The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06
EASY LESSONS IN
AUCTION BRIDGE
Copyright by Hoyle. Jr,
By PAUL III. SEYMOUR
Author Of ''Highlights on Auction Bridge"

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Copyright by Hoyle. Jr.
Article Eighteen.
Seniors Play to a No Trump
NO TRUMP declaration differs
"A materially from a declared trump,
and therefore the original lead often
should be different. In a no trump
the aim of the adversaries should be
| to establish their longest suit, there
fore 1t should be led at once and any
high cards in short suits should be
saved as re-entry cards: that is to
obtain the lead after the long suit
| is established.
With any three honors, or with two
honors in sequence and great length
e cards), lead high; otherwise lead
fourth best. With three honors in Sc
quence lead the top, with three not
in sequence lead the top of those
touching. Three honors where no two
are touching (Ace, Queen, ten) is an
exception and should be led fourth
best.
The lead of an Ace in a no trump
| has a special meaning. 1t should be
led only from combination of high
| cards from which but one is lacking,
and If the partner holds that one high
| card he is expected to play it. In
other words the lead of an Ace at no
trump calls upon the partner to play
his highest card of that suit even
though it may be the King.
If senior decides to open his part
ner's suit at a no trump he should lead
his highest when holding any two, or
when holding three without an honor
as high as the Queen; but he should
| lead low when holding three with such
| an honor, or four or more. When
holding a singleton in partners suit
It seldom is wise to lead 1t because
the declarer is sure to hold so many
that there is very slight possibility of
establishing the suit.
This manner of leading partners
suit is for the purpose Of giving the
greatest amount of information and
making the most of the cards held.
| The reason for opening with a low
card when holding three or four with
an honor is that often declarer's stop
per for that suit may be captured in
this way when it could not be If the
! highest of the suit were led. For ex-
ample, suppose that senior holds King,
ten and two small cards of juniors
suit, and that declarer is depending
upon the Queen and two guards to
stop 1T.
| Senior would lead low and junior
would win with Ace. He would lead
back a small card because seniors low
lead has indicated the presence Of an
honor. If declarer plays low, senior
/ would win with the ten, lead his King
and capture declarer's Queen and lead
his last small card to put junior in the
lead to make his remaining good card
I or cards. If with this combination
senior leads his highest card, declarer
would stop the suit by taking the third
| trick.
Juniors Play to a Declared
| Trump
| When seniors first lead to trump
| junior has chance to indicate wheth-
er or not he would like to have the
! suit continued. If he has the Queen
| and two others, or if he has only two
| small ones. he naturally would like
| to have senior lead that suit a third
! time after taking the first two tricks
| because in the one case his Queen
| and in the other case a small trump
could be used.
Junior can convey this information
to his partner by using the conven-
| ton known as the echo" or the
| 'high-low"-which is playing an I'M
and a lower one on the second. For
instance, suppose that senior leads
| the King of clubs when hearts are
| trump. Junior holds the Queen, seven
and four. or just the seven and four.
| In either case he should play the
| seven on the first trick. If senior fol-
lows with the Ace, junior plays the
| four on the second trick and this re-
versing of the natural way of playing
| the two small cards constitutes the
echo and says in Auction Bridge lam
| guage, Partner. please lead clubs a
| third time: 1 think I can take the
| trick" When senior leads the King
| and Ace in this way and the Queen is
in dummy he ordinarily would change
| the suit, but II he sees that his part
ner echoes he would continue, and
| they would make an extra trick.
If senior leads low in his own suit.
| Junior should win the trick If possible
| and lead back his highest card Of that
suit unless an honor in dummy makes
| 1t unwise to do so. If Junior after
| winning the first trick decides to
change the suit and has no good suit
Of his own to lead he should lead the
plain suit in which dummy is the
weakest. When junior leads he is
| leading up to dummy and so we say
II always is well to lead up to weak
ness
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