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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

and r. also PASSED West knowing the
tcrdcpc, of North 10 bid them up" gave
him the opportunity by bidding one dia-
mond. North. Of course accepted the
challenge and bid two clubs East. being
a good PLAYER. had not forgotten that
West passed on the first round, and did
not interfere but awaited developments
with interest. South. Of course. vac help
less. West thought that North would
stand one more raise and accordingly bid
two diamonds He was not mistaken in
hts estimate OF North's oversanguine nat
urc. aud. after North had announced
three clubs the play caue up 10 him. He
doubled and North was IN a hole from
which nothing could extricate him. on
the pIay-or North and South were Bet 800
points.
We have been asked 10 determine a
controversy az TO the right OF the de-
clarer after the close Of the bidding when
the leaders partner eXposes a card.
The old rule has been changed and the
rule now applicable 10 such offences is as
follows: Rule 66 of the laws OF auction
bridge. "lf, after the final declaration
has been made and before card Is led
the partner of the leader to the first trick
expose a card. the declarer MAY, In addi-
ton 10 calling the card. prohibit the lead
Of the suit Of tho exposed card. should the
rightml leader expose a card 1t Is subject
70 call
4 discussion OH the above controversy
will he given IN next weeks article.
There is no difference In the play Of
hands at duplicate, or straight, auction,
and the discussion of hands and play in
this column is the same for both.
Here is 4 hand which was played re-
Gently at the l<nickerbocker Whist Club,
aud led 20 an interesting discussion. The
dealer held the following cards:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

The score stood ~ 10 IN opponents
favor on the rubber game, and this hand
WAS held by the dealer lie declared ono
sp4de second hand ovcr-called win one
heart. The dealers partner passed ana
fourth hand ovcr-called his partners hi"
of one heart with two diamonds. what
would YOU do holding the dealers hand'
This hand raised considerable discussion
I'm the next issue We viii discuss TWO
team tof four each) duplicate royal auc-
tion. which. to our mind. Is the most IN
terostinc card game that has eyer been
devised for the pleasure oi card players
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
ATLANTIC CITY

Atlantic city, Dec H-Last Sunday
held surprises for the inland visitor down
bv the sea for the week end The beach
sands and walk were thiclllv dotted With
winter promenaders. and the surf held q
score or more bathers just before tho
noon hour. Bathing I'm mid-Dccember IS
an actualitv here by the mild ocean, but
the sport is not recommended to visitors
with touch of cnemia. December bath
ers are usually In somewhat of hurry,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

South properly declared one spade.
West. not belonging 10 that class OF play
ers who show only tops, regardless OF any
other strength. passed North declared
one club to take his partner out OF
shade declaration. With his holding. this
is a very proper bid. Any make OF North
70 take South out Of a one spade bid IL
in the nature of a forced bid and should
be recognized by his partner as such.
East could see no reason why he should
hid ON his six hearts ana passed. South
lack Of high card strength in diamonds
preyented him from showing that suit,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
MAKEUP OF TEAM.

Two players make a team for the game
OF series, as the case may he.
The teams are then divided into two
sides: one half North and South, the other
half East and West. and each team ls
numbered l, 2, 3, T. etc.
The number Of hands or bolrds 10 be
PLAYED is ser orally not less than p 20 80
bat may be az many as desired.
The trays are equally divided between
the number of tables, and when all -four
plavers are seated At their respective hrst
tables the cards are dealt and placed III
the trays The tables being numbered j.,
. 3. 4, etc. each player deals his or her
own hand as the deal is indicated on the
tray in the same manner as at straight
auction.
The North and South players retain their
seats for the entire play. and after the
NAV of the first round or table is finished
the East and West players move 70 the
next table Of higher number. except that
the highest number OF course goes to
table No l.
The duplicate trays are shifted in re-
verse order to the moving players; the
boards AT tdDlC NJ SO4DS ~ Wv ''''''
Of the highest number: the boards al
table No going TO table No. /; the
boards at table No. 8 going to table No
:, etc.
At the end Of the game the total plus or
minus score Of each North and South
team and the total plus or minus score ~
each East and West team is recorded, and
the team on each side having the best
score is declared the winner or top
score.
Trophies or prizes may he awarded to
the team having the hest score North and
South and to the team having the best
score East and West; second and third
prizes. If desired beins awarded in like
order. or course. one player or team, If
he or hey so desire can play tor stake
at duplicate against player or team play
ing the same way, the same as in set
game at auction.
All card clubs arc taking up duplicate
ROYAL auction. and especially vomens
clubs When the modern militant club
woman takes up anything mere man fol-
lows, and the fad is on. Most Of the top
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
RULE INSTEAD OF REASONING.

