The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

suit WHAT suOulu we Dtaiti
calls a heart His partner says royal
Dealer has Ave hearts to ace king, five
diamonds to ace king Jack and three
small clubs no royals mt all bets
he should go no trumps and chance II.
The takeout by the third hand does
not always deny the partners suit. The
dealers calls are made on average hands,
and third hand would take out with
greater strength than tho average hand
! on which a dealer would bid one heart.
The usual plan is for the dealer TO name
! his supporting suit IL he has none OF the
takeout suit In this case he should bid
two diamonds. and leave the selection of
the final trump to the takeout hand. Third
hand then knows that the dealers strength
is massed in two suits. and that he has
nothing In clubs. IL he had tricks In
both clubs and diamonds he should bid
no trumps.
RT. N. says: Dealer bids one royal.
Second hand, A, says three diamonds.
/ upon which third hand remarks that two
would have been enough. a asks II he
| may explain why he bids three. and Is
told he may not. Third hand passes and
fourth hand let's 1t stand at three dia-
monds, which they make. Apart from
| n
would an average partner take such
bid to mean " not that a wanted II 10
| stay at diamonds?
| Such bids are usually called shouts
| IL made in a major suit they mean
Let me alone no matter what you
have" but in a minor suit they show five
or six sure tricks in the hand and ask
the partner to bid no trumps IL he can
| -aI hSy 10
which second hand cannot. or he would
bid no trumps himself.
NJ l.. l.. asks II the game they are
| playing in England. auction without the
| exposed dummy, has ever been tried mere
Some wears ago they tried straight
bridge without a dummy. but found IL
very slow game at no trumps, and not
nearly so good game as whist when
there was trump. Members OF the
Knickerbocker and Union League clubs
voted the game uninteresting after one or
two trials.
II. T Y says: A bids three clubs and
Y two no trumps. A says four clubs.
three no trumps, five clubs. four no
trumps six clubs. saws that Is not
enough and insists II shall be seven. \
plays the hand and makes what he bid.
six odd with five honors in one hand.
| What does he score
He takes so above the line. against the
80 penalty for failing on his contract by
one trick. or this 60 is for the honors
and 20 for the little slam. must have
had peculiar hand to bid four no trumps
against FIVE honors in clubs.
No aa1n n
heart 4 doubles SAYS "A royal What
is the fourth hand supposed to do in such
a case?
The double IL usually defensive and
shows three or more sure tricks in the
heart suit, but no other declaration that
would be safe. Fourth hand IL not
Obliged to act on It unless the information
gives him n sound declaration or double.
X. c. W. SAYS: The players sitting in
the order Of A Y Il z. on the second
round Of bids Y says three hearts, ms
mariner having been bidding no trumps.
y saws 81 pass" whereupon saws IL
IL not his turn. but BIS. then doubles
three hearts. Il contends that 1t Is not
A's turn hut 4 bets that II he accepts
,Z's passing as regular 1t is his turn to de-
clare next u bets that Is irregular
Had z made "A bid 4 would be correct {;
hut passing out OF turn does not affect
the order OF the bidding, and II is still
BIS turn to declare himself on VS. three
hearts II Il doubles or overcalls then
2 may bid In his right turn. but not
otherwise AS double is irregular as
stated by z. and either or may have
new deal or let the double stand
Cribbage. A.. j. NJ says In the crib
are two sevens, an eight and nine. a
> seven turns up. WHIT Is the cfio "or'"
and how do you count II!
Law out the sevens In n triangle, each
side OF which will form a pair. holes.
Add the eight and nine to each In turn
, and you get three runs OF three, more
holes. Place the eigkt with each seven in
5 turn and you get three fifteens, s more
holes. or II In all.
Call ace euchre. ]. ]. q. says: -Four
men are playing and one wins out, leaV'
ing three What changes does this make
, | In the rules" can the man that piens
up the trump lead?
The first change would be to adjust the
! pack for 500. because that is what the
game would now become, as there would
be TOO many carus III inc stoch ici Shi
/ ace. In four hand euchre the player &c
the left of the maker OF the trump lead:
4 for the first trick.
= J. A. +. says: bets that II player
orders up his own partner he must pla,
II alone. Il bets II Ii optional for the
player ordering to play 1t alone or not.
b is right. It is only in the large pub
lie games for prizes that they make II
a rule for the assisting hand to play
, alone. In the regular game the partner
I can assist. which bars the dealer from
playing alone or he can order UP ant
= play alone himself.
Poker. NJ. v. asks what Is meant by I
, picture full"
81 Any full hand that Is all picture cards
such as three Jacks and II pair Of kings
In the South the term Is sometimes APP
piled to a blaze. which Is a hand OF an.
n Ave picture cards. This must be as goo
as two pairs of some kind. but 1t is no
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