The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20
SCHOOL FOR GARD PLAYERS.

amended his bid to -four hearts which
Y passed. before z could call attention
the error In shifting the suit. Does
VS. passing the incorrect bid prevent z
from insisting that II shall be made
in the suit frst named. which
was spades?
Z's calling attention 10 the insuficisncy
Of the bid In the FIRST place restricts its
correction to the suit named. which was
spades. and Y has no power to accept
a declaration which 10 forbidden by the
laws. II might as we'll be argued that
II A and b we're partners and b doubled
his partners bid the double would sand
IL the next player passed. A's bid must
be amended to four spades. and II will
then be Us turn to speak.
4. j. l.. says: Tho declaration IL no
trump. Adverraries make q slam against
II. DO they score for the slam or
not?
No matter which side makes the slam
the score for II goes in tho honor
column.
q. r. J. says A bets that the correct
lead from four Of your partners de.
clared suit. when ovcrcalled by the
player on his left. is h lowest card
unless there are two or more onors In
sequence. AZ this is tho only way &c
show number.
Number showing leads are MOI wanted
In playing against "A trump suit. What
your partner wants TO know In where
the high cards are. II you eat tho
he knows that the higher cards not n
the dummy or his own hand are with
the declarer. The smallest OF four tell.
him nothing.
Mrs. 7. says: NY partner bids M
trump. Second bidder says two hearts
| have three email hearts. and tn,
kings of all the other suits. SO I pass
My partner .oes two no trump an,
1t goes round TO the player on m,
left. who assists the hearts, biddin.
three. Now my partner passes. an
AFRAID To double. for fear they woul,
20 game with two odd. There was
discussion after the hand as TO my lead
What should t. be?
As a rulc. when your partner has
no trun;er the most advantageous pla,
= TO get the truinpe out OF her way. 81
that it may he played as nearly =, m
trumps Is possible. The assist In heart
looks AS II the weak rump hand coul,
ruff something. The best lad is tn
trump. and keep leading It every tim
you get in.
flnochlc. W. :. asks for the modcrl
counts for double pinochls and eight O
IA Kind. such as eight aces.
Tn. old 300 for double pinochle an
1000 TOT tue eight aces has lon. sine
been abolished on OF the ele
meni % luck being too great a facto
IN deciding the game. The present So
tenn il 10 score each pinochie AT 10. q
10 for the TWO, and TO score only 100 FL
eacn four aces. Some players lay dow
four Of , kind for 1o0 and add n
making 600 altogether. but this 10 I
legal.
I. II u. says Playing two harL.
- As deal He accidentally turns N, OF
nj Bs cards Il demands a new de
and takes III" pack to deal IL. 4 he,
Ne does not lose hi. deal.
\ l. correct The same d-aler alvaN
deals again.
y. g. says. We play a premium sUi
spades, which wins double stakes.
srts the Did and turns W the widow.
which he finds az. and queen 81 heart,
To these cards he adds from his han
che ten. King and jack and adds IL
aces. all without naming "A trump sui
The other PLAYERS at once conceded III
Did and tnc game and threw up the
cards. whercupon IN. bidder said i
would Try TO make his bid with spid,
trump. ana took back the ten. KIN,
jack Of hear,s, can he do this?
Not after laying upon the table as
sequence a suit that has no value as
sequence unless IL is the trump. Such
meld is universally taken to be "A declare
tion that the sequence shown is tt
trump sequence.
W. 7. :. says: Playing three hai
auction \ has $40 on the slate, Il h;
?75 and L only 465. but G gets the b
and play. falling To go game. ON couu
ing up A Is found to lave Logs and
1880 Who wins.
II is usual TO play auction for a stat.
number Of deals. usually twelve, az
TO see who In high score at the end.
this is not done it must he the old sly