Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

trick-winning game. capable OF greater de-
velopment after little more practice to-
gether.
The play of Mrs. Rankin. who has been
playing six years. deserves special mention
Playing on the Minneapolis ladies' team.
she played beautiful whist throughout the
match. as did Mrs. Lucien Swift. wife Of
the editor of the Minneapolis Journal, who.
urder her husbands coaching. has de-
veloped into a very strong player. Mrs
Waterhouse of Boston and Mr.. Fletcher
was the second pair in the Top-of-Nothing
quartet. and their brilliant playing ranked
them with the highest. The Misses Schmidt
of Washington played beautiful whist all
through the congress. In their play in the
pairs contest. when playing together as
partners, they were only one trick behind
the winners, who had four tricks TO their
credit by revokes.
While the play at the seventh congress
interested all lovers Of whist, 1t has not
disturbed the play at home, and the c. b.
c. have had several matches, in which
Prince and Stevens have carried off the
honors. The c. A. c. have played over
many hands Of the congress Cbeing furnish
ed with daily report of the proceedings
OF the congress by their representative,
and are practicing every night. A few
members OF the Capitol Club have had sew
eral practice matches at Chevy Chase Inn.
Mrs Ely, Mrs. Buell.. Mrs. Carpenter Mrs.
Walls, Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Baker and Messrs.
Stafford and Finn are still keeping up their
interest in whist.
The committee on laws submitted the fol-
lowing changes at their last meeting:
/. Law "A'. Amend paragraph SO as to
read: Each side shall keep its own score.
and It is the duty Of the players at each
table to compare the scores there made
and see that they correspond"
Q. Law "A" Amend section so as to
read: I'm a match between two teams The
total number of tricks shall be divided by
two, and the team whose score of tricks
taken exceeds such dividend wins the
match by the number Of tricks in excess
thereof"
g. Law 3D." Amend so as to read: THE
trump card must be recorded before the
play begins on a slip Of paper provided for
that purpose. II the trump card has been
otherwise recorded such record must also
be turned down."
When the deal has been played the slip
on which the trump card has Teen recorded
must be placed, face upward, by the dealer
on the top of his cards. but the trump card
must not be again turned until the hands
are taken UP for the purpose of everyday
ing them, at which time il must be turned
and left face upward on the tray until 1t Is
the dealers turn to play to the first trick.
must be turned face downward as coon as
the trump card is taken up by the dealer.
The dealer must leave the trump card face
upward on the tray until 1t is his turn to
play to the first trick when 1t should be
taken into his hand. Of 1t IS lef; On the
tray until after the second trick has been
turned and quilted II is liable ID be ca,led.)
After 1t has been lawfully taken up, IT
must not be named, and any player naming
1t or looking at the trump slip or other
record Of the trump Is liable to have the
highest or lowest trump called by his right
hand adversary at any time during the play
Of that deal before he plays to any current
trick. or IN case the offender gets the lead
before the trick IL turned or quilted. The
call may be repeated until the card is
played. but It cannot be changed"
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