DRAUGHTS ITEMS.
We shall be glad to receive for this column the record of good games played by some of our Auckland students of the* silent game. The following lines to the memory of the late William Strickland, blindfold draughts player, are by John T. Hennigan, in the 'Boston Globe.' In Memoriam. Bring immortelles and laurel To wreath about his brow ; Pay the last tribute of respect To the fallen hero now. No more his friends will meet him In magic blindfold play, For the gallant matchless Strickland Has passed from earth away. "Well may Britannia weep And chant a mournful lay ; To her a noble son is lost This sad October day. E'en on this side the ocean Sounds many a sad refrain. And loving sympathy we send Across the stormy main.
The prize ring probably comes under the head, *• Athletic Circles."
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 334, 16 January 1889, Page 6
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143DRAUGHTS ITEMS. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 334, 16 January 1889, Page 6
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