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in JUL I lit Mi CCUtlEI-POST, CamSon, N. JoUKtfoy, 7, 1950 15 PI 77 p5 SPATllMF According to Culbertson ELY CULBERTSON tUESEVSS to Hurt art called out, pin-up girl come Takes a Blockhead DOING FALL PLOWING Anagrambles VE3, it requires a "blockhead" to solve this. Perhaps the greatest super! in favor. The term i derived, of court, from the kabtt of men pinning up picturet of favorite cvtiet their dugouts, thipt or planet. Some girlt "most pinned up" in these and former days are weU known.

This Whiz Quiz it a test of hov well you remember them. See how many you recognize from the clues given below. ority of experts over lesser play ers is in "sounding out the best contract and determining which of the partners should become declarer. Consider the following case, for example. There was noihing sensational about the North- It isn't an angelic expres- South bidding, but the partners "Jane" sion that mikes this (left) a favorite pin-up: 12 3 4 5 6 I 2 3 .4 5 6 7 I 2 3 4 5 6 7J I 2 3 4 5 6 7F 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 6 7 Mr.

Wylie has a historic block of wood, a piece of timber from one of the ships that brought the first settlers to Jamestown. It Is eight inches long by four tnchea wide by three and three-fourth inches deep. He wants to divide it Into a number of pieces for distribution to friends. He has decided to make the pieces two and a half inches by one inch and a half by one inch and a quarter, for that size permits a suitable commemorative plate to be attached. What Is the greatest number of pieces of these dimensions that can be cut out of the large block? It is all a question of how you cut them out Some persons would have more waste than others.

'qtt gov mojj )u im npotq iq'3f Tr-J'TJ qaof Jmnb pov tuo qo sqsra uqi oim Mid Blm oqi wiD iqj tjdoi ro jpjq tq Jiaoiq jo qtia rn onpM uns ina vr, tmo ge 10 itKpgjm on rnnjaoo oiqiu qinoqx 2. No. 1 pin-up of the Trojan War must have been "the face that launched a thousand ADD the letter to the word la each case below to form a new word. For example, LATER anagrambled with makes RE LATE. 1.

LANE plus Is 2. CHEESE with is 3. CAMERA plus Is 4. HATTER plus lj 5. BELTS with Is 6.

TRAIL with Is 7. PARSE with Is -MU1U 'I 1W -TO nqn8 "8 "iMBOTi ioowk FLASHBULBS A PHOTOGRAPHER desiring to make his supply of flashbulbs last by using the same number each day for eight days, used one-eighth of them the first day, one-seventh of them the second day and so on for eight days. How many did he use each day? 501 pn jqoma oaqx "501 or SM JO iT soi on "sot ow ft 'nv to '-oi 't 1 qi -laonnio warren HX ionoog Cross-Figures did know just what they were doing. South, dealer. Both sides vulnerable.

NORTH 4 7 6 4 3 A 9 6 A 9 7 5 2 WEST EAST 4 A 9 5 2 Q10 9 5 2 10 6 4 10 2 OKJ874 10 8 3 SOUTH 4 8 3 Cj? A 8 0 5 3 6 4 The bidding: DRAW IT YOURSELF nOWQI p2 Q-Q)OW-C gXN I I 1 I II Mill lllllllllllll South West North East Pass Pass JOE DO AXES guided his small two-wheel tractor through the gate of his garden patch. In the field were small heaps of fertilizer which he wished to plow Into the ground with the tractor as he went along. The tractor was one of those types fitted only with forward gear so It had no turning device this was done simply by physical strength. Doakes wishing to avoid as much turning as possible, tried to work out a route whereby he could pass over all the heaps with as little turning as possible, coming back to the gate at the finish. He managed to do the job in 12 straight runs of varying lengths.

Can you find his route? The heaps are numbered, and fhe rows lettered. iV 0 oq -jj -jg la -f oj notTJ 'i3 0) 01 uo 'to qaop iv tv mou Mot Hot ooiv 1 9 Pass 2 2 Pass 3 3 NT Pass Pass Pass S. Washington's soldiers might have pinned up pictures of her after the Battle of Monmouth, Where she pitched in and helped shoot the guns: 4. Annie could shoot with the best of the noys, which made her a pin-up with riflemen: 5. Doughboys of World War I sang about this mademoiselle and pinned her up in their memories: 6.

She showed up in the front lines in person in that war, a forerunner of the USO girls: Elsie T. Belle of New York who was No. 1 pin-up of Spanish-American War days was the "Whoop-de-doo" girl: Lillian 8. Twas a war correspondent who married this pin-up, the "Yam a Yam a Bessie 1 9. Another popular pin-up of her day was the "I Don't Ca-a-a-re Eva 10.

She proved that a grandmother can become a pin-up: 1L Known for her "Purple Heart Diary" is a singing pin-up: Frances 12. The girl who's everybody's There was no defense against the three-no-trump contract, played by South. Regardless of the opening lead, South was as sured of six club tricks, two top hearts and the diamond ace. Actually, he made an overtrick, since West led his fourth-highest spade. "i H3 io it 7Y wk tfl 1 Obviously, it was North's three diamond bid which steered the partnership to the -proper spot The question is, however, how many less-than-expert Norths would make that call? Pennies for Your Thoughts WICTOR found two pennies in a street.

These combined with pennies he already had in his pocket made five times as many pennies as he would have had if instead he had lost two pennies. How many pennies did he have before he found the two cents? tnim Vn tjqaj oajtn pq i0B10S When South's two-heart rebid came around to North, the latter was faced with this difficulty: if he merely rebid his six-card suit, South would almost certainly pin-up on May day is pass! He had shown no disposition to take really forward ac tion, and it was scarcely to be iwn XI TUOjSwi moujj -ii H3jKI utjf 01 'itsnJImix '6 iMg -ii3ssnj anin i 'surer ina 9 Manoaouv tnojj Mioiuapsw j(pt0 imnr Jtliojl nonn uq ItoH Sprri 1tojt jo hoped that a three-club bid would "excite" him. North, however, had every reason to feel that a IZ QUIZ game was in the hand some where. It tempting to try no-trump on his own hook, but Just What Is Wrong With the Picture? what about a spade stopper? Sign Language By Charles Stolberg "THE JOTTINGS reproduced below suggest the I sort of doodling or pencil scribblings done more or less unconsciously by a good many telephone users while awaiting responses to calls. Yet they could be signs In some secret code.

It so happens that they are the latter and represent signs usually to be noticed marked on certain public or other property, particularly in the open country. Do you know, or could you guess, what this coda language could be, and what each of the signs, in South might not have a high spade or if he did, it might be vital to have the lead come up to him. The three-diamond bid was the best way to investigate the spade situation. it is true mat in tnis case North probably would have "got ten away with" a three-no-trump I I I 1 1 I I I I I A I CD I KtMNOPQR STUVWXY II II" io bid from his side, since East almost surely would have led a diamond, but under other circum stances Norths diamond bid would be duly rewarded, By Jessxt R. Smith ACROSS 1.

A stingy baker's dozen. 3. Riddle: From what number greater than zero can you take half and leave nothing? 4. A word that means "more than enough." 5. If you knock out a tooth, littie girl, don't cry.

You'll haue all beore you die. 6. A ship whose speed is 25 knots would travel how many hundred nautical miles in four hours? 7. If a woodsman gets $1.00 for sawing a Redwood tree into two parts, what should he get for sawing one into three parts? 9. What the 144-pound, weak-willed girl weighed after two weeks of dieting.

12. How many stars in Ursa Major? 13. The Horsemen of Notre Dame operated behind a line called, "The Mules." 15. How many boners pulled lm A whale is a small fish. 16.

What the little boy shot at Or, product of a hen's teeth and a dog's teeth. 17. If you are given three of each of the alphabet soup letters Y. what is the lare est number that you sou Id make with them? DOWX 1. How many eyes have the four red kings in a deck of Canasta? 2.

If the freezing point is 32, th squeezing point is in the shade! 3. This number is to 228 as pea is to nap. 5. A ringer in horseshoe pley scores how much? fl. A number that you ihould use when angry.

8. The tip that you paid to the airplane stewardess. Or, latitude of the equator. 9. Clue: Booth Tarkington.

10. In the 1950 census, Los Angeles ranks where in population among U. S. cities? 11. The usual exchange of necktie presents after Christmas.

14. Nursery jingle: As I was going to St Ivee I met man with wive. ,15. The year 2150 will be to what century? 17. The sound of this number is in "tomb." BRIDGE CHATTER JIM GAYNOR 34-Q, 35-R, 34-Q, 35-P, 32-M 33-N, 37-N, 40-N.

Start from 1-S to 2-S, 4-T, 6-T, 7-S, 9-S, 10-R, 13-R, 15-J, 16-S, 19-U, 20-U, 21-T, 22-T, 23-S, 27-S, 26-R, 27-S, 26-S, 25-U, 26-V, 28-U, 28-T, 27-S. Finally, 26-V to 26-X, 28-Z, 30-Y, 33-Y, 30-V, 28-U, 30-V, 30-U, 29-U, 29-T, 30-T, 31-S, 30-Q, 32-S, 33-R, 34-R, 35-S, 37-J, 39-T, 40-T. Turn it sideways to see what you have drawn. Color with crayons. The design can be used for needlework.

PALINDROMES THIS picture is a teat of the ption and attention to detail of our junior readers. The artist was Emma McKean, the well known illustrator of children's books. However, In drawing it she purposely made what she considers 27 errors. Time yourself. Spotting at least 10 of the errors in five minutes is good.

Finding 20 within 12 minutes is excellent. Five or six are not too easy to see unless you have an unusual sense of proportion. When you have ra I ted the test, color the drawing appropriately with crayon or colored pencils. sjjtno pnodt no Xtwajjo: -ni 8uisq wniaid wa op cmjj jo apit jo apisjno uo Jtusid iMopaiM jo pg -no uo uiBirno ero Gt 11 ii the order shown, may denote Of course, everybody isn't expected to know, though everyone might be curious. 'parodtni tauajaas sp-6Z pa tttjuoia jo loiaiVA 'ni Pa poo; Joj poos oqoq toq qil i -tnora :gqqn.u.qsip ioj paaj poos -g aoiioD tdoa anisoq 'J moj raoijog tug nC at tSvp oat '9 noX Ji -em andpooM pu egai Jnoj o3i Sop rinopmq joj pooS tuvw r.

ifaaao faai ennq uoi nnn "I OqSw oi uai) moi doj naqj jo psi-iia-jiaa 'siash jjar ia oouBiidoioo tnojj ajao pasnp oidaj fuSn aqj iiiinri mM jo caSppq pu 'laoaaj Imviaii no paiiTsqo Xipjntn 'jiionoj ot poooiaqiojq jnjam am jo uaqio lot 3iAp Aar fgranmtsoo iujmp jo na, pnj ABa oq som qatq stream aqt 'aSimSirt o3ta aoqoq tqi tmin apoo aiv iSarxrsin aqj. CRYPTIC WISDOM PERHAPS you do not consider yourself an artist, but you can draw a picture in the diagram above. It will be an illustration for a popular children's poem, Mary Had a Little Lamb, by Mrs. Sara Josepha Hale. Sharpen a pencil.

