The sun., 1896-03-14

other hand. has winning game. Pilsbury
thinks that in the remainder of the games the
Americans are hardly strong enough to win.
The match is the second OF its kind between
British and American players the Manhattan
and British Chess Clubs having fought n draw
last year. The arrangements for yesterdays
games, however, were far moro elaborate. The
Brooklyn Chess Club, which manages the Ameri-
can side OF the match, took great pains to avoid
the mistakes which made last years contest
rather unsatisfactory, and successful.
the only error beng made on the other side,
where one OF the London scorers made mistake
In Tinsley's first move. which ,de!ay ed matters
considerably on board four. but did not affect
the othor games
The tables for the players we're placed on a
platform extending almost across the cast end
Of the hall. There were twelve tables, eight for
the players and four smaller ones, placed be-
tween the playing tables for the accommodations
OF the tellers, each of whom scored for two
players Large score cards were suspended
from the platform, one in front OF each player.
and the moves were registered for the benefit Of
the spectators. Eight large chess boards. each
about four feet square, were placed along the
south wall and properly ticketed with the lanes
Of the contesting players. er!ntendent
and sta II OF six operators looked after the tele-
graphic facilities. Two tables were used by the
telegraph corps one for receiviEs ard the otl.er
for transmitting moves. In addition the hail
was handsomely decorated with English and
American flags.
On each playing table stood clocks for reg
istering the time of tho player In making his
move. the rules requiring that each player
should make his twentieth move before the end
of his first hour. his fortieth before the end Of
the second hour. and SO on. While waiting for
the other man to move, the clock was, of course,
stopped, the companion clock ticking away
merrily on the other side of the Atlantic. AS
fast as dispatches came In from abroad they
were manifolded. one copy being kept by the
operator, one going 10 the player. one TO the
teller In charge of the big score sheets,
and one to the men who moved the
pieces On the large board along the
wall. As soon as the English players NOV"
was handed to his American opponent the lat
ter's clock WAS set In motion by the teller.
When the American had made UP his mind
what TO reply lfv moved his man and wrote
down his move a printed slip, on which the
number Of the board and tho number OF the
move were marked lie signed tho Slip, which
was passed by the teller to the sending table.
His clock was meanwhile stopped aud he was
then off duty until another slip came to his
table. Plllsbury walked around the hall a great
deal between moves, but most OF the other
players stucE to their tables pretty closely.
Play did not begin until o'clock, hu, some
spectators una u rev OF tlc ilhyers were on
hand over an hour before. President Mareau
OF tho Brooklyn Chess Club and Prof. Isaac /.
Rice who acted rs umpire for the Britons.
among The first comcrs. There was some lively
work By the members OF the committee who
were giving the last Instructions 20 the teller.
and the clicking o; the telegraph instruments
told that the operators were making sure that
everything was in order. About half past u tho
American players took their seats on the plat
form being arranged in the following order:
pilIsbury ShOWAlter BuriI,e, Barry, Uymes.
Hodges Delmar. and Baird. Before making
the final arrangements greetings were exchanged
BY tho clubs. the Brooklyn Chess Club sending
the following message to London:
American team Rreets the British team;
prepared to win without exui,atlon or lose with
cut uthumiliRtiou."
The British Chess Club replied
THE British team cordially returns greeting
and sentments.'
The club also sent word to the umpire. J sof
Rice 70 draw for the move. lie drew tho Zip
nun hrIcd two. which, according to the rules,
gave to the Brtish team the move on the even
been announced. play began as follows:
hoard. Great britain. Amsrica.
l..........-.........,Ba Backburno. lillsbury.
9..,.,,,,,.....,........B Burn showalter.
S...,.,...........,.,,.lr Bird Eurlile.
2................'.''''''i ilhseS' inlrS'
b......,...........,.,...!uco !ucock !lynrs
8,,,,,,.,............,,.hil Mills. Hodges.
7...,.,.,.......... Atkins Deiihr
& ..,...........,....... Jackson. BARD.
PIlsbury, Burille, Hymes and Hodges opened
for the Americans, all except liymrs choosing
f, Twd sts oi ' Ss EE"S hysS Burn snok and ID
Tinsley, played p-Q 4, while Mills and jackson
o'clock and nothing especially startling Was
developed up to the time OF ad1onrnmsnt' the
i.OI,eS and Oueou's Pawn being adOpted eXceDt