New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
Marks the signal for trumps.

NOTES oS THE PLAY. A leads correctly from his
longest suit King Is led III only two cases as an orig
oueeu ana Others, holding six. and knowing to
hold probably four. and cefiiny three. sees that the
suit viii almost certainly be tru nped next round He
therefore rightly captures the king II II seldom good
play pass tho king. however even where thci" no
2 having four trumps safely force his partner
should IT chance that has no diamond could n" at
thus stage lead trumps, his suit not beng established
II had been found with the kna'e' would have re-
g. A. soon as q had fallen the time seemed suitable
for a signal would not regard this as more than a
smrccstion AZ had had lead aud had not led irumps
rightly changes SUIT ana leads correctly from three
'ui but lie finds his partner win no strength IN
4 The signal IA completed.
3. IRE ponds 10 the signal with his heat trump.
g. And ri hty leads next the highest Of two showing
thereny that he mas not more than one IS play Of
the small spade Is no hnosse lie 0hai Is. d. knew cor
tainly that the Queen must lie with H. might have
played King on the chance Of drawing the q. But
the chance small rs holds certainly hut one OF the
remaining trumps y, however j. playing for something
better. the chance, VIZ, Of bringing In his long dia
Z very properly forces Y Thi, ia the sort Of play
that the Is nbepuIpist abuses ~ giving trick away ;
II just the play to cave the game here II the game can
8. Uniuckily for ABB the trumps evenly divided
Y draws the remaining trump-.
@ Brings in his long suit. and
10. IL, IL, 49, The rest of The game plays itself w
make four by cards enOrs were NOT counted. which, II
appears, Is "a customary Arrangement IN America
CALCULATION or CnANCEs.-To give an idea of
the opportunities w1ich whist affords or scientific
research make the following remarks on any
play the ilfSt rOuni OF t1r auDNt "a nf uOIlhU,
III passing. that PLAYER who let's his thoughts
dwell on sucn matters IN actual play Is bound to
play badly. just IA - poker PLAY er who becomes
scientific is bound 10 lofb $50 at least am
tod, but | have never played poker. sup
posing TO have lei from four diamonds, |
holding 6, then the chances are Z. 4G1, 7o2 800 ont
of g. so 1872 900 that the SUIT goes rodns once and
Of course half of this that H. my partner. holds
carus and Is one card, half that holds AMI !.
The chances are 2 %, 429.Ol0 out OF 300 i32-
600 that the SUIT does not 20 round once: half of
this that il is my patn who holds the other three
of the suit. But these are only the chances on Il
certain assumption. fonr oil'r ASSUMPTIONS are
possible, though less likely. First. my Opp"nent
A. may have he d trumps, aud OF each OF the
remaining suits, and so have been practically
obi ged 10 lead iron 3-caId suit second, may
nave led from diamonds thirdly, iIOm u: iOurthiy
though TINS Of course unlikely, he may have
held, so far as | know when follow SUIT. all the
seven remaining diamonds. fac chances of all
four cases can be readily calculated, az also the
cnance IN each case that the SUIT will go round
once. or my partner or hoo the rest but | APP
pIehend that player who should stop to make
sucn calculations wouid not he beloved as "a whist
player. however otherwise estimaOle he might be.
lead from q, KD, 10. 9, Z. | was in doubt whether
It would best suit my hand to lead q, the highest
of my head sequence. as usual, or - the penuiti-
ma o. | led the .. and was Tebuked. perhaps
nightly. Yet think there il good dear to say for
the penutimate lead in such a case. From King,
Queen. Knave. TO five at least one leads knave not
King as usual because with such strength one can
afford to let his partner play tho Ace taking the
trick twice over Now if this is light, and few
Whist PLAYERS d0ub: 1t, how much mere can ono
afford 10 let his partner play Ace or King on the
nine led from Quesn. KDave 10, U, anh another.
II seems 10 me 30 much more desirable TO get such
a sulI cleared and to indicate its length 10 ones
partner that tia better is SHOWN than nave
yyet see, 1 .baIl hold that the penultimate ~ the
best card {" iead from Z, kn, TO- o. AZ" 'io'