The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

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Auction Bridge. NJ ii. 8. aays: The
declaration being settled, the wrong hand
leads. Dummy insists that as soon as "A
card is led he can lay down his hand
before the lead Is called from the right
player.
Dummy's hand must not be laid down
until tho player 90 the left OF the de-
clarer leads Tho player nust dorhde
whether TO call = suit or call the lead In
error an exposed card before dummy's
hand goes down.
r. G. ri. says: This came up at tho
club the other day: u dealt and bid three
clubs. A said three royals and four
clubs, u going three royals again. \
contends that Y can be made TO call 1--WE
clubs, whereupon y insists that IL Y IL
made TO go Ave clubs must go four
royals to make good his bid. u replies
that II the bid IL corrected to five clubs
IL stands unless US partner. II. opens tho
bidding again, Is this correct7
As soon as II overcalls the four clubs
with three royals he and his partner both
loso the right TO correct the bid. Had
the bid been corrected by r and lot stand
2 would have no right to take Y out OF
Hs III nc ~ NdITSu ITVtn DluulnB on Inat
deal. unless tho corrected hid Is overcalled
by an opponent.
c. A s. says: Dealer. 2. bids q spade
Second hand passes. Third hand. 7. holds
nvo hearts 60 tho queen. four spades to
the ace and queen. Jack and one diamond
and two small clubs what should be
say?
Pass n his partner has a spade hand
the mos, ne can lose Is 100. The momeu;
bid is made on such cards az these the
opponents can sting Il 10 any amount or
can overcall II II they think they can 20
game. Let them do the guessing.
r. W II. Says: The dealer pick, up
this hand Five hearts to the Jack ten
ace and TWO small diamonds. ace and one
small spade. with three small clubs Nc
bids q heart. \ bets the only correct call
on the hand II q spade.
Tho heart bid IL absurd but the hand
Il almost too good for spade and il
a better no trumpcr Offering 20 support
any suit the partner may have n he docs
not Hike tho no trumpcr. To bid hearts
originally Is tempting fate and deceiring
In" partner. They might he bid on the
Sf''llu IVullu II Nl'e pt'Illl'I tloNS MY
signs OF life or II Il Is necessary to over
call an opponent
Il. y. J. wants 10 know under what
circumstances third hand should go no
trumps when the dealer bids "A spade and
the second hand passes.
r. must not be forgotten that = the SOC
ond hand passes he has nothing 70 show
any more than the dealer. and an average
no trumper may encourage Tho dealer 10
trvt out some nve card suit in hearts
royals. which was not strong enough
to Justify the call originally.
X c. says: A no trump Ia passed up
70 fourth hand who holds four clubs TO
tho ace king ten. four spades TO queen
Jack ton, queen and another diamond
and an honor IN hearts What should he
do
Third hand having no takeout most
players would ask for club lead. as the
game may he saved = that suit can bs
cleared a, once. n the player Is loft
with tho club he is probably saving
money by saving the game. ~ he Is takrn
! on, lie has not lost angling by his bid.
A show 81 strength like this will often en-
courage the partner to show suit that
he could not bid against a no trumper.
/ J. l.. II. SAYS A bets that the correct
/ call for the dealer. rubber game, hold
+ Ing seven clubs 10 four honors and the
Fl t,s OF diamonds. IA three clubs. showing
that he wants 20 play tho hand at clubs.
r bot. two club. arc enough.
Al depends on what the four honor.
are II they are enough 70 make -he
'ult solid. ace king queen and either
ten or Jack. The correct bid Is no trumps.
a. the partner must have a Marlborough
4 m two suits for Il 10 fail II the long suit
" clubs lacks the ace then the bid Is
/ Two clubs only. showing a suit that Is
4 established without any hope OF reentry
ar a suit that one round Will establish
with reentry. In no case does the
dealer want to play the hand at clubs
Tho student will flnd this situation fully
discussed IN Nos. and OF "whitehead's
Conventions" page II.
Gin. H. r. says: We understand that
II one player calls, PAY me- and find-
his opponent has less. there Is n penalty
Of tfri points demanded from the caller
IL this penalty reckoneh as II the second
player had been the one to lay down
or may II he demanded after the second
player has fattened the callers layout
What other penalties are there
After he has fattened. II he has any
thing that flts There is q penalty .
five points for calling PAY me- when the
deadwood Is more than ten. There Is also
a horus Of ten points for n grand slam
all the cards laid down without maxim
any deadwood pile.
Auction pinoche q. W. says: ! hold
sequence In diamonds ami make then
'rumps. together with tho spade queen
What n the value OF tho meld and how
do YOU count It in four hand? One
says II IL only $50, as cannot use
the Jack twice Another says II Is 100
whils a third claims $50.
II tho melds arc Laid down IN orde
they arc worth 230. There Is 20 fol
royal marriaUe 20 for pinochio and l5'
mora for AIDING tho ace ten Of trump
TO make tho sequence.
P!noohle. r. o. Il. asks II n 10 nscss
sary TO head tho trick II anything su
trunps r. called for.
In three or four hand each player mus
head the trick II no can. In two hand
only after mo cards are NJ.
j. II. L. says: In cutting, which wins
/ high or low