INDEX.

Ace, king, jack combination, [127]
Ace, queen, jack combination, [125]
Ace, jack, ten combination, [129]
Ace and king, lead from, [60]
Ace, lead of, [64]
Ace denies king, [64]
Accepting force, [143]
Advantages of discarding strength, [120]
Arranging the lead, [131]
Avoid leading trumps, [141]
Avoid weak red makes, [33]
Avoid opening trumps, [70]
Avoid leading from short trumps, [72]
Avoid leading from suit with one honour, [72]
Abandoning spade hands, [49]
Bridge for three players, [24]
Bridge, laws of, [ 1]
Bystanders, [20]
Cards exposed before play, [13]
Cards exposed during play, [14]
Cards played in error, [16]
Changing suits, [74]
Choice of suits to lead through, [79]
Choice of suits to play for, [151]
Chicane, [ 4]
Clubs, [46]
Convention, heart, [57]
Convention, weak suit, [57]
Covering honour with honour, [93]
Combining hands of dealer and dummy, [125]
Combinations to be avoided, [131]
Cutting, [ 3]
Cutting out, [ 4]
Dealer’s play of “no-trump” declaration, [151]
Dealer’s play, [124]
Defensive play against red makes, [59]
Dealing out of turn, [13]
Declaration, the, [31]
Declaring to the score, [27]
Declaring trumps, [ 8]
Deal, a new, [ 7]
Deal, the, [ 6]
Defence against overtaking and ducking, [172]
Desire to ruff, [75]
Diagrams of good combinations to lead from, [62]
Diagrams of bad combinations to lead from, [61]
Diamonds, [43]
Diamonds, original, [43]
Diamond make for safety, [45]
Diamond make, rule for, [45]
Discard, the, [116]
Discarding strength, advantages of, [117]
Discard against declared trump, [117]
Discard from weakness, [119]
Discard from strength, [118]
Discard at “no trump,” [118]
Discarding, hints on, [121]
Discarding partner’s suit, [121]
Discarding by the dealer, [122]
Discontinuing lead of trumps, [144]
Discards, forcing, [148]
Doubling, [51]
Doubling gives information to partner, [53]
Doubling to the score, [53]
Doubling on the rubber game, [52]
Doubling spades, [52]
Doubling no-trump, [53]
Doubling, redoubling, etc., [ 9]
Doubling to prevent loss, [53]
Ducking, [166]
Dummy, [11]
Echo, the, [88]
Eleven, rule of, [67]
Estimating the value of a hand, [54]
Establishing adversaries’ suit, [81]
Establishing small cards, [151]
Etiquette, [21]
Examples of fourth-best leads, [62]
Examples of bad openings against declared trump, [61]
Examples of hands that should not be passed, [42]
Examples of opening leads, [63]
Examples of inference from opening leads, [68]
Examples of leading trumps to the maker, [71]
Examples of leading trumps through dummy, [71]
Examples of no-trump makes, [38]
Examples of short suit openings, [77]
Examples of second hand plays, [137]
Examples of unblocking, [109]
Examples of original leads at no trump, [106]
Exhausting trumps, [144]
Exposed card before play, [13]
Exposed card during play, [13]
False-carding, [122]
Finesse obligatory, [134]
Finessing, [132]
Finessing by dealer, [132]
Finesses, locating, [135]
Finessing against partner, [81]
Five hearts including three honours, [40]
Five hearts including two honours, [41]
Five hearts with one honour, [41]
Forming tables, [ 3]
Forcing discards, [148]
Forcing strong hands, [89]
Forcing, [89]
Fourchette, [94]
Four hearts with three honours, [41]
Fourth best leads, examples of, [62]
Fourth best lead, [96]
General inferences, [99]
General rules, [19]
Giving correct information to partner, [60]
Giving partner ruff, [75]
Holding up by non-dealers, [111]
Holding up, examples of, [112]
Hearts, [38]
Hearts in preference to “no trump,” [42]
Heart combination, [39]
Heart convention, the, [57]
Hearts, not “no-trumps,” [43]
Hesitating in play, [93]
Hints on discarding, [121]
Holding the lead, [63]
Honours, value of, [ 4]
How to draw inferences, [97]
How to play to partner’s trump opening, [73]
Illustrations of inferences from third hand plays, [82]
Information, give to partner, [61]
Inferences from opening leads, examples of, [68]
Inferences from third hand play, [82]
Information, value of, [96]
Information, giving partner, [96]
Inferences, how to draw, [97]
Inferences, general,[99]
Inferences, [95]
Inferences regarding the make, [98]
Information given by doubling, [52]
Inferences from low card leads, [67]
Inferences from high card leads, [64]
Keeping command of adversary’s suit, [153]
Keeping the lead, [151]
King, jack, ten combination, [129]
Laws of Bridge, [ 1]
Locating trumps, [104]
Locating finesses, [135]
Long suits, leading from, [60]
Long suit, value of, [42]
Low card leads, inferences from, [68]
Leading trumps, examples of, [71]
Leading up to dummy, [87]
Leading to force, [89]
Letting partner ruff, [90]
Leading fourth best, [96]
Leading red suit to dealer, [105]
Leading weak suit at no-trump, [105]
Leading from weak hand, [130]
Leading trumps to prevent a ruff, [74]
Leads out of turn, [15]
