The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07
PROBLEMS FOR sun READERS
4 TRIP or TWO TEN tCES SET
ron RRIIH.E PIiiERS
Another Of Frank Roys Problems
bridge Deal Prem the Ear Nest for
the Experts Geometry fer Gslfers
Ingenuity aud ONrrSIghia 90 Che-s.

The tran in bridge problem No. NJ.
q hich 10 another Of Frank Roy's, ll~s in
~. attractive appearance 81 the two
t"nac~-. Y holding a double tenace over A
~ diamonds, while z holds over y in the
-an. way IN clubs. The weakness of
ihcss tsnaceS IL that the player can lead
Zach ~ them Ia his partner only once. ~
hat u IL impossible for him Ca get the full
benefit II them
The solution. therefore. .urns up on the
rrr--ihihty II forcing either 4 or n To dis
card from one ar the other Of the minor
tsnac-s. after which one lead through Will
W. enough: but rs there IA one free discard
~ hand this i not easy The only way tu
get around IL u to sacrifice one tspaoe suit
for the sake IT masking the other
T. starts Ivy forcing a discard from 4.
giving uI, hls tenAce in clubs To do so and
BEADING the aCe first II A discards either
- diamond or n spade this one discard i
enough To break up his defence. because
whichever he lets 60 will he immediately
l-d through him by z
~ \ selects the diamond all three of
" diamonds will he good for tricks.
after which Y will put 4 into the lead with
a club. compelling 4 to lead away from
his guarded king ~ spades and lose It.
should 4 discard spade Il would at
onc, pick up his king with the ace, Y un-
blocking by giving up the queen and all
three VI IL SPADES would then win tricks.
after which must lie left with threc
winning diamonds. or two good diamonds
and the best heart
THE brings A's discard down tn the
small heart which is his best defence 10
the lead ~ the ace Of clubs and forces
Z u GO right IN with the queen ~ clubs,
~ A. to force a second discard from 4
u will win this trick with the king. but
4 must let go diamond unless he Is
willing 70 blank his king % spades or
make Us small heart good for trick
Upon getting In II can lead anything
he likes. and he will find Y and z prepared
u meet A. II he tries a spade Y puts
on the ace second hand. makes his jack
~ clubs. and then leads whatever suit
4 tiScards II b tries the diamond The
lead goes up u VS. tcnaC.. and after
Y has made three diamond tricks he holds
a good heart or his partner has the spade
ace and the club jack for the end
Should y Lad a club. putting 4 in at
once Re simply does for Y and z what
they would otherwise do Tor themselves
IN forcing A TO a discard. II this dis !
card il a diamond z can make the ace
20 spades and then load diamond through
90 vs. tsnace
should A disca I'd his remaining heart
instead 81 diamond. on the second club T.
lead. b must Lead a diamond and after
Y has made two tricks in that suit "
established hearts forces the same old
decisive di~cs nj from A. n * tries /
third 4 und - clubs putting z in. he
ruts hu own partner in the hole. with
the same result in the end play
The trek in the solution, II should 10
seen. IL Ia force 4 Ia discard twice ON rhe
clubs before any other suit Is led Any
other solution ~ unsound
suppose T. starts with n diamond and
' returns club. y meets this attack-ky
giving up the club klng on the second
rbund 80 AZ to leave Il in the lead with "A
losing spade. and AZ heart " good for a I
second trek. This defence of Rs was
10y all those who thought they 4
had solved 10y the diamond opening
cannot save the diamond opening by I
leading a second round at once, a. that .
only makes the kings OF diamonds and J,
spades good for tricks. To meet this
attack 4 can AFFORD To give mp both his
hearts when ! shifts to the club suit
and To keep his protection m spades.
Even IL y returns the spade queen after
he has won the first trick with the dia-
mond jack 4 and must make three
tricks instead Of one, because the heart
in As hand Is good. a. well as his two
kings
Correct solutions from:
Tramp Trrys. X. h. Hawkins. I. &.
Rhoiss. y. y. W. G Walters. Ben karn.
burton II Blair. Wallace Hampton. James
Hunter. George A ThorT~. y j. J. \.
Ra'teli J. s. Barstow Roscoe &. Harris.
Helen dorsey. NJ. ID. Ayers. e. y. Hilton.
]. l.. Scott, " -. Burt. A y. kirkman
". " Dudley. h. T Green, u. z. ".
J W. Cromwell. Jr.. Fred AdAms. .. II.
Il; T Forbes. IRoe. Milton {. lsbeu. " W
Coleman, Ray State. y. =. Mlllstts. =. {
kinsey. u. G. shank J. B Hill. Arthur l..
Brown Thomas Rogers, " y W. Nathan
" Morris Charles We-tbury. DR. George
t. Bailey. Victor On Point Jr Il y. Kripe
= J Mclaughlin. Henry Andersen. u X
Thaw. Ella e Avery, $. =. H.. & =. John
-on. NJ. Marble. Alg-ruon Brey. W n
Wortg. ". 4. MCIellR". A. Strashurg"r
Jersey. {. q Foster. J Warren Merrill AID
one postmarkei Hartford. hut unsiei 81. /,
Those who took II for granted that \
you'll discard a spade on IN" first tri"H
md did rot show his best defence which
i 20 discard heart. cannot he C-sriit.
with the correct soluti ion.
Those Who start With ssmall club. eIvinH
3 the first trick. instead Of the SECOND. are
slsD in error. ~ that allows to shift the
suit At onc. which j. fatal. A must he
made to discard twice before any other
.ui' IL lei.
Here IN a composition from the FAR
Vest which looks ~ II u might bother
,one Of the experts Clubs are trump-
md Il - in the lead as usual
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