Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
Skilled Whist PLAYERS,

Inc mai round of the womenS whist
tournament yesterday afternoon, at the
rooms of the Marlborough Whist Club, on G.
street, furnished pleasant surprise to the
followers of the fascinating game as the
first team of the Yarboroughs finished first
with a total of twenty-siX matches 10 its
credit When play began yesterday after
neon the HarboroughS stood third in the.
list OF fifteen clubs. with sixteen matches
TO their credit, and during the afternoon
added ten more, the second best record of
the day. This team has played good, con-
slstent whist throughout the tournament
under the alert and clever leadership of
Mrs. Stewart, and too much praise cannot
be accorded to the other members of team
for the subordination of individual play and
ideas for the good of the club. The first
team of the CranfordS, captained by Mrs
Hawley, played the best whist yesterday,
making a gain of liz matches and Just
falling one match short of the leaders tie
ing the Washington team for second place
with % matches to its credit Close fol-
lowers of the game had selected the Wash
ington four, captained by Mrs McCrea as
the most probable winner of the tourna-
ment en- account of previous excellent rec
ord of victories, but the remarkable squirt
of the Yarboroughs set everything awry
for the wiseacres. The Baltimore four was
disappointment, as the team entered the
tournament as the representatives of the
monumental city minister's, and it was ex-
pected, in the face of former splendid show
ings, that its record in the three days would
! The Orioles finished seventh. Miss Will
hanson of the Crawford, No. l. team made
the highest individual score, IL 1-:S matches
being placed to her credit Four fine whist
pins the trophies of the tournament
and will be retained by the YarboroughS
until they are defeated by challenging
team.
These matches will be played every week.
the Cranfords No. 1 being the first chal-
lengers. The following shows the stand
ing of the fifteen teams at the conclusion
of the tournament yesterday:
]. Marlborough No. Mrs. Stewart cap
tain) Mrs. Burleigh, Mrs. Goodrich and
Mrs. Allen-26 matches.
2. Crawford No. Mrs Hawley Captain,
Mrs. Goodrich, Miss Monroe, Miss William
son-25 ma tches.
2. Washington Whist Club-Mrs. Nc
Crea (captain), Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Ruff and
Miss kings matches.
8. Crawford No. Mrs. Benham Captain
Mrs. Ogden, Mrs. Clagett and Mrs. Ed
munds-241a matches.
4. Marlborough No. Mrs. Woodward
Mrs. Kline, Miss Stearns and Mrs. White
22lS matches.
5. Capitol No. Mrs. Walls, Mrs Har-
| mon, Mrs. Bracket and Mrs. Dyer-22
matches.
8. Crawford No. 3-Mrs. Heger, Mrs. Stem
bel, Mrs. Vance and Mrs. Carr-22 matches
6. Marlborough No. 3-Mrs. Carpenter
Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Parker and Miss
Thompson-201a matches.
Z. w. w. C. of Baltimore-Miss Goldsbo-
Mrs. Pennington-20 matches.
8. Crawford No. Mrs. Hazard, Mrs
King, Mrs, Eginton and Mrs. Stephens-19
matches.
9. Crawford No. 5-NIrs shiras, Mrs. Van
Reypen, Mrs. Tanner and Miss Davis-1Sla
matches.
TO- Crawford No 6-Mme. de Sibour. Mile
de Sibour, Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Pilling-1S
| matches.
IL Crawford No. Mrs. HaNall. Mrs.
Phelps, Mrs. Irwin and Miss Pleasants-17
| matches.
II. Capitol No 3-Mrs. Walker. Mrs
| Squires, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Narrower
Is. Capitol No. 2-Mrs Price, Mrs Coffin
Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. King-131a
matches.
The American Whist League trophy, now
| held in the west, will come east the first
| of next month. On February 3 it will be
played for at Albany. N. Y, for the first
| time this season. The teams will be To-
| ronto against the American Club of Bos-
| ton, who have agreed to meet at Albany
| for the contest
| The following Saturday w. A. Thomas.
A. H McCay, George P. Thomas, jr., and
Beverly w. Smith, representing the Bal
| timore Whist Club. will try to wrest the
| trophy from the winners of the Toronto
| American Club match.
| The annual meeting of the Atlantic
Whist Association will be held in Philadel-
| mia Friday and Saturday of next week
| 1t has been the general impression that
| the tournament just ended was organized
| by and played at the rooms of the Yarbor-
| ough Club on street. On the contrary, il
| was originally arranged by Mrs. Hawley,
assisted by a committee of ladies from the
various womens whist clubs of Washing
! ton, and the matches played in the parlors
| of the old Cala~a.J aoG5e on street This
| correction is made so that credit can be
| correctly placed, and as a result of cor
| teous letter from one Of the members of
l the Marlborough Club