Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-22
Whist Points.

The contest between the Baltimore wo-
men and men, twenty-sight players side,
took place Saturday night at the Baltimore
club The men won easily, as'Was expect
ed though 1t furnished good practice for
the women.
Mrs William Ruff Of Washington. form
crly Miss Parker Ramsay of Baltimore, Is
visiting her native city, and played Satur-
day night. She has been playing beautiful
" hist during, her stay there. Mr.. Beverly
Smith has asked her TO be his partner for
the mixed pair match at the woman's con-
gress to be held in Philadelphia the last
week in April. and Miss Goldsborough and
Harvey McCay of Baltimore, who won the
prize last year, will have to look out for
their laurels. Washington will have
strong delegation at this congress.
The trophy donated by the Washington
women, and now in possession of the Trist
Club of Philadelphia. will be the chief OBJ
ject of contest. The Washington mixed
frequent practice matches have strengthen
ed the team work of the different fours.
There will be many teams go down before
the first four of the Washington club.
New York, Brooklyn and Newark, N. j.,
are having whist contests. Fifty and a
hundred players are considered very few in
some Of their matches.
Brooklyn went over to Staten Island
twice last week. and the drubbing they adj
miniStered to that club will long be remem-
Tered in whist circles. as it won by thirty
six tricks in each match. What excuse the
Staten islanders will give for such de-
feat, except that the other side played bet
ter whist is unknown. One was a woman
contest, and the other mixed pairs.
c. f. Lindsay, formerly OF Washington,
but now residing in Baltimore, has formed
up plan to incorporate the views of the
different whist experts throughout the
country on some particular subject about
whist. Ftnesse, false cardng forcing, sys-
tenn and underplay will each be treated
succinctly. He will publish a weekly paper
sort of Round Robin, each number to
have the picture of an expert and an ar
ticie on the subject they represent.
Atlantic Auxiliary.
The Atlantic Auxiliary Association will
play their second match at PHILADELPHIA
next Saturday against the New Jersey.
New Jersey has promised to send forty
players. Washington has been asked for
SIX or their strongest men. In the last
match the contest was very close and the
New Jerseys have been playing great
WHIST, heading the list in all recent
matches. irrespective of numbers engaged.
OTIS team with the Park of Plainfield, who
defeated Baltimore for the A. w L. trophy
are reinforced by twenty-four very strong
PAYERS and Philadelphia. Wilmington Bal
timore. Scranton and Washington will need
their best players to have any show of
winning.
Mr.. Chute of Boston, who played such a
prominent part In the seventh congress at
Put-in-Bay. being one of the committee,
did not have chance to play till the last
evening. is guest Of the c. A. c. for a
few days Wednesday evening he, with
several Baltimore players, will meet four
strong players at DR.. Walls in a contest
of thirty boards side.
Mrs: O'Brien Of Detroit. Mich manages
the whist column of the Detroit Free Press
AT Put-tn-Bay last summer she made sew
eral victories in side matches with Harvey
McCay of Baltimore as partner. She is
one OF the finest whist strategists Of the
high order.