The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10

simplifies the jack lead, and for that reason
alone we consider it a good innovation for
advanced players to lead queen from this
combination, and when you lead jack you
deny holding the ace.
u. ID. Don trick East led OF dla-
monds, West holding 4 small should re-
tain the lowest-play third best-when
he cannot head the trick; for the pnr-
pose OF enabling partner to count num-
ber and on second round OF the same
suit he should play second best remaining.
WHISTLES.
On Saturday, June 81, the last day of the
A. w. L. congress, there is TO be bicycle
parade, and it is estimated that at least
10000 wheelmen will participate. All
whist-players and delegates are recon.
mended to bring their wheels with them.
THE CALL would like to ask how whist
player could get there without wheels
they all have them.
The international whist match proposed
by the Whist Editor of THE CALL is very
likely to bear fruit. The London News of
April says move is on foot to attain
that end.
c. S. Averill and wife of Syracuse, n. Y,
have been spending a few weeks in Cali
fornia. Mr.. Averill and our Whist Editor
were boys together-no wonder he loves
whist. Mrs. Averill is a student of the
game also.
SAN FRANCISCO WHIST CLUB.
announcement for May, 1860
The ladies' trophy play will be continued as
already announced. Regular tournaments on
will be as heretofore. No prizes will be awarded
excepting on the evening of Wednesday, May
20, when the couple making the highest num-
Der of points above the average (subject to
handicap will be awarded prizes
The continuous play of straight whist for
prizes, as previously announced, will continue
| until further notice. The game will be found
| interesting and it is hoped that each member
will qualify for the prize by playing the requi-
site number of thirty games.
| The entire front page of Leslie's Weekly,
| one of the leading illustrated papers of
New York. is given up to beautiful draw
| ing, "An Evening at Whist"
E. c. Howelrs new book now in press
will be out in few weeks. 1t will treat
on the strategic Game"
| The announcement for whist play in
the Trist Duplicate Whist Club for May is
the same as April, with one exception.
| No more straight whist will be played on
| Saturday nights. Duplicate only-visitors
| like it better.
The whist play OF the great French ex-
| pert Deschapelles often called forth out
bursts of applause, such rs handclapping
and cheers from the onlookers. We know
| of only one instance in this country where
| such thing happened.
| Whist-players in England always score
honors. Players in this country never do.
ANSWERS TO PROBLEM 5.
We received fifty-three letters inclosing
solutions to problem 5. Eleven out of the
numb Der are correct. They were received
in the following order:
First, Mrs. f. H. Atwater Petaluma; second,
]. McKinstry, San Francisco; third, J. E. Nc
Gowan, San Francisco; fourth, George E.
| field, San Francisco; sixth, II. II. Hotaling,
san FRANCISCO; seventh. Walter A. Stafford,
| Stanford University; eighth. Theo Rosseter,
Francisco; tenth, John B. McNsmar, Atlas
eleventh, E. C. Brown, Oakland.
The following comes from far-off Maine
BRUNSWICK, Me-, April 27, 1896
Dear Editor: In answer to YOUR Petalu
whist problem OF April IL, we beg leave to
| submit the following as the only natural and
practical answer to the ques ton:
South takes the trick with the queen of dia-
monds and returns the six of clubs This
seems to be, without doubt, the only lead in
dicated by the fall of the cards, and If followed
| out correctly gives the side five tricks.
Trumps are contra-indicated of course; it is
not place for the short-suft lead of the single
| ton ling of hearts; and the fall OF East's JACK
| on North's lead OF diamonds bars that suit so
the simple lead OF the long and strong suit of
clubs is all that is left For having applied
the eleven rule, South sees that the control of
diamonds lies with himself and his partner
and it is his manifest duty to indicate to North
the other suit on which they must rely for
tricks, the strength in trumps being declared
against them.
The other deal given in the same number re-
quires no discussion, being OF course natu-
raj s'slaIn" hand
Though across the continent we very much
| enjoy your whist items. Respectfully yours,
1.-The Friday Night Duplicate Whist Club"
HARRY B. Russ, Secretary, of Brunswick, Me.
When we published problem 5 we
made the following statement:
1--WE will give a whistbook to the first
one that sends US the number of tricks
. hot NNrth md Sar7f Il.
this hand you please, all cards exposed
or otherwise"
Mrs. Atwater was the ''irst' to send us
the correct solution. She wins the prize.
We request her to send US the title of the
book she would like-any one published in
this country. Mrs. Atwater's ANALYSIS OF
the play is as follows:
South gets out three rounds of trum ps
and at trick leads the thirteenth trump
and forces discard from all the others,
which has the most effect ON Vests hand.
If West discards heart South leads ace
of clubs then the deuce of hearts. If West
discards q diamond North makes four
heart tricks instead of five, and South
makes three diamonds instead of two.
If West should discard a club then at
trick 6 South would lead queen club,
and then go on with hearts as before.
Trick South must here lead his ace clubs,
as he might later in the hand block the
club suit in North hand.
This deal occurred in actual play some
years ago and is known as 'tthe great
Vienna coup"
PRIZE PROBLEM NO. 6
Is taken from April number of Whist II
is by W. H. Whitfield of London.
Whist gives the twenty second edition oi
Cayendish for the best analysis.
All answers to our whist editor Will be
sent to Whist, and we will give one years
subscription to Whist for the best answer
S.-A, 4.
H--A, K, X.
CT, 4.
DIX.