Start at intersection 1-B and draw to 2-A, 3-C, 5-E, 5-B, 4-B, 4-D, 6-F, 6-G, 6-F, 9-E, 9-F, 9-D, 11-A, 12-A, 11- 13-B, 14-B, 12-F, 11-E, 12- 12-1, 13-J, 15-K, 15-L, 13- 14-M, 15-N, 12-N, 9-K. Starting again at 1-B, draw to 2-D, 3-F, 3-1. 2-1, 1-J, 3-J, 4-K, 6-K, 8-1, 9-1, 10-K, 9-K, 11-K, 12-L, 11-L, 13-L. Now from 1-N, draw to 5-0, 8-N, 11-N, 13-0, 15-0, 17-N, 19-N, 20-M, 22-M, 19-K, 20-J, 19- 1, 23-G, 23-F, 22-E, 24-C, 23-D, 22-C, 23-B, 25-B, 24-C, 23- 26-C, 28-F, 23-G, 31-F, 29-F, 31-C, 33-C, 32-C, 33-A, 36-A, 35-B, 33-B, 35-B, 33- 36-E, 34-G, 31-F, 37-1, 34- 32-M, 30-K, 27-0, 22-M, 20- 21-0, 20-P, 24-0, 24-N, 24- 0, 26-Q, 27-0, 27-Q, 27-0, 29-Q, 30-Q, 30-P, 33-R, 40-R. Next 1-R to 26-R, 30-N, 32-P, Many tournament hands are played at no trump for the sake of the extra 10 points given to that declaration.

For example, a vulnerable six-heart contract will get 1430 points, but the same hand played at no trump is worth 1440 points. Therefore, in the heat of competition, the expert will insist on playing no trumps when the suit contract is safer. though, he will find the suit contract will make an or in is PALINDROMES are words phrases spelled the same both directions. An example famous A schools move into another year, It is observation of Galileo is worth recalling. Noon.

See if you can identify five others from the clues below: presented below as a transposition crytogram for 1. Cite: 2. Epic-like narratives: 3. Musical parts: 4. Even: 5.

Doctrine: you to solve: ZNW AMLLXS SBMAF ML ZNW AML NLJZ FBJO FGK SN C6LT GS VGSFGL F6KRBJC. 7iainiq niqil II PHI "HI Jl1 Xino nso not iSaraUo on qjai loaa-ss overtrick worth an extra 30 points. When that happens, he must go all out to make an overtrick at no trump to maintain a good score on the hand. Today's hand, which was played in the final round of Philly's Open Pair Championship, last will prove this point. NORTH 4 5 2 CJ? A 9 4 3 A All have five letters.

'vuax '3 oiog troSBS 1 QUIZ -CROSSWORD PUZZLE WITH CLUES FROM THE FAMILY BIBLE Eyes Right A 7 6 2 5 WEST 4 Void 8 6 10 9 8 5 4 9 7 6 4 EAST 4 10 9 8 3 7 3 0 4 3 4 8 3 2 u.ttop pisdn pEjp jpnp ix jo fv oo ou -iwj joa pinoo tuq ai uip loojt jo tii jj os wj Mi! oioisjiioD jo wojj loo pinoo prn or, SIuojm ni ombjp uii do 4U10I3 '61 UO JO jho si mm MSaoi ut tao 'il viuasip) qoisin jna op tipot '91 001 pnnoaajpsq j8 jo nq Ql usuira uo puv AO! alio uwm 'ti jo pmitui pn -ill uo luaiasj toq jugii tt tqoivin job op saoqi 'I3oi oao Xiao ijbsm sq II lou op Jq iq jo ispn '01 ooj ti log jsq 8ujt uo pu Moq jikh lini uo oi p38dBiio uojinq ouo 't '-uoism ion op tqoimq ool iai)ood '5 tinqi jsSiio) jboo jo aptf tao op jjifiisu jou op niioo jo laptt twim do faojjnq isoo I SOUTH 4 A 7 6 4 10 5 A 10 The bidding; North dealer: North East South Pass Pass Pass West Pass Pass Pass Pass 19 34 40 5 9 24 4 4 NT 5 NT Pass Pass 1 12- I VA I 1 8 9 YA I2 lis 22 22 'L I15 .11 i Ii it 51 32 22 47 49 SO tttM lHH S4 SS zyS S1 58 59 bo bTW lIIIllIIIlllIII I 1 YA 1 I vm I I I 60 6 NT All Pass While most people will agree Wits Tester. ANSWER in one minute If you can: If a pencil and a pad cost 15 cents, and the pencil costs ten cents more than the pad, how much does the pencil cost? r)u Jq pa ot pd 'Hia5 jpq pa Ai ipa'J with South's jump response of two spades over North's opening bid, there may be a difference of opinion as to his rebid of four 2 What is the third book of the New Testament? 3 Accessory seed covering. 4 "Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that reproof shall die" (Pr. 15:10) 5 Reflected 6 Mountain nymph. 7 "If any man among you to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart this man's religion is vain" Jas.

