The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28


Their are no trumps aud Z IL IN
the lead ' and u aay they can win
four tricks OF; Of seven against any
defence. These d%efcuces are rather
numerous, bu; they can all lie met 10y
the following line OF attack
u leads a snail club. upon which \
plays tho Jack and Y wins with the ace.
The email club ~ returned and II y
puts or the king he has several leads
II he plays the nine of hearts il holds
the trick. as Il cannot afford to cover.
7 discards the six OF diamonds.
BIS play now Is to force y into the
lead with "A spade. 81 he lends Tho acc
hrsi, bu: Il throws in the king. So that
Y wins the neNt spade lead with the
queen. MAKES his nine Of diamonds and
leads a club TO rs queen. which wins
tho last trick.
This nigh, be called ne truak play.
- IL combines the best attack and de-
fence. In most problems where a cer-
tain number of tricks arc To lie won pll
but one Of them are In sight. hut in
rh.e problem there are q nly two sure
tricks for Y and u. he ace Of clubs
and the nins Of diamonds Tho only
Way to get 4 sure spade trick - to lead
that suit. which will not solve the prob
lem.
rs discard on the heart lead IL inn
por;ant. because II he lets 60 a club
~ 40 iAoll t'tlhNf III ulot'ttoatlN Over ".
when Il leads the spade ace u gives
D. the king. a will he ready TO discard
the queen OF hearts on the second SPADE
lead. so as to make n trick with tho
eight o. diamonds. ~ d!scards Il
spade on the heart lead he forces y
70 hold up the King when 3 leads the
ace and u loses a he1rt trick.
y may vary the dcfeuc" by returning
. club AFTER he has made the nine Of
hearts. This puts Il in and he must
lead the hing ~ spaces so as 20 estab-
hsh vs. queen. r refuse. to allow t,is
and ducks the king. THE forces y to
Isivs A o heart trick. 80 that Y shall
wake . diamond al the ccd
r may refuse 30 lead the hcart. play
.ins sec and another spade upoa getting
In with the cluo king. Il gives w tho
hing just the me. and \ must dlrcard
. heart. 49, y st!ll holds two diamonds.
wins :hs second spade lad. makes he
nine ~ diamonds ard leads A club. p
losing the last trick to the queen OF
hears IN - hand.
Another defence for y is To- lead a
third round ~ clubs ut once. : discard
irC the male heal'. This forces Z
t. l7ai -" Li'C oi ouaGcS wp!cl =
Aas+~N ,f,-npeA-,, Zr-p
MAKE E 'hr- two diamonds or the sNaC.
aie'n ald one diamond.
A. di a'd nav vary the defence. y
h disc1rGs a diamond on ~. t.r,rr-
dat" return Of IT," club. " 'eaHs tho
spsds Ni7S 'gSt the -,ult. and Il y 70.
Fuse ~ win Il. folluHr v.t.1 the lie Il
. hea'ts. 80 rs 20 shu; out the mine Thi.
gives \ NO heat tricks. hrt Y mikes
the diamond at the cad. /. - wins IN.
spade king md leads the ialrt. \ nay
overtok' arl lose tive eiTlt Of hearts. -:
'-t the Mn run. and allow y To- mr..
N" spade queC' and he dia-,.ud.
: Suppo'" \ d,satrds ;he sla ?" uu tN.
third club lead bv - = wI.. give hin,
the two h"trt tricks az ouco by l,,di~p
the iack. 80 t1at v hall neka two dia-
monds, and force n 20 carry home hs
ace Of spade.
Ano'aer defence op'r TO L is 20 d.y,.
the second club. This allows y % W.
with he queen and lead a third round
" A discards a helr. On th's tr.cl.. h
must win nc nine II r Ieads it. Y d.
cardin- a diamond. Now when =, lends
o spade and Y puts on tn. nine T. IL
forced TO play the ACC. or 4 VIII leave
7 m the lead to make the diamond.
" A discards a diamond when II ducks
the second round OF clubs. he mus, 10.
the heart nine win. Then when T. leads
the ace of spades u puts on the King. CO.
reat the spade queen and nine Of dit-
Nronds shall make the two last tricks.
A spade discard from AS hand IL use
ae0. a. he will have to discard some
thing else on the spade lead.
Correct solutions fnom.
Henry Andersen. !. W. WortZ. -. "
Duston. n. Perry. u A.. W. Roscoe e.
HHrrte, Il. ". Frost. l.. :. Hart, Jr..
W. II. Holmes. Harry Rosenthdl. j. G.
Hame. {, +. %Johnson. d. O. Brainc.
w. p. w. jaw Reed. Walker McNIlrt,r.
y II. IL, Charles NJ Root. +. II.
fNirfie&d. George +. Hempel, II. *.
ThHW, 4. J. ~Strashurger. T.. r.. Burke.
II. r. Stockton, Warren Banner. T. J.
Cine l.. NJ. Atterbury and George
H1rtshorn.
Nov II appears that \ and y insis,
hat y and z were mistaken "a % the
0osfuon OF the club suit and that it wa
Who held the top club. instead OF Y,
0kis being the actual distribution:
BRIDGE PROBLEM NO. az.