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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Eleventh Extra Race Meeting, 16th November, 1940

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NO. 13

By The Four Aces · "The hand is quicker than the eye," the magician tells you," but the secret is misdirection; and, West made use of the same "prin-" ciple in to-day's hand:

North, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable AK 9 8 4

AJ 6 6 2 ♡ J G

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The bidding:

North

East

South

West

Pass

Pass

1

Pass

10

Pass

JA

Pasa

3A

Pass

16

Pass

Pass Paxs

West opened the Jank of hearts, dummy ducked, and East signal-

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led encouragement. with the ten. West led his other heart and East won with the heart Queen and laid down the heart Ace. It was at this point that West found a way, to execute a neut swindle.

He realised that his Jack of trumps was worthless unless his

Per S.S. "KINGYUEN”, arrived Hong Kong, 20th October, 1940, having been lost, is hereby departner had the blank Queen. For if South had both the. Ace and clared null and void..

Queen of trumps, he would surely win the first two tricks in his own-hand, and thus find out that West had started with four trumps. It would then be easy to finesse through West's trumps. So West's only real chance was to confuse

the blank Queen-Jack of trumps.

Race No. 4. New Bridge Handi- Hong Kong, 7th November, 1940.

cap--First Section. :

Race No. 5.

Castle Peak Handi-:

cap-First Section...

Race No. 6. New South Wales

Handicap.

Weights in the above have been reduced 5 lb. all round.

The correct weights will appear in the Race Book.

By Order,

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Secretary, Hong Kong, 12th November, 1940.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

'The ELEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING (will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 16th November, 1940, commencing at 2.09 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS South into the hope that East had

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

THURSDAY, 14th Nov., 1940 commencing at 5.15 pm. at their Sales Room, No. 2. Connaught Road, C. (2nd Floor) A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS. Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 12th. Nov., 1940.

The Undersigned have received instructions 10 sell by Fublic Auction on

FRIDAY, 15th. November, 1940 commencing at 2:30 pim. at their 'Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.

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to be responsible for all visitors 14th. November, 1940. introduced by him, and for Pay- ment of all Chits, etc.

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West's play was to trump his partner's Ace of hearts! Then he South, won returned a díamond, and naturally assumed that West's trumps were worthless since he could afford to trump his partner's Ace.

So when South's Ace of spades dropped East's Queen, he decided that East was trying a crude false- card with the doubleton Queen- Jack. Therefore he played the King of spades from the dummy on the next trick, and West was then assured of the setting trick.

Yesterday you were: Merwin Maler's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:"

AJ 732 9.7 6 3

9.5 The bidding: Jacoby

19

You

(2) Schenken.

Maler

ANSWER: Pass. Despite your high-card strength, your hand is not good for enough actual tricks. to warrant a vulnerable overcall. Your length in hearts indicates that the opening bidder's partner will have no fit for that suit anti- will therefore be inclined to look for a penalty double if he has a fair hand,

Score 100% for pass, 60% for one spade.

: Question No. 563

To-day you are Howard Schen-

Tiffins are obtainable at the THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY, Ken's partner and, vulnerable Club House provided they are THERAPION NO.1 against non-vulnerable opponents, ordered in advance from the No.ERAPION No 2 you hold:

1 Boy (Tel. 21820).

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