Banquet from clubs in Stratford Hotel in evening. Total 
 results — Wanderers, 67 : Scots, 74. Winter, 29 ; Scots, 64. 
 
 Sunday, February 15.— At Chicago. Great storm. 
 
 Monday, Fehriuu-y 16. — Majority visited stockyards. Left Chicago. 
 
 Tuesday, February 17.- — Passed Dulutli. 
 
 Wednesday, Febrimry 18. — Stopped at Utica. Played three rinks with 
 Utica Curling Club — Scots, 47 : Utica, 35. Went to New York at night, to 
 Fifth Avenue Hotel. 
 
 Thursday, February 19. — Morning spent in sight-seeing. Played five teams 
 from New York City at Hoboken. Total — Scots, 70 ; Americans, 62. 
 
 Friday, February 20. — Played at New York morning and afternoon, eight 
 rinks— St. Andrew's, 10 ; Scots, 9. Boston, 11 ; Scots, 10. Thistle, 4 ; 
 Scots, 9. Van Cortlandt, 2 ; Scots, 9. Empire, 6 ; Scots, 10. Caledonian, 
 9 ; Scots, 7. Manhattan, 8 ; Scots, 12. Jersey, 4 ; Scots, 5. Farewell 
 banquet in Manhattan Hotel, New York, by Grand National Curling Club. 
 
 Saturday, February 21. — Sailed for Liverpool on Lucania. 
 
 Thursday, February 26. — Concert on board Lucania. 
 
 Saturday, February 28. ^Arrived, morning, Liverpool ; and home, evening. 
 
 Ill 
 
 Mr. Bramwell's Eink Matches 
 /. Against Canadian Clubs 
 
 Where 
 
 played. 
 
 Against. 
 
 
 
 Shots 
 for. 
 
 Shots 
 against. 
 
 Halifax 
 
 
 Truro Clu>) . 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 13 - 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 Halifax do. 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 8 + 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 Pictou do. 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 2 + 
 
 St. John 
 
 
 St. Andrew's do. 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 14 - 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 Fredericton do. 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 17 - 
 
 Quebec 
 
 
 Victoria do. . 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 7 + 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 Quebec do. 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 10 + 
 
 Montreal 
 
 
 Montreal do. . 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 11 + 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 Heather do. . 
 
 Kur 
 
 Agst. 
 
 8 
 
 23 - 
 
 Do. 
 
 st Game . 
 
 St. La\vrence do. 
 
 21 
 
 1^} 
 
 35 
 
 22 + 
 
 Do. 
 
 2nd do. 
 
 do. 
 
 14 
 
 Do. 
 
 .st do. 
 
 Thistle do. 
 
 18 
 
 5^ 
 
 26 
 
 17 + 
 
 Do. 
 
 2nil do. 
 
 do. 
 
 8 
 
 12/ 
 
 Ottawa 
 
 
 Ottawa do. 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 12 - 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 Ridean . 
 
 Carry forw 
 
 ird 
 
 ■ 
 
 5 
 
 21 - 
 
 198 
 
 177 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 767 
 
 
 I. 
 
 Against Canadian Clubs — continued 
 
 
 Where played. 
 
 Against. 
 
 Shots 
 for. 
 
 Shots 
 against. 
 
 
 Brought forward . 
 
 198 
 
 177 
 
 Peterborough . . Coburg Chib . 
 
 
 6 
 
 11 - 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 Lakefield do. . 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 3 + 
 
 Lindsay . 
 
 
 Lindsay do. . 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 15 - 
 
 Toronto 
 
 
 
 Barrie do. 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 5 + 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 
 Granite do. 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 11 - 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 
 Toronto do. 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 14 + 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 
 Parkdale do. . 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 14 - 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 
 Prospect do. . 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 10 + 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 
 Queen's City do. 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 10 - 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 
 
 Asylum do. 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 8 + 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 
 Thistle do. . 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 10 - 
 
 Guelph 
 
 
 
 Harrison do. . 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 7 + 
 
 Stratford 
 
 
 
 i Seaforth do. . 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 5 draw 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 
 Stratford do. . 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 4 4- 
 
 St. Thoma 
 
 
 
 London do. 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 8 - 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 Forest City do. 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 7 + 
 
 Windsor . 
 
 
 Petrol ia do. 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 13 - 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 360 
 
 332 
 
 Won 15 Matches. Lost 14. Drawn 1. Shots up, 28. 
 
 //. Against American Clubs 
 
 Where played. 
 
 A-gainst. 
 
 Sliots 
 for. 
 
 Shots 
 against. 
 
 Detroit 
 Minneapolis 
 St. Paul . 
 Chicago, 1st Game 
 
 Do. 2nd do. 
 Utica 
 New York, 1st Game 
 
 Do. 2nd do. 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 Detroit Club . 
 Flour City do. 
 St. Paul do. . 
 Wanderers' do. 
 
 do. 
 Utica do. 
 St. Andrew's do. 
 
 do. 
 Van Cortlandt do. 
 
 For. Agst. 
 
 9 13\^ 
 
 15 6/ 
 
 19 13\ 
 9 lOi 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 7 
 
 24 
 
 17 
 
 28 
 9 
 
 3 + 
 
 22 - 
 13 - 
 
 19 + 
 
 15 + 
 
 23 + 
 2 + 
 
 
 
 
 
 93 
 
 97 
 
 Won 5 Matches. Lost 2. Shots down, 4. 
 
 Grand Total— Won 20 Matches. Lost 16. Drawn 1. Shots up, 28. 
 
 Shots down, 4. 
 
768 
 
 CURLING TOUR 
 
 IV 
 
 Skip Prain's Matches 
 
 Mr. Henry Prain, who took on hand the Captain's rink, 
 gives the following very creditable table of the rink's per- 
 formances :■ — 
 
 Date. 
 
 Dec. 31 
 
 Jan. 1 
 
 , 
 
 2 
 
 
 .f) 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 10 
 
 J 
 
 12 
 
 
 13 
 
 , 
 
 14 
 
 , 
 
 15 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 21 
 
 , 
 
 23 
 
 , 
 
 23 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 26 
 
 , 
 
 26 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 28 
 
 , 
 
 28 
 
 , 
 
 29 
 
 , 
 
 29 
 
 
 30 
 
 , 
 
 31 
 
 Fe 
 
 b. 11 
 
 , 
 
 12 
 
 
 14 
 
 , 
 
 14 
 
 ■ 
 
 , 19 
 
 Club. 
 
 ough 
 
 Nova Scotia 
 Halifax 
 New Glasgow 
 Thistle (St. John) 
 Campbeltou 
 Victoria (Quebec) 
 Montreal 
 Heather 
 St. Lawrence 
 Caledonian . 
 Thistle 
 (Kingston?) at Peterboi 
 Uxbridge 
 Toronto 
 Parkdale 
 Queen City . 
 Glanford 
 Thistle 
 
 Ayr at Guelph 
 Walkerton . 
 Clinton 
 Forest City . 
 St. Thomas . 
 Windsor 
 Detroit 
 Minneapolis . 
 St. Paul 
 f Wanderers) 
 \ (Chicago) j 
 Manhattan . 
 
 f forenoon 
 (^afternoon 
 
 For. 
 
 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 11 
 
 W 
 
 14 
 
 11 
 
 W 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 7 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 14 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 4 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 9 
 
 5 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 11 
 
 
 Tied 
 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 7 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 14 
 
 5 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 w 
 
 ... 
 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 L 
 
 18 
 
 10 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 9 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 291 
 
 304 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 ^ 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 769 
 
 V 
 
 The Dominion of Canada 
 
 The Dominion of Canada consists of the Confederation of 
 the Provinces of Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova 
 Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, British Cohimbia, 
 and the North- West Territories. 
 
 Governor-Generals since Confederation. 
 
 Right Hon. Viscount Monck ..... 
 
 Right Hon. Lord Lisgar ...... 
 
 Rigiit Hon. The Earl of Dufierin .... 
 
 Right Hon. The Marquis of Lome .... 
 
 Most Hon. The Marquis of Lansdowne . 
 
 Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Preston, later Earl of Derliy 
 
 Earl of Aberdeen ....... 
 
 Earl of Jlinto 
 
 Sir 
 Sir 
 Sir 
 Sir 
 Sir 
 Sir 
 Sir 
 Sir 
 
 Premiers. 
 John Macdonald 
 Alexander Mackenzie 
 John Macdonald 
 John Abbott 
 John Thompson 
 Mackenzie Bowell 
 Charles Tupper 
 Wilfrid Laurier 
 
 Pia-ty. 
 
