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THIS WEEK ON OUR STAGE.
TR iBE TO llAl'B TWO XEtr.FI.AXa
JIT AUEUIOAIT AVTllOJl.
I ! W iTMbrrj Wrttn "A Virginia Court
tklp" rr MHIIan n. Cranr. and Vnnnle
ior Mtlhew Wrule Jonn" ror raanj
pat enporl All tan Other Theatrical mill.
-ye get to new pliir br American authors
this week, and both pieces aro atioclatod with
eoniplcuous American actors. "A Virginia
Courtship" rcailr to bo offered to Us flrsl New
York audience at the .Knickerbocker to-morrow
night. It 1 tho work of Eugene W. Prcsbror,
i ,), had a reputation with tho profession as an
dlacatorot actors and adlrcctorof stago produc
tion! lone before ho Introduced himself to tho
more general public as co-author of "A Ward
et France." Ills present work Is a comedy, and
hswroto It for William II. Crano, who keeps up
.patriotic prncllco of bringing out ono natlvo
work per annum. Sir. Prcsbroy has avow,
tdlx drawn Inspiration from soToral old
comedies tn making up "A Virginia Court
ihlp," and especially In devising a charac
ter ' for Jlr. Crnno to portray. Tho title
Indicates the story. Tho place and tlmo
are the Old Dominion a hundred years ago,
when courtly manners and aristocratic preten
tions wero sustained by a Virginia gentry, and
when Knclish customs and traits gavo an air of
arUtocrscy to somo Virginians, Sir. Crane en
sets a hearty, obdurato Major, with a son's Ioto
affair to Interfero with, and ono of his own, also,
as he Is a wooer of a French gentlewoman, who
li bis neighbor. It Is said that Sir. Presbrey
fats presorred felicitously tho flavor of tho old
comedies which liars served him as models.
Mr. Crane's company has been composed by
Joseph Brooks with this pleco In view, and It
Includes Walter Hnlo, Annie Irish, Boyd Put
nam, Percy Haswell, Ocorgo F. Devero, Vincent
Berrsno, William Iloag, Percy Ilrooko, Charles
Ootthold, Koto Lester, Leila Dronson, and
Frances Stovons. The setting is described as
elaborate nnd artistic
Fanny Davenport Introduces " Joan" to us nt
tbe Fifth Avenue It Is a dramatization by
' Fannlo Aymar Matthews of tho history of Joan
of Arc Tbe subject Is old to the st' go, and has
been variously presented thereon. Miss Slat
thews has differed from most, of her predeces
sors by providing an entirely Actional love story
for the warlike heroine, and blending it with
episodes In her real career. Tho lover whom tho
author assigns to tho maid is none other than
the King, whoso advancos sho repulses; and sho
has a second and humbler davoteo In a faith
ful court Jester. Tho acts of tho drama
are placed successively at tho woman'a home,
where she has mystic premonitions of and
incitements to tho heroic exploits which have
made her famous; at a military camp, whore
she Is tho soldier In command, and whero her
life Is attempted by an English spy ; nt a blvouao
before the battle of Orleans, whero sho is visited
In her tont by her royal admirer, whom she re-
pels; at tho prison, from which sho makes a
vain attempt to escape, and at her departuro
for death by tiro, which Is tho climax of the
play. Miss Davenport first produced "Jonn"
under another title In Boston. It was slow and
verbose to a degree which damsgod It for
practical use on tbe stage. She put It asldo for
revision, and now it is said to bo In n
radically Improved condition. Tho mount
ing was extremely rich and lavish, . nnd
nothlngneedod to bo dono further In that ro
peer. The actress believes in the drainntlc
possibilities of her role, nnd may be depended
upon to give all her abilities to its Interpreta
tion. Melbourne, McDowell nnd members of the
company already seen with ber at tho Fifth
Avenuoare in the cast. "Joan" has the first
halt of the week, the rest being devoted to
" Fedora," "Cleopatra." and "LaTo-ca." Tho
next actress engaged for this thcatro is Helena
I Modjeska, in half a dozen standard dramas und
one now work.
In the interchange of plays this weok among
the theatres, Chauncey Olco'tt brings " Sweot In
nlscarra " back to tho Fourteenth Street, which
Is bis home during two or three months of every
year. The following of this singer of Irish songs
and actor ot Irish r&les Is very large and loyal.
He now revives Sir. Pltou's play with now cos
tumes and scenery, and it will be remembered
that the mounting of the play is notably hand
some. Several ballads havo been added and the
familiar ones retained. Tbe company includos
Paul Ollmore, Rolinda Balnbrldgo, Etta Baker
Sfartln, Daniel Gilfcather, Luke Martin, Lizzie
Washburn, and J. L. Slorgan.
Tbe Monday change of bill at tho Grand Opera
House returns "Cumberland '01" to New York,
where It had two months ot remarkablo pros
perity earlier In the season. Tho strength of
the cast and tho beauty ot tbo sconory surely
have not been forgotten, and In no rospect has
either deteriorated. Instead, so veral beneficial
alterations havo been mado in both respects.
Tbe principal players are John E. Kellerd, Edgar
Davenport, Mario Shotwell. Amelia Somcrvllle,
W. J. Ferguson, Frank Loseo. Louiso Galloway,
Charles Craig, Lionel Barrymorc, nnd SIllllo
Eackett. " Cumberland '01." contrary to usage
at the Grand, Is to stay two weeks instead of
ens. Tho spacious lobby bocomes a military
camp, with soldiers und war paraphornulla in
spectacular array.
Tbo Harlem Opera House offers "The Geisha"
again, and In substantially a duplication of its
performance during Its .protracted season at
Daly's. Nancy .Mcintosh appears as tho fair
and melodious queen of tho geishas, the part In
which sho first recouimendod herself to our
favor. Vireinia Karlo is once moro the frisky
and venturesome tourist, and this actress is
about tho most artistic nnd painstaking among
the soubrcttcs ot musical farce. James T.
Powers. Nell MrCay. and Julius Steigcr nro also
In tho cast. 'The Geisha" holds, its own por
latently airalnat, much competition in tbo same
field of light diversion.
The'company which has been travelling this
season with "Tho Snorting Duchess" is too
costly to bo protltablo in any but top-price thea
tres, and it has had a two weeks' notlco of dig
punrtment. In order that a less oxpcnslvo organ
nation may bo made up for what nro called tho
popular houses. But the cast remains unlm
PMrod for tho- weok nt tho Columbus, and so
Harlem gets a bargain In .1. II, Stoddard. Cora
Tanner, Ffolllott Paget, Eleanor Slorettl, and
others ut cut rates. -
An old but not worn-out English drama of a
popular type. "The Silver King." Is offered at
the Star. 1 ho story of this piny is pirtly Amor
nt 'nJ8,'uch is tho hero, believing himself
guilty of a murder, though roilly Innocent, es
capes to this country nnd amasses a fortune In
Jim rain nt. Tho presont reproduction bag
.i.. ?wln at "l0 head of tbo company, and is
outfitted with a brand new set of scenery.
