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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 34, 4 November 1918, Page 9

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OTAGO V. -WELLINGTON./ The Auckland Adjudication Board; (Messrs. Urierson, Harvey, and Miles) Jias given its decisions on tho three un- • finished games of the above match. Wine arc' awarded to the white, forces at hoards "A" and "D," and a. draw at board "C." This means that each side gets a point and a lialf added to the score published 'a few wc&ks ago (at the conclusion'of the play). The Wellington Club thus wins the'match by nine games to five. The 1918 triangular contestlbe : tweeu the Otago, Canterbury, and \V'el.lington Clubs has thus resulted. in each team scoring a win and a loss. Canterbury beat Wellington by-ono point, Otago beat Canterbury by one poiut, and no« Wellington has boaten Otago by four points. These results leave- the teams with "honours easy" as far as the triangular matches are concerned, and a slight margin in favour of the Wellington Club as regards tlio, aggregate of games won. It may., be 'added that the Otago team given below is a inuch stronger side than that which represent-: ed the club against Canterbury. The score of the recent match is as follows:—

- Wellington. : , Otago. Barnes 1 Cleland, R. A. . J Mason, W. E. .. i .Ba)k i Davies .' '...' 1 : Stewart,' P.- N. 0 Mackay, W h Hamel .: i Kelling ...I : ElHs \ Still $ ■ Stcnhouse, W. G. i James' 1 Coombs .0 Godtschalk ..;... J Amptman J Gyles, S. 1 Wright, ,G,. D. . 0 Lee, H. G. ..- 1' Myers, S. &....... 0 Taylor, E. S. .. 1 Ward, A. E. ... 0 Briton, D 1, Allen, W. H. 0 Clark, A 0 Friberg, Kov. N. 1 White, W 0 Henderson, H. H. 1 Total 9 Total '...;..;.. 5 Six matches have now been played between the above clubs, as follow:1893 Otago 41 wins ' Wellington 7} wins 1896 Otago 31 wins Wellington &\ wins 1909 Otago 5 wins Wellington 7 wins 1916 Otago 6J wins Wellington 7J wins 1917 Otago 3 wins Wellington 11 wins 1918 Otago 5 wins Wellington 9 wins Mr. Barnes, the local captain, ha 9 taken part in all these contests, in which ho-has put up the good score of five wins and ono draw. ' WELLINGTON CLUB'S CHAMPION-- . SHIP.-'-.

\s stated in our last weeks notes, Messrs. W. E. Mason and A.- W. O. Davies have tied for the championship of tlio Wellington Cliess Club; alio playoff, was commenced on Saturday ovening, and is to continue until one player scores three games. Davies had the move in the first game, and used the Queen's Pawn opening.' Mason annexed a pawn in the mid-game, which .Davies. couli* havo regained some 'moves later, but he preferred to play for positioh. A.movo was sealed at 11 p.iii./.Tvhen the game, ■which requires "a second sitting, was in a very even state. Davies once more showed that iie"is~uot afraid to advance the pawns standing in front of his castled king. A most interesting and instructive ending'may bo looked for. The other fourteen competitors are busy getting the outstanding games played off, tlio number of which has now been reduced to nineteen. Thero is likely to be a close, -finish ■ between'; "Messrs. Godtsclmlk, Barnes,' and Kelling : for third place, and' also ''an ' interesting; struggle for the-fourth,--fifthj;'a'nd'.sixth places. • : "■' : - : ' "'■ -y. ..