The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26

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sey opening: selecting the weaker Of two suits
OF equal length keeping the stronger for pur
Trick 2. Z holds command Of the advcr'e suit.
and has the clubs stopped and length In spades
Why should he not take notion TO lead the trump?
He thinks might get in lot Of runs on the da
monds II he does not begins 10 think things
look rosy for his spade suit, with the ace OF da-
mOnds for reentry
ing their own hand when they have long suit
Cavcndsh and Pole used To teach US that wo
partners This deal might well be held up ns
an example Of the truth Of their teachings
=. Tick Aiter this sad episode there Is nothing
rule when You have "tcady ruled S suit BECAUSE use
II your partnc, has none OF the suii YOU lead he
nigh, trump the king So as TO be sure Of getting
Thick O. II z leads the diamond now he saves
trick, but II seems poor policy 10 lead the ad.
versarics suit for them after having got all the
trumps out q their way. lie still hoped the dia.
mands would come up 10 him again, but they
CONCERNING SYSTEMS
So many letters have been received expressing
interest in the outlines Of the various systems
81 play that have from time 10 time appeared in
IHE Sun that another is here given for the bcne-
tt Of thosc who wan, to know how tho strictly
system adopted by the famous Walbrook team
OF baltimore, Of which Beverly Smith is the cap
still left in it:
!he original lead Of king or Jack announces
strong trumpS Gour or moro, while a queen or
10 originally led declares weakness. The origl.
nal opening Of an ace does not indicate in ITSELF
either trump strength or weakness. except when
1t is accompanied by the king when the lead
would naturally show weakness Ii il the card
which follows the ace which tells the story; II the
lead Il nee he followed up by the lack or the lowest
card in suit, strength is affirmed: any other card
following the lead OF ace declares weakness In
uumps
Among low cards land all cards below the 10
are slch), the invitation lead is used TO announce
significance 81 suit worth playing for s,rcngt tn in
tIumpS, and card o. reentry In another suit
than that opened. The lowest card in The best
plain suit the hand contains is used for invitation
purposes The negative inference naturally at
.nches 70 III, lead, among low cards, Of any other
american leads arc not used except in the
trump suit where they are followed rigidly
10 not invite when your plain suit is a worth.
less one 81 not more than four cards nor when
your trumLs arc headed by lower card than
the lack IN either Of these cases open either
Justify. ''
False catding with honors in sequence third
orl"rrih IN hand Is ordinarily suggest i've Of weak
,,"usr force me and don.forcc me leads and
card; and is the dividing line After ruf iifr
the lead OF 4 or lower and from high card
mess 10 lake another force also ' Sc" followed Sy
lowest OF suit. All other leads ask partner not
to force again.
An invitation lead mado when king or
queen is turned on the leaders right liz a call
through that honor
81 The echo to partners lead Of trump- shows
=, The book discard Is used EXCEPT tina, when
'he disorders partner has the initial lead Of the
ncal ana opens trumps, the rotary discard in
,hc order spades, hearts, clubs diamonds is
"Fnessing in partners suit. whether plain or
trump. is seldom permissible. the signle excep
non being with ace, queen and one small with
acc, acc anu queen orly play ace md return queen
..I.,,
and return lowest"
THE STATE TOURNAMENT
-, The annual tournament OF the New York State
' Whist Association was held in Syracuse last
week, and was the most successful 81 all in every
Sey hs bMSSny trophy which represents
the <nickerbockcrs Of New York in the e'e anal
roS NSr By yo '9r %S. q The
j, + Fabcr and Andrew Gilhooy :" - "'"e''
": + Watkins and G. Il CTamer '' d. y 'u'''''
Tho open events were very largely patronized
The results were as follows
sn Friday S,iiSeroon; David Burke and E. l.,
Mrs, Hawthorne Of BROOKLYN i and W. "'''
q I!hHGs, and s; Burke and Biggar Of Toronto ont,
Saturday afternoon; Mr.. and Mrs f. +
Tucker TUG e, of eIooklyn; y and S; Mrs ] Groenway
Adams OF New York, + and W
The hnais, TO decide the champion pair, were
pihyeu on saturday night FIRST and second best
score In the three open games 10 enter This
made six tables and Il Is worthy Of note that every
player from New York and Brooklyn who was
al the, congress was in the final rounds The
Howell system was used, and the cha mpons
turned up IN David Burke OF Utica and r. LEROY
smith OF Albany, Mrs +. r. Baker and Mrs
e. i, Harris of Brooklyn being second
The Utica trophy representing the champion.
NJ ! Bailey Of the East Side Club OF Troy
Inc following officers were elected 10 serve
until the next meeting:
-, President, j, Eberhard Faber Manhattan:
rirst VICE President william Hudson, Buffalo:
second Vice President Bayard c. Fuller Man.
haitian Recording Secretary A. NJ Knicker.
booker, Syracuse; Corresponding Secretary, III.
wood J. baker brooklyn; Directors for two years,
flWgod J. kattel, Binghamton; George H. Fish
Manhattan; William Hhzlit Smith Ithaca; Thomas
Itogers ltrill; Poughkccps William II. Samson
Rochester, George A. Mosher Troy; Directors
for three years X, T. Jacobs, Schenectady; Horace
Saratoga. $50