Show l i AUCTION WHIST UP TO DA DATE IE II t 81 1 Uses and Abuses of the Singleton Opening U t VERY one has met snot the partner who E EVERYone PJ considers a singleton opening lead I as a. a very clever way to begin tho the game and while this lead has its uses there is nothing more dangerous than to make such an initial opening unless you are certain that your partner can take taka the tho first trick and make the immediate immediate imme Imme- diate return at of the tho suit thus giving giving- you the ruff before tho the declarant can get set into the tho lead to draw your our trumps One Onu position there Is III when the singleton single single- ton as an Initial lead Is orthodox and that Is Is when you hold hord but one card of ot your partners partner's declarant e suit lt You know then hen at a named trump that 5 5 I h h II h 1 u K au Ui i v. v U u. u n. n lo b you OU tho the ruff rut you are arc expecting and you ou will vm then make a losing little trump If It however your singleton happens happens hap hap- pens to be a n. card of a suit that has not been named med In the bidding and you havo have no way of ot locating the aco ace of that suit sui you must realize realise that to lead it would be Just as likely to result In putting tho the declarant In at the first trick and would bo of of- immense Immen 8 he heto to him in carrying out his con con- tract As a matter of statistics many heavy contracts are lost at the beginning o otho ot of tho the deal if at all The Instant the tho declarant takes a n. trick he ho so plans his campaign that by cJe clover clever r d discards from his own nana hanO hana and by forcing trick takers from yours that his contract will be made It is ls for tor this very reason that you should at a named suit run with your our own high cards Ards before thoy they lose their virtue as ns trick takers and you should also give your our partner an opportunity to do the samo same thing thinS before he has a a. chance to tomake tomake tomake make discards and even en if It you OU have reason to believe that ho he Is going to ruff rutt the second round of ot your suit It Is IB still sUll generally good play to keep on with It as all it forces him to ruff and promote tho the value of an inferior InterIor trump in your our own own or your partners partner's hand 1 Example of Dad Bad Opening Hero Here is an an- an instance of or the very ery worst wont sort Rort of or singleton opening Z the dealer bids two hearts as an initial declaration A says S two royals Y having the king and two small hearts and a singleton diamond for tor some somo reason reason rea rea- son ROn best known to himself passes Z the declarant with no help p from his hia p partner and without tho king of hearts cannot go on Ho has four tour honors In heart und and the ace aco and anti two small spades If It hi partner will lead a heart Z will take tako the king with his ace ace and then lead his queen and take two tricks at once before tho the declarant discards two small hearts which ho lie holds 1 V Y leads his hla I the t ton ten Tho Thc Thc- d declarant cl r pl C-pl plays the queen from dummy which forces Z's king which card is promptly killed by the declarants declarant's aco ace Now here were three tricks If It tho the diamond had been led by the declarant the king which Z's partner killed by his load lead would have havo been a trick winner Tho The three lost tricks would Just jUlit have set ho tho declarant and have saved the rubber rub- rub her ber er The were entitled to three club tricks which they won Example of Timely Lead d. d Hero Here Is a a. hand which shows how when It t is timely to lead a singleton Tile The i score core is love all aU on the rubber game g The cards were distributed this way Y Spades Spades Spades-S. 8 7 7 8 6 6 4 4 2 3 Hearts Hearts Hearte Queen I Clubs Clubs Ace Aco queen queeD 7 1 6 6 6 5 4 Diamonds Diamonds 10 i A A. Spades Spades King King queen n. n Jack 10 10 5 Hearts Hearts Hearts-G. G 4 4 S Clubs Clubs King King Jack 10 10 Diamonds Diamonds Ace Ace queen 7 B B. B j Spades Spades Nono None Hearts Hearts King King 8 7 7 6 5 6 2 3 Clubs Clubs 9 9 8 8 2 Diamonds Jack Diamonds Jack ack 9 3 6 6 B 3 z Z Spades Spades Ace Ace 5 o 3 u. u L IA 11 Q 0 5 I v w v. v S Clubs Clubs- i. i 3 Diamonds King DIamonds King 8 4 2 Z who is the tho dealer bids a Heart A two royals Y T passes passos Th The score acore on the rubber game same is love all and aDd ho hoa osla a n. chance of ot setting t the e royals B passes Z Z three hearts and A three thre royals which becomes a a. declaration and Y th the tho opening hand leads thi queen of hearts This is covered bY the dummy taken by b Z with tho the nt ace and md the tho second heart trick Is won wonZa bY bl Z's Za Jack Upon this trick Y dl car la the ten of ot diamonds At trick 3 3 Z will not lead lend is ten of hearts because use ho no sees that A will in and pull Dull tn thi th trumps He leads toward the we declarant PU put clubs in the tho dummy the tile In his king of ot clubs second hand T takes the trick with th the ace leads the uio r queen upon which Z discards a 1 heart tho the 3 At trick 5 Y leads lends a a. small 3 club dummy follows suit Bult with his hla laSt and Z ruffs rutt with the 3 of royals royal The Jack of ot clubs falls from the d deClarant deC i Cor showing that the remaining renU club are aro with Y At trick 6 6 Z loads leads a alow low diamond and the declarant r anxious to set got in In plays his a ace e hand This Y 1 ruffs having discarded his hI only diamond How much better botter that than to have hare led It At trick 7 1 71 there thero is no use in Y leading another club for tor ho he will not make another ruff ruit on tho diamond so on the tho slim slin chance that his partner has 1133 the tho ace of ot the I enemy's suit he leads a 0 low trump Tho The ace aco of ot trumps holds and the tho kin king of or is led e then another m ruff in diamonds Is gl enAnd and the declarant takes the rest having Ing been set to the tuno- tuno tuno-of tuno or of is 19 It not worth while to Ic learn rn how to lend lead singletons All oft off Z's honors were ere saved while every ono one of ot As A's were killed t J S Mrs frs J. 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