Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-20

Trick 1.-The opening in this deal
is a very important matter. The long
suffer would lead the fourth best spade
without a moments hesitation. This
is what the long suffer holding the
North hand in the present instance
did He of course forced his partner
strong trump hand and made the
bringing in of the great club suit i'm
possible To the very first card led,
therefore. the loss of at least three
tricks was due-as compared with the
short suit opening shown in the play
above The short suit North reasoned
that the spades were hopeless. He had
no backing for them in trumps and
means of re-entry, even if he could
establish them He therefore aimed
to make one of his small trumps by
mifing. In combination with splendid
play by his partner, his plan was bril-
inatly successful, although not just
n the way he contemplated.
Trick 2-The short suit opening
struck the diamonds banked in Vests
hand. and West, being very weak in
rumps, thought he could not afford
to lead them in defense of his suit.
And. in fact, a trump lead would have
availed him nothing. South would
have brought in his clubs just the
same. The only thing that could pre-
vent South from bringing in his clubs
was indeed the original opening of
North's long suit.
Trick 3-West continued his suit
North got in his desired rutland was
oyer-trumped. Now South-who, like
his PARTNER. was a short suiter-play-
ed beautifully. He did not leap at the
oppOrtunity which he, too, had to ruff,
as short suffers are by their critics
sunposed to do in season and out Of
season. but he saw his greater oppor-
tlnitv to play for the long suit, with
yery probable chance of bringing 1t
in. Therefore he refused TO oVertrulhp.
He expected that East would leaa
spade next.
Trick 1.-The expected happened:
East might have Jared better II ne hau
led small spade, since then SCUM
would perhaps have passed IL, trusIlhs
the first round to partner, and west
would have won AS it was, South
perceived that his only chance was 10
ruff the ace led, draw two ROUNDS VI
lrumps with his ace and king, and
with reasonably good fortune, leave
against him only the long trump
which he might force out Win ms
clubs
tricks and 6-The trumps fell as
Son7b hoped they would and really d.
they are likely to fall, 1,,hs
Trick South started his cluDS
head On. North started to slghal III
the suit by playing the before tne :,
"a ss ~ show command on the thlId
round
Trick S.-Now, however, Nofth
counted the clubs and drew an inter-
eDce that enabled him safely TO un-
block by throwing the queen on par
ners king. Six clubs had been pay
Oh, partner must have four lett, tosetn.
eI with the twelfth trump, he hllhseil
had two. and u were accounted tof'
leaving with East only one, WHICH,
even if it were the jack, must fall 10
his trick. Therefore the throwing q
the queen was safe enough. Al me
same time it was very elegant play,
II North had retained the queen OIL
clubs. South must have continued the
nit East would have refused TO run
The third round. and North must nave
Ia spade. forcing out South's trump.
Then North and South could not have
uaen another trick, as East would
Aaye ruffed the next club and given
tbs partner spade, and West, getting
IN with the king of spades, would nave
run off his two long diamonds. As
tde play actually came on altef
Norh's unlocking. nothing could pre-
'eat South's success.
So YOU see. although the oigipal
short suit opening gave South the OPP
portunity which long suit opening
Would have destroyed, the most Skill
aI play was necessary TO bring ABOUT
1o ine ending.
The long suit adversaries OF our