 Con. 
 
 Lib. 
 
 Con. 
 
 Con. 
 
 Con. 
 
 Con. 
 
 Con. 
 
 Lib. 
 
 Date of Oftiee. 
 1867-1868 
 1868-1872 
 1872-1878 
 1878-1883 
 1883-1888 
 1888-1892 
 1893-1898 
 1898- 
 
 Date of Ofllee. 
 1867-1873 
 1873-1878 
 1878-1891 
 1891-1892 
 1892-1894 
 1894-1896 
 1896-1896 
 1896- 
 
 The Dominion of Canada is governed as follows : — 
 
 1. By a Governor-General appointed for five years by the 
 King in Council. 
 
 2. By a Senate of 81 members appointed for life by the 
 Governor-General in Council. Of these 24 are appointed 
 from the Province of Quel)ec ; 24 from the Province of 
 Ontario ; 24 from the maritime provinces, i.e. New Bruns- 
 wick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island ; 4 from 
 Manitoba ; 3 from British Columljia, and 2 from the North- 
 West Territories. 
 
 3. The House of Commons, consisting of 213 members, 
 at present elected as follows : — 
 
 From the Province of Quebec, 65; Ontario, 92; New 
 Brunswick, 14; Nova Scotia, 20; Prince Edward Island, 5; 
 Manitoba, 7 ; British Columbia, 6; North-West Territories, 4. 
 
770 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Quebec has a fixed number of 65 members. After each 
 decennial census the representations for the other provinces 
 shall be of such a number as will bear the same proportion 
 to its population as the number 65 bears to the population 
 of Quebec. 
 
 There are at present two principal political parties, Con- 
 servatives and Liberals. According to an unwritten law, 
 the Premier is chosen by the Governor -General from the 
 political party which secures a majority in the House of 
 Commons, and the Premier selects his ministers subject to 
 the approval of the Governor-General. All ministers must 
 be re-elected after their appointment. 
 
 The main issue which divided the political parties previous 
 to 1896 was Protection versus Free Trade, but after the 
 return of the Liberal party in 1896 the latter substantially 
 adopted the Conservative policy of Protection. 
 
 A. Milne. 
 
 YI 
 
 List of Canadian Cities or Towns having 
 Population of 6000 or over 
 
 Town. 
 
 Prov. 
 
 Pop. 
 
 Town. 
 
 Prov. 
 
 Pop. 
 
 Montreal 
 
 . Que. 
 
 300.000 
 
 St. Catherine's 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 . 9,170 
 
 Toronto 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 188,333 
 
 Chatham 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 9,052 
 
 Quebec 
 
 . Que. 
 
 80,500 
 
 Brockville 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 9,013 
 
 Ottawa . 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 57,002 
 
 Berlin . 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 9,000 
 
 Halifax 
 
 . N.S. 
 
 49,344 
 
 Three Rivers 
 
 . Que. 
 
 9,000 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 48,980 
 
 Valleyfield . 
 
 . Que. 
 
 8,484 
 
 St. John 
 
 . N.B. 
 
 46,200 
 
 St. Hyacinthe 
 
 . Que. 
 
 8,068 
 
 London 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 38,900 
 
 Moncton 
 
 . N.B. 
 
 8,000 
 
 Winnipeg 
 
 . Man. 
 
 38,500 
 
 Sydney 
 
 . N.S. 
 
 8,000 
 
 Vancouver 
 
 . B.C. 
 
 30,000 
 
 Owen Sound . 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 8,000 
 
 St. John's 
 
 . X.F. 
 
 29,007 
 
 Sarnia . 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 7,734 
 
 Kingston 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 20,000 
 
 Gault . 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 7,535 
 
 Brantford 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 18,250 
 
 Levis . 
 
 . Que. 
 
 7.301 
 
 Hull . 
 
 . Que. 
 
 13,451 
 
 Rossland 
 
 B.C. 
 
 7.000 
 
 Wimlsor 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 12,500 
 
 Fredericton . 
 
 . N.B. 
 
 7,000 
 
 Peterhorouglj 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 12,000 
 
 Lindsay 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 6.500 
 
 St. Thomas 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 12,000 
 
 Sorel . 
 
 . Que. 
 
 6,500 
 
 Charlottetowi 
 
 1 . P.E.I. 
 
 12,000 
 
 Dartmouth . 
 
 . N.S. 
 
 6.429 
 
 Guelph . 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 10,539 
 
 Yarmouth 
 
 . N.S. 
 
 6.0S9 
 
 Sherbrooke 
 
 . Que. 
 
 10,110 
 
 Nelson . 
 
 B.C. 
 
 6.000 
 
 Belleville 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 9,914 
 
 New We.stmmsU-r 
 
 . B.C. 
 
 6.000 
 
 Stratford 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 9,501 
 
 Rat Portage . 
 
 Ont. 
 
 6,000 
 
 Woodstock 
 
 . Ont. 
 
 9,500 
 
 
 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 771 
 
 VII 
 
 Mr. James Munro 
 
 We fully intended to have this counterfeit presentment of 
 the famous Bluenose skip in its proper place, at p. 1 05 or 
 106, but the portrait has been 
 so late in reaching us that this 
 was impossible. Our volume 
 would not be complete without 
 it, so it is entered here, and we 
 are sure it will be prized by the 
 members of the Scottish team 
 and by all who have the pleas- 
 ure of knowing this keen curler, 
 who has done so much to ad- 
 vance the old game in New Glas- 
 gow and Nova Scotia generally. 
 " The kettle," of which an illus- 
 tration is given at p. 106, was 
 competed for by individual play 
 in the Bluenose Club for fifteen 
 years, and finally became Mr. 
 Munro's property. Our friend 
 is not only the most efficient 
 skip in his club, which is proved by the fact that last season 
 he won eight out of nine foreign matches played ; but for 
 many years he has acted as Secretary, with the result that the 
 old Bluenose has renewed its youth and revived its close con- 
 nection with the Mother-club. " Cui'ling," says Mr. Munro 
 in his last letter to the Scots Captain, " is booming all over 
 Canada this year, and I am quite sure that the visit of your 
 team from the Mother-club has done much for us." To a re- 
 quest for some words about his adopted country, the Bluenose 
 replies in the following Ossianic strain, which proves that he 
 is a lover of the Muse as well as of the channel-stane : — 
 
 Phiitn bil Waldr 
 
 JAMES MUNRO. 
 Bluenose Club, New Glasgow. 
 
772 CURLING TOUR 
 
 Canada, the eldest daughter of the gi-eatest 
 
 Family Earth has seen. The bi'ightest gem 
 
 In an imperial crown, shine on for ever. 
 
 Canada, the land where freemen dwell. 
 
 Where Saxon, Scot, and Frank commingle 
 
 To rear a race eqnal to the best of all. 
 
 Canada, thrice kissed by mighty Ocean's roll, 
 
 From Pole to Pole thy greatness it is known. 
 
 Thy glorious St. Lawrence, father of waters 
 
 Coupled to Inland seas, bears upon its 
 
 Bosom the commerce of the World. 
 
 Thy boundless prairies where Bison roamed 
 
 In countless herds, the sport of Red men, 
 
 Now yield to ploughshare, and miles of 
 
 Garden grain attest thy fertility. 
 
 Thy mighty mountain peaks, white capped 
 
 And beautiful, stand as guardians 
 
 O'er the granary of the World. 
 
 Within thy bosom thou hast abundance 
 
 And to spare of Gold and Iron and Coal, 
 
 The basis of material wealth. 
 
 Thy rushing water-falls, harnessed to electricity. 
 
 Have power enough to turn ten thousand wheels 
 
 Canada, girt with a belt of steel, from 
 
 Sea to sea, thus art thou girded to 
 
 Uphold dear liberty. 
 
 The Lion's cub is strong. Thy native sons 
 
 Will never sell their birthright : as well try 
 
 To stop Niagara's mighty flood, 'tis blood 
 
 That joins us to the Motherland, by 
 
 It we'll stand. 
 
