Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20

Inc HrSt 1Our players are remarkaply
close together but the slight lead of Capt.
O'Farrell gives him a decided advantage
over his competitors in entering the sec
ond round. The schedule for this round
II. Walker vs. Gwyer. Tharp VS.. Wright,
O'Farrell vs.. Molstad; April 20, Hanna VS..
Walker, O'Farrell VS.. Tharp. Wright VS..
Molstad; April "a, Walker VS.. Tharp, Han
p, OFarrell vs.. Walker, Tharp VS.. Hanna.
Molstad vs. Gwyer; May l. Walker VS..
Wright, Gwyer VS.. Tharp, NIolstad VS..
Hanna; May 4, Molstad VS.. Walker, Hanna
Tharp vs.. Molstad, Wright VS.. O'Farrell,
Hanna VS.. Gwyer.
The second round was therefore begun
last Wednesday night, and the determine
ten of all the players to contest every
inch of the ground remaining was shown
by the extraordinary closeness of the play.
Not one of the three games played was
concluded. Capt. OFarrell and Mr.. Mol
stad drew after several hours play, and
the games between Messrs. Walker and
Gwyer, Tharp and Wright were adjourned
at midnight without conclusion. These
games will be played off next week.
The championship play tonight will have
to be abandoned on account of the presence
of Mr.. F. j. Lee the champion of Ireland,
who will give an exhibition of simultaneous
play against all corners. Chess players who
are not members of the club are invited to
participate. 1t Is expected that there will
be fifteen ,7 or twenty tables running and
Is master, and has a most creditable rec
ord in the professional field He comes here
from New Orleans, to fill return engage
ment. Last evening he and Mr.. Hanna
played a stubbornly fought game, lasting
over three hours, which was finally won by
Mr.. Lee by the very close margin Of one
pawn Mr. Lee admitted that Mr.. Hanna
had given him most difficult task, and
the game was admired by all who had
watched it.
A n mo Of na
of the club, held early in the week. it was
decided that there should be no minor
tourney inauSurated during the summer,
as the time could be more profitably spent
in series of interesting events, and ar
rangeme1ts have already been started for
program of consultation games. The play
ers will be grouped in threes. and entries
Tor these events are already being made.
Among the other spring matches in prepar-
alton in compliance with the decision of
the executive committee, is team contest
between the best players of the CAPITAL
Bicycle Club, probably a dozen in number
and an equal force from the ranks of the
Washington Club. No date has yet been
fixed for this event but it will take place
in a very short time.
At the executive committee meeting it
was also decided to make an effort to re-
viVe interest in whist this spring and DR.
q. G. Walls was designated as subcom-
mittee to make arrangements for an event
that would attract the whist players to
the cup rooms. thursday evening has
been selected as whist night. SO as not to
conflict with the play of the Capital BIZ
cycle Club men, who use Wednesday even
ing for this purpose, or with the Baltimore
players, who have chosen Friday night
DIR. Walls has about completed plan for
tourney of compass whist" participa-
ton in which will be open to any pair of
players in the city, whether in out of
clubs. Next Thursday night the play will
begin, and 1t is expected that there will be
a large crowd In attendance. Unattach-
ed players will be allowed to work as part
ners through an evening, but club players
will not be permitted to retain partners.
1t Is probable that this series of games
will run for three or four months, and the
results at the end of that time will be an
accurate indication of the individual
strength of each player participate as
in compass whist every element of luck is
eliminated.
The checker tourney is almost at an end,
only a few games remaining to be played.
The score last night stood thus: