The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-16
BIG WHIST TOURNEY
State Championship Cup
Carried Off By the Plain
field Park Club.
WHEN MUGS WERE TRUMPS
Scores in Saturday Evenings Con-
tests-Speeches Go With
~s. the Prizes.

The Whist Associations second annual
congress came to pleasant close Satur-
night night, at the Jersey City Clubs
house. The games, which were played
Thursday evening, had for their primary
object the determination of the strongest
four teams in the association. They
proved to he the North End Club of
Newark, S1s games; New Jersey Athletic
Club, TX games; Park Club of Plainfield,
61a games; Ridgewood Club, 51a games.
In pursuance of the schedule these teams
met Friday night to determine the two
best teams of the four. When the four
bright teams of Thursday evening met
in competition on Friday evening, the
North End Club and the Ridgewood Club
favor of the Park Club and the New
Jersey Athletic Club. This contest was
scheduled as the semi-final. Besides this,
in the supremacy of the Elizabeth Chess
and Whist Club, which won by two
points. The winning players in this
game were each entitled to small silver
mug. neatly engraved with the words.
New Jersey Whist Association Progress
awarded on Saturday evening.
Saturday the delegates met at the
Jersey City Club at o'clock and at 2.30
they began to play the match for pro-
gressive pairs. The number of teams
permitted to enter were unlimited. At
the opening 26 players took places at the
thirteen tables which were used At $50
After dinner and social chat in the
library the players again sat at the
game at 7:S0 o'clock. AT this time the
New Jersey Athletic Club and the Park
the State championship contest. The
games were completed at 1880 o'clock.
After the averages We're made up. the
final contest for the State championship.
that the teams had played three
teams teams tied, on the the second the Parks
took eleven tricks, and on the third the
New Jersey Athletic Club gained five
cks bv On ii the prk bsy gsarnea the
cup home. Mr.. Arrowsmith. the chair
man of the Jersey City Club. and
one of its crack whist players. ex-
Cup was to be in the uninterrupted
possession of the winning club until the
25th Of this month and during that time
would not be competed for. But during
that time all clubs of the association
could challenge the Parks and they
would have to defend the cup or forfeit
its possession.
The scores in the contest for progress
sive pairs on Saturday evening stood as
follows
Matthews and Reed. !. ;. -. 339
Cameron and Smith,. :. :. !. .... 352
J
Pope and Lane -. ...... $40
Edison and Toler.. :. :. =. ........ 331
Winants and Johnson -. S39
Nandyke and Day.. :. :. :. ......... $3.50
Leonard and Fuller -. - ...... 1893
Bailey and Conger. -. ;. -. ...... 3S4
sAymar and Zeppel.. :. :. =. ...... 331
Weeks and Van Nostran.. 336
McIlroy and Meyer. -. ............ 331
Watson and Bowley.... ............ 348
Otis and Lethbridge... ............ $50
Kyle and Starrett...... ................ Sls
WGemS and kleb. s343
Hartshorne and Arrowsmith. ......... 342
Reed and Lyman. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 334
BoWley and Mecabe.. ....-... .......... S49
Suediker and Walstein.......... ...... 341
Hane and Hueman. ................ 333
Martinson and Haarbleicher ............ 359
Terhune and King ............ 345
Brown and Curry .......... :. .......... 1886
Rynalds and Eagles ...... .......... SAL
Durach and Roberts :. ......... 339
The prizes for the winning pairs were
silver TASKS upon which were engraved
New Jersey Whist Association. Pro-
The winners were Martinson and Haar-
bleicher, Of the Elizabeth Chess and
Whist Club. and Cameron and Smith, of
the Morth h End CLUB Of N9wak nlsagd
winners decided, Mr.. Otis presented the
prizes. He said he was about half glad
and half sorry to have to give them
get them. This referred. to the mugs
and TASKS. In presenting the State
championship trophy, Mr.. Otis warned
the Park Club Representatives to look
forward to many challenges. In speak
ing of the interest felt in the final Mr..
Otis said he had heard future challengers
express their opinion that it made little
difference. whether the New Jersey Athletic
Club or the Park Club won the trophy, as
their chances of not winning it were about
equal with each of the clubs
to the Jersey City Club for its hospital
ity.