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Pkoblem 43B y Mr C. Kelly, New York. Black. _
Rita "Herd laddie" is meeting with a *rm recebtibn in Canterbury. He has alSpl yed in that province 882 games ffiehe 'ias *on 849' losfc two< £ nd' 7 *31 T^ scove wifch the leadinS Setburypbyewisnow:- ,, Draws. W ins. Wins. liß 4 j. Little .. 0 w?Ste I 1 K-Boswell .. 1 \ I 2 Vf.B. Hood.. 0 \i}mt -. j> T.Menzies.. 0 Mr Wyllie'a total score for New Zealand ti 74B wins, seven losses, and 192 drawn Jes, making in all 3,945 games played. C champion is at present visiting the onn t^ district* of Canterbury. . Thß following draughts song is not tad if nnwara through Life's 'Chequered' pathway, Afnv your ' moves' be mado with skill, PtS t orwttd to the • King' row With the 'Maiden of the Mill."
Sioulcl she never show Defiance la the routine Of Life's * play, love her better, do not Switcher, Strive to' Suter' every way.
TM» when little ' Laird and Lady' Olafflber.up on papa's knee, , Don't bo' Cros3 '-play-.' Single Corner, Shafti their joyous mirth and glee. The present chanipion of Rhode Island is p. A. Miilcahy, and he is only 21 years (The Moggie! Draughts Club is going ibeaiUhd steps are. (according to the local Advocatd) being taken to popularise the dab and the game of draughts. A number of the local tradesmen have made presents of-various articles, and at a meefc[is of the edinmittee on Tuesday evening iUas deoided hdw these prizes should be warded in a handicap, tournament.
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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 142, 16 June 1888, Page 3 (Supplement)
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