New-York tribune., 1885-03-29

leads renultiTaate ~ his long weak suit A. lac
',cn ~ very likely 10 rail hi,n the l.Is under
Psnb ises rule that long weak SUIT Sbn'l h",;I sw w
b q, reai,iy M other lrai. lie th It Queen lies
with Y, ami tie al.o uu'ess is si-nalins, ,,,, n.
q r. knowing hit has no nnre iltii"lii-, Wui" ~
has .t safely iuinr that 'ed lr1n w., !.
INN t, texc.pt the g. which IsD. He IDero-
f.,e thai has the 2 pr.jiby, aud tre9 more. may
D. sgls n frn mn kiHs ,,. 9es M Isa.t AS s wen ai
Y can other 'rnnp but The D. the fr,ur 81 ne m
prspaiciy ATel trick 3. b and know that AL the
remaining runips he between theln '"o'e the trump
4, e7. D makes all poss'Oe Club play and 'oad' hi"
= uare Cavendish hlmsclD tho hero of the game,
plays h.y IL Is obvious II't the "nh 81, hoti ,s
sie ass inc Sag g'o D w.ii i; one trick tn save ali WIN
thn game Thereors shnull nave piyei as u ~" StS Nv
tho Aas IN Ys hsni lIe SHOULD have trdihl e'i hS
lar,ners winning DIapIJn hs h's siale kius aud ln
the s'ul spade. lie wa sure o. IN game Is way;
Nie ON lis course w" atill have hi the sai' ao
aiuu of playiig tie cTaAd Bnt h Tnbi 5tvc ,Ior
equally well to play tue laet g''ne Hnd oiS'u '"o '"o
o. Here again Cavsndish played badly Ry tIum?"g
d"psni gu partners ho'iing te next b'.si Dan'nd
1'std Dag,ia7te de gnm oon, par srs,"ptrl Eat. q
ne paS e nhiSe by dsc.iidng the 'luh ahd ehVlnS
ir,ii ,cr in gp on with the next diamond toShg "r
Winning, wauI have held tl,s g'n,n sure; BmI an
II. larkly ucils tho wiuhHs Ihiinhll; hhl 40
10 AMI l3 Leadis ~ Is tenaes. W Ain tue 'rHf
nrd the gamo
@Cavcndishr was IN the above game. aud
"Cavenlisbs" father, q good player oi tl's Oil
echlnl was d. Ia "Carf Essays" Cavenh'sh gives
az amusing account of the gnn aud "s ht' fathers
puxnl feelings respecting the reSult-prilo in his
sons play, and ammo, anee at defeat. tic ASSUMES
bnweyor, that tho grand coup at trick w"n the
y,na laOf course It did. uf cnurse it dill. his
father -runtof,l; while James Clay greatly ad"re'i
th. throwing away of spa,le King Yet in real "
the game could have been more salely won witbont
these r,lliaat strokes, and~as endangered Dy 1ao
play which made them necessary.
Tins suppo>e he game TO have proceeded az fal
n. trick q. ABB having won all six tricks and want
ing but ono to win. At trick z, Cavendish Wal
perhaps right ia omittng IA rut, as The game "a'
lost il bad not the winning diamond, ana WIN
o. hol lng tie ruff G ave chance "f making th'
tenaee if bg bad It, Still the game would hays been
e,slv won if Z had rufed at trick T. leading thea
Spade King. then small spa le, and leaving hi'
partner after winning with tho Spade Ace, to play
hi, winning Damn Is vhIch dtrs not rui
But at trick <, both Y and play badly. should
b,ye lod the lowest of hs head sequence n
Diamonds, 40 thai Z might rnH tior kn"wS tha
unless holds three truHips tho game Is "stl anf
w ,etlier had Iei his lowest or highest damon
slnni have rusfeL Tho tricks would then have
fallen as follows:
9Th To rs small trump;
eth tn rs spade Kiug
10th IT, Ts Spade Ace
11tL to Y's Diamond Nine;
18th and 18th TO Zs major tcnace IN tTun,ps; {;
all n Is is sure because certainly does not hold
tile Diamond Nine tsee trick -.
Tho game is also sure APART OF course. from the
enemy holtug the Sptle Ace, in which cast
nothing can save I'D IL liscards Club Ten ut trick
8. The tricks woull thea fall as follows:
Sth to Y's Diamond Queen;
9th to u g small Trump,
10th to Us Spade King;
Ilth to Ys Spade Acc;
10Th an 18th to rs major tenace in trumps.
This un lou htedly was Zs proper course. after
had erred by leading his Diamond Queen.
After throwing away tho SPADE King and with i
the ony two sure paths tp victory, u again played
badiy in the grand cup at trick g. IL was not only
unnecessary, 1T endangered his game III had not
held tho Diamond g. and there was nothing to
show shat he held it. the orand coup at trick would
have lost an otherwise game The game
"a 0I, as full