The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
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Il dealt and bid no trumps. as is usual
with a supposedly solid six card suit and
a sure reentry. called two royals
With only one stopper in royals prob
ably had some difficulty in judging whether
his partner had gone no trumps on a
very average hand or on a two suffer.
went three diamonds over the two
royals. II assisted his partner with three
royals, rs he could stop the diamonds
and run the clubs. with two sure heart
tricks thrown in. Now comes the differ
ence in the bidding ut the two tables
AZ one table y bid five clubs as a last
effort TO get his partner to assist the no
trumper II he could stop the spades, II
could not stop the spades but had
long and strong diamond suit figured
that he could go game In clubs. In this
assumption he was quite correct as there
is little slam in the hand at clubs \
would not bid four royals. but went
four no trumps thinking that easier to
make than five clubs,
Now comes the hard luck part OF It..
| or course \ led the spade. dummy win
| ming the trick with the ace. followed
the usual rule of playing the suit exposed
on the table in preference 10 the one
| in the hand and led the diamonds. On
| finding u had the suit stopped he had TO
take his three tricks while dummy was
in the lead. as there was no reentry In
that hand.
Then he led tho clubs only TO find him
self in hard luck again as had that
suit stopped so Il made his ace of hearts
and surrendered, the contract failing TOR
two tricks and losing 90 points net, loo
In penalties, less 40 aces.
At the other table II appears that
did not call the clubs, but supported his
partners diamonds and bid them up 70
six against four royals in preference 70
doubling made his contract through
following the simple rule of keeping all
the winning cards he could in the hand
that needed them for reentrcs.
led the spade and y let it come IN
N the ace SO as TO save dummy's trumps,
Three rounds OF trumps left with the
hest and the second round of clubs FORCED
II out. II did not see anything better
than 10 continue the spades when
trunped. Two more rounds or cluns en-,
abled Y TO ruff out the suit ard II still
. had the ace Of hearts Tor reentry, max
ing the last trick of all win MS nttf
trump. ..
The student should observe that II
dummy makes the mistake or ruinng th'
first spade the contract is set Tor tWe
tricks, because although Y can win the
next spade with the ace and put In witt
heart \ can stop the clubs and mus
lost two heart tricks Mt the end II h'
. runs the fourth club
2 " tho hand Is played at four royals j
r viii he found that \ can make II with cor
= rect play, as the position happens TO b'
; favqra BILE, 80 that any thought OF doublnI
) would have resulted BADLY for u, The
opening lead would probably bs dia
nond from Y, trumped by \, who woul'
. lead a small club 50 as to prepare for the
cross run
Y would hold the trick with the nine anC
: would most likely take out two rounds OF
= trumps at once so as TO get two for one
= but this would not stop AS plan from go
4 ing through. The first thing would be t
Z lead heart and establish the king an,