Show SOME GOOD WHIST POINTERS It If a skillful opPOnent opens an lS es established suit ani and continues It In the i face ot of a probable ruff b by yourself or your our partner he Is weak In trumps It If Ithe he shifts to a second suit he Is strong enough to warrant hIs entertaining I some flame hopes for tor his suit Should an expert opponent open what proves to ho be l a short suit he Is un undoubtedly willing to be forced Ier haps raps he Is II fairly strong In trumps trump but has no long strong pl ln suit which ho thinks It Is worth while to play for tor If IC the tho enem enemy leads on an ace and follows with a low card he should hould be lacking In one ot of two trump strength and re to warrant an original trump opening or side strength upon which he can depend to bring In his hll long cult Without trump strength one or more reentries would have war warranted ranted him In opening low tram from the theace theace ace unless Fix or more were held and It If extreme extremo length le Is the reason renson for tor the theace ace aco opening his chance ot of holding three or more trumps trump among hi his remaining seven ren cards la t nr very remote It If the enem enemy opens with l a trump and ond upon regaining the lead tails falls to con continue continue the tho trump It Is fair to assume that he holds hold considerable strength In two plain suits and that either he I Inot fe fenot not satisfied wits with the develop development meat ment of trumps or a weak spot In the hand has hns been found In such cases one should endeavor to add to hll hla em either by forcing hi his trump hand or by drawIng the reentry upon which he Is depending an aggress dye 10 trump game gamo being out of ct the tho ques question lion tion often otten Iho a hopeless lack of at Judgment In falling to compel the tho en enemy m to part with the tho reentry C earth N the holding of at which means meane the mn ot of the Slime game to him himA A tendency that has been noticed among weak wook players Is to cover coer err every thing higher than 1 a nine second hand no matter what the holdIng 1110 may be belt lt II Is a safe rule rulo not to co cover r II a weak lead second hand unless you ou are w weak k yourself In that suit For Instance jack II I led andou and you hold Queen and ono one small card Put Iut up the tho QUeen for tor oth otherwise thIrd hand will not coyer coer the jack It Is hardly likely that t third hand line hall both are ace ant and king It if he has haa I the ace your our partners kinG Is made good It If lie ho has the king your Our partners ace catches IL ft U It third hand should hould happen to hold both ace and king your our queen would never have 1140 made so you OU lost nothing by putting It In second hand Jt if jack Jilek Is s led and you ou have hae ace nce queen and others do not cover coer unless with the ace You are not finessing as the loader leader cnn can nothing higher than the tho Jack |