The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

Clubs are tfunips and n Is Ia the
lsad Y ind z want only two tricks, but
they must get them against any defence
II h clear that II Y and z can separate
their trumps or can make one trump and
the spade king or the third heart the
problem Is solved II 10 also clear that
the two consplcuously high cards In dla-
Honds arc not good for anything.
Tho correct solution IL for 2 to start
Cith diamond. which A trumps with the
queen. DO rs 10 shut out tho Jack and
prevent 7 from giving z an Immediate
run in spades, which would solve the
problem In the first two tricks. Y under.
plays AS queen Of trumps with the jack
In no other way can the problem be
solved
AS first care now II to make eurs OF
getting home his little trump before It il
caught. so he puts II In with heart and
rufus the return OF the diamond, on which
Y discards "a heart.
Now a can jump either way he likes,
but he cannot escape the inevitable two
winning cards In rs hand or the king IN
US. IL he makes the king OF hearts he
establishes tho ten and Y has "a trump
20 get In with. If he leads the spade
ace trumps IL and leads a heart, and
y has losing spade II ha leads the
small spade wins with the king az once
and has a trump for the last trick.
Strange 10 say. several OF the cracks
regarded this problem AS n very simple
affair. some even expressing their as
constituent that Il should ne worth pub
fishing. Here IL n specimen comment from
one who has been on the honor list more
than once
"This one " Braine's IL more chan
simple. A diamond lead from Y forces A
20 run with the queen. because II lie
trumps low he allows TO overtrump and
lead a spade. II a trumps high Y dis.
cards heart and the Jack OF trumps IL
good. Now II A leads a spade he must
play the ace and make the king good or
let the King win at once. II lie leads o
heart instead OF u spade the y and z
tTumps make separately. so that vii! not
do. aud the only defence Is for A 10 lead
The trump. knocking the Jack and five to-
sether
IF leads a spade two spades and two
hearts make against him at once, 30 he
must lead the heart. No matter which
side wins the heart. Y must mako the
king OF spades and the problem Is
solved"
Another says: This problem seems
50 easy that ! wonder whether under
stand It correctly. or IL & Is n misprin.
leads diamond and A truinps with
tho queen. y dlscardng a heart. A leads
the trump. Sooner o. later A or p will
no compelled 10 lead spades. which allows
Y 70 make a trick with the king"
The defect In oil these solutions lies IN
the assumption that A will lead the losing
trump 30 early In tho play. II Y discards
a heart on the frst trick tho proper de.
fence II to strip him of his two remaining
hearts before leading the trump.
In order to do this 4 leads q small
heart 20 Il. who wins and returns II.
Now A leads the trump and puts Y IN.
A. Y has nothing lef: but spades he must
lose tricks to both ace and queen, no
matter which spade ne leads nrst there
eeing no way 10 get 2 in with his top
diamond.
Correct solutions from: ..
c. +. Darling. Walker MoMartin. Har.
risburg. Chas. NJ Root. G. II. OConnor.
James Steen. L. y. Hart, Jr., L. NJ. Frost,
Frank II. Young. W. p. W.. Henry Andre
zen, ID. a. W.. James IL. Cox. Z. +. John
son. Roscoe g. Harris. James Hunter j.
". Wortz, o. II. Boston, o. c. Richard
son. Samuel Baldwin. Jr. and r. j. Cline.
Following in Braine's footsteps, another
composer comes along with a six carder,
but this one In n nullo. Tho fact that
there are not many cards in II does not
necessarily imply that II IL entirely free
from kinks, although its composer SAYS
any one should get 1t before church
time
NuLLo PROBLEM NO. 2ea.
nv, los Dad