The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. z. w q. says: II
declares royals and A leads "A winning
club TO which dummy and d follow suit
starts TO play n small heart to the trick,
drawing the three other cards toward
him with the heart still In his hand. y.
says "No clubs?' and Y answers None"
II then says Tho trick Is ours. You
cannot trump with a heart" u puts
the heart hack In his hand and trumps
with Il spade. Il insists that the heart IL
played and that taithough the card Is not
quitted) Y's question, rs reply and BIS
calling attention TO the fact that hearts
were not trumps made II too late for u
to return the heart to his hand and
trump tho trick.
According to law 81. z II within his
rights II It is admitted that he had not
quilted tho heart. as a card from the
declarer's hand Ia not played until
actually quilted. should have waited
until the trick was turned down and
taken in. and then he could have asked
that II be transferred TO his side. as 2
had not won Il.
L. G. g. asks for the present practice
In scoring bonus for progressive games
when there are four. deals at a table.
Suppose Alb have won 30, 80 and Is, to
YES 40.
There are many Of these games IN
| which the old bridge rules are still in
force. but modern practice tends toward
dropping all bonus for unfnished games
The general rule now Is to disregard rub
bers, but 20 give the partners 1876 points
for every game won during the four deals.
every game won during the four deals.
This would give, A and b 1876 twice. w
I 1on hA
during the four deals quoted above.
". W. H. asks for the. ruling and au-
thority on the following situation: q
/ deals and bids no trump. A two dla-
monds. and y passing. z says two no
/ trumps. A and pass and y says three
diamonds. which z doubles. A then bids
three royals and goes three no trumps
Who plays the hand?
All the authorities agree in their de-
scription OF tho mechapicai part OF the
game by quoting the code OF The Whist
Club. which says that the partners that
make the highest declaration shall play
the hand. and that II both of them have
named the winning declaration the one
that named II first shall be the declarer
and his partner shall be tho dummy. In
I the case given z first named the winning
declaration. no trumps although his part
nor made the highest bid. so 2 plays the
hand.
Mrs McF. asks for tho distinction be.
tween an original or dealers bid OF two
spades and one of three spades and why
one OF them should mean hearts ~ IL
does so.
Bidding spades when you mean hearts
is no longer tolerated In the better clubs
ms II amounts to IA private convention. and
once the door is opened 10 that kind OF
thing tho game il gone According TO
modern practice two spades means two
sure tricks IN spades both ace and king.
or ace queen Jack. or king queen jack
and at least one sure trick, such as nm
ace or king queen suit outside. but only
Three or four cards in the spade suit
Itself. Three spades means that there are
i've or six spades in the hand but there
arc not two sure tricks at tn. head OF
them. although there arc enough winning
! cards outside the spade suit TO Justify a
B royal. and the only reason for not bid
ding royal at once is that tho tops are
not present in the spade suit itself
IL y. .. says: We had this bildins
| on a hand T. dealt and bid a club A
no trump. Passes, H. two royals on
u,e second round Il thrco clubs three
no trum3s. and Il pass Third round
doubles the" n. truinps ana \ shifts Ia
'our royals. which all pass. Who plays
the hand
H. al h" was the partner that rrs. bid
royals.
Cassi:o r. n. L. says; -Four playing
Il "a ~ N
eight build. HIS partner has an eight
IN his hand. Can he add that To The
build and leave u for 10 take in or
must take the build in II he PLAYS the
eight?
Il may add 20 the build exactly as II
II Were his Own. and may either put his
eight on tho Pile and leave I. or may
add any card from his hand to one on
the table to make another eight and ndd
ii TO hts partners build.
S.Xty-six. L ". says: A has won \
trick with the ace ~ trumps and leads
ior IL" next trick. Before playing 90
this trick h turns ~ dow n, and then after
Il n lments thought. declines TO win AS
lead. Is this allowed That Is. docs the
turning down prevent a from drawing a
q card
Il has no right 10 close unless he is
m the lead. II Il. wished 10 close his
proper course was To win the trick and
then close. AS h" Is not IN the lead II
II. refuses 10 win AS lead the trrmu
must No turned M again and a mus,
draw u card unless he wishes TO close
himself,
Poker. i y u says. \ - mex, tho
| dealer ana u'kS for one card, which the
dealer accidentally faces. saws he
must either got that card nr get another
on" in its rlIc" at once. rhc dealer In
sists On hclpIns AL the others and then
! replacing A, card,
Tho dealer is right
J c says: AS between two nusn.s,
| one :, ., 10, !. - and the other 7, ., 10,
| J. II. which is the higher. the one with
! tic highest card or tho straight?
Straight bushes always beat ordinary
llusheS when straight hushes ara played.
which il almost universally now.
! Five Hundred J. H. NcK SAYS: We
! have rulo for this game which Is not
| IN ANY ut the Hovlcs. This is that IL owe
| Side IT. 900 In the hole and tho uthr' side
"a ont of the hole lie. game IL lost nl