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AN INADEQUATE REWARD.

Another peculiar psychological twist in
auction is that when one first takes up
the game his action on doubles savors Of
excessive timidity possibly. of course,
from inexperience. But after the player
has become of even ordinary proficiency
he becomes the boldest of doublers. often
without warrant. without the slightest
consideration Of the score or whether the
loss of the double will send his opponents
over the coveted goal line. His little
knowledge has become dangerous and the
question of adequate reward for the
double is submerged in his food Of ex-
hilaration at the thought of "stneing'
his opponents.
More net loss occurs through bad
doubles than in any other department of
the game. Ii is Of common occurrence.
game after game. To see one side 20 game
and rubber through the three bids at
hearts and royals being doubled. when
the most the doublcr can hope to gain is
a paltry hundred. Doubling is all right if
one has the strength 10 warrant and the
penalty is large enough 10 reward the
loss Of ones advantage at the stage.
A CASE IN POINT.
The following hand. played AZ local
club. illustrates the point:
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Score: Love ALL rubber game.
South declared one royal. Here is an
instance Of a bid without tops where
the justification is apparent. In all hands
where large concentration Of honors Will
probably indicate an equal distribution Of
the remainder, a one-spade bid is in
danger of being left in. \ two-spade bid
by South would have been needless in
vitation TO his partner 10 make strong
declaration warranted by his own cards.
West overcalled with a two-heart dec
laration. Vests knowledge that South 5
royal bid at the best was headed by king
jack. pointing to good strength in other
suits. should in itself have been sufil-
cient reason for West to have remained
silent.
North and Easts respective two royals
and three hearts that followed reqsire no
comment
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MUSIC NOTES.

William Hinshaw, barytone. OF the Met
ropolitan Opera company will give a
song recital i'm Carnegie Hall this after
noon This will be his programme:
Himmel und Erde. Die Hdtte. hire Stimme.
Ins Freie ................ Robert Schumann
Der Atlas Der Doppelganger. Fahrt Zum
Hades Postllion krOnos. Franz schubert
Das Gebet An Widen kHppenstrande,
Lind duf'ig halt die Maiennacht,
Fruhlingssegen. Nerrath. Hell Schmet-
ternd ruff die Lerche Hugo Bruckler
Ausfahrt. Altassyrisch. Die Mauloronner
F'ugc Die Heimkehr ....... .Adoph Jensen
There will be a performance OF Bach 5
"St. Matthew Passion at St Bartholo-
news Church ON Wednesday evening.
The regular choir Of the church will be
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A SCORING CONTROVERSY.

query has been submitted by Mrs.
A. s. O., OF Somerville, y. j., based on
a controversy which occurred over mat
ter OF scoring. South had declared three
hearts and West had doubled and the
hand was played at that contract, South
making five by cards. The correct scor-
ing is covered by law IS Of The Laws OF
Auction" as follows:
when a player whose declaration has
been doubled wins the declared number
Of tricks. he scores bonus Of fifty
points In the honor column. and further
fifty points for each additional trick. IL
he or his partner has redOubled, the
bonus is doubled"
North and South were entitled to 80
in the honor column and 81 on the trick
score Had East and West been success
full at the double they would have been
entitled TO have scored 100 in the honor
column for each trick short OF the con-
tract made by the opponents, or 30 II the
declaration had been redoubled.
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MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS.

