The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
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Il dealt At one table following TIA
bridge players school. he hid two hearts
This IL conventional to shoN that he
wants 10 play the hand at hearts, no
matter what his partner has. hi,
three diamonds and "a 50 sted the hearts.
bidding three, whereupOn Il went three
royals
u passed as he could not afford to bid
Ave clubs just to show a five card suit
without the ace, but his partner, who
could stop the royals and run the dia-
monds went four hearts. As could
run the hearts and had an honor U
three trumps he bid -four royals. which
ended the bidding at that table.
and Il made their contract without
any Souble. u led the king OF clubs,
and dummy put on the ace. leading the
singleton heart Y won this. and seeing
the object was to run dummy he ed two
rounds Of trumps at once, ace first.
won the second round and led one more.
after which all the diamonds made, five
by cards.
At another table Z did not mention the
hearts on the first round, because he ha |
not tops in that suit He started with
one club. hid two diamonds and y
three clubs. y going to three royals.
Il knows that his partner would not
assist the clubs unless he had two or
three tricks outside, so he feels himself
quite safe in bidding four hearts. \
went four royals and AT once went hNe
hearts Il having rather overbid his
hand In the first place. refused to so
further and u got 1t al Ave hearts.
A did not like to lead away from his
tenace In diamonds and started with the
spade queen. Dummy put ON the ace aud
led two rounds of trumps followed by q
club \ won this and made his ace Of
diamonds, which was the last for \
and X
The curious thing about this hand is
that at one table they played il with
clubs for trumps. through rs being
afraid to overcall three ROYALS with four
hearts This Is how II happened
Il started with 4 club, two diamonds.
three clubs and n three royals. When
Il and 4 passed. Y figured that his part
ner must be short IN diamonds and
spades, and as he could not have enough
hearts to bid on, he must have ire
mendous club suit, so went i've clubs
\ did not see four royals, but doubled
the Ave clubs
Much to his astonishmeut made his
contract. \ began with the singleton
heart as no one had mentioned that
suit and was rather disconnected to md
dummy with the ace Of spades, won
the trump lead and led the spade queen,
as the ace OF diamonds was not enough
to save the game, The trumps were
promptly taken Out and all dummy =
4 losing cardS discarded on the nealtS'
| Little slam in clubs for. Y and H.
| The difference between Ave royals and
| four honors. with 1873 added for the
! game. POS plus, and losing a little slam
| in clubs doubled, with simple honors
! eco is Just 435 points, which IL quite a
swing in duplicate. In hearts 1t is 81
| Hess
| At another table II appears that on
, the club showing by n originally Y
counted him for ace and king. as he
could have nothing In the other suits
! from the bidding, and Y felt safe in
. doubling three royals when b bid It and
" passed refusing to so as far as fouI
Ihearts. To pun himself out of the
! double u went back TO the diamonds
bidding four, which not only held the
contract but went game,
| Al this table, \ being the first dia,
! mOnd bidder. Y led his king OF hearts tc
show his reentrN and then led his
partners club suit. \ pul ON the ace
and led the acc OF trumps, dropping tn,
| king Another trump and \ led tho
| spade, thought it host TO make hi,
| King OF hearts before leading another
club, never dreaming that his partner
was so long in the suit thaS 4 had M
more, This enabled A TO discard hi,