CHAMPIONSHIP DRAUGHTS TOURNEY.

Evening Star, Issue 10896, 3 April 1899, Page 2

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAUGHTS TOURNEY.

The' championship tournament was coptinned in the Enropeanfitotel throughout Saturday. At the evening sitting there was a good attendanoe of spectators, who watched the various-games with close interest. At the close of the play th.C Punedfa representative, Mr D. A. Brodie, bad a leaden the champion, Mr J. A. Boreham, having 9 points—eight wipe and fcfco draws oat of twelve games—-to his. credit against Mr Boreharti’s 4 points—three, wins and two draws ont of six games. Mr S. J. Belt got through the.reeordnumberof sixteen games, 'os og fourteen and drawing two. To-day’s pl»y should be very inten sting, and a grand tussle is anticipated When Boreham and Brodie meet. The following shows the details of Saturday’s play:— Gapes Played. Lost. Won. Drawn. Pte. J. Beecot ... 8 1 4 3 54 H. Morris ... 4 2 1 1 li J. Hannah ... 10 9 0 1 04 0. SounesS ... 4, 0 3 ;■ 1 3r J. Mulvey ... » 0 2 4 4 .1. GardinCr ... 4 0 1 3 24 J. A. Scott ...10 1 6 4 7 ; J. A. Lucas ... 8 3 0 6 2J A. tf.Low ... 8 8 1 22 D. A. Brodie ... 18, | 8 2 9 J. Hutton ...10 3 0 1 7J H. Montgomery 8 0 4 4 0 H.Hornby 0- ; 2 9 8 3; J.Ditnoan , ... JO 4 6 1 6* J. A Botham „. 6 l.< 3 8 4. Jacob Borenam,. 4- O' 1 • 8 8 3, J. lieS ... ... ,8 , 8 8 J 81 msizi | IjLj in proteam was is the various members of It showed -a, sound defence, and fought, Sthbborn'y. The honors of the day nested " with Otago, who had the substantial forty-feight games when play ceased, the ionics being o\ago 149, Canterbury liji. The most keenly-contested game, and the one that attracted most attention, was the Ladies’ DoubVes, between Misses Campbell and May Etmeay (Otago), and Misses. Van Asch and,. Baldwin (Canterbury). The issue of . this contest was in doubt right up to .the last stroke, which decided it ip. favor of by sixteen to fourteen games. ; The rallies were very long, Said some rapid > interchanges took place, the spectators being, impartial in their recognition of meritorious play on either side. Tha following is the full result of Saturday’s play : MEN’S DOUBLES. A. Borrows and R;'P. Ward (Q.) beat B. J. Ross and W. J. Barlow (G.).6-5, 6-4, 6-1. R; Vincent and \V. Haiti (C.) beat A. E. Harcaway and B. T. Menlovo (0.),‘ 6—4, 6—3, 6 -3. : MEN’S SINGLES. C. H. Broad (0.) beat C. F/BalmondffX); 1 -^;' l E. P. Levien (0.) beat P, H.' Cox (C.), 6—1,2-6, 6-4. ■

S'. Salmond (0.) boat R'. S. B. Upton (0.), o—3 6—4, 6—4. . A. E. Harraway (0.) beat Lyttelton (C.), 6—3, 7.' Brown (0.1 beat W. Kain (C.), 6-3, 6-0, 5-6. . : -

R. Vincent (0.) beat E.T. Menlove (0.), 6 -3, 4 — 6, 6—6. COMBINED DOUBLES.

Ward'and Miss F. Campbell (O.) beat Boss and Miss Van AgchtC.), 6—0,6 vl,, 6—4. Borrows and -Miss M. Ramsay <O.) beat Barlow and Miss Baldwin (C.), C—4,6—5,-6—3.

LADIES’ DOUBLES.

Misses Van Asch and Baldwin (O.)beat Misses Campbell and M. Ramsay (0.), S'—B,6—4, 6—5. Play was resumed again at 10.30 thi® morning. :. ■. . • . .