The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-13
AROUND THE WHIST TABLE.
rms sTATE WHIST ASSOCIATIONS
MEETING IN LLBlNI.

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EJACULATION, for the MatehesIThe New Du-
plIcate whist Lave win BE in Force
Forcing strong Trump Hnnds--Notes.
III. seoond annual meeting OF the New York
a.. whist Association win be held at Albany
y r,d.v and Saturday next, and the indisa-
,. tbs, avery club in the association will
90. . t.am or a pair on hand TO represent IL.
pl,y will begin on Friday afternoon ut ? O'Clock
"a - iii be continued In the evening ut 8. Two
=. .s.sions Will be held on saturday after
- and eyenlns. All the matches will prob
~, hs mayed IN the Catholic Union Hall,
Thsrs are six events on the card for deci-
.,o, ,he principal being for the possession OF
49,. Lih,py trophy, representing the champion
.hIn Tor teams OF four and now held by tho
phI., Club OF New York. Entries for this
.,a,, c,o.s A. noon on Friday, Nov. l6, and
.hould be made In advance to Albert Rath-
90. % North Pearl street, Albany. The
tou- players on the team must be members of
,ho .hms club. and only one team may DO en-
,,rcd from tho same club. The preliminary
,ounds for this trophy will be played on the
unvell system for progressive tours. At each
=, tho three sessions, Friday afternoon and
sysnIng and Saturday afternoon. each mem-
har o., the team must play with a different
n,r,ner. The number OF deals will be as near
tr.n,v.four as time will permit. Match score
~ill decide the result ana inc TWO teams nav
Ing the best match score for the three prelimi-
n,ry rounds will play twenty-four deals against
,,ch other for the championship on Saturday
night. The rules do not state whether or not
m, match score is to be decided by each deal
mr. nv the total tricks won or lost on all the
a.als played between the same clubs. Should
Abe match score be n tie the trick score is to
becide.
In the matches for the Utica trophy. repre-
,.ntipg tho pair championship Of the associa-
tion. there will be no finals. but tho play will
be continued for four rounds, on the after
Moons and evenings OF Friday and Saturday.
All pairs must he members Of the club they
represent and no club can enter more than one
pair. This contest will be PLAYED on the How
eli system. one pair sitting still. while all the
-, r,ovc from table to table until tbov
o'herS NOV, ..nnn., - ospn. na;n 'T|s'
have played against every other pair. In
stead Of averaging the trick score each deal
III - ,o,siJe rad n match and the n,ir ,ri,h
wm p s. to ossrego,s match score for ~ M,,r
rounds will be the winner. In case of ties the
pair that made the best score on the nrst round
will win. and if that is. n tie. on the second
round, and so on. Entries for this event close
on fruaS "tn' NON u s"o"'u "e h'due.in
advance to Albert Rathbone.
i;.,Is - - ~ la,ais So.
mittee are d hV''e Nay on 'he DETAILS oil aver
aging deals lot "atch scores. Inc usual way
Is TO add up the tricks taken by those sitting
" o.I { md 10 diyila tho toI,l Ir ,ho n,r,na.
y anu " u =" VIZ TX ," ny 'h' nunhper
OF y and ) pairs. IL there is a fraction over
and II Is less than n third. il is rejected. II IL
!. ho,uaan ana .nItrn thirds !, "a oaIIaa ha,r
10 pe'"ee" o"e ~ W III ea''eu d nai''
II more than two-thirds IL is added ms q whole
number. In all cases in which the average is
q half there can be no ties and every pair must
win or lose n match. This system of getting
a, ,he m,t.h e.oros .vbiIa oas;or ~ rn,ninn-
~ ~ az. 'Ioe. 80 a7ei ~ r"ah'ou
averaging by fractions which is now in general
~ hoo,usa n Nc NOT giya ,h. &c. thn
. Teeauee = "oIs noI " u playets the
actual average oil the hand. 1t is much fairer
han, han by y f5 sSn ! an ,n5. I the average @;;n loss 5:
fraction opposite each pair. This does away