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October 20th
sailing for
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1933.
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With all of the different ayı- toms And the mathematical probabilities provided by the ex- perts, the beginner nt contract must sometimes wonder if con- tract isn't becoming a mechanical
gume.
Of course, if this were true, the popularity of contract would soon die. What impresses me most is. that seldom, even at a champion- ship, tournament la a single hand bid and played in the same man- nor at every table. The real thrill of conract lies in being on the alert when your opponents make a mistake.
Mr. G. W. Parratt of Cleveland says that the following is his most interesting hand of the year. The Bidding.
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Mr. Parratt was sitting in the North. South, his partner, the dealer and passed. West passed, Mr. Parratt opened with one spade and East bid two clubs. South bid two spades and Weat bid three clubs, Mr. Parratt bid three spades, and East bid four clubs. South went to four spades and West bld five clubs. While Mr. Parratt was confident thatj he could defeat five clubs he felt, due to the strong bidding on the part of his partner, that thoro might be a slam, so he went to five spades which East doubled. The Play.
If East opens a heart, we can soa that the declarer must lose two hearts, a club and a spade and his
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contract will be down two tricks. open However, East elected to the king of clubs and followed with the age of clubs which Mr. Parratt trumped. The queen of spades was led, East winning with the nce. West ochoed in hearts, dropping the nine. East now led the ten of hearts, which Mr. Par- ratt won with the nce.
Another spade was led and won in dummy, West discarding a club, A small diamond was played and the ten spot finesse taken, Mr. Parratt now led the jack of spades, winning in dummy with the king. West dropped the jack of clubs.
The ten of spades was next played and West dropped the queen
of clubs. This gave Mr. Parratt o
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fair count of the hand, so instead record, previously held by C. W. of taking another diamond Ancase, A. Scott, by approximately 10 he led two more spades and West hours. was squeezed.
With the most perilous stage of On the first spade he could drop the journey in front of him, Sir the queen of hearts, but on the Charles took off from Sourabaya next spade he must let go of either at 4.55 am. this morning, The the king of hearts or a diamond. long journey across the Timor In ofther case Mr. Parratt has the Sea was made without incident. rest of the tricks and made his Thus, after leaving Lympne agro- contract of five spades doubled.
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