The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25

T. halt ana bid a' trump. This is
rather forward bidding. to say the least
~ II. \ bid two ROYALS. which r. another
instance of the inability OF some persons
10 sit st.ll and say nothing when they
have no possible chance to go game and
not much fear of losing the game either,
said three clubs. Upon what theory
It IL impossible to imagine, hut as Y
- well known teacher of the game
there may be n reason for II,
u doubled three clubs furnishing an
illustration OF the general proposition that
a double on the first round OF bids shows
bad bidding preceding It somewhere. u.
instead OF shifting to his major suit, called
thra- diamonds.
\ doubled three diamonds. This forced
Y to do something. and the opportunity
for safety play against the royals hav-
ing been thrown away By ridiculous
three club bid. the only resource seemed
TO he TO go back to the original no
trumper. bidding three.
n doubled three no trumps. Then u,
having found the clubs against his part
ner ard the diamonds against himself,
shifted TO the only untred suit and bid
four hearts. which A and y passed,
- doubled the four hearts.
Sow. Il is practically Impossible 70
have "A deal in which there are four
legitimate and perfectly sound doubles un-
loss there are four exceedingly bad bids
upon which these doubles are based.
Every bid made on this hand, from the
opening 20 the finish, with the exception
OF the four doubles. is simply absurd.
Tho correct bidding on this hand would
have been ono spade. two spah~s Ivy A,
passed by Y. letting y go one royal A.
this u should make two or three by cards.
Now II 2 starts the hearts, A Will support
the royals, ss he oan ruff hearts, but n
they went TO three hearts. they could have
II.
can make the odd at hearts, but no
more. Al four hearts doubled. which Is
the declaration on which the hand was
actually played, Il went down for 900
\ led the club TO RS double and the ace
won. Four rounds OF trumps followed
II winning the third and leading another
A discarding one diamond. one club and
two spades.
When led the diamond A won a.
leading another club, which forced ~
last trump. made the queen OF dls-
monds and made the ace OF spades a,
the end. but that Is all
A glance al the doubling Is instructive
Had n been left in with his three dia.
monds doubled he would have been set
FOR 800. Had Y been left with three M
trumps doubled tho less would have beer
800. Had V been left with three club.
doubled tha ioss would have been 500 n 7
opened with small heart or the singleton
diamond. The only bid that was no
doubled AS two royals. would have beer
made.
Whether n h'ds the royals on AS thres
spade invitation or 4 bids royals and 4
left with IL the play would he about the
same. n n led he would start with 4
diamond. rufti9g n second round and
leading a trump for the anesse. Y woul,
naturally lead heart, ruling an,
! forcing dummy again Another hear
/ trumped and a trump lead leaves only thu
queen against A, A cross rum from thu
start would be even better
There IL no way that z can get II
to pull AS Jack. which must make OF
| the hearts whether Y goes up with tn
ace OF clubs or not, and Il must make
heart or club. II Y opened the hant
with a high heart 4 might make tire,
! odd by a constant cross run,
The student will fnd a pretty play II
! this hand if Y has the lead against tn,
royals, suppose \ rufus tho first hs.-
and leads two rounds Of diamonds