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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143473, 21 April 1911, Page 4

Per Press Association.

DUNEDIN, April 20. TIIO Australasian draughts championship tournament was continued to-day. In the third round Urodie met Ilillikcr. The first two games were drawn, the third won hy Brodic, and the fourth drawn. Hilliker now drops into the losers’ class, and Brodio and Penman are left to fight out the final of the winners’ class. So far llrodio has played twenty games in the championship. In the losers’ class, second round, Egan boat Morris, the scores being Egan one win and fivo draws. Boreham defeated Lucas hy two games to one, with one draw. In the handicap tournament eight competitors have played the full number of games (22), while Bruce, Carswell, Keenan and Matheson have two games each to play. The scores at present are: Bruce 151 points, Matheson 141 points, Hutton 121 points, Lang 121 points, Moore 111 points, Gillies 11 points, Kcqnan 11 points, Bolting 10 points, Penman 9 points, Carswell 8} points, Morris Cl points, and Edwards 5J points.-