The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-09

San Francisco Whist Club-Mrs. Waldron,
Mrs. Andrews, 1873, n.
San Francisco Whist Club-Mrs. Darling,
San Fran cisco Whist Club-Mrs. Haskell,
Mrs. Reynolds, l57, w.
Oakland Whist Club-Mrs. Yale, Mrs. Black
wood, 1863 W.
Oakland Whist Club Mrs. Barrett, Mrs
Moore, $50, n.
Trist Duplicate Whist Club-Mrs Fredericks,
Mrs Woodward, 1873, w.
San Francisco Whist Club-Miss Lewiston,
Miss Washburn, 155, n.
Tuesday Evening CluD-Miss sobey, Miss
oakland Whist Club : Mrs. Haslitt, Miss
Brown, 154, N.
In one of the rear rooms the gentlemen's
contest for pairs was played. under rules
governing the ladies in the afternoon.
The winners were awarded with four sets,
twenty-four boards each. whist trays.
The score stood as follows:
San Francisco Whist Club-M. Forster and
G. w. Barnh hard 40, n.
San Francisco Whist Club. Goldstone and
L. w. Colds tone, 2l1, W.
San Francisco Whist Club-Dr. Lovegrove
and S. Meyer, 228, w.
Oakland Whist Cuba. NJ. Brown and L.
Hasle tt, 1877, N.
Golden Gate Whist Club-George Murphy
and j. NJ Fisher, 22S, w.
San Francisco Whist Club-H. H. Hotaling
and S. Abrams, 166, N
A glance at the score is enough TO show
that the teams were evenly motched. 1t
must be RENE bered that the game occu-
pied three hours of serious playing, and
the totals were nearly equel. Forster and
Bernhard of the San Francisco club won
north and south, but two east and west
pairs tied on DDS, which caused them to
play off six deals after din ner.
Loveerove and Meyer, of the San Fran
cisco Whist Club, won in the play-off
against Murphy and Fisher and secured
two of the much-prized sets of cards and
boards. They had hardly ceased playing
when the rooms of the San Francisco
Whist Club began to fill with players who
were eager to enter in the evening con-
tests. The evening saw much larger
mum Der OF contestants than the afternoon.
The evening match among club teams
OF four was for prizes presented by the San
Francisco Whist Club, consisting of four
engrossed, silver-mounted loving CUPS
The rules governing the play were in effect
that any four players, mem ers of the
same club or not. might enter under
club of distinctive name, and any club
might enter more than one four.
Inc match was played under the pro-
gressive system and the team taking the
greatest number OF tricks was declared the
winner. In case of a tie provision was
made that it be played off this morning
from mum Der of deals designated by that
portion of the tournament committee in
charge.
Sixteen teams were entered, and the
team from the Trist Club tied with the
San Francisco Whist Club for first place.
The great event of the tournament is
the association contest for the Rideout
Trist Duplicate Whist Club, I'll Jones
street, and was only half finished at Ii 80
O'Clock.
This contest was played in teams of
four. The first day. under the Howell
system, each club played a certain num-
Der of deals, half in the afternoon, the
other half in the evening, which consti-
tuted match, against every other club.
The four teams having the highest
scores of matches won shall be entitled to
enter the semi finals. Two scores are kept,
viz: the score of matches won and the
score of tricks taken. Should one or more
clubs be tied with the club having the
lowest score OF the four leading clubs the
team having the highest trick score shall
be entitled to place. The second day the
semi shall consist of twentyfour
deals each, and shall be played under the
A. w. l.. twO-table system, according to
accompanying schedule. Players may be
changed before play begins in the after
noon and evening, but at no other time,
except in case of ckness.
The tour clubs entering the semi-finals
shall be drawn by lot to play against each
other this afternoon.
The Irist Club rooms we're beautifully
decorated in honor of the occasion with
evergreens and flowers, and fashionable
or rather a select party of players was
gathered there both afternoon and even
ing. In comparison with the trophy all
other events appeared as mere passing
events, but then the trophy is a magnif-
cent silver cup greatly in demand by every
club in the association. 1t is to be held
by the winning club subject to challenge,
under rules adopted by the association.
In additionto it souvenir buttons of the
association will be presented to the four
players who play Tor the winning club in
the final match. The following clubs and
players entered the trophy contest:
San Francisco Whist Club-Mrs. George E.
Bates (captain), +. l. cooper, M. w. Bell, Miss
Tamalpais Whist Club-Major O. C. Miller
(captain). Henry c. Campbell, Wakefield
baker, James A. Thompson.
Lomilas Qadies) of Petaluma-Mrs. E. Dem
man (captain), Mrs. George McNear, Mrs j. L.
Camm, MISS n. L. Denman.
Eschscholtzia Club of San Francsco-Mrs l.
W. Moore (captain), Mrs. j. M. Wright, Miss N.
S. Baldwin, Mrs. E. p. Schen.
Trist Duplicate Whist Club-F. F. Freeman
(captain), J. K. Johnson, A. C. Freeman, F. L.
Vallejo Club-F J. Walter (captain). c. F.
Colyin, Frank Brew, ]. M. Brady
San Francisco Whist Club-George E. Bates
(captain), J. K. Hanify, II. c. Richards, d. R.
Santa Rosa whistClub-w. C. Hill fcaptain).
H. G. Hahman, P. I. Hahman, F. W. Brown.
When the afternoon deals were con-
cluded Santa Rosa was leading and re-
ceived congratulations from the other
clubs. The rivals set to work in the even
ing to change the trend of the figures,
with the following results: