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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1827, 10 November 1874, Page 2

BHYMING RULES FOR WHIST. If you the modern game of whist would know, From this great principle its precepts flow, Treat your own hand as to your partner's joined, .And play not one alone, hut bothycombined. , - ';' Yourfirst lead; makes your partner undestand * \_,-. What is the chief component ofSrour hand. And hence there is necessity the strongest, That your first lead be from the suit that's longest. In this, with ace'and king, lead king, then ace: With kin^ and queen, king also has first place. With ace, queen, knave, lead ace and then the queen ; With ace, four, small ones,, ace should first be seen. With queen, knayt, ten, you let the queen precede; In other cases, you the lowest lejid., -.■--. Ere you return your friend's ydUr own sjrit play; But trumps you must return without delay. When.you return your partner's suit, take pains To lead him back the best your hand contains . If you received not more than three at first: If you had more, you may return the worst. But if you hold the master card, you're, bound In most cases to lead it second round., *: Whene'er you want a lead, 'tis seldom, wrong To lead up to the weak, or through the strong. If second hand, your lowest should be played, Unless you mean trump signal to be made ; Or if you've king and queen, or ace and king, Then one of these will be the proper thing. Mind well the rules for trumps, you'll often need them, When you hold five'tis always right to lead them; ■ Or if the lead won't come in time to you, Then signal to your partner so to do. Watch also for your partner's trump request To which, with less than four, lead out your best. ' To lead thro' honors turned up is bad play,. Unless you want the trump suit cleared away. When second handadoubtful trick-yousee; pon't trump it if you hold more trumps than three; But/having; three or less, trump fearlessly. When weak in trumps yourself, don't force your friend, But always force the adverse strong trump hand. For sequences stem custom has decreed, ■The lowest you must play, if you don't lead. When you discard, weak suits you ought to chose, For strong ones are,too rateable to lose. —Exchange s£. .