“At a meeting of representatives on 18th inst,. in the rooms of Belfast Chess Club, the arrangements for the Inter-Club Ulster Tournament were completed. This season four clubs will compete, viz,:- Belfast, Strandtown, Victoria and Waringstown. Play commences this week, and there is no doubt but that the contest will be very stiff. At the same meeting arrangements were also made for the Ulster Chess Championship. It is not yet known how many will compete. In the various clubs the contests for the club championships are proceeding briskly. It is too soon to forecast the winners.”On 17 April 1902 the Belfast News-Letter carried news of the conclusion of the competitive club season and in particular on the match between the Belfast and Waringstown Clubs on 12 April in the Shankill Buildings, Lurgan:
"Belfast players turned up one short, and were handicapped to that extent, but even the presence of the eight playe would not have altered the result, as the home team were victorious by 5.5 to 2.5. The following is the score:-ULSTER TROPHY
Belfast Waringstown R.D. Hill 0 J.J. O'Hanlon 1 W. Steen 0 J. Reddick 1 G. Leathem = J. Glover = R. Olley 1 Dr. Frier 0 A.W. Hutton 0 T.R. McCkuggage 1 H. Pring 0 J. Carson 1 R. Boyd 1 D.E. Henning 0 -------- 0 W. Hilary 1 2.5 5.5This was the last match in this season for the Ulster trophy, and as so much depended on the result, it was very stoutly contested. The winning of it by Waringstown entitles that club to the possession of the trophy for this year, and this result is all the more creditable, as it is the first time time for the club to take part in the competition."
Final crosstable
RANK CLUB Wa Vi Be St Total
1 WARINGSTOWN xx 01 =1 =1 4.0
2 VICTORIA 10 xx =0 11 3.5
3 BELFAST =0 1= xx 0= 2.5
4 STRANDTOWN =0 00 1= xx 2.0
In its chess column for 1 May 1902 the Belfast News-Letter turned its attention to the Ulster Championship, last held in 1899: “A very interesting contest for the title of Ulster chess champion is at present in progress. Mr. J.J. O’Hanlon represents the victorious Waringstown Chess Club, Mr. J. Carey the Belfast chess Club, Mr. J.A. Heaney the Victoria Chess Club. The representative of the Strandtown Chess Club has not yet been decided.”In the following week’s chess column the News-Letter reported that W. Y. Chamberlain had won the Strandtown club championship and was representing the club in the Ulster Championship. Even with Chamberlain's delayed entry into the championship, it did not take long matters to be wrapped up because on 15 May 1902, the News-Letter reported that O’Hanlon, who had captained Waringstown to victory in the Inter-Club tournament, had also triumphed in the Ulster individual championship.
ULSTER CHAMPIONSHIP
1. J. J. O’Hanlon 2.5/3.0 The other three competitors were J.W. Carey, W.Y. Chamberlain and R.A. Heaney
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