Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-17
WHIST IN SUMMER
Lovers of the Silent aan4e Are by No
Means Idles.
WHERE fHE SPORT Is POPULAR
Clubs That VIII Be Heard From
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Next Winter.
A RECENT LOCAL CONTEST

Warm weather does not lessen the ardor
of the enthusiastic whist players. and be 1t
at club. mountain or seaside resorts, you
will find the lovers of the silent game lay
ing up experience that will help them in
their play at the next congress.
Chicago heads the list in the number
of players that gather nightly and trf-
weekly. both at the North Shore and Chi
cago Duplicate. Boston holds Ter interest
by Offering prizes. the contests being con-
Quoted on the Howell method for pairs. Tne
members OF. the winning pair each week are
entitled to enter the finals, which are play
ed off the latter part of September. At
the American Club of Boston, no two play
ers are allowed to play as partners oftener
than twice. At the Duplicate Club of Bos-
ton, the pair that has won a place in the
finals is not allowed to play again. This
is hot fight, with coats of, windows open
and ice water served between deals, but
no one seems to be hot in the collar" as
they are all playing good whist; the bril-
liant, intelligent, instructive and attractive
manner in which Bouve and Howell serve
up to whist lovers of the hub the gist OF
the game and the whist news from all over
the country Is an incentive for interest for
all lovers of whist Howell is a trenchant
lucid writer and sets the hist public study
y
most plausible reasons for gaining tricks
Greater New York is all aglow with whist
hre, and the new state league includes nine
teen clubs. including the Town and Gown
Club OF ithaca, the Fort Schuyler of Utica
another new club that will soon be to the
'front.' Foster, Baker and Wsems-eminent
whist wrfters-and other contributors fur
nish focd for thought and stimulate inter-
good whist players than any city in. the
world Milton c. Work. Mrs. Andrews
Mrs. A., E. Wager-Smith, Hawley and the
Queer Whisticus always have some choice
reading before the public, and the prizes
offered by all the clubs of that city have
much to do with perfecting the play CT
the whist contingent.
Wilmington has some rare whist talent,
and is steadily drilling the teams and will
give some surprises this winter to many
of the clubs.
Baltimore, since the detection of Wal
brook. has not had the enthusiasm which
at the sixth congress. The drubbing that
Washington gave Baltimore and Waibrook
Notwithstanding them Twenty-Five tricks
was discouraging. The city Of monu-
ments still has the talent. and the dose she
administered to Walbrook last week shows
that she will have her Whelan, McCays,
ter. ,y
walbrook being ssomewbat summer
city has all her whist talent at home, and
are going over the plays of Put-in-Bay
Toledo has bad case of whist MANIA and
she has every reason to be proud. The win
neapois pair trophy shows her to be a
center of much whist thought and her
teams are capable Of great whist.
Detroit has long been whist city. and
with Toledo contributed mssch pleasure to
the eastern delegates whom they royalty
entertained 70
Milwaukee has furnishedq the Nestor OF
WILTSHIRE lamented- Rhinehardt played in
m n oil Sa,f
not up toiall the neuBfads was a safe, con-
SENTATIVE player. and his memory Is. ever
Kept green with all -Whist -laxeFs,and a silent
toast is drunk at every banquet board at
the home OF the Whist journal.
This fall will start in with the greatest
boom for whist ever known. Every south
ern city Is knocking for admittance at the
gates of the national league The New At
lantfc auxiliary will give much practice to
the local clubs preparatory to getting ready
to wrest the trophy from Brooklyn, which
was won at Put-in-Bay by the narrow
margin Of one trick. -.
Washington Is right in the van, and there
has been no let up this summer, although
she had no representative teams at Putin
Bay. Colonel Burlington of New York made
the open statement at the seventh con-
gress that Washington could pick a team
that could beat any four represented at
the seventh congress.
At Capon Springs Mrs. Carpenter. Mrs.
Messrs. Stafford, Buell. and others from
Washington. Miss Rasin and Mrs Rey-
nolds of Baltimore, and Mrs. Rogers of
Philadelphia are all devoting much time
to whist, and last Saturday morning had
a progressive match for prizes. Mrs. Walls
and Mrs. Rogers were not eligible for the
prizes, being considered too expert in the
game The Misses Schmidt have their
whist friends with them often, and are
practicing much together. Miss E. F. King
Is studying whist hard. and answers many
OF the intricate problems in the Whist
Journal Her team should be heard from
at the next woman's congress- as they are
strong players and in thorough accord.
Bouve Is giving course Of lessons on
the defense OF short-suit leads. He will
find his pupils at sea, when long suits
are led as If they were short, for instance.
opening jack with king, jack, ten. and
opening ten with queen, ten nine. and nine,
holding jack, nine. eight. The whist
writer's themselves are puzzled as to the
best defense against these Interior leads.
Whist Journal for August. In acknowledge
Ing correct whist criticism from Val.
Starnes. says: mo good whist player will
lead king from king and two other trumps,
unless the ten is present" and yet Bouve.
in playing against the writer, opened the
king of trumps in his first original opening
from king, queen. eight and five. The
writer OF this article. with the ace. ten
and spot in trumps. held up the ace and
allowed the first trick to win, as he had
an established suit of spades and wanted
two or three rounds of trumps, If he could
remain In the lead. This match was the
first progressive fours. Miss Campbell and
partner, playing N. and S., made PIG
tricks. The Matthias brothers-the Mime
apolis trophy winners Of Toledo. with the
same hands and against the same players,
made only 2OS tricks. Baltimore's cele-
brated Captain Whelan and Henriques
scored 30 tricks; Hamilton, the whist
writer, and Snow the strong pair Of Al
bany), 215 tricks; ,Kieb and Henius of
Brooklyn. 200.
A very interesting hand. given below,
showing the loss of4iv tricks. was play
Common sense players fbpen the hand
with diamonds, nine or Jack: short-suit
players Sith the sinfiiton spade. II w at
trick nine returns the diamond, he saves
three diamond tricks. as He has the last
trump Tor re-entry. iss
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