Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-22
rIlE WHIST TABLE.
.,pr.y-rTs ADVANTAGES AND
ms DANGERs-THiRD HAND
Observation-Disclosures
LIABLE LESSON
THEREIN.

4 writer IN the New Aoi n AfS's
mat underplay is one OF the
.-teresting of the strategics at
is in the form quite unfamiliar
-. majority of players. 1t is
NAV be termed finesse by the
The occasion for its use is in
.t. and can only arise when play
mas already opened his long plain
f, the lead holding the master
I'D others Of his own suit. no card
r,r, and no trump TO return his
who has shown willingness and
+, exhaust the adverse trumps.
IN a situation. to continue with the
card of his suit would be to prac-
.oandon his partner and would be
.,Ie-a throwing over If the schemes
- which he had started the hand, for
s-r's hand would then be out of
me and all chance Of getting in the
IN would be ended. The leader
men shape his course so as to
birds with one stone, If possible.
get his partner IN the lead so as
.aue the exhaustion of the trumps,
the same time complete the estab-
-f of mis- own suit, retaining the
ard of il as a re-entry for the
.. nd after his partner has succeed
ting the trumps out of the way.
..,- possible chance he has of accom-
Is. these two results would be TO lead
low card OF his own suit upon the
that his partner may win the trick
.5. third or fourth best OF that suit.
-srmediate cards between the mas
I'd and the partners best lying in
I'D hand. and being thus underplayed.
an If unsuccessful, the play can lose
single trick. while if the lay of the
Ic propitous there may be a gain of
To illustrate. suppose you have
. originally suit of five or six
loaded by the ace with your fourth
ad that your partner played the
which was won with the king by
hand. Fourth hand then opened
Her plain suit, which trick your part
-4kes Immediately starting trumps.
rick you win with the ace, which /
hold solus Now, you are not able to
5 the trump and have no card of
tty except the master card of the
which you originally opened and
is not yet properly established
only policy IS to continue with a
-I Of your own suit of which your
p may hold the queen, or. falling in
al. chances are exactly even be-
MIN ana fourth hand as to winning
1p inferior card; even If your part
LOGS not win the trick. he will occupy
-aEantageous position of being fourth
md to the next trick. With good
DER VINO has sufficient faith in your
IONS and in your ability to carry
out successfully, 1t is we'll worth
to try this form of underplay when
aa situation warrants it.
general rule that has guided third
for over a century is PLAY the
Sl card of partners suit.
s.ay players are extremely careless in
MAY and often interpret this rule
g to defend their errors in playing
% in their partners suit.
Fl. uecessary to the drawing of correct
that in playing sequences the
should be most serupulous to fol-
sult with the lowest of his indiffer-
m cards.
luences stern custom has decreed,
1west you must play if you don't
lsad.
Tsa orrect play of third hand prohibits.
III. but few exceptions. finesse in the
mad leaders strong suit.
e. however, generally recognized that
p hand holding ace, queen and one or
othors should play his queen to a
card led but If the leader has open
possible tive-card suit and third hand
ace, queen and more than two 9TH
u is generally better not to take the
$500 If third hand holds ace, queen
he should generally play his ace
a return his queen.
# one desires to play an even moderate
I good game of whist he must be
nghly familiar with the unlocking
i.."s of third hand.
When third hand holds exactly four
Ta- Of his partners five-card suit he
d regard his suit as one of three
his only, and, disregarding his lowest
H. play up If more or less than
.rrda are held, third hand making no
TO- win the trick, should generally
~ tt~ lowest card.
i%Forite illustration of .unblocking is
the ace is led from five in suit and
hand holds king, queen, knave and
+-.rd hand must play his knave to the
and continue to play the suit up until
Fourth round
IN the case supposed third hand first
# 10 fNrfn tf.r
-si suit and the original leader
d have been prevented from making
extra trick if he was unable to obtain
sal in another suit
method of play performs two i'm
mt functions, first it enables third
.i TO get out of his partners way and,
..''' III so doing he informs the leader
ne originally held exactly four cards
/ lis partners suit.
small card is missing IL is marked
tHe leaders partner unless one of
.''' ersailes is calling for trumps, or is
rag up a low card to deceive the lead
' lhe leader knows his partner had
Sing. ''''N N
a'1er feature was termed by Cav
The Plain Suit Echo.
lArd hand has commenced to un-
.or MS partner, and after the first
is obliged to discard from the s,,it.
9uId discard exactly as he would !
9"'I-that Is. he must retain his |
'i' ana discard his higher ones. !
pays IN any other way he will undo |
good he has accomplished by com