The week's continuous vaudeville forces in
clude fresh recruits from the dramatic stago.
At Proctor's Theatre is Maurlco Barryraore,
whoroturns to vaudeville, usInir"The Slan of
the World," the one-act play In which ho was
formerly seen In tbo variety shows. Another
short play that Is broadly farcical Is "A Pillar
Salt," In which are Joseph J. Dowlingnnd
Myra Davis. Specialists aro Calcodo, Clifford
nd Huth, the I'antzer trio, Wesson and Wal
ters, John (iourlay, Sam Collins, tbe Cralgs,
Kogers and Hock, Kittle Wolfe, Fish and Qtiigg.
To-morrow brinies some now living pictures.
To-day's vaudeville concort Is but two hours
sorter Hun eok day performances.
Keith's gets, for one otits Decoders from tho
legltlrnnto,"GraceThorno-Coultcr.daughterof
CD.rloj it. Thome, Jr., who was for years n con
Plcuous nctor at this houso when It was tho
union Square. Her companion Is KrnzcrCoultcr,
Wd their medium Is a short play by K.K. Kidder
"'led "A Pass for Two," which will have Its
"W performance. Tho "human song shcot" is
jeeepted here asa.lno vnrlntlon on vnudovllle
Tocalleui, aud is kept for u second wook. Alico
tlei"!0."' too ! protty sure to bo voted
L thfi.,.ly '""""it from vnrloty show ballad
A n-i..E' A'noug tho others are Orbasxny, tho
H Cmtii J,K!' "I0 nnwcomcrH from Europe;
i.."e' hn.iljh and Fuller, the Mnuinlcv. (Jus
Lininr.1 ?,M"'","i Carroll.
I thi W"rk".r.1 J" lu thief dramatic ploj or at
I Ix&Z. c' having boon ono of the earliest
I ffiVS " At ",0 he,Ml ot h Ht of special-
I BchaliW-l'lV,a.,l,ftl,"''11 "' in It nro Col.
est Birif...,ri0'lt """cs. who aro sometimes Inter-
I and KIT 'I? "' . rnompllsbed; Al Leech
andciJ.J '""'hiids ilogort and O'Brien. Smith
Jones KS1,,i,Ml'' 'l00 nn(l "l. Hnlloii and
and friii'1"1' inUr, ''"'ondnr nnd Thompson,
' elides M.-V"i. KL"I.(,'', Totlay'H roster lioro In-
Frtniinnki '.,l"h' "udliioff. Charles B. Welles.
ta"c,L,'!ml '.'""'V'lid "all Merritt, and liko
Illi ii. '" 'hiWH is continuous.
tertediiJiT1,1.' "iebWa t Pastor's will bo nc-
Uajlor ?,.". ( !"i"''-i von Halzfcldt, to Bobby
namsi.?1..,",m,, '".I Ernst. Tony Payor's
of lettlJ ?.' ".'," I'fosnimtne, and In the samo slzo
JJttleMrt i l""u "IV1.1.1" he Jlidgelcys.C. W.
lani L,ni' ' V.r '""l K'"n- Jo Welch, tho Do-
i den'tt "" 1i,,,nr?"'. Bdr 'rk. Ada Boul-
Tmuain i"i'!ej'"' " 'll11' "nndy.
i KoiSr & ii 'l tvi'11.1 "'"' bo 'no cinnloymeut nt
i' to-mJrro-Mi'1,'.0' ''Oltio Collins, whlcu begins
1 hi sVenTi' ?,'" . ". ncr " ot aongs will
m Sa-Ha!" lj?J".Vw,,,ch h" hopes to ocllpse-Ta-
H WMedher. ?'hfr,.voo1'r' wu0 ' newly op
Wk "B'M"f la JulU Mackay.anaatUJxtfccw-
fcomer Is Aloiandrlanl.awomanwtose specialty
combine tight-wire walking And Juggling.
Charmlon.Gulllo ondDolmoro and Leo are some
ot tho holdovers.
A concert at Webor & Flclds's this orenlng
engage somo ot tho best known ot vnudevlllo
vocalists and somo of tho membots of tho tnuslo
halls company. Tho performances for thero
innlnder ot tho weok will consist, as thev hnvo
consisted for tho past throe months, of " Pousso
Cfd" and a few prefatory vorloty Innings. Tho
latest nddltlon to this nmuslng hodge-podge.
"The Wny.hlgh-man," is ono of Its most divert
ing portions.
Tho novelty nt tho Harlem la not that Magglo
Cllne will head tho roster and nightly spar four
gory rounds with song, but that sho will rcsumo
the abbreviated skirts and bodlcoot tho ordi
nary vaudevlllo song -bird, Cushmnn and Hol
comb nnd Allca Itaymond nro somo of her com
panions. Paulino Hall and Bobby Gaylor aro
here to-night.
AtSamT. Jack's "Tho SIodol'Ms continued
without change. Jennlo Ycamnns Is stilt the
best-known member of Its company, nnd Knrinn
remains as the most conspicuous contributor of
tbo specialists.
A lecture upon tho "Passion Play," lllustratod
by moro than a sooro of cincmatographo tab
leaux representing biblical scenes. Is a novelty
that goes on vlow at tho Eden Mus6o Monday.
In to-day's showing of tho wax works Is a now
group representing a Burmcso execution. It
ns tho tlguroor tho victim with his hond upon
a block, faro down, nnd an elephant about to
crush his skull with his forefoot.
SInnngersot vnudovllle theatres in Now York
and Brooklyn, with tliu hearty co-opcratlon of
vauilovtllo portormcrs, aro preparing a nor
formanco for tho bcnollt of tho Actors' Fund, to
begin at Koster& Blal's Sunday evening. Fob.
20. The volunteers aro a host, nnd nmnng those
who nro promised to nppour nro Tony Pastor, 8.
Sillier Ivrnt. Maurlco Darryuioro. Lottie Collins,
Lew Dockstader. Anna Held, Press Eldrldgc,
SIngglo Cllne. Oils Williams, Alico Atbcrton,
Sam Bernard, Vosta Tllloy, John T. Kelly,
Charles J. Hoss, Julia Stackoy, J. K. Eminett,
Irancesca Bedding, Ocorgo Fuller Golden,
Charles A. Stevenson, and many others.
Souvenir nights nnd final nights mark tho
week at boiiio ot tho theatres where familiar
plays aro enacted. To-morrow carries "Tho
Illghwaymau " to a hundredth performance at
tho Broadway, and memontos nro ready for
distribution. Composer Do Kovon loads tbo or
chestra. Camtllo D'Arvlllo's advont In tho cast
is sot down tor Tuesday. Sho will tako up the
rfilo of tho venturcsnmo Countess.
