THE PRIZE COMPETITION.

Otago Witness, Issue 1355, 17 November 1877, Page 4

THE PRIZE COMPETITION.

We regret to say that in counting the score in the Riddle Competition a ratherlserious error occurred, which placed "J, P. M." at the head of the list, instead of "J. A. W." Upon carefully checking the list from July to September, we find that the winners of the first and second prizes are — J. A W., who scored , 77 And J.P.M 75

m , -n moor(e)ish opening. Wh.te-D^W Black |yw 6 , !B fc *Q XK BBB BB 434 3 2KttoQB3 , , sPto«§4 SPt°CH Begins to get muggy. 6KPtksP 6PtoKS 6 * o^^^ dai^hS^bo'dy! i ffi-f " *• SKttksKßP SKtkVlt 9PQ6disch 9KtoK WPtkfß t lOQtksP a laMorphy ""^ Mn ' t C " tle ' and that * Sftft*. KfctoKß3 No notion of having this come down to my Xt 5. The other chap (Crane ia a i rea d y therefand 13 bothering mo wonderfully. ' Xt to Q R 4 13BtoQKt3 Btoffi imagine what he is going to do, sol/ P 14* B takes KKt - * H Kaowing the Xt can't injure me much when - he s 011. 1C _ 11T P takes B 15RtoK RtoKKt | Now, I didn't take this Rook for two reasons ! —Fust, I could not take a piece of my adversary conscientiously without hiahaving something for it ; and, second, I did not take it, because bein* in another room from the board I didn't see how I could ;I » m of course excusable. 16PtoKKt4 Kttakesß Sac-r-r-re ! 17 P takes Xt QtoKRS (retting misty again. " ~ 18RtoK3 say ShSttte " Bdly ! " but 1 didQ>t 19RtoKKt3 PtakfsP 4 ■ J I didnt care for that little Pawn: he- can have it and welcome. 20RtoQ5 RtoKKt3 I liked that ; changed my mind about " takhu? tnings. ■• ° 21QRtksB PtksP 22KRtksR Ptksß 23 R to X 5 eh X to Q 7 Bound to win if I could, though Crane was a i little joyous in the .other game, having got mv King cornered. 22 QtoKB seh • 1 26KtoR Ptoß7 Close quarters, and no mistake; but I thought 801^ 7^ His last chance, and I informed him that he was mated in just five moves, or he wouldlose both his pieces for my Rookj and so it turned out. Sylvester arose, remarking as he glanced at ks w*teh, "Can it be possible that it is 11 oiclock? I must hurry after that turkey. I had no idea I had been here two hours. - How time I does fly when one plays chess." The doctor smiled, simply remarking "That he had better hurry, or his wife would have a bone fco pick, with him, and not n turkey-bone either." . ■ -,-