 YIII 
 
 A Royal Visit to Montreal 
 
 As this volume had a "Royal" beginning, it seems 
 appropriate to give it a " Royal " ending, by the following 
 account from the Montreal Gazette of a meeting held on 
 December 30, at which the worthy Colonel Stevenson as 
 usual played the leading part. We have also pleasure in 
 giving a reproduction of the picture from the Christmas 
 number of the Toronto Globe, one of the most beautiful 
 productions, we may add, that we have ever seen, and for 
 which we were indebted to our good friend Mr. Adam Brown 
 of Hamilton : — 
 
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774 CURLING TOUE 
 
 There was a most interesting ceremony at the Caledonia Curling Rink 
 last night, a ceremony of great interest to the Caledonia members, and of 
 general interest to all curlers. It consisted of the presentation to the Caledonia 
 Club, Ijy a number of the members, of a large photograpli, one of the first 
 combination i^hotographs ever made in this city, showing the interior of the 
 old Caledonia Rink on Mountain Street, at the time that Prince Arthur visited 
 there. This was in 1869, and the picture was the work of Inglis, a well-known 
 photographer at the time. A number of small coijies were made of this picture, 
 but the large original got lost, and it was not till about a year ago, that Colonel 
 A. A. Stevenson, the President of the Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling 
 Club, got on its track, when he immediately started the movement which 
 resulted in its j^resentation to the Caledonia Club last evening. 
 
 Quite a number of members were present at the cereniony, including some 
 of the veterans who were present upon the occasion when tbe picture was taken, 
 and played with and against the rink with which Prince Arthur first essayed 
 the game. Colonel Stevenson, who had at his side Mr. Wm. M'Gibbon, also one 
 of the Old Guard, made the presentation speech. He dwelt upon the history 
 of the picture first. It commemorated the only occasion when Royalty had 
 entered a Montreal Curling Rink. It reminded curlers of the first up-town 
 rink owned by the Caledonians, after their start in the sheds on the water- 
 front. It brought back an occasion when Montrealers had enjoyed the actual 
 honour of playing with Royalty, for the two rinks that played ujion that 
 occasion were composed as follows : 
 
 A. A. Stevenson A. C. Hutchison 
 
 Prince Arthur Alex. M'GibVion 
 
 Matthew Hutchison Robt. Gardner 
 
 Wm. M'Gibbon {skij>) D. Brown (skip). 
 
 It was upon this occasion also, that the Prince was presented witli a 
 beautiful pair of curling-stones, and a broom which was bound and interwoven 
 with real silver wire, and which, the Colonel says, looked more like a jewel 
 than a broom. Upon that occasion, like the one last night. Colonel Stevenson 
 also made the presentation, and the newspapers of that date devote considerable 
 space to the visit and the game of the Prince. 
 
 Colonel Stevenson last night called attention to certain features. For 
 instance, he pointed out how at the time the picture was taken only very few 
 men wore hats, while hardly any wore fur coats. At the present time nearly 
 all the curlers wear hats and fur coats and very few caps. When the Colonel 
 had finished. President Wm. Lyall accepted the picture on behalf of the club 
 in a few well-chosen words, and then Mr. Wm. M'Gibbon was called upon, 
 but with his well-known modesty declined, the duty of a speech devolving 
 upon Mr. W. J. Hughes, who devoted some moments to reminiscences, and 
 expressions of appreciation of Colonel Stevenson's work in bringing the 
 big picture back to the club. 
 
 Messrs. Harry Hutchison and Peter Lj'all followed with a few appropriate 
 remarks, in which they impressed upon the younger members the importance 
 of bringing the older members into the club as often as possible, and also 
 expressed their great pleasure at seeing the yiicture under the Caledonian roof. 
 They were followed by Mr. M'Lean, another of the ex-Presidents present, 
 who said that Prince Arthur was a Royal good fellow. He had crossed the 
 ocean with him, and found him so, and he would never forget how, when the 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 775 
 
 Princf met liiiu in Hyde Park, he stopped and spoke to him. After tliat 
 the meeting dissolved itself into a sort of informal party, in the course of 
 which many stories were told, like one hy Mr. M'Gibbon, about how they 
 played from nudnight till near three in tlie morning in Winnipeg, and in the 
 course of which also many toasts were drunk, and short speeches were made 
 by Messrs. Dan Macintyre, W. S. Marson, President T>yall, and others. 
 
 THE " BOYS ' OF rETERBOROUCH. 
 
K -t, 
 
 < ^ 
 
 
 
INDEX 
 
 Aburdeuii, the Earl ol', 17, 371, 024 
 
 Acadia, iu. 119-140 
 
 Agricultural College, Ontario, 383 
 
 ■■Ailsas," defective, 98, 526 
 
 Aird, Mr. W. D., 204, 224 
 
 Albaui, Madame, 437 
 
 Allan Line Co., 58, 60 ; Cliristmas 
 
 kindness, 70; thanked by R.C.C.C, 
 
 746 
 America, questions lor entrants, 419 
 Grand National ('urliii<j- Club of, 
 
 630 
 North- Western Curling Association 
 
 of, 646 
 Anierican-Al)ell Rink, Winnipeg, 470 
 American National Anthem. 645 
 Amherst, 101, 114 ; address from 
 
 club, 124 
 Augus, Mr. R. B.. 224, 550 
 ^I iinual, Ontario Association, 349 
 Arbuthnot, Mavor, Winnipeg, 460 
 Archibald, Mr. Justice, 217 
 Area and population of Canada, 616 
 Arnold, Dr., St. Paul, 647 
 Arrangements for Tour, 49 
 Assiniboine River, ice-cuttiug at, 504 
 
 Balfour, Lord, of Burleigh. 19, 23 
 Ballantvne, Provo.st, Peebles, 93, 139, 
 
 140, 141, 221, 388, 396, 410, 
 
 513, 683 
 '•Banner Niclit " at Lachine, 208 
 Barclay, Alderman, Winnipeg. 448, 
 
 463, 478, 570 
 Barclay, Rev. Jas., D.D., Montreal, 
 
 5, 9, 154, 156, 181, 204. 557 
 Jlavariaii, embarkation of team on, 
 
 60 ; curling on deck, 64 ; Curlers' 
 
 Court held, 66; "roupin' the 
 
 stoup," 68 ; concert held on, 09 ; 
 
 arrival at Halifa.x, 75 
 Beatty, Mr. V/. J., Ottawa, 234 
 Bertram, Major, Carnvvatli, 137, 272 ; 
 
 nushap to, 355, 438 ; on Canada, 
 
 515 ; as a tobogganer, 519 ; on 
 
 ice-boating, 520 ; return to team, 
 
 661 
 Bickerdike, Mr. R., M.P., ha.hine, 209, 
 
 211 
 Bigotrj', ecclesiastical, at Toronto, 422 
 Black, Professor, University of Jioston. 
 
 26 
 Bonspiel, first held in America, 336 ; 
 
 of 1903 at Winnipeg, 456 
 "Bounce, The," 188 
 Bramwell, Mr. R., Upper Nitlisdale, 
 
 101, 162, 169, 188, 277, 316, 
 
 324, 327, 386, 471, 523,634, 639; 
 
 l)est-dressed riuk, 475 ; table of 
 
 matches played by riuk, 767 
 Brandon, Manitoba, team invited to, 
 
 506 
 Breadalbane, Earl of, 19, 23 
 Brock's Monument, 364 
 Brown, Mr. A., Hamilton, Ontario, 
 
 309, 684, 772 
 Brown, Hon. G. M.. 404, 624 
 Brown, Mr. J.. M.P., Stratford, 394, 
 
 399 
 Brown, the late Mr. R., :\Iontreal, 191 
 Bryan, Mr. G. F., Winnipeg, 466 
 Bryant, Mrs., Winnipeg, photo of 
 
 team, 500 
 Bryce, Prof,, Manitoba, 501 
 Bufl'aloe.s, at Winnipeg, 479, 505 
 Burns, Sir John (1st Lord Inverclyde), 
 
 685 
 Burns, Rev. \\. N., Orillia, 300, 349 
 
 77 o E 2 
 
778 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 Cable code used ou Tour, 51 
 
