The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-11
" get ten tricks.

80 NV = IN
Trick I. The lowest card Of a long suit, accom-
panied by four good trumps but without any
re entry, is undoubtedly the sound opening under
any system Of play. The lead Of a singleton
from a hand which contains four good trumps
AMI any pretensions to strength in a Ave-card
suit is unsound In fact, the lead Of a singleton
rom any four trump hand, unless the other suits
are worthless or both Of them are tcnaces. is usu-
ally a losing game, because four average trumps
are an element Of strength, and the lead Of a sin
gleton is n confession Of weakness.
II \ opens with the singleton in this hand "A
will make three tricks only II 4 goes to trumps
at once and Y doas not return them but euesses
al the situation we'll enough to lead the support
ing spade. This will not be easy for Y to do.
and the trump would probably be returned, which
would give Alb eight tricks easily.
Trick 2. This error is a direct violation n,
all common sense principles in developing a hand
which has been started with an attacking and
not q defensive lead, and il is directly responsi.
BILE for the loss Of five tricks, because il gives
Y the exact information necessary TO enable him
u play the hand in such a manner as TO bring
" the entire spade suit With his own strength
In diamonds and his partner showing strength
IN clubs, Is should have either led the trIuns
immediately or returned his partners suit. either
Of which would have secured eight tricks for
a Il, the normal value II the hand.
Trick 4 Observe tn. the position ia rou
perfectly clear to y. who can count every car
In his partners hand with certainty. Z held Gv.
trumps originally and after being forced ono
be still felt himself strong enough / lrad the trumns
in the hope 81 making hls SUIT. What SUIT Nnt
diamonds, because he has none. Not clubs
because he Is absolutely marked with only ma
more, II any. lie could not beat the lack mi
he may have the ten. II he has not the ten he
Is calling, This marks him aS holding proln by
az least SIX spades and four trumps. In orlcr
90 warn him that h. cannot expect any assistance
IN spades and also to give him the benefit
Of my possible" finrssr in his suit, Y do, - moi
return the 'rurip, bu, goes hack with the best
card he has IN his partner slong suit.
Trek j. II is now clear to z that he can safely
go on with the spades, IN order to SEQ how they
lie, and whether or not 1t will be necessary 10 let
run the SUIT out for him an excellent exam pie
OF wards shifting tactics, giving up the trump
attack Tor the present 10 develop the hand hrst
After catching the king the rest IS easy, and there
Is no escape for Alb.
Is error IN switching suits aud Us good play
in adopting himself T. the SITUATION, make n dif-
ference II lust tive tricks Oh this deal. as will he
found by playing tower.
iere Is an example Of q point which has never
n,Io'r hrrl illustrated IN these articles, and which
Elwell says h. does not racullect ever having mat
With before IN all his WINS, experience, thai of A
player having to refuse To make a losing trump
when ne mas a chance To- do So aud knows thai
II he does not max" II then And there IL viii lie
taken away from him on the very next tri,E
The hand IS an excellent example Of the way
.lchS may be piINed up, by q player who reads
tle cards carefully and has the foresight To see
Hhat WI happen II a player can b. induced to
40 p certain thlhg IN a gwen position. 4 dealt
snd turned he deuce. Of hearts. Elwell held
LscaTds with DR.. Cole for a partner.
Trick 2 = can read his partner for the ace n,
k;Ht OF spades, but not both, because no good
payer VIII pass a supporting Jack, either second