Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-01
OBSERVATIONS ON WHIST.
Gam. Recently Played Illustrating .


PsImt II Strategy In Trunsps.
In the following game, which was reS,ntly
played ut Hot Springs, Ark, IL Is not con-
tended by the writer that the whist played
was by any means perfect, but 1t illustrates
number of important points In the game, and
IL carefully studied will be found u great
use to the learner. The best way is to get
pack Of cards and play the hand out, at the
same time noting after each play the various
reasonings and differences OF each player as
given herewith. While these may be de-
fective they will nevertheless be found Of
great aid TO right understanding oe the
game. Let the reader see II hs can pick .
haw in them. The hands are a. follows. A
and B playing against G and d:
As. s Of hearts, a, Of diamonds, q, KIN,
~ 8 Of clubs, q, K, q, 8 Of spades.
B-Q, KIN, IL, OF hearts, q, KIN, 8, OF
diamonds 2 Of clubs, KIN, 8, s, . of spades
&C, OF hearts, L, 10, 6, . Of diamonds, X,
q, 8, 6, 4 Of clubs. q, 2 Of diamonds
D-A, k, 81, 8 Of hearts, 2, 3, Q Of dia-
monds, 10, Q Of clubs, 10, q, Z Of spades.
A deals, and it IN therefore C's first lead.
A glance at all Of the hands, which IL the
privilege OF the reader but was not OF the
players, will show that the battle will lie be-
tween A and C. Each is strong In trumps,
each having s, and each has fair hand to
back up his trumps with.
Round &c kc, B2c, Dec, A3c. C,
having 5 clubs and being strong in diamonds,
concludes to lead trumps As he has the q
back Of the k, he leads the k In order to bring
out the a. This Is the proper play for q plain
suit, but in trumps a backward game should
be played. C's proper play was the Fourth
best). A, who is also strong In trumps and
very strong in spades having them practi-
llu Stnhl hal for. at tha o.rte
not take the trick with the OF clubs. He
has double purpose in this He allows to
play his own tA's) game and he leaves In
doubt as to where the q liea.
Round &c 4 C, d, d 10 c, A kn c.
When the o Of clubs doesn't come out on tho
first round G Immediately jumps to the con-
clusion that bis partner has 1t. Al there u q
possibility that his partner may have but two
trumps, c does not play the q second round,
but small club. Imagine C's surprise when
his partner shows his highest card to be . ten
and the trick is taken by A with the kn. B,
who has no more trumps, discards from his
strongest suit (the rule Is, discard from your
strongest suit on your opponents lead Of
trumps; from your weakest on your partners
lead Of trumps).
Round 3-Aks. C8s, B2sD4a Anow
chuckles to himself, but he is not quite will
knows that b and ID have no more clubs left,
because, although he Is not familiar with C's
playing, he heard c declare before they sat
down that he never opened a-suit Of trumps
with less than Ave. Seven clubs have been
played already, and as he has three left he
knows G has three more. He knows, too,
that they are the q, s, s. Now he proceeds
to lead out his spade suit, believing that q
win eventually have to trump II, as 1t Is not
probable that @ Is strong In spades. Then
his purpose Is to exhaust the remaining
trumps in Cs hand
Round "A as, C7s.B Dos A con-
tinues bis spade suit.
Round 5-A SC, B SIS, d los Here
A forces C's hand and accomplishes his pur-
pose.
Round 6-C6d, B KIN d, De d, A5d. b
plays properly here in putting on his KIN dia-
monds. II he had followed the ordinary rule
Of second hand low A would have been OBJ
Iged to play his a With two In sequence,
second hand should always play the smaller
In preference to a low card.
Round 7-B q h, d h, A 5h, Cab
Round SD h, A 8 h, G Oh, B2h.
Round 9-D7d, Aad, esd, Bed. d
| pow returns his partners lead Of diamonds
Round lO-Aac, Csc. Bod. D3h A
now proceeds to follow out his original plan;
B discards his q Of diamonds, as he knows the
has not been played.
Round liza 9 c, G q c, B kn g, D3d.
| Round &c K d, B 10 h, D7h, Ate.
Round l3-A 8 q, @ 10 d, b kn b, d Oh.
| A and make two by points
| The point on which this game hinges e As
holding back his ace Of trumps on the first
round. He believes that by doing this he
win be able TO make II tell with greater force
later on and get all he can out OF bis hand.
Does hel Tom LANSING.