Gift clocks once moro tick with tho tickets at
the Herald So. u aro for to-morrow night's 150th
tlmo of "Tho Fronch JIald." They aro mado
for travollore and thoy fold Into mahogany
cases. Tho carnlvnl qundrlllo is the newest and
showiest foaturo In tho entcrtalnmant Octavlo
Barbe Is tho latest rocrult to tho boauty contin
gent ot tbo exhibition.
A eouvcnlr night is dntod for Wednesday at
tho Casino for "The Tolophono Girl." Charles
Dickson baa rocovcrod his voice, and is again
Impersonating tho old rako among tho hello
girls and the soubrettos. Tho nows is telo
graphed from London that tbo ploco can, after
nil, bo performed there. It is nn Amorlcin ver
sion of a French worU copyrighted In England.
Tbo estate of tho Into Augustus Harris owns it,
anil a Ilconso has been obtained.
Tho chnngo of management nt tho Manhattan
to the hands ot Brady & Zlegfeld ousts "Tho
BallPtGirl" at tho end of this weok, and sonds
it off on a tour ot other cltios, beginning with
BoBton. A nowly oxplolted dancer hero Is a
little Miss Wilson, very agllo and grocof ill. The
present name of this theatre Is to be retained by
tho Incoming Arm. Tbe first production will bo
that of a now rural play, "'Way Down East," by
Lottie Blair Parker. A freshly gathered com
pany Is In rehearsal.
Robert Milliard's term at Hoyt's expires with
tbo week. Ho is undeniably tunny as tbe hus
band whoso spree loses him a day, and almost
his wlfo, too, in "A Now Yorker." Most ob
servers think that ho also dovclops an agrcoa
ble clement of manly sentiment. His company
is uncommonly well choon and helpful. Tho
ensuing thing for Hoyt's Is "O, Susannah,"
which Cburles Frohman brings from England,
and for wjilch ho is rehoir ling nn ahlo cast.
Charles Coghlan'a closo nttho Garden is but
six dnys off. Ho has accomplished tho risky
feat of transferring a play from ono Broadway
thcatro to another without losing, so far nn out
vnrd signs go, much of its vogue. "TheBoynl
Box" Is Justly rated ns a good example of stags
art. In both composition and performance. It
has met with generous appreciation hero, and
its valuo in other cities is soon to bo tested.
Julio Kopacsy quits I ho Irving Placo for a
time after noxt Saturday, and only until then
docs comic opera in German hold its ploco at
that theatre. OfTenbarh's "Tho Hollo Holcno."
wblcb was revived last Thursday, remains till
the end, and then tbo singing contingent of the
Conriod company goes on a brief tour.
Itis settled thHt "The White Hoathor" shall
stay through February at the Academy of
Sluslc, nnd perhaps through March as well, in
caso tho audiences do not dwindio from their
present proportions. Slanngor Giimoro elves
His word that it is tho greatest melodramatic
success ever known at his theatro in n money
way, and as to its artistic qualities well, there
they aro on view in a succession of exceedingly
populous and oxcitlng scenes.
That harshly violent denunciation moans vnl
uablo exploitation seems to be provon in the
caso of "The Conquerors." Whllo a few per
sons aro assailing itns indecent, a vastly larger
number aro going toscoit for themselves nnd
finding ita poworful drama. Tho Emplro has
never been crowdod by moro distinctly fashion
ablo audiences than those which aro making U
certain that "Tbo Conquerors" will triumph
over its foes for months to come.
While thero are those who will novcr permit
themselves to bellevo that a second actor in a
part is as good as the first one, tbe majority In
tho audiences at Wallaek's must be convinced
thnt "The Girl from Paris" is performed now
quite as amusingly as it was by tho original
American company. It remains two weeks
longer, nnd then John Drew Introduces "A
Summer's Day," which is recommended to us
by London success.
The toogroat length of "Tho Tree ot Knowl
edge." nt the Lyceum, has been curtailed by tho
excision of talk thut was superfluous, and thus,
besldescnahling the curtain to fall at ten minutes
past 11 o'clock, tho action is benotlcinlly has
tened nt points whero It dragged a little. An
extra matin6o of "Tho Princess and tho Butter
fly," with James K. Ilnckott uiaking his first
appearance after his illness, tins boon arranged
for Tuesday of noxt week. Garrett P. Servian
Is engaged for n Lenten scries ot illustrated
lectures at this thcutre.
SInudo Adams is a dramatic magnet. She at
tract. NoiiMltorif "The Llttlo Minister" in
tho stago version is quito ns churming. amusing
nnd interesting n tho novel, nnd no matter if it
is admirably put behind tho footlights, tbe fact
remains that tho ability and personality of Miss
Adams aro tho real reasons why the play ro
malnsnt theOarrlck to tho end of tho season.
It Is settled that sho stays till hot weather.
'May Irwin Is with equal certainty, though In
n different fashion, the potent attraction in
"Tho Swell Miss Fitswell." That fnrco Is ron
sonnbly funny, and a wise selection of carica
turing comedians and contrastingly romoly
nctrcssos is employed in It. but Miss Irwin's i
unctuous humor is tho soul and body of tho
entertainment. Sho commands nn air of spon
taneity that is irreslstlblo and very amusing,
COLUMBIA AT11ZETE8 BUST.
Wearers or Hie niue and IVIille Prepare forn
Jrlak All-Ilonud Campaign.
The past week has boen a busy ono for the
Columbia track toatn. The men have been hard
at work preparing for the B. A. A. games,
which tako placo Feb. 0. Columbia will be rep
resented In a number of tho regular events, nnd
will also run a relay against Cornell. Tho trials
for tho relay toam will bo held next Wednesday
evening nt tho Twenty-socond Regiment Ar
mory. Tho following men aro trying for It:
M. W, Long, 'UN; A. E. Schaff, '08i Vf. A. Karns,
08) J. W. Ehrleh, I. O.t-Oapt. II. O. Henhneld, 'D8
It, Vom Uaur, U9 F, Stason, 08 O. Wagn?r, '0 L.
T. Hlldretn, 'UUi F. Jclllnghaua, 1'. ana H.i A. C.
Ilettt, 1U0D. and It. U, VMIIin, I. and .
Tho men entered In tho other events are:
40-Yard Dash-II. W. WVnniau. 1001 1 W. A. Kami,
l t'ram-U Maion, 'UH J. W. Ehrleh, P. G., aud H.
Vom Uaur, 'HU.
Shot-O. ir. Carter, P. n.
1. 00-Yard llua 11. U, Ilerahflcld, '08.
Tbu progress uiudo by tho crew during the
past week hits boon satisfactory. Tho work is
comparatively llghtus jot, but thcro has been n
decided Improvement in form. This Is especially
evident In tbo tlmo or tho body swing.
