A bye A \ > B \ B bye B / \ > C \ C bye C \ / \ > C / \ D bye D / \ \ E bye E \ > C \ > F \ / \ F bye F / \ / \ \ / \ G \ > G / \ > G \ / \ H / \ / \ > G / \ I \ / \ > J / \ J / \ > S K \ / > K \ / L / \ / > K \ / M bye M / \ / > O \ / N bye N \ / \ / > O / \ / O bye O / \ / > S / P bye P \ / > Q \ / Q bye Q / \ / > S / R bye R \ / > S / S bye S / This leaves six players, G, H, I, J, K and L, to play the matches of the first round. Let us suppose that G, J and K win. Sixteen players now are left in. Consequently there will be no more byes. The players are paired in order through the line for the remaining rounds. HANDICAPS. For handicaps the players are divided into classes by the referee, class 1 giving one bisque to class 2, two bisques to class 3, and so on. In partner handicaps the bisques of the partners are added together and then divided by two. Thus if Miss A. (class 6) and Mr. G. (class 2), eight bisques in all, play Miss B. (class 7) and Mr. F. (class 4), eleven bisques in all, the weaker side gets one and a half bisques, the half being always changed to a whole one. These may be taken by either partner. TIME HANDICAPS.