[blml] claim

[John Probst]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Manuela Mandache" <mandache at free.fr>
To: "BLML" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [blml] claim


Selon Jack Rhind <jrhind at therock.bm>:

> > Hello all,
> >
> > About one year ago, among French TDs there has been much ado about the
> > following
> > case. I think no one submitted it to the list, sorry if I'm wrong.
> >
> >      AQJ95
> >      A62
> >      AK8
> >      86
> > 2         X7643
> > Q873      K4
> > 9754      J2
> > 5432      QJ97
> >      K8
> >      JX95
> >      QX63
> >      AKX
> > 3NT by South, OL: C4
> > 1st trick: C4, 6, J, A
> > 2nd one: HJ, 3, 2, K
> > 3rd: C7, K, 2, 8
> > 4th: HX, 7, 6, 4
> > 5th: H5, 8, A, D2
> > 6th: S5, 3, K, 2
> > Now declarer plays S8 and concomitantly shows his hand saying "Four 
> > tricks
> > in
> > spades and I have the DQ."
> > TD!
>
>
> I give declarer the remaining tricks. He will see the 1-5 spade break and
> not lose a spade trick and the DJ drops.
>
> Jack

I don't speak (write, as it is) English well enough! I have improperly
translated "les piques viennent"



"The spades are running" or even "Running the spades". Now we are into the 
realms of the careless. Whereas previously i'd have ruled 12 tricks without 
much reflection, I know have to consider the point that he won't notice the 
spade 10 is missing.. This is a doubtful point and so I rule in favour of 
the NOs.

By the way Manuela, the single character for 10 in English is usually 'T' 
not 'X', although I must admit that "X" makes a lot of sense.

Back to Agincourt; 1415. I was telling you about the pig fat and the sheep 
fat and the rats and the bowstrings; well the English V-sign comes from here 
too. As you know, in war, it is more sensible to maim your opponent than to 
kill him, as the other side then has to use its resources to look after the 
injured person, rather than just leaving him dead on the field of battle. 
So when the French archers caught an Englush longbowman, they chopped off 
the index and middle fingers of his pulling hand, so that he would no longer 
be able to pull his bow.  So the English longbowman used to show the French 
archers their bowfingers in the well known English salute.  "allez vous 
e*****r sales Francais, nous avons les doigts encore" - so the English 
V-sign is specifically designed for us to tell the French what we think of 
them. More Francophobia soon :)  best regards John



by "four tricks in spades". At the table, it
was quite clear that South had miscounted the spades and was sure that once
each opp had one, dummy's suit will provide the four remaining tricks. Does
this make you change your mind?

Best,

Manuela



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