, 1877-08-19

In answer to A1r. Hefters challenge to play THE
TnBcSE draughts editor match OF twenty games
pionship Of the Northwestern States. we hare to
suy that willis arc willing to accord the roung
of bis play rcross the board with in set match
for the championship hoHors, We feel that twenty
days IL entirely too short time for Us to prepare
for and finish playing such match, II would
really allow only about ten days practice, very
limited space OF time when we take our business
cares sandresponsblties into consider ration. While
on The other hand. Nt~ 1efter has been young
man OF leisure all summer, and haa applied ms
mind diligently i'll hard study and practice over the
bourd When We accepted Mr. laow!eJs caal-
lcnse, and played him in The month 81 June. We
ytrc in hopes thai we would not be called upon to
r.ay again until cooler wcather, however, II Mr..
efter will 30 modify his challenge as to postpone
s,1all e pleased to meet him across lhc board and
nlust decline doing 40 until then
DUNDEE. Scotland, July :;3 1s7!.-To TIE
Draaots er siasgor ff1ay ;!t nsra.d owi
New York Turf by the dFaughts editor, decline
that gcnt!euan's services Us stakeholder. afy YER
MT Ms!vin IN E Brown aud Me- Yates went 10 Tro; one
Saturday expecting to meet me there. but were dis
appointed, On the following Saturday MIR. Brown
me to let hin. know what MY terms would be 10
visit New York I told him would let him know
~ 5n 2o spa r. De-
s.ating my terms. In February, lH7U, arrived in
New York, but was determined to play no :u,nes
IN k01t ldCc WltuQ0L 3oiut lHQuEEEE%L u HlAke IL
worth ny while towing TO Mr.. Melvin Brown in
November, 1S7:3. having sent the games then
played III New York to Mr. Barker, after prorn,s-
In, not tu do 20, while match for $500 was pend
lug between Mr.. Barker aud myse]f}. Tie drauyhts
editor Of the 1urf said they had agreed TO give
$50 for the irst week. and that tic would see the
money paid 10 tnr by the end Of the week. THE
admission money the first week was to make up
part Of the $50. 1t is not true taat the players
there r.,sed s35. III nearly the half Of .hat sum
was drawn ut The door. hare got nothing to do
with the gentleman who gave the ROOM and prom
iscd to my 915, as ! never had any talk with
him upon the subject. After that I went
Melvin Brown and Sir. Dunlap. the drauehts edit
or Of the 1arf. ] told both these gentlemen that
l still wanted SIS Of the sum they had agreed to
nay me- 3lg, Dunlap told me not to SPEAK further
to Alr. Brown on The snbtect,-that,he himself
would pay me the SIS before left New YORK.
Regarding the match with Afr. Yates, none Of
ME. fates friends would stake any money npon
- We lost. and gave the friends Of Mr.: Yates the
$50" But be forgot to state that he himself was
one Of Mr.. Yates friends. Neither nor any Of
my friends had any money upon the match.
Ny challenge OF Sept. s, 1876. for $500, 70 play
any checker PLAYER in the world. give or take ex-
ton, as the championship does not require to be
mentioned when challenge Is for $500 side.
Mt. Yates has lost the championship In not taking
up my challenge before he accepted MIR. Martins
Respecting my last match with Mr. Martins. Mr.
Dunlap is again wrong. In 1872 AF. Martins ind
game, aud the sum Of &10o was staked in the hands
Of the editor Of Betfs Ltfs.
In ansWerto 3r. Yates have to state that1 do de-
sire to play him, but object to do business in such
Il clumsy way Is be suggests, Us by my forwarding
q deposit and articles I wonld be put to unneces-