| A's Hand. | Y's Hand. | B's Hand. | |||
| Qn, Knv, 7, 6, 5, 3, 2 | ♠ | Ace | ♠ | Kg, 8, 4 | ♠ |
| Ace, Qn, Knv | ♥ | Kg, 7, 6, 5, 2 | ♥ | 10, 9 | ♥ |
| 6 | ♣ | Knv, 10, 5, 4, 3 | ♣ | Ace, 9, 7 | ♣ |
| Kg, Qn | ♦ | 7, 2 | ♦ | 10, 9, 6, 4, 3 | ♦ |
At Trick 3, Y plays badly to trump the doubtful spade (see p. [129]). At same trick, B plays well to get rid of the command of his partner's suit (see p. [96]), as A, from the lead, must have knave of spades, and Z, from the previous fall of the cards, must have the ten single.
At Trick 4, Y's continuing the trump is bad, after ruining his numerical strength. For he has no particular strength out of trumps (see his hand), and his partner is evidently very weak in trumps.
As the cards happen to lie, if Z does not put on ace of diamonds second hand at Trick 9, A brings in the spades, and YZ lose the game instead of winning it.
HAND IX.
Counting the cards.
A's Hand.
