Evening star., 1896-01-20
THE CAPITALS WON
Big Four in Whist Defeated the Ham
iltons for the Trophy.
SECOND VICTORY FOR TIE LOCALS
Unconventional Play Marked Their
Game.
BALTIMoRE5 COME NEXT

The Capital Bicycle Club won its snatch
with the Hamilton Club Of Philadelphia for
the American whist trophy Saturday. de-
feating it by six tricks. The Hamilton Club
is probably the best known whist club in
the country. 1t is the author Of what are
known as the Hamilton leads" and one
member of the team has written a book on
the game. The team which represented
the Philadelphia club comprised Messrs.
Remak, captain: Work, Mogridge and
Clayton, the latter being substituted for
Ballard. The c. Bi. C.'s were represented
by the team that won at Albany, viz:
Messrs. Low, captain; Barrick, Carr and
Fogg.
The match was played in the parlors Of
the club house on 18th street. No one had
access to the rooms in which the contest
vas going. on but the referee and scorers.
The results were announced every four
hands, and were eagerly awaited by the
members In the other rooms.
Play began at 3:15 pm, and continued
until twenty-four hands had been played,
at which point the local club was five
tricks ahead. Then an adjournment was
w. P. johnson, chairman Of the whist COM
mittee, acting as host on behalf of the
club.
On the first round of four tricks of the
second half the Capital team gained two
tricks and one In the next four tricks, put
ting them eight ahead. The faces OF those
waiting outside consequently broadened.
Then followed the announcement that the
Hamilton had gained six. which reduced
the lead to two, and had gained another in
the following four hands, leaving the local
club but one trick ahead. 1t looked very
much as If the cup would go to Philadel-
pbia, and faces grew long.
The next result announced was gain OF
three for the bicycle club, and when In the
a. oh
went up, and the handshaking was very
vigorous.
Original Local Leads.
The visitors spoke in the highest terms
of the play Of the bicycle team. Mr..
Remak. their captain, said that Foster
should not be given credit for the victory,
| as the bicycle club did not follow Foster;
that their leads were original, and should
| be given a distinctive name, such as Gap
| ital The leads were a continual mystery
| to them, and they were in constant fear
! Of being 'tricked.
Two instances CT how the local team
| tricked them will suffice. Mr.. Barrick, hav-
| ing the lead. held the ace. king, queen. ten
| and, a low trump, besides the ace and two
| low hearts and other cards Ordinarily, the
| trump Is led, but Mr.. Barrick played a low
heart, which his partner took with the
| king. The lead was returned, and Mr.
Barrick took the trick with his ace OF
| hearts, and again played a heart. His
| partner took the trick with trump, and
| established his suit, a club, which was
| taken by the Philadelphia player on Mr.
Barrick's left That player held four
| trumps, and led one. This was what Bar
| rick wanted. He took the trick with the
| tenspot, and followed with the ace, king
and queen of trumps, e&hausting all trumps
except one in his own hand. and then led
his partners suit. By this means four
| tricks were gained on the hand.
| Just before the match closed the Hamil.
i tons missed an opportunity of gaining
| three tricks on one hand. The parties
| playing were Messrs. Fogg and partner
4 Remak and Work. All the trumos ha6
| been played but three, two of which were
| held by Remak and one by Work. 1t was
| which he held ace, king, jack and ten
| which had been established. Work led his
J trump, the deuce. His partner took the
| trick and led a spade. Fogg, second hand
| holding queen, nine and lower card play
| ed the nine. This gave the impression
| that the nine was the lowest spade held by
him, and that If he held the queen it wa.
| unprotected. Work studied long .ime anC
| played the king, following with The ac,
and jack. Fogg saved his queen, and wal
| able to take two other suit tricks befor,
Remak could play his remaining trump.
Had Work finessed his tenspot instead O
playing the king he would have taken thre,
| more tricks. These two hands were euougl
to change the final result.
The referee was Mr.. Robert H. Weems
| corresponding secretary of the American
Whist League, who officiated in a capabl
and satisfactory manner.
games In tricks by hands made by eacl
| club.