1:26) 8 "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the (Rev. 21:6) 9 Til. 10 "And he remembered for them his covenant and according to the multitude of his mercies" (Ps 106:45) 11 On. 12 Placed golf ball on mound. 13 Borders.

21 "The word of God and multiplied" (Acts 12:24) 23 'T also will laugh at your calamity; I will when your fear cometh" (Pr. 1.26) 25 One of a prehistoric people. 26 Efface. 27 Who was a l's companion when he went through Syria and Cilicia? (Acts 15:40) 28 Oriental weights. 29 Sea eagles.

30 Who was the father of Joa-tham? tMat 1:9 31 Laughing. 32 Seasons. 35 Ventilated. 33 Bedaubers. 40 Who was Herod's sister-in-law and later his wife? (Mark 6:17) 43 Preffix: before.

45 "Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good maketh it glad" (Pr. 12:25) 4S Units of gem weight 50 Catkins. By Eugene Sheffer HORIZONTAL 1 In what valley did David slay Goliath? Sam. 21:9) 5 Who was called by the Lord to the of Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments? (Ex. 19:20) 10 What is the eighth book of the Old Testament? 14 Gentle breeze.

15 Goddess of peace. 16 Fencing sword. 17 Brief comic sketch. 18 "The and flags shall wither" (Isa.l9:6) 19 Verse. 20 Message sent by telegraph.

22 Revises. 24 Stepped on. 25 What son of Manasseh succeeded his father as king in Jerusalem? (2 Ki. 21:18) 26 What is the 17th book of the Old Testament? 29 Builders. 33 Narrow inlet 34 "My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be of his correction" (Pr.

3:11) 36 Job's second daughter (Job 42:14) 37 Malt drinks. 39 What was the name of Leah's' daughter? (Gen. 30:21) 41 Face of clocks 42 Who was the father of Bethlehem? (lChr.2:51) 44 "Create in me a clean heart God; and a right spirit within me" (Ps. 51:10) 46 "Go to the thou sluggard; consider her ways, and Be wise" (Pr.6:6) 47 Perfumes. 49 Dries and parches by heat.

51 At the threshingfloor of what place did Jacob sons mourn tor his death? (Gen. 50:10) 52 Shape. 53 One showing mercy. 52 Noted. 53 "He that is to wrath Is of great understanding" (Pr.

14:29) 54 Apple. 55 'The young men of and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword" (Ezek. 30:17) 56 RationaL 57 Nostrd. 58 "Let me be weighed in an balance, that God may know mine integrity" (Job 31:6) 59 "Whatsoever ye do in word or do all in the name of the Lord Jesus" (Col. 3:17) 62 "Blessed are the dead which in the Lord from henceforth" (Rev.

14:13) Puzzling Parade RALPH, Bobby, George, Ted and Willie always went home from school walking together, and they always strolled arm In arm, In one line abreast. Each day they varied their arm-in-arm order. On Monday, Ralph was on the extreme left as they strolled; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the position of each one was entirely different. So it was on Friday when Ted took the extreme left Ralph was on the extreme right on Wednesday with Bobby at the other end then. Can you write down their order of strolling on each of the five days? iqqotf qdtf 'JOn P1 iWO 'pal 'qqoa 'qd Hiia wnoj, Trtfru Mi'M pax 'Xqqofl p.

px "4qqoB "qtll 'ilUJl "SiO!) HUM ioe pa 'iqqog 'qdry j-non clubs. Some may prefer to mark time with a three-ipade rebid, but most of the 16 South players did A RTISTS can do trick with your eyes. Take a look at these two drw ings. Would you say that the line within the nest of squares la a perfect circle? Would you that the lines In the figure a4 bottom are perfect parallels The correct answer In botti cases Is yes, though your eyea may answer otherwise because of the artist's trickery. Designing other optical Illusions is an Interesting problem.