The fault Of the dealer lay in the fact
that his mind was too intent upon the
rule formulated for assisting ones part
ner. and not giving proper thought to the
actual situation that confronted him.
After his partner made the heart bid and
fourth hand went 10 royals he should
have reasoned that, although his part
ncr's declaration indicated length in
hearts. vet with twelve hearts outside OF
his own hand enough heart strength
would probably be found IN one of the
opponents hands To cause serious trouble.
Therefore. the proper declaration on. his
hand should have been. one no trump.
This bid made at that stage of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
FORMS HABIT OF GOOD PLAY.

II makes one form the habit Of good
playing and spurs on the best play IN
the short social or club game. And 1t
certainly does correct more quickly faults
in the etiquette Of the game and YOU hear
much less Of the Joke that has been told
Of an alleged maxim OF a certain club
that "one peek is worth two illnesses
The player who always calls his bad
play 'inadvertence," or says that he
pulled the wrong card" is kin To the
Irishman who hailed his friend; Pat
did yez tell Mike Mucahey Oi was a
loier?" Il did not" says Pat. 81 thought
he knew it." They don't seem 20 use such
diplomacy quite so often after playing a
while at duplicate auction.
The value OF correct bidding Is most
important on the first round, and leads 10
intelligent cooperation of partners in the
play Of their hands
The following hand well Illustrates tho
pnint. The hand was recently played at
ono Of the local clubs, and II shows how
advantage can be taken Of an oversan-
guine opponent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

NOTE.-The spontaneous approval with
which the first article on royal suction was
fremeIy srsttfytnx. We ask the indulgence
sf those who have sent US letters containing
au,riest the number received makes IL i'm
rossibie 10 reply to each a. promptly as we
would Ike,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
TWO DECADES OF "A CAPELLA" MUSIC IN NEW YORK CITY
Compositions Rendered III
This Period Represent a
Notable Array Of Music
Writers ofMany Lands.

but thew should appeal TO all lovers OF
good music: otlr work may not he per-
feet, but it viii be done with a zeal that
will promise better things In the future
our aim shall he to work FOR IN IDEAL
standard OF choral singing, which we hope
ultimately to reach 10y means Ut carneSt
work and your generous sympathy ana
sunnort H. IT, X.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

South declared a club which West over.
called with one royal spade. North oid
two heart.. With his holdiug. 10 looked
very proper bid, and a though he couId
20 some distance at heart make. East
his partner with two royals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

Tie dealer declared one club. and sec
oud hand passed, and the Dealers partner
bid one heart. Fourth hand oveccall He'd
with one royal The dealer, adherins
closely Ia the rule that proscribes an as
sisting bid Of one on two tricks outside Of
trumps, bid two hearts. The make was
doubled by the opponents, Leading to con
siderable loss for the dealer and his
mariner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

notch whist players arc now playing
duplicate auction, and II seems 20 be the
proper thing for clubs, charities and
parties.
4 few evenings at duplicate auction
usually change ones estimate Of his or
her game, and Improvement rapidly fol
lows. This results from ones inherent
distaste Of being compared 70 his disad-
vantage. 1t causes the recognition also Of
the law Of averages that in q large num-
Der OF games. the conservative bidder.
whose reliability can be depended upon
BY his partner, always wins and that the
exponent Of bluff and boost - almost al
10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
Reliability in Bidding Theory
Settled by Duplicate
Auction.

