Show H. H tl S BETTER BRIDGE By C C. C H. H Goren l' l II I I I North South vulnerable South I deals NORTH NORTHA A 4 V 4 A 4 WEST EST EAST KAST KASTA I A Aqua Q J in A 4 K 10 4 J 9 1 17 7 A Q J 7 2 10 8 6 SOUTH SOUTHA A A A 4 V A J 64 v r I s 3 The bidding South West est North East 1 V Pass 2 24 Pass 2 V Pass 2 NT P Pass ss 3 1 V P Pass Ps s 4 V Pass Pass Double Pass Pass Pass Opening lead Queen of spades i In hardly an any other field is t patience so well rewarded as in in contract bridge The player who can sit through a run of bad cards and take his losses without trying to buck fortune waiting patiently for the turn of the tide is bound to have a tremendous advantage over his adversaries in inthe inthe the long run This quality too I I ma may come into play in the bidding of a particular hand The West rest rest of oC today's hand dis displayed displayed dis- dis is- is played commendable restraint during the auction and in my opinion deserved a better fate than was actually in store stoic for I him Very few players would have had the thc fortitude to pass the opening bid of one he heart herL rL West chose to gamble that his silence might spur his vulnerable vulnerable vulnerable able opponents on in the bidding His purpose was to set a trap for them in anticipation of oC a de double When the contract of oC four hearts was reached he got into action South however howe rudely shattered shattered shat shat- his dream The Thc queen of spades was opened and taken b by the ace On the club lead West Vest came up with the ace and continued with spades Dummy's kin king won and the losing spade was discarded on the tile king of clubs A spade was ruffed by declarer declarer de de- de- de darer and the diamond finesse taken The ace of dIamonds diamond was cashed and the last club ruffed in the closed hand This el ed both black suits Declarers Declarer's hope now depended upon West having the king queen and another another an an- other trump which in view of the double was not improbable Declarer however led a low heart toward dummy West Vest was obliged to win and since he had no more diamonds found it impossible impossible im im- im possible to exit gracefully A Aheart Aheart Aheart heart lead would sacrifice his trump trick and the thc forced club lead permitted declarer to ruff ruffin in dummy and discard his losing diamond While our hats hat's off oCI to South we really have to shed a tear for West |