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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

lead singleton for the sake OF a ruff,
and again the card led may establish
or help To establish an adVersary's suit.
When the Albany is used. IL should
not be considered as demand for
trumps. but simply as an indication OF
strength. If partner is strong enough
To help. he can lead, remembering that
with less than four trumps he must
lead a supporting card or none. a lead
by partner of a trump lower than the
nine should always mean four.
Whist writer's and theorists are de-
voting much attention to the style OF
play which has come to be known as
the Invitation" game. The character
istic feature OF this method is the lead
OF a small card to indicate strength in
hand outside of the suit led. In the
"Cavendish" or straight long suit game
n smal card led is invariably the fourth
best OF the suit. and IL tells nothing
about the rest of the hand. except OF
course. that IL is not sufficiently strong
i'm trumps To justify the trump attack
at the outset I'm the Invitation" game
"A small lay card is originally led only
when the hand is generally strong or is
strong particularly I'm trumps but the
opening of the best plain suit appears
safer than that OF trumps. There are
several forms Of the invitation game
depending on the definition Of n small
card under the respective systems. and
also on the amount OF short suit play
cmploVed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

One II surprised TO find that whist
players OF some experience are not only
often ignorant or careless about the con-
ventional leads. especially in trumps.
but also concerning second hand play.
The good general rule second hand
ow'' has many exceptions. Whist au-
.horities are agreed as To- the principal
exceptions. These are TO cover a small
card led with the lowest OF a sequence
OF two or more cards containing the
king. and 10 cover with the lower of "A
sequence OF two high cards. n there is
but one lower card in the hand. with
ace, queen, Jack. the jack Is played.
with ace. queen. ten. the ten is played
in trumps. or when strong In trumps. or
when no lower card is held otherwise.
queen. With ace. queen. without jack
or ten. the lowest small card Is played.
unless thefe-afe three small cards when
the queen is generally played. but " the
holder is strong I'm frumps IL Is often
better 20 pass.
a good rulc o. remember towering
most OF these cases ~ that when sec
pnd hand has a holding from which a
high card would be lei originally VI
second hand ger- fO lead instead 90
follow a high card. bui "ot necessarily
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

the same high card Is played second
hand
For instance. with ace, king and 9TH
ers an American leader would open
with king. II he had four cards i'm the
suit. and with ace N he had five or
more. and. accordingly. when "A small
card OF the suit is led by his right hand
adversary he plays high card. the
king. With ace. queen and two small
he would lead fourth best. hence he
plays low second hand ON a low card
led. but with ace. queen and three
small he would generally lead acc, SO
ne generally plays a high card. the
queen. second hand. With ace. queen.
ten the combination requires special
handling. as detailed above
When second hand holds five small
cards with the ace. II is nearly always
advisable To- play the ace. when there
are but four small cards with the ace.
most authors recommend the play of
the low card second hand
There are many details in second
hand play. depending on the size of the
fhrih best card aud trump strength.
which af~ elaborated in Hamilton
treatise
Mtn KING ana one small the proper
play in plain sbits Be- rman on small
card lcl. unless sccnnd hand b. DESTROYS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11
Foot Cycle Polo the Lates.

Foot cycle polo is one of the attrac-
tions at the cycle skating academy in
London. Several of the local cycling
clubs have shown their interest in the
indoor adaptation of the popular sport.
The object in the game of foot cycle
polo is to knock the ball with the polo
sticks between the goal posts OF the op-
posing club. When developed TO a sci
ence. contest on the recently devised
pneumatic skates will nc an athletic
treat to the devotees of football and
polo, who find the season of their favor
ite sports cut short by the approach Of
winter
owing To the ingenious construction
of the new skate. complete control is Sc
cured over all motions. quite impossible
with either ice or roller skates. The
game is scientific and requires skill in
skating as well as quick judgment. The
football player ought 10 make a star
polo player. provided he is proficient in
the art OF skating. The game is really
a cross between football and polo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11
Partisan Police Busy.

