The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-03

This would seem to show that no matter
where the cards were made, or who shufled and
dealt or in what part of the world the
game was played, the original leader might rely
with absolute certainty on finding that his long
est plain suit would consist OF four or i've cards
In about eight hands out of every ten.
Ihc establishment of this fact is tho first step
N the solution OF the problem before us. whic,
nto discover the PROPORTION in which a PLAYER
VIII hold certain classes of hands Mt whist. The
Oh solution OF this problem, upon which Il great
Geaiot Time ami ingenuity was spent, is abso-
tutely useless 10 The practical player, because
me princi pie Of classification bears no relation
M.hateVer 10 the principles of the game. We are
SOl1 thnt a whist player can hold 1873. 1885, S9.-
wv nlltcrent, hands, md that the combination
Shlch he Will hold the Oftenest is Two suits of
SSTr cards each; one suit OF three, and one suit
GG1%o; This VIII fall to his lot 3i,2l3. 22l 300
What OF 1t ! Should trumps be led from all
kngsG hahd1. or the shortest, suit Are all such
nahub ankle, and do they all demand the same
tEeatmenli Some of them must be very pecul-
tLi such as ten court cards, the odds against
~nach re il'lOO to l while Others will contain
10 caro- higher than an 8. the odds against which
~ ~ l.,OOo 10 /. Are both these to be classcd ns
sos same hands simply because they contain an
SNumuat distribution OF the suitsi Arc we to
49, tIhlc IN studying how to manage a hand
rTInaiVn we VIII hold about once IN three years,
PnSlhg four nights a week.
, about bna4lEestly useless to worry ourselves
InS,", h'ius containing SGven-card suits, for
th St'nGe. which u player will not hold more
Mil three or four times in q hundred deals,
mar M we are still in ignorance OF the proper
management of hands containing no suit Of
ton man lour or hve cards hands which cume
ursls payer about eight times lin every ten
to mat the practical whist player wants
WbiHnhom ~ now to put to the best use tho tools
TIKI TIKI mo1i frequently fall into his hands.
NJ III, WI! require us to discover. by u process
IN 10 nn"nihLtlon, The hands in which IL Is useless
In ~ ourlnlh things, such rs 10 lead trumps or
bapSpv n Inng, SUITS, and then to discover the
Nv ~ Nhlv'l II is useless TO lead short suits.
~ ~ VhnlIiHsl he NO groups we shOu q be able
snah%Tt euhlc distinguishing traits which would
longIno "s 10 recognize amy given hand AS no.
Openings. '''"'' certain
yn a. tnis cannot he done, and no advantage in IA
tI,r' ul'e S.stcnI or the other can be discovered.
nj nil - ''nsleh scl"nce Ot whist Is not a science
n W. ,hh he whole thing is a game OF chance.
a. III system n opening loads Will give n piayer
Hrie NJ "ntaRc over another system, even II con-
Js cat,'uHy persisted in for 10000 deals. there
As n sh"",," mounting IN the game, and every hand
iurL - a. me nest players being hose who arc
the pecmi, assH 70 ny upon the opening that suits
ih hS vi Tue do,ls that they play.
The MI, . something in such q proposition that
AND a,nnNol lhe whist player naturally rejects.
Cer,",n lONC OF the game must confess 10 a
tRrn mr s,cu ofllet that some decided AdVan.
hards in a "o,S"n 10 opening certain classes of
them 4" " l'Ilalh way, as compared to opening
10 discn another Way. The problem before us is
bed,vGg',I IHr classes into which hands should
unr,,' nieo; ana then 10 find Out The nrinciuics
"e''l Gas lihhnds should lie played.
'Ht -ifp\u UGuSD OF TRuMps,
win iha'n'u on the Importance Of refusing ~
NOT win IL."nH round OF trumps when you can,
Asnt lea" .nIia also, which has been a promi
~ III these articles lately. hal