The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

score: N ana 81, -. Hsf
|, Trick Three--North shows six trumps; the
trey is turned; he tFumps with the deuce and
leads the five. This system of showing num-
plant all others. 1t Is simple and infor1natory
The central idea issf6 ieontriye to lead the
fourth best. The trump that is used to
ruff with should be the fifth best except with
/ four exactly when the third best is used. OF
course North varies the play here on account
of the turn up. -
force the strong trump hand; West disoards
queen of clubs, bad discard because the club
lead is almost sure to come mp to- him and
his queen will be trick winner, and very
likely prevent the establishment of the club
suit with the adversaries.
| Trick Five-North cannot lead another
trump. He can practically place every card in
the trump suit; South must hold the six and
West in all probability the king ten and
nine. North leads nine Of clubs; East holds
the jack, ten and deuce and perhaps very
careful analysts would tell him not to cover,
but he. makes the ordinary play with the
added idea of stopping a deep finesse by
South. South, however, has been doing some
card playing himself he knows that East
has the ten, in spite of his false card play of
jack, and thinks he haslnot the ace for with
ace, jack, ten, East would have played ace.
South therefore MARKS TIE lone ace with West
and refuses to cover Fast s Jack : -
Trick Six2The three Of diamonds led by
West tells North that he must hold king,
ten and nine of tru1nps for he can hold but
.
Trick Segen-South can place three trumps
with West and three with North, and leads
the trump through hoping to find the major
tenace with North and to get another club
lead through East's ten. North takes the
finesse without the slightest doubt of its
winning, as the king must be with West.
Trick Nine-North leads the club; East
could save a trick by covering as the cards
happen to lie, as North's seven would block
the suit. He probably should cover on this
chance. South passes the eight and West
rightly refuses to trump. Tgsss
the hand; he knows that if he leads his last
club West will trump and he must lose a
diamond trick. North leads the losing trump.
Tricks Eleven TO Thirteen North plays the
ace Of diamonds and gives South the club.
completing the play Of an exceedingly inter-
estinE DEAL. ~ tss-s- 90 8ssvEa
WHIST NOTES.
Hamilton played. the Capital Bicycle team
of Washington, ,. D. rC,s for the challenge
trophy yesterday. The. Bicycle boys are good
players, but at last accounts were badly
affected by the short suit mania. This is not
a short suit year, and = H amilton ought to
add another EictoryBt to its already long list
of wins. ua O. Ea.g5sa, .ss~s1.lg.
J. H. Briggs and Bum secured sixteen
plus in the Wednesday, tourney game. Met
calf and Sargent were twelve above the av
erage. + Zenzus and Sanders led with the
East and West hands. With nine plus, while
Vogel and Jehnsonts came next with six to
the good. The big sbef& of Metcalf and Sar-
gent putsasthemi a ffaetipn of "a point ahead
of Buford and Miller IN the fight for the
| championship medaJs.e But yone, more game
remains to be played, and we give below
| the standing of the leading teams with the
! number of games played by each. Under the
in order to be eligible sto win the medals
Following is the reGoPdti s.5.s4..-