DUNEDIN CHESS CLUB.

Otago Witness, Issue 1341, 11 August 1877, Page 4

DUNEDIN CHESS CLUB.

' MATCH BETWEEN THE THIRD AND FOURTH! CLASS I : ; ; ■ - PLAYERS. .'iti.i.V/.* M.iT ' The j calm; . which usually, succeeds ia; match; 'or tournament, and, wnichliasjheen.yeryjnofcicen , able as regards • the recent double, tourney in 'connection with' .the 'Punedirij^Chess'-'Club;' .seems now, to,' have' been 'at' 'iis low'estf;"t;he gentle breezes'- of < aspiration.' and -'a ! desire- for' supremacyvare again stirring, and a movement 'has_ been made. Dour players ,ofj the;, first division , fourth class, have challenged a like number of players .in the third class, the'latW; giving a pawn and • move, to play'eacH 'mail' every 'opponent in- 1 the other class' two 'games, ;the class winning'most games* in. Cth© aggregate' I to, be the winner. , Drawn, games tare jio/cotint :as one-half to, each player. t , 5 \,, ,, v , f ,.'>;,r s 1 The annual meetingj at' which tne'preWnta ftion of prizes won in'th'e late tournament 'will' be made,' is likely to "<take plabe"bh-ttitf>lßth' in3tant, but due notice will be given byladver-I tisement.;/' ; * r - . *„ n ; ,„„ „ „

Mr, Mfflais, the ' 'pamter,\ had,' ( a [parrot escape the other, day in, J^bhd'on.' Hewu trying to get into a hansom' cab "drawn'by, iv. refractory horse,, when he was thrown among the animal's feet, but'happily efioap&LWith only a brtiwe'di? two, 1 ' - ' •-'- ifrnm.ico',