St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-16
E. & W.. 6. lE. &
Z NOTES.


Trick East "opens his long suit, leading
ace, then original fourth best, showing, ac-
cording to the st. Paul plan of leading low
from ace and five in suit, at least six dia-
monds.
Trick 2-South, having four trumps, does
not ruff the doubtful trick, but discards a
spade, showing clubs as his best suit
Trick 3-North, having four trumps him
SELF deems it best tosinform South of that fact
by leading them The lead OF a club to SOUTH
declared suit would not be bad play, but South
might misinterpret this to mean that North
was weak in trumpss75 *
Trick 4-There is some question as to wheth-
er West should open his spade suit or play to
force South by returning the diamond. The
difficulty with the return Of the diamond is
that West can see that if either North or
South has five trumps, East has but one left,
and cannot have more than two in any case,
as North and South have shown at least four
each. There appears to West, therefore, al
most no possibility of Easts making his dia-
monds, and very slight chance of gain by
forcing South He therefore opens his spade
suit; North, with ace, queen and one small,
Z is anxious to get the lead to give South 7his
club suit, as he does not wish South to be
compelled to open that suit up to East; he
therefore puts up queen; East, having ace and
queen OF trumps, refuses to trump.
Trick 5-The continuation of the trump lead
looks very dangerous, in view of the drop at
2 trick 8, and Easts refusal to trump the spade;
North, therefore, gives South his suit East
knowing that the strength in clubs is to his
right, and wishing to deceive the adversaries,
places ace second hand from A, X, ].
Tricks and East drops all the trumps
except one in South's hand and one in Norths.
Trick S-East plays good diamond to force
trump, hoping for club lead from South UP
to his tenace.
club lead up to East would be suicidal. He
therefore leads spade, so that the club may
come through East. t,i.
Trick 10-North has nothing to do but to
lead clubs through East. Erst had here an
opportunity for a coup. a brilliant play. He
has left king and jack of clubs (best and
third BEST, and two good diamonds. He
can count North's hand for the last trump,
spade, and another club; South has three
clubs and spade; If East plays king clubs
North will trump the diamond and put South
in to make two club tricks; if East plays
jack clubs and South wins with queen and
returns the club, East's king will sim and
North will not have club to lead after
using the last trump on a diamond led by
East. East will thus shut out the thirteenth
club in South's hand, and West will make
a spade trick.
Table q
Trick 4-West placing the trump strength
with the adversaries, thinks best to conceal
his length in spades by leading deuce from
six in suit. East should discard club, re-
tanning all his diamonds.
Trick 5-North's play in forcing South is
very weak. South can trump the diamond
at any time and North should not make
him trump before something is done to es-
tablish the club suit.
Trick 6-South Is hardly justified in re-
turning the trump in view of East's refusal
to trump the spade at trick 4 it is hardly
possible that East had no more trumps, as
that would give him an original holding of
six clubs as we'll as six diamonds; the
spade looks like the best lead for South.
Tricks 7-13-East draws all the trumps
but one, forces that with diamond gets
in with king clubs and makes his last dia-
mond and ace of clubs. Had he not dis
carded a diamond at trick 1t would have
been good for al trick here.
LADIES NIGHT.
The first ladies' night in the history of the
St Paul Chess and Whist club was an unquali-
fed success. Eleven tables took part in the
play On the following deal, the score for
North and South was eleven tricks at one ia
BILE, and from ten down to five at the other
tables variation of six tricks. The hands
were as follows:
North-Spades, 2: hearts, K, @. Z, 8, 4; 8;
clubs, 9. 2; diamonds. ]. g. 8, 8. West-Spades
9, J, g.. s.; hearts. A, 10. 8, 5; clubs, K, A. 8;
diamonds, z, g. South-Spades, A. K, 6, 5,
4, 8; hearts, 8; clubs, j. 10; diauonds, A. X, 5,
2. East-Spades, 10. Z; hearts, ], 2; clubs, A,
Q, 8, T. 6, 8; diamonds, @, 10, 4.
Queen of diamonds turned. Leader. South.
The play of this deal at the table where
North and South took eleven tricks was as