 Calder, Mr. A., taxidermist, Winni- 
 peg, gift to R.C.C.C'., 443 
 
 •' Gallants, The," 156 
 
 Campbell, Mr. A. E., Gourock, 188, 
 528, 682 
 
 Campbell, Mr. Dugald, 75 
 
 Campbell, Dr., Halifax, 87, 99, 579 
 
 Campbell, Rev. Dr., Montreal, 13, 216 
 
 Canada: hotel life, 91 ; railway travel- 
 ling, 116 ; love of poetry, 161 ; 
 team's impressions of, 518-580 ; 
 Freemasonry in, 584 ; general 
 notes ou, 595 ; oratory, 596 ; 
 appreciation of humour in. 
 596 ; National Song, 599 ; and 
 Imperial Federation, 601 ; aud 
 Rudyard Kipling, 602 ; winter 
 and summer advantages, 604 ; 
 curling facilities, 605 ; railway 
 and telegraphic privileges to 
 curlers, 606 ; curling in Scotland 
 and, compared, 607 : Government 
 of, 610, 769 : munici])al system, 
 611 ; Presbyterian Church, 612 ; 
 place-names in, 613 ; confused 
 coinage of, 614 ; area and popula- 
 tion, 616 ; her greatest need, 617 ; 
 the world's granary, 618 ; Lord 
 Strathcona on its development, 
 619 ; kind of emigrants required, 
 621 ; Scotsmen's share in develop- 
 ing, 622 ; population of cities, 
 770 
 
 Canadian invitations to Scots curlers, 
 2-5 
 newspapers, 229 ; curling reports 
 
 in, 275 
 rinks and curling, 107 
 
 Canadian Pacilic Railway Co., 159, 
 226, 252, 371, 372, 455 ; the 
 triumph and monument of Lord 
 Strathcona, 622 ; thanked by 
 R.C.C.C, 746 ; map with route 
 of team, 763 
 
 Captain, Scots Curling Team, Rev. 
 J. Kerr appointed, 45 ; on 
 task of team, 53 ; Borarian 
 services, 62, 69 ; address to team, 
 75 ; at St. Andrew's Church. 
 Halifax, 93 ; Halifax levees, 102 ; 
 service at St. John, 128 ; at 
 
 Quebec, 167 ; arriving at Mont- 
 real, 174 ; at churches there, 178 ; 
 the oppressive telephone, 182 ; 
 at the snow-shoe gathering, 187 ; 
 at Caledonia smoker, 201 ; at 
 Lachine, 210 ; a victory witli 
 "irons," 214 ; at Montreal ban- 
 quet, 218 ; at Ottawa, 247, 252, 
 258 ; at Peterborough 264 ; at 
 Lindsay, 272, 274, 282 ; at To- 
 ronto, 304, 311, 313, 315. 323, 
 331, 422; defends team's Niagara 
 visit, 424 : guest of Globe and 
 Toronto Club, 431 ; at Hamil- 
 ton, 368 ; at Winnipeg, 462, 468, 
 481, 486. 489, 497, 505, 593 ; 
 liis circular to team. 511 ; 524, 
 527 ; Mr. Bentley Murray's com- 
 pliment, 597; wire to Carsebreclc, 
 610 ; at St. Paul, 641, 643, 648 ; at 
 Chicago, 658 ; at Utica, 663 ; at 
 New York, 671 ; Farewell '. 674 ; 
 on board Liwania, 684, 696, 703; 
 at Return of Team Reception by 
 R.C.C.C, 707 ; receives thanks 
 of R.C.C.C, 748 ; at team's first 
 Reunion, 753 ; presentation by- 
 team, 754 
 Carsebreck, greetings from, 610 
 Chamberlain, Right Hon. Joseph, 19, 
 
 160, 353, 444, 601, 618 
 Chicago : matches with Winter aiul 
 Wanderers' Clubs, 650 ; St. Valen- 
 tine, 652 ; gigantic hotel menu, 
 654 ; hotel incidents, 534, 653 ; 
 curling at, 659; stockyards of; 
 661 ; wire from. 684 
 "Chien d'Or," 164 
 Chinaman, the curling, 452 
 Chipchase, Mrs., Montreal, 206 
 Chipman, Mr. J. D., St. John, 133, 
 
 580 
 Clark, Mr. J. M., K.C, Toronto. 38 
 Clark, Mr. S. P.. Assiniboiue President, 
 
 492, 493 
 Cochrane Mayor. Montreal, 176, 216, 
 
 558 
 Coinage, confusion of Canadian, 614 ; 
 need for unification with British, 
 615 
 "Connor, Ralph," 502, 505 
 Cook, Mayo!-, Ottawa, 241, 254 
 
INDEX 
 
 / I 
 
 9 
 
 Cornell, President, 185 
 
 Cousin, Mr. R.. Kdinburuli, 48, 67, 
 100, 185, 273, 278, 410, 475, 
 528, 594, 638 
 
 Cowan, Mr. H., 5, 8 
 
 " Cranipit," Canadian opinion of the, 
 517 
 
 Cunard Company, 684 ; ^^iitjj^estiini to, 
 688 : wireless telegi-apliy adopted 
 by, 698 ; thanked by K.C.C.C, 
 746 
 
 Cup, challenge, i)roposed, 253 
 
 "Curl, ye curlers, curl," 564 
 
 Curlers' Court held on Bacariaii, 66 ; 
 at Bedford, Halifax, 100 ; de- 
 scription of, 757 
 
 Curlers, juvenile, 507 
 
 Curling, at sea, 64 ; a cure for in- 
 sanity, 381 
 
 Curling in Canada : its advantages, 
 107, 227, 605 ; outdoor, 248 ; 
 preparation of ice for, 344, 549 ; 
 impressions of team regarding, 
 514 et seq. ; railway and tele- 
 graphic jirivileges, 606 ; compared 
 with curling in Scotland, 607 ; 
 importance in city life, 624 
 
 Curling, rise and progress of : at Nova 
 Scotia, 80 ; Halifax, 80 ; Xew 
 Brunswick, 84 ; St. John, 126 ; 
 Montreal, 143 ; Quebec, 144 ; 
 Toronto and vicinity, 336 ; Hamil- 
 ton district, 373 ; Guelph district, 
 388 ; St. Thomas district, 411 : 
 Windsor, 415 ; Peterl3orough,439; 
 Stratford, 440 ; in the United 
 States, 629 ; Minneapolis, 636 ; 
 Chicago, 659 ; New York, 678 
 
 Curling-stones, defective, 98, 727 ; 
 heating of, 109, 162, 236 ; early, 
 212, 389 ; weight of, 559 
 
 Dalhousie College, Halifa.x, SO 
 Dalton, Mr. C. C, Toronto, 347, 
 
 352 
 Davidson, Mrs. Lyle, Montreal, 190 
 Davies, Mr., Curlin" at Chicago, 659 ; 
 
 684 
 Dawson City, Yukon, invitation from, 
 
 508 
 Detroit, visit to, 419 ; matches at, 
 
 421 ; variations of time in, 561 
 
 Dettmers, Mr. O. W. (1.. Montreal, 
 188, 191 
 
 Diary of Tour, 761-766 
 
 Dickens, Charles, descriiition of Niag- 
 ara, 358 
 
 Dick- Lauder, Mr. Stair. 332 
 
 Dirleton, its parish church and King's 
 visit, 255, 256 ; " pleasautest 
 dwelling in Scotland," 622, 642 
 
 Dog-train, 632 
 
 Drake, Mayor, Windsor. Ont., 414 
 
 Dufl'erin, Marquis of, 8, 10 ; his sup- 
 port of curling, 149, 235, 338 ; 
 Governor -General's prize insti- 
 tuted by, 149 
 
 Dunbar, Mr. "Bob,"' 470, 476, 486,639 
 
 Duncan, Mr. C. A., St. Paul. 647 
 
 Dyde, Colonel, Montreal, 10, 144, 15<i. 
 155 
 
 Edwards, Colonel E. B.. 92. 263, 305, 
 
 309 ; on mistaken hospitality, 
 
 320 ; 440 ; letter from, 710 
 Edwards, Mr. W. D., President G.N. A., 
 
 628, 661, 671, 679 
 Electric Power Woi'ks at Quebec, 165 ; 
 
 at Ottawa. 256 ; at Niagara, 363. 
 
 543 
 Electricity, curlers charged with, 254 
 Elgin, the Earl of, 19, 23, 371 
 Empire, the British. 40, 129, 160, ISO, 
 
 264, 468, 487, 496, 498, 549, 
 
 6S5, 688 
 
 Fairley, Mr. J.. K.C., St. Thonuis. 406 
 
 Ferguson, Mr. C. 11., St. John, N.B.. 
 120 
 
 Ferguson, .Mr. J. B., 12, 43 
 
 Ferguson, Rev. R. M., 43 
 
 Fertile Creek curling team, 212, 
 735 
 
 Havelle. Mr. J. D., Lindsav, Ontario, 
 268, 271, 291, 294, 445, 476, 550 
 
 Fleming, Sir Sandford, 246 
 
 Fort Garry Gate, Winnipeg, 489, 504 
 
 Foulis, :Mr. D., New York, 27 ; ac- 
 count of curling in America, 629, 
 663 ; death of, 676 ; Mr. Thaw's 
 tribute to, 678 
 
 Freemasonry : greetings from Gram I 
 Lodge of Scotlan.l, 582 ; P.G.Ai 
 Colonel Stevenson, 585 ; visita- 
 
780 
 
 CUKLINa TOUR 
 
 tions to lodges, 585 ; elaborate 
 ritual in Canada, 588 ; in Toronto 
 district, 589; "At Home" in 
 Winnipeg, 590 
 Freucli, the, in Acadia, 122 ; in Que- 
 bec, 161 ; in Montreal, 226 : in 
 Ottawa, 254 ; in Toronto, 328 
 
 Gait, Joliu, associations with Cana<la, 
 
 353. 393 
 Gardner, Col., Montreal, 217 
 Gemmill, Mr. W., Gladsmuir, 37, 43, 
 
 705, 7J2 
 Georgeson, Mr. W., Winnipeg, 460 
 Gibson, Mr. E. T., Biggar, 186, 324, 
 
 475, 539, 563 
 Gilmour, Mr. Hugh, Edinlnirgh, 15 
 Gilmour. Sir John, Bart., of Montrave, 
 
 28, 236, 239, 738 
 Gordon. Provost, Bathgate, 11, 69, 
 
 11.5, 168, 396, 399, 414, 472, 
 
 490, 539, 638, 668 
 Gordon, the late Dr. D. Gilbert, 
 
 Toronto, 505 
 Gordon, Mr. R. , New York, donor of 
 
 International Trophy, 153 
 Government, tlie Dominion, 91, 305, 
 
 610, 769 
 municipal S}"stem of, 611 
 (Joverunient Buildings, Ottawa, 255 
 Governor-General's Cup, 151 
 Grain-production possibilities of Can- i 
 
 ada, 619 
 Grand National Curling Club of} 
 
 America, 630, 675, 681 
 Grant, Sir James A., Ottawa, 251 
 Cirant, the late Principal, 246 
 Guelph : city founded by John Gait, 
 
 353, 382 ; team's welcome at, 
 
 382 : Agricultural College, 383 ; 
 
 match at, 387 : history of curling 
 
 in, 388 
 Guthrie, Mr. David. Montreal, 190, 201, 
 
 244, 553 
 
 " Hack." Canadian opinion of the, 
 517 ; universal use of, in America, 
 109, 530 
 
 Halifax: amval of team, 75 ; import- 
 ance of its position, 79 ; Dalhousie 
 College, 80 : liistoiy of curling 
 at, 80; Pv.C.C.C. branch formed, 
 
 84 ; early matches at, 85 ; union 
 of Halifax and Tiiistle Clubs, 86 : 
 Marquis of Lome as skip, 86 : 
 team's defective "Ailsas," 98: 
 match with Halifax Club, 99 : 
 Curlers' Court held at Bedford. 
 
 100 ; "Nova Scotia r. Old Scotia," 
 
 101 ; New Year's Day in, 102 : 
 departure from, 114 ; need for 
 fast steam.ship service, 618, 688 
 
 Hamilton : aiTival at, 365 ; matches 
 with Dundas, Glanfonl, Paris, 
 Asylum, and Victoria Clubs, 366 : 
 electrical enterprise in, 367 ; 
 matches with Hamilton, Dundas. 
 and Thistle Clubs, 368 ; historv 
 of curling in, 373 ; Thistle Club, 
 375-381 ; Asylum Club, 381 
 Hamilton, Mr. W., 45 
 Hammond, Mr. H. C, 432 
 Hanau, Mayor, Niagara, 355 
 Handscomb, Mr. C. W., Winnijieg, 
 
 482 
 Harcourt, Hon. Mr., 305 
 Harstone. Mr. J. C , Lindsav, 277. 
 
 295 ' 
 Harstone, tlie late Mr. '-Sam." 483, 
 
 486 
 Harvey, Mr. J., Hamilton, 368, 378 
 Hastings, Mr. S., Minneapolis, 634 
 Hastings, Mr. T., Minneapolis, 637 
 Haynes, Mayor, Minneapolis, 639 
 Heating of curling-stones, 109, 162. 
 
 629, 640 
 Hedlej', !Mr. J., Toronto, 350 
 Henderson, Mr. W. , Coupar- Angus, 
 
 238, 444, 542 
 Hepburn, Mayor, Stratford, 394 
 Herridge, Rev. Dr., 242 
 Hockev, popularity of, in Canada, 
 
 238 
 Hogg, Mr. D., Chicago, 659 
 Hudson's Bay Company, 371, 494. 504. 
 
 623 
 Humour, Canadian sense of, 596 
 Husband, Mr. R. , Dunferndine, 44. 
 118, 127, 386, 398, 422, 456, 
 540, 615, 755 ; thanked by 
 R.C.C.C, 748 ; presentation by 
 team, 754 
 Hutchison, Mr. G. , Canada's wooden- 
 legged curler, 258 
 
INDEX 
 
 781 
 
 Ice, prepai'atiou of, in Canada, 345 
 lee-boating, 520 
 
 Ice-cutting on the St. Lawrence, 200 
 Imperialism in Canada, 601 
 Impressions of the team, 511-580 
 Insanity, curling a cure for, 381 
 Inter-Colonial Railway Co. thanked 
 
 by R.C.C.C, 746 
 Inverclyde, Lord, 688 
 Invitations, Canadian, to Scots curlers, 
 
 2-5 
 "Irons" or "granites," 100, 153, 214, 
 
 227 
 Itinerary of Tour, 50 
 
 Jalfray, Mr. R., Toronto, 323, 324 
 Jarvis, Mr. H., 445, 488, 577 
 "Jean Jeemison's Bannet," 561, 5(56 
 Johnstone, Mr. Jolui, Milwaukee, 628 
 Johnstone, Mr. R., Moffat, 475, 547 
 Juvenile curlers, 507 
 
 Keltie-Jones, Mr. R.,92, 100,125, 133, 
 140 
 
 Keltie-Jones, Mrs., 141 
 
 Kilgour, Mr. J„ 332 
 
 Killam, Chief Justice, Winnipeg, 493 
 
 Kilpatrick, Rev. Dr., Winnipeg, 489 
 
 King Edward, H.I.M., 7, 18, 26, 128, 
 255, 305, 314, 468, 716 
 
 Kipling, Rudyard, his "Lady of the 
 Snows," 602 ; Lampman's reply 
 to, 260 ; tribute to Canada, 605, 
 690 
 
 Kirk, Dr., Bathgate, 65, 75, 202, 214, 
 221, 249, 274, 284, 314, 383, 398, 
 471, 548, 594 
 
 "Kowes," in demand as mementoes, 
 110 ; triumphal arch of, at Liver- 
 pool, 706 
 
 Lachine, "Banner Nieht " at, 208; 
 
 Trophy winners, 209 ; Ladies' 
 
 Club, 231 
 Lampman, Mr. A., reply to Kipling's 
 
 "Lady of the Snows," 253, 260 
 Lang, Rev. Gavin, Inverness, 8 
 Laurier, Sir W., Premier of Canada, 
 
 19, 26, 40, 164, 233, 555, 601 
 Learmouth, Mr. J. W.. 43, 56, 705 
 Lightfall, Mayor, Westmount, 185 
 Lincoln, President, 674 
 
 Lindsay, Messrs., arrangements for 
 Tour, 49 ; thanked by Royal Club, 
 746 
 
 Lindsay: arrival at, 271 ; matches at, 
 274 ; historv of Lindsay Curling 
 Club, 287-297 
 
 Littlejohn, "Friar," Toronto, 329, 550 
 
 Liverpool : team at, 54 ; Caledonian 
 Club, 54 ; Curling Club, 54 ; 
 embarkation of team on Bavarian, 
 59 ; departure from, 60 ; team's 
 return, 705 ; triumphal arch of 
 brooms, 706 
 
 Longfellow, " Evangeline," 122 ; 
 "Hiawatha," 639 
 
 Lome, Marquis of, 4 ; skip at Halifax, 
 86 ; encouragement of curling, 
 105, 150 ; log hut erected by, 249 
 
