The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26
THE SUN, SUNDAY, MARCH %, 1900.

show him which Of his three doubtful suits to
lead, After no has received that information
the rest Is easy. as A must make both his aces.
Gu NOTES.
The Brooklyn Whist club has moved into
new and cOmmodiOuS quarters at 1915 Rrmscn
street. and all the members seem delighted
with IN" change, On opening night they held
house. aud'J. T., browning aud pr cole carried
ct, the no"%Ir Of The GyiEnlMg by ma,lmg tn"
ralrs Tea 'oTT" ND, s5!g" /. iiGdW "NIon aid
tn" Whist Ciub"t Nowy YORK held It's annua,
The report Of the Secretary showed that the
club was gaining strndiiY. having now ~
mcmh"rs. The Treasurer reported 4 large
cash balance in bank. and stated that tho club
mad mad" a hhi'Somr prOili over all expenses
on the years business.
Thrr" was considerable discussion over SOM"
a. they appear in the book published by the
club. These were decided hy til" vote" Of
cht,, which seems II rather harla2ard
m w , whi""[h w SGit'llH nEoh, TTp%'' ir : "CGe H.!
would be much better to call together Il com
mIttre by bringing delegates rom other G,HlS
which should he lnecd ON Ju-tic" and equity,
and Al the same time l." III accord Will 'ho
spirit of the gam to which they are applied.
The only chang" made in ia" present code
was that the penalty Tor Il revoke should hr Ia
take three tricks from the revolving uIaycr and
add them 10 the adyrrSari"-'. This Doe, away
with the old rule. which gay" thu aly"rsurinS
the ch"ir' at three different pnuaitirs-t n take
thrc" actual tricks to- deduct III" va'un Of
tire" tricks lrnm'thc score of tn" ,rrv"kipg
side. or to add the yalu" OF thlo" tricks to N"
Other side. THIS mld" IN" penalty very IN
EQUAL under dihrrrni circumstances. and has
always hrcn objected to
IN" chief f.ht was over III" penalty for the
dealers l"tIing pui y the, wrong hand ! t =
genera " Admitted that ~" r"nalty which Is
all proportion To the otlrn"". hIt the difficulty
seems to be- to gri eom"th,u. winch WI st''--
la"i"rIly take, is r,a"'. On" rr"iu-iii"n was
TO r%G,IC'rir' n" "',l 81 : ~ IT, ,G% PLAYER
sultdtiyu. Another. and IA" most lpill-
lar and apparently the most e'ioihlr. Wa
tp, add twenty poin'@ to tn" s"or" "i IL"
aiv"r-arhe- in III" nou"r c"iulnp. a. "A mia
sort Of fine. l!oih th"~" amun"n'.'s. wrr.
host. The latter by on" vote, Il' ENGLISH Iu'r.
ANA III" uu,y Just on, j. ihll th"r. sh"uri Gee.
'"vok" made, hv dummy. hr"aus" the dumuy
can irrivr no ahvan'agn. Hui there are always
two player, Watching the one Ia -" That iu
l.al~ rorrcrtI,y. they permit him 70 lead "I'
dcss"rNinG OF punishment ~ hr l..
Tn" second congress ol tn" Numru'e WHIST
League Will t, held at ia" Corcuran Art G;l-
lcry. Washington. u, e. on. Arril -. -, - and
which will l." decided in. III" uorniug-th"
Washington trophy. which j. Tor tru.- Of tuIr
women from tho same club: IN" lhilad"irlnr
CUP. for lairs from til" san" club; III" We
members Of tn" sam" club or not: tn" Bruu'
lvn trophy, for the winner. IN the finals ri the
Drch IaIr events in the cnmla-~ galnca during
The oron game for the woul"u'- pair cham
Uiun~hiu "G the Mrtrouuiitnu Whist \-eu'in-
ti"n was held AT tn" G"rmauit club. Smi'h
nnl Sch"rnerh9rn, "ir""tN. BronhIA,. ,"ld
playsi> from all The leading clubs qualified for
the finals.