DRAUGHTS ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2258, 10 June 1897, Page 40

DRAUGHTS ITEMS.

An Explanation. — In the reports of the meeting 1 of the N.Z.D.A. at which the championship question was settled, it is made to appear that the resolution acknowledging Brodie's claim to the title way passed after receiving Brodie'6 telegram expressing bis willingness to hand over the title if asked to. That was not so. The resolution proposed by Boreham waa passed before Brodie'a telegram was received. Visitors. — Mr J. A. Boreham was in Diinedin a fortnight ago, and played as much as time would permit. He met Messrs Brodie, Lucas. Foreman, Hilliker, &c, and showed himself to "be in good form. " lie expects to be in Dunedin for the Town v. Country. Mr W. M'llwrick, of Invercargill, has also been on the war path. The genial southerner sat tiown to anyone who cared to face him, and "pushed wood" in a ding-dong style, creating a score sheet too voluminous for publication. We expected to get some of the gamee, but none are to hand yet. You see, M'llwrick will not take draughts seriously, and if he can't get through with his hands in his pockets, as it were,— well, he just smiles and resets the men. Consequently, he is often content with a draw when he should win, and doesn't draw when he ought to. All the same, he has lost noue of his cunning, and Avill make a strong opponent in tha Town v. Country if, as he expects, "he is present. The N.Z.D.A. Constitution.— Mr J. B. Murray, secretary of the executive of the N.Z.D.A., Wanganui, writes as follows under date May 17 :_": _" i a your note, ' A Constitution,' Draughts Column, May 13, you seem to take it for granted that it was necessary to adopt some form of constitutioH for the New Zealand Draughts A ssociation at the Oamaru meeting. As amatter of fact all this was done at the first meeting of the association at Wanganui. A draft of rules somewhat similar to the rules of the Chess Association was submitted and passed, officers elected, and everything that was necessary done to put the association on a proper footing. The competitors at the Wanganui tournament, the Waiigamu committee, and Mr Dunn (referee) were present at that meeting. These rules are at present in the hands of the Oamaru tournament committee. When they are returned to me I will be pleased to send you a copy of them." We have to thank Mr Murray for his courtesy. We really were in igaorauce that anything had been done as stated by hi-n, and would have been saved some trouble had we known. We shall be pleased to publish the constitution when we receive copy.