The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-14

-aurg.tr arises a deuand Tor something
M. MORO sunplete than the presen
Avs Tor dlp'i ate. which are attached
:, ,he oN-.H' code for the ordinary
amber. issued by the Whist Club OF
VAr YorN.
vnoeycr jrew M the rules referred
:, VS. evidently unfamiliar with the
~,,ar,cll vorki-rs OF the game. and he
s..ra m have flken u Tor granted tina
,on. sight changes from the laws or
S~npira'e whist would answer every pur-
,oss THAT such Is not the case has
b..r evident 20 all who have taken par.
4, srv = the large duplicate matches
-or % vogue Mann important points
"a got rrovIdcd for and others In
sun .s.'... ep that we find each club
armour. nc ,uies OF its " before the
rlay begins
Law \ ou rage ~ provides that II the
,,-rc- sro-c 90 or more points below
N. mo or a single deal. they shall add
iss points m thor honor column as the
.oul'v fa- q game won. there being no
rIbhe-s IN duplicate.
Tbs rule 's evidently based on the
s.a ~ duplicate whist. In which the
d.a' Is q unit. complete In Itself, and
hsy,-r no relation to any other deal
N " Isl 70 makes no difference how
man, deals are played before changing
,tye-sa-'cs. the laws for that game
s.lng arranged as II there were never
-ore than one.
pr' IN duplicate auction u r. con.
Mere essential hat each Of the OPP
poslre nai-s should have an equal chance
A, ne original declaration, So that two
Or -four deals a. q table are tho rule. three
Being an unfair distribution of the
s-rrai nd. As the rule Of n forced
Ma and A penalty limit Is stu In force
A, duplicate, Il Is only right that each
"a. should assume that risk equally.
The K7ickerbocker Whist Club allows
ne addition Of the 1875 points for \
rme won by the same partners. whethe-
IA ore deal Or IN four. but a line must
drawn under 'hc opponents scor"
When a game Is won That Is. ~ \ and
win rs points or the FIRST deal. Y and
z getting 10 on the next and Ar 90
On ne third. there Is no game won
FOR A and Il. because. although they
save made Is and 20. their 16 is ou
n me reckoning on account % the
Navlr- 'oSi that game. This point - q
.our-e ~ rorstIrt dispute among play
~ o unfamiliar with duplicate. who think
a, .herc are no ruhho-s there are no
nnes either.
Law r.. covering irrcCula rifles In the
hands, Is borrowed entire from whis'.
M, g totally uusu.tcd 10 auction Sec
'or ! ie all RIGHT. ne IL refers 10 the
%o'-i'1' 1"I' h"t section .. when the
reg .arity is d covered AZ the time the
-s-h. re tl';cu ON. of the tray for the
,yerplay. is entirely too lax In its terms.
Y says that the tray must hc sent
sl-h 20 the table from which II came
~ .ln error reotiacd there. hut there
m penalty against either the player
~ FnE clio. uHrANw VFHV..hAy 80 ...l. l.,
~ 'urkCt or a~-tiISt .hc PLAYER who
h' God and looked ~ a foul hand.
SUPPOSE Smith. at table .. picks up
'.-' of dgrmN'S cards with his own
80 tufts tho sixteen into the poke,
o'r0 20 hru. " the next able. North
.'H-.- 20 sort hi, cards and finds three
I'M many. tho acc and king OF clubs
1~or- othc~ things. West. sitting on
-. Ehi. discovers he Is three cards
'N0r' md tho ray Is sent back aud
st.ged by smith, who had conceded
- 'isi =. X TO dummy's established
.'.1.
Wen Sor;h gets the hand again. h
'i, 'hc aco and king Of clubs are
MS ..c ard ~ curse he knows West
mas ,hcir "ov To bid or PLAY the hand
"r1s. such .oul.tious is nonsense. yet
he rarrers every day. II is seldom
'ha' '.oIc 1-o less than two or three
cards 100 many or too few I'm n hand. II
'Ns'e s. 600, error in e. at all.
- only ,I 'nr this sort ~ care
''SSH o.S and i'- consequences IS n pen
''r Every experienced player knows
ma 'hi, 'rro-ultri'y M up once or
'T|e r. every duplicate match - any
''7s, IN poker. If n man lifts or looks
- hand of more or less than the cor
HENF H#rrr..A 20 .rf D. 10. Lone II l. -.