CHESS.
CANXEitBUiiy DEFEATS W (i'JL' UN.
The Otago Adjudication Board has given its decisions on the futur outstanding gameeof the recently-played Canterbury v. Wellington match. A win is awarded .to Canterbury at board 9, and draws are award&d at Boards 8, 6, and 13. Canterbury thus 6cbiea a' win by one point, the full aooie ' being as follows:—
Canterbury.—Kennedy, H, 0; Anders on, JET. L., J; Hawkins, A: Nightingale, 1; King, W. S., 1; Loveil-Smith. 1; Woodford, 1; G our lay, J; Black. C. H-, 1; Dirk Pihl, 0; Joyce, 1; Gant, 0; Shillito, J; Wilson, E. L., 0. Total, 7s. Wellington.—Barnes, 1; Mason, W. £», 1; Davies, i; Mackay, W., 0; Kelling, 0; Still, J; Jaznee, 0; Loo, H. G., i; Godtschalk, 0; McNair, 1: Button, 0; Taylor,. E. S., 1; Ward, H. A., 4; Tanner, C. W., 1. Total,
6|. The Wellington team, contrary to general expectation, only notched on® win at the first nine boards. Twelve matchee have now been contested between these clubs, of which Wellington haa won five, Canterbury four, and three have ended in a tie, as follows: — 1870, a tie, each side scoring 6 points. 1883, Wellington won by 6 gamta to 4. 1881, Wellington won by 5} games to 4J. 1687, Canterbury won by tsj games to BJ. .1892, a tie, each side scoring 74 points. 1894, Wellington won by 8J games to 6J. 1913) Wellington won by 64 games to 3i--1914, Wellington won by 7i games to 2J. 1915, Canterbury won by 7 games to 5. 1916, a tie, each eide scoring 6 points. 1917, Canterbury won by 7 games to 5. 1918, Canterbury won by 7j games to 6J. On summarising the above result® it will be seen that 144 games have been accounted for. Canterbury's tally being 70J to Wellington's 734. The gap of nineteen years from 1884 to 1918 is accounted for by the fact that for nearly two decades chess waa at a very low ebb in Christchurch, the local club having to contend with several veiy 'lean years."
A meeting of the executive of the Christchurch Second Division League was held on Monday. Present—Messrs Goodman (in the chair), Arlow, Campbell, Dacre, Farr, Gordon, Hiles, Hamlet, Moore, and Smith. The annual meeting was fixed for the 29th_ inst. The rules and constitution as revised by a special committee were adopted. The Finance Committee reported that a satisfactory response nad been made to its appeal. The secretary reported that the public were making full ust of the Enquiry Bureau, and it was decided to invite members to assist in the office.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16260, 10 July 1918, Page 5
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