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THIRD PLAYER'S DECLARATION.
DEALER'S PARTNER.
(Continued.)
36.---Don't go No-trumps one your partner's UN call in Spades or Ileurts, alene (18) you are strong in at least tire ether suits, and (by humo Two, but only to mards, both of them all, in his mit. (See 28, 33, 40). Irwin, p. 135, don't change a major-suit call to no-trump unless you have a hundred aces: p. 37,, singletou in the suit which your partner has announced, is very bad."
P
Bergholt, 81, you may worbid a Heart or Spade with No-trumps (4) if all the other three suits are safely stoppent, or (b) are speculatively, if you have solid Cluby or Diamonds and one of the two remaining suits safely stopped.
Anthony
Noe will very properly, de of
10, if his partner calls Hearts, and Lo has no strength in that wait but holda a declaro 10, is evidently of
Hingley,
the same opinion, because of the great one of the defenders holding possibility length in that suit; your partner's sait is wuch best as a guard, or defence, only, that is obvious. (But Foster ned Work would call a
Es Dealer major suit, without end of could
y-sa that it not
pút your partner in; you ought to be in a position to put him in tier. A minor suit hiel by Dealer would, or should, always be accom panied by a card of re-entry).
you are
void, you
39. (2)-When Dealer Tian made a ONE"ball
IN & SUIT, and Second Player has over bàd him, if you can support your part ner, atirays do », unlem he has called a minor and you hare a strong declara- tion in a major suit. If Dealer has called. Hearls, and
ર have support you Hearts, do not branch to Spadden, Gur with Clubs and anet
Diamonds. See Dalton, pp. 3-88; Bergholt, p. 93; Anthony, p. 52. Hut Foster, p. 130, if dealer bidsn Heart and partner has tive Spades to four honours, he should certainly call Spade. So Irwin, p. 134.
Dealer
In the case where Dealer's one call his been overbid by a higher one call, Third Player may, says Dalton (p. 2) call No-trumps (but he ought then to be able to (a) stop beoad, unc (b).
put If Second's in Aurica),
call is follo and Third can hold this twice, Third should support Dealer. If Second's call is one trump, it is as a rule, better for Third to say nothing (Foster p. 133) there is no for partner to deny suit; parsing or shifting would do that though it is bettr to it tight and lead' (p. 130), So Irwin, p. 10. when Second hand has bid, a Third-hand pass is sufficient warning to the dealer that his partner cannot help bing. 40-Put your partner (Dealer) üp one if you
have at least
(a) one of the first three honoars, and one small card, of his suit, with two out- side tricks;
(b) one of the above honours, and two with one certain outside trick;
Brill, wil
(c) four small cards of his sait, with one certain outside trick;
(d) two honours (above the 10), and one. with one certain or two probable" Le tricks.
It is dangeroas to raise on outside strength alone, or on trumps without an outside trick.
Irwin (Chap. iii) saya 'to raise your, part- ner's bid in any declared trump you must Work, p. 29, contrasts a player of the old hold a trick' and 'raiser (among which school whose doctrine is that a partner's last are singletons and missing suits). Your Major should be let alone with a partner who trick and your first raiser must lie in understands the seleng of modern partner- different suits, you may never raise on one ship bidding. Foster, despite is strong suit alone, not even if it be trumps' (p. 1). preference for a major suit over a no-tramp, Dalton, p. 53, one trick in would take out a spade call into no-trumps and one certain or two probabis tricks out on such a band as S. xx; H. K xxx: D. A QXside is suficient; Lwo
or three" amall C. AJ xx (See 2 Foster p. 38). Emmat, p. 14, trumps and a singletos, especially in the would take out into No-tramps if you have opponent's suit, are quite as useful as an 'a good no-trump in the other three suite.'
ace or a king Robertson (p. 106), says 37-4 Two call by Dealer is a request to feare that partner can raise once holding two sure tricks," which Bergholt (p. 5) ques- him in a three mati is a dermanda
tions. Bascule, p. 50, emphasises the duty of the third player to support his partner in the bidding if he can. So Anthony,
p.
be Haid
In a major suit, says Anthony, p. 31, it is a warning to one's partner not to take you put. Bergholt, p. 9, u original two in hearts or spades is a mandate from your Gillies, who devotes 4 whole chapter partner for you to leave him alone. If you (ix) to the Raise, says do not raise your hold four aces, you any disregard his in- structions and overbid (with) Two No partner unless you can give him some trumps-not otherwise. So Emmet, p. 33 support in his suit, and your hand is
worth two tricks on his call. Pachabo, and Work, p. 191. The latter adds, p. 1946, say you should have a shade better hands frequently occur with which is is ad- than two certain tricks, and he quotes from visable ໄປ advance nu initial Major bid from Work the various factors that may be
or from three to four. Fuster, to be worth one or more tricks. Work Faded two-trick bid is a major suit) must reproduces this table in his latest book (p. two to three that will take out an
dio not 111), nud says 'conservative bidders
bid of advancing a believe in
er's suit partner's one with a bare two tricks; but with ex- actly that strength they will advanco two to three, whether the two was originally declared
Partner's bid or was bid one at a time. (As usual, he gives (H)..
original
be very strong, and well able to take care of himself in his own suit.
in a minor suit, Anthony, p. 48, con. siders a two call to be an invitation ta No-trumps (es. 18). Bergholm p. 84; overbid with two No-tremps if you are moderately guarded in all the three other guarded Dalton,
suits; mor Mely you have two
of those suits
52, Third No-trumps if do can."
