Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-07
Whist Club-Messrs. Broadbent, Healey,

Whist Club-Messrs. Broadbent, Healey,
Doll and Smith.
The team representing the Philadelphia
Whist Club will be the next chaIlengers
and another exciting contest can be looked
for.
All the Washington whist players who at
tended the Detroit congress Of the Women's
Whist League arrived home last night
highly pleased with their weeks experience
In the wolverine city. While no first place
trophy prizes were secured, several top
score pins were brought home by the ladies
OF the city, while the Washington Whist
Club four, captained by Mrs. McCrea, Sc
cured handsome silver loving cup for fin
1sh1ng second in the Washington trophy
match. The Washington ladies speak in the
hghest terms of their treatment by the
Detroit reception committee and also the
liberal facilities afforded for playing the
different matches. Next season the con-
gress meets in New York. and an innova-
ton Will be the charging of 80 cents en-
trance fee for the different pairs partici-
pat1ng In the matches. The New York peo-
pie promise an elaborate entertainment for
the ladies next year and claim that this fee
will enable them to carry everything to a
successful conclusion.
Close of Golf Tournament.
The most successful golf tournament in
the brilliant history of the Chevy Chase
Club was brought to close Saturday
afternoon. There was a large and distin-
gutshed attendance of spectators, and in
the evening these and the players took
dinner at the club house, and afterward
enjoyed dance.
The silver governors cup, which was the
prize in the chief event, the match play of
IL holes, commenced last Thursday, was
won by Mr.. Grant of the Brookline Golf
Club OF Massachusetts,, who defeated Mr..
Lockett Of the Chevy Chase Club 3 up 2 to
play in the final game.
The Consolation cup was won by Mr..
Horstmann, despite a series of vexatious
I'M a.fl urhn dafa cd Mr.
up.
A medal handicap stroke competition in
which sfxty-five players started and forty
two finished was won by Major H. c. Car
holes of SO. which, with his handicap of
Is, made his net score 49,
Popularity of Golf.
There are not less than 1900 golf clubs
in the United States.
The golf players in this country are esti-
mated at $50 900.
Fully $1,000 persons are given employ
r.ent by the golf clubs.
1t is believed that S20,0O0O 900 is spent on
golf annually in the United States.
Cadets Defeat a Yale Eight.
In an exciting race Saturday at Annapo-
lis the naval cadet crew defeated an eight
from Yale by three-quarterS Of a length on
a two-mile straightaway course. Rough
weather caused the use of the upper course
beyond the Severn bridges.
The crews took positions at O'Clock. The
cadets were encouraged by the academy
yell, and when they had won, the cheers
from the spectators on the government
ste amerS ard launches were deafening
Revolver Club Active.
The members of the Washington Revolver
Club was agreeably surprised the other
evening by visit from DIR. Reginald Sayre
of New York city. DR.. Sayre is president
Of the National Revolver Association and
is one of the most famous revolver shots
Of the country. After an exhibition of
shooting by the members of the Washing
ton club, DR.. Sayre expressed the desire
that at least three of the local men should
be eligible for places on the national team
which is to engage in a revolver match
against a team of Frenchmen June Is. The
coming contest is attracting the attention