The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24
AROUND THE WHIST TABLE.
AUTUMN RETTTIL OF rMB OLD 0oN-
TESTS UNDKR VIEW CONDITIONS.

A Travelling Trophy for womsn-Women's
Clubs In the State Association - Ne
Changes in Play Expected - Analyses Of
Gamss-Ths suns Problems.
This month will 800 a revival Of most Of the
whist contests in which there has been q truce
during the summer. While the Same old trophies
will DO the chief objects OF contention among
the cracks, there will be several new ones In the
feld, notably a travelling Gao for the women, and
the conditions under which almost all Of them will
be competed for will be slightly changed.
The A. W. L. challenge trophy will not trouble
us here in the East for several months yet as tho
Western clubs will probably keep II moving among
themselves until the January meeting OF the
League; that is il they ever get II started by
taking II away from its present holders, George
Bunn's team from the St Paul Whist Club
There will be no play for the New York State
trophies until after the annual congress, which
will take place at Syracuse on Nov. II and H.
II 10 to be hoped that the play for these emblems
will be little more spirited than IL last year
and 1t undoubtedly will be II any Of the New York
teams succeed in bringing the cups here TO start
tho season. One element which may add very
largely to the interest Of these contests and also
to the attendance at the Syracuse meeting will
be the proposed admission Of womcn's clubs to
the State Association A vote Is now being taken
on HllS mdVcr, as many DtileNe lndt BuCn a bIcp
would add very largely to the enthusiasm Of the
members and would greatly increase the number
Of challenges for the travelling trophies during the
coming winter Judging from the present ac-
tivity among the womens clubs the trouble will
not be much 10 admit them az il will be 10 get
them TO Join. because they already have 50 many
things TO attend TO in their tournaments that
every additional demand on their time and
trance fees has to be carefully considered
In the metropolitan district things will be live
ly enough TO suit any one before long and the
cranks will hnd game every afternoon and even
ing il they want IT, The intercity tournament
will probably be started a little earlier this year
and will continue for nine sittngs instead Of six
The various local clubs will all open the winter
season this month with invitation games to be
followed by regular compass nights.
The Brooklyn Whist Club will, OF course, keep
| its regular day. Monday, for members and Fri
| day evening for the ladies' There Is some talk
| about MT Weems taking hold Of things again
which is equivalent to saying that the Brooklyn
Club will have ono Of its old.time booms and the
attendance will probably run over the hundred
mark again on Monday nights
The Knickerbocker Whist Club will have its
| usual game for visitors on Tuesday evenings and
will invite It's women friends TO como and play for
| prizes on the second Wednesday in every month
| OF this club have boon unusually we'll attended
all summer. and they arc Justly among tho most
popular whist gatherings In the country. Any
whist player, whether a memper Of the club not
| ia cordially invited by President Fuller to como
| up any Tuesday evening and try his luck or his
| skill. against the crack-aiacks
The Whist Club Of New York will probably
| stick TO Wednesday evening for Its duplicate
| whist night and will invite the friends Of mem
bers TO como up and play for prizes on the FIRST
Wednesday In each month, the same as la 81 year.
All the games at this club are played on the How
ell pair system. averaging the scores by decimas,
and II Is notoriousy the hardest club in the coun
| try to make a top score in. There Is probably no
other game in which tho proportion Of really first
class players Is so large.
As 70 the style Of game that will be played this
winter II Is doubtful II there will be any remark.
able changes certainly not In this city The
day has gone by when tho achievements Of any
| particular team at the annual congress has any
effect on tho system Of play adopted by any club
or largo number Of individuals; each pursues hi.
own way along the line Of least resistance The
New York players have always been distinguished
for their dividuality Of style and for their com
pete disregard Of conventional authority. There
Is probably no place In tho world where tho card.
are handled with much originality. or wher,
a person is kept guessing from one end Of tn.
room to the other as he Ia in compa ss Rame a,
ono Of our local clubs
As a specimen Of downright originality, TAX,
the following deal. played at Tho Knickerbocke,
Whist Club on juno last The winner Of las
seasons first prize for best individual average
for partner. Zdeat and turned the heart six
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