Foster's whist manual . ^ed by adversaries are often exposedbv it. The Continuation of Tramps. Looking again at the following combinations:— No. I. No. 2. No. 3. No. From these you led originally the lowest of thesequence in trumps. Continue, in trumps only ofcourse, with the next lowest in each No. i, having led the 10, follow wdth the No. 2 follow J with Q. (The old style in thiscombination was to follow J with A, needlesslyaffording information to your adversaries ; for solong as you do not play the A, they may credityour partner, or even each other with it.) 76 FOSTE
Foster's whist manual . ^ed by adversaries are often exposedbv it. The Continuation of Tramps. Looking again at the following combinations:— No. I. No. 2. No. 3. No. From these you led originally the lowest of thesequence in trumps. Continue, in trumps only ofcourse, with the next lowest in each No. i, having led the 10, follow wdth the No. 2 follow J with Q. (The old style in thiscombination was to follow J with A, needlesslyaffording information to your adversaries ; for solong as you do not play the A, they may credityour partner, or even each other with it.) 76 FOSTERS WHIST MANUAL. In all other combinations the trumps are con-tinued just as in plain suits. The lead with whichto follow an original fourth-best depends on thecards that fall first round, and your ability to drawtrue inferences therefrom. The unblocking Exercises given on pp. 58-59 donot apph to trumps, because blocking is impos-sible; but the Exercise, p. 66, on returning partnersleads is of the greatest importance. THB PLAY OF THE SECOND HAND. To play Second-Hand well requires a thoroughknowledge of the leads, so that 3ou may be ableto infer what cards are hel
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