New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-24
THE TOURNAMENT A ORA ".
TILE HAMILTON WHIST CLUB TROPHY NOT
YET WON.
FINE PLAY or THE MILWAUKEE AND HAMIrTo'
CLUBS-THE CONTEST Dor TIE PRIZE To
BIZ RESUMED ~ CWCAGO-sUM-
MARY or THE CAMS.


MARY or THE CAMS.
A contest was held yesterday in the Manhattan
Athlete Clubhouse which for tie endurance Of tho com
peuns teams and the accuracy y the players va ne
most remarkable tournaucn, held in TIE history
Of American whist. From IL \. m. until : 80 p M.
Tho Milwaukee and Hamilton whist clubs PLAYED FOR
the Hamilton club trophy. and after forty eight hands
had been dealt and tie players had changed their
positions SIX times. tie tournament Was declared
draw The tournament - Tho American Whist League
for the Hamilton Cub trophy began Tuesday with four
teen club, IN the field. A. the teams lost two matches
eacll they ruled out, and Oh friday night the
Milwaukee players stood by. while TIE Hamilton Club,
Of Philadep hla and the Capitol Bicycle Club, OF WASH
ngton PLAYED a match TO decide which should mce,
them To the surprise OF the veteran whist players
the young men Of tho Capitol Club defeated the
noted Hamilton Club team By nine points. The
Washington Club has never taken part In league
tournament before ard II IS composed OF young men
whose names ore comparatively unknown In the
whist world. Yesterday they pet the veteran play
crs from Milwaukee and practically ovcrcanc them
by superior physical strength. Three Of the Nil
waukco players were taken III yesterday
before the two matches ended, and
when the forty-eght hands werr played neither side
was In d condition TO continue the contest. IL was
agreed that the tournament should BE- called draw by
The two clubs and that the hnal contest should bc
played after years rest at the third annual con
Tho veterans Of the Milwaukee Whist Club. entered
the match yesterday moring with TO expectation 81
defeating tlio Capitol young men before the close Of
the first two sections. The youths from Washington
can,s dressed in tennis suits and sipprd Apo
water whilc the Milwaukee players fused and sweat'd
and gained no advantage. Hardly a word was spoken.
and for eight hours The fight continued. Tho NIL
waukc. team played with their usual clcvcrnc,s md
the y0lng from Washington them Ill they
could do. Al the crd II the match the score was
3i2 points FOR each side.
The Tournament committee then ordered sixteen
hands 10 DO played and the match resulted In Il tn.
Eight hands were thin dealt, and the Capitol Club
Won The for the last twenty four hands
CapItol 3l3 and Milwaukee 81 points. Milwaukee
wa not defeated befor. and tho Capitol had been
beaten once. club De ruled ont unless II
has suffered defeats, the victory OF the Hamilton
Club not decisive. The Milwaukee Club declined
TO play again. und tho Capitol players were not
snSions to play twenty -four hands last night.
The Hamilton Club trophy will remain IN the
possession OF present owner, Or. Milton II. For
rest OF Philadelphia, until next year The trophy Is
now Oh exhibition Ia this city, H. IS made OF sterling
silver and Is valued at about 81. 600. The
trophy /, bowl, ten inches inOdlameter.
with the standard upon which 1t rests It IS
fourteen inches high The heavy shank Is ornamentcd
with four klnSs chased .n rclct and the bowl Is
decoruted with srollySork and chased figures -Four
The business sesson Of tho American Whist league
Yesterday several more changes wer. made In the
rice and the executive committee WIS empowered b.
appoint a committee on the revision OF the code. A
resolution adopted thanking the Cherry Diamond
Wliyt Club and tho Manhattan Athletic Cub for tbs
many courtcsics they had shown 10 oh COZ gress.
The record Of the twcnty-fon- hands played In the
tournament yesterday Is given below:
FIRST TABLE
First section Milwaukee Whist club w NJ NOrthrop.
O. NJ Paine; Capitol J. T.. woo,en H. y. Low. FIT
hand Dealer. Paine: trump. G; wootcn led nist
hands play. sco'e-Mii"aukee 5, Capitol 3 Second
hand Dealer woossn; trump D. Northrop led
score-Ml wsukee o. Capitol 7. Third hand DEALER
Northrop; trump ) :; Low led. Milwaukee B.
Capitol 10. Fourth hand: Dealer Low trump 3 {.
Paine led Score-Mlwaukee /. Capitol Il
Fifth hand; Dealer Paine, trump. a. c.; woot,n led
Score Mliwauk g, Capitol .. Sixth hand Dealer
wootcn trump Northrop led. Score Milwaukee
=. Capitol 8. seventh hand: Dealer Northrop; trump
K. O.; Low led Seorc-Mnwaukee g. Capitol :. Eighth
hand Dealer. Low trump, X c.; Paine led. Score
Milwaukee 4. Bicycle o. Total for seeton-Milwaukec
20. Capitol "a.
Second sectlon-Tirst hand Milwaukee, H. NJ NorthrOp.
Atsatcrl Capitol, Wootcn. Eaklns OBJ; dealer Atwater
trump. 5. Scorc-Milwsukee :, Capitol o. Second
hand Dealer. Woo,en trump S Northrop led. Score
milwaukee o. Capitol 10. Third hand Dealer NoTthfop
trump. d :; Eakns led. Scorc-Mlwoukee 5. Capitol D.
Fourth hand Dealer, Eaklns: trump q; Az
water led. Score-Mlwaukeo g. Capitol 10
Fifth hand: Dealer. Atwater; trump. d wooten LED
Scor'-Milwaukee o. Capitol 4. Sixth hand Dealer
woot~n; trump. 0 5 Nofhrop led. -Mllwsukss 10
Capitol 3. seventh hand Dealer Northrop; trump, " VI
Eakins led Score Milwaukee T. Capitol 6. Eehth
hand Dealer. EaEins trump. II; Atwater led Score
Milwaukee g. Capitol 5. Section total-Milwsukee ~
Capitol 50.
N0rthrop. E. 5, Elliott; Capitol. ]. II. w'0ten' 4