Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-24
AMONG THE WHIST PLAYERS

carried off the honors E. and W., while
| Wooten and Childs and Walls and Tallia-
| ferro tied for top score north and south.
| There were swings of four tricks in sew
eral hands. In hand twelve, with the ace
of spades turned as trump by east, north
opened with a ten of hearts. calling
| through the honor turned, having six
hearts, headed by jack, ten and nine. Not
wishing his partner to finesse If he had ace
and king. he found his partner with ace
king, queen and eight of the suit. which
was trumped the first round In the getting
out of trumps south discarded the eight of
hearts, which kept his partner from get
! ting in his long suit of hearts, he having
Sufficient trump strength to exhaust the
trumps of the adversary. The score was as
follows,
N. and S.
Childs and Wooten. 169
Talliaferro and Walls........ 1859
Davis and Vining. .......... 161
E. and w.
Gallinger and Neff. Observation-Disclosures. $50
Beden ard Swearengen.. 146
Lindsay and Callan................. 141
A. L. Parker. chairman of the admins
tration bureau of the A. W. l.. whist con-
gress, has secured reduced railroad rates
Tor the delegates who will attend the COM
ing congress at Put-in-Bay. July 6,
Commissioner F. c. Donald, at Chicago
last week agreeing to the arrangement
Under the ruling all delegates will have to
go 70 Toledo thence to Put-in-Bay by boat
Delegates purchasing full fare tickets to
Toledo must tell the agent that they are
going to the whist congress. and ask for
certificate, which will be given them
Al Put-1n-Bay an agent of the Passenger
Association will be on hand to certify to
the certificates. Mr.. Parker will also be on
hand 10 sign them. On the return trip the
ticket agent at Toledo will sell return tick
cts at one-third fare. This will make the
rates one and one-third fare for the entire
Tfa ffryla
the congress convenes and three days af-
ter it closes The distance from Toledo to
Put-n-Bay is forty-two miles, and the
fare by steamer is fifty cents. AT the
Hotel Victory reduced rates are secured
for the delegates.
The Cranfords are practicing steadily and
will send their delegation to Baltimore
next Saturday night, the 10Th, to help the
Baltimore ladies in their contest against
the men. This event will close the sea-
son for the ladies, as they will be at differ
ent summer resorts before the summer is
we'll on. Pearsall and Bristol of Philadel-
phia are also expected in Baltimore that
evening.
The Capitol Whist Club had a practice
match last Tuesday, and although Mrs.
Seaton and partner won the most matches
and tricks, Miss Schmidt and Judge Long
her partner, made a brilliant showing they
being second and never having played to-
gether before. DR.. Gailinger and Mrs
Walls were not at their best. and were
closely followed by Mrs. Carpenter and Mr.
Stafford and Mrs. Buell. and Mr. Machel
Mrs. Buell. did not play her usual game,
being somewhat frightened with the idea
of a contest. this being her first match
Mr.. Finn and Mr.. Sapp made strong
showing. Mr.. Chute of Boston has been a
guest of the c. A. c. for a few days, and
he states that there is strong under
current III favor of having the next whist
congress held at Washington. We need
not add that Washington would be an ideal
a rr1 1aat hnxy III
be warmly welcomed by all the lovers OF
whist, VINO number several thousand, In
| this city, as she furnished the stimulus
that so successfully carried out the wo-
mans congress at Philadelphia.
The Elsmeres have been strengthened in
| their rubbe-s by the addition of ex-Goy-
ernor Boutwell, and Colonel North of Mas
sachusetts, who are remarkably strong
pair.
Mr.. Outerbrdge Horsy of Maryland who
is very strong player, played his first
game of duplicate whist at the Baltimore
Club Friday night, having Attorney Simms
for partner. Mr.. Horsy has locked horns
with the strongest whist players in the
country at the different watering places
and can teach many of the book players
how to win an extra trick.
An interesting discovery in the method of
playing progressive duplicate whist has
been made by c. NJ. Clay, the whist player
ana problenist of Boston. Heretofore
when an even number CT tables We're in the
progression II was necessary to have the
moving pair skip a table when half way
around, and thus play twice against the
pair with which they started. By MIR.
Clay's method. which has been simplifed
and improved by Mr.. Barney, any number
of tables, whether odd or even, can be
handled without this defect Us long as the
number of hands dealt at each table can
be divided into two equal parts. The plan
| is for the moving pairs to play one-haIf
the number of plays and take them with
| them to the next table. putting them I'M
der those remaining. then play the top por-
| ton, and carry them to the next table in
; the same manner, Until each moving pair
| has passed twice around the circle when it
| will be round that they nave played all
| the boards and against each of the ad-
versaries an equal number of times.
| Strange to say, it has also been found that
| IL will afford test for teams of four on
| the same plan as the Howell game, each
playing the same boards in duplicate as
] they pass around the room.
| new whist club CT both sexes was Or
i ganized in Sacramento, with over $50 men,
| bers within two weeks after its organiza-
| ton.
| Mrs. Z. T. Baker has the lead in both the
| Womens Club and the Brooklyn Whist
! Club. Mrs. Breckenridge and Mrs. Ten
| Eyck being close second and third, only
| two tricks different in their scores.