Louth, England (4-5 January 1877)

              1   2   3   4   Score  Place/Prize
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1 Skipworth  ••• 11+ 111 111    9    1st  £3 3s
2 de Soyres  00- ••• 111 1½1    5½   2nd  £1 1s
3 Newham     000 000 ••• 1½1    2½  
4 Parker     000 0½0 0½0 •••    1  
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Unplayed games: (+) win, (=) draw, (-) loss, and (…) unscored.

Prologue
It is intended to hold a meeting at Louth on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of January, 1877. Prizes will be offered in different classes to all comers. Mr J. L. Flythche, Thorpe Hall is the president, and Rev. A. B. Skipworth, Tetford Rectory, Horncastle, is acting as secretary and treasurer pro tem. Programmes will be issued shortly. (1)

The competition at the chess meeting to be held at Louth on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of next month, will be open to all provincial amateurs, ladies and gentlemen, and the players will be divided into three classes, the amount of the prizes being respectively £5, £3, and £1 10s., with corresponding entrance fees of 10s. 6d., 5s., and 2s. 6d. An extra prize will be given to the Lincolnshire man who takes the highest prize in Class II. The hours of play each day will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. All communications should be directed to the Rev. A. B. Skipworth, Tedford Rectory, Horncastle. (2)

Introduction
We learn that the first-class tournament, the principal part of the programme for the chess meeting at Louth, has already been brought to a close. Four competitors, namely, the Rev. A. B. Skipworth, Messrs Newham, De Soyres, and Parker entered for the affray, in which each player had to contest three games against every other rival. The Rev. A. B. Skipworth chivalrously offered the pawn and move to the other competitors, and, nevertheless, won the first prize in fine style, having beaten Messrs Parker nevertheless all the three games, and winning two against Mr De Soyres over the board, and one by forfeit. The latter gentleman gained the second prize, having beaten Mr Newham all three games, and Mr Parker two and one draw. Several minor are still in progress, and a simultaneous exhibition will be given by Mr Skipworth. (3)

Sources
(1) London Field, 1876.12.09, p701
(2) London Field, 1876.12.23, p758
(3) London Field, 1877.01.06, p25