The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
SCHOOL FOR GARD YLAYIRS.

Auction Bridge =. l. X. wants b
know II II would b considered a. usinl
private conventions n two partners in Z
set match asreed that they would nevei
declare minor suit. clubs or diamonds
without two sure tricks In II or one SUR
In the suit and Q couple outsidA VIVA,
authority v there for such . system Of
bidding?
Every tsxt book on ths sans insisti
upon having the sure tricks in the suit II
n Ia bid on the frst round by the dealer
or by second hand when the dealer hide Z
spade The old styts 81 bidding . triol
on any suit that would have bssn . 6oo<
trump suit At whist cost too much money
at auction bridge and no player Win AM
pretencs to being in the nrst class adopta
II Bids with double meaning Are quit
out Of style The bids mentioned are con.
ventionai, not privatA
u. =. J. sayv: A bsts that the ssodsrr
call OF two spades by the dealer mean
four cards In suit TO two honors, such a
X 4. Q x or X @ 4 4. and onl
outside trick. r bets that the bid hal
nothing to do with the number Of cardi
In suit. but means two sure tricks In
spades and one outside.
10 correct. The bid IL made more e
help . possible no trumper or show de-
fences against one than II y to show mum.
Der In suit II II the second hand who
doubles a one spade bid or calls two
spades instead Of doubling that shows tn,
number Of cards held In the spade suit
All calls IN minor suits made by the
dealer show tops" without indicating
IA, yth ~.
when ono IL enough.
s. II. says: We have been holding g
bridge tournament in Springfield, dividing
the players into redo and blues On oc.
casions the red plus will be greater thar
tho blues, but not as great as their owr
minus. Suppose this In tho score at the
end OF days play. who wtns7
Red. Blue
+25'23l -2s.5sS +i%5S7 21.S2'
The reds claim the lead, which the
blues dispute.
The laws Of the game require the lowe,
score to be deducted from the higher
at the end Of each rubber. In the absence
OF any statement as 70 how the score wa,
kept II looks as II this had not beer
done. but as the scores stand the bluei
are 3S62 points ahead on the balance.
NJ. X. II. asks the correct opening bid
ny the dealer on five hearts to the Jack
five spades TO the queen Jack; ace and
two small diamonds /. no clubs.
One spade. This IL the sort Of hand
that some persons want to bid Ave spades
on regardless OF the fact that there Il
only one trick In II and that such a
call forces the partner to undertake q
contract to win eight tricks with some-
thing or other, even II he has not a
trick in his hand. No player should
force his partner TO make a declaration
that he is not ready to carry out him.
self
Rum. J. T. q. says Holding eight card.
aniec", one Of the players finds himself
with three queens and three Jacks and
draws In two tens. on the next draw hs
gets another ten Can he lay down nins
cards. or must he keep one to discard?
The object Of the discard 10 to Civ
the next player something to choose from
When the Esme In over there 10 nc
necessity to provide for the possible want,
OF the player on the left, and the rui,
il that the last card In hand may b,
got rid Of In either Of two ways: by com
bining II with other cards on the table
or by discarding II. In the case cited
the player can lay down three tripleti
and end the game at once.
Patience Poker. Mrs. v says: We ar,
In doubt AS to the correct value of tn,
combinations that can be made at THU
game, some using ono count and som,
another. Is there any Official rating?
NJ
made 10 calculate the probabilities fol
this game. as they have been for the
regular poker hands. The English sys
tenn Is here shown in contrast to tn,
American: