The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22

bidding a suit when I hold i've or six
cards Of 1t. II I have six trumps. hearts.
and a singleton club, what Is the objes-
ton to my bidding hearts, even IL I
ave only the queen n ten In the suit?
The objection IL that you have not
six trumps. but only six hearts. headed
by the queen. No one knows what the
trump will be untii the bidding Is all
over. On the FIRST round of bids, nothing
Is shown but sure tricks. On the Sec
ond round, II you bid hearts. your part.
ner will know you are long in them. but
have not the tops.
Z. II. F. says: A insists that the de-
clarer nno score game and rubber on
a revoke penalty by taking three tricks.
Does doubling mako any d~iference7
n the declarer elects to take three
tricks In penalty for a revoke the actual
tricks are added to his side. The score
is then put down just as II he had won
those tricks in the play. II the declara-
ton has been doubled the value Of all
his tricks over the book Is doubled. But
he 10 not entitled to take the so points
bonus for fuinllins his contract after
being doubled n any Of tho tricks taken
In penalty are necessary to furhl the
contract, because that would be . double
penalty.
r. b. F. d. asks n there are any Of
fetal rules for keeping the score and
for penalties at duplicate auction.
The Whist Club have dropped their
1918 rules from the 1915 EDITION. %
that they are no longer oficial. There
will probably be a new code issued some
time this fail.
ID. A. c. says: During the play the
declarer. z. oun to clubs. Dummy
asks him. and he acknowledges that III
has a, club. A tells him to play his
highest club. to which z objects. insist
ing that as he has no partner to whom
he can give any Information he a play
any club he pleases. A bets he has tn,
right to demand tho highest club.
II Ia not stated whether z was fOurti
hand to the trick OF not. II ne was tn
highest club cannot be called. II he Il
not fourth hand. one adversary havint
sall to play. tho highest club cannot b'
called. But n dummy 10 fourth hand
both the a~dversaries having played L
the trick. Their A may call for the highes
club. and the same demand may be mad
II both adversaries have played thet
cards before tho revoke il corrected.
Mrs. II. says: Dummy remarks Z
her partner. THAT was the best spade
You need not " trumped It." Thi
Igives the declarer a hint that bot
dummy's remaining spades are good. i
there M penalty for such remarks?
Either adversary may call a suit fror
the declarer. II the declarer trumped tn
trick. or from dummy or declarer mex
time either gets the lead. In case tn
declarer did not win the trick on whic
tho remark was made.
Rum. II. L. says: We are told tha
in one form of his game II IL tn
privilege Of any player who wants tn
card turned up TO take 1t, whether 1t
| his turn to draw or not. Is this col
rect, and IL so. what rights have tn
players II two want the same card q
the same time?
In this variation. eac player in tur
to the left can have the card by payin
pips on the card. always provided tn
player who draws Il viii allow It TO b
50 sold.
Plnoohle. C. q. g. says: A gets tn
bid for 240 and melds so. In the pla
he gets home 1856. but revokes TIL
question Is does he lose his bid or jus
his meld, or both. or either? A insist
that he keeps his meld. as the revoke di
not change II.
II the meld were enough 20 make goo
his bid A could keep It. as the revols
loses nothing but the score for card
But as the score for cards vas neces
sary to make good and A loses that h
is set back the whole 240 that he bid.
r, G. says: Playing two hand. A an
Il have each only one card to play whe
A decides to call out. II does the SAM
On counting the cards II Is found tina
10Th were past 1000. Does A win o
account of calling out first. or Is It a tie
A wins. BIS calling out was entIrel
unnecessary, because II A was correC
it was his game. II A was not corre'
b won the game. no matter what he ha'
F. B. c. says: A gets the bid and lay
down the king and queen of spades fo
20, and then another king for 40 NOR
under the rule that there Is a fresh car
from the hand for the new meld.
a Y this is not right. Why not?
There may be a fresh card, but ther
is no fresh combination, as the old quee
Is not available. A is using the san
card twice. the queen OF spades, for II
same meld. trump marriage, which cal
not be done.
Euchre. r. u. says: The player to II
left of the dealer orders 1t up, but
turns out that he had not a trump In h
hand. lie says he did II to prevent
march. Il bets any player ordering U
must hold at least one OF the suit.
b is wrong. Many players order u
at certain stages OF the score, regarc
less OF what they hold, unless they al
sure OF preventing a march on a Tor
hand.
Checkers. c. II, says a has thrt
kings against rs two when II serv,
notice. At the end Of forty moves II
Ill., l- A.