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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 44, 21 February 1942, Page 12

STOE^EESS Maiden Stakes.—l Miss Sao»e^v 5 Perpetrate 2, 3 Thoraide 3. Scr ~ ■Crossmaglen. Princess Warden. INJURED ON AEROPLANE. New Plymouth.—Burns to the legs—not serious—were received by Mrs. A. L. Davidson, of .New i Plymouth, when the ; wireless trailer aerial of a Union Airways plane was struck by lightning on the approach to New Plymouth. No damage was done to the machine. Mrs. Davidson was the only passenger.- A small- tube -blew out from the wireless apparatus, and at the hospital later a small piece of metal was removed from one of Mrs. Davidson's legs. '—P.A. . The Game of Bridge ANUNBIDSLAM The player who makes a minimum response to a partner's powerful opening bid, and then tables a hand with sound values, pleases only his opponents, who feel that they have had a lucky "let-off." This happened when the following hand was played: 4 Q. 10.9.8. , f.J.10.4. + J. 10.9.8. + A3. North. 111 ' - I South. 4 A.X.2. 9 A.X.5. + A.K.Q. jt K.J.8.4. South dealer. North-South vulnerable. South opened the bidding with two no-trumps, and North raised to three no-trumps, at which contract the hand was played. West led a small club, and thirteen tricks were made. As partner can raise an opening bid of two no-trumps to three with as little as half an honour-trick in the hand (1935 system was in force when' this hand was played), North's response gave no indication of the values in his hand, with the result that South, after a minimum response, had to content himself with a game bid, only to find that there was a lay-down for twelve tricks on the opening lead.. The adverse spades, breaking evenly gave the thirteenth trick. Culbertson, in the Gold Book, says that, after an opening two no-trump bid, the responder, with more than 1£ honour-tricks, should try for a slam, unless his hand also has 4-3-3-3 distribution. (If both hands have 4-3-3-3 distribution, there is usually no opportunity for obtaining a discard which may be necessary for the success of the contract. North holds 1J + honour-tricks with good "fillers," the hand containing seven honour-cards. Opposite .an opening two no-trump bid, these hon-our-cards take on additional values, so that North certainly should have made a slam try. Instead of responding with three no-trumps, he should J have jumped to four no-trumps (not the conventional four no-trump bid, but showing his honour-trick value). South, with the information given by this response, could then jump.to.to six no-trumps. With nothing but nor trump bidding during the auction, a grand slam contract by South would be a,gamble. An alternative response by North is three spades (forcing), followed by four no-trumps on the next round.,, ' ■ • - , V Here is a most interesting slam hanqj played by an expert, who, finding that one opponent Iplds an apparently cer* tain trump trick, plans a play that will give him the only possible chance* of making his contract. 4 Q,{, 9 X.10,8.5. + a.q.B;t. 4^ A.10.4. * 3.10. I North. I ♦ 9-8.7.5.2. tt J. 9.6.4.2. | .$ V ~~' I 6.5.3. | A ♦ 10-4-2-I 9.6.5. i South. I £ Q.X8.T.2. A.X.6.3. ff A.Q.7.3. - + K.J.9. . * X.3. South dealer. Both sides vulnerable. : Thp bidding went as follows: — South. West. North. East. 1 N.T. Pass 3 + Pass 3 ▲ Pass 3 N.T. Pass 4 y Pass 4 N.T. Pass 5 N.T. Pass 7 9 Pass Pass Pass West led the two of trumps, knowing that this lead could do no harm, and that it might possibly prevent one, or even two, ruffs by the opponents. When East disclosed a void in trumps, it would seem that West must make his Jack. South, however, calculated that if the distribution of West's hand was not freakish, there was a possibility of making the contract. West held five trumps, which left only eight cards distributed in the other three suits. If he had a void or a singleton in either spades or clubs, or if he held less than three diamonds, the contract could not be made. South, therefore, played for the possibility that West held two spades, two clubs, and three diamonds—the pnly chance of success. He proceeded as follows: After winning the first trick, he took two spade, two club, and two diamond tricks. At the eighth trick he led a third diamond. West followed, and the trick was won in dummy. The position now was: 9 X.10.8. ♦ A. 4—• North, j y J. 9.6.4. |j | Immaterial. * -~. ■ s 4 5 9 I South. I ▲ A.6. 9 A.Q.7. •' ♦ — South had now established the ruffing situation he had hoped to set up. The next lead was the four of clubs from dummy, which was* ruffed with the Queen by South, who then led a spade, over-ruffing West in the dummy hand. The Ace of diamonds was led from dummy, and ruffed by, South with the Ace. A trump finesse through West's Jack-nine gave South his contract. Printed and published for BLTJNDELL BROS.. LTD by H. P. F. Bluudell, Heretaunga, E A. Blundell, Cecil Road, Wadestown, and l" C Blundell, 25 Bawhlti Terrace, Kelburn, at the Registered Office of the Company. Saturday, February 21, 1943. ,