The sun., 1900-12-16
TIE BRIDGE WHIST TABLE.
rof RvtwgNrs IN THg 0AsE rRiED
VITH NAVY PItiERs.
pin~f nee. p.,wrsn Regular Dridse snd the
tame In the Tournaments Attractions
90 the New plan The tniimited rosd.
buitI-. of HfidEs u, Great Charm.

btlitles Nv '''' sust
,ot York has taken tho initiative In now
J.urf'ure, bridge tournaments for large
,..nnrr. II rI,,ers Thcy call II bridge.
hI' 10 is n bout NJ much like tho real game
- durilr,ts IL Ike nyo.point whist count
nv houors. single. double and IN" rub Tho
general scheme ~ ,he-o tournaments Ia 10
have = So NJ duplicate what trays i,r hold
irv the clrds one or mora on each table
A. the begripg ~ tho game tho hands arc
,luried aud dealt at all the tables snul-
,Inrou4ly the deal going to the player sit
TN; opposite the point OF the compass indl-
Gated for the dealer on the tray In 'front.' of
him Thess marks 20 round tho points OF
tho compass IN regular order, dealing
Board No. l.. T. dealing Board No. ?, ana so
on
After tho trump has been declared the
hand ia PLAYED In tho usual way. but mo
card, ARE NOT gathered into tricks, ench player
keeping hia in front OF him. winning tricks
being Indicated by pointing the cards length
wise toward the partners VITO win them.
TIE score Is put down in two separate coll
urnn. one for trick points and one for honors.
TIE cards are then replaced In the trays
.xactly a. dealt and passed TO the next table
further rorth The and " players at
e,ch ahln then move to the next table far
thor south, So that the travs containing the
cards 20 one way and the and w players
go the other. the y and pairs sitting stu
all the time II there is an even number OF
tables tho f and W pGlrs must skip one when
Lqlf way round the room
Tne principles Of making the trump and
PLAYING the hand in this style OF game are
wido departure from those which prevail at
bridge. and the game IA clearl, mGkeShft
or ohshoot and should be called by some
Ia
great element OF success In bridge is paylns
close attention to the score vi ich so largely
Influences both the makes and the play Makes
which would be excellent at Iontoon cannot
lie thought OF for moment on the nrst or
last game Of the rubber at bridge. Go-overs.
which ould bc SOUND at pontoon would be
absurd with the sCoro - 10 o in your favor Mt
bridge and those which would bc unsound
ia tue one game might he tie only possible
chance at the other. illnesses, which would
he inner stive II more tricks must pe
taken To win the game would DO quite un-
necessary II the rubber could be won without
tlcm. In pontoou. there IS no score to play
10 and no first or last game OF the rubber
and the only consideration IN the makes is
10 pe. the greatest number Of tricks and
honor points out OF the cards, the honors
being the thing recurring the most attention,
as every honor point saved !s clear gain
Every nnesse that may win moro than 1t can
lose must be taken; every finesss which stands
an even chance Is doubtful
The element Of settling AZ the end also
changes tho entire character Of tho game
because In bridge one is play ing for points
and every point either gained or saved counts
toward the ultimate value OF ths rubber and
IL therefore worthy OF close attention. In
duplicate bridge. or pontoon. on the con-
L.. hNvv hat xrfn
win and that Is better SCORE than any other
player in the room. individual points are rot
Of much consequence and tho general scheme
OF play must be governed by tho principle
that one might as well bs IN for a sheop al
lamb Risky uo-trumpers and largo honor
scores will he the chief attraction and the
obJeyt OF the mako and the effort In the play
viii ue to take lohn chances CT getting oil
there IL in the hands
In the first tournament play ed IN New
York It was unfortunate that the method OF
scoring was not more carefully considered
before adopting II. as 1t resulted In serious
though unlntentlonal injustice to ths players,
because only the points gained were taken
account o! and all points lost won't for nothing.
Just as If tho hand had never been PLAYED.
Suppose the and players al ons table
took a wild chance on a no-trumper with only
one suit and were goue ovor. losing Eve by
cards The z and W pair ssinsd those i?o
polnts. but the \ and 8 pair did not lose them.
At almost every other table the hand was
made a spade and three by cards were lost
@ points, which also went TO the and w
players, but did not affect the SCORES OF The
and pairs. Later on, the same and
pair take another chance and get through,
Winning s. points on a hand In which no
% G,hsT .rasc, ana PS pont so' Bs.ncs this soooun.
and the rash PLAYERS are AZ points ahead OF
everv table in ths room because What th.y
ones to beheq, are tie and W rsir. who
II 10 & and 5 and the T. and W scores th.r,
being sep1r,te prizes for each Sde wrh
s1Gh hN syIe tnsv ' S6R Sss III, score, W.r. 70
rS rrSmpTtsd Gould ris, up. . Tremendous plus
IL thcy had any. luck at ALL having every
Ting tb. to Ta1 aacoSd Sid r dapo.. s.m.
which vas playod At q. Mssdow Brock osa Hun,
Cub things we're & ma'h IN osy% ey shasymd All Ibs tbs
points lost a. we'll as credltins all those gained.
80 that the contestants wsro forced 70 play q
In1rs m3ns TDHssF' nors asti!fsc!orY in every wsv
The more fact that two tournaments have
would .ecpi TO indicat. ths, We may erect
moro of them. but the gorne mnst alwnvs,
irom II. gry ns'6e 6 tbs ran. ,sSrdd IN ,ne
t one great sdysn,ass tha, / can be played
being only one thing 70 win, and that Is tho
honor Of max M the most possible ant OF the
snrne hands that were hold by al the OF or
tlavers whether there 10 nv prize lor y .r not
Several ex perirnent rhave cen made vlthtwQ.
tarles dealing and Ilsyiug q hend at each
table and then e1 1chsngng with the. other
table on account Of The cenverssuen ot
the garno II 10 necessary te have the tables
In separate rooms a. players cannot heln
hearing the announcements o' passing nui
declaring tho trump a. the other tahls. This
FORM Of rontoon has proved both Interesting
and Instructive and has brought about some
very interesting discuss!ops as 20 makes and
dscards In this form ~ tho game, Qf course,
the element OF the score nust he elin'neted
snd each hand must be played for whatit ls
worth
The great attraction of tho new gsms is
the 0h-nnce ~ the stake and any person a.
az familiar with the card rooms OF our leeal
clubs cannst fail 70 have been impressed
with the enormous gain In tho popularity
Of bridge which needed only thi. slininatlon
o. tho etakc TO make II universal. Even IN
Our small social oreaniz where pinochle
erI hearts we're all the rage year afo, va
nov fnd nothing but bridge, somstlmes tor
fun. sometimes for such triGs as hfth q
cent a point. the average value Oh rnhher
being about ia points, Even On the smok-
Ing cars ~ o,ir suburban trains, bridge Il
beginning to gain foothold and In the dolnes-
tlc circle We ni In vi.a'iNnS for bridge narues