Tho only radical chango to bo mndo in tho
Btroko Is n shortening In tho Ix.dy swing foro
and uft. Tho object of tho chongo lb to relievo
tbo straiu on tho abdominal muscles ns much its
possible. At tho same tluin, tlio strokowill bo
cut off whero tho power applied Isof least value.
Tho interest taken in the crow practice by the
alumni and undergrndu.itca has bocn marked.
Sevoralnlil rowing mon have watched tho prac
tice during tho past weeK, and linvo expressed
themselves as well pleased with tho material
now in training. .
AM a result oj luu nctiminfoia. jiui.wDo mo,
week, the 'varsity and freshman squads each
consist of to crews and tl fu substitutes, rol
lowing is a list of the 'varsity men as thoy ore
now plucod ;
Varsity Bow, Oddyi 2. Jonea, n. MoLlnlot'ki 4. Alas
kan B, I.onKcTPll,Hhatturki 7. Krdali stroke. Tilt.
fcecimil "Vnrslty Uow.ThoniMi JJ.FInnlgaui ll. (Jar
dloeri4, llo)eiii n, Illrekheadi I), Uetla) 7, Water
xuuu stroke, 91a?ben.
On account of tho opon Mcathor the lacrosse
team has been training outdoors on odnemlny
and Saturday afternoons. Arrangements arc,
however, being made for rogulnr training In
doors. On Feb. 1 about twenty of tho most
promising pi lycrswlll bo chosen for tho varsity
equal " flieso III ho drilled in team piny. The
second squad will bo co.ichoil in Individual and
stick work.nnd will be gradually udvanccdtotlia
varsity squad. Tho team has arranged a pine
for May 30vltb the University f ' orontoloam.
A game Is also to bo iirmngcd with tho team
which will represent England and Ireland hero
this spring. It is tho plan of the I otropolltan
Licroiso Association, of which Columbia wl
be n member, to arrange two games botween all
&e members of the longue.anda tblrd.incaso
of a tier At tbo end of tho lesson the team wlti
tbe bast-record will receive a banner, 4
MOUtfD T1IEW1IIST TABLE.
A UBATBD DISCUSSION REU AltnlXQ
rBXTATB COXYBNTlOltn.
Klblea T Private Vadsrataadlaga as ta Plays
Anaot the Member f m Tram tmr
dltle f the Tmtnt Bllaallan Tb True
Itemed! Whist Wllhnt aicBala-Prablema,
One of tho moil hoatcd discussions In the bis-,
tory ot whist has lately boon started between
the advocates and adversaries ot so-called pri
vate conventions, nnd a good deal of strong
langusgo has been used on both sides. On tho
ono hand It is urged that'it is Impossible to play
w hist without a system ot somo kind, and that
thcro must bo somo provloui understanding
among tho members ot a team in order to insure
proper confldcnco nt the whist table. On tho
othor side ttls contended that tboso previous
understandings nro not restricted to drilling tho
tenm in tho fundamental principles of whist
strategy, as they should be, but become arrange
ments of n private nature, and lead to tbo habit
ot agroelng upon cortatn plays which aro to bo
suggested by signals previously explained and
practiced.
That this Is done by our crack teams must be
acknowledged, and as tlmo passes theso private
understandings IncroaBo and multiply at an
alarming rate, onch nddltlon to tho stock being
usually tho result ot somo mistake at tho wblst
tablo which has bocn thoroughly discussed after
tho game, arid haslol to somo agrcomont on a
signal that will prevent nslmllarcataetropheln
tho future. In many cases those agreements
aro transferred to paper, and nro conned over
Dy tho mombers of tho toam from tlmo to tlmo.
In other ensos thoy aro simply stnmpod upon
tho momorlcs of tho players, tho original Im
pression, perhaps, being strengthened by tbo
loss of an important match or a flvo-trlck swing
on n particular hand.
Toagreowlth tholaws of tho league, each team
should keep a record of tho llttlo things that tho
players havo throshcil out of their whist experi
ence, nnd whon they nro callod upon to play n
match with a rival team each sldo should sub
mit to tho other n typewritten statement of tho
forty-nine articles In their rcspcctlvo creeds,
perhaps n week in advance; nny new wrinkles
thought of a faw days boforo tho mutch or
agreed upon on tho train while going to the
placo of meeting to he barred. When tho tonms
met for tho actual contest each would be, pre
sumably, thoroughly familiar with tbo otbor's
"system."
Beforo playing to any trick It would bo tho
duty of thosocond hand mentally to run over
tho forty-nlno artlclos In the rival creed in or
der to seo if the card led convoyed nny occult
meaning. Having dono so. nnd played accord
ingly. It would bo tho duty of tho third hand to
study carefully not only tbQjprobiblo moaning
of his partner's lead, but also the hidden mys
teries of tho card ptayod by tbo second hand,
which might bo tbo beginning ot n signal that
ho held an honor In the suit, or ut loast four
cards ot it, or something of that kind, according
to tho teachings of "Modified Whist." After
the third hand had played, tho fourth band
. would have to study over tho forty-nine possi
bilities of the original loader's system, the forty
nine probabilities of bis own partner's conven
tions, nnd tho forty-nlno pormutatlons of the
third hand's play, when tnken in connection
with the origlnnl lead, as modlflod by tho inter
pretations or tho second hand's play.
A match of forty-eight hands, played on theso
principles, should not take longer than It would
to play ono by correspondence, nnd tboro is no
reason why tho first club sondlng in a challenge
to plnv for tho A. W. L. trophy in Octobor
should not bo ablo to finish tho gamo before tho
next congress, in July. Snturdavovenlngralght
bo devoted to tho tlrst trick, and tho players
might havo Sunday to themselves in order to
think over tha various continuations' suggested
by tho 117.(140 permutations of tho thrco dif
ferent combinations of forty-nlno dlffcront con
ventions. Wo hnvo not yet ro.ichod this stngo,
but Wo aro making good, progress. Afcwyoars
ngo. flvo hours was n long match; now tho I! mo
is twelve, nnd In a year or so It will bo a weok.
It Is manifestly iraprnctlcablo to ask any club
to render an exact statement of all the petty
details of Its systom. and It thercforo becomes
necessary todoterraino what things it shall bo
forced to explain, N'o two men agree upon all
questions of whist strategy. Somo mon will
never trump doubtful tricks If they hold four
trumps, whllo others will ruff in regardless of
numuor If they nro not particularly anxious to
hnvo trumps led. Such questions must bo dis
cussed by tho members ot a team, and tho player
who ruffs In so freely may insist that ho Is right
and persist in his course. Tho other members
como to understand, thorefore, that bis rufQug
doubtful tricks does not necessarily mean weak
trumps. Aro thoy to explain that to tbe ad
versaries as part ot their system t Are they to
say: "Jonas is afraid to lead trumps, so don't
think ho hasn't five becauso be doesn't lend
them; but Smith will load them with nothing
but ono suit in his hand. That's part of our
system I" The suggestion of such a thing is
nonsense, becauso It would then bo binding on
tho players in question to act up to their
description, or they would bo accused of do
parting from the "system."
