The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-30
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Clubs are trumps and II is in the lead.
! and Y want seven tricks.
The authors solution In for z to lead
tho Jack Of spades, which Y wins and
loads the six Of trumps, giving B the
choice Of covering II or passing. The
only difference is in the position Of the
lead after the second round of trumps.
Al Y and Y must win both tricks. A
discards a spade.
The trumps gone. Y wins the next
trick with the eight OF spades. A will
probably discard the ace of hearts. If
he does Y will make the king and then
give Il a heart trick. after which Il
makes his two aces.
II A keeps the ace OF hearts Y will
lead a small heart, putting him in. and
compelling him to come up to the ace
and queen OF diamonds In Us hand,
after which the ace of spades secures
the required seventh trick.
A number of solvers reached the solu-
ton by u much less complicated process
than his. The f~avoritc opening Was
a small diamond. \ covering with the
eight and Y putting on a trump. The
return OF a small heart allows u to make
the deuce OF trumps.
Now the queen OF diamonds. covered
by AS king. makes w. six of trumps,
and a small spade from Y puts T. in with
the jack, allowing him To pull As trump
and one of BIS. while y gets a heart
discard. b can make his trump at any
time. but that Is all
Others again started with the spade
suit. but did no, see any reason for lead
ing the jack. The trey of spades was
taken by VS. king and "A small heart
was led for Il To trump. The ten OF
trumps follows ~ one in this Naria'
ton, instead Of letting Y run a dia
mond.
Il now leads tn. diamonds. ace first
Y getting "A heart discard AND t%runipinG
the second round. The next lead is IN,
eight of spades. If b trumps 1t h,
must come up to Us hearts. II he doe
not trump Il keeps up the spade lead
until he does.
One solver found this road to III,
same result Ace OF diamonds first
giving = a spade discard instead Of
heart. Now the ten Of trumps Is fol
lowed by the queen Of diamonds. whir'
a must cover and Y must trump. :
small heart from Y ard rs little truml
kills AS ace of hearts.
The ace OF spades picks up Y's KIM
and gives u "A clear road to lead tn
Jack. and II y does not trump 1t u vii
lead the three Of spades. As soon n
X trumps he loses all the rest Of tn
tricks by leading hearts.
Another solitary solver started wit
the ten Of trumps. and then led tw'
round of diamonds. Y discarhins III
king Of spades instead Of the small Oh
or q heart, and trumping the second dia
mond when 4. covered Us queen. Nov
Il can trump the small heart and lea,
spades until Il rufus that suit.
This seems to show that the prohlcr
IS more than "A dual. and might alInos
be called a quartet, owing to the nun
Der Of ways IN which certain winnin
leads can hc ,ransposed. correct so'u
ms, following one or other of the line
Of play given above, from
!. {. Hume, H. G M~tnkowski. Fran
8. Russer. Raincy Hustler. Charles !
Gilbert, " - johnson. Henry Audresei
II *. Thaw, r W. White. l.. :. Har
Jr, Mis-. :. T.. Amcs, =. A Wolf. Mr.
S. V. Travis, KY stone. George
Glover. - II Boston, Frederick P,l,
Roscoe G. Harris, T.. ". Trirnble. ". !
w. +. ~, Fairfield, Herbert C., Hin.
Perry. william. X Mctoy. Harry
baldwin, Mrs, John NJ. Braly, Mar
Ihanhous"r, -. \. w, J, W. Wort
NJ. u. ", e. +. johnson, G. NJ. Ston
y. y. Love. oscar Schoeuherr. II, \
Whitehead. ". r. Leighton. +. u. In
Lawrence Daw, y q. Willetts. Walla,
Hampton. Thomas Rogers, Helen porse
9. y, Hilton, II, r. Green. y. II. Bur
NJ. Potter. 7. j. Cline, I. NJ. Atterbur
G, -. Spot,ewood. H.. W. starr, +. .
Weaver. ". T. stockton, ,;eorrc Hart
horn aud 4. l.. Greenburg. That mu
nave been an easy one.
Here is a rather interesting situate
SCI up by the composer of 3j3. viii,
10 probably stu green in the memoi
Of many VIII" did not quite get it.
BRIDGE PROBLEM 30. 1854.