The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
W win two by cards and 81 In honors.

The make is instructive. z holds a hand
which many would Jump at as a no-trumper.
dummy Il strong enough, to stop the spades.
II Is probably a game hand IN hearts, because
i will take only one more trick in hearts than
W When mo- tn. r EbaDc. ,SS ni vo risk are a 70, p8 nsvnsstr
ner's stopping the spadts-if it turns out IN
your favor, will bring you out just as well in
hearts as In a no-trumper2 If You will lose
the odd at hearts YOU will almost surely lose IL
at no trump, but in the one case YOU have
sixty-lour in honors to console you, while in
the other you might find honors easy.
II the stldant will play this hand as a no
trumper this is what he will find. A will open
with a small club. having reentry. and u will
win with the jack. iais'cardilg, OF courte. to
make A think that b holds so TO-. Then Y
viii lead his hearts, and A will pass until the
third round. SO as to get n discard from b;
The Importance Of understanding BIS discard
will be a spade and the six spade tricks with
the heart ace. win the game and rubber, one
trick being lost by the discard, II the discard
i there ar"% are s sev Z sSa ssd tricks e a'f IN sisht Is i T. there sS;
Is any misunderstanding about. the discard.
however. and A leads the wrong suit, the re-
mond and A leads one. thinking, it is strength.
W make four tricks In diamonds, one in clubs
and one in hearts. game and rubber. II b dis
d dfras "a 'p queen, so and a z l sses q q ssi& Ramona On t ths
same thing happens, because If A leads the jack,
will put up the queen and lead the nine
tnTOnRl, tlhl1e tt InnSSp against tDe queen
and making four tricks In the suit.
If A goes on with the club suit, either after
passing two rounds Of hearts or after winning
sleg ir and ro giys N Z VIII ths o ss G2bm GSa6 b to wia the 6s
# hc s left with the lead. After winning the
G ins a z em w1i a Diamond a very Sgd pf sn.s.i ss!n r. BY D, lssdi
a does not play the Jack. This will give b
the lead, and no matter, what he does. two
tpades are The only tricks left for him. II
a diamond, Y will put him In with a mall spade
at the ne END. making ne King after all;
is, therefore. apparent. for A must give up
his own suit and play for his partners hand.
Il b.z, had I a little luck, on account Of Az playing
might get through with thfs hand as a no
truInper. but II is a bad make, just the same.
with such veal ness in spades and such an
Trick |, Against q declared trump, there
y y n sltS S . II ise lea bnHiI low WI ron IN king and queen.
i, because II A has four clubs. 3 has no more.
2 cannot be sure that B has no more simply
from his dropping the eight. because SO many
echo to show that they can run the third
Trick .. A naturally credits the trump
only one 4 any, For fear he might knock his
on TINS ulch. Even II "A does not pass, but
plays ace and leads two rounds Of clubs, the
result Is the same as the score given, because
b has 30 lead away from his spa des,
Trick 4. As understanding Of BIS discard
Is the KEY to the whole hand now. IL B dis
cards q diamond from weakness, so as to show
the spade suit, A will lead a spade, but w
will win the game. az will be seen presently.
If A does not understand and leads a diamond
on account of this spade discard, AZ never
make another trick. for the king goes up
second hand, the ten Is lnessed on the return
and the trunps drawn. five by cards for w.
Trick 0. Il cannot afford to pull one of As
trumps. because II will then be impossible
20 get more than two by cards. which IL not
enough to win the game.
Trick 7 and s. Observe how carefully B
still keeps guard on the adver sartes' suit. II
A refuses to trump the club, Y-Ztmake four
by cards easily. Try 1t. Although the spades
are of no use TO Y. II Is useless to keep diamonds
in. both hands, So long a. Y has two, that
will be enough to make all four OF them Il
either adversary. discards q diamond.
Trick 0. II A leads spades again, tho trumpe
make separately and the ace and king OF dia-
monds make three by cards and game.
BY holding w down to two by cards, Alb
were able TO 90 out on their next deal as they
wanted only two points, 40 the discarding on
this hand practically decided the rubber.
Here is how the hand goes when b dIscards
the weak suit, even II A understands the dis
card and leads a spade,