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When Dealer calls out in a minor auio, THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERON Secon

advises Player should, Foster (p. 43) seize the opportunity to show any suit he would like to have led-since Third Player will almost certainly make a better declaration than Dealer.

Foster, p. 239, explains (and vndorses) the convention.

Minsanit bid over a major-mit call Do you overcall the Dealer's mujor suit bid with two in a minor suits, unless you can assist the other major suit, or are will. ing to have your partner go No-trumps if he can stop the Dealer's suits

---Pna híd that suits your sơn hand, So Dalton, pp. 40, 01; Puchaha "p. 917 Manning, P.; and Irwin, pp. 146, 20). Bergholt, pan, if there is one maxit of declaring more important that another. it is prer en presbit sehen the call suits your band. (See +53) 2-D ant choubie Denters ont vuse ta

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Fee Dalton, clap, iv: any declaration which would have been a good ons for the Dealer to make, is now equally good, "or rather a better one for the secol player. So Bascule, p. 4. Hingley, 'if the

38, dealer passes, stend player must do all. his power to show a suit by a sound or BY the duty of the serend

She duty of the gaol, p. 57. it is as much to enlighten the fourth hand, on the first as it was the flealer's duty to lighten the third hand. Irwin, 44, wit und player

Anthony, p. 39, you may safely double a dealer tho

DRAKES, speend must never make a werk bid;' minor one call: you merely mean that you

seromhamd with a

A paink

(though posible) can take care of that suit: but you should no trumper, would be wise to pass: p. 3, not double a major Butler, p, if the it is allowable, but not advisable, to bid second and its an

doubles the original one Club invitation 20 light o-trumpers in second, third, or or one

• his

No Trump partner to go fourth bind."

It is better for second

to player Dalton, p. 33, would call a suit on less l

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LTD, strength than as dealer, simply with the object of telling my partner, what to lead Foster, p. 115, demurs: there is the sliglitest excuse for a suit declaration which would not be equally sound if made by the dealer; but, he adds on p. 238 he may fo

No-traps

on only average So Emmet, p. 27), Anthony, 139, say that Second Player is in a position to call:

light No-trumper, or to make a bid in any suit of which he has the necessary mat erials; he has an opportunity nos to be

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inform his than to make call of one Diamond. Gillies p. 119) believes it is, even with an original one call in a major suit,--"a thoroughly sound thing to-do Of course your partner must never leave the double of a one contract in.

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When in doubt about your eye or your glassas Consult

But what Foster calls the modern double' is much more subtle than that He says, p. 206,: "doubling & suit. bid is a conventional way of asking the partner if he can stop the suit declared. If he can, he may safely bid No-tramps. If he cannot, Bergholt, p. 79, disagrees with those who he must bid his own best suit, no matter 67 would advise Secund band to be more what it be. Under no circumstances should featuresome than the dealer in going She leave the double in,*** trumps. So Work, p. 18, who mis-should a player allow it to becoine known that, as Srcond hand after a pass, he bills rashly, he At once invites cunning Dealers to set traps for him.'

Anthony would double because be can hold the suit: Foster, because he can not, though he can hold the other three. 16.-Don't yo No-trumps over a suit vait

unless you run shop the mit tuire.. Dalton, p. 30, is content with one certain trick, at least, in the declared suit-the calling of No-trumps being more of a forcing bid and an informatory one. Irwin, No-trump person to p. 63, the first

bid

When Datler has called, Second Player's declaration is a "furred rall," which should be carefully distinguided from an original ("free" or "raluntary") call. See Dalton, p. 39, anel Anthony, p. 43:a player should never credit a forced bid of two tricks by his partner with greater strength against an adversary's suit-bid muse, of than would justify an initial declaration of course, hold & stopper in that suit; p. 35, So Foster, p. 210. Butler, p. 5 "adversary's suit; this is the one Forced declarations. Bergholt, p. 81, in rule that cannot be broken. Bargholt, position (second player) you are not p. 51, the holding by second player, should limited by any of the rules about high cards; be considerably better than an average hand, your declaration is "forced," the rules pre- and the dealer's suit should be securely vionsly formulated apply only to one that is stopped." **free."

To distinguish between Free and it cannot bid No trumps unless you stop i

one

Work, p. 6, it may be the last opportunity of Second Hand to bid. It is a "forced" bid differing from the "free" initial hid, and does not indicate the presence of any certain curds,'

-Unless some understanding to the 'con- trury has been previously reached between the players, the Second Player xhindet dren the INFERENCES from Denter call (F) A call of one if a minor suit means that Dealer holds at least two sure, trick in that suit; and should mean that he also holds one sure trick in an outside suit, It says nothing about the length of the

called.

Hingley, p. 33, maintains that this call ean. be made without a guard in the suit. Fachabo, endorses this (p. 43) saying it would tend to (Both Hingley and simplify bidding Pehabo warn Fourth Player pot to advance the No-trump call unless he has the Ace or King, Queen, of Dealer's suit).

Paobab now says ( Pach: p. 13): It would be considered rash for the next player to call No Trompa unless he holds guard, preferably a doable guard-in the "suit caller.lanning (2. p. 30) illustrates the danger of calling No-trumps over a suit call with only a single guard, even when you hold all four Aces.

Bascule (pp. 40-45) discusses the question, and concludes that, except in the rabber (2) A call one in a map suit ans (2) game, he would not advise Second Player to that, Draler holds not less than four (so call unless his parner is aware of the that if there are only four in the fact that besometimes does so I Bergholt, auit, those four are either all honours (p. 81), had said that the condition (that the or comprise three out of the four top hop suit should be securely stopped) 'is so Four in either case Dealer should universally recognised that it may be even

hold one sure outside trick (c) that if there said to rank as a convention.

To, which Eve in suit, Dealer has either two sure Anthony, retorts (p. 41) this convention is tricks in this suit, or has one sure trick in not worth the paper it is written on but a the suit and one-sure outside trick (d) that light No-trumper would be suicidal. if there are more than five, that Dealer holds at least one sure trick in the suit and one

sure outside trick.

(3) A call of tec (in a major suit) means that Dealer has auit of not less than six, headed by at least two are tricks; hat has no outside trick.

(4) A call of three means a similar hand of soven or of eight, with or without outside support.

(4) A cail of four means tint Dealer holds at leant nine sure tricks of fire, that he holds at least teb.

When the diverse suit

Work, p. 13, the adverse suit should be safely stopped, and, if it be stopped but once, the hand should have at least four other quick tricks is not stopped, a No-trump should not be bid-a double is the proper declaration. When stopped but once, and Second Hand has a suit declaration, it is generally better to bid it, especially if it be a Major. 27.-Do_not_call__"two_No-trumps" perr

Dialer'i ose N-trump,

So Dalton, p. 36. Anthony, p. 39, think second had far better lie low."

(4) A call of a No-trun means that Irwin, p. 190, approves the call if you Dealer has either three suits guardeti nd are very strong, or if the adverso bidder

could take rubber on his bid; p. 106,

if Queen abore the average; or that he has solid suit of six or more in a minor suit and you have a No-trump band and cannot an outside Ace: or that he holds there guard: force him (Dealer) to two (Set B. 29) by a bid it. B side-suit, it is better to tako ed Aces with, possibly, nothing else.

(7.) A call of the No-trumps means that the bid yourself at "two No-tramps" than to Denler has all four suits guardel, probab double his one. Hingley, p. 3

37, this is very often called,- ly by the four aces; or that he can count in taking in his own hand at least seven from really good hand that does not

Д contain

suit sufficiently long. tricks..

"two call the hand should contain at least 93"If the dealer has bid ONE of a suit, Aces; p. 4the call is generally two overall with ONE of any suit in which No-trumps" obviously. Owen, p. 23, * call- you can make fur tricks, or with Two of ing two over one is for. safer than any exit in which you can make a double, do not be afraid Manning; p. tricks (Bergholt, p. 81.)

there is no better call. Bascule approves.

lenst

76,

He adds never overcall with a contract

Work, p. 124, a player with less than that you can't make Irwin, pp. 142, 106, gbes further: unless your bid world put eight tricks should not bid two No trumps you game, be content to yield it to the adver over one No-trump; the trouble is different sary, unless his bid would put him game cannot make an honest bid of two no trumps (Sess. 70) Bluet p. 30, the second hand p. 195, never make a risky bid, unless to go game, or to save game. (But see below). over one no trump onless his strength is at

Ace, King above the average. Dalton, p. 33, Second player should Pachabo, p. 46, if you have all four suits make a suit call on less strength than ho guarded it

it will generally be found profit would as dealer. Irvin, p. 14, is more able to call No trumps over your right- cautious: 'not all good hands, should be hand adversary's One No-trump, especially used for taking the make away from the when you have a couple of tenace suits. adversaring; often they should be used for Enimet, p. 30, pass where dealer has no defenting purposes. This lying in wait partial score, cull two go-trumps where there is condemned by Basculte (p. 44) who says is a partial score, whether in his or your Second Player should make the favour. 2 Manning, p. 84, "a good bid by highest declaration his hand permits at second hand over One, no trump

called once Irwin elsewhere (p. 45 says 'Second by the dealer is, when his cards justify hand should make any possible bid Two no trupa," but he should have an established suit, or pae that is quickly tatablished."

in order to prevent dealer from getting que bid contract. So, in effect, Foster, p. 240: but (p. 195) remember that a "forcing bid doesn't always force; you may be left with it on you handa

Anthony, p. 43, second player may make

a two-trick bid on much the same. cards sa

(To be continued.)

would have entitled him to a one trick call in THE THREE CARDINAL

a major suit had he been dealer. Hingloy

p. 34, a fairly strong hand without

out good cards in the suit declared (by Dealer) not justify a Work, p. 69, over an adverse though it may justify an attacking call. bid of one, to bal one of a higher valued suit shows four tricks, plus possibilities: to bid two of a lower valued suit shows tive tricks, plus possibilities."

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