| Show 1 I A AUCTION U WHIST UP TO DATE IE 1 1 1 wI Ep EpIE x Danger of Bidding d a Heavy Contract on Without t Tops Q A ti UT 5 Much has been written and still there here is much that ma may be said PlaId against the ho danger of or taking on a big contract without tops In the big suit This however becomes especially especial dangerous when there In is no assisting suit having the he top honors or orno no subsidiary established suit that will help holp to make the tho contract after trumps are arc A long suit of ot trumps alone without the tho top honors can only be good for a bid of ot two as a n. B general rule As soon coon as the bidder goes beyond that I he ma may mayy be sur sure of or a double without moans of or escape from it Here IB is a notable example of or what happened toa to toa toa a player who went ahead with a bid in inthe inthe the taco face of a no trump when his hand handheld handheld held nothing except an suit of hearts It was tho the beginning of ot the tho rubber so o that there was no excuse excuse excuse ex ex- cuse for foe nn any risky pia play This Is the way th the cards ards were held Z Hearts 6 Clubs Ace Aco 10 6 6 4 4 Diamonds Dia Dla- mends monds King Queen 0 O. O 3 Spades Queen Jack 10 2 A Hearts Ace ce King Clubs King Queen S 8 Diamonds amonds Aco Ace Jack 6 5 4 Spades Ace King 9 4 4 1 Y Hearts Jack 10 9 7 7 6 5 4 3 Clubs Jack 7 7 2 Diamonds 9 Spade Spades 7 7 6 C. C D. D Hearts Queen 8 2 Clubs 9 9 6 6 Got 3 Diamonds DIamonds Diamonds Dia DIa- monds 8 8 7 6 6 2 Spades S 8 5 2 Bidding Is d. Z Z who Is the dealer bids one diamond diamond dia dla mond which according r to tho the system a advised in In these writings writinG's is an r- r as for a bid in a major suit If It the score Is at love lovo or If a a. heart or a royal bid I I is not t possible ss bl tho the d dealers dealer's VU partner met will win Will go BU t iv u tone one no trump with average o strength 7 Z has failed to bid no trump because he has nothing at all alln in n hearts A bids a no trump showing show show- ing Ins Z L that the strength If It held heid held over o him and Z is fe glad that he made the conservative conser bid that his hand warranted war war- warranted ranted Here Hero Y T takes an Inexcusable flyer and bids two two hearts Of course he cannot raise his hla partners partner's diamonds and so he hc goes to the hearts having seven but without tops B Band and Z 7 both pass pass On the second round A says sas two royals He is afraid to go o on with Ith his hie no trumps as as' although he has two hearts tops there is nothing else In that suit an and no suit set Ills His bidding bidding bid bid- ding Is conservative nn and correct Y Yand Yand Yand and B B. B having holn passed Z bids bide throe three hearts ll time Z thinks that Y must have the heart hearts set A again bids this time lime ro royals alg Y completely complete completely com com- deceived about tho the situation raises his hie bid to four our hearts This is exactly what A wants and at once says I double four hearts heart With five sure tricks In his hand this thle is is' isa a conservative conservative con con- double and there Is no escape from cm It for Y 1 and Z B D who Is th the opening hand responds to his partners partner's suit sull call by leading his best Spade sad the tho 8 Dummy puts on tho the 10 of spades spades which Is taken by A with the king A A then leads the ace of or spades which holds and then the tho J king Icing of clubs to clear the queen Trick three Is tal taken talce en by the dummy with the aCe aco of ot clubs clubs Dummy leads tho the C G of ot hearts taken ken by 11 A with tl th 1 A kl M rr T i k b I f l H n. n t to iv ng h A a 11 c 1 v ads aus iho aco ace of ot diamonds and tho the queen of ot clubs afterwards then a n small club which the thc declarant takes with the jack Nothing but Trump Now the thc declarant has nothing but trumps but with the ace aco and queen still eUll against him Is Ie going to lose two more moro tricks The doubling side has taken ace king and nl queen of hearts queen of clubs ace acc king of ot spades and ace nCe of ot diamonds Seven SovEn tricks in all to defeat a contract of four w which means mcana c et that a u the tho declarant t should d dw have taken ten tricks Y and Z are set for tot 00 and the doubling doubtinG side Ride has also simple honors The Tho excuse that Y made for fr going o on In the face tace of or tho the no trump held over over Z's Za strength was that he thou thought that his partner must surely have havo an honor in hearts us as ho he raised once If It A had been left lert In Int at t his three royals it 1 IH more than probable that ho he would have ha failed tailed in n his hla contract At least he ho would not have won the tho first game of the rubber and Y and Z would havo have saved the terrific penalty that was Was' in Ini In flitted upon them If It A had been loft left In Y would have had the the opening hand and would probably havo have opened his singleton diamond A would have hava had to load lead the second trick and B will never get In to any tricks at all Queen of Heart Die flies Tho The queen of ot hearts wl will l die dlo with B Bas Bas Bas as there Is no re entry to bring that card In and A has but two hearts A Awill Awill will refrain from leading his diamonds I ln ns Ii Z has named that stilt if It he opens J I HJ u his clubs low Y will take a n club trick with his Jack and will a again aln lead a diamond Y will discard a 11 club and will ruff rutt the third round of or diamonds Properly managed A cannot possibly win the gamo sarno at royals and will probably probably ably bo be set Bet As A's first bid was a perfectly per per- proper one lIe He has three aces and ocr every suit guarded When the dia disc diamonds diamonds I monds are shown against him he has hasI that suit sUre surely 1 stopped He cannot suppose that Y going In on with his hearts heartt ns as he does doeR has nothing hl higher her than tho the jack In his hand The distribution distribution Is i full fun of ot surprises as tho the game develops dc Z of ot course hopes that A will keep en n bidding his royals It takes a great roat deal of or courage to lift lItt the partner out of or a double and Z ln ha having said on the thc first round that he lie could do best In diamonds and virtually asking for tor a n better mako was waR in no position to sense the real danger anger of Cr the situation Ho lie might have gone to three no trumps after the tho four hearts were doubled but with an original no over O him he ho could hardly have boon been expected to do that although ho he would probably havo have saved a trick by so doing A was In a position to double anything |
