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the prizes.
The tourney was the largest th'
testants present from all over the
State as well as from Maryland,
North Carolina and the District.
The Washington contingent was the
largest with the exception Of Rich
mond.
The contest opened with the
women's pair event for the Old Do
minion Bridge Club plate. There
were 26 pairs In the match. First
honors went to Mrs. Pearl Tenny
and Mrs. ]. r. Belt, Washington.
Mrs. Tenny is comparatively new
conner to Washington, but she has
been successful in the various local
events in which she has partici-
pated. Her former home was Buf-
falo. where she was rated as a class
A player. Mrs. Belt. her partner,
was q co-winner Of like event in
the Annapolis tournament Of last
year when she played with Mrs. Jack,
Bennett. Mrs. Frieda Boyce and
Mrs. Irene Surguy, Washington,
were last years winners.
In the Richmond game, Mrs. Leon
Landauer and Mrs. Allan Nordlinger,
Norfolk, were second; Mrs. Leo
Emmerich and Mrs. w. G. Hall,
Richmond. were third, and Mrs.
Ralph Woodside and Mrs. w. S.
Athey, Washington, fourth.
Ths second event for mixed pairs
was won by MRS. w. S. Athey and
John D. Mothershed, Washington.
Mrs j. E. Folline and DR.. A. j. Sa-
lasky, Richmond, were second; Mrs.
Landauer and LIE Roy Thurtell,
Washington, were third. and Mrs.
A. j. Rosenbloom and George F.
Ball. Richmond. were fourth. There
were Al pairs participating. E. A.
Perkins and Miss Mabel Tobin OF
Washington won this match in 1889.
In the open pair game. the Wash
ingto players were matched against
Sc ether pairs, including Mrs. r. F.
Jennell and Mrs Vivian owen,
Lynchburg. who defended the Rich
mond Times Dispatch trophy which
they won last year. 1t was the only
prize that got away from the local
fans in the tournament Of 1899. It
was a two-session event, and in the
qualifying round the winners were
James G. Stone and Mrs. Ralph
Woodside, Washington. In the finals
they were unable to hold their posi-
ton and Lewis Tubbs and Mrs. Ruth
Kavanaugh. Washington. emerged
the winners. The Stone-Kavanaugh
pair was third. while second place
was taken by Capt. and Mrs. H. j.
Vanderslois, Fort Monroe. Rov Astle-
ford and Dr. c. G. Mcdonnell,
Washington. were fourth.
Other local bridge celebrities COM
peting in this match were Mr.. and
Mrs. william Cheeks, Louis New
man and w. M. Mcintyre, Martin
May and E. A. Perkins, John D.
Mothershed and Mrs. N. r. N. Rob-
inson. Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Hall. Tom
Flood and Mrs. w. s. Athey, Mr..
Thurtell playing with r. L. Miles,
jr, Norfolk; Miss Mabel Tobin, play
ing with Mrs. Jean Rohleder. Nor
folk; Representative John c. Kunkel
and S. G. Churchill. Col. e. B. Gray
and Mrs. Catharine Tidball and
Mrs. Boyce playing with Gordon
Blair. Norfolk.
Eighteen teams were engaged In
the team Of four match for the
News-Leader bowl won last year by
DR.. E. B. Conolly. E. A. Perkins. Mr..
Thurtell and Gene Herman. This
foursome repeated and will hold the
trophy for another year. The DR..
Salasky team of Richmond was
second.
Duplicate players will contest
mighty for an extra trick more
than the final bid in the auction,
especially when they are in a game
contract Sometimes in their effort
to make it they will lose the con-
tract, but often, If successful, it
means top on the board.
Such a hand was played by Will
liam Cheeks and DR.. E. B. Conolly,
North and South, and Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Bridgeman, Richmond, East
and West, in the open-pair event
of the Richmond tournament. The
deal was:
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