The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

then. change came over him few mon tbs
after we were married. My! the tricks he
would charge me with losing; he would get
hot fume, scold and kick; at times it was
almost un bearable. 1t seemed that every play
l made wrong. He would say, "You
ought to have known had the king or the
ace, or whatever it was, but really didn't. l
often thought in my own mind that the bad
play was not always on my side, for know
the proper leads and follows, second and third
hand play. The little | do know was taught
me by Miss heelock. She also presented me
with copy OF "Cavendish," but my husband
used to laugh at me for studying it gave
it up while he home. So for long time
we, by mutual agreement, never have played
a game as partners. About two months ago
the Owl Drug Company presented me With q
copy of THE CALLS "Wnist Donts." After
reading the little book l slipped it into my
husbands inside pocket A few nights ago we
were invited over to a whist party, and he
said, Nellie, let US play together tonight.
| What say your" l felt little "squeamish."
We played the whole evening and he never
once grumbled at me. He was just as he used
TO be before we were married On the way
home he said to me, ''NeIlie, did you put that
copy of Whist Donts" in my pocket?'
Writings Of Nicholas Browse Jrist.
We have been asked great many times if
Mr. Trist has ever written whist book. We
sincerely regret to say that up to the present
time Mr.. Trist has not favored the whist world
with any publica tion bearing his name. About
nine years ago Mr.. Trist wrote long series of
articles for the Spirit of the South, paper
published in New orieans-the home of Mr..
Trist. About five years ago he wrote another
series of articles for the Inter Ocean of Chi
cago. His occasional writings in the Field of
London, Harper's Weekly and Whist, together
with the others, would be a valuable collection
in book form. We have all these carefully
preserved in our whist library, and some day
they will certainly appear in print.
Calling for Trumps Holding None.
Whist Editor Cali: 1 would like to ask about
calling for trumps-if a player is justified in
calling for them if he has none in his hand
This question came up at whist luncheon
yesterday, and propose to get the views of
experts on the matter. With cordial greeting
am sincerely yours. Z. K. NJ.
Rosemont, Penn. May 2. 1897.
We would like to shirk the responsibility of
answering such question, and would be very
glad to receive the opinion of Miss Wheelock
on the subject. We will say, however, the
only conclusion we can possibly arrive at
when player might think he would be justi-
fed in calling for trumps, holding none him.
SELF would be overw heiming strength in all
the other plain suits In order TO "calP' from
such holding and put his partner i'll the lead
he would be obliged to play two low cards
without attempting to win the trick (oarring
prearranged one-cerd CALI. and this being the
case he would show at once that he did not
have overwhelming strength in all the other
suits Ii he did he would be foolish to pass
two tricks that he might have won. We be-
lieve when player deliberately passes trick
that he could win he must be certain of taking
two for each one passed. We cannot see how
he could expect to do this in case like the
above. The chance of thirteen trumps being
divided among the other three players in such
way that the partner of the caller could ex-
haust them to bring in one long suit is so
highly improbable that we think no one but q
novice at the game would ever be foolish
enough to think such kind OF play would be
trick-winning.
A Ladies Whist Club in Vallejo.
new whist club has just been started in
Vallejo comprised entirely OF ladies' 1t starts
out with twenty memD Ders. The officers are:
Mrs. F. j. Walters president; Mrs. NJ. D.
DEMO, first vice president; Mrs. s. NJ. Levee,
fecond vice-president; Mrs. Albert Hodges,
secretary; Miss Maud Street, treasu er: and
the governing committee is: Miss Lena Holly,
Miss Lovina Bushnell, Miss Annie Penn ycook.
Mrs. j. P. Tyree, Mrs. George Weniger
Challenge Match for the Rideout
Trophy.
The challenge match for the Rideout trophy
that took place in the rooms of the Petaluma
Whist Club on Friday May z, was very close
and exciting. At the end of the forty-third
deal the clubs broke even; in the forty-fourih
the Santa Rosas gained one; in the forty-ffth
the Petaiumas evened up; in the forty-sixth
the Santa Rosas gained one more trick; in the
forty-seventh the Petalumas picked it ID again
and the match was tie; in the forty eighth
and last deal The Petalum gained two tricks,
which gave them the trophy. The Santa Rosas