The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-28
PROBLEMS FOR sun READERS
~ END iuE FOR THE BRID"E
PLAYERS F8 born or.
Ernest BerEhon's Problem called Perfect
la construction Puzzle of Three
N-n Win EIshInk Cottages Ia Rent
Nrroblrnt In articulation At PinaChIr.

la contribution Puzzle of Three
Wen WIN EIshInK Cottages Ia Rent
NProblrm 10 alruI al ton a PinorhIr.
Brig prphlom VI - wa, ona Of
rrna-t Rargh,lts aui &, = .rpi ,paci-
men 81 IN" perfect problem - far az It's
.onst ructIun goes thu position lS.IRS one
hat might easily arS" IN actual play
md thor. haing hut ON" opening lead
IA, will secure tn" required -ix tricks.
The solution ~ for 2 To- start with the
KING Of hearts which \ NAV either win or
pass IN, ls,tr"r defence being for \ to
lake tho trick ~ once and to lead TN" nine
~ spades This IL stronger return
than anv other sult for A and its effect
will bs examined first
puts on the KING % spades and leads
the ten Of diamonds. which must cover
50 ~ 10 force Is king
The position mas now been brought
about IN which 70 will ha uccs ,sarv ~
force a discard from 4 and also - provide
for - being able To discard accordingly
In order ~ achieve this doul'l" result
z leads the trump. 80 that Y may Get r.d
- III. diamond rs hest discard IN this
trick j. spade 80 az To keep twp hearts
A. long as u holds tn. heart jack two
hearts m y hand stop IN. SUI; Rs beat
discard i the JACK of spades
Now - obliged 20 lead has winning
diamond as 10 fore" "a second discard
from 4 y h"ing IN position 10 shape HIS
discard- after -. which he could not
have dom. hat T. led the diamond before
Leading the trump Rs hand being chm
mated by thus time. u ~ clear that \
must settle the fate ot the defence and
that whichever Sult he keeps vii let 20
In case \ should refuse to play the ace
81 hearts on the first triCN T. will con-
tinue with the eight and tho suit will he
adhered 20 until \ plays the ace after
which IN" play will 60 a. before
At trick u NAV discard heart in
stead II 4 spade when T. leads the trump
II he does Il must make his trick with
the eight of diamonds while he IL in the
lead. after which he can play hearts. 80
that Y shall make two triCSs with IN.
queen and nine. II u disCa rds a diamond
instead Of either spad" nr heart Il is clear
that ne makes two diamond tricks good in
o. hand at once
One possible variation in the defence is
for \ To- lead a heart instead II a spade
At trick two. II ~" docs Y holds the trick
with the queen and leads tn. ten II dia
rnonds. covered NV II with tn" jack and
won hy l. with the king
4 ran now lead another round NJ dia-
nonds al ono" before parting with his
'rImp. - a. to force two consecutive
'tisrartt- from \ as before 4 and X
hen ind that they cannot both keep
spades guarded unless one of them gives |
~ IN" protection in hearts and the other !
IA Diamonds.
several complimentary remarks were
made about this problem from those who |
got 10 righ; & I. Johnson says
The beauiv If No - lies IA the fact .
that 4 must lead his trump h-.fur" he
PLAYS has winning diamond. So that his /
partner may get rid 81 the suit that will .
10 l"i NHen ! l. forced To disCa ri which /
consider very pretty feature.
n = kUIpe says. At first this problem
looks easy because there are five tricks !
IN plain sight. and it LOOKS as II one 81
those smaller cards could ne made good
ny turning II into part ut tenaCe. But
when " cam" 10 showing how ] found that |
th"re were - number NJ things To provide |
against
n y Hilton SAYS: Il think this is a !
Rooi AL around problem. the balance |
NJ the parts. all hands being brought into |
IN" play. showing the master hand at
composition
Wallace Hampton SAYS What like |
y n0IIt this kind II problem Is that II in |
forests vou without worrying you tn death |
When Won arp IN the wrong track Won /
soon find ~ o,it and start over again. hut I
those terrible things Of Wertenbaker'- I
leave Won with feeling that there is some /
wriggla that You nave overlooked and that /
your beautiful solution ~ unsound after |
all
CORRECT solutions from.
j g. Walsh. I & Rhodes " 4 BIlklev
y = Milict'-. . n BuSton. J r. Hill .
Roscoe e. Harris. e.. Walters. Henry I
Andre-cn. II Z Green. James Hunter !
Wallace Hampton. Memo / G Ralcum |
q T. furhos " Johnson. II II Miller /
William n l"rsner. Fred Adams \ =
kirkman. Helen Dorsey. } l. Scott.
4 Batt"ll. Bay state - & Shanks
" p " Ellen Jennings Tramp Trays
: { kIN-"v. y - Burt. Ella G. Avery
e. y Hilton. lgue Victor Ia Pput. Jr
H. , kuIp-. j Warren Merrill George
4 ThorIa G. r. y n " Coleman !
W = ". Thomas Rogers Burton ID ,
Blair, Charles We-tbury, J J Mclaughlin /
Nathan u Norris y II W Herbert
Riksr. Robert trpih"r- \ | Strasburger. |
I. X y Ralph Boyer ? ! "
WortI NJ Marble VI = Is e. r johnson. I
= . n aud oscar l.. Thonet
Beiatei solutions for No. ~ are 10 hand /
from tho following " " Dudley, Dr
George &. Bailey " - johnson G. / .
and William n i.ersner
Hero - a rather curious ending which d
is supposed - b" from actual play The
hand Wa no trIWp"r ana Is was the
dealer \ bed IN" aca 81 diamonds ont /
- turn and ~ called upon T. not to lead the 1
suit nf the exposed card This was IT," !
position If the last slx rds IN each hand |
artnnv p,oHlEn So