Game No. 1.--"Ayrshire Lassie" Opening. a 11-15 25-18 10-15 22-17 b 15-18 24-6 a 24-20 3-8 23-19 13-22 24-20 2-9 8-11 26-22 6-10 26-17 18-27 17-10 c} 28-24 5-9 d} 27-23 11-16 31-24 8-11 9-13 30-26 9-14 20-11 16-23 Drawn. 22-18 1-5 18-9 7-16 20-16 R. Jordan. 15-22 32-28 5-14 29-25 12-19 a. 11-15, 24-20 forms the "Ayrshire Lassie" opening, so named by Wyllie. It is generally held to admit of unusual scope for the display of critical and brilliant combinations. b. 16-20, 25-22, 20-27, 31-24, 8-11, 17-13, 2-6, 21-17, 14-21, 22-17, 21-25, 17-14, 10-17, 19-1. Drawn. R. Jordan. (c) 26-23 28-19 20-16 7-11 14-10 15-10 9-14 2-6 6-10 19-24 26-23 23-18 18-9 20-11 16-11 11-18 10-7 10-15 5-14 8-24 10-15 24-27 4-8 20-16 29-25 27-20 11-7 18-15 7-3 15-22 11-16 10-15 14-18 27-31 8-12 16-7 20-11 31-26 7-3 22-18 3-7 Drawn. 7-16 15-19 18-23 31-27 27-24 A. B. Scott. 24-20 23-16 3-7 18-14 7-11 v. 15-24 12-19 23-30 30-26 24-20 R. Jordan. (d) 19-16 7-10 23-19 11-15 16-11 25-30 12-19 6-1 15-24 27-24 18-25 20-16 22-17 9-14 28-19 22-25 17-14 Drawn. 15-22 26-23 8-11 29-22 10-17 R. Jordan. 24-6 11-15 19-16 14-18 21-14 Game No. 2.--"Kelso-Cross" Opening. a 10-15 8-12 13-22 5-9 14-18 22-25 a 23-18 25-21 26-17 20-16 17-14 29-22 12-16 1-6 d 19-26 2-7 10-17 17-26 21-17 32-27 30-23 24-19 21-14 5-1 9-13 12-16 15-22 15-24 6-10 26-30 17-14 27-23 24-19 23-19 14-9 1-5 16-19 7-10 9-14 24-27 10-14 30-26 24-20 14-7 19-12 31-24 19-15 5-9 6-9 3-10 11-15 9-13 14-17 26-23 b 27-24 c 22-17 28-24 24-20 9-5 Drawn. R. Jordan. a. These two moves form the "Kelso-Cross" opening. b. 27-23 is also a strong line for white to adopt. c. 30-25, 4-8, 18-14, 9-27, 22-18, 15-22, 24-15, 11-18, 20-4, 27-32, 26-17, 13-22, 4-8, 22-26, and black appears to have a winning advantage. R. Jordan. d. Taking the piece on 18 first seems to lose, thus:-- 15-22 e 9-13 13-17 6-9 5-14 24-8 17-14 23-18 14-10 10-7 White 4-11 10-17 17-21 9-14 2-6 wins. 31-27 21-14 28-24 18-9 7-2 Dallas. e. 2-7, 27-24, 22-26, 23-18, 26-31, 18-15, 11-18, 20-2, 9-13, 2-9, 5-14, 24-19, 13-22, 30-26. White wins. Game No. 3.--"Dundee" Opening.