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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 1, 1 July 1912, Page 10

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WELLINGTON CLUB. The sixth round of the annual Pelherick tournament was commenced last w«ek, when Jolly won from Gyles, Barnes from Danks, and Fcuhy from Kemsley. Two outstanding games were disposed of, Jolly winning from Cornwall and Barnes (who is the only competitor on the scratch mark) drawing with Croxton. Barnes forced a, draw by perpetual check after sacrificing a. rook for a. pawn. The leading scores are now as follows: — Jolly, s£, {; Baines, 4i, £; Gyles, 5, 2; Fouhy, 5, 2; Carman, 2,2; and Croxton, I^, I£. In the ladder match for run 5 between James (challenger) and Kelling (defender), each player has scored one win. The, third game stando adjourned afa an interesting stage. Mr. Fouhy has challenged Mr. A. G. Fell for rung 7. .WORKING MEN'S CLUB. This club's annual handicap tourney has just been commenced with sixteen Wins wore ecorod in .the open'iiig week by Messrs. Eton, Burgess, Larking, Key, J. Reid, Mbwtell, Barnes, and Kelling. Tho .two last-named are the scratch players, and - tliey will probably find that they hare a "solid row to hoe." The club's annual match with the Wellington South C.C. takes place on the 11th inst. WELLINGTON ' SOUTH. The fifth round of this club's 1912 handicap tourney was contested on Friday evening, when Allen • (who" is alone on the scratch) won from Purcas, Armstrong from Weine, Harper from Forstei 1 , and rhompebn from Bolt.* • -The game Weltoh v. Perrott was stubbornly contested, • ajid requires a further sitting. The beet tallies to date are : — Harper, 5, - 1 ; Welton, 3, 1 ; Purchas, 3£, 1£ ; Armstrong, 24, 1£; Allen, 2,11; and Belt,' •3, 3. The committee has accepted the, date offered, by the Working Men's Club for the annual intor-club fixture, namely, Thursday week, the 11th , inst. The match is set down for- decision in the rooms of the Working Men's. Club. NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. The quarterly council meeting,' which was to havo been -held this , evening, has been postponed to fallow of a communication being received from the Nelson Chess Club regarding the next champion, ship congress. The Nelsoh Chess Club was re-formed last Tuesday, and the necessary preliminaries are in the hands of a strong committee, consisting of Messrs. J. G. Littlejohn (formerly hon. secretary to the Wellington C.C), Chitten (formerly hon. secretary of the Canterbury C.C), and G. F. Dodds (an exse'eretary and an ex-champion of the Otago C.C). This committee is to.report to a further meeting to bo held to-mor-row evening, when a decision will be come to'as regards joining the New Zealand Chess Association, and applying for tho next championship congress to be held in Nelson.