The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

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by the dealer only. II the second hand
makes that declaration what would 1t
mean, and would IL be used by the bettor
class Of players?
Any player that uses the three spade
call as dealer will use it as second hand
when the dealer starts with "A spade, be-
cause the second hand then becomes. au-
the frst actual bidder, the
dealeyNS spade being merely a pass. The
bid has thu same meaning In any position
= loB weak spade suit and at least two
or three tricks in other suits Some
define the holdings as no rumper out
side of spades.
=. #. G. Gays: After round or 60
of bids It gets UP TO three royals by A.
The player on his left, Y, says four clubs,
and A attempts to stop further bidding
50 that he may correct 1t to I'VE clubs
by saying Wait a minute Before
he has finished the sentence, however. his
partner, b. says Il pass Tho point
in dispute is whether A IL in time to cor
rect VS. bid by his warning not to
bid
There is no such expression in the bid
ding at auction as walt a minute 1t
might mean that A thought he was
card short or wanted 20 wipe his glasses,
or anything. The only thing to say
and 1t should be said quckly-when one
wants to correct an insufficient bid Is
mot enough" 1t will be time enough |
TO add presently that must lie hvs
clubs Had A said Not enough" no
ono would have disputed his being in time
TO prevent. from passing the insufficient |
declaration.
]. J. NJ. says: The dealer holds the
following cards Five diamonds to tho
ace and king. the ace king queen OF
clubs, three small hearts and two small |
spades What is the bid? No score.
Some persons will risk no trumpsr
with these Ave tricks, hoping the partner
can take It out with hearts or royals. but
the safer bid is a diamond. II is usual to
start with the more valuable OF two
minor suits. so that IL it should be neces- |
ssry to show the other the partner can
return 10 tho first without increasing the
contract. Suppose bids the diamond. A
says a heart. and Il pass and says
two clubs When A passes, II the dia-
monds suit Y better than the clubs, he
can 10 back TO diamonds for tho two
tricks Had clubs been bid first and then
two diamonds would have to so TO
three clubs II that suit fitted his hand
better than diamonds.
NJ X says: Tho dealer. held eight
clubs To the ace king queen nine, acc OF
diamonds solus. two small cards in hearts
and in spades. What Is the bid. no score?
No trump. Many players will bid three
no trumps on such a hand. so as to shut
I'd, a. I.i1a the
major suits n the partner can get in on
anything. II is a game hand. Unless he
has "A trick or two in the major suits. and
quick trick at that, game Is impossible
in clubs.
II. II. w. asks for detailed information
as to the most approved methods Of hold
ing duplicate tournaments.
ANY one who is ramiliar with mOdus
operand for duplicate whist will be able
to explain how results are arrived at in
duplicate auction. the only difference
being In tho manner OF computing the
scores, which are all points instead OF
| tricks
c. j. asks: When the COMMITTEES re-
striots the penalty o. 4 single deal =
certain number OF points, zoo or 5oO
| what risk do players run who would stano
| TO lose 500 or even 500 in an ordinary
| rubber?
The restriction refers only to the win
ners II A and r set and for 500 on
| a hand. all that A and b can score il 300
| IL that is the limit set, but they also
| make a note OF the zoo IN the so-called
| D-F. or deficit column, 80 that the scores
NAV balance at the ond OF the evening
| because and 2 charge their account
with the full loss 600. Tho object OF the
restriction is TO prevent players from
winning out through gifts"
Five Hundred. A. H. V. says: In a
| no trumper A insists that a player VINO
holds the Joker and leads IL cannot call Tor
suit 10 be played to the joker II re
| holds any OF that suit in his own hand
| We do not find This point covered in
Hoyle.
The rules given in AL the latest editions
OF Hoyle say that player leading the
Joker in a no trumper may call for any
suit he likes. II he likes suit that he
holds a few cards of. there is nothing
that says he shall not ask for 1t. II Is
a common practice for players to ex-
haust a suit by making the Joker one OF
II, competing Jne OtneTe 10 piay eitas "u's
when the Joker Is led.
Crtbbage. NJ. Y c. says; bets this
hand Ia worth IL only. b bets II 10 IL
Three axes and a seven. with an eight
turned How should Il be counted &c
as tn convince tho stakeholder?
} Lay out the three skies in triangle
and they form three pains, one on each
side. six holes The seven and eight added
to each six in turn give three runs on
three, nine more holes. The seven and
eight make a fifteen, two moro. IT in all.
r. T. /. says: A bets that df 3
8 counts rs. that being BIS HAND
49, s 6, wlrich Is As hand, Is also
worth 16, as the runs and nfteons are
the same in both. Il says no.
The runs and pairs arc the same but
, not the fifteens. In tho frst hand tners
Z are three fifteens, tho third being mad'
, with me two skies and tho trey There
, arc only two fifteens in the second hand
, given, 80 loses
Poker. A p says; n Is agreed thai
players shall pay a penalty for any
straight flush or four OF a kind shown
A dealt In a Jackpot, 3 passed, so did al
the others, throwing up their cards, where
hat h. had q ~