The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24

what would be your next move and what
would you expect % be the Outoomer
Bridge problem No. as ssems 20 have
kept a good many guessing until they
hit upon the correct opening lad of the
spade. and even then they did not all
get 10 right. The majority 81 those who
s, sn, ssonf seemed 70 think 2, sns shade
and they worked Il % give A and their
trick with the nine Of diamonds. at the
aAme time planning 10 catch the spade
king by leading through 10. That is
where they went wrong
This was another of Prank Roy's com
Positions. and his solution 10 for y 70 lead
two rounds of spades. following the ace
with the jAck. 90 a. a. give chance
ca discard the seven ~ clubs. II r wins
the second round of spades the solution
law 20 compel b 20 win the trick. and the
best defence he can make u Go hold on
the spades until two OF his become good
for tricks Those who thought the prob
lem easy overlooked this.
After the second round 81 spades 4
cannot afford n shift 70 q club or he
makes one Of BE clubs good for a trick.
II he leads a diamond puts on the nine
and returns Il. defeating the Intended
solution at once. II Y leads heart 4
covers. throwing Y into the lead and
making two diamond tricks.
There being nothing left for y but
20 20 on with the spades he leads the
eight, A and Y both diacarding diamonds
and still refusing 20 win the trics, which
compels Y % shift. This brings about
discard. a. Z can play the club and still
keep his partner out OF the lad. A dis
cards another diamond. 90 does Y. while
y follows suit % the club.
AZ this stage z must be very careful
20 lead the heart, because II he should
Lao n Ain0RnnA a wFaF nd
a small heart. not the seven. and y would
have % lose q trick In spades or would
lose one In hearts. When z leads the
heart A ducks u. compelling \ to pass u
up also and leave z still IN the lead. B dis
oArding a spade. Now the nine Of dia-
monds h the only trick for A and n.
A variation not foressen or provided for
by many solvers was the possibility OF
vs. disoarding heart at the fourth trick
instead Of q diamond. This will compel
70 lead a diamond. because q heart Lead
would now give A q trick In hearts. Those
who did not specify vs. two discArds a.
either two diamonds or q diamond and
a heart and provide for the variation in
Zs play cannot be credited with correct
eoluttona.
The simpIest solution when B wins the
seeond spade trick and returns a club
10 for z 20 win the club and make his two
established spades. forcing A 70 ungIIaTd
one OF other Of the red suits. so that Y
can shape his discard after he sees what
A does.
The unsound solutions sent in are chiefly
the heart opening. which A can defeat by
ducking the lead. This forces Y TO lead
the spades or establish a club. and r will
now win the spade trick and lead the
club. after which 10 h obvious that must
make the nine Of diamonds.
II A should cover the first heart Lead.
Y will make both his tricks in that suit.
and then lead the spade queen, which 3
will not cover. but which Y must win with
the ace. 40 A. 70 return the jack and give
Y that club discard.
Another unsound opening is the small
spade. because B will win the trick At once
and put in with a club. forcing him To
lead the red suits up to A. Another false
attack IN the club opening. because
Correct solutions from:
DR.. George g Bailey. B. p. McKeaRe, Jr..
W. Z. Mayor. r. L. Ba6gs, c. W. Aborn.
d. A. W. Seine 0adsden. Edgar Body.
ja% %s T. Er N.yyr H. p & Hrs sSSPf f.
Brown, B. 4, n, Tramp Trys. y. D; W.
Victor Du Point, Ir., A. =. Kirkman, u. ..
Msrd, 3 ID J; led J. W MorE' W. p:
W. ,; q. Walsh; c: =; johnson; EdSaF
n. G. a.. VI. D. Crouch. II. X. T.. Elizabeth
White. Richard Y. Hall. J. W. Cromwell.
Jr.. Edmonds Putney. Mary Ann. Con-
stance Gardner. George b; Glover. :. y.
r., HiIIbrook, Mrp. 3. W. Whitney, J. l..
scott, = ". Goodrich. ". W. Jacobs. Jr..
IEoe, Mrs. Charles Pollak, II. c. Jewett.
o. n. Boston, james Hunter. G. NJ. W.
Pen Kard. n. ". C.. Algernon Bray. Z. p.
Barker Alice Edwards shaw, v. q. 7,
Thomas C. Balloon, Roscoe c. Harris. y.
B WiIIests, Jr. W. W. Dudley, Y. A. Aborn.
AIeck Porges, A. I. Strasburgor. II. X.
Thaw. r. A. Gunther. sarah A. Cunning
ham, r. T.. Tyler. n. c. Srhwecke. burton
ID. Blair. Nellie Shewar. n. 2. W. Hattie
q. Schon, A. z. Huntington. W. o. JOHN
son and y. y. Whitney.
Here IL something which THK SrN gives
fair warning will be one Of the next honor
list ANY person who can solve 70 IN
two minutes may consider himself elected
90 life membership.
Cl1Il,s are trumps and y In in the$ead