Evening star., 1896-11-28
LADIES' TEAMS To PLAY.
Games That Will Interest LocaI wbfs,
Circles NcNi Mcrl


Circles Next Week.
Local whist circles have good deal to
interest them the coming week Wednes-
day the Crawford club, which won the tro-
ply at the woman's whist tournament re-
Gently held In Philadelphia. will defend the
trophy against Mrs. Newbolds team. The
iatteD team came out second in the recent
contest 1t has been strengthened since the
tournament. and now consists of Mrs New
bold. Mrs. Wister. Mrs. Fox and Mrs Sam
ues. undoubtedly the best ladies' team in
Philadelphia.
The Crawford club will be represented by
the team that Won in Philadelphia viz
Mrs. Hawley, Mrs. Leech, Mrs. Pilling and
Miss de Sibourd.
The local team is composed of enthu-
siastic short suffers. having been coached
by Low, Wooten and others of that school.
They attribute their victory largely to the
ignorance of the other teams of that sys-
tenn. Mrs. Newbold's team was coached by
members Of the Hamiltons and their play
resembles the style Of play of that cele-
brated team.
The match will consist of twenty-four
hands and will be played at Madame de
Sibourds residence. Mr.. VIM. Bingham
will be the referee. On the following We'd
nesday Mrs. Andrews team will play the
winner of the match.
Tuesday evening next the Cranfords will
entertain the visitors at the Washington
Club, on 1 street Compass whist will be
played, and several of the local whist play
ers will be invited to meet the Phladcl
phians.
This evening the Baltimore Whist Club
will play the Hamilton club of PhladeI-
phia for the challenge trophy of the Ameri-
can Whist League Next Saturday evening
the Capital Bicycle Club will play the win
ner for the cup.
The c. Bi. C.'s will be represented by Its
short suit team, consisting of D. J. Carr.
H. N. Low. c. NJ Barrick and F.. c. Quack-
enbush. Carr will captain the team This
is the same team, with the exception of
Quackenbush in place Of Fogg. that defeat
ed the Hamiltons a year ago, but subse-
duent.y lost to the Baltimores.
Saturday evening the Hamiltons defeat
ed the Amrita Club of Poughkeepsie by the
score of 3S to 0. In commenting on the
match, Milton C.. Work, one of the Hanil-
tens. says: "Amrita played rather old
fashioned game in the matter of leads.
They stuck to the antiquated ten-lead from
king, jack. ten-now, we believe, discarded
by AL first-class teams except st. Paul.
and they also clung to the old rule to lead
ace from ace and four others. which the
ST. Paul players taught the whist world
to honor in the breach rather than the
observance.
At the Capital Bicycle Club compass
whist match last Saturday evening the plus
scores made were follows: North and
south-Britton and Willard, 1I2: B. Taylor
and Robson, 134. East and west-I-ow and
Carr, 151; Young and Cole, 146: McComb
and J. l.. Writ, lS. The leading scores to
date in the prize contest follows:
Cole. 5.s8: Britton, $50: McComb. 4.56:
Low 33S; Fogg, 3.26; Young, 2.SS; Ste
phens, 80; Carr, 2.02.
In the compass whist at the c. A. c. on
Wednesday evening the top scores We're:
Taliaferro and Neff, 146 north and south.
Bedan and Hampton, III; Jackson and
Callam. ia.
At the C. Bi. c. compass whist Wednes-
day evening Lewis and Henry made top
score. III, east and west, and Barrick and
Quackenbush made top score, los, north
and south.