38.-The raise for "antixt').
call
from
p. 01, do not raise on a doubleton (in trumps) un
unless
one is the Queen or better, then only on good outside strength; the
-ner's
is
should should call Two 1231 it is justifiable to raise your part- Irwin, p. 103, if your inrtner makes all without some outside tricks is when pro emptive bid' (which she greatly. dis you have length in his suit, and then you ike let him alone: this is what he should give him a pre-emptive raise.' An- AR wants and what he is asking of you' So 2 thon
thony, p. 32, support enn two or three-trick Manning p. 56,
hand;
in the suit is not essential; strength while two or threp
small trumps in a hand
Tina
14,4uit, (1) When Dealer has called Que No
THEY COMUNIS a teen, or is void i trong and Second player has also declar
Foster bases the whole of his chapter ed, you may raise Dealer's call to fe
Suit-bida (pp. 182-191) on his No-trumps if (a) you can hold. Second ting quick values. An outline of this
system of Player's suit faire, and (b) Have enough system is given in the Appendix to the in your own hand to go gawe; but it is
present compilation; but Foster's treatise usually far better to double Second Player's should be studied in its entirety. Not the of it is calculation, in least valuable part Bergholt, P. 9
*you must not bid Two terms of trick values, of the assistance No trumps except with adequate strength that would justify a rise by Dechrant's part- und the adverne suit stopped. You are ner-more than 3 valnes Bergholt, p. 95, ta the contract justified in doubling the suit (but not in
be justled in increasing if overbidding with Two No-trumps) you buki (2) Two stoppers in the suit (b) Une one trick. Third Player must have a hand worth 31 tricks. Bergholt's method of stopper and two outside tricks, He would reckoning tricks' differs, liko Works,
some. call three in Clubs over Second Player's what from Forster's; with which both should does not "two Spades" if weak in Spades and long be compared. Manning, p. 92, d and strong in Clubs. (Bat would be call
believe in any mechanical devices; YOU "threee Diamonds 7-which Dealer cannot must not support on the first round (n) just convert into Two No-trumps.")
because
you have some strength in other Dalton, p. 46, if third player is unguard suits, or (b) unless you have some strength. ed in the declared
suit
the should never call and length in the suit he has called. Bluet,
No
major Lina "Two No-trumps" unless he has a
band of p. 70,
average strength Trump hand, in the other three suits Buit containing three trumps, or two trumps (Butler, p. 39, says this is a great mistake; one of which is a high bogour, is a normal he himself would call three Clubs or three supporting hands. He considers it a fallacy Diamonds). If Third is well guarded the
Manning better plau, Dalton thinks, is to double the that trupp length by itself is useless. two trick all
you can assist a free bist Foster, p. 199. The latter says, p. 203, never of a suit, 1 place at two aces i
and some hold- assist a no-trumper; double, or bid your besting, three at least;
your partner's suit
good, rule is to
suit, if
and
So Anthony, P. 51, a minimum on which to "ail 95292),
that Dealer has.
the
you are too strong to pass." Butler, Emmet, p.7,& rough, though him with 38, the better the hand, the better the pre
presume double
Owen, p. 49, it is much wiser to being able to make two certain tricks in his double.
own band, Pachabo p. 16, never advance Work, p. 107, the partner should not bid your partner's bid unless you have two Two No-trump unless he has at least (a) one tricks in your hand and at least three tramps trick in the adverse suit (b) one other quick, if they be small ones." euro trick, and (e) 1 reasonable charice for more. He gives examples."
the
Pachabe, p. 45, third player should not assist unleas Le is guarded in (opponent's) suit or has a No trump hand himself; if he has two certain tricks in the suit and other good cards, he should double. Su Hingley, p. 30, to raise to
No.
If Dealer has passed and Second Player" bide, Third Player must not overbid, with BA ATTACKING bid, then he is not in a favourable attacking position Foster illustrates this very common mis take on p. 122. Third Player, he says, "is the defensive, and should show a clearly suit in which he has defence. Bergholt, p bidding No-trumps. either the
guard in the adversary's suit and two under the above circumoned twice; or
tricks outside. He would, however, raise declared suit should be on A XX, or thing dse. This Gillies, p. 60, solid suit of Clubs or Diamond.
or Qx of the adversary's
if only stopped once, Khould have nothing
soil and
Lewin
JOU
Work, p. 77, at least one more trick is required to justify a bid by Third Hand than was needed by Second Hand after Desiera bid. (Jre s. 23.)
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disapu des not discuss the advisability of the raise in No-trumps, but contents herself by observing, p. 68, that in no trumps - guarded honour is a trick, and any other honour is a raiser; Queens and Jacks, singletons and blank suits are valueless! (In words she would, apparently, as other
Third Player, put Dealer up to ng Notr
No-trumps if she over Second's call, i
(a) a stop- per in Second's suit, and (b) a minimum of
or J x 1
xxx in another sait). Bluet, p. 90, the third hand cannot bid of two no
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