The general principles of tho gamo must
always be subject to exceptions, and tbo fact
that one player follows tho oxccptlon moro fre
quently than tho rulo does not constltuto a sys
tem of play, although bis peculiarity may be
thoroughly understood by the othor mombers of
the team, and allowance must be made for it in
their cstimato of tho possibilities of his hand.
The things which clearly como under tho head
of private conventions aro predetermined mean
ings wblcb nro attached to particular cards
when played under cortain conditions. The test
ot such convomions is tbnt thoy nro foreign
to tbe gencrnl principles of tho play;
must be oxplaincd to the partner in nd
vanco in order that thoy may bo under
stood, nnd must bo followed absolutely. If
a team uses the original lead of a queen, nluo,
orclght as a specific call torn trump to bo led
through an honor turned, thcro must bnvo been a
provious understanding to that eff ect.or it would
he ns unintolllglbln as a rotary discard; and tho
failure to lead such a card when an honoris
turned must bo interpreted ns a refusal to call.
If a team agroes that tho discard of a club shall
show that hearts is tho strongest suit, tho dis
card of a suit other than clubs must bo n denial
of tho surcrlor strength of tho heart suit. Tho I
lead of an inforior card from a plain suit, to
show four trumps. If adopted ns n rogular svs
tum of play, carries with It tho absoluta denial
of four trumps wbon the lowest card ot a plain
suit Is led.
When tenms onco begin to adopt theso private
conventions, thoy usunlly add to their stock
from tlmo to tlmo, dropping ono thing and
changing another until tboy themselves aro un
conscious of the extent of their private
agreements. When suddenly called upon to
civo a verbal Htatomcnt of them to a rival toam
many things must be forgotten, or only partially
explained. Tho refinements of monnlngnnd tho
various interpretations under differing circum
stances, which It hns perhaps taken hours otdis
cusslon to settle, cannot bo explained tn tho
fifteen or twenty minutes usunlly devoted to
sucli tnlngs just ncloro tlio gamo. inls Is why
we hear certain teams charged with ox
plaining only halt their methods, and
lying about half of tboso. It is this want of
full explanation that Is rathor hastily, and
probnbly unjustly, charged by tho Cloveland
team against Philadelphia.
It is more than probable that tho Philadelphia
players did their best to explain their system,
but may hnvo forgotten Bomo things, or tnken It
for gran tod thnt everybody knew them. Tho
Cloveland players may not have qullo under
stood all tho wrinkles, or may havo btcn con
fused by their number.
The Incident was unfortunato, becauso it led
some writers into calling hnrd names, and in
the general storm of indlgnntlou thnt wns
aroiiBed tho wbolo Philadelphia tenm wns
blamed for adopting principles for which, us
pointed out In Tiir: Sun Jnn. 0, ono person
ulnuo was responsible. It Is hardly fair to
criticise players who aro led astray by
thoughtlessly following n bad example, and
TlIK Sun belloves the better wny is to put
the hlamo where it h longs, and to trace tho evil
to Its source. When a man whoso whole stock
In trade Is a lot ot unfair nnd unsound tricks
and dodges nt the wh'st tablo posos as n loader
nnd nn authority, and lionstsot tbo success ot
these dodges in match games, thereby leading a
great many well-meaning people to followiu his
footsteps, It becomes highly necessary that somo
ono should oxpose tho fraud. At thosnmo time
It Is greatly In be regretted that thoso who
thoughtlessly follow his learnings should come
in for the criticism and uhuso which proporly bo
iongs to him alone.
In the following position hearts nro trumps.
N Is tn load, and, with H forapartnor. to got all
six tricks against tho best defence of E nnd W,
9 vm OT Willi
jeji n iSByjSH
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Wt a s yrai
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ISSiS l?iJ kSLII l .ii .
Tho tlrst of tbo series of Western games for
tho A, W. L. trophy will be played at Jackson,
Mich., between tho Chicago Whist Club and tho
Toledo Wblst Club, they being tho leaders
among the Western players at tbe last congress.
Tbe next cootrreu will be held at the Hotel
Vendome. Boston, during, the week ot July
11-10. It Is understood that tho executive have
decided . not to allow non-leoguo members to
take part in the open events. . . . . '
With the exception ofyi tow minor changes In
the scoring ot matches Instead of, tricks, tho
programme of event published in Tub Bun
Nov. 28 was adopted.
Next Wednesday will be women s night at the
Knickerbocker Whist Club.
Matters havo como to such a pass that some
thing must be dono to stop this system of pri
vate signals. Ono of two things must be dono.
Ono plan Is that the toams must be compolled to
keep a record of every now dodgotbey adopt;
date of Invention: date of change; date ot aban
donment;, tho record to bo opon to tho Inspec
tion of any league member at any time, and to
bo in inch shapo that n trial balance enn bo
truck upon short notice, showing Just what
freak plays are on hand for the noxt match.
Tho other courso Is the simpler, and la the one
o often suggested by The Sun: Compel tho
toam that uses any private conventions to nn
nounce their meaning by word of mouth when
the cards au played. If a player loads a queen
when an' honor Is turnod, ho should bo obliged
to say aloud: "Sacrifice everything to got Into
tbo lead, partner, and romo through that honor
with your best trump." If he lends the douce of
a suit, he should bo compelled to say: "I havo
not four trump,"
This Is the simplest way out of tho difficulty,
and would obviate all charges of lax explana
tions. It would nlso bring homo to tho players
tho immense intellectual advantages of such a
frame. Thoy would soon realize that thoy worn
Iko small children, loft in charge of their grand
mothors, who are continually pursued with a
fusllado of directions: "Don too that," "Don't
gothoro," " Don't touch this." .Of courso.lt is
unroasonablo to expect any person on a cham
pionship team to play good? whist unless ho Is In
charge ot a partner who can act in tho capacity
of a nurse. Ho must hnvo some one to toll
him when to lend trumps, wben.to chance suits,
what suit to lead when ho Iwti exhausted his
own resources, nnd all that sortof thing. Havo
nono of our chnmplons brains enough to bo
trusted to act on their own responsibility I Thoy
must hnvo a "sj-stom," and tho moro private
signals it contains tho better they like it. Nn
ono realizes that better than Milton Work, and
hlsltfohas been devotod to tho Invention of
brain-saving dovtccs. which nro an insult to tho
intelligence of nny good wblst player; yot ho
says he is "proud of it."