Leading through strength, [77]
Leading through king in dummy, [79]
Leading long with four trumps, [76]
Leading short with six trumps, [76]
Leading red suit on passed make, [75]
Leading highest of short suit, [76]
Lead when spades are trumps, [72]
Leading trumps to throw the lead, [71]
Leading trumps from sequence, [70]
Leading trumps to prevent a ruff, [143]
Leading up to strength, [70]
Leading from long suit, [62]
Lead of the ace, [64]
Lead of ace and king, [65]
Lead of the king, [65]
Lead of the queen, [65]
Lead of the jack, [66]
Leading jack from king, jack, ten, [66]
Lead of the ten, [66]
Lead of the nine, [67]
Leading to save slam, [60]
Leading from sequence, [61]
Leading from ace and king, [65]
Leading trumps in doubled spades, [56]
Leading from weak trumps, [74]
Leading through weakness, [78]
Lead when partner has doubled, [55]
Leading short suits, [68]
Making high cards, [60]
Making to score, [31]
Management of trumps by dealer, [139]
Miscellaneous combinations, [130]
Misdeal, [10]
New deal, [ 7]
New cards, [20]
Non-dealer’s play against a “no-trump” hand, [102]
Non-dealer’s play to the score, [29]
Non-dealer’s play against a declared trump, [59]
“No-trump” declaration by the dealer, [32]
“No-trump” with three aces, [35]
“No-trump” with two aces and one other guarded suit, [35]
“No-trump” with two aces, [36]
“No-trump” with one ace, [37]
“No-trump” without an ace, [37]
Not returning lead of trumps, [73]
Not leading from single honour suits, [72]
Not leading from tenace suits, [72]
Not forcing strong trump hand, [142]
Obtaining a ruff, [141]
Opening leads, examples, [63]
Opening a short suit against a “no-trump” declaration, [107]
Original lead at “no-trump,” examples of, [106]
Original lead at “no-trump,” [103]
Opening short with strong hand, [74]
Opening lead, the, [60]
Opening lead against trump declaration, [60]
Original lead, the, [103]
Original lead at “no-trump,” [106]
Original trump openings, [70]
Original trump openings from strength, [72]
Overtaking and ducking, [171]
Overtaking and unblocking, [170]
Overtaking, [163]
Overtrumping, [147]
Passed makes, [47]
Passed red makes, [49]
Passed black makes, [48]
Placing high cards, [81]
Placing partner in lead, [75]
Playing before dummy, [92]
Playing ace second in hand, [94]
Playing through strength, [77]
Playing to the score, [28]
Playing before dealer, [94]
Preventing ruff, [74]
Preventing ruff, leading trumps to, [143]
Redoubling, [10], [54]
Returning partner’s lead, [91], [109]
Re-entries, saving, [157]
Red makes defensive, [39]
Re-entry cards, [148]
Reverse discard, [122]
Revoke, the, [17]
Rights of entry, [ 5]
Rubber, the, [ 1]
Ruff, obtaining a, [140]
Ruff, preventing a, [74]
Ruff, desire to, [75], [88]
Ruff, giving partner, [78]
Ruff, letting partner, [88]
Rule of eleven, [67]
Rules for “no-trump” declaration by the dealer, [34]
Rules for the heart make, [40]
Saving game, [151]
Saving re-entries, [157]
Score, the, [27]
Scoring, [ 1]
Seeing dummy hand, [59]
Second hand plays, [136]
Second hand plays, examples of, [137]
Short suit openings, examples of, [77]
Short suit openings, [74]
Second hand play, [91]
Shuffling, [ 6]
Slam, [ 4]
Short suit, leading from, [74]
Spades, [47]
Spades, original, [47]
Strength indicated by trump opening, [70]
Strength indicated by doubling, [51]
Suggestions for third hand play, [80]
Taking out re-entry cards, [115]
Trumps, leading in doubled spades, [73]
Trumps, avoid leading, [72]
Trump, original openings, [70]
Trumps, leading up to strength, [70]
Trump, opening from strength, [72]
Trump lead, not returning, [73]
Trusting partner, [99]
Trumping losing cards, [141]
Trump opening indicates strength, [72]
Trump lead when weak hand can ruff, [74]
Trump lead against a spade make, [72]
Trump opening from strength, [72]
Tenace, not leading from, [62]
Third hand play, [80]
Throwing the lead, [150]
Unblocking, [161], [170]
Unblocking trump suit, [142]
Unblocking, [108]
Unblocking, examples of, [109]
Value of long suit, [42]
Value of tricks, [ 4]
Value of information, [96]
Watching dealer’s discards, [135]
Watching fall of cards, [98]
Watching partner’s play, [98]
Watching adversaries’ play, [98]
Weakness, leading through, [71]
Weak trumps, leading from, [71]
Weak suit convention, the, [57]
When to lead through strength, [78]
When to lead trumps, [139]
When not to lead trumps, [141]
When to draw the remaining trumps, [144]
When to trump, [146]
When you play before the dummy, [92]
When you play before the dealer, [94]
Win the first trick, [59]

Transcriber Notes:

Old or antiquated spellings have been preserved.

The original text used both “redouble” and “re-double” interchangeably. In this edition only the modern spelling of “redouble” is used.

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is in the public domain.