The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
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Here Is the bidding al one table. WITH
The play that followed, when \ aud Il
maze the top score on the deal ami
were the only ones 10 go game on it
n dealt and passed, A said no trump
and y doubled, This being a conven-
tonal demand for the partner to name his
best suit. Il passed, waiting To h-,,
II Il had to say. 4 bid two hearts.
As he could not stop the hearts and
was doubtful about B's strength. \ bid
thre" diamonds. Having driven his op-
poients into u minor suit. Y passed but
u went three no rumps As Y had re-
fused To assist the hearts and q must
have them safely stopped. T. had moth
ing more 10 say.
Y led a small club and dummy heii
the trick with ,he Jack. 4 small spade
from Il allowed \ 20 iinesse the Jack AMI
\ refused I" take ii with the king. This
one play settles the fate Of the entire
hand and costs Y and u no less than
1873 points.
Eeing LEFT "a he lead with his Two sure
r"-n,r'es SIM Intact. \ secs that he is
certain OF clearing the diamonds and
making IN. whole suit. so he leads the
nln-. Dummy discards a heart and y
wins with the queen. Il went back with
ii small heart. on which A put the queen.
covered by the king and ace.
\ small club put \ in the lead 70
clear the diamonds. dummy discarding
the small heart and a small club. as Y
held OF one round OF diamonds When
dummy was thrown into the lead with
the Jack OF hearts 'Y hoping for a club
Lead. A put himself in with the ace II
spades and made all the rest OF the dia-
monds. FOUR by cards at no trump is
4"+l25 Tor game. a total OF 1875, with
30 aces.
No other y, and :, pair in the room
could get this score. because no T.. and
W pair gave them the opportunity. AT
one table, when 4 bid no trumps. Y I'D
not double, but u went two hearts when
II got round to him. A did not bid the
diamonds, but waited to hear from B,
vino doubled two hearts. When Il passed
\ went back to two 40 trumps. z would
have been down for PIG at hearts.
Vt another table the hearts WEI.
never mentioned, When 4 bid no trump
Y doubled and b thought II best to show
his clubs while the bidding was cheap
Being taken out Of the double. u did not
bid the hearts, and passed, but \ went
20 two no trumps.
The play was much the same at both
tables and the result was the same. Y
led the club and the jack held. hut when
\ hnessed the spade Jack Y took the
trek and led the nine OF clubs. which
went to the ace. That killed off one of
As sure reentries. and no, a diamond
led yet
The jack ~ diamonds went round 10
Ts queen, Il ~discarding a small club.
In order 10 AVOID any risk OF killing an
honor in hearts IN his partners hand
u went back with the spade and A had
to nut on the ace TO get into the lead
and lubbock the queen nine at the same
tine.
The next diamond lead goes to vs.
ace, and he puts dummy IN with the
spade, so as to get the lead up to his
trna"e in clubs or the guarded king OF
h"arts. u made his two spade tricks
while he was In. n describing diamonds.
The student OF close play will now
see that Y can count AS hand. He has
no spades and no clubs and he discards
q amo on the fourth round of spades.
THIS marks MIN with two hearts. Now
comes the pretty play on VS. part at this
table.
Dummy tried u D~eSchapelles coup by
leading the Jack Of hearts, hoping TO get
the king out OF the way. Y could have
taken this trick and made the top club.
but ne saw that he must make two
'luhs, even II he passed the pack of
hearts, as b has three clubs left and
the ace OF hearts is blank, SO Y let the
heart Jack hold.
Il saw his chance TO make a club trick
and led the clubs up to Y. getting in on
the heart to make the fifth club at the
end A would have made the diamond
n Y had led that suit instead OF the
heart.
In this case A makes his contract
against the best play. but gets nothing
for It except the 90 for two odd AT no
trumps. At the other table A gets 20
more In tricks M 1876 for a game,
None OF the N and g pairs have anything
70 do with this difference In their scores.
The II and w pairs outplayed one of
their number. which h all rasht, but
which OF the N anl 9 pairs haA = carr
that shortage was q matter Of pure luck.