DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP,

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1707, 26 March 1913, Page 3

DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP,

(By Telegraph.—Presa. Association.) _ Gore, Ma.vh 2S. The Australasian draughts championship was continued this afternoon. In the losers' class, Gardiner and Brodie won two each mid two draws, 'l'he losition to dato is as follows:— Won. Drawn. Lost. ' Hilliker • ...'. 5-.' 6 0 Calderwood 1 (i 1 'Brodie 4 C b Gardiner 2 " 5 8 Morris 0 12 Handicap Tourney. Played. Points. ~l iotting , is , ■) 'Davis v.. •......; »14 ■' ■: 9 . y««ng IG 9 Gardiner 12 7J : Muir \ M 7-V Atoms, 11l . (ji Jam's- H Gl Marnell 12 . , G'arswell ..V.... 14 ■■ 4y ' Wilson .'.......-.....-...'.' .10 -i • NE.W ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Draughts Association -was',held.'in. Qdre" 1 this-morning. Officers for the ensuing year were .elected as follow:—President (to be electe'd by the.Central Executive); vice-presidents, Messrs. p. G. Gray and A'. Broiling (Gore), W. Brownle'e (Havelock); Central Executive, Messrs. N.' G. D. A. 11. Caldone, J.'M. Hutton, P. Keenan, J. A. Boreham, D. A. Brodie, .T. Abernethy, and P. E. Hilliker (Duncdin); consultativo delegates, Messrs. M'Kay (Auckland), James Gardiner (Southland), W. , King (Canterbury), A. 11' Donald (Wostport), C. D. Chant (New Plymouth), J.' Gibson (Marton), W. J. Smith (Wellington). The championship tourney for 1911 was offered to Auckland, and it is anticipated it will be held there during the exhibition. Westport and Nelson offered to accept tile 1915 tourney for the So.uth Islaiftl. The percentage system was discussed, and a motion carried recommending that at the next tournament the four top players meet and play off on tlio one-life-knock-out system.