Draughts News.
DUXEDI?* CHESS AND DRAUGHTS CLUR. There was a due muster of the members in the club room, Coffee Palace, on- Saturday night, and quite a number of boards were simultaneously enK»ged by chess and draughts players. Mr Wyllie, the famous " Herd Laddie," played a number of games with the members, but none of them managed to secur* a draw. The interest in the proceedings of the club is best shown by the large number of visitors who attend the practice meetings.
T«K " HERD LADDIE." Mr James Wyllie, the draughts champion, left d Monday by the express to fulfil a week's enRagement at Oamaru. The " Herd Laddie "while in Oaraaru will play at the Orfterion Hotel, and as 'here are a number of good players in the district a creditable score wiil likely result. The New Zealand Players bo far have beat theAnstraliau record. When to victoria the " Herd Laddie " played 18fiO games ; of these he lost two, drew 90, and won the remainder. liUliis colon y he has played altogether up to datf !5 72 g^mes. When IWS were played the score 'tooil : Three losses, 90 draws, and 1465 wins. New wlnnd was tbin ;i jram^ abend, with the same of draws, wi'h":>o2 fewer frames played. Mr informs us (hat. hfis also playing better in !«is colon}' th>in he did in Austiaii.i, as Ik> is enjoyi"K bctter'healMi. Mr Wyllie purposes returning to 1 miedin nest Monday The interest in the game ™nvs no sijrns of abatement. We haw just learned Hint Mr Wyllie played 29 toes at Oamaru on Monday, winning them all. The jrame hns become very popular on the West ii O *st of this island. Then? was v very interesting ''"U'uament for valuable prizes in the' gold-discing !°Jfusliip of finishing* on. and the vinners were : — L-'prhe, T. Morrison; 2nd. James Lamberton; 3rd, Jjincan M'Murtrie. Otber private matches have w '9 taken place for pretty considerable stakes, and
they are now making enquiries to see If they Can procure a visit from the Herd Laddie.
Draughts News.
Otago Witness, Issue 1880, 2 December 1887, Page 29
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