Tnsrs " PROBABLY no better way 10 ex-
rose N. 1sltacy Of that school OF auction
players who seem unable 10 get away
from the b.un feature Of another well
known card gam. than by playing dupli-
cate royal auction.
In the hrst place duplicate royal auc-
ton is much more interesting and intense
than straight auction. Duplicate and
'traient auction bear exactly the same re-
stion az duplicate and straight whist.
The duplicate whist players were and
hWsys are the Class A players or the
game, and the duplicate whist game. on
account Of It's more interesting features,
survives sven bridge and auction. and IL
riil extensively played. But how often
foes one hear Of a straight whist game
one deliberately arranged?
One feature that makes duplicate auc-
lion 80 interesting and instructive is the
Tact that other players play the same
hands as Mr.. Free Bidder and Mr..
Booster, and as all OF the bids and scores
are recorded, one readily sees what is
sood and what Ia bad play, and the COM
garrison puts q player unconsciously upon
his mettle
The manner Of play and the scoring are
Inc only differences between straight and
duplicate auction, with ono exception.
The cards are dealt in four hands and
placed in duplicate trays tho same as at
duplicate whist, except that trump Is
not turned Consequently. there can he
no new deal after the play of the nrst
nsnd, 80 A hid out OF turn OF . lead be-
Tore final declaration is penalized by
giving the offenders opponents 10 ths
sms a. for a revoke in the honor column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

Otherwise the scoring il the same as at
straight auction.
In orde1 TO guard against possible col
Iusion in doubles and penalties, and the
obtaining of unwarranted penalties in the
honor column, 1t Is provided that no single
penalty Of more than $50 the value OF one
rubber may be credited for penalty IN
failure Of contract. Any surplus over
$50 is noted and carried on the side OF the
column under the heading Of deficit or
%. F." so that balance Of score r.
maintained; the full amount Of said
penalty, however. being charged against
the side losing the same.
In large games. where more than eisht
PLAYERS (two teams of four participate,
tn. usual compass game Is played, the
same a. Al duplicate whist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
HOW SCORING METHODS DIFFER.

The scoring II bit more complicated
than at straight auction, but is readily
learned. In playing set OF duplicate
boards AZ one table, whether IL be T. o. {
Or more hands. the game or rubber may
or may not be completed In the number OF
hands played. Whereas. at straight anc-
lion the game continues until one side
mas won two games or the rubber The
score at duplicate royal auction is as fol-
lows.
game
10 points in the honor column for each sec
ono game
30 points in the honor column for the side
hhsao on each unfinished game.
20 points In the honor column for Did OUT
o. Turn or a lead before hnai declaration
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-03
vERMoNT's CHAMPION SHOCKED.

The champion Roosevelt man of Ver- mont declines to go over to the enemy, but he followed the Colonel at San Juan hill and shouted for him at every turn until he turned down the repub- lican party--then MT. Batchelder wired him:
 T am shocked! For more than four months, l, who am poor man with a wife and two little boys to support, have worked literally night and day, without fear, favor, or hope of reward, for the, progressive cause and have believed that you were that cause per- sonifed. have neglected my busi- ness, earned no money, and am many dollars poorer than I was that evening last March when I dined with you at Oyster Bay, after being summoned there by you. ** I was a member of your regiment in 1908. For fourteen you than for any other members of my own immediate family. It is ter rible wrench, Colonel. S* With a grief the depths of which you can not know I have decided that cannot longer support you for presi- dent of the United States"
 Deponent saith not whether the Col onel gleefully shouted on it's receipt: "A bully good thing!" or not. The let ter shows this champion progressive Is not blind follower to the last ditch that he can be a progressive without being 8 renegade.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-03
IDEAS OF A PLAIN MAN
REASON.

