The sun., 1916-08-20
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. T.. X. A. says: Ma
score. dealer bids q spade, second hand
rasses and third hand says two hearts.
There Is a small bet as to he correct.
ress OF this declaration, the third hand
holding five hearts TO the king Jack
ten five diamonds TO the king ten nipe.
one small club mi the king small In
spades.
There is no excuse for the heart bid
IN conventional grounds. Two reasons
FOR taking tho partner out nre generally
recognized. One Is that the third hand
has n much stronger suit than the aver
age upon which a dealer would bid q
spade. This is not true of the hoa rts.
The other Is to deny anything in the
partners suit. This is not true Of such
an important honor az the king and an
other spade.
c. G. c. says: Dealer bids no trump,
no score on that game, second hand
passes and third hand holds six dia-
M nds to the ten. three small hearts.
acc and one small in both the black
suits. What should he say
Pass. The hand is neither n ,ricklcss
one nor ono so strong in diamonds that
game is probable. The text books recon-
mend takeouts wits six or more Of \
minor suit when tn. suit is strong
cnough to promise game, which this
diamond suit cannot pretend to b." Al
10 trunps this diamond suit might h.
worth something with two rcentries u
ne dealer really has a no trumpar
G l.. says: Dealer bids n diamond on
seven to the ace king jack. singleton
spade and heart, four clubs to the queen
ten. HIS partner goes no trump. What
should the dealer do now. both the op-
ponents passing?
Bid two diamonds. II should be a
saine hand In that suit. but with no sure
re-entry. and three TO the queen against
the diamonds, there might be only two
tricks In tho hand. II the partner can
take seven at no trump., 1t should he
game easily In diamonds.
Mrs. {. says: The declaration is 20
trump. and my partner mas made no bid
but leads the five of clubs. Dummy
plays the ace from ace and ten. | hold
the queen. jack. nine. eight. Which
should | play and why This hand has
Sa!sed quite a discussion, as the match
turned on II.
When the third hand makes no at
tempt 10 win the trick. there being no
trump suit. the correct play is the Sec
ond best, regardless Of number or value.
This would be the jack IN this case.
which marks the third hand with oil.
higher. or no more. ON the next round
the play would be the nine. II your
partner has Ave or sin TO the king.
him from leading the king by showing
the queen. This might cost one or two
tricks.
Rum. l. p. ". says: Playing with
seven cards in zach hand. A lays down
his hand. which contains seven dia-
monds. but not IN sequence, and say.
PAY me" Is this correct?
Flushes have no value as such IN rum
The cards must he in sequence.
Poker. r. II. SAYS: A opens 4
Jack and r stays. When 4 bets after
he draw II calls him. \ has openers.
hut only four cards II AS hand Is good
II wins.
Any hand Of moro or less than nys
cards IL foul II II is called. and r wins
the pot. The objection to the short
hand Is the doubt about what the player
did with the other card.
r. r. y. says: In "Hoylc's Rules for
Card Gsmes'A bets II Is stated that four
aces will beat a straight flush thai ~
held pat, but not one that r. made b.
drawing to Il, u bets the straight
flush wins whether he draws a card Or
not.
r 10 correct, Cannot And any such
rule in any Of tho IIoyies published
Ask A to give publishers name and tho
date Of the edition.
Patience Poker. r. n T. says: We
end there Ia some difference OF opinion
a. to the correct count for the hands
IN this game WM THE Sun s.vs US the
English values?
Nude 4 Sons. who publish most Of
tho card literature In London. give
thssst Straight flush. so; four Of a
kind, is; straights, l2 Nuii hands. N;
tr,plets. 9: Pushes 8; tive pairs, 3;
sGe pair. 4.
Five Hundred. II, r. II. says: A
bids nine clubs and calls on the ace ~
hearts for a partner. AS score Is 900
and Bs Is 1870, They win tn. nine tricks.
! Which OF them wins the game:
There Is no calling ON aces for part
nsrs in Ave hundred. l,I"' player is
for himself. or has the Sane !aItn,r a.,
che Tina