The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

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and Il want all eight tricks against
any defence.
The solution is for u TO lead the small
spade. which Y trumps with the eight.
regardless Of As play Then two rounds
~ waning trumps from vs. hand exhaust
both q, and Il. whether 4 has runed the
srace or not. Upon the trumps dis
cards two Of his losing spades keeping all
four of the heart suit.
now leads small heart. putting
IN with the king by LEADING the acc OF
spades al this stage u forces discard
from \ before Y has To discard II will
ne seen that il does not matter whether
trumpet the first trick or not. because
II he did not trump he must have dis
carded diamond to protec his hand.
IS choice OF discard lies between the
two rcd suits tn each Of which he holds
two cards. II he let's go 4 heart Y
dlScards the diamond four Then u can
lead = small heart to Y's ace and Y can
either make his wint ing diamond before
returning the heart o. return the heart
a. once. as all Is are good by that
time.
n discards another diamond on the
srad- see Y viii let go small heart
and T. win put him I'm with a heart to
MAKE two hicks with the king and four
? diamonds, after when Il makes he
king ~ hearts
Several thought This could he done
nv leading small heart and letting Y
lead three rounds ~ tiumns but \ can
d"'cid that attack nv discardine dla.
mouds
Correct snluti ms from.
r. " pCouuor. =. l.. Bs'es. George
y IIemp,e. NJ Potter. Ralph T.. Green
bog. Henry Robertson. Ro.coe G. Harris
,,'dr'es Sauer =" V Maitland. - a.
r. II. CullIs, John II. Whiting. Warren
rNner James f.. Cox. g Z. Murrell.
Frederick PYLE +. T. Burke, :. = Clauss.
W p. W. \. W Haddor. samuel Bald.
win, Jr., W. Hickox. l.. $ Hart. Jr.
n \. W. $ g. Harcourt r. q. Brain.
r !. Cline. Thomas V. Fletcher, w J.
Oakes -. u. Boston II. W. Starr. Henry
Hosenthal J y. Maxwell Edward
Wheeler NJ. n. H.. e. G. Spottswood. ].
w, Wortz. George Har' shorn. C. F.. John
son. g, T Lewis. VI. J. Grant. Mirhael
J Kelly F. II, Fairchild Mrs Frederick
r. pa.l. Fulton Hardwic<e. W. Il Brush.
Renta min y. Riegel. Frank u Young
NJ l.. c. George Il. Glover NJ. f. w
and Charles r. Waterman
Ia answer to several inquiries. the
double dummy problem that was given
IN December 90 IL not intended to Ice
one OF the nonof series, as u mas no num-
her attached 10 T.. several have asked
that there might he some thirteen
carders among the honor problems. hut
Judging from the list Of solvers ia the one
siven on December 20. it would have "a
he pretty stiff proposition to ho,i the
cracks.
n is some time since the champion
problem composer OF the West. Jay Reed
has been heard from but IL appears that
he has been cogtatine over the pos
sihilties of the ever more popular nulo
which ne thinks requires better play
than any other declaration on the cards
He SAYS:
Last spring complained that tn,
composers were getting ont Of their depth
In nullos, and IN spite OF all the work
Put on a problem OF that sort ! submit #
with fear and trembling. lest II be foun,
faulty.
"Franlly. seven cards AZ nulio. Is ju.
about out OF my depth. Six cards | he
l'eve ! could handle but seven care
ru,lo is about az difficult as an sish
carder TO win tricks. The possi bilitle
~ the nullo are tremendous,
"In the average take all but one tricl
problem there are three or four tricks o
manpuyring for position. then the die
card forcing. then the ending. But usual,
the first three or four tricks are tskei
ny the attack. This prevents too mucl
variation in the play. II makes II de
csve ana clear cut and can he essil!
followed
For this reason it seems to me tina
II the composers wish to make nullos pop
ular or. as is more likely. II they wisl
10 make popular nullos, they would d
we'll to plan positions in which and
lake the preliminary tricks--take thei
medicine Al once. as II were-and thel
force the tricks upon A and B."
" might he welt 10 add 10 this inter
estlns letter from such an authority ~
problem compost on az Jay Reed thai sev
eral persons have written TO TIE SU'
suggesting that as whist and bridge prob
lens started out with Ave and slN card
only 4 might he well 10 educate tn
solver on the same limited number O
cards II was only when sovers foun
* cards too easy that the Sis intro
dI.cd The seven card problem, which
row the standard all over the world,
70 illustrate tho pcculiarities Of tn
fu' lHy Reed relates the following In
.il,ui Two men were arguing ahou
pa, ina nullo declaration. one in
,'s'u. hal the other had dropped a col
tr.,', 70. h,,I discardiuS. pr. slam hsvin
"or" g,tur ON tine hand by forcing them I
win ''r,, tricks cut Of the last seve
.NcI
lI.r' is The distribution as thev lsi
Il oU. Nu,ch solverS VIII please prcserv
70" lUu", reference, as II ~ impoitan
n ,"uu. rtlon with what is 10 follow;