The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
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dealt and bid q spade, which
doubled. This would be quite right had
with his outside trick. but the correct
call with four spades was two spades,
instead OF doubling.
Y. understanding the double az an in
vitation to d to go no trurnps. indicated
the lead he wished for by bidding a club.
As B had two sure shoppers in clubs and
his partner showed two spade tricks and
the ace OF hearts or diamonds. with other
possibilities. he went no trumps.
It being the rubber game. thought
II worth while to put up fight for II
and bid two clubs. As the cards lie.
would have made two odd in clubs
II left with II. A went two no trumps,
as he knew his partner could take care
OF the clubs. Y was satisfied with the
situation, and passed, 30 b got the con-
tract at two no trumps, but he could
no; make 1t, the odd trick being all
there was In II.
z led his top club and Y passed It up.
B winning with the queen. b started The
diamond suit. leading the nine and finess-
ing It. Another club cleared the suit
for Y, who still had the spade king for
reentry. Another diamond and made
all three OF that suit by the second
finesse, although he ran the risk of let
ting in a string OF clubs II the second
finesse failed. and B both discarded
spades on the long diamond, while Y
dropped the eight OF hearts.
This encouraging discard probably dis
couraged b from leading hearts, but the
result would have been the same which,
ever suit he led from dummy after the
diamonds we're gone. As II was, he led
the spade ace and queen. hoping that n
had the king and would have to lead
away from his hearts
Instead OF that Y got In and made the
remainder OF his clubs. upon which
dummy discarded all his hearts and Is
was obliged to let 60 his last spade In
order TO keep two hearts against u. so
that he made the queen at the end on
rs lead OF the Jack.
II we 20 back to AS hand and let him
call II correctly, two spades, and under
stands the bid. II will readily be seen that
! II b IL certain Of eight trumps between
the two hands he has much safer
royal than no trumps. Even II Y and Y
push the club bid, A and B between them
are able to bid the royals up to two or
even three on rubber game.
| AT royals, z would lead the clubs Just
! the same as both his red suits are bad
ones to lead away FROM b will win the
/ the trumps, the fnesse Of the Jack In AS
hand going to VS. king as has no rea-
son to hold on.
The natural return would he a heart,
up to weakness, BIS queen forcing the
ace from z. Now II comes back with
the heart hoping Y can ruff, dummy holds
the trick with the ten. Dummy exhausts
the adverse trumps. leaving and b with
one each, Y discarding a club.
A heart from dummy would pa. b In 10
try the flnesse In diamonds, which would
10 to US queen. Y will then have TO lead
another club and then the second fnesse
In diamonds will make three tricks In
that suit giving II heart discard. four
by cards and the rubber.
The hand might be played In various
ways with royals for trumps. and II Y
and Y were very clever. playing almost
double dummy they might save the game
Suppose Y does not lead the club second
time, but plays heart after winning the
trump finesse. The queen goes to rs ace
Instead Of returning the heart and let
ting A win with the ten, z might lead the
club. Now the diamond fnease goes r.
US queen and he comes through with
another heart as he stll has two trumps
left The king holds. The diamond fness,
holds and A pulls the trumps before coins
on. This would leave both and p witt
a losing heart and a trump and save thu
game.
The same thing might occur II hat
the nerve to lead the diamonds right VI
to the tenace, but a third lead OF club,
or n second lead OF hearts by z will Civ,
n the desired opportunity for ruff and 9
discard, Tn this respect the hand II q
good illustration OF the danger OF forcni
both adversaries, allowing one to trumI
and the other to discard.
But even three by cards at royals will
simple honors In decidedly better thar
losing so points in penalties at no tr7imps
The advantage OF the two spade call II
that II gives a careful partner a choic,
! between two declarations, which is al
ways better than forcing him 70 call on,
thing or nothing.