Trick 8.
Tricks AB, 3
YZ, 5
8. B Z↷ A Y
5♣ Knv♠ Qn♠ 5♠
Tricks 9 to 13.—A leads a trump (the knave, see his hand below), in obedience to the call, and
AB score two by cards and two by honours.
THE HANDS.
(Y's hand is given above.)
| A's Hand. | B's Hand. | Z's Hand. | |||
| Qn, 4 | ♠ | Kg | ♠ | Knv, 10, 9, 7, 3, 2 | ♠ |
| 10, 8, 4, 3 | ♥ | 7, 6, 5 | ♥ | Knv, 9 | ♥ |
| Kg, 9, 7, 2 | ♣ | Ace, 8, 6, 5, 3 | ♣ | 10, 4 | ♣ |
| Knv, 5, 3 | ♦ | Ace, Kg, 10, 7 | ♦ | Qn, 9, 2 | ♦ |
At Trick 2, B, with the club suit well nigh established (assuming his partner to have led from strength), and four trumps, two honours, should risk a trump lead. He cannot lose the game; and if his partner has an average hand, a trump lead will, in all probability, give AB a good score. As a matter of fact it would win the game, but that proves nothing.