CONTRACT BRIDGE

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 34, 10 February 1939, Page 6

CONTRACT BRIDGE

DON'T LOSE YOUR TEMPER (By THE FOUR ACES.) The South in to-day's hand is a fine bu impetuous woman. player. In this hand shi became so incensed at her partner for no: taking her to a slam, that, in an effort ft make 'twelve tricks and show him up, slit managed to get -set at a four-Heart contract in spite of the. fact that, she had eleven cole tricks in top cards. Sou tli dealer. Both sides vulnerable.

When West opened tlio Queen of Diamonds declarer announced, "Partner, we haven't bid enough," and then proceeded to mangle the hand. She won the opening lead with the King, and, expecting to establish dummy's long Spade suit, promptly led out the Ace and another Spade. When- West trumped the second Spade lea<l, declarer was slightly nettled, hut the contract still appeared ill no danger. ■ However, West led another Diamond, which his partner trumped, and then a small Chib was returned, Xow <lecla.rer had to guess as to the location of the Club honours, and she completed her fine work by going tvp with the King and losing two Club tricks to be. down one. Actually, six Hearts can ljc made, but. only by double-dummy play. Declarer would have to run off all six trumps and cash her three top Spades, discarding a Club. She' would then retain the Ace and one Diamond, plus the singleton King of Clubs, and dummy would hold the Jack of Clubs and the ten and one Diamond. West, itilie opening leader, would' have to retain the Jack-small.O'f Diamonds #nd; the singleton Ace of Clubs, and, after being! thrown in with the Ace, would he forced to lend into the Diamond iteuaee.However, as we remarked, this line of play would be absolute .double-dummy, and we doubt very much it anyone would play the hand in this .manner.—.(.Copyright by The Four Aees.)