Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-07

OF KING aii1 uueeAi villa u.Ii~Is. .i..e IL
may often be good play 10 lead through
a tenaCe you should never put through
the intermediate card, which must under
any conditions help the dealer. If you
have two Intermediate cards the lead is
a good one. The best leads are through
single honors when YOU retain strength
enough to hope for ultimate command
ii the dealer goes up or to tinesse against
dummy on the return. For instance, with
king and two small CARDS In the exposed
hand 1t would be we'll to lead small from
queen. Jack, and two, but with sequence
CT three to the queen you should lead the
highest card.
The combina tons which it is most pro-
fltab!e to lead through the exposed hand
and the best way OF handling them can
best be learned by taking pack OF
cards. and trying them eNpefinien,ally.
When dummy leads through YOU in posi-
ton Of pone, remember that the dealer
will lead a supporting card if he intends
to finesse from dummy's hand. and If ne
leads low from that hand he probably in
tends to fnesse from his own. In either
case you must try to Illustrate the de-
sign. Holding a fourchette to q support
ing card led from the dummy. cover, and
so if you hold one honor not more than
doubly guarded. AS a general thing. IT
you can take the trick and remain with
trump deal you cannot afford TO play
for too much. The result Will probably
be that your prospective winners will be
trumped. 1t may happen that as leader
with a trump declared you have no
strong suit. In that case short one, If
it be red. and especially heart, is often
an excellent opening.
In a no-trump dea! there is hardly ever
any better opening than the longest suit
in the hand. A shorter one, enbra cling
high cards. may we'll serve to furnish re-
entries, and may be the means OF estab-
fishing and bringing in the longer one.
For instance, at sans atout. YOU had bet
ter open from five cards to the ten than
from four 20 ace. king. Playing without
trump, the leaders, partner should re-
turn the original lead a once Of course.
if he can play a king and show the ace
re-entry, he should do so before going on;
but since it is highly improbable that the
dealers opponents can bring in more than
one suit they should get to work on IL
without delay. This rule does not apply
to a deal in which a trump has been de-
cIared. for in that case the better play
will often be for the pone to lead up to
the exposed weakness of dummy ans
afford the leader chance for tinesse.
Under the same circumstances it is well
to make an ace at o,ice of suit Of which
the dummy has but one card, for the
dealer Is almost sure to discard it if he
can. and shut out the ace. 1t is also
generally we'll to draw a winning card
from the dumrnys hand. SO as to deprive
him of the re-entry.
Since the trump strength is almost In
variably against the adversaries. thew
will force each other without looking for
any of the indications which guide in that
play at whist but in the case OF wha,
is aDparently a defensive make it is well
o,,ti q nj G
enough to contest trump extra tion with
the dealer, he may refrain from using
the echo to indicate that he is out of 4
suit, and when that fact becomes appar-
ent, his partner. if a shrewd player, will
draw the correct inference. Forcing the
dealer is usualy futile process at
bridge, but of course. player should be
on the lookout for effective opportunities
When dummy has made the declara ton
If will be more easy to guage the posi-
hil;ties of destroying his strength. and
when he has made defensive spade he
NAV frequently be forced to advantage.
Many a time the dealer is allowed to
save the game by instituting cross ruff
when a couple OF leads of trumps by the
onnonents would have prevented him
from scoring.
The discard most In vogue is from the
strongest suit in g trump deal and from
the weakest in no trumps. but If it is
probable that but one discard will be
called for in the latter case. and the
situation will be clear to the partner. the
best plan may be to throw off at once
from the suit which the discarder desires
led to him.
When number of discards are likely
! to be required the player should select
one suit and continue to throw away
from it. Too often. especially in no
trump deals. a player will discard from.
one sn,t and then from another until he
has rendered both useless. The best leads
for the dealer will be taken up In futur"
article. but the illustrative deals will
chiefly be depended upon to teach them.
Mrs. Minor Thompson Of Lynchburg.
formerly Miss Lcttie Lambert. OF Rich
| mond, is visiting her parents in the West
| End where she will remain until after
= dor.