The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
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Clubs are trumps and z Is in the lead.
u and z want eight tricks out Of the
nine against any defence.
The solution is for q to start with ono
Of his top hearts, and the best defence
- for 3 to give up the Jack Of hearts
On the very first trick
II B does not make this play 2 can
lead his seven of hearts for the second
trick. and no matter what suit or what
card leads gets In. either on that
trick or the next. and on VS. play OF the
best club and the best diamond gets
rtd of his two high hearts. so as to un-
block the suit for Us three small hearts.
Unless 3 led his king of spades the last
trick Is made with rs ace.
But II y throws in the jack Of hearts
at the start Il cannot afford to lead the
small heart. because a would be I'm the
lead and would come through Y with a
spade. This would either give b the
second trick at once or force u Into
the lead. allowing b to make several
spade tricks later.
rs play is to drop the heart attack
when + throws the Jack and shift to the
Jack of spades. so as to make Us queen
good for reentry. Il ducks the jack 50
rs to hold his king over Us queen. This
compes z 10 pull As remaining spade
and then put him In with n heart, SO that
A shall be forced TO lead a suit that y
can win.
Whichever suit leads Y takes the
trick and leads the other suit. giving
z two discards, on which he gets rid
Of the two. remaining high hearts. Tn
less these two discards can be secured
In some way the problem cannot be
solved
There are a number Of variations that
meet weaker defences. such as when
b wins the spade Jack with the f'"r
and leads heart. after having thrown
ha allows
Y TO get in on the spade queen and give
z the essential discards.
As will be seen the problem might
Sust as well have been no-trumrer, as
the club suit plays no part in the solu-
ton that would load one to lo"'s -
chance to ruff. That any one could find
q solution other than the right one might
be doubted, yet several such were sent
In For instance:
z leads high heart and r keers the
Jack. Another high heart 'ol owed by
the Jack of spades. which y wins and
leads a diamond Instead Of d scar1ng
the ton hearts u lets 60 the spades on
the diamond and the club. The spade
queen follows. Then Il wins the heart
and makes the spade ace and the heart
seven.
This Is simplicity itself. The only def
feet In It Is that Il Is not ohtged 10
take the lead In spades So early. An
other equally s'mr'e solution sent In W
several. was 20 start tn the spade jack.
y wlns and leads the suit righ' back.
This goes to Y. who leads the Gun and
diamond, o. which Il gets r1 % the
small spades. making his ace of spadSs
and four hearts good for the remaluu-r
Of the tres
This Is flultv. h,rt not FOR the same
reason. II u ducks the spade Jack. z
can lead tho heart and II Il drops tho
Jack. y con lead the top spade and then
the small heart. which looks | tie q double
solution. But r does not drop the heart
Jack In this case and If Il tries the SIN al
heart he is thrown back into the lead
with the king of spades. Now A can
ruff spades ana r can run hearts.
Correct solutions from:
G. II. O'Connor. Charles NJ Root L.
Rutter. w. b. Brush. G. j Schramme
Frank VI. Young. James S.een, l.. s
Hart. Jr. George b. Glover +. c. Braine
q. II Boston l. VI Frost. keystone.
W. p. w, Henry Andersen. James L Cox.
i. Harvey, J. c. Hume. r. c. Hill D.
Perry, n w. Woollcomoe Boyce. Walker