The International Match. END GAMES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2106, 5 July 1894, Page 38

The International Match.

END GAMES.

ENGLAND V. SCOTLAND.

The return match between England and Scotland commenced on Monday at the Cyprus Cafe. 8 King William street, London, E.C., and was brought to a conclusion on Wednesday night in favour of Scotland, the total score beingScotland, 29 wins ; England, 15 wins ; drawn games, 130. This, although not entirely satisfactory to the English players, is a decided improvement on tho score of the previous niatph, played at Glasgow ten years ago. On that oscasion the score was — Scotland, 36 wins ; England, 7 wins ; drawn games, 142. The match excited great interest amongst the draufjhts-play-in? fraternity throughout the kingdom, and brought together a large assembly of players from all parts of the kingdom, who were rewarded by witnessing some remarkably nee and well-conte-ited g^mes. The room in which the match was played was crowded the three days with spectators, who displayed the keenest interest in the play and pretsed somewhat uncomfortably upon the contestantsr The following tables show the teams and detailed scores ;•—•

, FIRST DAY. ? m «* SCOTLAND, jq ENGLAND. > 1 Brown 6 Granger 0 2 Bryden 4 Birkinshaw 0 1 Buchanan a Kear 0 1 Currie 5 Bailey 0 3 Fraser 2 Mitchell 1 1 Jordan l|Beattie 1 1 Martins 3 Gardner 0 0 Moir Cjjewitt 0 2 A. B.Scott l(Horsfall 1 I W. Scott 5 Clark 0 0 Stewart BiJordan 0 3Wyllie 3 Dunne 0 16 43' 1

Willie Gardner played up well against Martins, drawing the first three games, but he slipped into a loss in the fourth with the Black side of the double corner ; Horsfall had the honour of drawing "flr3t blood" in the tourney, winning the following position from A. B. Scott, or G'ovan :— Black men on 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 17 ; White men on 19, 20, 23, 25, 2(5, 27, 28 -Scott's last move beiDg 29 25 ; Horsfall played 17 21, to which Scott replied with 27 24, but could not escipo the loss of the game. SECOND DAY.

? ~~w ri? {> SCOTLAND, p ENGLAND. >. 0 Moir 6 Jordan 6 0 Mm tins 6 Jewitt 0 0 Wyllic 6 Gardner 1 0 Stewart 5 Beattie 0 OCumo ti Birkinshaw 0 1 Bryden 1 Kear 1 0 Jordan (5 Granger 0 OW. Scott 4 Bailey 2 OA. B. Scott 2 Dunne ' 3 1 Buchanan 5 Mitchell 0 2 Brown 2 Clark 0 4 Fraser 2 Horsfall - 0 _8J '50 J[

THIRD DAY. ENGLAND. SCOTLAND. (^ 0 Jordan 6 Bryden 0 • 0 Jewitt 6 Wyllie 0 0 Gardner 3 Jordan 0 1 Beattio 1 Moir 0 0 Granger 3 Fraser 0 0 Ke*r 4 Martins 0 0 Dunne 1 Stewart 2 0 Bailey 3 Buchanan 0 2 Birkinshaw 2A. B. Scott 0 0 Clark 3 Currie 2 0 Mitchell 4 Brown 0 2 Horsfall I W. Scott 1 _5 37 J5

The following end games were played in the match :—: — Gardner v. wyllie.

, White (Wyllie) to move. Wyllie played 19 16, sacrificing tho piece, which eventually led to the loss of the game, 3 8 would have drawn. After losing the piecd, tho veteran tried every artifice ho knew to secure a drawn poßition, but against the skilful manipulation of the Yorkshire champion his efforts were vain.

clark v. curuib. [White 1

Continue— G 2 12 8 1015 3 7 151!) 8-3

1916 3 8 1(512 7 3 2 6 Black wins.

Black .(Currie) to move. dunne v. stewart. [White 1

1814 23 26 30 23 1619 23 7 3 2G Black wins.

Contjuue— itil9" 10 6 19 23 6 2 812 2 6 1216

Black (Stewart) to move.

Draughts Items Boreham v. Brodie. — The articles in this match are to he signed about July 20, and play to commence on August 20. We hear of a good many southern players who at present purpose paying Dunedin a visit to watch the play, so that altogether the match is likely to prove the most interesting contest that has taken plice in New Zealand.

A Fine Day.— The Glasgow Times nicely takes off Wyllie's little characteristic, as follows ; The veteran asked Mr M'JTarlan, ooe of his committee, the other eveniDg After play—' • What kind o' day has it been ? " Mr M'Farlan, who had been checking the admission tickets, did not at first sec the drift of the question, and replied that it had been dull but not wet. '"It's no' the weather. What kind o' day has it -been for drawinga?" "'Oh, very good ; over £5. " That's a fine. day— a fine day," was the final remark, amid the smiles of those present.