Is thcro any roal necessity for such systomsf
It no ono used them would not tho results of
Important matches be much truer tests ot .skill,
nnd would not-tho game bo much improved by
having tbe reputation of being absolutely free
from trickery or riovlco of nny kind I Don t wo
know enough about thogntno tonlny whtstnn
ccptnbly without n lot of prlvato signals I Can't
wo find our way through an ordinary whist
hnnd without a nursoi If people would only
make tbo experiment of playing without nny
Ironclad rules or signals they would be sur
prised not only nt the result, but at tho
Increased enjojment which tho 1,-nmo would af
ford. Thcro Is n certain oxhllaratlon in the froo
dom of movement which nccompnnios tbo play
of n hand In which thcro aro no guiding strings
to pull tho player this way and thnt; and thero
Is n certain satisfaction in tbo success of unnided
offort. which no gains mado by tho aid ot part
ners' privnto signals can ever give.
There nro ninny persons, nnd tho number Is
rapidly Incrcnsing. who can plav good wblst
snd mnkogond scores without tho nsslstanco of
any conventions. They can also play acceptably
with any ono who understands tho general prin
ciples of tho gnmo without having to tnko him
off into a corner first to exchaneo vIowb on sys
tem. As nn example of how two persons can
get nil thero In In a hand without any signnlsor
conventions, tako tho following. In which Foster
and Elwcll were Y nnd Z. rcspoctivclv, nnd no
tlco tho excellent Judgment with which 7, picks
his way through tho hand, although ho has
nothing hut common sone to guide him. El
well denlt nnd turned tho heart seven.
Trar. A Y B 7.
1 3 0 Q O 7 6 JO
8 3 0 BO 6 0 KO
S 4-0 2 8 0- A Q
J 0 P 6 IO0 2 0
B. 4- 0 5 6 9 6 J2
0 8 6 O J Q o 70
7 10 6 6 6 08 CIO
8. J K A3 A 5
0 A 6 K 6 A 8 C? 7
10 A 6 O K A 9 9 0
11 AQ AlO Q4 A 't
is 0 3 A 7 O 9 ,Q
13 A A A 2 0 5 L
Y Z get twelve tricks.
Trick 1. A opens his hand upon tho general
prlnciplo of establishing tho longer but weaker
of two suits, keeping the othor for re-entry. If
ho leads tho clubs ho can get two tricks, but no
more. 'A knows his partner must' have either
nco or king of spades, for-A cannot have both,
and B has neither. .
Trick '2. Y knows his partnor has tho best
DDndo or nono, probably the latter. Following
tho general prlnciplo In such situations. Y docs
not forco his partner nt once, but lends bis own
singleton first, so ns to establish tbo saw. Y
must do one of two things, lead tbo singleton or
tho trump. To lead away from tho singlo honor
In clubs is a losing name, to say nothing ot tho
dlsid vatago of opening a now suit.
Trick 3. This Is whoro tho common senso
comes in. Z does not rush off to forco his part
ner at once, although ho knows perfectly well
that the diamond is a singleton: but ho tries io
And out what his partner holds in tbo blnek
suits, nnd in which of them he is strongor. Tho
discard shows him that V must be stronger in
clubs than In spades, although ho must lmvo nn
honor in tho lattor. Observe how nicely Elwcll
takes advantngo of this inference lntor on.
It Y opens tha club suit nt trick 2, A Ii mako
four tricks. It A opens clubs and Y opens
spades. A B mako four tricks. If tho small
spade Is led end the club opened by Y, A lends
another low spade, and then 'A leads trumps.
This brings about a very interesting end gamo,
as will bo found by playing the hand that way.
OUK rrtOIILEMB.
No ono solvod tho mlsslng-suit problem pub
lished Jnn. 2. although several mado an attempt
at It. In giving tho problem. It wns distinctly
stated that "thcro were no fnlo cards, no ro
vokos, no Irregularities of nny kind. Plain-suit
echoes, trumps slgnnls nnd irrozular leads aro
not used, and tho play throughout Is porfectly
straightforward nnd simple. In spito of theso
conditions, tho best solution thnt Iiik Su.v has
rocclved Is tho following, which Is from C. W..
List. Wheeling, W. Va. Z dealt and turnod the
heart eight.
tuce. A Y I) z
1. O K oa 02 03
8 A 6 3 6 S 6 K 6
3 4 6 6 6 OIO 5 6
2 0 O 6 O Q 0 4.
B A K A 2 4 AQ
0 106 J 6 O J 7 6
7 AA A 5 A 7 AlO
8. Q 6 2 6 4 0 8 0
0. IOO 6 0 J 0 A 6
10 3 0 9 0 A O A J
11 9 6 A 9 O 9 0 7
IS QO KO 0 5 O B
13 6 0 A3 7 0 A 8
It Is probable that no hand was over played In
which there were so many freak leads as in this
ono. It Is hardly no'essary tn say that this is
not tbo correct solution. Some of our readers
want moro time, bo tho answer will not be given
until some ono finds It.
Tho perception problem published Jan. 0
turnod upon the question as to whether or not
A's load of tho spade Jack was an underplay,
with tho king In his hnnd. Strango to sny, all
our solvers thought that It wns, aud all advisod
tho play of tbe spade quecp. This Is what was
done in the actual game, and It cost Just live
tricks, as tho following' contlriuntlon will show,
7, dealt and turned tho heart seven.
tuck. A Y D Z
1 0 4- 0 2 0A 0 7
8 0 5 0 6 0 3 O K
0 O 8 A 4 A3 A A
4 O Q JJ 0 0 6 0
B A 6 e 6 2 6 106
O J 6 Q Ojp K6
A 0 2 0 QO KO
8 B 6 7 6 B 7 0
0 B 6 3V 46 A 2
10 5 6 9 07 A 9
6 IOO 4-0 AlO
1 3 6 A 8 5 0 A J
8 0 A K L2. AQ
If Y does not play tho qucon nt trick 0, he Is
able to stop tho ontlre spndo suit and make all
Z's clubs.
Merlins; or the Connecticut State Unseball
l.rotue.
New lUvr.s, Jan. SH.-Tba annual mnrttnz of the
directors of tho Btate Hascball League will bo held at
tbe Hotel Wlnlhrnp, Merldrn, nn next Tbuisday.
There beenia to h no doubt thut IlrKtol aud Torrlng.
ton will drop out aud that thin city and New Loudcrn
will apply for fraiichlit.!. Join Jlarmnn, formerly
manager of tlie New Haven snd n lueiuterof the ota
Mrtu'U'f Blur, ulll lie al tlio head of the learn here.
If ouolsorjanirrU lie will attend the comlu..' meet
lav, and. under certain conditions, wl.l formally ap
ply for the TorrlUKton franchiie.
Mr. Foster wilt give Inatructlon in whist. Address
Boo Hancock at, Brooklyn. Aiv.
OCj? CHESS OOKlfEH.
In placo of the Into Charles A. Ollberg, who
intended .to act in partnership with Frank M.
Teed In The Sun's first international problem
.tournament, this paper ha aucooeded in sotting
George' Edward Carpenter of Tarry town to act
in this capacity. Following aro (bo rule ot the
contest:
I. The competition is open to problem makers ot
all nations.