Some weeks ago NJ. Lepine. the Pa
risian prefect of police. issued an order
that all cyclists riding during the day
without bells and splates with their
owners name on them. and without
lamps at nighttime. would be arrested
and fined. one night last week a raid
was organized against them. Special
police agents were stationed at ,he
junction of the Champs Elysees with
the Place de In Concorde, when tie
cyclists were returning from their aft
ernoon ride i'm the Bois, and all who
were not properly equipped were stop
ped and told that summonses would he
taken out against them. In go minutes
60 cyclists were arrested. The ma
chimes which were without bells. plates
and lamps were taken from their users
and were not given UP until their pro.
prietorship was fully proved.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

OF getting the lead, but if the small
card is the seven, or higher. the chances
are that the ace is with the leader. and
so the king should he played. With
queen or jack and one small the smaller
card should he played. except on a nine
or higher card led. In trumps. the usual
play second hand, holding an honor and
one small, is the honor
What Is your opinion OF the call for
a lead OF trumps through an honor turn
ed, commonly known as the 'Albany2' :"
is a question asked by whist player OF
note. This play was first developed by
the Albany club. whence the name. and
consisted OF leading a Jack or ten OF
some suit as an indication that partner
should lead trumps through the honor
turned.
The reason was that with an honor
turned on the right IL was dangerous to
lead trump or holding a tenace over
the honor turned. a lead through would
destroy its trick making power The
lead OF Jack or ten was not always
practicable. and the play was developed
SO that any irregular lead should
mean "A call for trumps through an hon
or turned. The ACCESSIBILITY of this
play will depend largely upon the sys-
tenn adopted by the individual player
II ne Is an advocate Of Howell. Work,
Street or any other author that believes
I'm supporting card play. he must give
up the Albany" "a the two are bound
TO conflict III he believes that with fve
trumps he should always lead one as an
original lead. the question arises. Does
he lead simply because he has five and
hopes to benefit his partner or because
his hand o. strong enough in other
suits Go warrant the lead of truurs' N
the lstter ADD 1--we trumps he would BE-
running considerable risk ln waiting
tor his partner To- get tue lead.
CaXendi ID Joe one ot his earlier edi-
tious anys. bo not lead trump simply
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

baeause an honor is turned on your
left nor hesitate necessarily to lead be-
cause an honor is turned on your
right This is as good whist today as
ever IL was, and If il is desirable To get
trumps out of The way for a great suit
it would BE- folly TO resort TO the AL
bany' with 1--WE trumps and no suit
the Albany" is good play. With only
four trumps, holding q tcnacc over the
honor turned or holding a higher honor
with great strength I'm suit. the AL
bany" may be OF great service, par
ticularly II partner can play trump
high enough To force the trump turned.
When holding four good trumps, "a
above. strength i'm two suits and in
doubt about the fourth suit, an evil
IDENTIFY Irregular lead from that suit Is
a most desirable play. for II partner
has strength i'm that suit the boldest
kind OF play can bc resortcd 10, while u
~ turns out To bc an adversarys SUIT
the necessary care can be exercised to
prevent its making.
To rccapitulate. IL a believer In sup
porting cards leads. you must abandon
the Albany" N an advocate OF the
American leads sufficiently strong TO
accept Hamilton i'm full. the Albany
can bc used i'm the following cases-viz:
First. with Eve trumps and no suit OF
4 your own, second with four trumps
ttwo honors). one long suit and re-
entering card in a third suit; third'
With four trumps. one honor higher
than the one turned. and strength IN
two plain suits By strength Us here
meant two probable tricks I'm the suit.
WITH q long suit established and i've
y trunlI's 80 not hesitate 60 lead up to
an honor no matter how high. The Oh
feet i-to ct trumDs out of the way.
snd delays ste dangerous The dlsad
vantage vf The Albany lead. aside
fr"y, any DELAY. is that the aaXer.nrA
/ on the fookout for IL viii hasten to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11
Golf In the City Of Blood" :"

