DRAUGHTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11113, 14 May 1898, Page 7

DRAUGHTS.

Conducted by Jos, Abeeinethv. »U oorresniind?uc.i! oddruwl u> the Utaug'iiia'Kilitcit? Mo"' *"'1 PROBLEM 364. By J. Leooxt, Wellington. fBLACK.I

White.) Thn abnvt> position is worthy cf attpiction. it onrumwj aa the cml of si tournament, unmtr, and wan w., u by Mr liorehem. MrLeggat afterv.'ardß iiscoverod the draw. GAMKS. (fAUR 593. Tbe following, which ba* an extraordinary and neautiful fiDish, was jiUyed during the Ornt visit ™, n'- c v' Hrtr' J La^('"''< *« *''« United States, WylJifc having th<s White against ftlr Haiihousor, of Lafayette, Todiana. Ir> the currect issue of the Scottish Draughts Quarterly it is nicely annotaU'.d by Mr Kiley, of Nottiucham :— 31 l. r. 18 9 10 U 22 17 6 2 21 17 2i 'ill Gl4 25 22 15 24 gn 27 SS 811 22 1? 710 17 1.1 ati 17 13 28 SJ4 )3 22 27 ?3 llj 15 27 3a 21! 27 9 1:i 2. r. 9 4 S IS li (I )0 J5 IK 32 P.S I S 24 19 15 18 14 IS 27 32 « !l- 9 ti 15 24 Zi I<l 10 15 IS 2:5 «j IS 55 9 28 1!) IS 23 18 23 8 11. 914 2) 25 11 15 | We give & <liap;im to illustrate one of the nioat tftioarkiiblo ondin«a on record, but it is auite Cmwcteristlc of Wyllie's style :- • [Black.l

