The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-11
AROUND THE WHIST TABLE.
PLANS OF THE CLUBS HEREIB0UTs
FOR M OPENING SEASON.

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events one is struck by the number and Inn
P~ortance Of the contests and by the complete
Alling up OF every available date for play. First
among the championship events will come the
weekly contests for the A.. W. L. trophy. which
10 now held by the American Whist Club OF
Boston. Under the rules. all challenges for
this trophy which were received by President
Leroy Smith previous TO SEPT. / had to DO
shaken up In q hat and the names drawn In
order to determine the club that should play
nrst This drawing gives the following dates
70 the various clubs:
Oct. e-NarrAganset whist Club Of Provtdsnos.
Oct, I5-Albany Chess and Whist Club.
Oct 22-walbrook whist Club Of Baltimore.
Oct. 2e-Baltimore Whist Club.
Nov. b-Ionic Club OF Troy. n. Y.
Nov. 12-Park Club Of PlAinneld. M.
Nov. 1p-Providence Athletic Association.
Nov. 26-The Albany Club.
Dec. Nov Jersey Whist Club Of Newark, Nj
1t will be observed that mono OF the metro
politan clubs has challenged as yet, although
two clubs from New Jersey are among the en-
tries. Upon looking over the list of challengers
II seems more than probable that the cup will
start on it's travels before Nov. 1. as at least
three OF the first four clubs on the list are very
hard propositions.
No order of challengers for the two New York
State trophies has yet been decided. These
uTB now Ill IL pOSSSbblOu " Illo Vulb Olu
OF New York. and the Brooklyn Whist
Club the Albany shield. for teams Of four play
ors from the same club. and the Utica Cup.
for pairs. Some lively contests for these
trophies are looked forward to by the players
In the various clubs that 60 to make up the
State Association.
Among the contests which will be especially
interesting to the local players there are four
principal events which will call out all the
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annual tournament Of the New York State
Whist Association. which will take place early
IN November. The place Of meeting has not
yet been decided upon. and may be Utica,
Syracuse. Rochester or Buffalo. the probabili-
ties being at present In favor OF Utica. The
meeting in Albany last year was a decided sue.
cess. ana there is no reason why TINS one should
The annual inter-club tournament In Brook
Ign will probably begin earlythis year. 50 as to
get it over before the lnter-city begins. IL Is to
be hoped that there will be q mucn larger, en-
try this season than last, and that rene wed in
The New Jersey Whist Association will have
It's annualt tournament among the clubs along
a home and home match with esery other in
the same division, and the winners playing of
nament is always a success. and seems to grow
In popularity every year.
will be the intel, city tournament. which proved
such q success last year. bringing out twenty
i've teams OF four PLAYERS each; who fought
eral ,loOaI, clubs have 50 Increased their mem
teamsi IN the Geld than was possible a year ago.
The New York clubs propose to make q
help 5%eipf them. .nS The psN Whist S Club O Purpo eSrT 70 get sa up
available for team matches with clubs in neigh
boring towns s., and States; Gapt Eiwell thinks
wOulu be very hard to beat. and would b6 ready
TO- challenge plg SnythlP IN liz B 9Th, he and {; A. Hen.
very vrdryy1asni anxious to make "a duplicate an attpact I've
power to get the men together frequently for
The, Knickerbocker Whist Club has been
steadily adding to It's membership and has now
P Ppleiid E nuR Faiier q th SisE9nR Re WAX Be ale Sb IT to yet yet
together a much stronger team than any Of
also hopes to have twelve or sixteen men in
constant training for matches with local clubs
and Newark, This club made an excellent
showing at the last congress-. the first four
t TtaahipG By a bsstfn n out Sne s nnfls ve eG 3 sne H ns B /
more. Philadelphia. Minneapolis. Buffalo and
tbs mafeb fo Th 81. a BEo0 %a t1e very tTop S9od I siSbe S1 IN
won by TIE NSs York players.
In addition to the principal events OF the sea-
son, the regular club com pass games will be on
night in the week. with sometimes a double
course. be, reserved for the Brooklyn, Whist
Club. which has always had the most largely
night will be kept up by, the Knickerbockers
for their regular visitors game. to which any
E RS5sy Cub 5 or %G Not. me Eh &Rfst 6 B. Is 81 8 R New York <
vii %R n0l| a 60 back fD to WGed IN %Syy night for r
as sss Hot To- eos sSee' WITH vhisot The o wo analF'SI sae st
which are held on IThqrsdaySs I'M change
Thursday to accommodate the Brooklyn Whist
Clubs game for pairs; but that, reason no
Yorks lost many OF their best players by having
their games on Thursdays. as a large number
tha women's clubs. and the interclub tourna-
ment takes away from thirty to forty of the
hest players on Thursday nights.
The Long ISLAND Women's Club will proba-
bly, continue last years pT9ggran me by alter
tanning their men trends on Thursday nights.
The regular games for women will be on Tues
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esIasy a 4 III Ss WE Jersey p Will Sfss 6 tslSs S SS%SaS Il
number OF Now. Workers. Who are in the habit
long TO get there than TO a game In this city.
Friday Is also women's night a, the Brooklyn
players are usually to be found. Saturday
night has always been reserved for match
games, Interstate and l~ntercity tournaments.
between clubs in different cities.
II Is to be hoped that they will profit BY the ex-
Perienee OF former years and do q little more
their team ~captains before they enter the more
important events. 1t Is this lackof training that
has always prevented New York from making
any show In the great contests. We have
plenty OF players who are well up to champion
ship form. but they never get tit before they
enter the fight.
CANADIAN WHIST.
II being more than. probable that the future
will see quite a number of matches between
Aamhpra of the American Whist lHaHue and
tnose OF the now hourishlng Canadian associa-
ton, il may be interesting TO take q look at the
style OF game Iut up by the Canadian experts.
played at the last Canadian Congress in To-
ronto. and they all bear the hall mark of the
anne progressive spirit that characteriZes the
game In this country. being played upon what
may be termed common sense principles with