The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-21

ouecesa or the First New York State Wh'es
Congress - Albany Genes to the front
Dtnncuities In Dupiicato Matches Notes.
Since tho last statement as to the progress be-
eng made with the 10000 deals, THE Sun has
received quite q number Of further requests TOT
blanks, and the record now stands:
Deals actually on hand to date ............".hbbo
BLANKS outstanding to DO nlled .......,"...,...a,eoo
Doubtful. N"'
Fatal
d. NJ. johnson OF Tacoma has added another
400 to his score, bringing his total to 1,loo
hands actually dealt and recorded. Mrs. c. II.
Flint Of Bridgeport, Conn. comes noxt with a
total Of 800, and II. II. Stoddard Of Santa Bar
bara, CAL, third. with $50. Blanks have bean
sent for from Mexico and Argentina. so wide
spread is tho interest in the result.
The first annual congress of tho New YORK
State Whist Association was one OF the most
successful and best managed OF any so far held
BY an auxiliary association. The arrangements
for the accommodation Of the guests were very
GOOD, the rooms for play were large and we'll
ventilated, and everything went of smoothly. |
Tho organization seems to have before 1t q pros
porous future. and 1t Is certainly fortunate in
having at the head of It's affairs men of judy
mont and experience. Clarence A. Henriques
Of Now York. tho new President, 10 not tho man
TO let anything no Is connected with be q failure.
The result Of the two principal contests was
TO bring Albany to tho front as the home OF the
champions of tho State, the trophies for pairs
and fours both going to that city. II. snow,
David Muhlfelder. Darlington Lodge, Jr., and
@. d. p. Hamilton, representing the Albany
Club, captured the challenge trophy from But
falo by four tricks In twenty.four hands; while
j. 4. Moore and 8. Van Souten OF the Uncondi-
tional Republican Club won the Utica trophy
for pairs from Brooklyn, Troy. and Albany, In
o very closely contested match.
Tho prizes In tho various events were very
handsome. The challenge trophy is an oxidized
silver shield, which will be an ornament to the
rooms Of any club strong enough to capture It
The Utica trophy for pairs 10 the regulation
three-handled mug. designed after the pattern
of tho A. w. L. cup. Winners Of these trophies
were presented with handsome Individual sou.
venirs in the way Of jewelry. Tho prizes for the
open events we're soiid Siiy er,t match sa re- 2: G9ia
mere of the consolation match had their choice
pf any card literature. and took copies OF Eos
The practical MANAGEMENT of tho congress
brought to the surface quite a number Of difficult
ing duplicate matches. which WI prcSsSiy lead
to their being carefully. studded over before the
Sshe s St1is VI %er sst oo ntna Il p1 on shs lowell al s sHS
s s2say : ot %sn Pslr. that hat s sssh Ra Of h R.assSs s asst oS:
less than the number Of pairs sngsg g fo or Some
~ ssas, Of pl. that q n sooTlss, h lesssss ~ w iat5ST y e
carry the score slip with the tray. Tormey'e sye-
tenn ssnn, was =, ,ss sSs 81 the ssoP PlSs ssa. tTr56 is nS. tn sh 81.
Seloped the fact that tho whole, scheme was
liable to two very serious errora. both Of which
usual pattern. were not exactly suited TO q rapid
space on them was. wasted In large headlines.
setting forth that the contest NsM va vas s the nr ns,o an.
alton. that 1t was being played at Albany, and
Stner things 2 s98si go s%peEEfElS ",ta S Sna s sS W, =
The space for j. number Of the tray was incon.
veniently small. and dangerously close to tho
s oprofs ' m pntsine s0 do ss9rt ths results sats on osH IL, fS t tsSnla:
tion sheets, the number Of the tray being copied
a instead : Of ft the n in ssfS o. tr mateb sHk t SeM w Sooro
slips be better arranged and all unnecessary
The old d~ifieuity of getting the players to
again. In deal No. Of the oon.olatlon match
ono Il. and ". pair turned in a voucher. for eight
actually made being four. Those familiar, with
fns nSMsif fo ssst OF ave- ws on eSs we're We Ss Charged sSsd With thu .
Joss Of three or four tricks, eight being the max.
iiaa sa. sG to- plays to ' @Ro oi speasd II y the .he s Sip for
eight tricks won the match BY 1t. because Il. put
IS sI snSiE 'aa or sSs SAC q letting : asssisiea;
on tho point. which was Q new one. the deal was
q sc Wfth; S r stt sss the fstT scores ss lad 81 6e ssS q p% "a sy
the players at tho table and handed In. His do
S Snfopt IN sh.S ee ala n aoe quite nit 'S SRrss. for on whom SfSsnf +:
was footing UP the score sheet IN another match
he cams to = hand sa%:a No, i 10 t published psHsrSsd, t foe NHbi II
one pair had turned in a voucher for nine tricks,
all the others had four or five only. He promptly
challenged the correctness of the score, and the
players went over the hand, TO show that they
had actually made tho nine tricks; i. as stated
Say about 1t after tho scores were agreed to BY
the players and handed in, why did he stop epd
one case the difference was 90 striking az e
attract attentioni in the other 1t was not: This
las. Week that many reversed hands may b.
passed over II tho discrepancy In not greaI
The reversed deal in the New Jersey and At
!antic match Is not a parallel case case, for sh 4 r rsH
s Eaa In n a mstsh Sst psis at two s2s ssSn tsS sso sn sdd /
any error is committed. both sides must h1v,
fst Ies e s1s is Sas ss' S Hnf t %hs making ssaaS a 1t; s iSa Gsss
entries. as In the Utio. trophy contest; only w.
Sf them n are in error; a., and ~ th ts rsm 9abIa pS n swstv
these twelve ind themselves charged With
S ssss % R1Soss at s%o'' Y tsll sSs as'a: Il = sS &
too late to remedy matters. Il this y the wa!
Pooner we 60 back to straight whist tho better
in fact. 1t would DO more satisfactory to mos
End to sit down for q sociable game afterward
President Henriques put the whole thing in
nutshell when he said that II there was n
remedy for an injustice to . player who had n
chance to protect himself. the whole syster
must be condemned as an unfair test, and tn
title of ampion was as hollow as the mug tina
went with II.
The SUN has already called attention to th
urgent necessity for some such mark as a brigh
ted star on every tray and a correspondin
mark on the north side of every table. The la
ter might be of cloth. easily attached to the tabl
cover by a pin. The experience OF the manager
At Albany should certainly be sufficient to cor
vince those In charge of arrangements for futur
matches OF this kind that IL will be necessary I
sake some decided steps to provide againi
errors which may endanger the prospects {
players. who travel thousands of miles to tax
part in important contests.
Another serious matter, to which THE SU
called attention in an article published April
1887; ID the method Of settling the revoke Del
pity In compass matches, One player at Alban
left some OF his cards In the pocket Of the ira!