10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONSPIEL»
Discover the use of
bonspiel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bonspiel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Black
Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon
Willie MacCrimmon, a Scot whose one dream is to compete in the national curling championship, enters into a Faustian bargain that pits Willie's curling team against that of the Devil, whose members include Judas and Macbeth.
William Ormond Mitchell, 1993
2
Curling Capital: Winnipeg and the Roarin' Game, 1876 To 1988
MCA 70th Annual Bonspiel Programme (1958), pp. 27-30, 98th [actually 97th]
Annual Bonspiel Yearbook (1985), pp. 27-33. 63. MCA 75th Annual Bonspiel
Programme (1963), pp. 105-106, 112-115, 100th Annual Bonspiel Yearbook (
1988), ...
Morris Mott, John Allardyce, 1989
3
Kings of the Rings: 125 Years of the World's Biggest
Bonspiel
The tradition dates back to 1889, when curlers first came (toting their own rocks) to the Manitoba Curling Association’s annual bonspiel.In Kings of the Rings, Sean Grassie chronicles the long history of the MCA bonspiel.
4
The Aberdeen-Angus Herd Book
(42894) BONSPIEL 20th Calved Teh. 1, 1906 ; sire Mikado of The Burn (23541),
dam Bonspiel 13th (29186) by Emblematic (11628), g. d. Bonspiel 7th (27520) by
Carlos of Haddo (10696), 3 d. Bonspiel 2nd (15614). See Bull No. 26802.
Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, 1908
5
Open House: Canada and the Magic of Curling
I'M AT THE BONSPIEL. ACCORDING TO THECanadian Oxford Dictionary,
bonspiel is a noun meaning “a curling tournament ... 16th century perhaps from
Low German.” The 1964 edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines
bonspiel as ...
6
Curling, Etcetera: A Whole Bunch of Stuff About the Roaring Game
149 THe MANITOBA BONSPIeL The Manitoba Bonspiel, also known as the MCA
after the Manitoba Curling Association, which runs the event, dates back to 1884
when the first bonspiel in Winnipeg was held. There were 65 teams from all ...
That's what you do in the gr-r-rand auld game of curling . . . which brought these
U. S. and Canadian Rotarians together in the 'Fifth Annual Rotary International
Bonspiel.' of Utica, New York, who brought a handful of rinks. IN most sports you'
re ...
and send the completed form to the club. Don't forget to include payment of the
entry fee! If your team is accepted to play in the bonspiel, you will get a phone call
, or be notified in some other way, telling you when the game starts and what to ...
9
Game Plan: A Social History of Sport in Alberta
Rivalries between Edmonton and Calgary ran high, and a 1904 bonspiel
between the two cities took over front pages for four days, trumping news of the
Sino-Russian War. When Edmonton won all the trophies,the CPR ran a special
non-stop ...
10
Ordinary Genius (The): A Life of Arnold Platt
“Why don't we organize a bonspiel so that people will know that we don't spend
our time making bombs in the basement,” he suggested. The group agreed that
Harry Patching and Arnold should proceed. Patching had contacts in the district,
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONSPIEL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bonspiel is used in the context of the following news items.
Crampit and hack at junior bonspiel
The word on the ice was St Gerard's School was going down in this year's Primary Interschool Curling Tournament. New Zealand curling ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
Curlers Far And Wide Will Gather In Falmouth For Summerspiel
Each division—mixed, men's, women's, juniors, and wheelchair—will have its own “bonspiel,” or tournament. The five bonspiels all have their ... «CapeNews.net, Jul 15»
Huge ramifications if rink rumours prove true
With only four sheets of ice we will no longer be able to hold major bonspiels such as the long-term Town and Country Bonspiel — formerly the ... «Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser, Jul 15»
Nova Scotia's Brier hopes bolstered; Craig Savill heads east to join …
... one that covers practices and training requirements as well as the all-important bonspiel schedule. While Savill will continue to live in Ontario ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
D.A.R.E. golf event tees up
Besides the golfing event, a curling bonspiel in January is the other major fundraising effort the group puts on every year. Koivunen is getting ... «Mesabi Daily News, Jun 15»
2015 Canadian Comedy Awards nominees
And best improv troupe nods go to K$M, Die Nasty: The Live Improvised Soap Opera, the Sufferettes, the Sunday Service and Bonspiel! «NOW Magazine, Jun 15»
Local curlers present at Curling Canada Summit
PARRY SOUND - The 2-4 Supporting our Troops Bonspiel hosted by the Parry Sound Curling Club this past March received interest from ... «www.parrysound.com, Jun 15»
Cold temperatures spur bonspiel hopes
Don't tempt fate, Central Otago curlers say, but the signs are promising for a national bonspiel. Curlers were smiling earlier in the week when ... «Otago Daily Times, Jun 15»
LTEC's Mountain Mayhem curls at Golden Gate Bonspiel
The second match of the bonspiel against MarCURLski proved much tougher. The teams went back and forth from start to finish, with the game ... «Tahoe Daily Tribune, Jun 15»
Sixty-four turn out for Junior Easter Bonspiel
The Junior Easter Curling Bonspiel, played at Stranraer Ice Rink last week nwas won by Euan Kyle (skip), Andrew Cannon, Gillian Downie, ... «The Galloway Gazette, Apr 15»
