The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. j. p. r. says: In
a hand played at the Crescent Athletic
club. tho score being love all. with a
game against the dealer. who passed
second hand bid a club. third hand a
heart and the fourth hand held these
cards Acc Of hearts alone nvc clubs
to the ace. queen m one small dia.
irofd: acc queen jack ten small in
spades. What should he bid, and why?
Three spades. II the second hand is a
sound bidde he must have three honors
in clubs. and M good player wants "a
struggle FOR I'VE odd in clubs II his
partner has a better declaration. Il
clubs 60 round once. dummy can get
IN to lead the trumps for the nne.se
and the most that tho declarcr should
lose IL a trump and two diamonds. The
hand should go game.
r. p. A. says: Dealer bids no trump
second hand two hearts. and third hand
says: Double two hearts-No! Two no
trunps.' The fourth player demands a
new deal. Is this the proper penalty
for the irregular bid?
This II not a bid out Of turn. bu.
an attempt go correct a slip Of the
tongue. Under the new laws a double
cannot be corrected, so third hand must
let his declaration stand as a double
OF W. hearts. There Is no penalty. how
ever. against him. further than being
held TO his nrst declaration.
r. y. q. y After the d~eclarer has
led several spades. one o%pponen A.
discards a diamond. The trick In turned
and quilted. Another spade brings m
other diamond from A.. As the trick was
being turned down by the declarer b
asks A II he has no spades. II turns
out he has a spade. 4 insists that
inasmuch as his own partner called at
tention to the revoke, and II was not
discovered BY the declarer. there is no
penalty.
II Is not necessary for the declarer
to claim the revoke penalty until the
spade falls from AS hand that shows he
has %renounced In error. No matter by
whom the revoke 10 pointed out. the de-
clarer or his sdversaries. the penalty for
Il remains the same. II the second trick
was not quilted when r asked the aues-
ton there is only one revoke to pay
FOR. and A loses 100 points.
r. 4. q. says: " IL the d~eclarer's cad.
he leads a card from dummy. and
dummy calls his attention to the error.
\ insa,s that dummy retain the lead.
as the contract cannot be made n
dummy leads Has dummy the righ; 20
prevent The lead?
II IL not stated whether the second
hand had played to the trick. II not the
lead may he accepted or rejected. but
lead from the righ. hand unless
directed TO do SO by one or other OF his
opponents Even II the lead had not
been actually made. should dummy try
to proven, /. tho opponents would still
have the right to have the lead come
from either band.
c. F. N. says: 2 dealA with the red
cards while his partner Is at the tels-
phone for a moment. On Us return
he shufNes the blue pack hastily and
then picks UP his hand. In do.ng so he
picks UP a card from the blue pack.
vs. opponents get the winning declara-
ton. and the extra CAR n not discov-
cred until the eleventh trick. What
should lie dUae:
II each Of the four players had thir-
teen red cards tho Zeal was evidently
correct, and ali tina, Is necessary I. for
Y o. discard the blue ard IN his hand
and finish the play with HI. red cards.
Crihbage. c. V. II. says: Playing
Two hand. A TO lead. the cards fan :
=. ?, ., ace, 6. 6. I. acc. On this \ pegs
nuns OF three. Ave and ak, while d pegs
runs Of four and of six and a GO. or
last card. Il objects TO As run OF six,
made with the duplicate four
AZ the run IS compete w.thou, going
back to the hrs. four played by A :, 4.
legitimate.
II. 2, T. says: Playing two hand. the
first card played by A 10 a four. r plays
All 5. A a 8 and II a :. for which he
pess a run OF three. Now A lays dovn
a 8 and peg nve roles This b dis
putes, as the four Is too far back.
The run Is correct as there are no
duplicates played. and the Eve cards
are in numerical order.
Finochl~. n. +. says We understand
that the bidder always has the first
count in playing auction. with or with
Gu, a widow. but suppose the bidder has
no chance? Three playing, A Ia .ao.
u is $50. when g gets the bid. with
only 400 on the slate. II both 4 and 4
30 out on the play which wins?
Auction Ia usually played ~ many
deals 10 a game high score Mt the end 10
win. II three agree to play 1000 points
up, old style, any one who reaches 1000
when he is 10, the bidder should call
out so that he may win against the
other nor-hidder in case the bidder ran
not or may not 60 game on the deal
Poker T. g. :. says Seven are IN
the game, but \ Is called 20 the trle-
phone saving. "l@av" mo ont orc hand"
In spite of this request the dealer gives
cards for seven players with tho re-
mark. "Iie will ie back in time" v
insists II ia a m!sdeal. rs there are only
six players at the table.
p Is correct.
A. r. says: In a Jack pot the orencr
asks for one card. but upon looking over
his hand 10 discard finds he has made n
In his supposed two small pa RS
and cannot open II. which he announces.
Under the rules for false openers that
draw cards tho others insist on a frcs
ridc for the next Jack. Is this correct A."
No, because tho opener has not drawn
ca ards in tho sense OF tho law. The law
refers TO openers who take the cards
asked for into the hand and he, urun