In ST Peters Church. Chelsea square.
this evening nj 7:i5 O'Clock. Stainers can
tata The Daughter Of Jairus" will be
rendered under the direction of George
Henry Day. with Miss Florence de e
Allen. soprano; Frederick l.. Bailey.
tenor. and Mr. William r. Odroyd. barry
tone. in the solo parts.
The Seven Last Words of Christ" by
Dubois. will be sung under the direc-
ton Of DR.. William {. carl this sun
DAY evening at o'clock i'm the "Old
First" PRESBYTERIAN Church. Fifth avenue
and nth street The soloists will be
Margaret Harrison soprano. Elizabeth
'arh I'D. ccntralto: charles W. Iiarri-
son. tenor, and j. william Fison bass.
and there will he an augmented choir.
In the morning at II O'Clock Gounod's
'Gallia' will be sung. and on Easter even
ing Haydn's Creation" will be rendered
The hfty-hfth free organ recital In the
popular series will be given tomorrow
evening at the same church, under the
direction of Or. Carl by Harry Oliver
tiirt. \. \. g. o.. and postgraduate OF
the Guilmant organ school
The Johnson Trio and quartet. of No.
" West l36th street. are having a busy
season. not only on account of their sing
ing. hut the manner in which they amuse
their audiences. Their work is securing
for them many engagements among high
class clubs and musicals.
Samuel A. Baldwins organ recitas in the
great hall of the College OF the city OF
New York still continue to attract large
audiences. This Sunday he will play the
Bach q major Prelude and Fugue, Put
tbs Sonata in T. minor. Op. q; Sibelius's
''Finlandia." with pieces in the smaller
forms by Saint-Saens, Franck, Haight
and Lemare
Miss Leontine de Alma. contralto and
teacher. studio Hotel Endicott. gave "A re-
cital at the Institute of Musical Art on
March for the artistic benefit of the
students OF the institute. F'raulein de
Ahnas well chosen programme gave
much pleasure. to the many musicians
present.
Maurice Lafarge, who has Just returned
from "a Canadian concert tour with Ed
mond Clement. left March on an extend
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PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

The philharmonic Society of New YORK
o., tho Rrooklyn Academy of Music this
afternoon at 3:i5 Will give under JOSEF
S,ransky. the final subscription concert OF
IFS series in that borough.
Al Carnegie Hall this week the regular
Philharmonic concerts Will be omitted.
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SPADE CONVENTIONS.

We are now experiencing the surfeit
OF spade conventions that We so care
fully warned against in previous article
and we again call the attention OF the
best friends of the game to the fact that
the very danger We warned against Is
well under way and, in our Judgment, TO
the great detriment of the game OF
auction. We purpose TO take the subject
up in another article more seriously than
space at present permits and We ask the
best students of the game TO write and
express their views on the question
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AT MUSIC STUDIOS.

Several talented violin pupils OF LOUIS
Green gave recital AT his studio at
Aeolian Hall last Sunday. in the presence
of many we'll known professional m"-
sicisns Among those deserving OF
special mention were Charles Blaha, VINO
gave a rendition of Saint Saenss "Rondo
Caprccloso." and Harold t1nkelsteln
twelve-year- old pupil whose playing evil
denced the musical phrasing upon when
his teacher lays so much stress.
Louise Kellogg. soprano and teacher of
singing. studio Carnegie Hall. gave the
frs, of four successive Thursday after
Nom teas at her studio. when number
Of friends. old and new, assembled To
hear her sing and to view new OIL po'
trait If herself. Miss kellogg sang last
week at the home of Mrs. r.. Parmaiee
Prentice.
Miss ]. Belle Botwood. teacher OF
pianofcrte. OF No. IA Mercer street. Jer-
sew City. owing TO the demand for her
services In New York, has opened
studio at No West 18th street. where
she will teach on Wednesdays. Miss Bolt
wood is considered by those who know
her 10 be a painstaking teacher Of mucn
experience.
Mary Pinney. pianist and teacher. IS
now located at her new studio at NO as
Central Park West a.f
Gustav L, Becker and his pupils. as
sisted by Miss Fannie Hirsch, soprano,
will give recital this afternoon In Studio
No. $780, Aeolian Hall.
Mrs Haggerty-Snell, teacher OF vocal
music, has removed her studio to the Ivy
Court. No. 20 West 107th street. Mrs.
Smell claims to teach voice culture In ac-
cordance with the common sense method.
She says that mot all may become art
lists. but every one can be taught to sing
artistically."
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Al item 81 especial interest In tho pro-
eramme viii boz the selection from Nh.
Damro~ch's grand opera "Cyrano.
The symphony Society VIII close It's
New York season with a special concert
on Easter Sunday evening. March y. for
the benefit of the orchestra Pension
Eunh-
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ORIGINAL ooLoVlNE SCENERY.

he Metropolitan has for this produc-
uon bought complete the scenery and cos
tunes that were used at the Paris produc-
Ton in 1903 The scenery and costumes
we're designed by the Russian artist GOO
vine, and are so much out of the usual
run OF stage settings Jhat. at least IN the
ease Of scenery. some people have even
gone so far as 10 declare that 1t has IN
nuenced the post-impressionists At any
rate It is as thoroughly Russian as is the
music.
The cast Of Boris Godounoy' has been
:" constant rehearsal now for several
weeks under the direction Of Mr.. Tosca-
NM and OF Giulio Setti, the Metropolitan's
''horus master. The cast chosen for the
opening performance on Wednesday even
ing Is as follows:
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NEW YORK SYMPHONY soCIEY

The last concert of the regular Sunday
series of the Symphony Society OF New
York. Walter Damrosch, conductor. VIII
take place this afternoon at Aeolian Hall
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ANSWER TO QUERY HAND.

