The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
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At the INST table at which this hand
was play ed Il dealt and passed. 4 htd
two spades, Y three hearts and u -four
spades. which ended il.
fopened the clubs, dummy put OF tleare.
drew one round Of trumps and then cross
ruled the clubsa and diamonds. making "a
grand slam In spades with four honors
This ia worth 3-3G+100+12a- 324
points. As this result seemed Inevitable.
It vas proposed TO deal the hand over
again. but see how differently il went at
other tables.
Al one OF these when \ bid two spades
Y bid the clubs instead of the hearts
Is advanced the spades only one Tick.
bidding three. instead OF the four hid at
the first table. When u and A passed Y
bid his hearts. with three losing hearts
and four losing clubs In his hand u
passed. bu, A went 10 four spades.
This Y doubled with the idea Of show
ing ais partner that ne had nothing in
spades but wanted Il To choose between
the clubs and hearts. Il rcdoubled and
Il failed to respond to his partners fore
ing double. although lie unQuestiouahly
should have bid five hearts. as that suit
fitted his hand better than clubs.
Whether a went five spades then or
not he certainly would have done so
when T. double five hearts. but leaving
In a redouhle Of mis- own contract is
different and A passed. Even then Y
should have pulled himself out with five
hearts or clubs. IL. would have lost
only 60 points. ITO II doubled. which
would have saved him just abou ZOO.
Played at redoubled spades, A made
30 below the line. 100 for a fulfilled
doubled contract. 900 for three tricks
over. 100 FOR Grand slam and 50 in
donors grand total. 7ss. That settled
the question OF the top score on the
spot.
Al another table. when Y bid both the
clubs aud the hearts, they carried II
10 six hearts. n neither a nor y
would go to six spades, but double the
heart contract aud set Il FOR 900. loSs
10 honors. o. ECO net. Thls il a bad
bargain. az they are 81 TO the bad
on the possibilities in spades.
A. the club at which these games
were PLAYED the penalties are limited
10 300 for the winners. but they can
keep al they Get ON their own cou-
tract. This renders /, useless for any
player 10 estimate the value OF foregoing
I game that is surelv In HE cards al
more than 500. because tina; is all ne
can get In penalties.
C1rious', enough. some PLAYERS do not
tnlnk this limit - high enough. but II
is difficult 10 imagine q hard tina &c
worth 80" points N duplicate. unless
the opponents have doubled. in which
'ss" there a. no possibility Of penalties,
80 they AZ" not the dcclarei. Even a
-iuld slam al no trumps with 80 aces
H. onlI So. and what bid could pos
sihly be made against such cards that
would net 300 IN penaltiesr
l. is when Your game is doubtful and
] mo nfnnnTl' .R,TFf rttt = hAvn1nag thas
~ pays To- tiy for penalties. Even then
one is sometimes severely disappointed
Instead Of getting The two or three hun
Gred ON" hoped foi. IL Turns out % be
only 100, and AT the same time II IS
clear tina one could have gone game 10y
/ playing the hand. Here is a good ex-
ample OF p~refsring the penalties when
the game = doubtful: The hand was
| played in the sane match as III. others