The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-06-09

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NEW LAWS o. DUPLICATE WHIST.
In the final .essisn Of the. seventh,
whist congress. held 1T PBt-in-Bay. the
most important matter Jf tho meeting
was tn" report of p. j. TorWry. chair
man Of the committee Oh revision Of the
laws governing the gam" Uf whist, The.
following j. tn" crIrylctr "o,Ir AS !, n,w
stands and ~as adopted by the uuaui-
NOUS vot" of the seventh congress VI thu.
American Whist lraxbr;
duplicate whist is g.retne6 Try III" laws 81
whist. except in ~, far Us they sr iu,ditirJ
D.! the following special laws:
--TW Game and the Score
tai A game ~ ,natrh consists ri any agreed
number nf deals. each of which is played
once only by each piay"y.
The tpnt".ting teams hs>t b" "f the saur.
number but may each '"l1>ist Of any agreed
number Of pairs. half Of wlli't,. or ~ Iesr
thereto az possible sit p"rth and ~'utb. tIr
other half east and west.
Every trick taken is -s.,'rctI. aud tive t,,af.I,
is determined by rolnpa risun If the ~
gregaf" scores won b. the competing teams.
Ut pairs, each team in making ny such az
grrGatc. adds. as though won by il. the aver
age score Of all the pairs seated iu tt., pusi-
tons opposite to it's odd pair.
Each side shall keep its own sore and il
Is the duty of the players at each table Ia
compare the scores there made and see that
they 'orrcSLUhd.
In a match betwsep two teams the team
which wins majority Of all the tricks
scores tn" match Won by that number of
tricks which it has taken IN "xts's- Of
half the total
In match between more than two teams
each team wins or loses. as the caxa may
be, by tn" number "f tricks which 1t, ag-
sreSate score exceeds or falls short Of the
averaS" score of all the competing teams
IN taking averages fractions are disregard
ed and the tear'st whole number taken one
nail counting DIS q whole. unless it j. neces-
sary to take the fraction into account tr
avoid tie. in which, ease the match Is scored
as won by the fraction Of a trick
Forming the Tahlc----
b' Tables may DE- formed ~ .uttin. ~
by agreement
In tw"-tabc duplicate, if the ,ahrs ar,
formed by cutting. the four having the pref
ert1lrr play at one table. and the next f.rtr
| at the other. The highest two at one tahk
are partners with the lowest tw" at tn" 9th
err The highest tw" at each table sit north
and south; the lowest tw" east and west.
Dealing and Mi~leain1.-
h) The deal is n"v"r lost =; in casc If a mis-
deal. or Of the exposure If Il card during ti,.
deal. The cards must be- r..calt by the saln,,
player.
The Trump Card.
M) The trump card must BE- recorded be.
fore the play begins slip provided for
that purpose.
When the deal has been played the slip .,s
which the trump card has been recorded
must he placed face upward by the dealer
on the top "f bis cards. but the trump card
must not be again turned until the hands arr.
taken up for the purpose Of over-playing
them. at which time it must bf turned and
left face upward O" the tray until it is the
dealers turn to play t" the first trick The
slip Oh which the trump card is recorded
must be turned face downward as soon a.
the trump card is taken up h., the dealer.
If the trump card has been otherwise rec"rd>
ed such record must !" also turned ds:w,l.
The dealer must l's,v" the trump card f".-'
upward on the tray until it is his turn 8"
play t" the first trick. when it should lr
tai ken int" his hand.
If it is not taken into the hand until after
the second trick has been turned and quit
ted it is liable to he called.
After it has been lawfully taken Hr IT must
not be named. and any player thereafter
naming it. or lookins at tho trump slip yr
other record Of the trumr. is liable to have:
his highest or lowest trump called 1,y bis
play OF that deal. l"fcr" such adversary has
played to any current tTs'k before tho
preceding trick is turned ana .'nitte in cas-,
it is the offenders turn t" lead. file call
may BE- repeated until the card is played.
bat it cannot be- changed.
--Irregulari1ics in tic Hands
(e) If player is found to- have either
more or less than his correct number nj
cards the course to be pursued is determined
by the time at which the irrcgularity is dis
covered.
I. Where the irrcsularity ia discovered
before or during the original play Of II hand:
There must be a new deal.
II. Where the irregularity is discovered
| when the hand is taken up for everyday. and
before such everyday has begun:
The hand III which the irregularity is ST,
discovered must be sent back t" the table
from which it was last resolved. ami tn"
error be there rpctitiei.
III. Where the irreguarity is not hiS,nv-
cred until after the uvcrplay has begun:
In twu-tahlc duplicate" there n,H~f l." X
new deal: but. in game in hirh the Nh ms
hands are played at more than tw" tables.
the hands must h" rertied above and
then passed I" the next table without over
play at the table at which the error was dis
covered. in which ease. if player had Il
deficiency and his adversary the correspond
ing surplus. rarh team takes the avcrac"
score for that deal; if. however his partner
had the corresponding surplus. his team is
given the lowest score made II any table f"r
that deal.
in the everyday of a deal if Il trump j.
turned other than that recorded ON tn"
trump slip: in a game Of three "r more
tables the player at fault shall he given thu
low score for that deal. and in single or tN"
table duplicate there must I've 4 new deal.
----Playin tho Car,l>.--
~ Each player. when it is his turn to play.
must place his card face upward before him
and toward the center of the table. and Al
low it to remain upon the table in this
position until all have played the trick. when
he must turn it over and place il face down
ward and nearer to himself placing earl.
successive card as he turns it. on top "f the
last card previously turned by him. After
he has played this card. and also after he
has turned it, he must quit by removing his
hand.
A trick is turned and quilted when all
four players have turned and quilted their
respective cards.
The cards must be left in the order in
which they We're played until the scores for
the deal are recorded.
-ClaiminS Il Revoke
(gl 4 revoke may be claimed at any time
before the last trick of the deal in which Ii
occurs has been turned and quilted and the
scores Of that deal recorded. but not there
after
Cards Liable to be Called
(h) The holder of Il card liable to be calel
can be required to play it only by his RICH.
adversary; # such adversary plays without
calling it the holder may play as he plcases.
If it is the holders turn to lead the card
must be called before the preceding trick is
turned aud quilted, or the holder may lead
as he plpaScS.
The unseen cards of hand faced upon the
table are not liable to 4" called.
- Enforcing Penalties.
tD \ PLAYER having the right to call Il suit
adversary first winning trick. before the
trick won by such adversary is turned aud
Quilted. what particular suit he desires led
\ PLAYER has the right to remind his part
nrr that il is his privilege to rnfnrrr Il pcn-
atty. an, also t" inform him nf tn" prnalty
hr can enforce.
\ player has the right tn prevent his part
fran s,,toNp mi inv SrCr l.rSf