Judge — April 6, 1929 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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Explore the Real France ... via Cunard Beyond Paris... the real France, on the white, poplar- bordered roads, that lea straight as the Roman le; marched, to chateaux, vine- yards and cathedrals. Go to Rheims, Chartres, Bloi to Mont St. Michel Carcassonne! Stop at inns so clean that the copper shines like gold. Lunch in a garden, where a chef will make ome- lettes that angels might ye Taste champagne that has never be ved two miles from its vineyards, Cross Cunard to Cherbourg: the shortest and quickest way to France. And, if you like, shorten your stay in Paris. For life in the Berengaria or the Mauretania is as*cosmopolite’ as life in Paris . . . the food will be like the food at the Ritz or the Cril meet the same people. Cunard... have your Paris- and-London in one, on the crossing ... and then seek out the real France, that has not been ‘internationalized’. TO FRANCE AND ENGLAND MAURETANIA April 10-May 1° May See Your Local Agent THE SHORTEST BRIDGE TO EUROPE, SO HOW GwD \e UR PRIDGE S a & Mr. Lenz will welcome co questions related to Aucti envelopes for reply. Believe it or not—to steal Rip- ley’s thunder—but dozens of peo ple write me to complain that the brilliantly played Bridge hands set forth in my books could be defeated if the adversary had opened some other suit, or had done thus and so instead of so and thus. Well, what of it? Isn't it fully as meritorious to play a deal skilfully when the encmy errs, as when the defense is perfect? Numerous hands offer a choice of opening leads that are equally sound, and if the one selected clever } es the opportun: uy, it should be gra and praise given to Allah! readers refuse to believe that all illustrated deals are not double- dummy concoctions, arranged to drive home a point, inste: actually played hand that simply happened. ‘Indeed, many of the neatest plays, such as the pseudo- squeeze, could never bem nst double - dummy defense. Every so often a player steps out with a bold, bad bid that turns out to be a masterpiece, because the adversary is given a chance to go wrong. @AKQ J6 oJ 0843 4J 107 4 South dealt and, according to the text-book writers, had a per- 2 from Judge readers and will give advice and answer 1d Contract provided correspondents seed stamped addressed fectly good hand to pass. On the second round, he given per- mission to speak up. In this in stance, however, South preempted with a bid of four Hearts and se- cured the contract without a bat tle. It need not be pointed out that if West had been permitted to show the S; Jes, ten tricks would have been a lay-down, together with a big honor score. The open- ing lead was the King of Spades, followed by the Queen nd then the four of Clubs. Of course, the Ace went up in Dummy and two rounds of Diamonds disposed of the losing Club. On the second Diamond trick the Queen was played by East, so the missing Diamond was known to be in West's hand. Apparently all this meant noth- ing, because the Declarant. was now down to his cight trumps. The trump lead through would have set the bid one trick, not at all bad in the way of a sacrifice. East, however, could not be are that South had thrown all his losing cards and the lead of the Jack of tended to show that was anxious to shake loser. The trump and overtrump enabled South to gather in. ten and fulfill the contract. It mitted that close count- ing by East should have figured out this bluff play. If South really had another losing card to get rid of, then his bid of four Hearts was made on a seven-card suit, headed by the King, Queen, Jack, at best, and not another card above the Jack. Possible, but not probable. comicbooks.com