It is well and good to be rational. and to have reasons for what you do. but the best things we do, those of which we are justly proudest. those indeed Eor which our friends love us most, areNthe things we do for no req son at all.
 Take love. the greatest thing in the world. It is never so fine as when it defies intelligence, laughs at prudence. mocks at consequences, and gives itself without money and without price.
 One reason why women are SO much more lovely than men is that they act from the .womans reason, just be- cause
 It's a poor lover who can tell why he loves.
 Take heroism. Precisely because it does not foresee nor count the cost it Is admirable. The careful wise man will do for ordinary occasions, but for the splendid deeds 1t needs a man wh0 is bit mad. ReguluE, Arnold Win kelried Nathan Hale and Sergeant Jasper were not wise; they were bet ter. they were heroic
 Take joy The happy people are not those who can explain the grounds of their contentment; and when a body proceeds to prove he Is happy you may rest assured he is worried.
 Take religion. The apostle told his followers to be ever ready to give a. reason for the fatth that was in them, but my experience, has been that those with the sincerest faith were those who were least disIbgsed and least skilled, to reason about it.
 No. man, your intellect is not your highest faculty; you are Nsuperhuman only when you are caughtNin the fires of the primal instincts.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-03
rAEr AND RECIPROCITY.

The prejudice against Taft because of the. terms of the treaty of reciproc- its with Canada is dying out in the west While the country is as silent as death just now upon this question. which was so near paramount issue that 1t captured Roosevelt, who finally slid away from it by saying that when he endorsed it he did not understand the question.
 President Taft has neither retreated nor apologized. but simply feels that he did his duty as chief executive. Now the Des Moines Capital, which has a1- ways been opposeI to reciprocity in any form, tells its readers that 1t re- gards President Taft as 'the smoker out of reciprocity" for he gave the people a chance to kill 1t. The people were demanding reciprocity with Cam ada and the legislatures of several New England states had endorsed it, and here in New England the press of all parties was largely for 1t. The presi- dent met public opinion like a man, and with a view of Eheapening the price of lumber and other things urged congress to approve the treaty. and it did. Canada declined to enter into the agreement. and those who do not consider the pressure of public opinion and the duty of the chief executive, are holding him responsible and still breathing vengeance against him as if st was a personal instead of a national anatter.
 Says The Capital: Less than four years ago there was an insane demand Dor reciprocity. Men were talking loud about reciprocity, who did not know the meaning of the word. Many men who had been protectionists were heard to say that they were protec- tionists, but, like Blaine. they were in favor of reciprocity. The martyr Me Kinley was quoted in favor of reel procity. None of these things charac- tsrize public debate at the present Ame. Neither the republican nor the aemocratic platform demands any kind M reciprocity. Readers of The Capi- al will remember that we have always Denounced reciprocity in whatever lRuse or name proposed, as a sham, nther understood or misunderstood. Pe have always called it a cheat. If ur government made smart trade lnd beat the other country to it. the Sther country would go back on 1t as )oon as the discovery was made. Our hountry would do the same thing. So EhAt could have been accomplished?
 Reciprocity could not live in public debate. It died a natural death It Rerished under the axe of common in- diligence
 Therefore We must give President Taft credit for smoking reciprocity hut and giving the people chance to hill it."
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-03
WHERE ROOSEVELT MUST SOFT
 PEDAL.

