The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25
SCHOOL FOR CAKE PLAYERS.

fcnds to the king Jack nine four
sRsdcs u the ace nine and one small
1eart. Second and third hands pass.
Fourth hand bids two hearts. Dealer
and second hand passed, and the pues-
ton arose as to what third hand should
DO II he could stop the hearts.
THY Is in advance OF the real aues-
ton. Why did not the dealer double the
two hearts? When a no trurnper passes
a suit declaration IT may be to set the
contract, or 1t may be because he is
defenceless in that suit. How IL the
partner to know which 1t Is? II u
doubles third hand knows he has three
four card suits and third hand can
pick the trump. With any hve card
suit the dealer would show It.
NJ. 7. says: The declarer drops his
cigar on the floor and in STOPPING to re-
cover ii does not see Il lead n card out
of turn. IL snatches the card UP again
and a leads. Dummy tells Y that Il
holds the king of spades. A protests
that dummy has no right TO say any
thing. as he had been overlooking BIS
hand before the incident arose. A
quotes law GO %.
strictly speaking A IL correct SO far
as dummy is concerned. as dummy IL
barred from calling the declarer's atten-
ton to the exposed card 10y the law re-
ferred to. But law 6s distinctly says
that a card dropped on the table face up
ward Is an exposed card. and law &c
says n lead out of turn can be penalized.
Nothing II said in either case about
Its being the sole privilege OF the de-
clarer 10 call attention to the error. az
the error Itself carries the penalty with
Il, the partner having seen the card.
which Is the main point. The law that
seems to bar the penalty is No. 81.
which says that dummy'e calling atten-
tion TO a fact. even one which the de-
claper could not possibly be aware ". Is
a non %sequi;ur.
Mrs. T. says: 1t IL dummy's lead.
but the deciarer plays a high spade, -
says Wrong hand and the deciarer
takes back the spade and leads n heart
from dummy. \ protests and asks that
the spade lead stand. Can he amend
his partners demand?
Il has made no demand. Stating that
the lead is from the wrong hand Is not
asking that It be made from the RICH,
hand. Attention having been called TO
the error. II IL the privilege OF either
adversary 70 let the lead stand or have
{ corrected. provided they DO not con-
suit about It.
{. T L. saws -Four cards lef, IN each
hand after dummy has led out the las,
club. Spades have never been played
and only the best trump remains
Dummy leads n spade and u trumps II.
The declar.r AZ once eXclaims. What
no spades" and II answ"rs Why OF
curse. ! have three spades. Thourh;
Il was another club" The declarer de-
m1rds tina, In correcting the revoke II
play his hirhes. spad. and place the
two other spades on the table as ex-
posed cards. II objects that this 10 a
double penalty for one offence.
I. looks like a double offence. r has
revoked. and ne has also named certain
cards IN his hand. The penalty for the
revoke that is corrected Is admitted
Law 6S 80 distinctly names any cards
mentioned as being held IN .he players
hand ss exposed cards, and the two
spades clearly come under this rule
y. c. A. says: Playing duplicate. q
&c; n tray with fourteen cards In one
hand. rot noticed until half the hand Is
played The deal has been played a
five tables. what should we do with r.
This is one OF the veNed questions OF
duplicate. rules for which no satisfactory
answer has been found. AZ some clubs
they send the hand back 20 be adjusted
and then p~enal'ze the players who pat
a wrong number OF cards in the tray SO
points each. and also penal!ze the play
ers that lifted and looked AZ a fou'
hand 80 points apiece. THIS Is designed
as n preventive. 20 make players count
their cards before replacing them. and
also before playing them, but It Is not
lnfailible.
r. n r. saws. The dsclarer IL playing
n no trumper when II says. Il suppose
you can spread them now" Upon which
RS partner remarks. Not yet, he can't
Th. dcclarer at once demands that a
place the king Of clubs on IA" table. a
that IL clearly the only possible trick
against him Can no do this
There Is nothing in the laws 10 tus,if,
such a demand. \ might not have the
card referred TO ~ ali and might b,
quite mistaken a. 20 his power 10 wiz
"A trick.
Casino. !. g II. saws A HNe snt
min. on the board when \ puts a four or
the five. calling at "A nine. Il plays g
king and A puts an ace on the nine tina
was left apart. but calls 1t as two mines
II objects. Can A take back the acc
and leave the two mines, or take In the
first nine and leave the other
The ace must DO left on the table ant
the whole combination must he broker
up. NJ the player attempted TO take ir
a card that did not belong 10 the coin
bination. That Is. the five and foul
!, must be separated. as II II no longe'
a nine build.
VIngt-et-un. s. Mos. says: \ has pa
IN n dollar when the banker calls upoT
all opposed TO him 10 double. A refuse!
to do this, as his card has no hanSa
Does he take down his dollar In such ;
case?
No, IL is forfeited 20 the banker. n
II Is assumed that A was willing TO be
n dollar on his chances and now admits
that he cannot win.
Solo Whist. u. G. II. says: F1des
hand n asses. next player proposes. thIr'
player holds only one trump but ha
two aces and n well guarded king. !
49, Al