THE 1937 AUDT RALIAN

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 111, 6 November 1937, Page 19

THE 1937 AUDT RALIAN

Ths Australian Olympic, in which many New Zealand playeis took part, .was held on' October 27, \vhen> sixteen par hands, set by a special committee of Australian experts, were played, each hand containing some interesting and instructive point or play.

Though it is too earJx yet for1 tin results of the contest to be known,:de tails as to the correct play for each hand have been forwarded, by ,'.. th< Olympic Committee Il^nds Kcs 1, 2 and 11 follow. Hand No. 1:— ' i A Q. 10.0.4. A. 10.8.5 s*3* —3^?nr i ♦ 712 1 yJIO 96 5 s ; V (K2 ♦ Q6,3 | "£ \4>i-> ,«, J. 0.7.4. I South. I A 10.5.n. & A X J 9 8 ' i <^ K92 * AK2 North' dealer. Love-all. ELIMINATION OF TWO SUITS TO H FREE LEAD TOWARDS A TENACE, g OR RUFF AND DISCARD. ;e| North-South playing;par. d' Contract, six. spades by South. h Official Comment —"West to le^d b Jack-of hearts; on which dummy's Ace n- is played.- •; South ;theri plays three - rounds of:trumps, followed by. three t rounds of clubs. The Queen* of .hearts I is then used to throw East into Hie s lead with the King. ■; East must either r give declarer a ruff and a discard'or I 1 lead towards the diamond tenace,.either of which: leads gives• South his contract." It so happens in this particular instance'that after the'Nofth^South hands have been stripped of clubs, the position would be the same if West: had I to lead, the tenace position in diamonds] being favourable to South if'tKe-suit is led by either opponent, while any alternative lead provides a ruff and discard , lI™J No. 2 — A 8 ~ • f 9 7634 ' !* ' 4 9'S 78 2 ' <• AA.IO 965 4 North. 1 ♦ QJ 9 Q93 •& j f AKJ < ' • | 3 + 110 5 , jf, — j South I £ AKJ 53/ £ X 7 S 2. > jp 10 8 2. " ~ +Q* T. East dealer North-South vulnerable GRAND COUP OR TRUMPREDUCING .PLAY. . East-West playing par. > iContract, four spades by; West. ■: Comment.—"North leads the King of diamonds, and North-South make the first 'three diamond tricks At the< fourth trick South leads "a heart, which is taken with the Jack