Evening star., 1934-02-09

that in most cases a trump tit IS
found in coed time to allow any nee
essary probe bids by which, after the
trump suit has been raised and there
by settled, you can ascertain whether
to bid for game only or, more fire.
quently. for small or grand slam. The
opening bidder must be prepared to
let the partner play the hand in his
suit whenever the proper fit is in re-
sponderS suit.
g.: AKoxx pi. AZ
You bid two spades, and your mag
nificent partner bids three clubs. You
know he has at least five, headed by
queen lack. No losers in clubs. Bid
four clubs to settle the trump suit.
Now if he bids four hearts. showing
the ace or a VOID, bid seven clubs;
otherwise six clubs. Abandon any
idea of playing in spades; there may
be a spade loser If spades are trunpS,
but with clubs as trumps no spade
can be lost. In tournament where the
higher trick score must be considered,
your partner should bid four spades
over four clubs if he has X Y or
J x X, telling you that the hand will
probably play as we'll in spades as in
diamonds. In rubber play he need
not do so. If your heart holding were
A @ J, you would. after raising the
clubs, make probe bid in hearts on
the next round. trying to locate the
king for grand slam purposes. That
Is, II you must have certainty.
Most of us would bid it anyway even
II partner denied the king, expecting
either to win the flnesse or, prefer
ably, that the spades would provide
enough discards to take care of the
losing hearts in the responders hand.
Sometimes You Should Let Your
Partner Play the Hand at Three
No Trumps.
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Il the bidding went two spades, three
clubs, your best bid is three no
trumps, as it may be easier to make
nine tricks than ten. Your partner
should pass unless he has second
biddable suit, or else has in
spades and so can take you to what
will thereby become the safer, easier
contract of four spades. OF course,
If your partners response had been
two no trumps and not three clubs,
you would have to play the hand in
spades, as now the timing will be
against you in no trumps. They are
lisely to lead clubs and lead them
again when they get in with their
red aces. The timing may also beat
you in spades, but you will have a
better selection of playing resources
and better chance of making some
Use of the dummy hand. In tourna-
ment play it would be advisable to
play the hand in spades even If your
partner bid clubs, because of the hon.
ors. You would not jump to four
spades, but calmly bid three on the
second round, availing yourself of
your partners duty not to pass any
bid below the game level.
An Obvious Inference.
As you know, all our slam bidding
Is founded on the process of elimi-
mating losers. When your partner
makes a two-bid there are very few
losers to eliminate. When you are
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and he raises your suit, now you
know that at least one and usually
two losers are eliminated. as he could
not have justification for his raise
unless he had one or more losers in
your suit To raise he must have at
least three trumps for you. One must
be a loser, as you could generally not
have bid without either the king or
queen jack, Even if you have bid on
q six-card suit lacking the queen
or better. the fact that you have at
least nine trumps in the two hands
should eliminate one presumptive
loser from the openers holding.
(Copyrisht, 1934D
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