According TO recent dispatches re-
ceived i'm London from the city Of Ben
in. the place has undergone marvel
Gus transformation. The execution PIN
and crucihxion trees, which constituted
SO remarkable a feature OF this African
Golgotha. have entirely disappeared.
while the fields on which the corpses of
thousands OF victims of the execution
cr's knife lay three and even five deep.
poisoning the atmosphere for miles
around. have been laid out as polo
grounds and golf links by the English
officers who are now stationed nt this
center of West Africa trade. MhsteV-
~ may be said OF the evils Of European
civilization in Africa. IL cannot b. de
.uicd that the present condition of Benin
is infinitely better than it's former state.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

those made by Harvard's best man.
Taking into consideration the time
occupied in making the test, he has
gone beyond the record of any other
man i'm the world. In very few MIN
utes, without a stop for rest, he piled
up a total strength Of 1852 points;
strength of lungs, is; upper arms, 1867;
back. 342: legs. 717; forcarms, 1863.
Godfrey is a Bangor boy, 10 years
old. He stands feet inches high and
weighs 206 pounds. He has been very
prominent on the college track athletic
team. winning for two successive years
the i6 pound shot put at Worcester and
holding the n. Il. |. G. a. a. record OF
81 feet inches. Previous to his enter
ing Bowdoin the strength record was
held by his brother. the late Henry +.
Godfrey. member of the class of ~. The
test was conducted by DR.. L. n. Whit
tier. instructor in the Sargent gym
nasium.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11
THE SUCCESS OF TOD SLOANE.

and parachute leaps He was with Pro-
fessor Talbert two years, or until the
luclless aeronaut fell from his balloon
and was dashed 10 pieces.
The only serious accident TO befall
him in his ever continuing string or
venturesome exploits happened at
pole raising. AS usual. he was right in
the center OF the crowd. The pole broke
and fell on him. crushing one of his an
kles. After many months of suffering
he was restored to normal condition.
He never attended school and was not
a regular churchgoer. except when ta-
ken by his foster parents. Even there
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11
The Racing
Campaign
Of 1907.

The 1897 horse racing season NAV be
unquestionably put down as the pre-
mier season in the history of the truck.
Never was such interest displayed or
such big attendance at the harness
race meets. The very same thing may
De said OF the season of the jumpers,
which Is closed in the east The crowds
AT the tracks were big, and money
Moved In upon the managements. The
racing was also OF an excellent order:
out, as with the trotters. il can be said
10 De only OF high average, although,
as In the case OF the trotters again,
there was much good material develop
ed, which gives hopes of great things
for next years season. Both trotters
and runners, however. must rank sec
ond in sensational work To the PAGERS
who were the ''phenoms'' OF the year.
There were plenty of first class Jump
ers on the tracks except in the 4-year-
old and upward class. Ben Brush was
the one on whom devolved the duty OF
upholdlng the honor of the division.
Handspring, Requital, Hastings and
Bclmar being all in unfortunate shape.
To this may be assigned without ques-
tion the falling off in the division. Ben
Brush was hardly equal to the occasion.
for he was defeated by the 3-year-olds
in both the Brighton Cup and Twin City
handicaps. In the former by The Friar
and in the latter by Ornament.
The star of the season is without
question Hamburg. the best of the
2-year-olds His wonderful speed set
the tracks agape, and the followers are
predicting great things for him as a
3-year-old particularly as the weight OF
his mount does not appear to affect him
I'm the slightest. Incidentally IL may be
mentioned that he was purchased by
John T.. Madden for $l,2c0. This year
he picked UP in winnings $3S,250 and
was not entered in many of the big
prize events for 2-year-olds. There is u
whole list OF other good horses in Thu
division among whom L'Alouette must
rank high because of her winning of the
big Futurity stake.
In the 3-year-olds first honors seem to
he divided between Ornament and The
Friar, popularity seemingly giving the
lead To the former Next to these are
placed Voter. the crack of the sprint
ers; Rensselaer,. Don de ORC, on Deck
and the two western colts, Tillo and
DIR. Catlett or the number on Deck
seems TO give the greatest promise next
year on account of his tremendous
stride. In the 3-year-olds also were a
number of speedy hlles, the best be-
ing Cleophus Sunny Slope, Poetess.
Tripping and Trolley. Sunny Slope
made an admirable record, beating Ben
Brush in the brighton cup and being
beaten by The Fralr by only a few
feet. Not few OF the spectators of the
race were of the opinion Shat the race
should have gone To the filly.
,l- r. al.
Jockeys. Sloane, of course, is put at
the head of the list of eastern riders.
and Tommy Burns tops the westerners.
Next to them come Taral, Martin,
Simms, Clayton, Doggett and r. Will
liams.
The jumpers will he busy during the
winter in the south and on the Pacific
coast. The races In the south were
postponed on account OF the prevalence
of the yellow fever. but in the west
! they are in the flood tide.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