The very noticeable Improvement in the
answers received on our query hands IL
illustrates how a player by giving hand
some thought can accurately read the
holdings OF the other players. If players
would use some Of the same careful anal
yss of hands in their play We feel sure
that their consideration would be amply
rewarded in satisfaction as we'll as profit.
The query hand of March was as fol-
lows:
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this instance a diamond bid cannot be too
strongly condemned. A bid or a low value
suit. without proper high cards, unsup-
ported by outside strength. violates the
integrity of the partnership
West followed with bid OF TWO hearts
also subject to criticism as being insuf-
fcient: the important point or a high oid
in this case being, Of course, to smut out
any roval declaration. A bid of three or
four hearts should have been Vests or
ferlng. North declared two royals ana
East overcalled with three hearts. Wheh
It came I'D TO North he made the score
bid If three royals, fighting for the rub
Der game.
SHOWED BAD JUDGMENT.
East doubled. In the face OF his part
ner's command by an original two bid to
allow the heart declaration TO stand and,
Furthermore. with a game hand assured
by his strong assistance. Easts relin-
oushing a strong position for possible
penalties was extremely weak work.
Itouevar II made no difference at this
particular point. as Vests holding clearly
marked the way, ard he declared four
hearts.
Despite East's double on the previous
round \orth declared four royals, a
purely speculative bid and illustrating to
what lengths some players VIII so in the
attemot TO save the rubber game In
estimating the probable value of his hand
he could count on some assistance from
his partner. as revealed by the diamond
| declaration. but lack or any turther sup
porting bid by his partner and East
show of strength gave every indication OF
| heavy penalties TO come.
| East again doubled. and West. deferrng
| to his partner on account Of both doubles.
! let the contract stand. and the battle was
on at four royals doubled.
On The play-off three aces in plain suits
and the ace and jack Of tru.nps furnished
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RELIABILITY THE SLOGAN.

When absolute reliance can be placed
upon a partners action. the game be-
comes a wonderful vehicle of cultivation
and pleasure.
Here is a hand held in actual play that
illustrates the point Of reliability and
clearly shows how a partner may safely
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SCHOLA CANTORUM.

Tie second concert Il Tho Macbowell
Chorus of the Schola can,orum. which
was to have been given on Wednesday.
March T. but Was postponed on account
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THE REPLY OF A. n. r.

One OF the best answers among a large
number is given by A. II. r., OF Brooklyn
as follows: 1.-THE score q to 0 on the rub
Der game is the controlling consideration,
and holding this hand East should de-
clare one royal. As the dealer has opened
on the rubber game at dangerous score
with a spade. and West and North pass
ing. the missing spades are probably
equally divided between the other three
hands and West should hold at least three
shades with at least one honor. East can
count six tricks in his own hand, and re-
quiring only one trick to go game and
rubber ne will be more likely TO be sue
cessful at royals than at a no trump
with the dangerous singleton
In the actual hand in play West held
three spades to the king. ten and on a
proper royal declaration by East he was
able to drive out the trumps and score
one odd at the make, game and rubber.
At a no trump declaration North would
have opened club and would have
scored one by cards defeating the con-
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private apartment in the Kremlin. His
children. the young Czarevitch Theodore
and his sister Xenia. are there with their
nurse. Xenia is erieving over the re-
cent death Of her fiancee. The nurse tries
TO comfort her. The boy amuses himself
with games, in which the nurse joins him.
Boris. entering. advises Xenia to seek
distraction with her girl friends. and she
retires. leaving the Car and his heir
alone.
Half unconscious IF the childs pres
ence. Boris gives way to gloomy medta-
tons and discloses the mental suffering
10 which the memory OF his crime has
subjected him. He is interrupted by the
announcement that his minister. Prince
schousky. has arrived TO tell him OF the
uprising Of the people In favor Of the
false Dmtri. Terror seizes the Car. He
insists upon Schousky's assurance that
ne really saw the dead body Of the muir
dered Czarevitch. Left alone, his emotion
overwhelms him. Spectre haunted, he
sinks upon his chair. crushed and broken,
almost bereft of reason.
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THE UPRISING AGAINST BORIS.

The garden OF the castle OF Mlchek, in
Poland. is shown in the opening scene OF
the third act Michek's daughter the
beautiful Marina, rejects AL other suitors
in favor of Gregory. Prompted by love
and ambition, she urges him TO lead the
uprising against Boris and seize the
throne himself.
The scene following shows US q gather
ing Of typical Russian peasants in the
Forest of Krony. They have captured
and are haunting the noble Kbroutchow
lof the false Dmitri's staff. A slmpleton
furnishes amusement for the urchins.
varleam and Missail lead In denunclatlons
OF Boris. Monks arrive singing the praises
Of the false Dmitri. Suspected by the
crowd, they are attacked, and their fate
seems perilous when they arc saved by
the arrival Of Gregory, the false Dmitri
and his troops.
In the closing scene OF the opera
meeting OF the Douma Is being held TO
determine what action should be taken TO
crush the false Dmitri. Prince Schouisky'
looming In. interrupts the proceedings by
describing the agony Of Boris. which he
had witnessed by eavesdropping. In the
midst OF his narration Boris himself en-
tiers the hall and overhears Schouisky 8
words. He denounces him bitterly and
threatens him with death. AT this point
the monk Pimenn is ushered I'm. lie has
had mysterious dream. in which ven
cradle shepherd told him how, after haV-
Ing been blind from childhood. he had re-
Gained his sight by obeying the order OF
miraculous vision OF Dmitri. the slam
czarevitch. 70 offer a prayer at his tomh.
The monks words terrify the Car lie
calls for his son Theodore. who rushes
INTO his fathers arms. Boris feels the
end is at hand. Declaring Theodore his
rshtful heir and begging the mercy Oh
heaven for his crimes, he sinks into his
ensir and dies
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WORSE AND MORE OF IT.

Concord, Concord" shouted the brake
man as the train pulled into the station
during tremendous outburst OF thunder
and lightning.
Tie clever woman grasped her UNI
brclla firmly.
Not only conquered" she calculated.
but taken by torm."-Youth's COM
panion.
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East and Vests total harvest, five tricks
North and South thereby losing 200 points
In penalties.
II the net result, however, is figured II
will be found that the sacrifice OF the
game and rubber with a small slam and
sixty-four honors at hearts through
Easts failure to properly support his
partner was entirely too great and the
penalty grossly inadequate.
We cannot bear down too heavily on the
ACCESSIBILITY Of letting a, safe position at
auction alone. The constant rainbow
chasing on hands that insure the holding
Of the game safe without risk or penalty
Is not only foolish and expensive. but
rocks the boat so that the team is likely
to founder.
ROCKING THE BOAT.
Here Is hand in actual play at A local
club that aptly illustrates the point that
the hand that rocks the boat ruins the
play:
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the consensus Of opinion being that she
was "a pianist of no ordinary ability"
Adea Bovine. the soprano. sailed on
Saturday on'the KONG Albert for Europe.
bearing letters from Andreas DIPPED to
leading opera houses abroad. Mr.. DIPPED
says Miss Bovine needs only practical ex-
perience to fit her for the Metropolitan.
Opera House. Her return is somewhat
indefinite but when it comes Il is ex-
pected that she will appear as memb-r
OF the Chicago Philadelphia Opera Com
pany. Her singing this season has been
successful. Recently she appeared as 60
loist at a Royal Arcanum affair in Brook
Ign and also at tea given for Mary
Garden.
Hans Merx. the German lieder singer,
sang before the Tonkiinstler Society on
March at Memorial Hail. Brooklyn. IN
speaking Of the concert THE Standard
Union" Of Brooklyn, says: He has 4
pleasing voice Of good range. which he
used last night with discretion, particu-
larly in a Schubert group which he gave.
The Garrgue Grand Opera Quartet gave
a concert on March 10 in the ballroom Of
the Hotel Plaza before the Ohio Society
of New York. A large and representative
audience listened TO the attractive pro-
gramme that was rendered. The Gar
rigue Grand Opera Quartet, which ~
under the mana cement OF Esperanto Gar
rigue. No 500 West 1lith street. Is now
hooking enpapements for the seaSon of
1913 IA
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Holden Huss have
been specially engaged to give the clos
ing artist recital at the Wesleyan School
Of Music. Delaware, Ohio. on March -.
The programme will consist Of piano
numbers and songs by Bach. Haydn,
Schubert, Liszt and Chopin. one part OF II
being devoted to Huss compositions. by
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EAST WENT TO FOUR HEARTS

