The sun., 1913-12-28
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Il dealt ana bid three diamonds. partly
us a shutout and also TO indicate strength
As well as great length. With average
sslstance In the dummy 1t should go
game. \ passed. does not take his
~ -tner out with royals because that
may be rs weakest suit and also because
he has the average assistance ;ha; should
help Il TO go game III diamonds Win
sin losing cards in his hand and no
Il ance to iLif a suit until the third rounu
ten tricks In royals are not as promising
a. eleven IN diamonds. bid three
hearts
Il started tie second round with four
diamonds. which and y both passed,
wisely refusing to assist on trumps
alone even with a singleton In the ad.
verse su!; Il cannot have diamonds
enough to give him more than one run,
- that AS hand is not worth more than
a single trick
Il went on 10 four hearts. ana to star;
the next round Il bid five DIAMONDS. and
again il Went round 70 Il. who hid i've
hearts Now Il passes, waiting to hear
from his partner
has three bids open 10 him-to
double five hearts. trusting his partner
for couple of diamond tricks and some
rick outside. probably "A club: To go six
diamonds. which is risky without an ace,
or 20 shit 20 royals.
lbbltillts tllt IL ~ = utt~ ipl pieStat
anv great prospect Of penalties compared
with the possibilities OF going game, and
he increase In the diamond contract car
he left TO the partner IL royals do no,
suit him. The only thing 10 coonslder Is
HAT will have TO bid grand slam
to overcal fve royals. y bid the fire
royals.
At this stage b made the mistake OF
assuming that If the royals had beer
| very strong y would have taken his part
n.r out at the start. and that was now
| simply showing couple Of tricks to help
| the diamond declaration along. BIS hand
| looked big enough to set that contract In
| ROYALS. and as II was free double h.
| COL: advantage of H. hoping 10 drive 2
| to bidding seven diamonds. on the ffti
round Il refused 10 redouble and A ant
Y both passed.
| Much 10 Bs astonishment Y made q
grand slam nj ROYALS and z would hav,
| done the same thing In diamonds had n'
| gore back to that suit after the assist
! arce shown IN spades Il led hear
| and trumped It. Then he ieI the &C,
| and jack OF spades. overtaklng with th'
| queen and dropping tine nine. discard
| inC diamond 50 as to keep the clut
| king guarded In case tho iinesse In dia
| monds failed. This would prevent the
| loss OF more than one trick in clubs.
| There is 10 danger in the diamond
! lincSsc, as the contract ~ saIe even II \
| has the king Of diamonds and leads &
| club. If the hnesse holds II Is Il granG
slam which is we'll worth tine risk.
II may be interesting to note that hat
tho hand been played AS diamond A
would have led the heart 20 his partner,
declaration; Il would have trunped thu
| first trick and led a low spade. put
| ting dummy IN. so that Y might lead III,
diamond for the finessc. which woult
] have to he made II Y had overcailet
u with six tricks in diamonds .nsteat
| OF waiting for y to speak. As soon a,
| the fncsse holds and tie trunlps fall
| ran put y in with the spades and dis
| card the king and trey of clubs. trump
| Ing all the rest of the tricks.
| Had doubled five hearts he woult
| Nave been certain that Is had nowher,
| 10 jump. but all he would have made o,
| the double would have been "a paltr!
| 100 points. against which B scores fou
| honors The two aces and the king o
| clubs are the only possible tricks for
| and y on the doubled heart.
| Here is another hand in which tho bid
| ding did not start with spade. yet
| goes to the fifth round before the declara
| ton is settled upon. There are som
| very instructive points about ths bid
| ding BY the way,