rWHITB.] Whitejto play andjwin. U27- 3 7 711 1121) 12l3W.witls SIXTH SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TOUENAMENT. , We have received a copy of tho book of games of th« sixth Scottish Championship tournament, and find it in every tvuy up to the expectations based upon the advance sheet, ex" amples of whioh appeared in this column. We have already noticed the work so fully that little more need bo said. We would, however,' reiterate our remarks oh the great improvement introduced iv this book in the matter of arrangement of play, all the games of each opening being found ttnd<?r ono heading, and.nvoid.ng iißele3 repetition of moves. The whole book ib printed on faced paper of good quality, which accounts for the clearness of the letterpress and the half-tone photoß of some o£ the players. --■" Harry Freedman'n piotura in particular ts ■"• credit to the. printnr. The work comprises yti necessary' detaita of the match, bright bio-, pry.hical sketches of nearly all the contestants, F»ni Gt) odd pagos of games and notes, the whole fm-n.msr *ho best tournament book that has yet seen issued. . . | THK WELLINGTON TOURNAMENT. All the special prizes of the New Zealand iJrauKhts Championship Tournament have vow j w«i awarded and a sixth prize added, the com- .1 plfitfi list of priz-takers being as follows :~Firi>t, £15 and championship. 3. A. Bofchftra, OamarU (third year ia Bltci-essioa); socoild, £10, nud third, £5, divided by J. Lucas, Dunedin, andJ. Mulvey, Gore (equal): fourth. Working Men's Club cheque for £3 3s, J. V. Bell, Dunedin : fifth, £2 2s, \V. K. Brovnlee, Havclnck ;■ sixth, thn Dresden prize of £1 Is. J. Sim, Temuka. Special prims—Mr Chisbolni's medal, W. Anderson, Mataiira, fdr the best snore apiaiiist the prizewinners ; the D.I.C. priza, value £2 2s. J. Lessatt, Wellington,' as the highest scorer afliouest the North Is/andere: Mr Jen ness's medal, R. B.'irnes, Wcllinpion, for liveliest and shortest garni;.. Messrs Batkin, Coltman. and SruartV tropbiea ■werepreßßnterl In thn uinf)irefl fMKssrs-Ri Brown, Wilson, and lVr'Kiolay) 'n.i umiveiiirß of thft ow«. BJon. and am marks of thft appreciation fait for the able Way in, which titny bad cHrried out. ..their, duties. AH thn visitors ware higly.pleased with tlia arraugftments for the conduct of thft tournament, and a votn of thanks wanpasKedto the Wotkihg Men's Oluliforth* facjilitira afforded for play. The tinmbnr "of noni-pßtitam was very patisfiictory, there bdlng nine from the North Islanrt Knd eight from tho Smith, Taken altogether themantinc »J« a pronounced hucccbs. Wellington draughta-plHyors will no doubt lie glad to learn that Mr J. P. Bell, the four th prijie ■winner, aad the only competitor to score in Iwth Bame.l against the champion (1J out of 2), is likely to remain in Wellington. As there appears to be confusinn in the minds of some aa regards chess and draughts, we would point out that the chess championship is still held by a Welliogtonian. The following table shows the full scorea in the tourney:— 1 '■■■■ §:^ •. '..*.. . M? '■'■ gggj'gsg^ggSogggTiwTAr B !!!?!! f £?f ll*i ssim*!. 8f ; SM2C£J_^rrpI£W.1£W. B.: isiis_i_iiiilßssip|j!XL!' O —o>- I K-W^OCICHi-00-S.SJ.IJ.M, O»^- I W»«Mt*.tt.tt.HMCl*'^l-'#, l- O | ( ll< SSSoCccscKKS-ct:£:i;R,j. b. Headers will observe that' each figure iv the table represents a game—thus "11" does not niean eleven, but two games, each being won ; 0 represents a losa ; and J a draw. Initit&ls down the side represent the playara in the same orders as in the heading. ' ■ . DRAUGHTS ITEMS. New Yokk.—Dr Sehaefer has come out top, with Mr Pierce soconcJ, in tho New York tourn&meut. Clouscr secured the third place. World's Championship.—The Glasgow Her- ' aid anonnoea that Porrie purposes isuing a challenge to. Jordan for the championship. Notwithstanding Feme's want of. success of late, many people believe that he is tho only peer Yatcs ever had. Tho Merits of Draughts.—Speaking as presi3cnt of the Scottish Draughts Association, at the opening of the last Championship tourney, Mr Gilbertson, of Bathgate, said: —•" It may seem a far cry from a popular pastime to such an important question as national education, but whenever 1 set mjaelf to consider the 'idVEvntages of our silent #amc, that which comes, uppermost in my mind iB the benefit via derive from it as an educative agent. It is not only th«t, liko the study of mathematics, it sharpens and stimulates the intellect and qualifies the mind for dealing in a clear arid pronounced way with any question that may atiae for consideration; I would take still broader lines, and ciairn for the game of draughts that it acts like a compensating balance, regulating and adjusting the unequal tendencies of our characters, levelling the uneven places in our lives, teaching us the exercise of clear penetration and consequently solfrelinnce, of calm deliberation and just, unbiassed judgment, of resignation to our fate •when the odds are against us, thus fitting us not (>nly to do a noble and a manly part in all our relations of ]ife, but also to accept the inevitable and " rather bear the ills we have than fly to others that wo know not of."—(Applause.) After referring to the craze of physical development which had ensued after a period of mental

■ ? x°,",i \ n the spealter continued-It is Celt by all who have the good ol the human race at aoart that a remedy "is required loi this craze of extreme physical development. What is refluirofl is some pastime tthi<;h will' sufficiently relievo the mm& and: withdraw' it from the worries of life without 'legating -the intellectual faculties to the, U«rkiiess ol'blanltjiesa; whicii will prove an attractive rival to Uio.sports.that depend foi the most part on mnocle and smew, and frequently engender it good deal u{ bad blood at that. Tl leae essentials 1 claim ior the game oi draughts, which I oßer as tiio grand corrective ol ull extreme lemlencieti towards sheer muscularity and horseplay, and as nl) hero, 1 may ussunie, are j good draughts player?, 1 do not expect to have ; the claim disputed. There ia, however, an even niora important duty which our silent ganao may be railed upon to serve. If, Ks hasbeeu freauentlyi asserted) this is an age ol sport and pleaS'ure-seekins, it is no less an age of moneymakixig. JMen live to amass fortunes, hot for tdc sans oi_ the good they may do to their loujs-wcu uy mans ot uiKir nuaea, noi even for tne good they themselves may derive from t-biu- wealth, but from jiure eovetousness, a ■jni!c-r !«at for piliiig up "gold, gold, sordid nnd cold. After further illustrating this point, ho proceeded— As !i regulator of such cA.Lreinn oenauncics in nunian nature L 'again recommend out humble modest game of draughts, it is a inenta.l tonic warranted to brace tho raiud and give it clear and proportionate views of life, and afford pure intellectual enjoyment, -winch will serve to steady the brain »nd stimulate the heart to those higher human affections which make life worth living.—(Aoplsiusc.)