The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

four in suit; but with five in suit, lead ace
and follow with lack.
Second-Lead ten with four or five in
suit.
Third-Lead queen with four or five in
suit.
Fourth-Lead the fourth best
You will find among amateurs few who
know more than the books. Our advice is
to keep III the path that you know will get
you there safe; don't go "'cross lots" We
have tried it, and have generally fallen in
a hole.
No! No one is allowed to look at the
last trick or any one card of the last trick
after they have all been once turned and
quilted. In duplicate whist, as long as
there is one card that is not turned the
rest can be seen by any or every one at the
table. There is a severe penalty attached
to the violation of the above which is,
suit may be called from the one offend
ing or his partner the first time it is the
turn of either of them TO lead. This pen
atty can be enforced only by the adversary
on the right of the player from whom a
suit can lawfully be called. Ii the suit is
called by the wrong party no penalty can
be eXacted.
Yes, there are two ways of ''revoking,"
one of which is not generally known. One
is not following suit when YOU can; the
other is not complying with the terms of a
penalty. For example: A player looks at
the last trick-or last card ii in duplicate
and becomes liable to a penalty; suit is
called, say hearts. If he plays anything
else and has heart he has revoked"
"qulnt" is five cards in sequence;
"auartnn ..atIan is four cards in sequence;
'uerce" is three cards in sequence;
"quint, minor" is 2, g. 4, 5, 6; 'quint
MAJOR" Is ace. king, queen, jack, ten.
Yes. The Master "Cavendish' will be
at the Brooklyn congress. The whist ed
ltor of IHE CALL receiv a letter from
Robert II. Weems, corresponding secre-
tary of the American Whist League, saw
ing: "Cavendish will arrive from England
on the 18th of June and will sail for home
again on the 4th OF July, and | will accom-
pany him." n. B. Trist, the father OF
American Leads, will also be there.
Yes. We know of several from this City
who will be at the Brooklyn congress. At
least four and probably five from the Trist
Club will be present.
WHISTLES.
The st. Nicholas Hotel Whist Club
meets every Friday night in the ladies'
parlor of the hotel. The whist editor OF
THE CALL was nicely entertained there
last week. The evenings play was pro-
gressive mnemonic duplicate.
Every whist-player on the Pacific Coast
can have a sample copy of Whist for May
by sending his address to the whist editor
OF this paper.
Mr.. E. c. Hill and Mr. darcy acknowl-
edge receipt of CALL prizes.
Miss Kate Wheelock, the whist queen,
in letter to our whist editor says: II ap-
preciate the article on 'Fads, for am i'll a
city, as you well know, where they are
used more than any other place in the
country, and the poor beginner trying to
do wbat the experts only can"
a match game for the Rideout trophy
was played in the rooms of the San Fran
cisco Whist Club Saturday, May g. Mr..
George A. Singer of the Trist Club acted
as referee in the absence of President P ].
Tormey. 1t was a very close game and
great credit is due to the Vallejo club for
putting up such strong game, They
and only lost the match by five tricks.
The team representing the Vallejo club
were: F. ]. Walter. G. f. Colvin, D. W.
Harrier, A. Pennycook.
The San Francisco team were: George
E. Bates, II. c. Richards. D. r. Wilson, A.
D. Eyre.
The following schedule shows the full
score, divided into deals of eight: