The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05
scHOOL FOR rtRD PLAYERS.


Auction pitch. a. b. says In playing every
90, Il. i only 4 bid ; and pitched. catching the
deuce. On tho next tnck saved his jack u
claims the points 90 out In order. high. low. Jack.
game. so that he wins
Is wrong II \ makes game. he has made
good his bid OF ,. and as he has hr hrst count he
Is out before 1t comes 10 Bs turn TO count his jack
G. H. NJ ssYs: Clubs being tnmps. the lead
Is diamond to when ~, ,So men W NV nve n Ss
mond. out Of h's turn. whctenpon the iourth man
plays The yen Of irlmnS, d ri,n man 'aAeS oA'N
Y1fth man cannot amend his play. and the club
zen must be allowed 30 win tho Trick. finh man
mus; also leave his club queen the table as an
exposed card. TO be- called a, ans time
! Seven Up. n. ?. says. In tour hand a deals dee.
and turns hear. r bcgs and 4 runs ne oaGg i;
turns the heart Jack, Docs this count him point
No. has declined to have hearts for the trump.
and a. a Jack counts only when It is a trump. the
hcart lack cannot be counted. Il cannot he a
trump when a jack Is turned up In the nrbt place
M one has objected TO that suit for the trump
so the dealer is allowed to count H. Even II he
ancrward run the cards. the count stands
G. Il. says: 4 deals In four hand, and while deal
nS faces one Of his cards. Whs. happets'
The advcrsaries oan let It go or they can demand
deal.
In four Gspd P sanS Z. ssms
4 rgyokcS. ana Is lnh4kk AHLl ny Huluh ~ Hc va
lis partners lack. from being caught what
Az side cannot score either jack or game. even
n they make both. and ne side scores two points
penalty
Euehre T j. K. says. In a progressive rame
f,r nIaycrs lie for first prize and three for second
prizr II the Hrst four play or cut for lrst prize
do iho,c VINO are tied Tor second prize have any
privilege
There Is no lie for second prize The four highest
scores are lied for inst and SECOND prizes. and
they nlAy or cut which Of them ahHu hAN,
the nrst choice, and then which OF them among
,h, remaining three shall take the scoond prize
Call nc, Euchr, I ". z. says; n deals. 4 orders
NJ club and calls ior ne es, I'm aea 1 LAG Ssas
trump il turns out that G he'd ne heart aec.
and me adversarie bet be is Obliged 70 pay !, on
lie nrs ruund OF hearts, ~ A. TO show M iaoio
be IS the partner
c can pay as he thinks best for the interest
Of the partnership u he thinks anything is to oe
gained by conccNng the iHci thbi NJ y INC pA'to'
he is at liberty 10 do f.
tlve hundred Several correspondents write %
ask where they get the printed rules for this
perh,p, some OF THE sus's readers can tell
them.
crbhas,. I. c W nays; For the purpose Of com
nS ,3He ,'shsee pAycrs there are in The tinted
S,ntes. the names and locations Of any cnooaSe
clubs and whether or not interest In the game IS
on the Increase
Perhaps SOM OF THE SySs readorS can give
guess at the number and can furnish Information
ABOUT clubs
Dirc ! r SAYS ~ throwing OF, nothing sid
obOuf Tho rules beforehand. does the frfuli Of INC
mn throw decide. or must Il be hone and horse
The usual way Is TO Insist on winning tHo throws
out OF three.
solo whist, = u. wants 70 know whc1" This game
came from and what Il the earliest menilon OF II
10 print
The earliest reference TO II known 10 lHh StN
is IN a book by Dhndey. &c Whist Rendu Fsoi1c,
ISL In wilkes Handbook OF solo Whist. he 81 =
Inc game was introduced into England In 1856?
me nrSt book on the game printed In English was
a brochure Of ,huy-two pages. printed In 1851.
unless the undated pam pnot published by A. Chart
is earlier but It Is generally believed 10 oe lateT.
Bridge T. r McC says. II Is agreed that the
shade convention shall prevail. no doubled spade
can being MAYED Altss Side or the other IL 20
up z deals and passes II. ihe score oclnE = 20 o
, in their favor Dummy calls spades Eldest hand
/ avs lay I play-- and tho ponr says. = r.. 81
I the same time spreading biz hand on the table
/ nee up TO show what good cards De mad outside
/ spades what Is the dealers cdy'
The whole thirteen cards remain on The table
face VI. and the dealer can call them At pleasure
me eldest hand not having exposed his oaTds.
can play thcrn In the usual way. and he nay take
Z advantage NJ what h, sccs N his partner hand,
but he cannot sSs him TO play any particular card
/ T. n Y asks where copies oiihe nev bridge laws