 Lothian, Mr. W.^ "The (ireat" Bon- 
 spiel," 472 
 
 Lucania, return of team on, 683 ; 
 luxurious apjiointmeuts of, 690 ; 
 amusements, 694 ; old friends on 
 board, 696 ; wireless telegraphy 
 on, 698 ; concert in aid of charities, 
 704 ; log of, 705 
 
 Lucas, Mr. R., 173, 210 
 
 Lumber trade, 132, 236 
 
 Lundy's Lane battlefield, 363 
 
 M'Conkey, Mr. and Mrs., Toronto, 
 
 gifts to team, 314 
 M'Culloch. Mr. J., ex - President 
 
 G.N.A. 639 
 M'Cutcheon, Mr. J., Minneapolis, 638 
 Macdougall, Rev. D., editor (_'ah'- 
 
 donian, 673 
 M'Fadden, Mr. J. A., 300, 388, 415; 
 
 presentation to, 438 ; 547 
 M'Gillivray, Mr., 540, 706 
 M'Gregor, Mr. J., Dundee, 553 
 M'Kay, Captain, of the Lucania, 700 
 Mackay, Dr. Donald Sage, New York, 
 
 673 
 M'Kechnie, Mr. John, Winnipeg, 483 
 M'Kellar, Mr. J., Glasgow, 30, 43, 705 
 M'Kenzie, Mr., President Duluth, 499 
 M'Keown, Hon. H. A., St. John, 135 
 McLaren, Mr. A.F., M.P., Stratford,305, 
 
 313. 352, 395, 397, 400, 441, 546 
 M'Lean, Mr. C, President Thistle 
 
 Club. Montreal, 204 
 
782 
 
 CUELING TOUR 
 
 M'Leau, Mr. J., President Caledouian 
 Club, Moutreal, 193, 201 
 
 M'Leish, Mr. D., patriotic verses, 444 
 
 M'Lennau, Mr. W., Lindsay, 278, 292, 
 295 
 
 Macmillaii, Rev. Dr., Halifax, his 
 substitute, 598 
 
 Macmillaii. Mr. T., Mouiaive,311, 400, 
 551 
 
 Macmillaii, Rev. Mr., formerly of 
 Lindsav, now of Winnipeg, 272, 
 275, 2S0, 282 
 
 M'Murrich, Mr. W. B., K.C., Toronto, 
 300, 308, 312, 344 
 
 M'Nab, Mrs., Halifax, Ode of Wel- 
 come, 76 
 
 Macnee, Mr. Forrest, President G.N. A., 
 661 
 
 Malcolm, Mr. A., junr., St. John, 136. 
 580 
 
 Malpeque oysters, 104 
 
 Manitoba Branch R.C.C. C. meeting, 
 463 ; address of welcome to team, 
 465 
 
 Mansfield, Earl of, 20, 283, 702, 722, 
 742 
 
 Manuel, Mr. .John, Ottawa, 236, 254, 
 256 
 
 "Maple Leaf, The," Canadian national 
 song, 599 
 
 Maps showing route taken by team : 
 C.P.R. Company's, 763 ; Stan- 
 ford's, 776 
 
 Marconi system on Lucania, 698 
 
 Maritime Province, revival of, 136 
 
 Masonic visitations, 585 ; entertain- 
 ment at Winnipeg, 590 ; Ode of 
 Welcome, 591 
 
 Matches played by Scots team — 
 Halifax : with Halifax, 99 ; " Nova 
 Scotia V. Old Scotia," 101 ; re- 
 sults of matches in Nova Scotia, 
 107 
 St. John : with Thistle, 130 ; Pro- 
 vince of New Brunswick, 140 
 Quebec : with Quebec and Victoria, 
 161, 162 ; Bachelors r. Quebec 
 Ladies, 169 
 Montreal : with Montreal, 178 ; 
 Heather Club, 185 ; St. Lawrence, 
 188 ; Ladies' Club, 190 ; Cale- 
 donia, 196 ; Thistle, 203 ; St. 
 
 Matches played by Scots team, con- 
 tinued — 
 Lawrence Ladies, 204, 208 ; 
 Lachine, 208 
 
 Ottawa : with Rideau, 236 ; Ottawa, 
 243 
 
 Peterborough: with Norwood, Camp- 
 bellford, Keene, Uxbridge, and 
 Laketield, 268 
 
 Lindsay : with Lindsay, Beaverton, 
 and Bobcaygeon, 274 
 
 Toronto : with Barrie, Whitby, 
 Oshawa, Churchill, and the O.C. A. 
 Officers, 309 ; Granite, 311 ; 
 Toronto, 318 ; Parkdale and Lake- 
 view, 318 ; Prospect Park and 
 Caledonians, 324 ; Queen City, 
 327 
 
 Hamilton : with Dundas, Glanford, 
 Paris, Asylum, and Victoria, 366 ; 
 Hamilton, Dundas, and Thistle, 
 368 
 
 Guelph, 387 
 
 Stratford : with St. Mary's, Walker- 
 ton, Waterloo, Seaforth, Bright, 
 Stratford, and Clinton, 394 
 
 St. Tliomas, 406 
 
 Windsor : with Windsor, Detroit, 
 Sarnia, and Petrolia, 414 
 
 Detroit, 421 
 
 Winnipeg: with Canada and United 
 States, 472 
 
 Minneapolis, 634 
 
 St. Pan!. 638 
 
 Utica, 663 
 
 New York : with New York, Boston, 
 and Jersey City team, 667 ; 
 against representative rinks, 668 
 
 Diary of, 761 
 
 Summary of results, 722, 729, 749 
 Maude, Major, Ottawa, 244 
 Maxwell, ilavor, St. Thomas, Ontario, 
 
 410 
 Menu, a gigantic, 654 
 Milligan, Rev. Dr., Toronto, denuncia- 
 tion of Scottish team, 422 
 Mills, Dr. James, Ontario Agricultural 
 
 College, 384 
 Milne, Mr. A., 173, 684, 770 
 Minneapolis, arrival at, 633 ; flour- 
 mills, 633, 635 ; match at, 634 ; 
 history of curling in, 636 
 
INDEX 
 
 783 
 
 Minnehaha Falls, 633 
 Miimesota Club, St. Paul, 640 
 JVIiiito, Earl of, 4, 150, 239, 244, 253, 
 
 611, 746 
 Mitchell, Mr. A., Jlihvaukee, donor of 
 
 Mitchell .Medal, 631 
 Mitchell, Rev. Dr. Mitford, nie.ssage 
 
 to Canadian Churches, 180 
 Moffat, Mr. C. C, Merchiston, 35 
 Moncton, 121, 123, 580 
 .Monk, Hon. F. D., M.P., 210, 211 
 Montmorency, banquet and toboggan- 
 ing at, 165, 168, 519 
 Montreal : history of curling, 143 ; a 
 veteran rink, 155 ; arrival of 
 team, 173 ; reception by Mayor, 
 176 ; tobogganing, 177 ; match 
 with Montreal Club, 178 ; an 
 up-to-date hotel, 181 ; match 
 with Heather Club, 185 ; snow- 
 shoeing at, 186 ; match against 
 St. Lawrence Club, 188 ; with 
 Ladies' Club, 190 ; ice-palace at, 
 196 ; matches with Caledonia 
 Club, 196 ; Thistle Club, 203 ; 
 St. Lawrence Ladies' Club, 204, 
 208 ; Lachiiie Club, 208 ; bon- 
 spiel at, 213 ; reception at St. 
 Andrew's Home, 214 ; great 
 banquet at, 216 ; departure from, 
 222 ; attractiveness of, 223 ; its 
 importance and wealth, 225, 227 ; 
 the oldest curler in, 227 ; greet- 
 ings from Carsebreck, 610 ; Royal 
 visit to, 772 ; Caledonia Rink 
 opened by Prince Arthur, 773 
 Moore, Mr. G., President O.C.A., 303, 
 
 311 
 Morden, Mayor, Hamilton. 366 
 Morgan, Mr., Quebec, 162, 164 
 Morton, Mr. Henry, Strathclair, 502 
 Mount Royal, tobogganing on, 177 
 Mount-Stephen, Lord, 17, 23, 224, 
 
 371, 622 
 Muir, Mr. A., author of '"The Maple 
 
 Leaf," 599 
 Muloch, Sir Wm., 309, 311 
 Municipal government, 611 
 Munro, Mr. J., New Glasgow, 105, 
 
