This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...hand be--Spades Ace, X, X, Hearts X, X, Diamonds Ace, Queen, Ten, X, X, Clubs X, X, X, the bid over two Clubs would be two Diamonds. A few more examples follow: HANDS HELD BY THE PARTNER OF A NO TRUMP DECLARER, AN ADVER-SARY HAVING CALLED TWO CLUBS To bid is tempting and the case is very close but, if ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...hand be--Spades Ace, X, X, Hearts X, X, Diamonds Ace, Queen, Ten, X, X, Clubs X, X, X, the bid over two Clubs would be two Diamonds. A few more examples follow: HANDS HELD BY THE PARTNER OF A NO TRUMP DECLARER, AN ADVER-SARY HAVING CALLED TWO CLUBS To bid is tempting and the case is very close but, if the partner be a light No Trump bid-der, it is safer to pass. The unguarded Queen of Hearts is not quite sufficient strength, in addition to the two tricks, to justify a bid. I Should bid two No Trumps. The Diamond strength is sufficient to justify it. Should bid two Diamonds. Should pass. Should pass. It would be a fatal mistake to double or to bid two No Trumps. The Club bidder is obviously making a shift declara. tion. That is, with some long and solid suit he is calling Clubs with the hope that two N(c) Trumps will be bid and that he can then bring off a successful double. If the Clubs be doubled he will shift to his real suit. When the shift bid is recognized it should be left undisturbed and slaughtered. Spades King, X, X Hearts X, X, X Diamonds Queen, X, X Clubs Queen, X, X, X.. Spades Queen, X, X Hearts X Diamonds Ace, King, X, X, X Clubs Knave, Ten, X, X Should Should bid two No Trumps. WHEN TO ADVANCE A PARTNER'S SUIT BID When determining whether or not to advance a partner's suit bid the player must remember that the minimum strength with which this bid is made, is Ace, King and three small in the trump suit. The two top honors are, of course, each worth a trick and the three small cards, if there be an even break, should produce two more; so the original suit bid is set down as having a minimum value of four tricks. Add to this the trick always supposed to accrue to the player of the combined hands and it becomes evident that.
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Fair. > Edition/Printing: First edition | With laws of auction adopted by the Whist Club of New York Eff. January 1, 1917. Shelf wear, corner and edge wear, bumping. Creasing on front cover. Binding split in middle of book, pages intact. Aging to interior pages. No markings. Year 1917. 288 pages.
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