St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-29
NOTES.


Trick l-south makes the regular lead from
ms long heart suit. North having four of the
suit, begins the unblocking play by holding
up his lowest and East trumps.
Trick East opens his strongest suit the
trump lead being too dangerous after the
force.
Trick S-We think Vests lead of a trump
altogether the best play from his hand; he
has ace of hearts, four Of his partners club
suit, and very strong diamonds and his part
ner Is almost certain to hold trump strength,
having trumped the first round of hearts and
having led a suit that is very probably four
card suit. East holding king, queen and two
more, passes the ten led by West; this is
sound whist for IL East plays queen and
wins he is not in good position to continue
the lead.
Trick 4-North plays ace of trumps second
hand, as he knows both king and queen to be
with East
Trick 5-North rightly returns his partners
suit to establish it, but we think he plays
badly in returning the fve; the lead Of the
queen nine would make it certain that he
would not block the suit for South; the nine
would be the better card, for South could then
easily place queen and five in his hand
Trick 6-West returns his partners suit,
hoping that he will win and exhaust the
trumps, but South trumps East refuses to
finesse, being very anxious to get the trick, so
as to lead another trump.
Trick South continues the heart suit to
force East, but he should not lead king; North
must have queen and nine, and the lead of
king makes it certainty that he will never
get in to make his small hearts, while, II he
leads low and East draws the last trump, the
prospects for making his hearts are very
bright, for North is marked for queen Of clubs.
Trick S-East should be credited with max
ing fine play here, though 1t gains moth
ing; East very likely figures that South $
heart lead was irregular, and that he held
king queen, jack, ten and others instead OF
king jack, ten and others, for North's play
in not getting rid Of queen would induce the
belief that he did not hold it; East, figuring
on this basis considers it very dangerous to
draw the last trump, for if North gets in,
he will put South in to make his hearts
even II North has queen Of hearts; it is much
safer to refuse to draw the trump, for South
may hold ace of diamonds: by retaining
king Of trumps, East makes 1t reasonably
certain that he can stop the making Of the
long hearts by trumping after the chance Of
South's re-entering has gene. At any rate,
there is only one position where drawing the
trump would gain, and that is the complete
command of diamonds by West. East's rea-
son for the lead of a diamond is Vests show
ing that suit by his discard, and the desire
to take re-entry from South If he has it..
Tricks s-13-East and West get three OF
the remaining tricks.
Table p
Trick 3-West returns his partners suit.
We prefer the trump lead. East refuses q
dnesse that his trump strength justifies him
in taking.
Trick 4-South continues his heart suit.
Trick 5-We do not like Vests play here
he can see the consequences Of the club
lead; West will get discard and make a
trump; West should either lead trumps or
open his diamonds; East must have held
at least five trumps, as he had but four
clubs, no hearts, and not more than four
diamonds; East's discard of nine of dia-
monds can be nothing else than a trump call.
Trick 6-North gives South a chance to
make another small trump.
Trick I've doubt whether South made the
best play here; he should have led his single
ton diamond, but the discard of the nine by
East at trick made South think that the
diamond lead would be up to strength with
East.
Trick S-East having completed his call,
West leads ten of trumps; East pIays Queen
ana holds the trick
Trick 9-East places ace and Jack of
trumps with North, and refuses to lead up TO
the tenace.
Trick 1o-Very well played by North: most
s u nave iorceo East with the
heart, put North knows that East wants tn
get ria OF an extra trump the worst wav.
ana oecllnes to give him the chance; IL North
leads his heart, East trumps, leads a dia-
mond which West wins, and North's tenace
IN trumps will be led through; North there
1ore leads his diamond, knowing that west
VIII win and that East, having one trump
700 many Will be compelled to trump the
HeH. Tn,o uick, and lead up to North's ace, jack.
III. 10
TO trump the diamond; East having notb;ng .
put trumps. is forced to win the tricl anS
lead to North's tenace. anu
The Hands
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