DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP

Taranaki Daily News, 28 April 1930, Page 11

DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP

CALDERWOOD SUCCESSFUL.

A NEW ZEALAND RECORD.

By Telegraph.—Press Association

Invercargill. East Night. The Dominion draughts championship, which commenced on Good Friday, was concluded on Saturday, when the holder of’the title, D. Calderwood, of Hamilton, again topped the list with .27 1 points. Calderwood has thus established a record by winning the championship six times. The veteran Dunedin player, J. A. Boreham, is next with five wins. 1 G. A. Brown, of Christchurch, secured second place with 264 points, and Boreham came third, after having tied on points with J. Lucas, of Dunedin. The latter position was decided on a percentage basis, and Boreham was placed above Lucas by a narrow margin, he having shared the honour of securing most °wins in the tournament with the champion. The final results of play are as follows, the first three players being first, second and third in the Dominion championship, and the next six players being

first to sixth in the handicap:— Th P. W. D. L. Hp. D. Calderwood 27| , (Hamilton) . 36 21 13 2 •— G. A. Brown (Chch) J. A. Boreham 36 17 19 0 — 26A (Dunedin) W. O’Malley 36 21 10 5 5* 26 (P. Chalmers) J. R. Clark 36 16 13 7 28 27 i (Ch eh) 36 16 17 3 3 J. O’Neill 26j (Waitati) 36 14 14 8 4i J. Lucas (Dunedin) 36 19 14 3.- — 26 J. Scott 25 (Mossburn) 36 16 16 4 1 W. Carswell (Mosgiel) 36 9 16 11 6 23 R. Bolting (Dunedin) 36 13 14 9 1 21 J. McIntosh (Invercargill) H. Morris 36 5 12 19 10 21 20J (Tuatapere) W. Young 36 12 10 14 3i 20J (Chch) 36 6 17 13 6 W. Meldruin " (Dunedin) 36 8 12 16 6 20 0. Muir m (Riversdale) J. "Sutherland 36 7 5 24 10 (Invercargill) 36 9 9 18 18 T. Gilhooley (Dannevirke) 36 5 12 19 5i 16$ W. Templeton 10 16i (Naseby) 36 3 7 26 J. Shadbolt .'-. 16 (Waihari) 36 . 3 14 39 6