Show f r r im c j pc HE LOSES THE ODD OeD TRICK Whist Player Holding Six Best Trumps Is Given a Surprise To anyone familiar with whist the following hand Is bound to look pretty good Hearts Hearts Ace Ace king queen jack ten and nine Diamonds Diamonds Ace Ace king and queen Spades Spades Ace Ace and king Clubs King Clubs King and Jack Hearts Hearts' are trumps It looks like a a good thing for eleven tricks sure and possibly for twelve Should any whist player of experience get such a hand however says a are recent recent re re- c cent nt article In a whist journal he will willbe willbe willbe be mighty apt to be as suspicious as the poker player who is dealt four kings Icings It is what is Known mown as a yarborough in whist circles and this is the denouement The dealer holds the other seven hearts trumps and six small clubs to the ten The dealers dealer's partner holds the ace and queen quee of clubs and one small club What What his other ten cards are makes no difference The partner of the person holding the good hand holds the thirteen other cards and it makes no difference wh what t they are The good hand has the lead and if any whist player wishes to the assertion l he e may try from now until doomsday and yet not be able to take more than six tricks with the hand It is impossible by good bad or indifferent play to take a single trick more provided of course the dealer and his partner play their hands properly |