Traps for the Unwary.

Otago Witness, Issue 2304, 28 April 1898, Page 40

Traps for the Unwary.

"Exhibited by W. Lewis, of the Providence Journal, on the large Avail board at the Boston C-jnvention on the evening of February 22, 1898. Names are given to identify the notable new "Ayrshire Lassie" play.

White wins. («) "The Flirt's Deception"—l 28, 3 12, 25 22White wins. '

(6) " The Coquette's Victim "—White now wina in grand style by 12 8, 3 1?, 20 16, 18 27, 31 24, 12 19, 24 ti, 29, 13 31. The authoi of this is James Smith, English champion iv 18&7. J. H. I* win, of Boaron, has caught Haivey L. Hopkins and John Doyla, of Chicago, T. F. Ketehuni, of Madison (Wis.), and other noted players with thi3 &urprising bhot. " Now, gentlemen, allow me-to introduce to you the ' Ayrshire Twin Sisters.' 1 assure you they are a very nice pair, and at first glance you can hardly tell them apart," said the Tabulator: -

(c) Loses, forrniug "Ayrshire Twin Sister." (d) By J. M.. Sweeney, 198 Bay street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, who says: " I have won many games with this. I have been unable to find it in nublished play."

(c) " Twin Sister of Ayrshire"—note the similarity. This play is by H. W. Ksy, of Woodville, New 1 Zealand, and first appearfd in the GlasgowHerald ; now to be found in D.P.Q.R. and in "Appendix of Corrections of Frazer's'Ayrshire Lassie.'"

(A f) Trying for " Old Fourteenth." ((?)"•'Hello! Well, the st.rokes(ll 16) is good enough," says the player of Black. Ql) Unusual. (t) 14 18 here draws, as shown by a problem in New Zealand Weekly Press by H. W. Kay. * This 711 loses. Mr Little is the author; and an appropriate name is " The Little Beauty," for tbe win is-indeed play to be admired,

(7) Losesj forming "Jingle Bell" trap, named so by a South -Framingham player, to identify the late lamented Stainclsffe (Scotland) analyst. {k) 6 9, 29 25, 9 18, 31 2(5, White wing. (n) 11 8, 14 9, White wins. Var. 386 in Fiazer's "Ayrshire Lassie."

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