The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20

Il has dealt the hand and u = A. lead,
hearts being the present trump. A. that
suit ~ always trump NJ the start. With
his wea knees in hearts 4 hopes TO get the
next suit diamonds. ont ~ tn" way 0t
his good cards in the black suits vt At
least 20 remain with the commanding
trump when diamonds ~hall become
tr,imp - 40 he leads the queen ~ diamonds
His partner. b. realizing that A must
be leading from . ~ and others. per
hap- five IN suit. and having four dru-
monds himself ovartakeS the first trick
and Immediately proceeds 10 get nd Of
a. many hearts as possible so a. to hasten
the advent Of the diamond suit as trumps
ON the third round ~ hearts A dis
cards club. hoping to make two tricks
in SPADES. and trusting that the club
SUIT may never attain to tn" rank 81
trump. which II cannot do n 4 and y can
hold the last diamond between them
After tn. third round 81 hearts b leads
tho ace of diamonds. which ! tr,Imp-
The dealer aces that II he now leads
three rounds Of spades. trumpIng the
third with the last heart. he promotes
the diamond -uIt to be trlImp@: hut IA
long a. he does not play his thirteenth
heart diamonds are not irumps and h.
car manage the black suits AZ II tn. ha nj
were "A no trunper II there il any advan-
ta &c in 80 doing. This position frequently
arises in actual play and many hands
may Ice practically turned int" no
sr,ImperS by Gliding up the thirteenth card
OF a suit that il still trump.
Put III this case the dealer has nothing
TO gain by following such a course and
his hest plan sreuns IN be- Ia knock the
diamonds together and promote IN.
clubs 10 he trtmp~. especially as he has
sev-n Of them and one haS been discarded
20 he leads three rounds ~ spades and
trurnps tn. third
This eShaII-t1 the heart suit and pro-
notes he diamonds. and Nv leading
thu, nine Of diamonds he knocks two "
them together and still has a trump l..tt
IN cas-. spade- ar. played hefOr. clubs
become triimI~
4 now has e NICE It'll. problem before.
him for the odd trick. and III. situation
l. fair example ot the -kill required ia
the mana cement nf one cards IN the new
gBIL-
The problem before 4 il this T. j. ap-
paT.ntly marked with IN. eight of dIa-
nond- or uo more " has No more
4 can MAKE. "A trick with the spade queen
II T. has another diamond and It is not
th.. ":gh' Is can shut him cut Nv trump
ing tn. -psd" queen. but n j. hardl"
likely that Is would z.c II 10 h. hi- duty
Ia do 80
ia lead- the diamond ~ order To catch
> last trump he takes ou' 81 iIttl. trump
a. we'll and hr does not thereby prOts,.'
his queen Of spades b.ca,IS., IN exhaust
ing the diamonds II u and u each have
one 4 promotes Inc club -uIt To tn. rank
of TRIUMPH and u can trump the spade
queen with a club. Of which he must hav.
three
Another change that 4 rnight take
would be to slip the club Jack through
the ace. hoping that y held IN. queen
Bur n Is holds that card two club tricks
are certain sf any time. no matter how
the rest OF the hand goes
In the actual gam. A figured It Out
that the worst thing that could happen
10 him would be 10 have a round Of
irIIrnp-. which would promDi" the club.
a trick too sOon and cost 4 and Is the odd
~ he led the king ~ clubs. forcing int,
the lead with m" A." This cTsctunIly