The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-06
CAPTAIN HUGH KENNEDY, CHESS PLAYER.

CAPTAIN HUGH KENNEDY, CHESS PLAYER.
The illustrated London Ners announces in the chess
column OF its issue OF November Is the recent DEATH
at Reading, of Of its most distinguished con-
tributors, Captain Hugh Kennedy, whose name and
fame were familiar to hundreds of the American
votaries of the royal game. Captain Kennedy was
born in England in 1910, and achieved high repu-
taton chess player nearly forty years ago. having
been pitted against such rivals stanton wyvil,
williams Andersen, Szcn. Kescritzky. Lowenthal
and Henry Thomas Buckle. Endowed with wealth
and leisure he the most energetic supporter OF
that great event in chess annals the International
Chess Tournament held at London during the Worlds
Fair OF 1851 He carried of the sixth prize and be-
came prominent by his controversial articles upon
some Of the incidents of that tournament. When
in full force he very strong player but
the literature and history OF chess and the
romantic legends that cling TO it had more
table He welded facile pen and contributed for
thirty years to the chess columns OF the Illustrated
London Nec, as well as 70 N:ses AMI Quer,,s and the
strays FROM the Chess Board, and in July last.
trbuted 70 the nrss named periodical an interesting
account ri the hrst chess match by telegraph. For
several yeSrs failing health compelled him to winter
in MADEIRA and for the reason nc had been less
prominent than formerly in the annals of his favorite
game.
GEORGE JOHN wHYTE-MELvILIE, NOVELIST
This mornings London journals announce the
death Of Captain whyte Melville, the novelist. He
fell from his horse while hunting, and broke his
neck Captain G. J. whyte Melville was born at
Mount Melville, ST. Andrews, Scotland in 1921.
entered the army in 1899. became captain in
the Coldstream Guards in 1916. and left the
service in 1s4s. but volunteered as officer Of
airy in the Turkish service during the Crmean war,
1856. He the author of many novels which had
q considerable success. translated into French
and rcpubiished in America contributed to FrGsers
and B'aeIsrOods magazines, and made trans
his novels Captain Digby Grand us53l,
Kate Coventry ns56l. "Holmby Honse'' nsGOl,
Rome md Judea nsGs), .Brookes 0: Bridlemere''
psG4). '-cerise. Tale OF the Last Century 1865.
.contraband or, Lozing Hazard' us7ol. '.sarche-
Legend Of the Church" 1873. Uncle John" s74 and
''Ksterfelts. Tale Of Exmoor us75D He published
volume Of Songs and Poems" in 1872 He was
great an and his death while riding to hounds
is tragic any of the incidents in his stories
SIR THOMAS EARDLEY wIIMoT BIoMEFIELD BART.
Rev. Sir T. y. wilmot Blomefeld. Bart, Vicar of
All Saints Pontefract Yorkshire died suddenly at his
residence in that town. November H. aged fifty eight
years He was a grandson Of Major General Thomas
Blomefeld who commanded the artillery at the
attack upon Copenhagen. in 1907, made
bsrone. in November of that year. and married
daughter Of the Right Hon. Sir John
Earviley wilmoi LORD Chief Justice of the
Court os Common Pleas. The late baronet
was born n, Ateborough. Norfolk, August g.
1920 took orders IN the Church 81 England and
incumbent of Pontefract for fourteen preceding
his death. He married his first wife in 1874 Lady
aecreins Louisa daughter Of GenerAl sir Pcregrine
Maitland. q. c. B., Governor OF The Cape Of Good
Hope and ne his second wife Miss Fanny Preston. OF
Askam Bryan Hall. Yorkshire and left nine children.
The new Barpnct Thomas Wilmot Peregrine Bome-
field, born December 81, 1Sis, Is officer Of the
Board OF Trade ana Lieutenant Of the First Yorks
Ri6e Militia. He was married in August. 1874. 70
Liias daughter Of the late Major Charles Napier and
cousin of the present Lord Napier and E'trick.