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This is how II went at one table. 2
dealt and bid no-trump, A two hearts,
passed and b denied the hearts with
three clubs. Now z bids three spades
and \ says four clubs, which doubles.
Y takes his partners spade bid for a
sort of forlorn hope, perhaps on four
cards only, and he cannot see how 1t Is
possible for y to make ten tricks II
really has no-trumper. especially with
Us cards to back 1t up.
AS Y would not assist the spades,
let the double stand and the hand was
played at four clubs, doubled. made
his contract and scored gas points. Had
it not been for US promptness in trying
TO exhaust the rumps, b would have
made five odd.
led the king OF spades and dummy
trumped it. A led the queen of hearts
and Y lost no time In quitting on the ace
and leading the ten of trumps, which Il
won with the jack. This play saved 62
points. II passes UP the heart,
cannot lead trumps and will try the
diamonds, leaving dummy's trumps in
tact.
The queen of spades clears the jack
and dummy ruffs. The Jack OF hearts
forces VS. ace. clearing the ten Of that
suit when y trumps the ace. Now
dummy gets in on the fourth spade TO
give l. diamond discard on the third
heart and the only other trick that b
| loses is the king Of trumps.
AS 1t was, Il led the spade queen after
winning the trump lead. z covered and
dummy trumped. But now Il has TO
trump the heart without clearing the
suit as tho king lies behind him, so
that he must lose diamond, heart
and n trump or two hearts and trump.
At ono table at least this hand was
| bid correctly, and furnishes fine exam
pie of the value Of the conventional
| double TO show n trick in the opponents
| suit after having assisted the partners
| suit.
p started with n spade, A two hearts
and two spades shifted to three
| clubs and z went on to three spades
| When A bid four clubs, doubled.
| This double does not mean that he can
defeat the club contract, nor even that
| he wishes to try II. 1t Is simply the
| modern way OF indicating TO the partner
that at least part OF the strength on
which he assisted the spades was trick
| In the oponents' suit. clubs. This en-
| couraged u to go to four spades
A did not like to risk being doubled
on five clubs, and passed but B cannot
see how can make four odd In spades
! II A has a good heart bid (Which no has
noD, so he doubles, also indicating a
trick in the opponents suit, spades. This
did not induce A to go to five clubs. He
| would have saved about 400 points II he
had. unless the other side went to fve
| spades.
Just as much may be lost by stopping
too soon as by going too far, when the
| bidding gets down to a close thing Ac-
cordng to the calculations given In
| "Foster on Auction" AS four trumps
| are as good as the ace and king OF
l ggfs III N Inc
more than once, even when that partner
shows spade trick. That Is weak bid
ding.
Zmade five odd in spades. one over his
contract. The play at this table was
both interesting and instructive. A
opened with n club, Y played the ten and
y the Jack, which Y trumped, Putting
Y in with the nee Of hearts 10 lead the
ten OF trumps. Il covered and z played
the king
To get dummy In again. led a small
diamond and Il won the trick. Now Il
has n pretty problem before him II
he leads the ace OF clubs Il trumps II
and dummys king Is good II u leads
back the diamond, Y wins It and leads
the trump, which is what z Is after. II
II leads n small club the king wins and
z gets A heart discard. II II leads the
trump lie Is playing rs game for him.
What he did do was to lead the nee Of
clubs so as To reduce to two trumps
and make sure Of saving his own queen.
z ruffed the club and led the diamond.
at z would not cover dunmys trump
lead, and had TO win the next round
with the ace, freeing the queen.
Then by forcing out the best trump
with the diamonds. stu holding the king
Of hearts for reentry, and dummy having
the long trump TO stop the clubs, z made
five by cards. This Melted him 33S
points. instead OF the 235 lost at another
table by doubling four clubs. Tho diff
ference is sos, all traceable to the mi
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