The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-31
A WHIST COLUMN.
The Post-Intelligencer Will An
swer Questions of Play.
HISTORY or a SCIENTIFIC GAME.
MAY BE q Big Tournament I'm Seattle
Under the Auspices Of the North
Pacific Whist Association.

Il Ss-ra9e1 Won A@ IsFTslY SAID
''Ds8 yoB not Sse my CALI
Caa yoa nor get & through go9r head
4 dig card. and fncn q susalig'
'sHhy ia 700 force n1eT'' ssext be sasf.
At least three tricks they've mlasfa.
eae bowed her pretty head ard signed:
II thought you wished ssszde.
1.-TWO points again you've sscrsfIosd
BY leading oct your trsuvs.
Your playing sBrely ss enough
To give mar she Dump.
Then in despair the sal xife felt
All JOY 81 life she'd MISSED
Ehe might as we'll - ~ the dad
As n0t 20 play good wlglsr.
II ss the desire of tg1e Post intelligence
10 offer rs readsgs who are Interested
sn the modern scientific game o. whist
each week the beef inforHla son ollfatna-
f,ie regarding tae interests 81 THIS spaen-
ID game. whbsn has beepxne not only
most popular Ia the social life az seat
sie. but ia stfraciiug much sf1idy and az
seasion ~ eur1gs.asfac players. and
through the medium % one Of Seattie's
expert players or the game The Tosz-fn-
seiisgeslcer Will hereafter offer It's read
ers fas export unity % submit ting any
guess ion as 10 style or manner OF play
On the gsgne. Whtsh .riIl be answered az
coreiing 20 the modern accepted standards
Of the -up-to-date" game.
The showing the representa- OF
The Washington Club. Of this city. has
made In the tournament plays during the
past year. while not So successful for
winning first honorN. has been credGa-
bic. and now that there Ia an establish
81 North Pacific Whist Association and
promise OF a large tournament this year
In Seattle ., Is 70 De hoped that the many
circles Of gentlemen and lady players
81 this city VIII organize themselves into
various permanent clubs. 50 that the
city may make more favorable show
ing tn public tournaments. The follow
ing shows the interest taken IN the game
sn Portland. '"fhe Portland Whist Club
Il 81 a most Gourlshlng condition. IFs
membership Is now over isa, and IS COM
posed Of the leading professional and
business men ~ the city Ii has recent
" taken quarters n ifs Own. four large
roogDs In ono % she handsomest build
sngs OF Portland. where with complete
appurtenancos some fine whist players
are being developed. on fhe regular
weekly meetings Friday night % each
week the attendance sometimes IS over
eighty members. and me k.ni II a gane
Is In progress on almost any afternoon
or evening OF the week.
The importance Of question Is meas
ured by the amount Of discussion IL ere
ates. A proposition chat excltes no de-
bate may safely be considered either as
an axiom or tr4ne; one that produces
discussion. one upon which men Of ac-
knowiedged ability differ. and which
they take time and trouble 70 argue, may
as Justly be regarded as worthy OF the no
sice II commands. II Il this fact that
lifts the game Of whist above the level
% an ordinary pasgisne and Races ig near
er toe border line OF a science To a
greater extent than any other game Il
has inspired the regard Of the highest
order OF mentality; TO a greater extent
shan any other game II has created and
sustained creditable literature.
The consideration OF the finer points
in the detail Of play in whist - always
open for argument. The history % the
game shows this IN itself Beginning
with Hoyae's rules the game gradually
advanced until 'Cavendlsh' Zones. an
English player formulated IN print his
improved styie Of play. the fundamental
principles Of which are today acknowl-
edged and used IN g = whist Next DR.
Pole brought cut very popular treatise
on ths gam. which had rev IDEAS at the
time q. 30 some details OF play. Follow
Ing these authorities came Foster. Trlst,
Fisher Ames. and last. Hamilton.
In general these are all exponents or
endAsh'' kept u, with the modern devel-
cpment of the game aad new ideas
were presented 10 his eon Grafton ne
openly accepted Mose o. ..STii ard has
publ shed gew a.e rev Nj edtsies s OF
his standard OF the game. pT. j. le IS
soor 20 publish as =. work. The - oiu-
ton % Whist" Ma Trist tNew Crlcans)
a profound studcu. OF the game MAS she
nrst to formula. and present 40 cav
- a a
han leads CO tosa~. MIR Foster claims
To have tsrm,,'.'sd the System Of t1eso
leads q r - 10 the same time. Win
tire adepti-n r the American leads So
this country. the game has heen under
severe diScussAen Ay hart students. and
"a > result o. the discussions whist today
may 20 ~rnSlitered we'll perfected
In the development ~ the game the
style h,-5 cry nu.sh changed The old
time hon x a's Is new a thing % the
past. ard the sore fer rubber" games
has been srad ally rctuesd frcn 10 20
:. and g-point scoring S now popular ana
common. The following from an TX
change vel illusiratcs the comparison
4" WHIST and 'btFnelepurpy' have long
been clearly defined ard adopted rs elias
sscs. Nut eherc also exists whist play
svg circles--a manifesto = y ee entri-
city In princ3nla ana method which cN5n-
variety 81 whist 80 confined 81 tAe games
played ~ elderly gentlemen If stubborn
silsfsosliioa--those cnurtiy osf- 8ele cavs-
Tiers who fancy they learned ehls3 be- IRE
early part % tAelF century. and " $50 st.n
persist IN countatg- bv eart--as ff
Shere Were noW anything else ev whs,h
- count These af1l elderly eerflrrnen
always talk over ere t4b}t. and humble
worse than the Vvorst So5Hr uumSlers
"That'S my kng.' mats taa tssxt ont
'now. l wan the lead Wbv dh8n't yau
raFurn my heart are fsw ~ their
pet phrases TVlev p}sy - take f-brks
these obstinate old h,Hu .elsdrez ,lo-a.,.i
- force a partner. lead fr..fp sneak
and play eaticely MIN Inference ta thrtr
own hands. ar NHt 3 feR If thesr exas-
rserasjas otfouscs, In fnelr mlads age
sn3 ensFc Seem 20 balboa the{r nt<sri-
Gus practices. aH3 Younger waist flav-
e. or sven az aroused hFahfefafVev wh~
ventures tlgud refn assurance. S. taes zstfh
the tacese retorf Teach fus vhtst@
Way. bless vour i1e. uisyesi wAtat &C.
fere yoa wure h0ra" s4a ae-auut ~ r.
sf>eetaAle corr tos.s. shsss vt.ke4 barn
baeaNgs are che~tehr3 in xe-t~se. a,a so
So utnisftaN on fhct- WAY a3wa4s De-
ruanainE yoHmsrr pa~.nrrs AZ tsste an
WAYS reieCtfnr aenrnftsltv asv sats.wes ia1
ar advice. ana Invariably ssrsps ms tse
Harmonious few ~ e rset earne Tsar
ola bltsssoiesioss We lete year gray hairs
ana ssaky knecs. NE tesgeet Noar cieaa
lie resorts saa arN,lsFe ioene "a. aata
oa your sad- rtgnc gasts~frx ara th-ea r.
ssare fest<. rat oh~-AeFe y .fare to say
tive de-asf vour sss1e ef NAE. stay
taE ana w-han CARTS are eHt va sSsu
ss3zs vou Whenever W. vee.*
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