BRIDGE NOTES

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21122, 24 March 1934, Page 7

BRIDGE NOTES

4— ADVANCE OF CONTRACT BRIDGE a a.y Nvra~:rs ?■ a ,n f: i .' 1 —a : J'y >va\r *kaok: r..] i ! Iv.'o e distinct signs of the! .-icaay growth of the popularity of i contract bridge it: Chri-tchurch have j been noticed by me this week. One! is that a club which is being formed j has already more than 40 applicants for membership. though \cry btt!e| publicity has been used by those re-j sponsible for the venture. The other I sponsible lo rthe venture. The othe'd Christehurch picture theatre- this i ,ve j k v ' xd a ! - i:n contract i bridge. Tne cluei pan ot these amus-i-i4 and instructive dims is taken bv Ely Cuthbertson. the author of - ; o pany popular books on contract budge, and tne originator of the Cuthbertson system which has been almost universally adopted, outside the more conservative of the Louden clubs The surprising pan to my mind was that the house at this theatre, on the evenin J; I saw this him. was vcrv detinite.y keen cn obtaining a lesson on contract bridge from a well-known imtlioitty. and it \vs- evident that iTianj patrons would look forward to seeing and hearing more of these logons. Such tiki-is will unrioubtedlv give a real help to contract bridae. ' A very interesting hand was dealt ? , JTle a fcv a tven! ngs ago. and bemuse the bi r, d;ng was dependent on the state of the same, it may be helpful to others. Incidentally, rnv part- i iter _did not scan to be very interested' m tne other hands as his own, sei-mrd 1 surdcientiy unu-mal for his attention.' A dealt and bid one r.o tramo < score 1 rull. whiie I was mae :ua v amd ! held S: K Q. n x: H j x: D: A ,1 Id: C: A Q x. At'er A"s bid. i doubled. | B calh-u two diamond.-, and 7. did r.ot j bid. On the second round. A did net bid nor did 1 bid ; At first sia'u mere m- no nason ' ; ay I eoulci ma bid ao tiaaa.r. cawtite two diamonds: but I rensoss'e i that' there was no race-si; v for U to bid ' a-. ail -md t h.-re;..re lj iii-.a-t be iadi-ima a fairly gooe. hand Vot lie could only ha\-e two honours. kirn; mice;, in ins declared snia He must, t'.-ere-kold some good i ; rd> laa.-ade to .lustily this seemuady anac-aa-sa: v bid. 1 If my lease:lag wa- comet. 1 'could: r.o longer rely upon cither ace and ! queen of cities or dam and jack of] meats o- in : sure ' :sa - A: the same! nmo. by say::m I.a " 1 e. uid en- i sure a \uy -audi .--i-.c a- m.v onnun-\ °-"--n i n m idam- :: -a: -d aaaad'v to us ror the ioss of tne::- contract. Mv pas 'nor held S: a, :p H. 7. h 2; D: . 6. :>: C: 8, ~6,5- -a little below a \ arborouah: B:n play obtained Ids ; contract. Incidentally had B .-aid "r.o b:d." 7,, would have been forced to make a bid. in view o; my double. The onlv I | possible bid (.pen to him weald ha i beei; two no trumps, -o perhaos d was j juM as- well that B obliged w::h a b:d. |