The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09

duplicate whist for any number of players.
In this the work cannot be too highly praised
Interciub, progressive, sin gle-table, Whitfield
and Howell progressive. ladies and gentle
mems, and team schedules are given fully and
clearly, leaving apparently nothing in this
line to be added or desired. To all clubs
where whist is played, and to all families
fond of the king of games this part of the
work is of the greatest value.
For instance, club of forty memb bers desir-
ing to have a series OF games to establish in
dividual records, by reference to this book can
once find schedule which will bring each
member once with and twice against every
other member. Or, with a party of eight
ladies and eight gentlemen, where it is de-
sired that each lady play once with each gen.
tleman and once against each lady, and an
individual record prese rved, schedule will
be found which win enable them to accom-
plish their purpose without trouble or loss OF
time.
Leads and inferences of modern whist are
CONDENSED by the author into some thirty
pages. but are given very clearly and will be
found very useful by students of the game. A
new system of leads, reconciling some of the
opposite schools of the day, is also slgges ted
by the author. and is referred for considera-
ton to the whist experts of the country. The
most important changes consist of the lead of
X, ks
of the four tn best from ace and any number of
small cards.
The first proposition will not probably meet
with serious opposition, but it is doubtful
whether the low lead from ace and more than
four small cards VIII be considered renable.
In addition to the features above mentioned
the work contains g brief but interesting his
torical sketch, the laws of whist and pro-
gramme for congresses. There is also a draft
OF bylaws for whist CLUBS, modelled closely
after those of the Chicago Whist Club, one
of the most successful organizations in the
country.
American Whist League Trophy.
This beautiful trophy viii decorate the
rooms of the Hamilton Club for all time to
come.
The Brooklyn Eagle says: The Hamilton
Club of Philadelphia in defeating the New
Jersey Whist Club Saturday became the per-
manent holders Of the challenge trophy OF the
American Whist League, having won it twenty
times. OF the other clubs who successfully
competed for it the Albany Club had IL, ST.
Paul 5, Minneapolis 4, Americans OF Boston d.
Narragansett 2, Park OF Piainield 2, Con-
tinental 2, Capital Bicycle 2, Baltimore q,
New York and Philadelphia each /. The
players are G. Remak (captain). NJ. c. Work,
E. A. Ballard and F. P. Mogridge. 1t is re-
ported that the members will now rest on
their laurels and not play toge ther as a tea m
again.
The success of the Hamilton team is no
doubt owing to their fine team work. The
personnel of the team has not changed in
three years. To separate or break up such a
fine team seems pity, but club the size of
Hamilton should have several teams of co ually
good players. Why not each one of the four
captain a new team?
The Women's Whist League.
In the city OF Philadelphia, Thursday, April
30, the Women's Whist League was duly
formed by the election OF the following
officers:
President-Mrs. T. H. Andrews of Phila.
delphia.
First vice-president = Mrs. ]. R. Hawley,
Washington, D. c.
Second vice-pres;dent- t. Mrs. Clarence w
Brown, Toledo. Ohio.
Treasurer-Mrs. silas W. Pettit Philadel
phla.