The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
H.-Q, J, g, 8.
CA, X, 8, 1, 3.
Do. 10. g. ..

Que en- of Diamonds trump. West TO lead.
Among the many very interesting arti-
cles in Whist for April we quote the follow
ing from letter OF Maior-General A. w.
Drayson, who is recognized as one of the
best writer's on the game now living:
In my very young days, when my partner at
whist made a series of blunders, attributed
his mistakes 10 lnatten ton or to Indifference
as to whether he played well or badly. Later
on, when the same or similar errors were COM
mitted, concluded that mental laziness was
the cause, and that my partner had never
troubled himself to study the principles of
whist Eventually have come to the conclu-
sion that just as different guns have greater
ganizations which differ in their range
or capacity as much do our can
non. In electricity there is a quantity
and intensity, or, to put this in more
popular form, there is brandy above and
below proof. No amount of brandy below
proof will produce the same results as very
small amount of brandy above proof. So with
the mind No amount OF thought, where
quantity alone exists, will yield the results
which are obtained by small amount of
thought where intensity is present.
No amount of study of whist will make the
man possessing only quantity brain the equal
as whist-player OF the man gifted with in
tensity.
The former may play fairly good game Gf
he has studied) he may not make any very
great blunders and he may be satisfactory
partner, but he can never rise to the condi-
enable him TO win or save game by some
brilliant coup. Such a proceeding would be
beyond his mental range.
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
We have received several letters of in.
quiry in regard to the arrangements for
the Brooklyn Whist Congress. In answer
we will state that the congress will meet
at the Oriental Hotel. Manhattan Beach,
Brooklyn, on Monday, June %, and con-
tiuno DURING he Oh
The arrangements are in charge of the
leagues tournament committee, which
consists of Robert H. Mems of BROOKLYN
(chairman), =. T. Baker of Brooklyn.
Milton q. Work of Philadelphia, John I.
Mitchell of Chicago, E. LIE Roy Smith of
Albany and P.J. Tormey of San Fran
cisco. No doubt there will be at least 500
players take part in the various matches
There will be nine general contests as
follows:
Contest for the Hamilton trophy for the year
1S96-97.
Contest for the first possession of the Ameri-
can Whist League trophy for the year 1S96-97
Contest for the Minneapolis trophy for pairs
representing league clubs.
Contest for the Brooklyn trophy for teams
representing auxiliary associations.
Contest at progressive whist for fours, tricks
to determine.
Contest at progressive whist for fours,
matches to determine.
Free for all contest between the East and
West at duplicate whist.
Free for all contest at progressive straight
whist
With the exception of the first day there will
be matches both afternoon and evening.
Every individual whist player that visits
Brooklyn, ii he De a member of club be-
longing to the American Whist League,
can have al, the whist play he wants. He
can enter and play in five of the above
contests by reporting TO any mem ber of
the tournament committee. 1t Is the duty
of this com mittee to see that every visitor
to the congress plays all the whist he cares
to. If any one from this section wants
information in regard to cost, etc., of get
ting there, or what the entire round trip
will cost, our whist editor will send cir
cular giving in detail all this informal ton.
No. Whist playing for money in the
rooms of the Trist Club at any time or
under any circumstances subjects the
offender TO immediate expulsion. The
initiation fee is So 90. dues 81 month, and
all lovers OF the game can join if their So
cial standing is go d.
We are asked by our correspondent in
Hollister what are considered the best and
proper leads from the following in plain
suits:
Ace, queen, jack, one or more.
King. jack, ten, one or more.
Queen, jack, ten, one or more.
Jack, ten, nine, one or more.
Our answer is, stick to the textbook.
The first, lead ace, follow with queen, il