West. probably thinking that his part
uer had already discounted the trick value
Of his club suit offered no further bid 10
show other strength. East, however de-
cIared four hearts. This bid was probably
more or less actuated by the fear OF los
ing game and rubber, but was wholly I'M
warranted. With an opening heart lead
promising two possible tricks added Ia
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The Premium Placed Upon
Skill in Auction Is Pro-
nounced-Psychology
of the Game.

The psychology of the game Of auction
,,,dce is an interesting study OF itself.
Latent egoism drops its mask OF mod
sstv and stands forth in glaring light.
Tho love Of being praised admired and
exalted for excellence AT the game Ger
,ainlv demonstrates virulent form of
yanjtv and an interesting phase OF the
,benomenon is that IL attacks good and
had PLAYERS alike. The symptoms, posi-
,lv are more noticeable in the rockies"
Than among the students whose observa-
inns are necessarily based on logical de-
duction.
II is peculiar fact that most players
hscome sincerely convinced of their great
ability and readily admit its possession.
Their mistakes and bI1gling play are re-
earded as trivial exceptions and are
lightly brushed aside.
We have many, many times watched
nlavers who rarely bid or play one hand
IN ten correctly, swelling with importance
on finally winning a rubber, although they
have unconscously dropped one or more
tricks en- every hand played.
SKILL HAS ITS REWARD.
Skill is more amply rewarded at auc-
ton than at perhaps any other card
game and II is a mathematical certainty
in a series Of rubbers Of sufficient length
10 allow the law Of average TO make an
equitable distribution OF cards that the
skilled player will far outstrip the ordi-
nary player. who will console himself
with the idea that he has been out
tucked"
It's the outstanding Of resources ut auc-
ton that counts; taking minimum losses
on weak hands and getting the maximum
gains OH good hands that marks the re-
liable bidder and player. The moment one
departs from the lines of reliability in the
bidding he destroys the working partner
ship and dissolution soon follows.
Many players of good rating will sub
scribe 10 this argument. and yet when
put TO the test in actual combat, up comes
that psychological ink and they will
make declarations they know are unsound
and unfair TO the partnership and against
good team work. IL is passing strange.
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Spades-S, 7, 6, 5, q.
Hearts-A, @. 8.
Diamonds-A, @. J, 8.
CIubs-A.

The score was q to in favor OF East
and West on the rubber game.
South dealt and declared one SPADE
West and North passing. East held the
above hand. What should his action be?
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ge,zvoa1e ScA,sl5e5 'as1,L -7eo1as7 ~zaH I~a'e6fS

of the illness of its conductor hurt
SCHNEIDER. will take place In Carnegie
Hall on April H.
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strings. The full programme Of the CON
cert is as follows:
e,,,,, r,honv in - minor. ..-.+.....-. Slnding
.rore nocm Max and Moritz' ..... Mrazek
t.,isode from Lenan's Faust. Scene
In the Village Tavern 'Mephisto
80 'Arnrenti Sorcicr': Scherzo tafter
ballad py GoctheD ...--....'- 'puhdS
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Score, love all. rubber game.
South opened with a royal declaration
which West overcalled with two clubs.
North's holding was hardly up to the re-
duired standard for an assisting bid on
the initial round. but nevertheless he de-
clared two royals In view of his strength
In Vests declared suit, a later bid would
have been more informatory.
However, North's bid had the effect OF
driving East to a three heart declaration
A little high perhaps, with his partner
having declared strength in another suit
South overcalled with three royals, also
unwarranted by his holding.
With strong opening lead against
East's declaration. backed by four trumps'
including two honors. he should nav
waited for his partner, rather than IN
crease the royal declaration with mana
limited To trumps In trick taking vaIle.