The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-15
WHIST SEASON 70 Be ACTIVE
Jersey City Club Makes Plans For
b Gama-A Broom On.

This season will be one of the best OF
years for whist players as the game has
taken a frmer hold than it has had in
some time. Actually there is quite a boom
in whist in this city and the game will be
played a very great deal. One reason,
and the most important reason for this
boom. is the fact that the Jersey City
Club has done much for the game In
various ways. The club has the most ex-
pert players in the county and because OF
its membership in various organizations,
the chief object of which is the
playing of whist, it has gained
a most prominent position in the
METROPOLITAN district. The Commit
tee in charge of the whist branch OF
the club has beer working hard for the
past month in making plans for the sea-
son. The result of it's work is the ar
rangement of a schedule that is most
elaborate and interesting. It eclipses all
previous plans And has the enthusiastic
support of the members at large.
On Monday night, October 2, the an
nual mems tournament will open. The
great success of this event last year has
led the committee to estimate that the
tournament will continue until spring
Games will be played every Monday
night. Prizes will be offered every night
for the greatest number of tricks and at
the end of the season a prize will be
given for the greatest number of high
scores and also for the greatest number
of tricks. The system of playing will be
different from that of previous years
This season every entry will play every
other entry and under this system 1t IS
thought that from four to six months will
be necessary to finish.
On Tuesday night, October 10, the mix
ed pair tournament will open, and play
will be held every alternate Tuesday
night. This is also an annual event Last
year the entry list in this tourney was
very large, and throughout the greatest
interest and enthusiasm was maintained.
During the season this event was in pro-
gress there were more students OF whist
in this city than ever before at one time.
The ladies were royalty entertained and
the news of the enjoyable times spread
and awakened a desire to play whist
throughout the hill section of the city.
Figuring on this the committee expects
an enormous entry list. The prizes VIII
be valuable and will be awarded for pro-
ficiency in different branches of the game.
The season, so far as inter-club contests
are to be considered. will be also very
active. Arrangements have been made TO
meet the New Jersey Whist Club. Orange
Whist Club and Elizabeth Chess and
Whist Club. In these contests each club
will be represented by teams comprising
from sixteen to ~thirty-two players each.
The members of the Metropolitan Whist
Association, which is composed OF clubs
Of women players, will nave an inning al
kahe clubhouse. In November a tourna-
ement for mixed pairs will be held for
their benefit. PLAY will be restricted to
the aides and their escorts or other
| chosen partners. This event will DC
| similar to mixed pairs games of the con-
gress.
On Monday night the real opening Of
the season will be held, as a tournament
for men will be held with a view to Sc
lecting the players who will be put on the
teams that are to represent the club II
| contests. Here the individual system OF
! pairing and the Howell system of scoring
will be in force. The players who are
| most successful will be arranged in Two
teams. One team. or what will be known
as Team A, will play for the cup of the
New Jersey Whist Association at the an
nual congress. The other team, or Team
B. will represent the club in the New
Jersey Whist Line Tournament. This
| latter is made UP of teams on the lines OF
| the New Jersey Central. Delaware, Erie
| and West Shore Railroads, and are al
| lotted so that they are placed in divisions
each division known by the ROAD WHICH
runs through IT.
A euchre tournament will be opened. a.
the club for those who do not play whist