land is to bet, not on the horses them
selves, but on certain jockeys mounts.
There are hundreds of bookmakers
scattered over the country whose sole
business consists in receiving deposits
from their clients. with the understand
ing that a fixed sum goes on a certain
Jockeys mount each time he rides. no
matter what animal he bestrdes or
what the price may be. settlements be-
ing made at stated intervals according
10 the starting prices published in the
daily papers.
Sloane has become prime favorite
with the followers of this system, and
Justly so, for 40 per cent of his mounts
have been winning ones. so up TO date
his followers must have good balances
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

Gus. mournful howl that created a sem
sation Many OF the members who were
opposed TO the purchase OF the organ
and the establishment of the choir were
more than ever convinced that they
were right in fighting the innovation.
After the performance was repeated
several times the offending dog was
finally located, and Tod and the canine
suddenly ceased to attend divine serv-
ices.
In 1890 Tod went TO st. Louis where
he joined his elder brother Cash Sloane,
"A well known jockey. and after much
effort succeeded i'm getting n mount or
the East st. Louis course. He demon
strated his ability as rider at the out
set. and his star arose with remarka-
BILE velocity. After riding awhile at st.
Louis he moved TO California and rode
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

nance OF his adopted parents and bene-
factors. Tod now, at the age of 23.
weighs 90 pounds. potent factor OF
his success as a rider is the prodgious
strength of his arms, back and shoul-
ders. the muscles of which are remark
ably developed.
Sloane has a magnificent career before
him if he uses good Judgment and does
not allow his initial successes to turn
his brain. for his physical advantages
are such that he may even equal the
record Of John Osborne. whose name
was a household word among racing
men for more than 40 years, during
which he was riding successfully and
earning princely salary.
Fred Archer's career was compare
lively short one, for from the time he
had his first mount in public, in pony
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11
Cordang and His Wind Shields.

Although Cordsng's "A hour record
was made with the assistance OF wind
-shielels5 Dtfteif-cyciixt says that hp
is not altogether in favor OF them. In
his opinion the long distance rider would
obtain the best results by riding with
out them during the first l6 hours. Cor
dang thinks that they tend to make the
pairing slower aud would prove mote ef.
icacious during tie latter portion %
the ride when the rider becomes tired
and the pscemakers supplied with wind
shields can give an the pace that IS re.
Quired.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

he kept up his usual penchant Tor
tricks.
Tod was the owner OF dog that he
had trained TO perform a number of
amusing tricks. For several Sundays
Tod took the dog TO church and Sc
creted him under the scat or beneath
a cloak. The canine had been taught to
howl every time some one started to
sing or play on musical instrument.
a new organ was brought into the
church and a choir established, and
with the first strains of the new instru-
ment and choir the dog set up n hide
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11
Bowdoin's Strong Man.

Edward ". Godfrey member of the
class of 80 HoWddin college. created
sensation m Bmnsw ick. Me.. recently
bN breaking all previous r~fCrds ia the
strength tests taken according to the
method originated by Dr Dudlel A.
Sargent of Harvard. lie nht onlS broke
an Bowdoin records, but surpassed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

Epeaking IN sporting sense, the
greatest success achieved by any
American who ever went TO Europe Is
now being won by Tod Sloane, the little
Hoosier Jockey who is giving the Brit
ishers some points on how to ride a
race horse.
In this country he had proved him.
self a quick and capable rider, but 1t
did not follow from that that he would
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

be a success on English tracks, where
many American Jockeys with reputa-
fions fully as good as Sloane's have
tried and failed TO win races.
The Englishmen laughed at the short
stirrups and forward seat affected by
Simms. who. though he has few SUI
periors in the saddle, was a compare
tive failure in the old country. Sloane.
however, goes even further than did
Simms in this respect, but, unlike the
latter. Sloane has so ingratiated him
self in favor that the most conservative
owners in England have not hesitated
10 offer him mounts. More than this,
the gss7eral public, who are far more
highly educated in racing matters than
the racegoers on this side and far more
critical in their estimates of riding
talent. seem to have become infatuated
with the little American. very favor
ite mode OF racing speculation in Eng
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

TOD SLOANE, THE JOCKEY.
ror Lucky Baldwin. and then he return
ed east, his career from that time being
a familiar story.
Although fortune has smiled on the
now world famous Jockey he has not
forgotten bis foster parents, who nur-
tured linn I'm his babyhood and orphan
age. AT frequent intervals they receive
handsome and substantial presents,
and his comfortable bank account is at
their disposal
Tod owns stock in two banking insti-
tutions at kokomo. and he has made
ample provision for the life mainte-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

race on the eccentric Mr.. Wilien's little
roam mare Maid OF Trent. till his last
mastery effort on st. Mirin for the
Cambridgeshire, scarcely decade and
"A half passed by, yet hts yearly earn
ings at the time Of his death exceeded
c35, 900, or more than 3la times as much
as the salary of the president Of the
United States. George Fordham, the
demon Jockey. as he was termed, had
in his day even more admirers and
probably earned a larger salary than
either of the two mentioned above, for
he was good in any place. either on
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-09

River Iron company Of the same
amount necessitated similar action on
the part of the rest of the mills, and
wages have been paid on this basis
ever since. The attitude of the en-
ployes on the matter can hardly be
stated until they have had chance TO
talk it over, and none of the labor
leaders will say much about the sub
ject until meetings have been held. The
feeling is prevalent that before the
matter is settled there will be a strike,
but how large a proportion of the op-
eratives will take part, 1t is impossible
to say. Every effort, however, will be
made to avert such action.
The carders' association tonight de-
ferred action on the cut until a special
general meeting is held after the man
ufacturers' association announces the
change in schedules. The carders do
not think a reduction warranted. The
spinners' union referred the matter to-
the executive board with power to ac :
The spinners do not think a cut w.
relieve an over-stocked market, but, if
the manufacturers can prove that, il
will, they will accept. They will / 2nb-
ably ask for a conference with the
manufacturers, and prominent mem
bers tonight predicted a strike which
will be a bitter fight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-09
MAY JTIEaN A GREaT STRIKE.
Ten Per Cent Cut in the Wages of Thirty Thousand
Cotton Spnners.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. Sat a
turers today it was voted unanimaus-
ly to reduce wages in the mills of the
city, the amount and time of the re-
duction being left to a committee which
for some time has had charge of the
matter. 1t is understood that the cut
will be not less than 10 per cent and
that it will go into effect on Jan. 1.
The cut will affect $4,000 operatives
who are paid an aggregate weekly
wage of $180000. For some months the
executive committee of the association
has been investigating the situation in
this city. The price Of print cloths for
long time has been the lowest in
the history of the trade, while the de-
mand has been only fair. Under these
conditions the mills have been selling
at loss, and the stock of goods has
been increasing. The committee OBJ
tanned the signature of every manufac-
turer in the city, except one, who is
understood to be d. A. Brayton, of the
Durfee mill, a private corporation. AS
no reduction could be ordered without
the consent of every mill; the commit
tee decided to report back to the as
sociation. This was done at the gen
eral meeting today, and the committee
received the unanimous approval of the
association upon it's suggestion that a
reduction be made. 1t is anticipated
that the price of weaving a cut of
print cloth will be reduced from IS to
16 cents. In August. 1894, cut of 10
per cent was ordered, but in April Of
the next year an advance by the Fall