DRAUGHTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 260, 26 March 1913, Page 8

DRAUGHTS.

{ NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION". J By Telegraph—Press Association. J Gore, Last Night. 1 The annual meeting of the New Zealand Draughts Association was held 'at (Sore this morning. Officers for the year were elected as follows (the president to 'be elected by the central executive): —Vice-presidents: Messrs. I*. C. Cray, A. Browning and W. Brownlcej (llaveloek); central executive, Messrs. ] R. Oaldons, .T. 11. ITutton, F. Keenan.'J. j A. Borcham. D. A. Brodie, J. Ahernethy and F. K. Hilliker (Dunedin); consultative delegates, Messrs. McKay (Auckland), Jas. Gardiner (Southland), W. ] King (Canterbury). A. McDonald .(West- \ port), C. D. Chant (New Plymouth), J. Gibson (Marton), and W. J. Smith (Wel- ] lington). The championship tourney for I 1014 was offered to Auckland, and it is I anticipated that it will be held there ] during the Exhibition. Westport and ! Nelson offered to accept the 1915 tour : noy in the South Island. The percentage system was discussed, and'a motion was carried recommending that in holding the next tournament the four top players should play off on the one-life-knock-ont system. ' At last night's session. Hilliker beat 'C'alderwond, one win and one draw, and he is now the sole survivor in the winner ! class. Calderwood goes into the losers. Gardiner and Brodie, equal, losers' class, J one win each and two draws. Morris, a j bye.

THE NORTH ISLAND TOURNAMENT,

The draughts tournament was completed last night, with the result that .T. Bruce scored a meritorious win with 20 points, D. Oi'bson being runner-up with 18 points. The following arc the points scored by the competitors in thp championship: — ,T. Bruce - 2D 1). (iibson 1R W. Bell 17'/. Chant 17'/; (I Dooley 17 S. l'hillipps lS'/C, 1). McPherson 1" R. Watson 1" W. .lenkimon l'2'/a C. .lenson 11 Ys <!. M. Longstafi' !' E. Rogers S«/ s ,T. Waters S R. Gilbert 8% HANDICAP TOURNEY. W. Bell (:>) 22Y-x 1 (!. Davev (2 1 /;) lO'/a 2 Chant (li/,.) If 3

D. (libson (ser.) IS, McPherson (o) 18, Waters (10) IS. E. Watson (2) I.V/,„ (1. M. LongstafT (fi) 1">. W, .Tenlciuson (•>'/;) Jo. C. jViw'on (31 U'/«. Gilbert (10) 13'/a, S. Phillips (sir.) I",';, Roger.. (,'»l Ki .J. Bruce win* the championship and £5, ami W. Bell takes the ftrsrt handicap prize ami £'■'> Ms. D.ivey being second with C!, and Chant ihin 1 . with C2 10s. Gibson. slcPiter*nn and Winers divide the fourth. iH'tii and sixth prizes, amounting to £4 K's.