Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

practically amount Is desertton ~
partner and Of the scheme Of game he
has outlined. Tor the leaders hand
would thenceforth be dead one, and
all chances of bringing in that suit out
Of the question. The leader must then
shape his course so as to kill two birds
with one stone. if possible. He must
get his partner in the lead to continue
the exhaustion of trumps, and. at the
same time, complete the establishment
Of his own suit, retaining the master
card thereof for re-entry on the third
round after partner has drawn the
trumps. His only method of accom-
plishing both these ends would be to
lead another low card from his own
suit upon the chance that partner may
win with the third or fourth best there
of. the intermediate cards between the
second hand, and being thus under
played. The play. even If unsuccessful,
| can lose but a single trick, while if the
cards lie right it may gain several. An
Illustration viii make the idea clearer
possibly. Suppose, for exampe, you
have originally opened plain suit of
| five or six cards headed by the ace with
| your fourth best, and that your partner
played the jack, which was won by the
| king fourth hand. The latter has then
opened another plain suit, the trick be-
1 ing taken by your partner, who imme-
diately starts the trump. This trick
you win with the lone ace, and not be-
ing able to return the trump, and hold
ing no card of re-entry in any suit ex-
cept the best card of the suit you orig
inally opened, which is not yet COM
pletly established, you should porperly
continue with another small card of
| this suit, Of which partner may hold
| the queen, or, lacking that, the chances
are precisely even as between him and
| fourth hand to win the trick with an
| inferior card. If partner does not s.n
UIe tIiCh, HS III at iCetol ~ ipy lue
advantageous positic., Of being fourth
| hand to the succeeding trick. Try it,
whist players, but be sure you have a
| coed partner sitting opposite-one who
has plenty of confidence in your inten
| tons and in your ability to successfully
carry them out-Beverley w. Smith,
| in the Baltimore Herald.
! DEAL SHOWING NEGATIVE IN
| FERENCES.
| The following deal, arranged by Mr.. Ma
| thias in the Toledo Blade. is an excellent
| opportunity for the exercise of negative
| inferences-so important to all players
| who wish to attain any degree of prof.
| cheney:
West turned the club five; north, the
Header, held
Clubs-None.
| Hearts-k, 8, s, 6, s. 8, 2.
| Spades-7, 2.
1 Diamonds-Q, ], s. 6.
Trick 1............. eli III All 4H
This leaves the queen, jack and ten in
] the outstanding hands.
Trick s............. 5 5 e E j. & " y
Of course North's expectations for max
ing his heart suit increase a hundred fold
with this declaration of his partners
strong trump hand.
Trick s............. 3 8 g & Kc Y Y
south's jump to the king shows six
trumps. North should be thinking about
| his next discard.
Trick 4............. q &, , l55 Q {; T y
North wishes to keep just enough dia-
| monds for re-entry. He must not dis
card another, however.
Trick s............. III q & & A &; " y
Trick s............. SD I'D AID BID
Trick 7........... ID I'd KID 4D
! Trick Qst half OH 10H
Before north plays he must do some
thinking. In the first place it will be
noticed that south refused to fnesse in
| the heart suit holding the major ten
| ance. May he hold the jack? We
would say not since, in that case, he
would have played it to the first trick.
| If north plays his king on partners
queen and the jack falls fourth hand it
will put him in the lead with theestab-
lished suit. But should the jack be in
| second hand it would require another
| lead of which south would trump, be-
| side re-entry. Should north play low
| on the queen OF hearts he would be
sure to make his suit, providing his
| partner has a small diamond, but it
| would not be any more certain than
| the first method. In brief, then, either
| play will make the heart suit, should
south have another diamond, but only
the first could win should this not be
| the case.
Is there any way of north telling
| whether his partner has diamond?
| South must have seen that this was
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