The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

~ oaaAnce t9r s9me ume " tne prnpeT
heart convention has Iona been tins
tAvorits In this country. although u h
BY no means univorNml. and Il nooma 20
10 gaining frls1ds - Enaland; bat
therS are many who do not bsllsvs in
this heart ccnyention and Who prefer
vithoas hSSiss 70 sspses 40 Isn@sdiass
lead nr heart. Among the weak and
weak Rohool. a. u h called. there has
gradually been deYesoped . very useful
convention that TIM third hand shall
st:s 49, k "a GSs q: Sf ): :S :; alike s:
TO have led
The object Of lila convention 10 20
limit the Guessing u tho eldest hand.
just a. the heart CONVENTION does. The
eldest hand hnows that the suit HE
Soss p .SsS Ss ss1 Sssd x SI SSy S
acs. King or queen. Tkis usnaIiy limlts
tho choice 20 ono or other Of two siIita.
bat II " seldom abs0lute. Ike the heart.
But tho Fundamental ohlsction IN the
lead Of the weakest suit seill exiees. When
tTurnp dsclaratlon and tho eldest hand
has only ono or too suits which do noe
contain an Aos, king o. ouaam 70 will
usually 10 found that tho dexlsr has what
u called 9 zone suit no trumpsrs; that
n. one eolid suit With an ace II another
is just a. likely 70 pick he dssisr,s snIs
for his opsning lead a. he 10 20 guess his
Judging from the experiences Of the
rasf season. tbs heart convention 10 more
nrmly essabli.hed than ever and some
QUESTION Of Tina when " eli be incor-
porated with tho stsndsrd laws Of the
Ramo - OBLIGATORY on tho eldaaa hand 10
lead q heart whom third hand doubles.
such a Law would % course uut q stop
an sSs-Eins suit srs, ~ Tssdiae e once
and then leading the heaTt.
Ono convention which appears 10 he
siin unsettled w. the bead 20 a dpubbed
enade. Many nlayOra conlend that "
dummy makes sDades and third hand
lead q trump 10 he has oos. unIsss be has
IN ace-kiug suit with which he ean ret a
peep NJ dIumv's cards FIRST.
u n certainly trio that the dOuhler
II often psizsled bv his partners fnilire
To- lad the trump and cannot judSe
whsther IL u beoause he has none or
thinks he can uss them better bV nof
lead'Bs than. Some PLAYERS Insist that
q shall hs conventional for the first lead
10 he trump IL tho third hand doubles
dumnv's spade make. This in turn COM
Dele the third hand to avoid the double
hat should not work any more irB,s.sioe
han the heaSt lead to q douhled no
fr,,Fuper. A long a. both donblor and
toubled know u 10 coming u seems equally |
lair to both sides.
Another corventior 70 TIE led Of
'inglston seninst = declared trumu. ~ |
hat N spch n esrd IN rot led thiri hand |
hail be justified In inserrinR that there |
rNs no singleton in the leaders hand. |
Ialens Il was a king. Tie areak hns |
one becn recoEnissd a. one Of the very |
eat openings sG-trst trump declSratlon |
md p ever Prefsrred by nusny % opening |
suit hsaded by b0ah ace aud king.
But with four or more trumns DE
ldesa hand will usually And u maya /
,etter 10 start HE eult u 70 cruFrbseS srv
hence Of being qlIicklv establishes. n
an rot the hFnt foros on ihe dealers Eve
runp hand he reduces 4 10 hia own level.
nd q second faFce usually pute tho dee Ter
= the hole. Many GrDd TRUMP derlPrr-
Ion has heeN sp0iled by thie Eftsck.
Thtch wos1id have hesn ell right N the
Many good plsvsrs lev u down - .
onvention that you should rever lead >
nRieton agAires trump ecleration uD-
IN you are able 90 stou the TRUMP led
, - 70 hold the smsll truvnps until Ire
artner has had another chs-ee to set
op the trump load and &st your pvrtner
J on another suit the slReleton lad
'metimee prys svan better th1o when
bur partner wins the very irnf trick and
,rnes riRkt bark with a. I
An rule two cord esIits are bad TO
Den unless the first led 70 - good -
ck or queen. Acc and one other or k'~R
I'd ono other should rover he Ted While I
sin Gieton nee. shifting IN another suit
once. 10 often a very mood lead. p single
a king h often verv hsd. becaiae I.
~ may make trick with an unG,tp " led '
M. even 70 your partner hss not the ace. Z
" number al unRVSrded kinEs that win .
icks must have bssn remarked by every
servant PLAYER
One conversation which us~d 10 he very Q
mmon 70 nov RoinG out OF fashion. Il
a that " heading the king from an ace =
d then 90 Lad through strength. Un-
y YOU are going 70 80 night on With the !.
u this V no lcnGsg considered Q nood a
ening. because u u now a we'll estnb- q
he'd conv@ntion that u yo1 lead the q
~ and -hlf, you bold &C: tack. or
The convention that has probably 8
ade the greatest progress in the past
ason IL the lead 81 the weakest suit q
ainst a no trImper. when I'll the n
'on9er suits are heSded by single hon Q,
. OF by donors which are not In &C. a
Tho more bridge Is Mayed the greater n
, Increase In the boldneas of tho deal
= no trump declarstinus wstoh these a
,dern M trump makes carafuliy and q
q will find the ma iority os them are Al
oxen suits. Scattering str~ngth IL II
> motto nov. Protection In three =
its. they call 10; not three tricks IN b
y s'iits and protection In the other two ~
ltch uaNd 10 he the rule. ~
When the honoFs arr scattered among A.
res suits IN the dealer hand. Il rH- hi
Tres eSsss ss=saeensnt and : Hale
4 20 Gst them all home and the best h.
fencs against such hands is evidently n
make tho dealer lead away from his ~
ength and 20 AVOID laadins up TO H. <,
Q best chance TO bottle him up 10 90 h
~ what high cards you have until n
plays ont something that YOU can kill =,
q the high cards in the leaders hand =,
not In seuuence. ouch 90 ace queen IN
ono suit. king ton in another. Queen ~
- IN another. IL 10 more than probable =.
q ths high cards In the denler'a hand
also scattered and wh@n too snch :
1oe are opposed the one that laads u n
q great diandvAntA@a. Hence the
dorm system 10 10 lead TIE ssIit In which II
! have no honor at ell Ia pFsferencs II
opening q suit In which the boaors ara .
In eequenca. II
Zero u a typical case: Ths Isadsr held E
} small hearts. four oluba 70 The 400, m
4. four dtamonds 20 the queen ten =
three spades TO the hing Ths Old
70 player would start With the fourth n