WHIST.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10060, 11 June 1898, Page 3

WHIST.

Precise tiik Cards. The Infoienca feom the- first lcftd is that West has no more clubs. North can read the queen qf clubs in Souths hand, as he would hardly have led the eight from the foot of a quart, so North may have one more club, making his play the commencement of a signal. West's three leads of hearts at tricks 11., VI. and VII, locate all the remaining one 3. West must have the six, four and three, as all of the other players have had opportunities that called for their lowest heart, and all have played cards higher than the three mentioned. West cannot hold the ten or he would have led it at trick VII., North discards, Souths hand is shown, East must hold it. Souths lead of trumps at trick 111. to North's signal, begun in clubs or hearts, and the play of trumps at trick V. places the remaining one as follows :—With West and South no more, as the remaining ones, with the exception of the queen, are smaller than the ones they have played when they should have played their smallest. If East had held the queen it would have been played instead of ace at trick 111. West cannot hold the queen, as he would have played it at trick V., and not the king. West cannot hold the two of spades, as he would have played it at trick 111. and not the four. This gives North the queen and two of spades. least's lead of the ten of diamonds shows the king and knave in his hand, and the play on that trick further places with East the three and two, as South and West both play their lowest and North later, on trick VII., discards his lowest diamond, all of which are larger than one named for East. As the analysis of the club lead showed that East must have at least three clubs, East's hand is now complete, and North must hold one more club. It is impossible to say just which one, but* we will give North the six, and East the ten, seven and five, on arbitary choice. In diamonds, West can only hold the nine besides the one played. If he held one lower than the eight he would have played it on trick IV., if he held the ace he would have played it either at trick IV. or VI. As north cannot hold more than two more diamonds, eleven cards having already been placed in his hand, West must have the nine. Thi3 places with North the Ace and five of diamonds, and completes his hand, leaving to West the only two remaining cards, the seven and five of spades. We forgot to mention in its proper place that North evidently holding the two of trumps and playing the three, of course, showed at least five trumps when we consider that he had signalled. Which of the seven, six or five to give him was purely arbitrar} , . R. D. JoHjrsox, in Wbisfc.