The sun., 1910-08-14
PROBLEMS FOR sun READERS
4 GOOD DIFINIE OI TRI OOkID
~ RRIIH.I I\PIRTS.
The Tri-L In ProbIem W. ~ Ariihmri-
teal sharps \Strs, n 4" Farmers
C,Ms sudden EnalInE oT theS-
l.amr NJ, rnturr of = larhtsman.

1h. question m nrrdgr problem No ~
va- apparently how tn max" fnur ac"s
catch four king- and leaV. two out of
tlree queens good for tricks. 1huS'
who succr.,i..d m solving the problem
~rou found however that ~ could not Ice
ton. that way. and that instead ~ Cn,Cu-
ug the kings with ~" aces m" only
solution lav IN making two ~ hos" krngS
good Tor trucks
number - he aNuertS Tell down un
iht- problem through their tailur" Q" show
how \ and Z could get seven uut " the
ought trucks against any d"fenc" open
80 4 and " The test defence 'h"v over
looked So they did not Shu~ h"w II could
b.' pNsTrum.
~" correct play l. for L tn start with
the queen II Spad"- which \ covers with
thp fnurrh"tts and wins with ~" ace.
Having gained IA" bad picks NJ. ia" ad-
NerS" trumps Whll'' 4 gets rad - th" siElIi'
tour ' nov leads M" queen Of hearts.
aud T. WINS It with IA" ace and returns
the ~ui' frr tu trump. Nv leading
Spad' can put M m" lead and C"mr"l
HIM - CIV" ,lp ne, adv antig" ~ his minor
t"ndr" IN dbwnud~
Ih,-a whu started with th" small spade
instead uf rh. queen ur Who dli not specify
the queen ~ n ~ did not matter which
spada w.,~ bod and who mad" = discard
Smdl diamond ~ IA" trump. over
booked "a defence t. the small spade
opening. which ls tu CIV" up IA" king
on tho ;r~t track
Now It Il .lScNris q aIamoui on the
trump lead the solution must be- varied
haC II-" when trl'-- 20 pui \ IN with m"
sra To- n t. = Nho MS ~" track 4 under
playiug IN. queen oi sys Ices with III" I3Ck
Some suly.rs ,,oIrtei out trF' n = strrfet
with IN" smell -pg IL he ~hoVl CIV" an
the queen ON the trump lsP n \ piFvrt
the kiug uf spades first. and those who
saw 'hlS pni't ere credited with correct
solutions The variation - for = 10 keep
- heart wn"n \ gives up the spade king
on ID" first trick and then T. can mik"
- heart trick when he gets IN with the
srad" queen
several started With tho ace # hearts
snd then made \ trump the -"'pnd round
with IA" to" and put ~ with th" losing
trump THIS solution fails. because \
Will lead th,. ling of spades putting YIN
rtImrat went a>'ray 10y starting with
= diamond. soma making win the first
trick while others leti TN. LEAD ~ h's hand
with N" isok When \ won the first
trick they got IT." solution hy mixing
him lea . - trump - pu' Y In ard get
his king- let up ~.
But tins solution i falls" h"csuse Awlll
~ orcp return the diFmori. M Which h"
has mate the only trIcA possible for hl-
-ii- Whichever Y leads r"Nt. Vh.th.r
two rounds of 'rumTS or on" trump and
aHother suit \ will always has" tho p '-
vartAEa of seeing d ii>cari before neirg
called on 10 discard himself. and h" must
get another tuck m some suit
Those who mate Y win m" 'ir-t trlck
when diamonds w-r" l..t thought b."
should get two rounds - 'IumIs z Dis
O,If ing - diamond AMI o heart and \
letting 60 .. 'iAmpui When l.l q
dianuri put'i.g \ in they forgot To-
make 4 lea the kIrg NJ spa !o~ 80 - Ia
furC.. \ Ito the laai Even n Y rps
make hl- established diamond. m" -ems
trouble arISHs ~ thar Z must II-Csri p,.-
fore to"- ani -" get 7r"'h"r trich
in IN. -ld
Corrsct ,n!.tior- from
J q Walsh. J " wori2 R"N'o" ,
Harris Henry Andersen Raw state y Il
" Thomas Z Balcom. = ! ! I &
Rhodes. , h \ q 7 torb-s = "
Lambert Helen Dorsey. j I. Scu't - Z
Shanks. " y " ! B Hill. q n Boston
Rat'ell lgo. n r GrN"n Ne'nn Milton
Z l-h"li " Cro'nwel Jr u "
Miller. VI = J u ? knIpe. Arthur T.
Brown. q y Hilton. Victor. Du Pont. Jr
George 4 Tnorp" II h Thaw. ! Warren
Merrill. hrkrnan. Ralph Boyer.
Ford ADAMS Robert Crother- Ellen
Jennings VI Marble. g Walters n \
Mcclellan. Nallar" Hampton VI = B
IhA-ls- N"-thury H"rber' RIker. n "
coleman Burton y Blair Thomas Rogers
q I,Rnag.Ft
J J Mclaughlin. \ I S'rl.hure"r and
y = Nille't-
Here - R"oth"r problem ~ which y -
"a" iof-uc.. that must l. sfu liel ont OT
the "uemy nil escape clubs ere trImr-
and 4 i IN IA. lSa