V. The competition Is ono for original and unpub
lished three and two move problems, l'oeltlona which
could not hare been arrived at by aetnal play or In
which a piece Is suppovd tn have been aubatltuted
for a pawn advanced to the eighth aouare and prob
lems whoie key more Is caatltng or the capture ot a
pawn rn jxiiaanf are exeluded.
0. Two copies of each problem mnst be forwarded
properly dlagramini d with tho full solution.
4. Each contestant must attach a "motto" to his
problem for eubaquent Identification, and at the same
time must forward his " motto." his name and his ad
dress In a sealed envelop-.
0, All letters must bo addressed i "International
Chess Froblom Tournament, Tn sen, New York,
U. B. A."
0. Co-authorship la permitted, but one of tha au
thors must be named aa responsible, for the problem
and as the recipient of the prlio should the problem
win one. ,
7. Problems submitted anonymously or With as
sumed names will not be accepted.
H. Problems must reneh Tim Htrx offle not later
than Aug. 1A, up tn which time corrections ot posi
tions already forwarded may be made,
u. The report of theludees will be published In or
before December, and If no valid objection to Its
conctualoua ta received by Dec. 111. tbe prises will bo
distributed In accordance with It.
10. Incases problem adjudged worthy of a prize
la proved to be Incorrect or not original, the prise
awarded to It will go to the next beat problem,
II. Frank M. Teed and George Edward Carpenter
aro tbo iUdges,
IK. There will be six prizes for three-movers and
four for two-movers. Tho ttarc-morers will t
divided Into three groups, according to tbe whits
force employed, namely, " lightweights," "middle
welglite," and "heavyweights."
t:i. Two prisos will bo given In each group to the
value of tie and alo respectively, while 18. $10.
(8, and ta will be given ror tha two-move section,
or (110 In all.
1 4. All competing problems will be the property ot
Tint Sc. and Tns sua will reservo the right of pub
lishing any and all of them.
lttouLEM no. 010 ny n. BAnnoTScn.
BUCK TEX riECES.
Ron It Bi QonQH.t: Kts on K It 9 and Kit 0 B
onlCIJ 4IsonQlt4, QKt 4, QU, K 4 and K Ktfi.
L- lit
a ii ii ;
m m m fm
wk Sm. W Hi
Kon K ii; Q on K 8: Kts on QKt 2 and QB 7; Fa on
Q Kt 4 and K 3.
wniTK six nzcrs.
White to play and mato In three moves.
ritODLEM NO. Oil nv J. W. DIXON.
BUCK SEVE-I riECES.
K on Q 4; Ps on Q P. i, (J D 4, K 8, 1 B S, K B 5 and
K Ki :i.
8 fM WM iti
'YytWA 'Kts .SSJSA jfrh. rSA
WL Jt6 WL $0
fJM a iSJ B Hi
i; on Q 7i q ou K Kti Kts on J B 4 and K B 3 B on
E 11 7; Pa on J B 2 and Q 2.
WHITE SKVEX riECES.
White to play and mate In two moves.
(SOLUTION TO I'ltODLKM NO. G08.
1. B-K:I.Q I'xl'l 2. Kt-K7 eh.K Q3 0. B-B S mate.
1. Il-K a. 1-B 4 ; 2. Kt U 0 eh. KxP; 3. B Q 4 mate.
1. B-K 3. KxPj 2.11x1' eh, K-II 4: a. Kt-B 0 mate.
1. B-K II, Kxl'12. Ilxl" eh, K o 4i a. Kt-K7 mate.
1. Il-K II, PxBl a. Kt K 7 eh. Kxl'l 8. P-U 4 mate.
1. B-K a, any other; 2. Kt K 7ch, KxP; 3. B B 4
(X P) mate.
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. COD.
1. B II II, U x II: 2. Q-B o, mate.
1. B It 3, H Q at 2. lt-Kt 2. mato.
1. II It il, H II 4i 2. q Kt 2, mate.
3. B n a, Kt-K B (B 8)s 2. q-B 4 (x Kt), mate.
1. B-Il a, Kt K 3; 2. CT-B 7, mate.
1. B-K 8. Kt-K 6: 2. V Q 4, mate.
1. B-K 3, any other: 2. Q U 6, mate.
SOLUTION TO CHAI'IN'h 1'ItOBLEM,
1. P-Q 4, P x P (e. p.) j 2. II x P. mate.
I. P q 4, It moves: 2. B x P, mate.
1. P q 4, P-Il D: 2. Kt Kt 4, mate.
1. P q 4. P-Kt 4; 2. 11 I! B, mate.
1. I' q 4, 11 x It; 2. Kt x B, mate.
1. P q 4, P x P (Kt 4)i 2. q-K 4, mate.
1. P-q4, PxP(KtB): 2. i-KS. mate.
1. P q 4, P x II: 2, Kt x P, mate.
1. P q 4, Kt (Kt 2) moves; 2. q x P. mate.
I. P q 4, Kt (It (1) moves; 2. Kt x P. mate.
Correct solutions to problem No. flu were received
from It. M. Maimer, New York; Correct You Are,
Brooklyn: 8, Stemler, New York: How Easy, Brook
lyusFred Engel, Brooklyn: It. B. Walters, New York:
Just In Time, New York; Pred Carter, Boston: Yet
Another, New York; Theodore It. Ituyler, Brooklyn;
II. H., Brooklyn: Urover's I. II. Daubitry, Conn.; II.
W. Meyer, New York; Elek Kmll, New York: Dr. A.
II Baldwin, Norwalk, Conn.; J. llobcrts. New York;
ilrorge A. Hbrolner. Harrlalairg, Pa.i II. V. Barry,
fsouth Rostom It. Mourad. Clifeago; Leopold Krted
lauder.New York; William L. Eerrla, Elizabeth, N. J.i
Charles Kennell, Brooklyn, N- Y.; A. H. Illchmond,
Mlttdletown, N. V.: Edwin II. Baldwin, Philadelphia;
E, P. Kelsey, Jersey City.
Correct aolutlona to No. AOO were received from
Theodore 11. Iluyler, Urookivu; )I. S., Brooklyn; It. M.
Mauser, New York; Just In Time, New Yorks Correct
You Are, Brooklyn i H. Htemler, New York: How Easy,
Brooklyni Fred Engel, Brooklyn; R. S, Walters, New
York; Fred Carter. Boston ; Yet Another. New York;
Orover's MI, Banbury. Conn.: II.W. Merer, New York;
Elek Emll. New York; Dr. A. II. Baldwin, Norwalk,
form.; J. llobcrts, New Yorki K. llenaehel, Brook.
lyu; uoorgo A, Kiirelner. Ilartlsourg, ro.; II. W.
