New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS.
THE PROPOSED CORRESPONDENCE TOUR
NAMENT FINDING FAVOR.
PROGRESS OF TIE MANHATTAN CLUES TOURNEY
A HINT TO CoRREsPONDENTs-PRoB
LENS AID VARIOUS NOTES.

LENS AND VARIOUS MITES.
The readers interested in chess will henceforth
hay" 10 look for their conner in the illustrated
supplement of The Tribune. and there is no doubt
that they will enjoy the comments about things
in the realm OF the royal game just well as in
former times. when this matter was given in the
news columns. Attention, however, must be drawn
TO the fact that the supplement goes much sooner
TO press than The other parts OF TIE paper. ana
CORES pondcnts therefore requested to forward
then letters much earlier in the week than they
have dore In fact. correspondence which reaches
this office after Wednesday cannot be dealt with
on the Sunday following. Prompt attention will
nevertheless be given to all sovers. and those VINO
not credited with correct solutions on the cur
rent Sunday will be duly acknowledged In the FOL
lowing week.
Mr.. Duryea's idea OF arranging a tournament.
to be played by the readers OF The Tribune by
correspondence. seems to meet with much approval,
will be seen by the appended letters:
Chess Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I much Interested in reading II. >
Duryea's letter in today's Tribune regarding
CORE spondence tournament. also your remarks
on his suggestion. and now beg 10 say that snail
be pleased to enter such contest Having hid no
experience however in correspondence games. l
an. not In a position TO make suggestions regard
ing rules. and await further PARTICULARS:
the liberty OF sending you herewith couple OF
two-movors for the favor OF your opinion IL you
Won 10 publish them In your columns as oppor-
tunity arises. Yours. HARRY l.. LAMBERT
No 37 West Onc-hUndrcd and sevcntcentll-st. New
York Nov. ~. 1891,
Chess Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: | read with great interest the suggestion 10
hold "A correspondence tournament. and would Tx"
To enter at once. This should meet with the
hearty support Of your readers nuniber OF
-pondcncc Journeys now N PROCESS througn,
ont the country have been attended with great
success. and there is plenty OF room Tor a i"W
more While writing to you would Ike to SPEAK
Of another subject which may be or gr"ai interest
to some Of your readers. No chess club OF any
size has existed FOR time in Harlem. but re-
Gently "A Harlem club. intended 20 he coinpr'h'i-
siyc In its scope WAS organized ana rooms pt.v,,
cured In One hundred and twenty -hfth-St; an
chess players Wishing % join may Obtain IurIh'r
particulars 10y addressing nys..i Slhy'r'y HoT
80 27o Wet d-and-ninc,oerth-st' New
York. SOY. -. 1871.
II t. rccdlcs~ to say that II Duryca. No. is'
Wei ono hundred ant -twcnty -sccond-st.. New
York the originator OF the correspondence tourna-
mon, has already entered his name AS com
pctitor
Tacnty six ram.s have so far been played IN
tine cha,,t5onship Journey Of the Manhattan chess
,r,,h laird who took the lead right IN the be-
rlnniug Of this contest IL stil half a game ahead
Of Rocarnora Tho latter however. has LOST FEWER
-, mos than Baird who. 80 far has concluded nine
games while Roca,nora has only played seven
~, comes Fitlingcr who In turn leads schmidt
uc,r,,r IIauharn and JasnocronskN. however. are
.tr,os, on, OF the race as Will Ice bc,t seen from
,,,. rr...n n, cores OF the competitors. "A'h are
here appended.