The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
SPORTS OF A WEEK
Great Preparations for the
Whist Tournament.
NEW MEMBERS OF THE S. A. c.
Hunters Return With Many Royal
Screen Heads-,-J. c. Nixo a Tells
the Colonel q Bear story.


by the committee having IN charge the
third annual convention OF the North Pa
cfac Whist Association, which meets here
Thursday evening. March 5. and the in1i>a-
tso1s are that an unusually large uunoer
OF entries VIII be made Seattle viii Rave
about five teams. Tacoma three or four
and Portland expects 20 send teams rep
resentlng the Portland Whist, Arlington s.
Trsst and possibly the Oregon Road Club
team The last mentioned team wen
tournament at Portland recently Everett,
Olympia, Port Townsend. Walla Wa!la and
Spokane VIII probably be represented
Ire Official programme and the rules
governing play have been compiled by II.
H. Young, chairman: II. r elise. secre-
tary, and Arthur Remington. composing
the tournament committee, and are as fol-
lows:
General Rules for All Contests.
All entries shall be addressed 10 II. r.
Cnse, secretary. rooms s and Z. Boston
block, Seattle, Wash
Entries In the various contests viii close
at the time designated In the rules Of the
respective contests. Contestants. however.
viii confer a great favor by entering as
early as possible. Any team not ready to
start play within ten minutes after the
time designated, may De defa0lted by the
umpire in charge OF that match An UNI
piTe VIII be placed IN charge or each match.
and he shall decide all disputed questions
arising out OF such match. An appeal may
be taken from such decision to the tourna-
ment committee, whose decision shall be
final
No person, except the players. umpire
and members of the tournament committee
win be allowed in the rooms IN which
match takes place, without the consent of
the competing teams The tournament
committee shall have power TO alter the
rules In any matter OF detail or modify the
programme should occasion. in their epin-
ion, render il advisable so to do. and they
shall determine ia what manner ties shall
be played of.
Rules for Championship "Challenge
Gup' contest.
Clubs will be represented by q team of
four men In each match played. but club
may send any number Of substitute players.
Entries must be made in the name or a
club, and players names need not then
be given Entries Will close Thursday,
March 5, at p. m. at which time, draw
ings VIII be made and announced. Clubs
from the same city viii not be drawn
against each other in the first or prelim-
mary round. All byes will be confined 10
the first and second rounds. Matches Will
consist of thirty-slx deals. Each player
in a team VIII play twelve hands as a
partner TO each other player in that team.
A player must be a member OF the club
ted to play for more than one club in this
contest. No player in a team can be
changed during any match after IL has
commenced, except in case OF necessity.
and then only with the approval OF the
umpire in charge; but changes in the per-
sonnet OF team viii be allowed for the
different matches of the contst. The con-
test viii be played under what is generally
known as the Observation-Disclosures
each club retiring from the contest as soon
as defeated In a match.
Under no circumstances shall any player
see any score not made at his table. or
otherwise receive any intlmation thereof,
aai players must not adopt any method OF
informing themselves Of the state Of the
score, during the progress OF the match.
No conversation or remarks in regard 10
the play OF any hand viii be allowed until
the match Is completed. In case any
match In the preliminary round results
in a tie, both OF the teams so tying shall
be dra wn for the second round, in case the
number Of Dyes win permit. The odd num-
hsred team will hold Its place in the
schedule and the team drawing the even
number will drop down and play against
the bye. II the number of byes viii not per-
nit, the tie shall be Immediately played
off In a round OF twelve deals. with no
change OF partners.
Rules for Pair Championship Contest.
Entries will close Friday, March s. at
Is0 p. M. at which time drawings viii he
made. Entries must be made In the name
OF club, and players must be members
OF the club they represent Any club may
enter more than one pair The preliminary
play VII he conducted under what is gen.
orally known as the John T. Mitchell pro-
gresslve system. The number OF deals
Will be announced as soon as the number
OF entries Is known. Rule Il viii also be
in force In this match. The two north and
south pairs and the two east and west
pairs having the highest scores at the
end OF the preliminary play will play in
the finals.
The final round win be played under the
system known as the 1.-TWO table or team
OF four game" each two pairs 70 play a
match of twelve deals as a team OF four
against the other pairs as a team OF four.
The scores in the final match will not be
announced untn the completion Of the
match In case OF a tie, the scores viii
not Ne announced, and a special match will
he arranged 70 play of the tie. The score
made BY n team IA each third Of the final
round VIII be taken as the score OF each
r,a!r composing that team. the pair having
the highest score AT the end q the match
- ~ declared the winner and the champion
rair az the Pacific Northwest Whist Asso-
cation, .or the year 1876.
Rifles for the Progressive Match for
FourS aud PAIRS.
Entries will close Saturday afternoon at
1.za o'clock Entries may be made either in
f7urs or pairs: any players may enter
together whether members OF the same
club or not provided they enter under
a ciuh name Pairs ought TO combine as
a team Of four with another pair n urar-
ticahlA The match viii - PLAYED on
the John J. Mitchell progression system.
The number Of deals 20 be played viii be
announced as soon as the number OF en-
tries "a known. Partners viii not ha
changed Teams of four viii - divided
ore palr north and south. the other east
ara west The team Of four taking tbs
greatest number Of tricks VII win the
.fuh prtze The pairs getting respective
" TIE highest east and west and north
ana south scores VIII he entitled 70 TIE
pair prizes
pulc@ for straight Whist Contest.
r-n.rfez close Friday evening az SIX
play begins AT $50 Entries must b
made n, pairs. and any two players nav
enter together with members Of the sa-ue
-gssb or not Thlrty-two deals az straight
whist vii 20 played AZ each table The
,,at- that defeats their asiyerSaries by ne
hsxrsst margin shall Re declared the win
nsr.
Schedule ot Contests
Thursday evening. o'ciock-N p X
A challenge trophy. arst round Vith on
49, ~ t,lavlnr At So .. IN Friday
Friday afternoon, : clock-% = x
challenge trophy, second round. paf-
Championship. first Aaif OF preliminary
Friday evening. o'eiock-S 2. "
-Nasfarra s~rnNv third ~eH1s -