The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

muster for the sake OF Illustration. =
passes and y bids two clubs. TINS was
allowed to hold the contsnct Now Tor the
exposition OF the weakness OF the oEsiha'
call.
AZ 3 knows from the takeout that
cannot hold the high spades. or he would
have responded to the invitation to oid
royal, leads the ace and another SPADE
and by making the queen OF uumps on
the third round saves the game Moral :
The three spade bid IL rotten
First OF all, II would be- interesting TO
know why z should not bid three spades
holding the king al the head OF ave In
which case BIS ace ould be about the
only way to give Y a chance to eaten Is >
queen Of trumps and make IL little slam
The loss OF the opportunity to 80 game
on this hand lies at VS. door. not al ~
Granted that the dealers bid Is convcn-
,ionally correct, he shows two sure tricks
and a probable third. none OF which Is In
the spade suit. Then where are they
A glance at his own cards ehould have
shown that they were In diamonds ana
tnat the only two sure tricks couiu
hold must be ace and king. II he has a
possible third, It must be the queen Of
clubs or hearts. u might as well lay
those cards face up on the table " ms
three spade bid IL conventionally correct.
II 1t Is not. there Is TO argument against
q bid that does not exist
The trouble In this case Is mt with the
original three spade bid at all, but with the
partners absurd club declaration. lie
should have bid no trumps. knowing thar
he and his partner had very probably
every trick In the pack between them ex-
cept the top spades. and that II must nave
that suit stopped,
II h makes the same risky lead OF the
spade ace on the chance that n has not
anything as good as the king In spades.
and make four spade tricks, but !
goes game at no trumps, II u leads any
thing else but spade makes five by
cards.
Hands are continually being shown az
evidence OF the weakness OF this three
shade bid, In which there IL nothing but
six or seven spades to the Jack. and moth
ing on tho side but a solitary ace These
arc not legitimate three spade bids, be-
cause there Is not the slightest danger
Of such hands being left In with one
spade.
The objection 10 the three spade bids.
where any such legitimately exists, is
precisely the same as the objection to the
high spade bids. which are run up to four,
five six and seven trick bids. This OBJ
lection IL that players who make these
bids do 1t continually without the cards to
Justify II.
The originator Of the high spade bid.
lays down tho necessary qualifications for
the declarations with great clearness. The
bidder OF five spades. for instance, does
not say to his partner: II can help either
hearts or royals II you have the high
cards" which would be the meaning OF
a bid restricted TO the spade suit alone
as three spades. What he says Ia; ~
am strong enough to play either suit. no
matter what you have; but pick the one
you have the most cards in even II your
hand 10 a bust. ! will be responsible
for the contract"
Just to show the difference between the
genuine. but not particularly strong. high
spade bid and the sort OF thing one sees
players bidding Ave spades on day after
day contrast the following hands: