The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
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There are no srumps and 2 n In the
lead Y and z want Ave tricks against
any defence
There Is only one opening lead for 2.
The diamond, and as this forces discards
from ali three players the next lead
mus, be guided by those discards Sup
posing the best defence Is made, A and
y both discsrdns clubs, must get rid
Of the spade ace. This discard Is I'm
perative In all cases except when a dis
cards heart.
re next lead 10 the high spade IN order
70 take the small spade out Of AS hand.
and for the third trick z leads the Jack
Of hearts. Upon these three leads and
The proper discards from Y. ace OF spades
. arst and then a small heart. the whole
! problem depends. and unless they they
are made In that order the problem cam
not be solved against the best defence
The manner In which weak defences may
BE- ne, will ne taken Up presently.
must he careful to keep both his
cubs when Il leads the spades so that he
may be able TO duck the club nine when
3 leads Il later on. rs best discard on
the first trick Is the club. because II he
,t,s GO spade can run OF three
rounds OF that suit putting p in, and then
BIS partner Is IN trouble,
Suppose Z discards the spade on the
l.ampnd and wins the third round OF
spades. z keeping the hearts. II is up
10 4 u keep two hearts and two clubs,
Or thee clubs and n heart. b cannot lead
hear; without giving two tricks at
once. II he leads the club ard A has
.ert two of that suit Y wins with the
Ell and leads another club SO as to make
ne heart king. II \ has only one heart
eft ducks the club nine. wins the next
one and leads the king OF hearts 80 a.
to make Z's Jack good.
The straightforward play with the best
defence would be about as follows: On
tine diamond a and 3 both discard
clubs, the spade. On the top spade
Y discards heart All three players
zen cover the Jack of hearts and r
e IN TO lead the nine % clubs which
must allow to win or he sets w the
Ell, for A.
then leade a small heart, on which A
puts the six, allowing Y to win the trick
with the nine. A small heart from 7 puts
A IN and Y must reenter with tho club
to make his established heart trick. b
may vary this defence In two ways
Suppose leads the spade after ne u
allowed TO he.i the trick with the mine
ot clubs, on which 4 has discarded a
heart wins the spade with the queen
and leads a heart so that shall make
the W club and q heart trick At the
cad
II . does no. touch the club but returns
the seart at the fourth trick A wins with
ths zen. Then he must lose Q club and Y
! "a TO make two hearts. II B leads
ne spade Instead Of the heart 2 wins
leads the heart through him, which
must establish two heart tricks for Y,
who still has the club for reentry
TO review some OF the weak defences
with which many solvers satisfied them
selves and SO failed to show how stronger
defences were to be met. suppose A dis.
CARDS spade on the first diamond lead.
II can lead the spade at once, or he
can lead the heart Jack first, a. either
will solve.
IL discards a heart on the first trick
. may keep the spade ace and 2 can
,eau small spade, putting In To
lead small heart. II p puts on the
ace second hand the whole heart suit
~ cleared UP. II he passes and A wins.
,,adlns club. Us play will depend on
re first discard.
II has let go his club 7 puts on tn.
yen and leads heart and z makes two
spane tricks II B has kept both his
eluos discarding spades, Y passes the
s' Grub lead. II b comes back with a
.uD ! leads heart. IL b leads the
''soe makes three tricks.
suppose that instead OF tina club y
s ~s heart on the first trick. 2
then puts n IN with a heart a n,aLn.
MS two established SPADES bur Then bs
must lead club 10 Y wbose Ling q,
hesrts Is good for IN. nfth trick.
I Against proper dlscardIns. on rho or,,
trick by and n. the lead n, Tho ron
,,pade for the second tr,ck 10 innor,s NJ,
9auss " Is left with the small spade
leading the heart lack, A. Y and n
all cover the hear, ana "a ,aaas ,ha az
o' clubs, which Y must allow 10 win
II with that little shade. 40 that r shail
make two spade tricks
u Is also iinportan, N, p 70 i.sd ,h.
JACK ~ hearts and no, tha aight %,
''e third trick becaus. ~ no heg,n. u,th
ne c'eht a covers u,,h tho TO- 70 .
overs r. wins and ,.aa. ,,,n ~
holds Alnrg e.uo "ine' wh'ch