Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-15

laying minor tenace over the strong trump
signaling hand with king, jack and two
other trumps, E. commences to run for his
life by leading the deuce of hearts at trick
4. singleton inviting a force. which he
promptly gets from his partner, who wins
the trick with the ace of hearts, and at
trick five returns the heart, thus taking
the first force himself and at the same time
establishing the adversarys suit at loss
. of three tricks. when, with an established
suit in his partners hand, and his trump
strength at trick g. Salvador could not have
headed him. so quick was he to get home
with his ace and king of diamonds.
And they call this whist! Well might we
.e&claim. like Falstaff to Prince Henry. IF
l do not beat thee out of thy kingdom with
a dagger of lathe, and drive all thy SUBJ
jects afore. thee like a flock of wild geese,
III never wear hair on my face more"
In the Local Clubs.
j. Stimulated by the enthusiasm manifested
at the c. Bi. c.. the last month. the chair
nan of the whist committee of the c. A. c.
has brought the subject before the board
of governors, and the club will have a
prize tournament for those making the
highest score, up to the first Wednesday
night Of January inclusive. The {. A C.
has too strong whist following to allow
the interest in whist to flag, and 1t is TO be
hoped that the secrecy of the handicap
(which is known only to the chairman of
the whist committee). will induce players
who know only the rudiments OF the game
to enter for the prizes. The game Wednes-
day night had some OF the oldtime vim in II.
Tonight, the c. Bi. c. starts its second
series, and it promises to be-a great sue
cess.
Americans Beaten.
The match between the Americans of
Boston and the Philadelphia Club was
played last Saturday as~Boston, and was the
best exhibition of the scientific game that
has ever been given between any two clubs
in the league. Both clubs played virtually
the same game. long suit, Misunderstanding,
with all the advantage that was possible
given to partner. carrying the strength up
to him, sacrificiT their own hands at all
times when it YVES to partners interest, let
ting the responsibility rest on him. The
Philadelphia players are the old Hamilton,
with one exception. Watson taking the
place of Remak. Watson is a brilliant
young player. having secured the highest
plus score against the c. BIZ {. in their last
match against the Philadelphia, Work Mo-
gridge and. Ballard forming the rest of this
team. This is one Of the strongest combi-
nations In whist circles, as evidenced by
the result of the first twenty boards Phila-
6elphfa scoring IA to Bostons 2, when an
adjournment was taken to witness the foot
ball match. play being resumed in the
evening.
During the rest of the match the PhiIa-
delphia team were instructed to take no
chances. and strictly conservative whist
was resorted to. thus enabling them to
hold the lead. The score was: Philadel-
phia, %: Americans, ID.
Capital Club Games.
The C. Bi. c. had an interesting team
match of fours Wednesday evening" four
teams participating, Low. Prince. Johnson
and Barrick winning by a handsome mar
gin. The second match for prizes COM
menced Saturday night. and. being Of the
same style Of handicap, promises to be very
exciting. Peehin. very promising player
won the first prize.
William Mill Butler viii soon edit ref
erence whist book. which will be valuable
acquisition to. all lovers of the game. The
proof sheets, show some interesting and In
structive data, and no whist library will be
complete without 1t. Jno. c. Yorston & Co.
of Philadelphia are the publishers.