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CHESS SOIREE
AT SHEFFIELD.-On
Thursday evening, March 31st, the annual meeting of the
Sheffield Chess Club [Sheffield Athenaeum Chess Club] was held at the rooms
of the Athenaeum. The occasion was specially interesting on account
of the presentation of a very handsome and valuable set of large-sized
ivory Staunton chessmen to the retiring President of the Club, E. Thorold, Esq.,
who has lately left Sheffield for Bath. The members mustered in
strong force, and an agreeable evening was passed, Mr. Thorold expressing
the pleasure he should always have in looking back to the many happy years
he had spent in friendly connection with the Sheffield Club, and thanking
the many friends he was leaving for the handsome way in which they had been
pleased to signify their good will and personal esteem. The chessmen,
of the finest ivory, were presented in a beautiful mahogany case (value 10
guineas), the lid of which was engraved with a suitable inscription.
The remainder of the evening was spent in play, Mr. Thorold contesting six
games simultaneously (two consulting and four single). In all he
maintained his well-known ability by winning a majority. The
following gentlemen were elected as the officers for the ensuing year
– viz., W. Cockayne, Esq., President; G. S. Taylor, Esq.,
Vice-President; and Mr. G. B. Cocking, Secretary.
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