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If ILL80UTLOOK March lKB BRIDGE James Jacoby NORTH AT WEST EAST J 10 K 10S7M SOUTH Vulnerable BastWest Dealer North Wen North Oil 1 Pan 1 Pan Pan Pass Pan NT Pass Para S NT Pais Pais 6 4 Pass Pan Para Opening lead Wounded but not fatally By James NorthSouth had plenty of high cards to be in a slam and they also had eight cards in the trump suit But the texture In spades was a little weak You often lose two tricks when the de- tenders hold five to the KJ10 Here alter winning dummys ace of hearts declarer played the spade ace When East produced the king South played another spade and conceded down one But even after this bad split in trumps was revealed South could have re duced his rumps to the same length as Wests and have made the slam At trick three South should play the of hearts ruffing Easts king three rounds of clubs ending In dummy will tell declarer that West Started with four clubs Declarer can try to cash the jack of heart or not If South decides that the heart Jack will live without being ruffed then be should make bis contract The play proceeds heart Jack discarding the now has of spades while defend er West Is left with JJO6 Playing a low spade will put West on lead with nothing to do but lead back Into the de- strength and 12 tricks will be made Declarer might guess wrong and try to take three top diamond tricks Then West will make a trick with his little spade and set the contract Bui even that is better than Just giving up at trick three by playing a second trump A new book by James Hint bis father the late Oswald Jacoby is now available at bookstores It Is on Card Games published by Pharos Books POETS CORNER GROW UP Winter mornings should begin wild the hint of toast in nostrils Just touching the edge of an ancient quilt Wondering bow to instantly from bed to kitchen without frostbite a major challenge Trie advance from home to school a battle with snowballs as satisfactory ammunition I watch Im convinced kids dont grow up they Just grow older Takes snowball to work Marlowe Dickson R R J Ontario L0C1A0 RUN THE LOWEST PRICED AD AROUND FOR YOUR GARAGE SALE A 1 COLUMN INCH ONE TIME AD IN THE the HERALD 00 17 WORDS MAX 10 And when you bring your ad in to us and Pay this small amount in advance WELL GIVE YOU 2 FREE SIGNS and COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL GARAGE SALE DEADLINE Tuesdays at 10 am WE GIVE YOU MORE the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 Guelph St Georgetown 8772201