The sun., 1909-06-27
'PRObLRNS FOR sun READERS
SEVEN CARDER THAT PUZZLED
THE BRIDGE PLAYERS.

TVS sointions 70 werteNbaker's Probi EN-
--CasaiAates Ter the Thifd Nell of
nssAsf-- Mathematics ef the Fishins
Rsae iB the Csirnney- -skat and ohess.
Fridge problem No. u. printed on June
Q, dStslopsd peculiar situation In prob
lem solving. Anawsrs began to arrive
promptly. but up to the following Sunday
ohly one correspondent had hit upon the
aather's solution, although q number. as
IL sftsvwafJi turned cat. thought that the
oeS they ssnt In wAs the one intended.
Strange to say. the majority OF the
second Soiutions sent In proved to DO
nothing but variations of the nrst one.
cosnparatiSsly few bsing able TO discover
the solution intended BY tho composer.
T. ]. Weftenbaker. This seems TO indi-
oste that had no other solution been possi :
bio No. n would have taken rank a. one
Of the best seven carders. Several OF
those who discovered the second solution
remarked that 1t was pity that 30 hne a
composition should be narred by double
key.
Tho intended solution Il for 2 TO lead
the trump. which is allowed to hold the
hrst trick. This 10 followed by tho queen
" 55..sS.scada. which A should cover and Y
must trump Y now leads two OF his
winning cards. the spade king and the ace
OF trumps. upon which Z's frut discard ID
= heart. B must discard the jack OF dia-
mouds and 9 the deuce of diamonds. b..
cause II b disoards . heart OF spade
hs eives = 4 trioh In tho suit.
Ynow leads the four OF hearts. sacriho-
ipg bis acs to put A In the lead and to COM
ps; him - lead diamonds UP to z's tonaoe
In that suit.
The solution which almost every solver
hit upon was much simpler than this
and consisted In making the required
six tricks by cross-run, 90 10 TO separate
Us trumps from Is. The key move in
this solution IL to lead the smallest dis-
Mond-althoueh any diamond will do a.
wsil--and for to trump the first trick
With the dsuce.
Y then leads tho aoe OF hesrts and the
hing OF spsdss. upon which 2 disoards
hSart. Y lsads spade for 3 to trump.
and g leads another diamond. trumped
byY. Y's ace Of trumps 10 good for the
next trick. and he sives the last trick
To A or B. whichever has the winning
card.
When THE Sun asked for second
solution to this problem, many OF those
vho star ted with small diamond sent
In solutions that began with the queen,
Which A covered and trumped, or
elsS they led . second round OF hearts
instead OF q SECOND round Of spades
for q to trump, which, as already pointed
out. are merely variations Of the croes-
ruGlhs solution.
The following sent Id the cross-rui
solution. but failed 10 hnd the key move
Of the trump lead:
H., ". A.. Arthur L. Brown. n. B. B.,
George P. Britton, o. H. Boston. 1oi
Boston. 8. r. Barnett. Lorins Clarke.
Cosine. Carina. r. D., e. H. Dwfnell,
]. p. D., A. II. Dunlap. Thomas Diehl.
Jonn A. Dooley, l.. @. E.. E. w. Elkins,
g. q. Foster. Mrs. @. c. Flint. George B.
Glover, Jules P. 0imbsrnat. 8. p. H.,
A. u. Harrington. 8. r. Hemingway.
N. n. Herbert. Richard F. Hall. John
9. Hills, Roscoe G. Harris. Katherine
Hennings. o. W. Hill. Igoe. W. J. Julien,
q. T. Jurgens. H. N, Law. John W. Low,
Mn Anna G. Levitt Mrs. F. J. G. Little
e. W. Lambert. i. McAa.t!n, Mack
Philip 4. Meynen. r. L. Morris, A. c.
McKinnis. H: A., Mcclellan. william T.
NsWmap, B. D. Osborn. Alexander Porgee,
=. ?. Platt, Professor. W: 4. f.. p Frank
Arthur Judd Ryan, Homer 2. Smith,
W. ri. g., Murray Sayer. n. Suttle. Wsrren
L. Gawyer, Hattie W. Sohon. 8. D. T.,
Z. 4. Tracy, z. D. Thompeon, F. Q. T.,
{. {. Tyler. Morris A. TynS; Tramp Trays
J. @. Walsh, @. W. and p. X. w.
Four SAINT In the trump lead solution
e s.'is as: n f.rsss R Ess. Sfs'ss E. Ess and
Tbe following cent in both solutions,
s5;Sass...ss .hes. 70 q place on the second
&si.ss Andrews. Alss,pep Brsy,
Thomas g. Raloom, g. G PSlkisy: Sl ss:ntnn pr,
es1resy syosn 6 HssSz " n Ii g. r. osessss sSsSs
Peat, r., ". ". Dudley. 4. 3. 0inner.
fhomas n. Quincy. James Hunter. z.
3. Howell. A. Z. Huntington. Milton G.
lsboll. CHAPMAN L. JobnSon. A: B. Kirk-
@Sn. =; p kellogg. Perciysi Levy: g.
E. Hi,,.. WiIiism vi 3. Orr. 4. n. 6ndsr.
Aouk. A. W. Putnam. Edmonds Putney.
y. Roy, A, !. 6tfasburgsr, J. L. Scott.
Oscar i. Thonst, James A, Tanner. H:
Z. Thar. Rousisr Thorne. Waliinsford
There may be one OF. two belated 90
tAje list next wssk, % that tie oomplste
| ron Of honor win not be printed until then.
Bridge problem No. -. printed two
wesks aec; b consdercd one Of berg-
hoit's bSe<; ana although II did not stick
- many a the crsoks q II wai sxPsGtsd