The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-03-18
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Contest in Full Swing.
VISITORS STRONG IN LEAD
At End of Play Last Night They Had
25 Games, While the Americans
Had IA - Longest Game on
Record in Championship.

Boston, March 49, The third days
play in the international checker t0iirn-
ament ended with the percentage for
the day in favor of the Britons, who
maintained a decided advantage in the
total score. The feature Of the after
noon was the contest between Mr.. Bark
er Of the American team, and Mr.. Halli-
we'll By brilliant playing Mr.. Barker,
who had four kings against three kings
and man, frightened the coils and fore
ed a single man TO cross the path of
an adverse king for the loss of the
first game.
The second game was drawn after
three hours and forty minutes Of play.
In the evening, Searight scored on Head
by introducing new play, which the
time limit prevented his opponent from
meeting correctly. Denyir was beaten
by Hynd in a similar way. r. Jordan
had the best record for the day, winning
four straight games from Reynolds.
The last game of the night continued
long after the other contestants had
finished, Dearborn and Stewart fight
ing for the fourth game after two had
been drawn and Stewart had won one.
The fight was sharpest when Dearborn
had two kings and two men against
three kings and a single man.
Play in the tournament began ait 2
o'clock in the afternoon and concluded
at 7:15 O'clock
The afternoon play resulted as fol.
lows: Stewart (Br.) beat Dearborn;
Ferrie (Br.) beat Growers Searight (Br.)
beat Head; A. Jordan (Br.) beat Schae-
fer; Schaefer (Amn) beat A. Jordan
(second game)s Morrall kBr) beat
Hor; Horr (Amn.) beat MorralI (sec-
ond game); S. Jordan (Br.) beat Rey-
nolds (two games); Hill (Amn.) beat
Gardner; Barer (Amn beat Halliwell
Drawn: Stewart and Dearborn; Fer
rie and Grover; Searight and Head
Gardner and Hill; Buchanan (Br.) and
Hofner (2); Hynd {Br.) and Denyir
t2); Barker and Halliwell.
Afternoon score: Britishers Z, Amer
leans 4, drawn 3.
Total score; Britishers 81. Americans
l3, drawn 65.
The evening play began at 7:30
o'clock, resulting as follows Hynd
(Br) beat Denyir; Searight (Br.l beat
Head; r. Jordan (Br.) beat Reynolds
(2); Barker (Amn.) beat Halliwell.
Drawn games: A. Jordan and Schae-
fer CD; Buchanan and Hoffner (2);
Ferrie and Grover (2); NIorrafl and
Horr fg); Gardner and Hill (2); sea-
right and Head az; Hynd and Denyir
(i); Barker and Halliwell (1); Stewart
and Dearborn (1).
AT midnight Stewart and Dearborn
were playing the last game Of the even
ing, and it appeared that the finish
would be very late At that hour the
evening score was: Britishers 4, Ameri-
cans /, drawn IA.
The third days play: Britishers II,
Americans s, drawn 20.
Total score. Britishers 25, Ameri-
cans IA; drawn so.
The game between Stewart of Scot
land and Dearborn Of the American team
which was concluded at f:45 o'clock yes
terday morning, Stewart winning after
five hours and fifteen minutes Of play.
This is the longest time ever given to
a championship game in America, the
record of seven hours having been made
by Stewart in a game in Scotland. The
men began playing at $3.50 o'clock
Thursday night and continued for hours
after the other nineteen games of the
evening had been finished
At l o'clock Dearborn offered to al
low Stewart to take the hoard to his
room, saying he would abide BY the
latter's decision if the Scotchman could
figure out win. TO this Barker of
the American team objected, and the
game was continued. A count was then
resorted to, Stewart being compelled to
win in forty moves or permit q draw.
He won in the next eighteen moves