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ROGRAMMES

PROFORMS

for The First

ENTRIES close at NOON THURSDAY, 4th January, 1934.

по

BRIDGE NOTES

CONTRACT BRIDGE"

BY ANCHORITE

XXVI

(This series of articles is based on Culbertson's system of bidding).| (Continued) ·

~ SUIT TAKE OUTS

Responses to a Forcing Take-out Forcing take-outs do not nec essarily show great strength in the! bid suit, and minimum values must therefore always be assumed by partner. Opening bidder's · rê-- sponse to a forcing take-out de pends entirely upon the nature of his hand. His arst choice must be to show another possible bid- dable suit.". A jump in the bid suit must only be made with a guaran- tee of not more than one trump loser. The second choles is to `re- bid in opening bid suft, if holding a strong five card suit or a fair six card suit. A jump in the re- bid must only be made If holding not more than one trump loser. The third choice is to support partner's jump suit bid, if holding Jadequate trump support (Q x x or

THE CHINA

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Seeking Philippine Freedom

Manuel Queson, called the “George Washington of the Philippines," pletared as he was welcomed by Margaret Ergas, Filipino beauty, on hia arrival at San Francisco, en route to Washington to plead for the complete independence of his bomeland, Quezon is piesident of the

Philippines'. Besata, non

to

contain 31⁄2 honours tricks,

Non-forcing Jump Take-outs

Example: South

North

1 Spade

South.

2 Spades (Inference

atrength)

3 Spades (sign off)

North

2 Spades (inference

*strength)

Spades (sign-off)

12 N T A jump take-out of two more North's warning to partner is that than necessary is not forcing. If he holds a hand something liko opening hand bid “Onë Heart" and this:

x x x x). If holding more than less than 1 honour trick the res-it does not show, a five card-suit the value of one raise (about 11⁄2 ponding hand should pass, unless playing tricks above the opening|holding a six card suit which may bid value), jump the full raise or be bid with 1⁄4 honour trick only. 1 Diamd and ENTRY possibly reserve the second raise Holding 34 honour tricks the hand 2 N T

for a slam. The fourth choice is should make a forcing take-out, Extra Race Meeting to be held at to jump the Two No-trump" re with the exception of a hand 2 NT Macao on SUNDAY, 14th January,ponse to "Three No-trump" If hold-distributed 4-3-3-3. The inference or

Hing a minimum of 8% honour of a regulation take-out. is, there- of cartoons depicting "Happenings" on 1934, may be obtained at The the Chian Coast. Price 31, on sale Sports Club, Hong Kong Jockey tricks. Fifth choice is, lacking fore, always that the band does not 1 N T at the "China Mail" offices. JA.

Club Stables, or at the Offices of any trick values in addition Wyndham Strest.

Mesars, Percy Smith, Seth & Flem- those already shown by opening bid, respond with the necessary Ing, 6 Des Vœux Road Central.

number of No-trump to take out your partner. This is a minimum bid and is actually only a repeti responding hand "Three Spades," Spades K 108 652 Diamda 9874 tion of the opening bid: Should, it is a non-forcing jump take-out, Hearts 5

Clube 84 however, the opponent on your left and shows a fairly strong hand, have overcalled your bid, and your but with little strength outside the partner makes a forcing take-out trump suit. It generally indicates | call, a bid of the necessary num-six playing tricks, and opening ANNUAL BACE MEETING, 1934|ber of no-trump to overcal de hand-should raise the bid to "four" e slight rebid. (24th, 26th, 27th, 28th February Onitely promises a atopper in op- If holding even

ponents bid sult. Lacking this Holding seven playing tricks, in- stopper, and after your partner's cluding five sure tricks in trump, forcing take-out, the correct re- responding hand should hid "Four air sponse is, if unable to correspondin

to rebid your

Double Jump Rebids ed at the Secretary's Office, Glou-partner's bid auit,

This bid only taken place after a (own suit, although only four card cester Building; the Club House,

suit.

strength showing bid has been Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club:

For instance, if the Sports Club; and the Stables. Examples of forcing take-outs made by partner.

Entries will close at 3.00 p.m. on

opening hand bids. "One Heart," Saturday, 20th January, 1994.

responding hand "Two Spades." Z Spades (forcing and opening hand now makes

take-out) double jump rebid to "Four, Spades," the inference in that the

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Dow ready

Members are reminded that no horse is eligible to enter for any race meeting of this Club until an Official Racing Certificate shall have been obtained in respect of the horse.

and responses. South (Dealer)

1 Heart

North

If South bids "Three Clubs" be indicates a new biddable suit.

If South bida "Three Rearts" he indicates rabid strength in Hearts, All Members intending to enter If South bids "Four Hearts" be Griffins at the Annual Meeting are indicates a six card suit or longer requested to apply for Official Racing that cannot lose more than I

On View from Wednesday the Certificates in respect of such Grif- trick.

3rd January, 1934.

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İhand containa a alx'card or longer sult, and not more than one pon- sible loser.

Choosing between 'a Raise and

* Take-out Should there be a choice between & raise or a "take-out, a forcing

fins without delay. Also, Members If South bide 3 Spades he indi-take-out should generally be pre- who have not yet registered racing cates holding adequate trump sup-ferred. If the choice in between aj names or colours will oblige by do-port (Q x x or x x x x).

regulation "take-out and a · Jump | ing so at their earliest convenience. If, South bids 4 Spades he in raise, the regulation take-out in~~*;

By Order,

indicates good trump support, a higher salt should be preferred. singleton or a doubleton, and not Should the choice, however, be less than 31⁄2 honour tricks. between a regulation take-out in a

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 2nd January, 1984.

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Never Force Twice

If South bids "Three No-trump" higher ranking suit or not. he indicates no additional sult If the opening bid, for example, values, but one extra honour trick is "One Heart," responding hand If South bids Two No-trump" should either bld "One Spade," or It is a minimum response,

"Two Clubs" - in proference to a singis raise in Hearts. The raise to Where a forcing take-out has "Three Hearts" should, however, been made it is never necessary be preferred to a take-out in "Two for either partner to force again, Clube." The principle is that the as it is a convention that the bid bid showing the greater strength ding mast antomatically be kept should be preferred. open until á game is reached. The [advantage from 'this is that the |bidding - is kept low and crowding

In avoided.

"Sign-On" Bids ~

These bids are also called "res- cue", bids. Although the Culbert- son system consider each bid as an Non-forcing Suit Take-outs encouragement, and 'a "No-trump"

· This", is a' regulation take-out, is the only rescue, there are a few and is a response not higher than exceptions in cases when the “res- strictly necessary. It can be made cue inference is so clear, that no on any hand containing a biddable misunderstanding can possibly auit, and not more than 8 plus arise, a honour tricks. When the response A. “algn 4,99 to an opening suit bid of one is a partner, that the $75 regulation take-out bid of one in bid $11.25 another ault the opening hand mun

7.75 abould practically always give the strength,

responding hand another opportun- bids are mi ity fo_bld,......... The, Inference from res responding hand's overca}! of #Ona Heart for instance, over Diamond" is that respo holds a maximum,

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P. O. Bax No. 429,

One

bid is a warning to ed, although ow the min

honour her.

on his own

bid

hat the

(To be Continued)

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