Barry, South Ho.tou; B. Mourad. Chleago; William
L. rVrr.s, Elizabeth. N. J.: Jock f-ckalr, Yonkrrs. N.
Y.:T:harlr9 Kennell. llrooklyn, N. Y.; A. S. Rich
mond, lllddletown, N.Y.l E.lwln II. Baldwin, Phila
delphia; E, P, Kelsey, Jertey City.
llanr solvers lorwarded tho key move P K Kt 4 to
No. lion. This attempt at "eooklng" the problem la
defeated hy I . .Kt Bit. Willi white B at 11 0, how
ever, Whltooaii effect ninnte by means or 2. (J q II B
In answer to Kt B ll. Another correspondent for
warded tho key movo II K 7. In this ease tbo mate
is defeated by 1 . Kt-K B.
Correct aolutlona to Chaplu's problom were re
eeived from Theodore It. Iluyler, llrooklyn; H. 8..
Brooklyn; It. M, Mauser, New York: Just tn Time,
New York: Correct You Are, Brooklyn: 8. Htemler,
New York: How Easy, Brooklyn; Fred Engel, Brook,
lyn; It, 8. Walters, New York; Fred Carter, Boston;
Yet Another, New York: drover's I.ll. Danbury,
Conn. i II. W.Meyer. New York! Elek Emll, New Yorkt
J. Roberts. Now Yorx; II, W. Barry, Kouth Boston t It.
Monrad, Chicago; Leopold Frlrdlander, New York;
Win. L. Ferria, I'.llzabrtn, N. J.t Dr. A. II. Baldwin,
Norwalk. Conu.i Jack 8ehall, Youkers, N. Y.t Archi
bald Delap, New Haven. Conn.: Capt. T. o. Hyde,
Jerney city; A. 8. Illchmond, Mlddletoivn, N. Y.; II.
H. MaCKaye, Now York; The Old Hal, New York: E.
Ileniehel. llrooklyn; Edwin II. Baldwin, Phlladel
nblai E. P. Kelsey, Jerney Cltyi F.O.Tollra, Brooklyn.
A. 8. Itlibmond, Mlddletown, N. Y.: Arthur It.
Adams, Norwalk, Conn., ami A. II. Mlddlemaaa, New
Britain, Conu-. forwarded additional correct solutions
to UUH, 007, and BuMwIn's position The lattor wes
aUo solved hy H. H. $IaeKuye. New York, and T. J.
Mequalde, New York. Tut latter correspondent has
also to be credited with tbe solution of 007. Edwin
11. Baldwin. Philadelphia, Pa., forwarded correct
solutions to sue and Baldwin's position.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Black Knight, Brooklyn. Here Is tbe aolutloni 1.
K-q 7. P-ll 4i 2, Kt-Kt H, K x Hi 3. Kt-B II mate.
II. H. M. K., New York One of your questions was
answered last week. .a regards the variation 1...
1' x Kt: 2. q-Kt II, any otheri II. Kt-Kt 0 (x I')
mate, or course thla means that If black In reply
to 2. Q-Kt 0 continues PKt a, Kt x p and liutca
William A. Withers, New, York Try Freborough'a
Ixiok.
II. K. Hlgglnt, Jersey City, lu writing to Tin Sus
entering the correspondence tourney, aays there Is a
chena e ub at Jersey City. The club meets at the
.Palma Clubhousu, where the meeting of the New
Jersey mate chess Association will b held on Wash
ington's Ulrthdnv. Th samo correspondent also says
that tho annual tourn'jnent of the Hoboken Cbe
club has been ftnUhea, A. Vorrath captured the nrst
prize with ten Kami's, wli'le (I, Doyle aud II, K. IIIK
gins divided the seco.V. and third prizes, with B'-j
wins each.
A. Delap. New Haven. Conn, The It Is to prevent a
mate by means vl 11 x Kt Pi the 1 to prevent It x It
ch, and tbe U to ertcct a mate lu czae black moves hla
rook.
Two corrrspondrnts In wrltln; about llaldwtn'a
problem, published In The Hex two wieka ago. said
that the position was almost Identical wlm one by
another lomponer. publUhed In a New York paptra
short lime ago. Wneu Dr. Baldwin was Informed or
this he wrote toTur. hi'.s a follows
"The podtlon Is not Identical with No, 220 lu the
faper mentioned, as comparison wui slow, althongi
admit It Ii uulle similar. It may he loaietlrng like
a certain minister of 3 our towu neme time agu, ivno
ureactied a sermon untie stint ar to some Boston intu.
itter's, 1 Utlievr. He said niter red naald sermon
that he liked It o much aa ft Infiu nee his mind, to
that he wrote one iiulto similar. However, I did nut
claim much for It,"
A Russian. New York, forwards the fallowing
highly Intercsiing poaltiau, which, he si) a, he cllppid
from a Russian paper. The correspondent could not
nnd a solution, und be appeals to tbe clever solvers
" .
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I -' 3
Btmx &ivitiHwttt$. ; 2TcwnrUgi.mtlgtmtHtfl.
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or Tni Suit to show him how tbe trick Is done. Tho
position!
BUCK TIIREE I1KCU.
K on Q Kt 8; Pa on Q II 7 and Q Kt D.
im urn nil 9A
'm w wm w
11
ftyy$ ICiy'Iy' ffiffiffi ffifflffi
kMiM
w WL -m
K on Q 8; Pa on Q 8 and K It 7.
white maze risen.
White to plar and win.
White Ilook, Brooklyn The Brooklyn Ohesa Club
has over 100 monitors.
A Reader, Norwalk, Conn. Tbanka for your com
munication, which shall be attended to In due time.
N. H. Kaeliurn, New York. No atrlct linos for the
definition of the various stages In a game of chess
can lie laid down. In some gamee tbe opening Is
much loniter than In othors, aud the same may be
said about tho ml I lie stauc,
Tut Me Hi hi. New York. Your attack was alto
nether ton premature, and the loss ot a piece cannot
now be prevented. Still, you recrlve two pawns for
tbo pleur. and you ought to be able to put up a good
right. The game If correctly played by your adver
sary should, however, to won by him. Tns Hus
recommends Kreborough as tbo best hook for be
ginners and moro advanced studonla of the game.
Charles Marshall, llrooklyn. Two rooks are onnald-
groohttju dutrtiistmtntis.
PIANOS.
After years of costly experimenting ?
S Mr. Wlssner lias succeeded In per-
f fueling a
Grand Piano in Upright Form, )
f for which ho was granted Letter ?
Patent May 11, lt7'(Ko. fiSa.noil),
i fclnco which (Into ho lion inanu- S
) facturcd s
GRAND PIANOS ONLY,
S Grund.H In tlio regular form nnd r
OnuidH In upright form. y
s The WlHMier Grand in up-
S right form possttHscs tlio tout;
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virtually the same. 7
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In the end game tho latter two will Im ablo to work '
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