BRIDGE PLAYING
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT. . . ~ A very interesting experiment in the art of bridge playing was tried aut last evening when a number of tables were engaged in playing the same “hands,” which were as follows: Dealer. —Spades: 10 and 4; hearts: Queen Jack and 3; diamonds: 8; clubs: King, 10, 9,6, 5,4, 3. HaiAl C.—Spades: Jack and 3; hearts: Aee, 10, 8,7, 4; diamonds: 7,6, 5; clubs: Ace, Queen, Jack. Hand B. —Spades, ace; hearts: King and 6; diamonds; Ace, Wing Queen, .Tack, 10, 9,4, and 2; clubs: 8 and 2, Hand D. —Spades: King, Queen, 9,8, 7,6, 5 and 2; hearts: 9, 5. and 2} diamonds: 3; clubs: 7. Denlhr and Hand B. were partners against hands C. and D. BIDDING AND RESULTS. . Table
hearts; B, three diamonds; D, 3 spades; dealer, 5 clubs; C, doubled; B, 5 diamonds; D, 5 spades; dealer, pass; C, pass; B, doubled. Eesult: Dealer and B down 2. Table 2.—Dealer, 2 clubs; C, 2 hearts; B, 4 diamonds; D, 4 hearts; B, 3 diamonds; D, 3 spades; dealer, pass; C, pass; B, 4 diamonds; D, 4 spades. Eesult: 4 over. Table 3. —Dealer, 2 clu/is; C, 2 hearts; dealer, pass? C, pass, B, 5 diamonds; D, 4 spades; dealer, pass; C, pass; B, 6 diamonds; D, doubled. Eesult: 2 down. Table 4.—Dealer, 2 clubs; C, pass; B, 3 diamonds; D, 3 spades; dealer, pass; C, pass; B, 4 diamonds; D, 4 spades. .Eesult: Down 1. Table 5. —Dealer, club; C, heart; B, 3 diamonds; D, 3 spades; dealer, pass; G, j pass; ,8,, 4 diamonds; D, S spades; dealer pass; C, pass'; B, 5 dia* raonds; D, 5 shades; dealer doubled. EfiaSult: 1 down.
Table (s.—Dealer, 2 clubs; C, pass; B, 2 diamonds; D, 2 spades; dealer, pass; C, pass; B, 3 diamonds; D, 3 spades; dealer, pass; C, pass; B, 4 diamonds. Eesult: 5 over in diamonds. Table 7. —Dealer, 3 clubs; C, pass; B, 2 no trumps; D, 3 spades; dealer, pass, 0, pass; B, 3 no trumps. Kcsult: 3 no trumps over. Table 8. —Denier, club; C, heart; B, 3 diamonds; D, 3 spades; dealer, pass; C, pass; B, 4 diamonds; D, 4 spades; dealer, pass; C, pass; B, 5 diamonds; D, 5 spades; dealer, doubled. Eesult: 1 down. Table 9. —Dealer, 2 clubs; C, pass; B, 2 diamonds; D, 2 spades; dealer, pass; C, pass; B, 3 diamonds; D, 3 spades; dealer pass; C, pass; B, 4 diamonds; D, 4 spades; dealer pass; pass; B, 5 diamonds, Eesult; 1 dpwn. Table 10.—Bealer, 2 clubs; Gy 2 ■hearts; B, 3 diainonds; I), 3 spades;
dealer, 3 no trumps; C, pass; B, pass; D, 4 spades. Result: Down 1.
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Northern Advocate, 24 September 1927, Page 8
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