The Hands at Whist by Lowis D'Aguilar Jackson

Author:Lowis D'Aguilar Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Published: 1884-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

ployeJ will have reduced the responding power.

The reply in iramps should be imme-ite under all circumstances; and the p suit should be persevered with as long as both your opponents can respond. The subsequent play in the long trumps may then require special treatment by single handhng, until the command is retained ot until the remaining opponent's trumps are entirely exhausted.

Forcing Trumps singly. —A weak trump-hand is economically employed when forced; a strong trump-liand when forced has its command ruined. Hence the usual rule, " Force your partner's weak hand, and your opponent's strong hand,''

Trump singly from your own weak hand, but do not allow your own strong hand of trumps to be spoilt; even over-trumping is injudicious at that expense. (For forcing power, see before page 35.)

Provided that the weak trump-hand has no opportunity for trumping singly, it is then best employed in leading or in returning, strengthening leads of high cards to the partner, immediately that this is wanted, especially after his dis-card.

The weak hand of three and even of

four small trumps may be employed in

single-ruff (see IV., No. 2), provided that

the partner holds winning cards in other

suits*

)

The sustained cross-ruff (IV., No. 3) is suited to three small trumps in each hand.

Effect of the turned-up TrumJ>» —Excepting in the permanent trump-game, the knowledge of the position and value of the trump-card aids in inferences, especially if it be an honour. A lead through an honour may enable the third hand to finesse. A lead up to an honour is designed to force it.

Signal for Trumps, —See Conventional Habits (II.) Also, when your partner has taken a trick with the higher one of coupled cards, and returns the lower one, he similarly indicates a wish for your lead in trumps.

In trumps themselves the choice between coupled cards, third in hand, resLs with the judgment; the nominal economy of taking with the lower one being overridden by other considerations, it is not conventional in trumps.

IX DetaiU of Play.

Original Leads. —Conventional Habits

(Section II.) and the general play in suits (Sections V. to VIII.),>ill, when directed by intention, force the player into certain leads from the suits and cards he may bold. The art ol leading well is thus I acquired rationally, and then becomes as easy as it is for a workman to pick out suitable tool from his bag ; in neither

of such operations is a code of rules necessary.

But in distinguishing among the leads of others, the probable intentions have to be inferred from the suit and the card led, combined with the knowledge of your own hand. In this light original leads may be thus classified.

1. From a powerful, or merely from a

long suit.

2. From the stronger of two weak suits

of three cards; or from a neutral suit.

3. From abandonment, indifference, or

extreme weakness.

4. Through-leads and forcing-leads, as when your partner C leads through D's strong suit or up to A's suit.

The order in which your partner's lead has been made—whether first, second, third, or fourth, after or before

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