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Study this over aadyouma beablektlofiasimilar p y one these ye surprise your friend: and delight yourself Hearts -â€" A, 9, 8 Clubs â€" none Diamonds â€" K, 6 Spades -â€" none Hearts are trumps and Aleads the five of clubs. How can Z so play the hand H that he can win the balance of the tricks Cf againstany gefensei _ _ n: Hearts â€" none Clubs â€"- 9, 7,5 Diamondsâ€" Q,9 Spades â€"â€" none In the preceding article two test hands yere given as problems for con- With Hand No. 3, you should pass. Thereisnotasemblanceofatrickin the hand, and to hid under such con- ditions, even in the laudable desire to warn partner, will only get you into trouble._ Your partner is very a t to infer tnclrs in your hand and e is justified in doing so. If they aren't there and he s on with his bid, any loss that res ts is your fault, not his. Therefore, when you hold one, two or none of ur partner’s suit, don’t hesi- tate to ny his bid provided you have at last a. trick in your hand; but with any. less strength, pass and hope for With Hand No.1 u should bid one no trump. The l)" of one no trump overama major suit acts as a denial of the suit and should be so understood by partner. With Hand No. 2, you should bid two clubs. The bid of a minor suit over a major suit acts as a denial of the suit. In this hand u have the ibility of three tricks); clubs and a% trick in spades; therefore the denial 18 sound. ____v â€" '“I râ€" "_'â€" :13" have one, two or none of the suit. t“1.,1'ule of course, should be qualified mm: First, that second hand ha passed. If second hand has bid, One of mneormpbndents has asked for mqre lig on the diflicult question of denials of partner's suit bids. A: a. genus! 1111c, deny Wr's sqit Sf,;_u W 1938.» Hoyle. Jr. ‘30“le Answer to Problem No. 1 THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Answer to Problem No. 2 Clubsâ€" Q, J, 10, 5, 3 piaxponds_ L5 7 Spades â€"- none Clubs â€"- K, Q, J Piarponds -- A, ’I ARTICLE No. 2 Hand No. 2 / BRIDGE - â€" none _‘. _â€"_v the five of spades, Y pla the four, B the nine and 2 won .trick with thetenofspades. Howshouldlplan theplangthehand?5dutioninthc mers’ ears’ are of that nature, as op- posed to one cause where the inflection comes form outside the ear.” hasn't the diamonds stop and if he also is without a stopper should bid‘ three clubs. It is a pretty example of expert bidding and shows clearly how clever players can tell their partner the type of hand held by their bidding. Y’s hand in this case was follows: Hearts - A, K, J,’ 6 Clubsâ€"A, K, J, 5, 2 Diamonds -- Q, 9, 6 Spades -- J He read Z’s bidding correctly and passed the two no trump bid. As a result 2 and Y made four odd at no trump, game and rubber, while at clubs the couldn’t have made game as they ha to lose two diamonds and one Solution: 2 should bid two no trump. Such a bid should indicate to his part- nerthat he hasastop rinthe spade suit but none in the ’ nd suit. If 2 had had a stopper in the diamonds, he would have bid one no trump over one diamond, instead of bidding two clubs. For that reason, he now can safely bid two no trump without fooling his partner,_ Y should realize that opportunities'of this kind. Diamonds -- ,7 Spades -- A, ,6 No score, rubber ga.me Z dealt and .A passed and Y bid one club. bid one diamond, 2 bid two clubs. ApassedandYbidtwohearts. “3 now bid two _spades, what should 2 bid? ‘4--- you can deny partners suitbypalsing, so there is no necessity for a. take-out. Second, the hand should contain at least a trick or trick and a half to justify a tags-out in denia_1_of partner’s suit bid. tang-out in denial of ’a'suit Bid. For example: bids one hart and second Hand passes. What would you do with the following hands? HOW to Play Spades - Heartsâ€" A, J, 6, 3 Clubsâ€"10,5 DiarpondsT-SK,10, 7, 2 i ' Diamond; 'â€"-'10', ifs. 3 " 2 Spadesâ€"J. 7. 5 I ‘ He -â€" 9, 8, 4 9.be â€".1o, 93 7; 6, 3 ' Problem No. 3 1.8.4 Hearts â€" Q, 7 Clubs â€"- 10 Qiarponds â€" J, 10 HandNoJ fov confidence.â€"Hon. Vincent Massey. termisthebeginningofunderstand‘ inclearwarmwaterturnthenngers insideoutandwashtheinsideoftho glove with equal care. A teaspoonml of glycol-inc and a little soap added totheflnalflnsingwaterwfllimpm asoft glossysheentothe surface. Invest one hour of your time and 35c. to see “Sorrel! and Son", January 17, 18 and 19 at the Star Theatre. T0 WASH KID GLOVES of economic problems over which nits theyhavereachedacertainstace.men and governments have little control.â€" New York City uses 880,000,000 gal. Ions of. water daily. 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