The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-15
PROBLEMS FOR Sun READERS
A CASE o. UNLOCKING AZ TINE
RIGHT FINE an BRIDGE.

aoiaaion q PFunk RoyN Last Compsslilou
TuFas On the Management - ina
Gpade suit-Ilerc n a Job IN iione.
cuttng -BaIllnB cut That Beat
A. a number Of solvsrs correctly
gueaged. Il was not the cards that were
-Urons N No. %. bat the number Of tricks
required. which should have been stated
e biz out Of seven. instead Of all seven,
tho obvious trick for A and B being either
the queen oF the jack Of tTumps.
bridge pFohlem No. a. printed two
usets ago. seems 70 have given more
trouble than usual 20 those who ARE a
tribe careless about examining the results
u thn unusual plays which may be made.
% the threo tricka that are 20 BE- given
10 4 and h. two RFe marked. the queen
Of diamonds and one heart. bat whether
A should got two diamonds. or should
"a q spade or how the third triCk should
50 \ ths problem.
This b another Of Frank Roys. and
TIE solution turns on the proper manage
mena OF the spade suit. 20 that Y and
= shall 90 twO TRICKS out 81 Il 8ssarts
with tho small spade. giving the firsi
tEiok with the king. bot upon this trick
Y mus hs careful 20 play the ten. or he
win block the play thar UOmss along
lntar.
b moss obvious return h the diamond,
beunlIse Il gives A two moro tricks 81
Once aud forces discards from Y and Z.
Amny make both his diamonds az once.
a. he may shift 20 the heAEta 10 establish
o trick N thar quit. Ihs only bad play
hs can mako b 70 load a spade. - that
maspa .evary SPADE in ~ hand good for
triNEa, Y having unblOckod.
MA Roas on with tho second diamond
altar winning with the queen Y dlsoards
. nlnall dub, u and z dismrdinR hearts.
A nust then led a heart. which Y wins,
andY goes bic cliAnos 10 force q discard
non A BY leading the queen Of Cube.
a hAs tie choice of owing up HE good
heaft o. unguArding the spada suit.
Ma returns the heart instead Of leading
TIE eecond round % diamonds be viii
have b give Mp the Diamond trick. be-
oanoa Y viii vim tho heart lead with the
ling and win play the queen 81 clubs.
Unlens A gives up the diamond now he
must part With tho winning heart. which
b lust - bad. o. he must unguard the
spads aait. II A Keeps the heart Y
puts him In on that suit and A win have
10 lead away from the spades, the object
a Y's unblOcking being now apparent.
should A Fssnrn the seven Of spades
aftss winning with tho diamond queen.
3 must overtaks his partners trick with
ne alma and lee Y discard down 10 the
baai heart and tirs queen Of clubs.
IN caas B should not lead the diamond
Whaa be gsts In with the king Of spades.
but ahocld lead heart. the trick goes
10 F's king and Y leads ne qussn Of
clnts % force the discard from A. n
A dees noe give up a diamond Y and 2
win make Eve tricks instead Of four
10 4 dos discard q diamond Y viii lead
thni sait. putting A in. after which the
queen ~ hearts d - that A can maize.
y might LEAD ths high club. which
would BE- dnply forcing HE partner 10
Discard TIE diamond instead of leaving
ahat taah % Y. Tho only difference be-
tween this and the laat variation would
30 that would lead the king Of hearts
afteP winning the dub trick with the
qnaan and would then put A In thu lead
with another heart OF with a diamond.
III hoy 20 the problem h Y's unhlock-
ING with the ten Of spades. because u
he plays the eight on the first trick B
Win futurn a diamond. and after making
tWo diamond tricks A viii lead the seven
% apadaa and Y q In with . losing club
or heaFt; o.. 4 u In and Y loses q trick
q the opd. Y cannot afford 10 discard
the apads ten on the second diamond
lad, ~ The ace Of SPADES nsver makes.
Tknsa who made no mention Of this
unoloskinG play on the nFst trek sim
"a hand ave the Ara trick 70 B, cannot
- credited with correct solugioaa. A
number ave a variation In which they
mals " win q trick With the ten % sbades
hfsr. olaarly showing that they did not
intend him 20 ggt rid Of Il on the first
trick. Not q few actuallP credit Y with
winning Bpade tricks without saying how
ho got n 10 % W. This y a saFnple:
~ lsada q small apada, putting B In.
Whatsyer lads. 7 will ultimately set
m ana loMQ Cluh uutaus MMAAAM n Qla0AI0s
aI1nnans b lsads diamond and makes
two tricks In H. AFTER that A 10 trapped
on the spadea. OF lads a heart which
n tnkas, MAKES club queen and A must
unRnard spade OF give up heart.
honld a lad small spade instead
az kaaYt Y Wins with ten Of spades. and
fhan king Of hearts and two spades are
wo6f. should A lead jack o. hearts
~ apads aoe. spade ten. club queen
and ding Of hearts aTe al good
c8rEno1 solutions from:
NJ D. johnson. George B. Glover, B.
n. O.. j. q. Walnh, W. r. w.. j. l.. Scott,
k0.T, W. W. Dudley, Arthur L. Brown.
Nv. CroHnweIl, Jr.; Richard y. Han. b.
A. n, Tramp Trays ID. A. W.. d. c,
ahanka. IRoe, Ben Kard, A. l. StrasburReT.
RohaFt CrotherS, r. n. Hawkins, Burton
D. NlalP, q. w., Milton G. lsbell, Victor
On Pont, Jr.; n. 2. W. y. 9. BAlCom,
Thomas NJ Quincy. jams Hunter. Charles
b. Quimby. AlgernOn Bray. n d. W.
D. Warren Merrill. Dennis a. Hare, n. X.
Thnw, " A. Abcrn, W. Morgan Church
m1m, Bay State and Dr.. George c. Bailey.
Ones more a new composer enters
tha hsaa, throWn down the gauntlet. SHES
hls onstor into the ring. OF whatever the
ooFEona EXPRESSION may be for defyinG
lhs knights Of The sUN % solve the riddle
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