 771 
 Murray, Mr. D., Glasgow, 447, 552, 
 594 
 
 Murray, Mr. D. Bentley, Stirling, 130, 
 
 206, 387, 550, 563, 597 
 Murray, Mr. G. W., 446, 460 
 Murray, Professor, Halifax, 81 ; pre- 
 sentation to, 112 ■ 
 
 New Brunswick, curling at, 84 
 New Year's Day in Halifax, 102 
 New York City : curling clubs in, 630, 
 679 ; arrival at, 663 ; "gridiron 
 building " in, 664 ; reception by 
 Mayor, 665 ; match with New 
 York, Boston, and Jersey City 
 team, 667 ; last stone of the Tour 
 played at, 668 ; banquet in Man- 
 hattan Hotel, 669 ; Caledonian 
 Club of, 670; the last farewell, 
 674 
 Newspapers, Canadian, 229 ; curling 
 reports in, 275 ; Scoto- American, 
 672 
 Niagara Falls, visit of team to, 354 ; 
 Dickens's description of, 358 ; 
 ice-bridge at, 362 ; motive-power 
 Irom, 363 ; clerical denunciation 
 of visit, 422 ; public opinion in 
 favour of team, 427 
 Nicholson, Mr. T., ex - President 
 
 G.N.A., 664, 684 
 North British Society, Halifax, 101 
 North-Western Curling Association of 
 
 America, 646 
 Notmau, Rev. Dr., Chicago, 651, 659 
 Nova Scotia, history of curling in, 80 ; 
 formation of R.C.C.C. branch a1, 
 84 
 
 Ogilvy Mills Company, 479 
 
 Ogilvy Model Farm, 201 
 
 Ogilvy, Mr., 201, 696 
 
 O'Grady. Mr. De Coursey, Chicago, 
 
 651 
 "Old Timers," 735 
 Ontario Curling Association : A nnual, 
 
 349 ; Presidents of, 352 
 Ontario Tankard, honour-roll of, 442 
 Oratory in Canada, 596 
 O'Reilly, Dr., Toronto, 355, 422, 515 
 Ormstown Club, 151, 152 
 Ottawa : arrival at, 233 ; striking 
 
 appearance of, 235 ; match with 
 
 Kideau Club, 236 ; hockey at, 
 
784 
 
 CUELING TOUE 
 
 238 ; match with Ottawa Club, 
 243 ; luncheon at Rideau Hall, 
 246 ; Government Buildings at, 
 255 
 Outhwaite, Mrs., Elie, 537 
 
 Parke, Dr., Quebec, 167 
 
 Paton, Rev. A., 29, 36, 715 
 
 Paton, Mr. James, Montreal, 193, 
 
 224, 520, 570, 663 
 Payne, Mr. W. F., Winnipeg, 482 
 Pearson, J., "My Lord," 67, 635, 
 
 698 
 "Pebbling" in ice-making, 346 
 Peterborough : reception of team at, 
 261 ; matches at, 267 ; history 
 of curling in, 439 
 Peterson, Principal, 214 
 Pitblado, Rev. Dr., Winnipeg, 591 
 Place-names, confusion of, 613 
 "Plate-glass" skips, 199, 525, 605 
 "Points" play in Canada, 151 
 Pollock, Rev. Dr., 91 
 Prain, Mr. H., Dundee, 114, 162, 167, 
 312, 368, 555, 640; table of 
 matches played by rink, 768 
 Presbyterian Church in Canada, 612 ; 
 profusion of D.D. degrees in, 613 
 Presidents of Ontario Curling Associa- 
 tion, 352 
 Provan, Mr. D., Edinburgh, 99, 221, 
 410, 484, 561 ; verses by, 768 
 
 Quebec : Challenge Cup, 143, 259 ; 
 history of curling at, 144 ; arrival 
 of team at, 157 ; impressions of, 
 159 ; matches with Quebec and 
 Victoria Clubs, 162 ; sight-seeing 
 at, 163 ; banquet at Montmorency, 
 165 ; match with Quebec Ladies, 
 169 ; departure from, 171 
 
 Rae, ex-Bailie, Biggar, 54 
 
 Railway facilities, Canadian cirlers', 
 
 606 
 travelling in Canada and the States, 
 
 116 
 Read, Mr. W. C, St. Paul, 642, 645 
 Reid, Mr. W. G., Chief New York 
 
 Caledonian Club, 670 
 Richardson, Dr., Toronto, 333 
 Rideau Hall, outdoor curling at, 149. 
 
 248 ; log hut erected by Marquis 
 of Lome, 249 ; decoration, 533 
 Riheldaffer, Mr. J., Minneapolis, 638 
 Rinks, Canadian, 107, 344, 606 
 Ritchie, Mr. Deans, Broughtou, 204, 
 
 258, 278, 569, 573, 746 
 Robertson, Captain, Sarnia, 531 
 Robertson, Mr. J. P., Winnipeg, 455, 
 
 458, 462, 498, 541 
 Robertson-Durham, Mr. J. A., Vice- 
 
 Pres. R.C.C.C., 719, 746 
 Roblin, Premier, Manitoba, 459, 462 
 Rodger, Mayor, Peterborough, 267 
 Ross, Hon. G. W., Premier of Ontario, 
 
 313, 384, 404, 615 
 Rossiter, Rev. Dr., Chaplain G.N. A., 
 
 673 
 "Roupin' the stoup," 08, 101, 760 
 Roy, Mr. J. Y., St. Lawrence Club, 
 
 190 
 Royal Caledonian Curling Club : invi- 
 tations from Canada, 2-5 ; letters 
 in support of visit, 5, 19, 26 ; 
 committee appointed to report on 
 visit, 14 ; invitation accepted by 
 Annual Meeting, 28 ; selection 
 committee appointed, 34, 43 ; 
 financial arrangements for tour, 
 35 ; composition of team, 44-48 ; 
 Halifax branch, 84 ; Canadian 
 branch, 454 ; its need of per- 
 manent headquarters, 606 ; lov- 
 ing-cup presented to, by Nushka 
 Curling Club, 643 ; its form of 
 government, 674; entertains team 
 on i-eturn from tour, 707-742 ; 
 Annual Meeting of 1903, 743 ; 
 official report on tour and votes 
 of thanks, 744 
 Russell, Dr., Hamilton, Ontario, 305, 
 
 311, 381 
 Russell, Mr. J. S., Toronto, 98, 311. 
 
 318, 336, 344, 350, 368 
 Rutherford, Dr., Ottawa, 241, 253,510 
 
 Sabbatarianism in Toronto, 422 
 Sadler, Alderman, Montreal, 174, 
 
 217, 570 
 St. Andrew's Home, Montreal, 214 
 St. Andrew's Society, Winnipeg, 500 
 St. John, arrival at, 125 ; match with 
 
 Thistle Club, 130 ; sight-seeing 
 
INDEX 
 
 785 
 
 in, 131 ; banquet at, 132 ; match 
 against New Brunswick, 140 ; 
 departure from, 142 ; wire from, 
 670 
 
 St. Lawrence, ice-cutting on, 200 
 
 St. Paul : match at, 638 ; at the Minne- 
 sota Club, 640 ; loving-cup pre- 
 sented to R.C.C.C. hv Nushka 
 Curling Club, 643 
 
 St. Thomas : arrival at, 402 ; matches 
 in, 406 ; banquet at, 406 ; curl- 
 ing in, 411 
 
 Saluting a speaker, Canadian style, 
 104 ; Ottawa variation, 239 
 
 Sanderson, Mr. Mark, Duddingston 
 Club, 68, 571, 604 
 
 Scotland, 75, 108, 113, 132, 151,203, 
 218, 220, 253, 261, 281, 284, 
 362, 372, 463, 497, 576, 726, 734 
 
 Scots Team : members of, 44, 45 ; 
 hearty send-off, 53 ; statistics 
 regarding, 63, 728 ; embai-kation 
 on Bavarian, 59 ; handicapped 
 in Canada, 109, 538, 559, 727 ; 
 as tobogganers, 168, 177, 249 ; 
 sleighing at Montreal, 198 ; lunch 
 with Governor-General, 246 ; visit 
 Niagara, 354 ; their Tam o' 
 Shanters coveted, 417 ; denounced 
 for Sabbath desecration, 422 ; re- 
 organisation of, 446 ; perform- 
 ances in Winnipeg Bonspie], 472 ; 
 best -dressed rink, 475 ; sight- 
 seeing at Winnipeg, 478 ; pre- 
 sentation to, in Winnipeg Theatre, 
 481-488; impressions of, 511- 
 580 ; sketches of, 527, 565 ; 
 Canadian hidies' attentions to, 
 536 ; Freemasonry among, 64, 
 582 ; return on Lurania, 683 ; 
 arrival at Liverpool, 705 ; "Home, 
 sweet Home!" 706; R.C.C.C. 
 complimentary reception, 707- 
 742 ; first annual reunion of, 
 750 ; presentation to Captain and 
 Secretary by, 753 ; matches played 
 bv Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Prain's 
 rinks, 765-768 
 
