Cheltenham, England (1-5 August 1876)
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Round 1
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Burn │
+1=0-0 ├——┐ Round 2
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+1=0-0 ├——┘ │ Round 3
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————————————┐ │ Fisher │ │
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————————————┐ │ ??? │ │ Round 4 Place/Prizes
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+1=0-0 ├——┘ │ Burn 1st
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————————————┐ │ Fisher 3rd
Skipworth │ │ +1=0-0
+1=0-0 ├——┐ │ Coker 4th
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+1=0-0 ├——┘ │ │
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+1=0-0 ├——┘
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* Skipworth and Burn agreed to use their Cup game for both events.
Introduction
Conclusion
For the handicap sixteen players had entered, who were divided into two sections after the first round. In the section of winners (for first and second prizes) Mr Burn came out the victor, and the Rev. A. B. Skipworth second; in the section of losers (for third and fourth prizes), Mr Fisher pulled through finally, and Mr Coker came next. (1)
Note
The game A B Skipworth vs Burn, 1876 counted for the double event, viz., the cup tournament and the final round of the handicap, by mutual agreement of the two contestants. (2)
Sources
(1) London Field, 1876.08.12, p195
(2) London Field, 1876.08.26, p276
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