Show tJ SOUND AUCTION BRIDGE I Dy WILBUR C. C WHITEHEAD J The Worlds World's rit M tJ w HAND NO 16 ii t Q 10 4 0 K 7 5 73 86 South is the dealer What is the proper bidding and In the issue Mr Whitehead will explain the salient points in inthe the bidding and play of the above hand Fill out your own chart and compare it with his method These must not be bid or Double Dummy i. i e. e as though all four hands were exposed NOTE I 11 0 lIlt la fUr S for Spades H for Harl If f. f i l for M tJ THE PLAY Sooth Wes I orth I Euc Total Trick Won card Id to trick Opponent Score Honor Score THE BIDDING South Bids West Bids North Bids East Bids FinAl Bid d by esterday's Hand as played by Mr n u u u n u u u HAND NO 24 S- S W N E- E V 3 2 OA 9 6 The Cornet PlaT THE PLAY lard l I Iw w v N E S 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9 ep oMat s tw- tw s Q THE W Pla vv of the Bid iq South passing W cst bids a No Trump instead of his four card Major suit With hands that contain con con- tain original bid of either a suit or No Trump distribution is the determining factor that is the precise division of the four suits West's 4 3 distribution is distinctly of the No Trump Salient Points of the Play Trick 1 Declarers Declarer's only chance for game is to bring in Dummy's long Club suit and this the adversaries adver- adver saries can prevent by taking out Dummy's only entry the Ace of Diamonds Declarer must therefore conceal his three stoppers in Spades to induce North to continue with the suit should North win the first Club trick Accordingly instead of winning the first trick with the Jack Declarer plays the King Winning with the Ja k would show North that he still held the Ace and King North convinced con con- vinced thus of his inability to establish es- es Spades before Declarer establishes Clubs would then un- un abandon Spades and make the shift to Diamonds Dia- Dia monds to remove Dummy's entry if possible Trick 2 Declarer leads the 9 of Clubs retaining the Ace so that upon regaining the lead hc can take two more rounds of the suit and establish it if the adverse Clubs arc divided 3 Trick 3 North in with the Jack of Clubs leads another Spade assuming that his partner must hold the Jack since the 10 apparently forced Declarers Declarer's King KingI on the first round I Trick 6 South With no indication indica- indica tion from North leads the fourth best card of the stronger of his two four card suits Declarer despite de- de spite the fact that Dummy's Clubs are now established is still one trick short of game and must take the Heart finesse Mr wiD answer con your Bride problems to him care of this paper seI addressed d envelope Co Re 1 |