7.THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB
The origin of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club date back to 25th July 1838 when the Grand Caledonian Curling Club was formed in the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh. John Cairnie of Curlinghall, Largs was the first President.
It was in the year 1843 that Her Majesty Queen Victoria granted the Club the title of Royal Caledonian Curling Club, following upon a visit which Her Majesty and the Prince Consort made to Scone Palace in 1842. On the Occasion, the Earl of Mansfield gave his royal visitors a demonstration of the curling game upon the polished floor of the Scone Palace ballroom.
On behalf of the curlers in Scotland the Earl then presented the Prince Consort with a pair of curling stones with the inscribed handles, but it is not on record whether Prince Albert ever used these.
Having been established in 1879, Pollok Curling Club was admitted as a member of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in 1881.
Eastwood Curling Club, 16th December 1889, - "At a meeting convened for the purpose of considering a communication from the Royal C.C.C. asking our Club to send one or two rinks on a curling tour through America. In regard to the question of sending a rink or rinks across the Herring Pond to have a tussle with our American cousins, the President, Mr Dalglish, after taking the feeling of the Meeting, came to the conclusion that our Club was not yet in that financial position which would warrant its sending a rink or two to break a lance with Brother Jonathon, and instructed the Secretary to reply to Mr Davidson Smith C.A. to this effect."
Season 1902-03: " Three members of the Club, Messrs Stevenson, McLellan and Morton sent their names in for places in the Team for Canada & the U.S. but none of them were fortunate in being drawn."
Tuesday 19th Novr 1908: " a communication from the R.C.C.C. in connection with the visit of Canadian Curlers, asking the Club to contribute toward a Central Fund for the purpose of defraying expenses. Agreed the Club to contribute £2 10/-
30th Decr 1920. Subscriptions re R.C.C.C. fund, Canadian curlers £10 10/-
1922-23 subscription to R.C.C.C. 5/-, subscription to Glasgow Province 7/6d
Agreed at the meeting of 19th Sepr 1951: “…to send a donation of £2 -2/- to the R.C.C.C. towards the expenses to be incurred during the visit of the U.S.A., curlers…”
From the entry of 16th Sepr 1953: AGM "To meet requirements of the R.C.C.C. it was agreed to hold the Annual General Meeting in April in future."
The Strathcona Cup was played in Scotland in January 2018 against a very strong visiting Canadian team. Pollok played in the opening session (of the Tour) in Glasgow, losing 8-5. All four Glasgow teams were beaten however the Pollok result was the best of a bad lot…”
The origin of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club date back to 25th July 1838 when the Grand Caledonian Curling Club was formed in the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh. John Cairnie of Curlinghall, Largs was the first President.
It was in the year 1843 that Her Majesty Queen Victoria granted the Club the title of Royal Caledonian Curling Club, following upon a visit which Her Majesty and the Prince Consort made to Scone Palace in 1842. On the Occasion, the Earl of Mansfield gave his royal visitors a demonstration of the curling game upon the polished floor of the Scone Palace ballroom.
On behalf of the curlers in Scotland the Earl then presented the Prince Consort with a pair of curling stones with the inscribed handles, but it is not on record whether Prince Albert ever used these.
Having been established in 1879, Pollok Curling Club was admitted as a member of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in 1881.
Eastwood Curling Club, 16th December 1889, - "At a meeting convened for the purpose of considering a communication from the Royal C.C.C. asking our Club to send one or two rinks on a curling tour through America. In regard to the question of sending a rink or rinks across the Herring Pond to have a tussle with our American cousins, the President, Mr Dalglish, after taking the feeling of the Meeting, came to the conclusion that our Club was not yet in that financial position which would warrant its sending a rink or two to break a lance with Brother Jonathon, and instructed the Secretary to reply to Mr Davidson Smith C.A. to this effect."
Season 1902-03: " Three members of the Club, Messrs Stevenson, McLellan and Morton sent their names in for places in the Team for Canada & the U.S. but none of them were fortunate in being drawn."
Tuesday 19th Novr 1908: " a communication from the R.C.C.C. in connection with the visit of Canadian Curlers, asking the Club to contribute toward a Central Fund for the purpose of defraying expenses. Agreed the Club to contribute £2 10/-
30th Decr 1920. Subscriptions re R.C.C.C. fund, Canadian curlers £10 10/-
1922-23 subscription to R.C.C.C. 5/-, subscription to Glasgow Province 7/6d
Agreed at the meeting of 19th Sepr 1951: “…to send a donation of £2 -2/- to the R.C.C.C. towards the expenses to be incurred during the visit of the U.S.A., curlers…”
From the entry of 16th Sepr 1953: AGM "To meet requirements of the R.C.C.C. it was agreed to hold the Annual General Meeting in April in future."
The Strathcona Cup was played in Scotland in January 2018 against a very strong visiting Canadian team. Pollok played in the opening session (of the Tour) in Glasgow, losing 8-5. All four Glasgow teams were beaten however the Pollok result was the best of a bad lot…”
District Medals
These district medals are dated as follows from top down:
19th Jan 1903
27th Jan 1910 and 13th Nov 1910
17th Jan 1912, 19th Jan 1912, 3rd Feb 1912 and 19th Apr 1912
21st March 1913