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play of the cams-t

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WEDNESDAY

DECEMBER

VISITORS AT HOTELS

element of

Capt Barok

Mr & Mrs Bagram

erences in

WAHL PEN EVERSHARP

erences in Mra B. W. Bago

Mr & Mrs Besla TAK Bolden

K& Mr. G. Bennet HrD.I

D.Beriban Mr RJ. Birbeak H. G. Balog ME J. Blackburn

Boning MBA

“10, striking 18. when a very forward" school is brought into contact with a very backward school. * In the early days of bridge the goud players used to say that they lost more rubbers than they won, but that those which they won were so much the larger that on balance there, was substantis! proßt. There are probably very few sois at the present day where this remains true in general, a player who wishes to FTA. Bron-E

KAW show a profit must win more rubbers than be Jones Wild-certain limite anyone Mr J.AL H Brown may decide for himself whether he will B. M. Brown

Brigham ~*~

Browne

Bardia wa

bil to win maré, amat rikter "ör fewer Mr A Campbell

farge ones. He can, save many games by over calling and must try to find the true main During the inter mixture of the

& Mrs D. Unclelon RE

were sometimes, brought up against Min Felly Coban

bluff biddling, which left them speedMe YM N. Orvathar

Chus. Cottrel less and bewildered; for much experiente Me

London clube the stáade" book players Kis 2015

Descod

is aceded to cope with the method of Mr W. 8. Cruickshank Sturm and Drang employed by the newer Mr. 1. Danels school. The former play for safety the Dickins

Capt Jatter play to win. Bridge in

In de Dodd

moving farther, nwayson Synually. Ares Me & Misa Go

which it took its origin. Even in thoser C. W. Van Dossier clube where the standard of play is T. & in W. ALE highest, the bidding has become notably

Dr.

Fahily

Ara

SMrs E Eldo

MG E LINE.

MYDX, M»Challain KE Xn J, H, & MINK

G Matxine

marae ad child Mr. C. E. Montague Mr M MANICIN Dr. & Mrs Santos

Moritiero and

Min Byron Moure

Mr.H. K. Feel

& Ma Para

Mr & Mrs Pinknot Mr & Mrs E Pooley- Mr. & Mrs Priestley, MYMJ, Quat

RHYDOW. Byar

Dongle Mr. K. Sanders.

E. Sohow singer

MY M. Schomberg Art, Schro

"Com. & Mrs Morell

E. Gawler MW. H. Sparka

more forward in the lust-12 months. | Mr E. R. Duckett Bridge is moving away from whist, and Mr & Mrs M. L. Dunn in some degree is moving towards poker Miss Ecoles

This is, no doubt, in extreme opposition | Mr&Mr E E to the doctrines of the text-books The Mr Fahr Eil text-books, however, merely describe the Mits M. Ellis. methods of those whom the authors think. Fothergill are the best players; they may not really be the most successful players, and in any case those who play by book are but imitators and inferior to their modes It is an open question how far the doc trines laid down by books are really sound. In all walks of hie the undis cerning accept established authority at its face value, and where there is no means of testing it, authority is apt to pass.

Beatt

·Capt.: M. Big

Gibbins (=Mr & Mrs W. Yander My G. H. Gibson

Steen LE GUI

M/H. P. Stricker SM?HOP, Samimera.

DER. E. Bill Mr A. Gonyman Mrs B. Gordes Mr & M J. Gould Mr & Mrs §. Grain Mr H

Hall Miss A Hamiton

questioned. But in bridge it is brought Gregor, M

Mr H Hanco M&M

Hazmibald

Mr G. Harriman 3. Scott Anetan

to the test. One of the best known play ert in London is notorious for carrying Miss F. Hamilton buff to its extreme limit, and departs widely from every received doctrine of the books Intrinsically be is not as good s many other. But in practice he is more successful than most of them, be cause he is exceedingly difficult to play against His adversaries are for ever being forced into difficult positions, re- guiring great discernment and delicacy of judgment. If they read him aright they bird Mr Brosted reap a large profit; but it is so difficult. Mr T. B. Brown

· Me In Altokiar

#MrU, PAVetter

M&A Wadeson

Watkins

HW Wemer W MB. H.. hittalt

“Berulan BaT KOIZLI

to read him aright that in practice it is Mr Mrs J.Behar

he who reaps the profit. à combination & Mrs Carleton

brcerier

right

Mr & Mrs Leonard Kiss Leonard (22 Mr & Mrs E. Land Mr TA. Melle

of dash and soumen hopelessly outclasie hat d

any rigid system of rules.

children

and children Mi & MODėl Whereas in England, bidding is carried Mesars Franklin and Hi& Mrs Dell Lat on by unaised instinct or fair, in America

SOME WALK numerous attempts have been made to 1⁄2 & Mrs T. H. Geare · Mr & Mrs Oli reduce it to a mathematical science. The and daughter 3313) Mr & Mrs Ja valuation of a hand is made on numerical Mr & My P2 M. systems. A number of rules has been.

invented whereby the trick-value of a Mr & Mr Lensk hood can be estimated, even down to

fractions of a trick, an even to

Dr TWAnderson M-8. A. Anhur. Mr& His T. Arthur Miss E. X. Bailey:

that bidding can thus be reduced to an exact science. None of these systems has caught on in England, and there is no reason whatever to suppose that they are worth anything. For hridge is not a science, but an art. The bidding must be based not only on logical but also on Mr & Mrs L. 0.3 psychological grounds. It would not be fair to say that mathematics is entirely MrJ. WC. Bonnar. useless for it does assist in various Mr W. H. Bourne minor details, such as when and how to

Mrs & Miss

Bellamy

finesse. But a quick flair is worth a Col & XP CBusell multitude of mathematical systems; anu

Brown

a knowledge of men is worth far more Miss P. W. Brown than a knowledge of figuren

MF 2.8.Bustard

la America the literature of bridge is Mr.S.D. Carothers

Lar more copious-thap, it is here. There

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Mi O, B. Shank LE’Col. & Mrs

Stephen

Mia G. Kennedy. Mr.M. F. Key.

- MA Ma E, F Ki Mud Mas ANLAM Mr & Mrs S

2007 Langston Mr.K. Larsen

Mr & Mrs G. D. Leys

Mr & Mrs W Lojas

Mr & Mrs T.A lain.

Ma J. Me Aish

has recently been founded in New York BeMER MAGregor

monthly review called the Auction

Bridge and Wal-Jongg Magazine, in Mr R. U. Camzia which new aspects of the game receive Miss M. Cooper publis, discussion Farrjoying as it does,

MEE Mimmack

Mi & Mra D. W

Mas Newsheime

CA Dob bon Mr Wgton,

Cormack

the co-operation of the leading Americar Players, it is possible to gather from this MEC Duncan renew all new ideas that come to life. E

Mr & Mix J: Truncao Most of them are interesting some Mrs Soners Ellie

LD them are demonstrably unsound: the main impression left on the reader's minn MMA C

Misses is that not only has bridge not yet been

Mr& reduced to science, but there is small prospect that it ever will be.

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