The sun., 1896-06-23
CHAMPIONSHIP WHIST.
EXPERTS WILL BEGIN BATHING
FOR THE TROPHIES TO-DAY.

The sixth congress OF the American Whist
League will be formally opened this morning at
Manhattan Reach by Mayor wurster. WIN will
deliver the address OF welcome to the dele
Eatea. Eleven o'clock is tho hour set for
the meeting, to which all whist players
Will be welcome, although noue but the
delegates from the various clubs will have
any rights on the floor. After the usual routine
appointment of committees on bylaws. OH
hnAnce, and on nominations, the meeting will
be thrown open FOR discussion and speeches on
any subjects pertaining to the interest or well
fare OF the league. The session will probably be
short one. as similar meetings will be held
every morning during the week.
Interest this year has been vi concentrated In
the play that little or attention is paid to the
matter Of elections. Those who have travelled
hundreds Of miles to play for the various tro-
phtes care little or nothing who Is President of
the league, and the Committee on Nominations
usually select some man of influence who has
shown his interest in whist affairs by hard
work. II has come to be the custom to slate
the Vice-Prcsdcnt of one year for President OF
the next and this will undoubtedly be the case
this year. Walter II. Barney OF Providence be-
ing In line for the office OF President at this
congress. Mr. barney is a graduate OF Brown
University and member OF the Rhode lslaud
bar, and has served a term in the State Tegisla-
ture. The vice-President has not ye. been
narned, but many think that tho push and
energy displayed by Robert II. wcems in han
ding the affairs OF this congress will cntitle
him to the nomination.
Although the congress will not be officially
opened until this morning the first match was
played last mig hit to decide the championship of
the auxiliary associations. As announced in
THE Sun yesterday. this contest narrowed down
TO battle royal between the clubs OF New
nd thnaa nF Addicks
Of Boston and Mr.. Otis of Orange being the
commanders in chief. The players were:
Now England -AmeS Denn,son, PouvS, Howell, YIN.
cent. Smith. Knowles. Bccker. Addicks Richardson.
Williams. Charming. faikrnburs. Wishtman New
han S~eey. Rogers Joslin Rowen, Morse. chute. Miss
Allen. Booth. Wilcox, Goddard, OrndorT, Sptague
and Casey.
Now Jersey-Rogers. Howell. Townsend, Worth
Schuyler. Jones. Foster. Flint Herring. Newman.
Cameron. Colt, Engles, Reynolds, Marttnson, Haar.
bucher Bruck Sinclair Hirshneld Iethhriise. Rod.
man, Foster wai.is Otis, Kieb. Heuns. Watson. aud
Worth
Only one hand was dealt and played at each
table and the result was in favor OF New Eng
land by nine tricks.
The delegates passed yesterday very pleasantly
In bathing. boating. meeting old friends and
shaking the arms off the celebrities OF the
whist world. One Of the crack teams took their
first dip in the ocean.this year together and. as
It was the first. they were reminded TO make a
wish. The captain was therefore called upon
and he Immediately wished for place in the
finals The words were hardly out OF his mouth
when q wave swallowed the team. captain and
all.
During the afternoon quite mum Der OF games
Eere in progress in various parts OF the hotel.
md the various sizes of the groups surrounding
the various tables were pretty good indicators
OF the importa nee OF the players engaged. Dick
Whist Club. made some OF the long suffers who
s,cs one HIM b.nd Tfs h bed Th * o
st clubs. and led from a suit in which he held
snly the :. and 4. Result: Six tricks in clubs at
The end of the hand. A man who can make the
.op score in a club OF 100 members for eleven
Years in succession must be a whist player. even
II he Is guerrilla and hrm believer in short
The ladies were strongly in evidence during
were engaged in short matches on the mixed
double" system. one lady and one gentleman be-
men engaged were wrlLknown teachers OF
whist, such as Miss hee.ock. Miss Harrison.
having some srr.neenens hy when ladies' may
enter the contests for the lesg'.e trophies vii!
is over. as the gent.er sex is daily demoustrat.
ing its ability 10 play whist. and to play IT we'll.
whist for women is Mrs. r II. Andrews OF Phia-
delpha. Who gave the Andrews trophies for
women to pay for. :,
she sad to THE SIN representative Yesterday,
81 think it is the best pOss bic mental training
the ~ acer~ssi eness aid self.reliance Which
women reed so much in these ii a de slecle days.
Boys are taught to rely On themselves from their
earliest years. and Il one gets in fight and gets
the worst OF 1t, his father and his big brothers
are more apt 10 give him boxing lessons than to
she Is told to sit down and nurse her doll.
,nat !; :. uISGykG to w: sh' ,S, %' woSH n2sheT
believe 10 be in its teaching concentration and
psfa In pltiiaI,.I,bla n A.
done mare Tor women imam any SIX other fads
that | can think Of Of course we have been
greatly helped and encouraged By the men. " no
have not only played with us. but have coach he'd
US Tor our matches with each other. and have
Us by making play duplicate whist In the
zane set With them. giving Us no odds. and dolng G
-hcir best to defeat u on our merits. 10 womot q
from other cities this Is surprising. y friend
from Boston told me that 1t was impossible to
you gave them their supper and allowed them
u smoke. v by. in PhIIadelphia the men are
Gn 10" Ma !" play EssI erts IT, aa af ,he
double matches with Baltimore showed very
plainly. think. that the women are not Away
the ones who drop the most tricks at duplicate
Mrs. Andrews is a member of one of tn,
league clubs, and Is therefore eligible to com
more ;han probable that. she will take Mrs
into the Minneapolis, trophy contest, which de de
c!des the championahip tor, pairs. II she does
it is compared with that OF some of the cracl
men players who are entered.
A great deal or the chaR and talk on the
veranda as Of the Oriental ls of course about th'
chances Of the short-suiters. one prominen
player remarked that he understood that toste
had been coaching the New York team. whici
prompted another to say that he thought thu
coach and the four wheels looked like rcllinl
along pretty well together; but that IL the short
suit System did not win In This congress ther
and II iG did win, there would be the creates
scramble ever seen to get aboard that short-sui
coach.
It is generally conceded that the, short;sui
element Is very strong. Unfortunately, 81. Pan
mas not been able 70 bring quite its best team
Bronson being unable to come. This Is quite
Disappointment TO the New Workers. wh
wanted to meet ST. Paul at its best, and 1t |
equally regretted by the long-suit element gen
orally W hU are all anxious TO SEQ truth ris
again. The Capitol Bicycle Club team is no
quite what IL might be. but II Barrick can sc
On before tho finals are reached this team will
be a very hard ono 70 beat. The Capitol 81
cycles were tho first champions OF the league
and they won the title by their shorl-sut p!aI
They have been very successful In all the lcagu
meets winning something In every one but til