The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-26
BRIDGE TALKS
No. secondary Leads with Dummy on Your Left
Against q No Trump.
Written for The Journal by Miss Bessie Allen
of milwaukee,. stsss
All Rights Reserved.)

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It is generally wise to continue your long suit
unless dummy's holding in it such that to continue
it would establish several cards in his hand
In continuing your high lead against trumper,
whenever you have opened sequence of more than
two, lead the lowest your sequence next, MAX
ing it as plain as possible to your partner what your
Having opened your long suit fourth best, and
again gaining the lead continue it with the highest
card when holding command when holding second
and third best. sss s#s
Against a Declared Trump.
After your first lead, dummy is exposed, and from
his cards you can judge what is likely to be the most
profitable suit for you to continue with. Remember
that it is necessary for you lead thru the dummys
strength in order to put his high cards at the mercy
of your partners. Lead thru such suits as:
Ace and queen alone or with others, and jack
alone or with Others king and Jack alone with 9TH
ers, King and others. queen and others .r~ =:
You will notice that those suits Of dummy which
are best to lead thru the very which, if you
were leading would be disadvantageous to open. If
you have opened the hand with ace, king, you
may well continue that same suit unless dummy
presents one Of the above combinations for you to
lead thru N 5s*4ES.$#z -
When you hold the major stenaee taee and queen)
in suit, and dummy lays down the king, both your
chance of catching the king and likewise your only
for not leading that suit have disappeared IF
dummy is the strong trump hand, You NAV wait and
try to force him to lead It up you but if he is the
weak hand, you might as well make the ace while
you are in
An opportunity for a peculiar lead when
you hold suit Of three four cards headed by
and jack, or king and jack and dummy at your left
has the queen twice guarded. You must lead your
jack in order to trap the queen If your partner has
the missing honor the deed done if the dealer has
It, he must win two tricks in that suit whether
you open it not. - '-~-'""-~ $1,000
Avoid opening suit containing card or cards
higher than dummy's. Wait for your partner or the
dealer to lead it and then you will have dummy at
disadvantage beyond you. =
weak suit in dummy your left is the natural
target for your partner lead If seems to shun
this Leading up to other stronger SUITS he must have
good reason which should be that he either none
at all Of that suit else combination dangerous
to lead from, such as aud queen alone king
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IT, when dummy is your left, your partner boldly
leads up to dummy's strength it be because he is
short of that suit and hopesEto make trump upon
your return of it before the adversaries lead and
exhaust his trumps. - -.
Again, with dummy your left, if you have led
thru a suit of his which contained high card and
your partner has the trick cheapy and returned
another suit to you he is probably trying to put you
in the lead that you may again lead thru the high
card In dummy. .-as >1j%~ - 49,
Against declared trump do not lead suit which
partner holds and both adversaries void Of
hand, for the strong hand will discard losing card
and the weak make losing trump, thereby gain
ing two tricks discard is generallya clear gain
Of trick. 7ere.
1teForcing'' a player is making. him trump suit
This, Of course will reduce and weaken his trump
strength; therefore it is advantageous force the
strong hand of the adversary, but avoid forcing the
weak trump hand.
If you infer that your partner is weak in trumps,
or you have trump strength, force him at the first
opportunity or if the adversary has led tumps force
him. but do not force him if he has doubled. -.
With trump strength heavily against you, you must
make your good cards. Give your partner chance
to make his and constantly play for all the possibilities
in sight, y @.@ - @<E~ ~ >.-s.s
Don't fail, in trump hand, to make your aces.
Remember they never take more than trick apiece.