The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

notes and reasons for locating the cards are
too brief.
The Trist Duplicate Whist Club start in on
their fall and winter schedule of play on Tues
day evening, September 1. A full announce
ment will appear in next Sundays CALL.
The CALL will be pleased to receive criti-
cism on Z. c. Howells' new contribution to
whist literature, "whist Openings from Mrs.
F. 81. Atwater, Petaluma.
Miss Gertrude Clapp of New York, 6 whist
teacher known all over the East, is In hopes to
be able TO visit the coast this fall or winter in
professional way.
The Standard Union OF Brooklyn in its issue
of June 26 says in regard to one of the matches
played at the congress: 1T was only to-day
that the results were given out in the first pro-
gressive match for four which was PLAYED on
Wednesday. These were anxiously looked for
because there never were so many famous ex-
perts pitted against each other" TWENTY-FIVE
clubs entered teams of four. The trophy was
won by Baltimore with atotal of $40 tricks.
The Trist Duplicate Whist Club of San Fran
cisco came out second, with 677 tricks The
nearest one to the Trist Club was Amrita
Club, Poughkeepsie, n. Y, with 662 tricks
Club.
Besides winning second place in one of the
principal matches at the congress the Trist
Club of this City was highly honored by hav-
ing one of its members chosen as the chairman
of three of the most important committees ap-
pointed at the congress, viz. committee on
laws, advisory committee and press committee.
ANSWERS TO PROBLEM 6.
We have received five correct solutions from
the following: George NJ. Mott, Sacramento;
Walter G. Anderson, San Francisco: the Delta
Whist Club, San Francisco; S. n. Newell,
Stockton. But the one that wins the prize
one years subscription TO Whist-was Miss
Mary Halton of Alameda, Cal. The winner was
selected by the best notes accompanying the
solution. The notes are as follows:
North leads out ace and king of hearts; then
king OF diamonds. Suppose East takes it with
the ace, then South discards ace of clubs and
West follows suit.
Now East must lead ace of diamonds Ut is
imma terial which one, as East holds all win.
ming diamonds.) On this South discards an
other club. West follows suit and North dis
cards heart. East now must lead another
diamond. South discards another club and
West must now play either his trump, ace OF
hearts or ace OF clubs
First-If he plays trump then North takes
1t with the ace; leads club, which his part
ner trumps; then South leads heart, which
North trumps, and North leads his other
club, which South trumps.
Score: n. and S. s, e. and W.
Second-If West discards heart then North
takes the trick with a small trump, leads a
club, which South trumps. South leads his
heart, which if West puts on the Jack of trumps
North trumps with the ace snd leads his other
club for South to trump.
If West passes the heart, then South wins
and leads his trump and the ace makes this
trick.
Score: n. and S. 6. E. and w. 2.
Third-If West discards club then North
takes the trick with a small trump, leads
club, which South trumps; South then leads
spade, draws the jack and North makes his
little club.
Score: N. and S. 6, L and W. 2.
If East does not put uD his ace on the king
of diamonds. then this trick belongs 10 North
and South, and they easily make the six
tricks.
A CHALLENGE.
P J. Tormey Esq, President Pacific Coast
Whist AssocidtioH-DEAR SIR: am directed by
this club to issue through you a challenge to
the San Francisco Whist Club for the Rideout
trophy. Our new team-Messrs. NJ. H. Denis,
]. P. Tyree, F. N. Gorham and Henry Levy
will be in San Francisco if agreeable to all
concerned on Saturday, August6, 1895. Yours
respectfully, HENRY LEVY.
Secretary Vallejo Whist Club.