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dealt and started with a spade. A
passed the spade. This was the begin
ming at every table apparently. The
variations began with Y. At one table
he bid clubs and was left with 1t, which
was probably the only correct bidding on
the whole round.
At anothert table. when B passed the
club z took II out with a heart, which
was bold bidding to say the least At
the table at which Y called no trumps
the heart takeout was excusable. though
disastrous. as It was set for penalties
At one table the heart was overcalled by
Il with two royals. supported the
hearts and B went on to three royals
and got set.
At another table Us club was over
called by b with a royal and he was
left to play It. winning four by cards and
n game. This was top score on the
hand. At one table Y was left with
his adventurous one no trump and got
set as he deserved to be, knowing his
partner had spade hand. At another
table pushed b to two royals, and
two was all that Il could make.
The play against tho club was the
most interesting b did not take out.
as no correctly inferred that II A could
not show anything over tho dealers
spade Y probably had a pretty fair
hand and 1t would pay Il better to play
for penalties. with game surely saved,
than 10 make a call himeslf He was
rewarded with 200 in penalties, without
doubling.
The king of diamonds dropped the
queen from Y. and u shifted TO the king
OF spades. Missing the deuce he went
on and gave his partner run on the
third round. The diamond came back.
which established the ten for 4. The
next two leads were ace and another
heart. dummy playing small and allow
ing A 10 hold UP the queen.
led the Jack of trumps. which lost a
trick, because A won with the queen
and led heart. allowing 20 make his
remaining trump. When i led the spade
A refused TO overtrump n. 80 that Y was
obliged to ruff dummy's good diamond
and lead trumps to AS guarded king.
Had Y led the ace of trumps instead of
the Jack he would have saved trick.
There is no criticism to be offered on
VS. club call. He must indicate lead
in case gets the winning declaration.
but BIS overcalling with a royal Is ask
ing his partner to win five tricks, because
there are only Ave winning cards In BIS
own hand. This IL expecting too much
from a partner who has passed n spade.
but the average player IL very slow to
see the force OF this reasoning. Three
aces and two kings looks like bis
hand so big that II obscures the weak
ness of the partners.
Against good play II Is impossible for
Il 10 make more than two royals. which
Is a poor exchange FOR the $50 penalties
that were offered TO him by the club bid.
At one table the play went this way
led the club, winning the queen
with the ace and returning the ten.
Dummy led the trump and Il took out
three rounds at once leaving Y In the
lead at the finish. Y led the queen of
diamonds, Il false carded the ace and
led a small heart TO the queen. u put
the ten on the nine and the queen fell
to Us king.
The Jack of diamonds went to Rs
king. and he tried TO force dscards by
leading out both his trumps and the ace
OF hearts, but z held tho best diamond
and made It. keeping Il down to two odd,
This was the play that set b when he
went to three royals after overcalling
US no trump and rs takeout In hearts.
At the table at which b went game
In ROYALS after getting the contract for
bid OF one Y led the club to her
partners declaration lust the same. but
instead Of returning that suit Y led the
diamond up TO weakness, b false cHrded
the ace put A In with club and led
the trump. but instead OF winning tho
trump and taking out three rounds u
ducked and u won with the nine. u
hoped for a heart lead II held the
king
But instead OF going through the queen
OF hearts y led the ten OF diamonds.
which established the suit for A and
Il. The declarer lost no time in taking
out the trumps and making every other
trick except IA heart al tho end.
To bid royal after a club Is bad
enough. but TO bid royals over n no
trumper. when the game IN dead safe with
five sure tricks In the hand. Is taking n
long chance. To make such a contract
the partner must have four or i've tricks