CHESS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 788, 11 April 1910, Page 7

CHESS.

•WELLINGTON CLUB'S' ANNTJAL J: ,VV..-. -V' •■ \." V; '-,-.'.' :-. ■;■;. ;•■■ ■;,-■■;' .:.'';■;' "•■-,:•. .'-;■;/' w.« ; - ;V»/i>. ;Ihe-;thirty T fiftlf "annual"" meeting v o'f" . :the'Wellington Chess Club was held, at . 'its. room-'.in, the .'King's Chambers on ' Satnrday: evening, llr. E. W. .•Petherick : presiding'.over' an:. attendance .' of 16 ",members;.. : -'\' " -..■'■■-.""'. ■■■•'•'.*'f'■■'.'•■.'■'.'.■.

The annual'report stated, inter alia r that- the' year. just ended .'was commenced with a-, membership of 36, of whom 31 r were activo and five honorary. Sixteen, active* and five honorary -members' jbined'during the year, and the present, .number, of, financial members ; was 34, of whom 27.were l active: and .- seven ionorary. ' Six active and one honorary member .were; "classed ,as "good,'but in arrear.". ;The new;to'urnament. trophy donated '•by.■'. the ■'president (Mr ■ Petherick) took the forni of » silver castle resting on a polished franite base, and 'surmounted , by. a aight.;; It was contained', in a: hand6ome.,casej; and would be a very snitable. permanent trophy : for the club.' In-common with, chess piayers all over the Dominion, the club was indebted to Mr;Petherick for the initiation of a distinctive chess badge, nnd a supply of the'badges, which take the form of a : small ..silver, knight for-attachment, to the coat.;. The permanent Petherick trophy .was'. "first won'by Mr. W' .E. Mason; at the last tournament, who also won a club championship tourney. After an.interval of 13',yea'rs; a" telegraphic match was played with the Otago Chess Club, and was won by by seven games to five. At th.e ( New Zealand: Chess - Tournament, at Auckland, .last Christmas, the club was .worthily, represented .' by 'Messrs John -Mason and; H'.;.;L. James.' The foijner. won the championship of the Dominion, \ while Mr. James tied for fifthprize and, won the... brilliancy •prize.-,.- Three other' membera of the club .attended as representatives ofother clubs,; The club was again indebt«d_to Mr: John Mason for a handsome framed photograph, of the competitors' at-the. New Zealand ' Chess Congress. ; The balance-sheet showed a credit.i.b'alance of 13s. 6d. ... :' .The; report- and', balance-sheot were adopted.;. - - . .-■ , ■■;-,

_' The following officers were elected ■— President, Mr: E'. W. Petherick; vicepresidents, Messrs. ' A.: I. Littleiohn, A. G. .Fell; secretary, Mr.. F. C. Douglas; treasurer, Mr. H.. Cooke'; commit' tee,.Messrs, F.E; KeUing, J; Morris, E - Mason, F. W. Collins,, and Pi bull; auditor, Mr. W. Mackay■ "■ Sir Joseph Ward-was nominated as patron, of the New Zealand Chess Association,- and the Hon. J. A. Millar as_ president, and Messrs. E. W Pethenck/F. Kunaner, and 0. C. Pleasants .vice-presidents..-, : Mr. _John was accorded a jote of for his presentation to the club of ■:■ a framed photograph of the competitors at the New. Zealand Lhess Congress. '• '. '