The sun., 1900-12-16
The dummy make, II no trump and the PLAY
soei a. follows, a " lead
A-B Win tn, i'd tieE. gam, and rubber.

Alb Win tn. i'd Trick game and rubber
Trick 1. with six cards In tho suit. the
ns S4Snns Is h ssi NAL aSSnG SSr9 rsns SO "a Mia
six cards 10 tho ace aud kinr the small card
Is stlll the better opening II there IL no re-;
entry. but with Side ace, the KING should
be led from both ace and King with DIX n
suit The ace II led with seven In suit. Tie
king Is played second hand In order t. COW
cause Q 10 Is q tenaoe II the dealer can oe
rnds tbrse tricIs in d'omnnSs Two in heart.
and the one already taken. oil That aye IN
sight I" win the game he wants thjee hg
king ~ diamonds and mako them all. h"
will stin nced another trick 10 clubs or spade,,
to win the yawe lie has a'rcG'Y planhnsd thsn
does not depend on HIS own play hut 91 ia
Of the advers,ri-. thcrelo-o the ONLY ! 10
Is 70 establish a,triCk or two IL, clubs =.
Trick O. The beginner should observe tho
method ot living thi' o,nb snit ,r.ons Wa
especially whist players. make the II stake
Of leading one o, the seluonce In crder T.
hon0rs Ia both bands, this IL an unnecas1ty
waste Of strength, because II small cGrd :
led. one Of the higher honors NAV be played
senuerce third hand.
Trick ., Having none o' rs partner1d shHis Hs
out tie possibility Of tho nine winning in
serve tie sce as n resntry In dumuly's hand
for tho diamonds II the contemplated fin
esss in that suit fails.
field by proceeding 70 establish tho clup
suit FOR after the ace Of that suit s forced out.
hTs WI b Sa the sce 81 'Gr spnde 70
established clubs and two aces will win tho
game wlthh1cnt my fnessG IN d!eTorcs: -,,-
iyss that II he gives I'D the club ace II at
card and tn. spade ace arc the only possible
sFss S.ys :os lie .d f19Ti E he hs a@'aes @
SO the minor tenace must be In ~ hand
and dummy ha. certain retntry in both tho
.sd .a ts ss, and 'YR T.. +. .f sb Ms 1 Z a,S 9p
lie "t cannot hold the king al diamonds. or
6 G you'd sS ,6. aayS R-.d ta1 ,q s a9d syn. tt
establish a suit In which a X Q we're against
him. The student should carefully study
these inferences so as to realize their Import
B dlscard' hi, strong suit, because he sees
VIII 3: impo:,P}e }c 20 TS.S Two irlGEs n
a losing diamond at the end
order gscs K Il K When to pgssGs ann.. ss IL
Be made sft.r it is est abl!4hed and the only
possible chance OF gain by continuing the
satisfied from As refusal to win th. club
that he sees through the situation aud would
into the lead after which dummy would be
compelled 70 lead away from the mao tenaoe
In p.d. a.nd, bot Or Il tssr. q t be aSs
finesss In diamonds, II must be taken now
as will never be in the lead again. Al,
though B IS apparently a diamonds and
hsarts. he may have only nins Aigh In dia.
mend: and nay have ss shs ans Np.hps
useless to pursue the clubs.
B's passing this triCk - ono OF those In
81 irations Of genius which 10 one can account
Il is, that Il has not another DIAMOND aud
will have 70 SHIFT. RS king IL lcrfeCtlr safe
In any case, Having di;car led one diemord.
d cannot afford 10 make AL the diamonds
DO 50 - '
Tricks z now has two lines Of play orep
to him To put dummy ir with heart and
CATCHING the king and nine. or 20 Iut \ In
with club and force him q lead another
SPADE, A. A cannot lead the diamonds.
IN which Is naturally surc he has the King.
A selects the club es the best play.
Trick O., Now tho game seems certainty.
as A can bs foroed into ths lead win TIE di--
mGnd and comE..d 70 ie9d sPSyds55 "a s5s to 1s
would have shown z that 4 could not hold
a diamond II lie had all TIE other SPADES and
Il has no more but 4 did not stop 20 count
SO closely as that II Is too late anyhow
"' Trlsk yie fo' z now realize. tha. no h..
walked into tray, losing the game and rub
bsr shr9Ssh ht dSsEf 5o o. ,% %9n b
Had he kept three spades he could have
II wins tho nrst round - diamonds.
shall see that w pust, win the game and
rubber ev the following lire Of rl1y: