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T. dealt. At one table he bid no trump.
This II a very common bid. but Is a
relic Of the days when takeouts we're
little known. The idea Is that a solid
suit and n sure reentry II a fine no
trumper and will probably go game
unless the dummy lays down a Yarbor-
ough In both the other suits. Modern
bidders look a little deeper and consider
the possibilities OF a tskeout BY the
partner.
In this case V bid two royals and u
denied the royals by soins back to no
trump. rather pleased that dummy had
a third suit safe. The result was that
z was set for three tricks. the play
being peculiar and responsible for the
third OF the tricks by which y failed.
Tho takeout and the denial put \ on
the track OF how TO save the game He
knew z must have a big suit somewhere
and the question was, how TO keen him
out OF ;he lead \ started with a play
that not one In a thousand would have
thought of-the ace Of hearts. lie
wanted 20 see durnmy's spades. As soon
a. he saw them he led through them.
Dummy put on the king and Il won II
with tho ace. Then he went back With
the queen and u renouucod Now Nom.s
the remarkable part OF II. II argued
that his partner would never lead the
ace OF a suit g4lrs a no trumper un.
less he still had the suit stopped. so he
must nave held -four to tho ace tack. fr
that was the situation \ could make
the spade Jack. 40 u actually had the
nerve To 90 back with a small heart,
NJ another table at which Il started
with no trump Y bid two royals and
made one by a line OF play that is in
structive u led the KING = hearts and
followed with \ small one \ came
through with q trump - dlsIrm dummy.
aud Y passed q up Two more hea r
leads followed. \ discardiuE a club and
V t-umpirc with the eight. Instead N
trying to exhaust the trumps TO defend
tho diamonds. even with two reentries. Y
Jed the diamonds three times and then
played Acc and another club
\ ruffed the second club and a to
lead a trump, As ho mad nothing else
left r Won with tho ace. AID the king
'e won he last two tricks.
TIE score sheets slow tina a. one
iHh.e z went gam IN diamonds.
Whether ne started with y Rid Of two
u~'ettd.ly, ~ many would do or took
Hl~ partner out Of 4 royal. the writer
could NOT ascertain, hut y must have
played badly. and tho hand probably
went something like this:
y \ up''s VI'h q SPADE and dummy
p ''"h'' - ''''f 'A''H y . FA'i 9
and veil. r urn the ace. so as TO get
. run himself This would allow 4
90 run ,hc ace AID set q heart discard
1850 dunmy's king % spades later There
- Nu other way la which = could have
/ o. game apparently.
Th" opening may have heer p club,
fr' thl' woG,d make % difference On
,ue result. as IN l. the heart discard
OF the king " spades that wins the
game and nothing else. " can always
say II II No wi lead Anything bu,
The a," Of spade white Y has the king
co.. Wiuui'g ~" Nrst spade his play was
the king of hearts.
Here II a rather Interesting ohi.r'
'"sson ~ the management OF a hand
Wh.'h shows how necessary II Is 10 lpul
over IN" situation carefully AZ the star,
and figure out Jus, how many tricks
vow must lose and then see how man,
moro YOU might lose II YOU don't n.ay
? Tho ut.i just 50 There is nothing h.
a., budding Il i- al IA the play