New Zealand Draughts Champions

Some notable personalities of the game in this country include D. Calderwood, who learnt the game in Scotland. He won the national title nine times and the Australasian title once. In his day he was classed as one of the world's leading players. Others of prominence include W. Penman, winner of the New Zealand and the Australian title, and J. Dowie, of Christchurch, and D. Lowry, of Wellington, both of whom have won the national title three times. A.S.R. Noonan, formerly Secretary, New Zealand Draughts Association, Ikamatua, West Coast South Island and Walter O'Malley, President, New Zealand Draughts Association, Christchurch.