 Scott Davidson, Major, Fife, 137, 236, 
 258, 363, 388, 418, 533, 750, 753 
 
 Scott, Mr. Duncan Campbell, Toronto, 
 " The Home Comers," 329 
 
 Scottish-born r. Canadian-born Bon- 
 spiel, 213 
 Seamen's Orplian Institution, 63, 69, 
 
 704 
 Selkirk, Lord, 371, 504, 540, 624 
 Seth Low, Mayor, New York, 665. 
 
 675 
 Shirriff, Mr. F. A., 355, 363 
 Sievert, Mr. J. G., Halifax, 87, 98 
 Sifton, Mr., Manitoba, 506 
 Signalling, 573 
 Silver, Mr. H. St. C, Halifax, 100, 550, 
 
 595 
 Simpson, Mr. J., Mawcarse, 67. 
 
 99, 204, 574 
 Simson, Mr. A. T., Melrose, 45, 248, 
 
 363, 572 
 Simson, Mr. F. C, Halifa.x, 89, 101. 
 
 112, 115, 572 
 Sinclair, Rev. Dr., of St. Paul, now nf 
 
 Brookline, 643 
 Sketches of team, 527, 565 
 Sladen, Mr. A. F., Ottawa, 244 
 Sleighing at Montreal, 198 
 Smith, Mr. A. Davidson, Secretary 
 
 R.C.C.C, 11, 14, 41, 57, 153, 609, 
 
 628, 705, 709, 717, 755 
 Smith, Mr. Andrew, accident to, 64 ; 
 
 in hospital, 76, 210 ; impressions, 
 
 578 ; 710, 728 
 Smith, Mr. Eustace, Toronto Club, 432 
 Smith, Mr. F., President Quebec Club, 
 
 157 
 Smith, Mr. .J., of Craigielands, 54 
 Smith, Mr. W. H., Secretary G.N. A., 
 
 628, 661, 663, 684 
 Snow - shoeing tramp at Montreal, 
 
 186 ; Hurdle Race 1853, 232 
 Souvenirs, 210. 485, 729, 731 
 Stanford, Mr. Ed., Map of Route, 776 
 Stark, Inspector, Toronto, 300 
 Steamship service, need of fast Can- 
 adian, 617 
 "Stein Song, A," 577 
 Stevenson, Colonel, Montreal, 75 ; 
 
 presentation to, 213 ; 536, 544, 
 
 562, 570 ; as a Freemason, 584, 
 
 628, 772 
 Stewart, Dr., New York, Scotlish- 
 
 American, 672 
 Stewart. Mr. Macleod, Ottawa, 256 
 Stirling, Mr. W., 45 
 
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 CUELIXCx TOUR 
 
 " Stoiip, roupin' the," 68, 101 
 Stratford : arrival at, 394 ; matches 
 
 in, 394 ; curling in. 440 
 Strathcoua, Lord, 19, 209, 371, 447, 
 
 458, 464 ; cup presented by, 
 
 472 ; his buffaloes, 479 ; C.P.R., 
 
 509 ; on Canada's development, 
 
 619, 622, 739 
 Stuart-Gordon, Mr., Toronto, 332 
 Summary of results of matches, 722, 
 
 729, 749 
 Sutherland, Major, President Rideau 
 
 Club, 234, 246, 251 
 Sweeping, scientific, 108, 171, 560, 
 
 576 
 
 Tarn o' Shanters, demand for team's, 
 417 
 
 Tankard, honour - roll of Ontario, 
 442 
 
 Taylor, the late Mr. C. VV., of the 
 Globe, Toronto, 431 
 
 Thaw, Mr. J., 663 ; on curling in New 
 York, 678, 684 
 
 Thomson, Mr. C. J., Canadian Govern- 
 ment delegate with team, 76, 93, 
 532, 568, 610 
 
 Thomson, Mr. J. H., St. John, 139 
 
 Thorburn, Dr., Ottawa, 234, 246, 
 254 
 
 Time, variations of, 561 
 
 Tobogganing, 168, 177, 249, 519 
 
 Tod, Mr. Thos., Winnipeg, etchings 
 by, 24, 25 ; Ode of Welcome, 
 449 
 
 Toronto : welcome at, 299 ; pro- 
 gramme for, 302 ; matches with 
 Barrie, Whitby, Oshawa, Church- 
 ill, and O.C.A. Officers Clubs, 
 309 ; with Granite Club, 311 ; 
 reception by Mayor, 312 ; match 
 with Toronto Club, 318 ; with 
 Parkdale and Lakeview Clubs, 
 318 ; with Prospect Park and 
 Caledonian Clubs, 324 ; with 
 Queen City Club, 327 ; history 
 and position of, 328; "Old 
 Boys," 329 ; early curling on the 
 Bay, 332 ; history of the game 
 at, 336 ; Tankard Competition 
 at, 339 ; ecclesiastical bigotry 
 in, 422 ; clerical discourtesy, 
 
 425 ; public opinion as to Niagara 
 visit, 427 ; advice to clergy of, 
 430 ; Toronto Club dinner, 432 ; 
 admirable arrangements, 435 ; 
 Freemasonry at, 589 
 
 Tour, arrangements for the, 49 ; Itiner- 
 ary of, 50 ; cable code for, 51 ; 
 general remarks on, 725-738 ; 
 official report, 744 ; cost of, 744 ; 
 diary of, 761-766 
 
 Townsend, Mr. (Robertson, Sanderson. 
 and Co.), 163 
 
 United Empire Loyalists, 122, 328 
 United States, curling in the, 629, 
 
 679 
 Urquhart, Mayor, Torcmto, 298, 808. 
 
 312, 315, 318 
 Usher, the late Mr. J., song, 265 
 Usher, Sir J., Bart., of Norton, 141 
 Utica, match at, 662 ; wire from, 671 ; 
 
 its curlers, 680 
 
 Valhalla, need for a curlers', 607 
 Victoria, B.C., tempting invitation to, 
 
 508 
 Visitations, Masonic, 585 
 Votes of thanks, official, 746, 748 
 
 Walker, Mr. T. B., Minneapolis, art 
 
 collection, 648 
 Wallace, Captain, of the Bavarian, 
 
 67 
 "Wanlock, Rob," 232 
 White, Mayor, St. John, N.B., 127, 
 
 133, 137, 229 
 White, Mr. W., C.P.R. Co., 446 
 Wilkie, Mr. D. R., Toronto, 431 
 Williamson, Mr. J., Montreal, 227 
 Wilson, Corporal J., Stratford, 401 
 Windsor : arrival, 413 ; matches at, 
 414 ; history of curling in, 415 ; 
 variations of time, 561 
 Winnipeg: "a curlers' Paradise," 5; 
 journey to, 444 ; curling carnival 
 at, 451 ; R.C.C.C. branch formed, 
 454 ; great Bonsjnel at, 456, 470 ; 
 arrival of team, 459 ; Manitoba 
 branch meeting at, 463 ; Ameri- 
 can -Abell Rink, 470 ; matches 
 with selected Canadian and U.S. 
 teams, 472 ; character of play at 
 
INDEX 
 
 787 
 
 Boiis])iel, 475 ; delightful climate 
 of, 477 ; sight-seeing, 478 ; Inige 
 flonv-iiiill in, 479 ; presentation 
 to team in Theatre, 481-488 ; 
 curlers' church service at, 489 ; 
 Avith Assiniboine Club, 492 ; 
 St. Andrew's Society, 500 ; Ma- 
 sonic " At Home," 590 
 
 Wireless telegraphy, on Lucania, 
 
 698 
 Wolfe, General, his great victory, 
 
 159 
 Wolseley, Lord, at Winnipeg, 504 
 Wooden-legged curler, Canada's, 258 
 Wright, Dr., Russell Club, and his 
 
 juvenile curlers, 507 
 
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