The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23
BIDDING AT AUCTION BRIDGE
TnO DT>TINCT SYSTEMS arr
\OU PRIITISTD.
or. .rd IarEeT nv the BeEinner. the
ou.rr ~ the I.Nprrt Merits In Both
Aurtinn BrldEe More Popular AS
,rr Waiter of IBl,I,ilnE 4 Mastered

10. .t.i,"u' ~ autumn IN" game ~
L... .- .skru IN a new lease of life
.. ..utug winter will probably So.
.. l.r game. especially since the
.-I ,Iub- have taken IL M Ia the
a.. ...n,,iI-luu of the older game.
... .rp .u,-~r same card clubs pooh
.. .....uu. and although the New
.....r Whist club tricd To arouse
.ar.-' 10 ~ 10y giving "A lectur.
..T.,.t and invited the member-
. fell o., dead a. the royal spade
,..... Sc % tlub the committee. Whose,
..s... ~" are the authority through
..,,.. ...u'~,.. dld not consider auction
s.... .. game because Of the inordi-
80. ....'H # IN. ulbb"rs and the fact
4 data. yrr Was - much at the mercy 81
s... liner
g.. .ty" come round since then
a.. .... ubN" adopted special codes Of
law. auction bridge which have Just
,sa- ... ..-.,t and the favorite game IN
The ...I -uom- IL auction. Three pub
ls.e-~ .ssa brought out text books On
mo .ur. within "A month and the pro-
,s.s.,a. 'oachers make no mention Of
srv,t,s rut auction in their pTospec-
500
va ms brought about this change in
t.e ,r...ie toward the game? Simply
ne...rs \ better understanding Of the
r-.r - { bidding
he q test for the game Of auction
h-,a.. s. he value 81 the rubber in time
mi POI lay II you find It takes you
tra l..r- - finish a rubber there IL
.orra'r ~ radically wrong. because
among god players a rubber lasts bur
L',Ie .-rser than at bridge. forty minutes
h@irg the exception or tho limit II YOU
erd 'N- average value OF the ruhbers
Il r.rr.rs between an and 600 points,
phi,h .- n" experience Of most begin
rors yuu must be making expensive
r,is'as.- ~ the bidding and undertak in z
e. yin 'r' .k- that are impossible no mat
tor how v"ll YOU play the hands
The cn--ar' value Of "a rubber az auc-
ton ridge - not more than go points
IN -na at-rags and its inCr"as" over
no a,eras- e bridge IL due Ia two fac
I'm. 'ho most valuable game at the table
il rlav.l - that more is made ON The
,nf~. AMI m" rubber is worth $50 in
seal y .ru Mhils the average valu.
IA -.rt"r - rr ige IL about lsn after
Ait.rG re. Pho It"rag" value Of the rub
u..r A. auction Is about 80 before add ng
,na ejo
A. rrs-.n' here are two distinct svs-
.a.~s # bidding IN use each of which
- pc advocates and neither IT which
~ H...' -I'ul"ntly tried out to com
.-r '-'.f ~ distinctly superior 90 tn"
10. Ir" fnal outcome III probably
..s blending II the two. just as there. -
..at 90 Harmonious mixture 81 IN" long
.r.. -.,. short suit systems IN Whist, -N--
..... nH..h w-r" ono" bitterly oppus'-i
90 b H'her.
'.a more. common system and no" one
v.l.. .- NOR" attractive 10 IA" b"g.un.r
.-.....-. ( rts simplicity ~ To mas" the
%, r. md ~ the bld- upon trick winning
re IRRESPECTIVE" 90 length TINS -
u'r yIew To Leading up To- the goal u
....' m bridge players, n" no trump"r
DO systems. to begin with. bid
'.'. -.ide is equivalent to passing. hut
-v-tem 10 means more than m
.,. 30. r. what NAV - called th.
'r.' .. tr.. .-s.uner's system there - no
rrstlup'..a - -.Yt- when the object - to
low strength and the only limitation -
'ra'fr.. rlI -rtil not b. for more than one
the. 10 q r"d -Iit but may bc for more
nan IN" trick m spades and sometimes
lang Du' II consideration for the
- r-.- the hands IN which a player L.
g-srs.'.d ~ higher previous bid from
raru,c -g.r. he should always be ready
o.. -s.g 4 -.l-" trick IA anything should
- 8 r. tlgu card IN h,s hand but an
80 -. would rafn. that suit budding on.
'-cs l'. whether rh. 40. were the hear
.a-r.~f .~ r.ur With both king and
Il 4.
'-.s ..-.,rl-.. 10. ua- sure stopper on
81. 49,. r.I rruui ~ the latest
I..- pc. track bad serves a double pur-
-. T. shows command - q suit m case
80 ra--r~- has th.. elements Of a no
'-.-'.- ' other suits. and ~ shows a
49, '.a' '.. ,trtn.r can lead with safety
70 .--. OPT. maj declaration goes 10 the
t7r"r-Hr.~
I'a layer who adopts the beginners
30. r.r"~ makes a bad IN a suit IN
.. .- r..i- nothing hut length. such
a.. OIL. a,t- - the jack and ten. unless
be- .- ''-r'fnu 90 uId two tricks IN II
fa .-.rH.d n b" bids on. trick
&c ..r.'.. and docs not follow ~ up
~. rNr 'u,s nd q shows that he
80 .. ru vrunrug cards only and
-7-'' rhrfu"r 20 90 no frump-
70 b." we 1872 tho ono trick bid with
'7. '. '.i 10 shows that he wants
pc ...' '- 'r.wrs and does not care
g. .' '.. 'tr' ~ . no frImper
-.-' . 'rI- system lies in the
'a'' ...' 90. rtr'n"r ran depend on the
'-' .'".y for "A trick in the suit
'-' ..- "y""ptIng ia" spade call
..- Tore. a holds good no matter what
'.. -. ". .-tfIun NAV be or who plays