Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-18
THE PAST OF THE GAME.
The System Of so-callcd American Leads and
The unlocking Gams--The sevsn.Potnt
American Game-Ths Coming Whist
Congress 10 Be Held at Chicago.


| ali this city OF Henry Jones Writing
| over the signature OF "Cuveudish,' he
! won his way to the front a an author
| ity on whist, u full score and a half
years ago, aud his books are now ac-
1 cepted as the leading works upon the
game on both sides of the Atlantic and
/ his writings are quite rs well known To
WHIST players in America as they are In
England.
This is his first visit to the United
STATES He was the guest while here
Of Robert II. Wepms, q member Of the
CaEeton club of Brooklyn and direc-
tor Of the American Whist league. His
New York Office on Broad street and
his home and club In Brooklyn We're OBJ
jectvc points for intcryicWers aud whist
players during the weeks Of THE Mas
ter's' stay.
Ii was through the courtesy Of Mr..
Weems that ! met "Cayendish.' He is
a tribe over 30 years OF age. Ia person
he Is Of medium PROPORTIONS. His face
Is strong. He wears % fu.. beard, and
the general aspect of his countcnance
when ~ repose inclines To severity. But
the shadows disappear when he is speak
ing; his eyes light with u genial glow,
and the lines of his face break into
kindly smiles. lie talks well and iluently
ana is enthusiastic on two subjects
whist and the hearty greeting he has
had in America Perhaps | should put
II III other words and say that he is
enthusiastic about his welcome aud whist
During our Interview, | requested "Cn.
sl"t'J, az " ~ u,v sn,lL nls 'ul,y't
az f,ii,,ys,' "' i''e """ P'o-'e's VI "nlsl
WHIST BEGINNINGS.
'Whist WINS first played scientifically
,nbou, IT'S by a party Of gentlemen, Of
60, ~ 'iiN'.''"V WI nv %, lu'
1n,in,, IN. Iio!HS'' ln i",ll"ri lYW,
r,ia...i ,.,,j ~ i''u uoMn ll'e iul'oWliE
Your nGIIner ham, n 1' ai,e n.y. ~ S'I ~,
sc1ro nv a., Tia, 1"V n.''u ,.... ~ !ut
IKE, J,ro n' ines ,,lot hnGy rhllllciati'I
.h'' Ini'F important principles "l whist
y. ~ oon.iiluttlNt rNiI'nce la, the MUD OF
,aErhu'sh mat lhty mnde considerable
r'V rs !',,, '' WI, E'".
49,, S'iuT NF'1tIa ON G.hl~I ne snid
Whel inlhing with me- are of the opiu-
, ,yns 'n"1 n "G r' nf EanGmt iioyig
n NOR, c"niectnra and rG,ua ""' t ',''ni
from tb. fact thnt Iinvi, In iii ,Sn,,,
Treatise ON The Game ~ Nvlist mi.
lished In lI43. r,proJuce1 tha rnI.s ~
Lord Fnlkostune's marty and enIirarJ an
them. His hook won for him Tie title
of the Father of Whist il was "A
mnryelnusly GOOD rontrihution 10 th"
literature nf ihn rninr nnI ,ItI,,n,,,, az
course il was written In the infnncv ~
whist. md is mai nn,v nm IN J,tn stiii
il contains many rules which ,iiscri,pin.
nting PLAYERS follow AT thc prcscnt lime
II ran through numerous editions and
many so-rnilCJ iuinroyrI sIInvl.'s' bovr
brcu published sinre the nuILor's drntb
tl,n innroyrincnts ronsistiny n,niniy IL,
the addition OF ,.nt,ns nLn,it which Ii,,i,
himself never wrote"
Following HOWE" said Covendlsb In
lis talk with me, "'Paira's Muyims'
were published In 1TTO TbouVh thcv
made Int a small hook II wns nm az
cccdiugly good one. IL crhord IIoyle's
views and contained ghur udditinuu