Judge — July 19, 1930 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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Typhoon HOW G@D Ie Tr was a mad night off the Grand Banks. The fog was as thick as soup. Mountainous waves crashed tinst the beautiful yacht Mirador as tons of water foamed across her | decks. Life boats were torn from | their davits and hurled into the swirl- | ing seas. The owner, Lord Holmesdale, im- maculate in flawless evening clothes, | sat at the head of the table in’ his modernistic dining cal Around his board sat Hy prominent guests, including Countess Throping SIDNEY @ LENZ= ional Bridge and Whist y Wilbur C. Whitehead sever kncten. National and In ANY SOC pl Pr gre sates ond wel OF Sagiessed taceloper for refi. | ton, Lord Beardsley, Catherine Blake and others of the Four Hundred. | ‘Then Captain Doremus, the yacht's > suite a number of Bridge hands that Aces need not be declared unless | grizzled skipper, stepped into the din- the game can be won only — the hand holds additional slam possi- through a fortunate “guess” of the _ bilities. Declarant. In the play of the hand, West When a player must choose between — opened the Club and the Queen was establishing one of two suits, or t finessed to the King. The second | , ing a finesse against one adversary or round of Clubs was trumped and the | the other, with nothing to guide him contract was set one trick. The De- but luck or intuition, he is assuredly — clarant was, of course, very unhappy i} not open to censure if he guesses un- at the contretemps, but claimed that | fortunately. I believe, however, that — he had a perfectly legitimate finesse, iy j ing-room from the mad inferno out- side. “1 beg your pardon,” he said to Lord Holmesdale, “but I'd like to have you come on deck a moment. I'm aid we're going to founder.” Let's all go!” shouted the guests. “It's too jolly for words.” “Beggin’ your pardon, folks,” said the skipper, “but I wouldn't advise it. You couldn't stand on deck a moment usually there is a guidance of some and if the King of Clubs had been | without being sort that should assist the player in with the der, a trick would have “Don't be a kill-joy,” chided Miss making close decisions. been gained, How could he tell that | Blake. “We're going up on deck.” To take a finesse, that has a fifty- East held seven Clubs and that the Laughing merrily and exchanging nt chance of winning, is poor lead was from a singleton? He epigrams, the entire party stepped up strategy when a surer method can be couldn't! j the ladder and went out into that found. If the second line of pro But what difference could it m cedure is certain to win, then the The finesse cannot register a gain and finesse is unnecessary and inexcus- could—and did—lose the The | of the staunch vessel creaked and able. ; - - North and South hands hold two pos- groaned as tons of green water raked This point is well illustrated in the — sible losing cards, one in Spades and jer from stem to stern. deal shown last week: one in Clubs. If the King of Clubs is Five minutes later the laughin,z caught, the Spade must be lost. The yg ty of guests came tripping down, hundred-per-cent method of playing | hack from their adventure on the sea the hand is to go up with the Ace of spt decks, And lo! Lord Holmes- Clubs, take out the opposing trumps jale’s dress suit was as immaculate and conee the King of Clubs to the | ag when he ascended, Not one of enemy, The Jack of Clubs is then | Lord Beardsley’s vaselined hairs was establish and the losing Spade is | out of pl The ladies looked as discarded on the good Club, | And fresh and f int as when they had angels can do no more! stepped out into the maddest gale along that coast. “Jolly, wasn't it?" asked Miss as she fondled her undat maelstrom of howling wind and tem- pestuous seas. The sturdy. timbers | @Q10548 O93 OQW9RT a2 e ever orchids. “Rather,” said Lord Beardsley as he lit a cig eiva | “That'll for today, folks,” The Bidding: OK95 cried the camera man, “Tomorrow om « OA1097 we'll shoot the wreck scene on the NO) SOUTH “yw ONT AKQUS desert island.” 3 Hearts 5 Clubs | 2 Hearts —Artrucr L. Lirpaan | monds| Pass arts | Pass | Pass Pass SOS “My friends,” said a village church prth’s bid of three Hearts was warden, addressing a meeting of par- correct. After a Demand-bid by part- ishioners, “you know our dear vicar ner, it is not nec ‘y to make a There was just a bit more in this | will shortly be leaving us to take up jump-bid in response, as the bidding deal than the bidding and play. A | work in another parish, and therefore must be kept open. Having agreed good guesser ought to have little difi- | I propose we take up a collection to upon the suit, side Aces 1 and Slam. Eh, | give him a little momentum.” shown. It should be borne —Tit-Bits ay be culty in scorin in mind what? comicbooks.com