The fact that MT. Roosevelt is going b split the solid south in two is pleas hg to every one but the followers of he democratic standard; and he is )earching for a broad-minded southern democrat who has edge to do it with in he office of vice president, without any immediate prospect of finding him.
 The southern republicans have their blood stirred and they want to know f the Colonel proposes to wine and fine the colored gentry, or is going to lake a white mans position on the color question. We glean this from the Charleston News and Courier:
 IL has been observed that in several states. such as Virginia, Mississippi and Texas. the bull moose organizers have declared that they will not re- ceivs the colored brother into their midst In some of these states the col cred brother has announced that he will run a bull moose party of his own. That must be exceedingly embarras- sing to the statesman who made feature of the announcement. while he was president, that the door of hope f--N NAN AA'N b' SAAhb HI AAAr COAuiCu DTO- ther's face'
 From Birmingham, Ala, the follow ing despatch was sent out:
 Two complete delegations will go from Alabama to the third party con vention in Chicago, beginning August ,. Failing Co gain recognition in the regular state convention, held here to- day, the negro progressive republicans met tonight and elected a full contest ing delegation"
 The southern commenter on this says 1t means that the bull moose party must meet the racial issue at Chicago. It means that Colonel Roose- welt must either go back on his col ored brother in politics or put himself at odds with the great majority of his followers who are voters in the south ern states, including the southern Roosevelt republican leaders, who, like Cecil Lyon. of Texas, fought for him, tooth and nail, against Taft in the reg ular republican convention last month" "
 With this condition in the south and the conflicting state platforms it is evident enough that the Colonel will have to do some soft pedalling or there is going to he a stormy time st his Chicago convention.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-03
THE AUTHORITIES AWAKE.

Waterbury is the only New England city that will tolerate an immoral and undertaking publication, and it is sign of a new awakening for the au- thorities to declare that they will stop it if they have to arrest the editor and his staff every week.
 The Waterbury Republican calls at tention to the law against the printing of such nauseating matter and declares that every issue of these slanderous and blackmailing sheets is breach of the peace.
 It will be queer if there isn't stamina enough in Connecticut to make an end of papers of this character. The old Life in Boston and The Police Gazette were well intrenched and made great fight for existence, but they had to go.
 The Republican well says:
 Anybody who believes that the best way to handle the journalism of Smut Slime and Islander is to treat it with silent contempt should step to the rear. This silent contempt business has been tried for twenty-five years, and see the result. Fighting men are wanted to btep to lno ITOnt ana nelp hammer TT lifeIess. The way to kill IT is to treat TT the way TT treats its luckless victims-hit at TT continu- ously and strike TT with the heavy arm of the law. week after week, until the job is finished.
 Let's hit IT fair but hit IT straight and fast and hard and often until the end comes. Step to the front and hold up the hands of the prosecuting attor- neys. They want your encouragement and support"
 The men who print such papers are alive to their offence, and always man. ifest a spirit of defiance. They allege that prosecution is persecution and 8 good advertisement for them. A per sistent enforcement of the law will take this out of them. There is no place in the goth century for this foul and filthy work of scavengering the state, for the money there is in it. Slan- der and blackmail are both crimes and the law should be consistently invoked against such publications, wherever printed.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-03
rHE PARAMouNT Issug FoR ta12

No true republican has to apologize for supporting republican principles or President Taft in 1912.
 The president struck the keynote of the campaign in his address of accept ance of the nomination on Thursday, when he said the republican party stood for the maintenance of the con- stitution of the United States, unim- paired and to preserve the integrity of the courts.
 The wave of radicalism which makes Debs look like a conservative and which leads away from orderly govern ment to mob rule is really something unprecedented in the history of the republic; but the people are alert and there is no danger that majority will endorse the cratic course of popular political leader.
 President Taft has a proud record and he dodges no issues. What he says may be relied upon. Here is one of his pledges:
 ''The American people may rest as sured that should the republican party be restored to power in all legislative branches. all the schedules in the pres ent tariff of which complaint is made will be subjected to investigation and report by competent and impartial tariff board, and to the reduction or change which may be necessary to square the rates with the facts"
 President Taft, when declining to invade Mexico or Cuba, was not blind to the political opportunity of these situations, for he says: Tt is easy to cultivate political support and pop ularity by warlike and truculent pol icy; but, with the familiarity that we have had in the carrying on of such a war in the Philippines and in Cuba, no one with a sense of responsibility to the American people would involve them in the almost intending burden and thankless task of enforcing peace upon those 15,0O0,00O of people fight ing among themselves, when they would necessarily all turn against us at the first manifestation of our pur- pose to intervene"
 President Taft is true to himself and his trust and begs no question. What he stands for, the American peo- pie cannot afford to throw down.