The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18

THE OPEN EVENTS.

There were eight events outside OF the cham.
Bb eloneiPs Class ss d Ia 2, Th, slaS Mot sc 0 Isat % de pssssrs
from two or three different clubs could get to-
Gethcr and call themselves a team: This is not
allowed In any OF the three chief events, and
unless a club has n full team it cannot play in
those contests. Ladies were also allowed TO
play In the open events, and they acquitted
There were Jour matches for teams of four.
two Of which were decided by the trick score.
cided BY the top score n and $ or L and ", in
Tho winners were as follows:
FIRST Ioprs, match score to win; Buffalo
5, n1s s'u and u " 81 s ;6epSSerdo" Three teams a1ssFii tied
for SECOND place. Top o..Io:hing Club. Greater
New NJ York. ant Albany nT;. the swS tirst named be,
faIo three points, They were Mrs. c. Water
house and F.. G. Fletcher of Boston. Miss c. II.
schmidt OF Washington, and R. F. Foster OF
New York.
Club, {. j. McDiarmid. c. P. johnson, II. X.
James. and W. c. Emerson.
Third tours. matches to win. The Top-of-
and tricks, Greater New York being second. The
wrong trump was turned Mt one table. and the
% T"a1eam was SeGH mmit TO ne Fosi n'ren nrono, cd inc no
throw the hand ont; hut the committee found
that even IL the team received but thirteen
tricks or the average on II, making the match u
tie. the team would still be the winner. and AS q
lesson for the adversaries TO be careful to check
buCh IlalItTb DtIDTt CtTllIylnK u lnt correctness
OF the score, they decided to lot tho mutter
stand. as 1t made no difference in the result
govern such eases, The old laws making no pro-
vision for them They held that the PLAYER
be punished for his carelessncs, and awarded
the match to the f New a York NE team, who were
SS% York, i. ' 4. BaEor on" or Br mGS; So" "sd Dr. %.
George Walls, of Washington. This will ,proba-
bly, lead to the INCORPORATION OF a new law in
TIM 4 nnarinnp pnna for dnnlinafa In tho match
between the Lincolns and the Knickerbocker
Field Gu last winter the wrong trump was
then decided to give tho players the average on
the hand.
pps s ! { e.. tricks is ss,d to vim q w, w RSgsr. c'9 y e
Springer and G.. w. Heieho. This team, Mr..
Heigho informed THE Sun representative. plays
the common.sense game, using supporting cards
freely, and hos made, quite a success of 1t in
matches with local clubs.
The results OF the progressive matches for
pairs. any two players from any clubs, were as
First Pairs-w. Gorton and L. Mel. Jackson,
Club. New Bedford, Mass, \ and s.
ton and R. 7. Foster of New York. highest score,
Z and THd "; Dr., George Wen, Of Washington and
Third Pairs-R. +. Foster nTu and +. T. Baker.
CA G H 1'aG }0 st q New York and Dr. i, GeSprgcs
wood. VI.
Fourth Pairs-R. +. Foster and f. r. Baker,
Whist Club OF New York, highest score, y and ";
o.S Bryant and NJ. B, Beecher of Yale, n and S.
The straight whist contest was won by Mrs.
dence as a partner. They got 1855 tricks in
twonty.one deals. Miss Bessie Allen OF Milwau-
lioe and Mr.. Harhach OF Des Moines were sec
third. Forty-four players took part.
The next congress will DO held in the vicinity
OF Boston. probably at SarraRansett Pier or
Santasket Beach, the choice being dependent on
which can offer the better accommodations for the
very large number OF delegates that may be cX-
pected to assembl in New England.
The officers for the ensuing year are as follows:
President, II. A. Mandell, Detroit; yice-Presi-
tary. c. A. Henriques, New York; Correspond.
Ing Secretary; l. 9. Parker, Toledo; Treasurer.
elected directors are: r, ii. Weems. brooklyn;
DIR. J. 6. Nef. Philadelphig; j. St J. McCutchen,
Plainheld. NJ j.: i. D. Kribben, 81; Louis; 7. J.
Tormey. San Francisco. and William Hudson.