DRAUGHTS MATCHES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 67

DRAUGHTS MATCHES.

SEAWARD DOWNS v TUTURAT7.

Teams of 20 men a-side, representing the Tuturau and Seaward Downs Clubs, met on the nth inst in Walker's Private Hotel, Wyndham. On the laat meeting of these clubs, held on July 21, Seawa-rd Downs gained the honours by 20 games to 15, liut Tuturau indicated its prowess in no ua-

cert >a manner at the second meeting. Th# folki.'iijj are the detailed scores: — St*w*rd Downs. % Tuturau. Wiis. Draws. 1 - "Win* 1 G. Campbell 1 R. Dickie .. -- 0 0 D! Baxter .- 2 A. "Grieve.. .. 0 0 A. Baxter ..0 J- Oughton 2 1 W. M'Call*.. 1 C. Bowie .. .. 0 1 R. Wilson, sen. O C. Richmond . O ' .1 H. M'Call r «?n. 0 I>. Burgess . 1 0 J. Morton 1 W. Dickie . 1 0 E. M'Call 1 J. Oughton, jun 2 1 D. M'Kenzie O A- Dickie .. X 1 R. M'Call . 1 P. M'Kay , . 1 1 M. M'Kenzie 1 D. Collie 1 0 D. Sinclair.. 1 J- Christie 1 0 R. Wilson, jun. 1 W. Scoit .. .. 1 0 J. Tayloot 0 J Mortimer . 3 0 A. Lindsay.. 0 A. Perkins .. I 1 R. Wilson ' 0- P- O'Rourke „ 1 1 C.^ M'Kenzie 0 S. O'Rourke . £ 0 IT. Morton ..0 J- O'Rourke .. $ 0 D". Morton 0 R- Burgess % 0 S. Perry . 0 M. O'Rourke . 9 9 " 10 27 • Victory thus retted with Tuturau bj 18 games. Alter the match a social evening was spent, the Tuturau men, assisted by. lady friends, being the ' entertainers. A programme consisting of speeches and .songs brought an enjoyable evening to a close. During the evening the question of * combined clubs "inatcb^Tufurau and Wynd--h*m y. Seaward Downs- and Mataura- Island — was brotight up, and it w»§ decided thatf it be contested on the night of Friday, September 3., A gathering of 80 or 10ff players is expected.