| Show iT l AU AUCTION WHIST 1 UP TO DATE DATE IE 1 I Showing Courage ra to Go On in t the Pace of a Double D n T r is 15 the rubber game fame A and B have ha I nothing and Y and Z have Just won eight on hearts on the previous Ideal deal Z is tho the dealer denIer arid and distributed tho cards as follows y Spades none hearts art king queen Jack ack ack 6 6 D i. i 4 clubs 10 10 6 diamonds ace sace e king 6 6 6 5 6 4 A I t king Icing queen queen Jack 7 7 71 6 6 6 6 4 4 hearts none nono clubs king 5 ri diamonds Jack ack 8 2 8 7 3 B D Dt t L Spades ace ace acc 10 9 i. 8 8 3 3 2 hearts 7 7 I B J clubs 7 2 diamonds 10 10 9 2 r p Z Spades nono none hearts ace ace 10 10 9 8 8 81 2 lubs ClubB ace nce queen Jack jacl 9 9 Ii 8 4 4 3 dla- dla din din- queen With such a n hand as tho the dealer hero here has a a. great many players would go to hearts as ns tho initial bid but with already eight on entice the tiC score ore four tour clubs will put th tho de dealer ler out and ho has fil t three lime honors In a n. seven card suit of ot clubs and only two honors In a five five- card suit of at hearts His Ills object la is to go so gamo on hl his hand han and arid this as an open open- opening ing bid bid seems moro more easy at clubs with 18 8 up lP ip than at hearts with missing honors Second hand hunt A bids one ro royal ial Y two hearts B n two roy- roy als On the second round Z raises his v partners partner's hearts and ond the bidding lEoca U on Z onh raising until six elx hearts are reached cd which B D doubles on prin prin- ciple evidently e anti and Z redoubles not on on principle but on cal cards s. s ills his reason reason- lug IE it that ho he in If certain to take toko the second rond trick trial It if diamonds aro are led and the tho first trick if an any other suit is led led and that as ns his partner will get In het he- he t fore re any ruffing rutting can take talco place there Is 18 every chance that the tho contract will bo be carried out Ploy Play Described As It happens B n leads the tho ace of ot spades which dummy tufts rUfh and at once proceed to take away awny Bs B's two hearts On tho the first trick Y Y having no spades discards a a. club Ho can put nut his partner In with a n. diamond ru ruff if It necessary and as dummy's clubs are aro not set 1 he wants to lo rid his own hand or ot clubs As S soon as tho trumps aro firo cut Gut dumm dummy le lod his hla neo ace of ot club clubs upon which the dealer plays pl's his re- re club Dummy Dumm follows with a small email 1 club A A. goes goc In with his king an and l the declarant ruffs After this all 01 the cards are aro good on both sides ot of the tho table bl 1111 a Grand slam slain Is made Y V tJ V J arid and z 7 have Gained s a t. t total or Of 2 for OP tricks seven se of them thorn at It two thirty each 10 for 01 or the contract 1100 for th tho over trick doubled and ro- ro doubled 40 u 0 for tor gra grand s slam 10 for honors hon lion ors ore and for fOl the thu rubber Doc Doubling bUnG on principle without s is I. a no pretty dangerous ment a ea as tho the above tl to prove Y Y who IB la a n. o bidder asked X Z how bow ho he had dared to keep the tho I pong going on not how j I many Y 1 had a. a 1 Z said ahl that ho counted his hla own hand worth orth six tricks and ona supposed I that his partner must be able to take something having made the tho heart bid in the face race of ot a club make which W was S good for game A As the cards Ho Ito it would havo have been Impossible to have made mado rand grand slam at clubs as tho the king over tho the declarant must take tako a trick Three Spade e Did Bid ld Here Is a hand that will demonstrate tho beauty of tho the three throe bid originally The dealer hol holds s ace 10 of hearts ace aco 10 of oC dubs clubs ace 10 lOot of diamonds die dia monds and anil seven spades the highest hest of ot wh which ch J 14 kJ tho the Jack jacl Ho bids three spades His partner having the ace aco ace king of spades alone and no major make ml holding a a. scattered hunch hand In the theother theother theother other suits cults ul ts goes to royals Game is 18 won n as after the aces and small cords cards have ha been played from Z's Ws hand he Is h In a n position to ruff tho the three suits The Tho queen of spades as os it happens has but ono one guard suard and ond is captured with ease caBO Here is another example of a three spade bid Tho The dealer having Jack and four tour small spades and ond no tops In anything and void in clubs bids three spades originally Ills His IIi partner baring hav bar ing good hearts anti and no spades bids his own band and the tho bid holds and the tho game gamo is won Z's small hearts are aro aroused used in rutting ruffing- tho the adverse erse clubs which Is a help In ln going game Kame After Atter it was over o A asked B wh why he ho had not gone Kone royals royas as ho held hold with good clubs Ho lIo replied that ho lie was afraid to do lo loso so EO as the dealer denIer hud hind a Ion long suit of ot royals ro as 08 ho was sure suro that ho would be bo loft left In command It will be found by thoo who are arc trying th the tho pass on the deal and tho the retention of or tho the two und and three spades declarations at the same samo time lime that thin is indeed a a. vCr very pretty escape from the this effort to penalize pen pen- alize tho the dealer on his forced declare declara tion of one ono spade e Not ot Official Since Sinco the subject has been taken taleen up in columns this han haD been played continually b by this writer and during these experiments to say not riot once has hns tho the deal passed The p player who would havo have been beon perhaps ready to tr try for tor tho the hundred penalty for tor de do- do fo the tho one ono spade has always alwayn been boon able to find a ci L worth while make In his hit hand since sinco that penalty has been ab ab- ab- ab This does doe not mean that so far tho the change chango o has hau been accepted of ot- ot It probably will be merited with for tor a a. year be before foro that h happens pens The Tho royal bid was waa tried out b by bt the players before it was finally adopted while the nullo was waa tried 1 out b by them and und dropped by all of thereal tho the real roal experts Juat now auction whist seems to be divided into two sorts of players the real and tho the would would-be exports The Tho real players try for tOl every ery trick in the hand anti and pI play for tOl points the others play to lose 1150 points Just as ns often orten as to win them ard and unfortunately miss many chancos to go game which might bu bo readily won non b by export expert play |
