The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
AROUND THE WHIST
COMING CHAMPIOSSBIP MATCHES
IN TINS a

rInEs for tho first Tournament or tho New
YORK state whist Association at Albany
Good scores Made by - Common.scnse
i~n,er-Open Leads - whist Problems.
Tho first two important events OF tho season
have been decided; the auxiliary trophy has
EUnc over TO rev Jersey, and the challenge
trophy has been returned from Toledo to Balti.
more. The next important event upon the whist
programme will bo OF especial interest 10 local
PLAYERS, the FIRST tournament OF the New York
STATIC whist Association. The meeting will be
held at Albany "a Friday and Saturday, Nov. L.
and IL. Play will begin at 2 O'Clock on Friday
afternoon, and will continue afternoon and even.
tug for four sittings.
According TO the Official programme there
will bc six matches, tho most important being
the contest for the Albany challenge trophy.
which will represent the State championship for
teams Of four for lso7.9s. The first three round
will bc played on the progressive system. ana
the two clubs with the best aggregate trick
score Tor the three rounds will play a final
pntch Ut twcntyfour hands on Saturday even.
Ing for the trophy.
The second match in Importance will DO for
the Utica trophy, which will represent he
State champion ship for pairs for the year 1897
~. The first three rounds will be played on
tho Howell system, every pair playing against
every other pair an equal number OF times and
hands. The four pairs making the highest ag.
rrcgatc trick score on the three rounds will
then play u dnal match for the trophy on Sat
ia addition to these two championship
matrhc, there will be four open events, the
frst three being Tor pairs, and the last. ON Sat.
urdly evening. Tor tours. Any players may
enter ns partners for these events. whether they
are members OF the same club or not, provided
tue club To which they individually belong is u
member Of the association. or they arc associate
Entries for the championship events are re.
strittcd to one team or one pair from each club;
they must be ~properly accredited members In
and the club itself must be q member OF the
state. association. The entries for the cham.
pioushjp rs close at noon on Friday, those for the
open events at . and Z O'Clock each day. All
clubs that are not already members OF the asso-
part in the tournament, should send in their ap.
IiicationS for membership at once to Albert
are Imeem6ers Of the american Wwhisit" I,snEHe
Will receive a rebate Of 81 from the parent body
upon joining he State association, making their
Although New York was a little slow about
forming an auxiliary association, 1t gave evil
dence of having one OF the best after it got
started. Nineteen charter members were en-
rolled at the first meeting. and there is every
e. Albany. The ihass sssociation has been ai fortansts
ieRoy Smith Of Albany Is one of The hardest
a. Henriques OF Rev York can DO depended
upon to carry sound financial methods aud
% Siitasf he f Is connec,e d'' The Sny di Ets : hsqe BEEN BEEN
wisely chosen, and can be relied upon to keep
mp the local interest In the various cities which
they represent
A CoNHoN-sENsH Player
On the opening night at the New York Whist
Club B.. J. Bachman made tho only plus scoro
OF his point OF the compass; eleven tricks above
the average and thirteen more than any other
pair sitting E and w. This is the third time
in compass matches. the nrst time being with
Foster for . partner on March 81. thirteen plus,
auI the second time with NcIver on April %,
ten plus. Bachmhn also won the first prize in
the annual tournament Last season, securing an
AVERAGE Of four plus for every game played.
1t In hardly necessary to say that there have
been Q good many Inquiries as to the system
that such Q successful player uses. His own
definition OF II 10 that 1t 10 not a system. but .
p,fE that i,1 nave tine Ss'n !. '1P Pins ~ IN III THE a sSE
to, but he Will not lead away from sin.
gle honors or tenaces. neither will he
ATTEMPT to establish dsteneels.. long
hand. One Of. the strongest points In bis game,
and ono which secms to have proved . great
tr%ick.winner with all who have used. It judi
ciously. In leading from O short suit OF eumps
without waiting. TO establish 9 pretty, strong
plain suit which Z aeso%panisd BY cards q re.
Oct. 9 may DO traced 10 this. play alone, which
Melted nve tricks In one hand and three in
another. although In both instances the weak
trumps were led up to i've in the dealers hand.
once with two honors among them.
were A-B. partners against W. 2 dealt and
turned the heart 6. Tho underlined card wins
the trick. and the card under IL In the next led: