DRAUGHTS TOURNEY.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 April 1921, Page 3

DRAUGHTS TOURNEY.

DETAILS OF THE TOURNEY. CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS. The recent New Zealand draughts championship was won by #he veteran player J. A. Boreham, of Wellington, who recorded his fifth isuccess in Dominion championship contests. The championship prizes went to J. A. Boreham (Dunedin) 1, F. E. Hilliker (Dunedin) \2, G. A. Brown (Christchurch) 3. On opening the sealed handicaps it was found that prizes went to the following:—C. Manson (Wellington Working Men’s Club) 1, T. Costello (Wellington Working Men’s Club) 2, R. Botting (Balclutha) 3, W. Carswell (Mosgiel) 4, J. Bruce (New Plymouth) 5, J. Mulvey (Wellington) 6, and J. Legatt (Masterton) 7. Mulvey and Leggatt finished level on points,, but the former won by a small margin on percentage. DETAILS OF SCORING. Sealed

Lowry 5 11 16 10 J 8 Millington 2 10 20 7 6 13 CHAMPIONSHIP ROLL. The following is a list of the draughts champions of New Zealand since the New Zealand Draughts Association was formed in 1896 (the name in each case being followed by the place where matches were played): 1896 J. a. Poreham, Wanganui. 1897 J. A. (Boreham Oamaru. 1898— J. A. Boreham, Wellington. 1899 I). A. Brodie, Dunedin. >9OO—D. A. Brodie, Invercargill. i{ >ol—-J. Gardiner, Palmerston North. 1903—1. A. Lucas, Christchurch. 11104—J. Gardiner, Wanganui. ' 1908—‘F. E. Hilliker, Dunedin. 1909 J. A. Boreham, Gore. 1910— W. Penman, Auckland. 1911— W. Penman Dunedin. 1912 F. E. Hilliker, Wellington 1914 D. Calderwood, Auckland. 1915 D. Calderwood, Invercargill. 1920 D. Calderwood, Timaru. 1921 J, A. Borehai k

Boreham W. D. 23 9 L. 0 Pts. Hd. Tl. 271 Hilliker 22 8 0 26 Brown 10 7 20 Botting 15 9 19 5 24 Mulvey 12 12 8' 18 3 21 Leggatt 12 12 8 18 3 21 h'ouness 11 11 10 164 3 194 Bruee 10 12 10 16 23 Costello 14 10 16 10 25 Cars well 13 11 14| 9 234 Manson 10 9 13 14£ 13 27i Munro 7 13 12 134 3 164 Gibson 7 11 14 12J 7 19$ Burgess 5 14 13 12 8 20 McLean 8 7 17 1U 9 20*