BRIDGE.
AN INTERESTING HAND,
The score is: Y Z, 18; A B, 24. Z deals and declares no trumps, Y being dummy. Clubs are led, and Z plays the ace to the second round. It is assumed that the two leads of clubs gave practically no certainty where the remainder of the suit lay. The dealer should put the lead into Y’s hand with a heart, and lead the ten of spades from that hand. If the ten is not covered he should play the king himself. If the king wins the dealer has the odd trick and game in his hands. If the king falls to the ace, the dealer will still win the game, unless A had six clubs originally, the odds against this being about two to one. The adversaries make only the clubs and ace and queen of spades. If the dealer goes for the drop in diamonds or hearts and fails, the adversaries make an extra trick in diamonds or hearts, and will very likely, especially if they are good players, make the same number of tricks in clubs and spades.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 8, 25 August 1909, Page 11
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186BRIDGE. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 8, 25 August 1909, Page 11
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