The draw for the first heats in the B.C.C. amateur championship resulted as follows: G. M. Roberts v. C. J. Rivett-Carnac, Col. G. Ommanney v. W. Burlinson, H. Crosland v. Major R. T. Russell, R. Hill New v. Alfred J. Peters, Lewis Stroud v. A. Hatchard, W. J. Gask v. V. W. Robinson, H. C. Virr v. G. Chetwynd, Sir A. Conan Doyle v. J. H. Kino, A. W. Sellars v. W. Herbert Fowler, S. Saunderson v. E. H. S. Berridge. W. Bessemer Wright and C. A. Morris drew byes.
It will be noted that H. C. Virr, the present holder, has teen drawn in the first heats. This happens as the Council have this year altered the conditions, whereby the holder has to play through all the heats.
The final game is to take place on Wednesday, March 5, afternoon at 3.0, and evening at 8.15, 1,000 points up.