The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
IL looked like a safe bid to go three no

II looked like a safe bid to go three no
trumps.
A thought he could afford to take n
one or two hundred sting save the rub
Der and went four hearts, his partners
assist probably not looking so rosy after
rs overcall now thought he saw
prospects of a little slam or something
of that sort. and bid four no trumps,
which held the contract.
OF course the double chance failed him
that time, as and y made eight tricks
right off. setting the no trumper for 250
points Had and u let the heart dec
laration alone at any stage OF the bid
ding the most that a and u could have
made would have been eight tricks.
The first bid that A made was safe
enough His partner was not strong
enough to assist him, nor was \ strong
enough to go on. except that lie was
quite right to risk sting of anything
less than 900 to save the rubber.
When the dealers original no trumper
Is ovcrcalled with a suit that the third
hand cannot stop the proper thing for
the third hand to do IL to show any suit
in which he can win sure tricks and to
start with the suit In which he has the
most high cards.
According TO this convention, as soon
as A bid two hearts Y should have called
three clubs. as he has three honors In that
suit and tricks outside. This would have
effectively warned II not to pursue the no
trur1per unless he could stop the hearts
himself
with only two clubs IL would be rs
policy to call his next best minor suit
III, diamonds giving both himself and his
partner room to shift TO royals without
increasing the contract He knows that
would not assist on clubs alone. when
he has not the ace. unless he was very
long in the suit in which case he can
afford to return to that suit.
Now IL \ persists with the hearts,
which he might be encouraged to do after
| finding that neither V nor could stop
| tn, suit, will bid up the diamonds and
1t will he easy for Y to go game at that
dnc.arstion unless \ goes to five hearts.
| n he does he will be doubled and set for
| 900.
The play with diamonds for trumps
would be rather interesting. as little
! slam IL possible. but II is doubtful II
| ono player In thousand would be skill
full enough to manage H. The result would
depend upon rs stopping the trump lead
| the moment he found all the cards in one
hand against him.
Suppose A leads n heart and Y trumps
! 1t. His play would be to lead the high
! trump. so as to keep the command In
| each hand, little detail that many be-
ginners overlook. As soon as A renounces
z would stop the trump lead and hold
over Rs Jack with the ace ten.
The next thing would be to start tho
spades, in which there is double
finesse. The Jack OF spades would go to
| AS singleton queen. and no matter what
A led next, probably n heart. would
win the trick and lead the spade ten,
which y would cover with the imperfect
fourchette. king eight z would win with
the ace and put in again by leading
another heart, not the club. and would
trump II with the queen.
Another spade lead through r would
| enable n TO make the nine and six over
the eight and five II II had kept two
spades, otherwise he could he counted for
three clubs. After making two spade
tricks II could lead the ace and another
club. putting Y in to lead the nine OF
trumps.
This card would he essential at this
stage, because II Il covers he loses every
trick. and If he passes Il. so does u. tn,
ace and ten OF trumps winning the mex
two tricks. II B keeps three clubs anc
discards a spade. the result Is the same
except that can lead the third clul
and give u a spade discard.
| II would be easy for the ordinary
player to lose two or three tricks or
this hand by exhausting the trumps aftci
the first ruff After making the foui
club tricks the spade fnessc would h,
out OF the question. as It would let II
the hearts. Even very good playel
nigh; we'll be satisfied with his work Il
he got five by cards on this deal jus
missing the little slam, which would re
qulrc very close play.
Here II n rather peculiar hand, sent e
THE SuN from Troy. and played in
duplicate game OF two tables only,
, shows a curious combination of difficulty
in declaring and hard luck in playing
two remarkable suits. each headed by ac
king queen, and both being stopped