The sun., 1898-01-23
The Park Club wins eight tricks.


The Baltimore losses on this hand are chiefly
due to defective trump strategy. At trick 4.
after tho only suit that y need be afraid Of is
practically exhausted. and Y still has his great
spade suit and reentry in clubs. he should GER
tGinly lead trumps. II The does, he saves three
Trick s-By refusing this force z loses two
tricks. because he can ruff the club. knock ABS
trumps together, and then lead the best dia;
compel to trump in and lead a losing club to
Y. rs apparent reason for refusing the force
in trumps. and the chance that ! holds the club
him at trick 9. he should certainly abandon any
idea of profiting by n tenace that will never be
led up to. and run in. SO as to drop tho adverse
trumps together. Even at trick l Y can save
himself with the major tenace IL he is over
trumped. These champion long.suit teams
are left to rely on their knowledge OF whist
principles unassisted by any of the conven-
tional signals which seem SO necessary to guide
them, even in such simple situations as this.
The players beyond tho Rockies held their
annual tournament for the championship Of the
Rideout trophy went to the Mill Valley team,
Bletcher, Cox. Reynolds. and Thompson.
before 70 Q the e'tc tournament began. Capt Thompson
said: For the Rideout trophy some OF the best
leans on the coast will enter. Our team, the
Of the best. but who are willing to learn. and
who are believers in THE SUNS common SCI sense IS.
formation has been given. that will take part in
this meeting. II our team succeeds in reach.
inS taS ssnsa Win Rsro sssed ]
but against old, experienced, and skilfuI play.
ers, using all the known and many unknown
ttr' game. for we have nothing. but the trump
signal. which we very seldom USE The
has r.er ever r. taken Ike part IN contest and heartily
wishes the cominon:sepse idea had better repre-
sentatiyes but we will do our chd 6es5 tbo ooo, n,
their ambition, the semi-finals. but got INTO the
finals and landed the, Championship. They
they set in entering the lists against host OF
convent tionalities with nothing but common
sense principles to depend on for success.
CLUB NOTES.
The last games in the preliminary rounds for
the New Jersey State trophy were played on
wednesday night. and the winners from the
of aerff PansG rSm tne eton w
wins; the Gun Club OF Passsic from I tne fas ETie
saGtoe cnb Or NewaTi ro% the S and
section. with 7 wins. These three will e9eh
play match with the others, and the nrst ein6 ,D
1898. The full schedule Of the tournament was
published in TIE sun on last @ Friday; d,, -. e,.,
annual pair tournament to an end on Ihursday
night. There were fifteen games In the series. les
the the be best trick score. won by H. b. Newman; for
the greatest mum Der OF times plus score. won
BY ssrd oE t6S GreatbssSt lest nGpss nns saore et
both won by A. d. Ferris. The finish was an
exciting affair as any ono OF four men might
have got two or three prizes, and two men might
have got them all. AS 1t was Newman won by
the marrow margin Of half trick IN 5S7 deals
had to cut for the prizc for times top score.
There are quite number Of % challenges Tt foat, fn
Island Women's Club sent one to the Womcn's
Whist Club OF Brooklyn, which was. unfqrtu.
nately, not accented A team OF @ shoIEEsuiteIrs I,I,
ers, offering TO show her the prosaic side OF the
common sense game in order that shc might see
lions Of It had been. This challenge also was
declined. or at least ignored. The, poetess
loves TO linger with tho long-dispelled illu-
Knickerbocker Whist Club received two chal.
New Jersey Whist Club OF Newark, and prompt;
ly accepted both Of them. Tho Whist CLIP ,M OF OF
New York is getting up team for the Stato
matches, and hopes TO have some secondary
teams p play ip the local contests % The nrSt
and Faber. Hawkins and Hcnriques are done
with duplicate on team matches.