5. A player should not play a card with such emphasis as to draw attention to it. Nor should he detach one card from his hand and subsequently play another.
6. A player should not purposely incur a penalty because he is willing to pay it, nor should he make a second revoke to conceal a first.
7. Players should avoid discussion and refrain from talking during the play, as it may be annoying to players at the table or to those at other tables in the room.
8. The dummy should not leave his seat for the purpose of watching his partner's play, neither should he call attention to the score nor to any card or cards that he or the other players hold, nor to any bid previously made.
9. If a player say "I have the rest," or any words indicating the remaining tricks are his, and one or both of the other players should expose his or their cards, or request him to play out the hand, he should not allow any information so obtained to influence his play nor take any finesse not announced by him at the time of making such claim, unless it had been previously proven to be a winner.
10. If a player concede in error one or more tricks, the concession should stand.
11. A player having been cut out of one table should not seek admission into another unless willing to cut for the privilege of entry.
12. No player should look at any of his cards until the deal is completed.
DECISIONS BY THE CARD COMMITTEE OF THE WHIST CLUB OF NEW YORK
Since the adoption of the foregoing code, the Card Committee of the Whist Club of New York has rendered the following decisions, interpreting certain laws that have caused discussion. The cases in question have arisen in various localities,—Number 6, for example, coming from St. Louis, Number 7 from Northern New York, and Number 8 from Mexico.