Try it bid four clubs. The final contract 6-01 was either six hearts or six no trump, with one exception. One brave soul landed in seven hearts West doubled, demanding the opening lead of dummy's first suit. He got the spade lead all right, ruffed it and the grand siam exploded in his face. A club lead would hold the no- trump contract to 12 tricks, but East, not being psychic, made the normal opening lead of the jack of diamonds.

South took this with his lone king and then took time out to check his assets. It appeared that all 13 tricks io-a 67 Protuberances. 68 "And when he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up" (Mat 69 out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me" IPs. 43:3) VERTICAL 1 "We have seen his star in the and are come to worship him6 (Mat 2:2) tl20disa33i.7)is 33d3-jNj3 igvans Hi.nis3S0?iHV"13 56 Rendered unhappy. 60 "Thou shalt thy neighbour as thyself" (Lev.

10:18) 61 One of the border cities of the lot of the children of Naph-tali (Josh. 19:33) 63 Hub of wheel. 64 Hebrew measure. 65 Ringworm. 66 "The fruit of the righteous is a of life; and he that win-neth souls is wise" (Pr.

11:30) ZWL Vfo- tiff ANSWER Solution of the Cross-Figures poser. In re 9 Down: a i g-ton wrote a story, could be taken at a heart con CK03SHOHD Pt'ZZLB SOLUTION tract. If that were so, 12 tricks at no trump would not be a good score in tournament play. So it was up to South to produce 13 Copyright, 1850, Klnf Feature Syndicate, lno. jOct.

2: Mrs. Muiford Brand spades was let go, he could get rid of his dub jack as his spade would now be good. West's ac-l spades In one hand was quite ai blow to South, but he still must try for 13 tricks. There was still hope of a Lyman Cook; Mrs. Attnur run Clement Titzck.

E-W, Mr. and Mrs. David Washabaugh; Mr. M. monds from becoming good.

Onl these hearts South merely tossed: off a spade and a club. The next card was the diamond ace, East and West following suit tricks or suffer a mediocre comparative score. Counting up in high cards he had five hearts, two spades, three diamonds and the ace of clubs, a total of 11. If he could pick up the queen of spades by cither a finesse or dropping it in two tual discard was a club, so boutn, dropped the spade and took thoj will run monthly duplicate games starting Friday, Oct. 27.

Your bridg reporter will direct the games. Ninety-two persons deserted the cause of Canasta, Monday, when they took their seats in your columnist's bridge class in the Philadelphia Junto. This should make the Kibitzer's union very happy. Edwards and Charlie TrommerJ They will fcive their own opinions on a few tough problems. KIBITZING: Betty Hand, Had-donfield bridge addict, slipped in her bathtub last week.

So now Betty is confined to her home for a week or so. Frances Connor was elected captain of the newborn Tavistock women's team. Startine Monday, the Walt Whit squeeze working, but it would have to be a double one. If West to guard diamonds and East club. The king of spades now forced West to make another discard, this time a small diamond.

The dummy also let go of a diamond. Next the queen of hearts, followed by another heart to dummy's ace, East discarding a club. The last two hearts were now played from the dummy-and beth defenders began to feel the pinch. East finally gave up a spade and a club, while West let go of two clubs, as he must save his dia- P. Dickenson-Don Lyford.

Moorestown, Tuesday, Oct NS, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Etc ner; Mrs. Aaron Schiebner. Mrs.

J. O. Gaynor. E-W, Burrea Humphries-J. O.

Gaynor; Mrs. H. G. Stackhouse-Mrs. Norma Rixey.

Haddon field, Monday, Oct 2 Mrs. William Powers-Mrs. William Dudsworth; Mrs. Raymmvi Keller- Mra. Jo Danenhowr.

and South ditching a small spade. The diamond queen put the final pressure on East. He knew that South still had a small spade, so he must keep his queen of that suit. South seemed quite happy about the whole thing. If East discared a club, he wold pitch his last two tricks with his ace and jack of clubs as both the king and queen fell on the ace.

Only one declarer played the hand in this manner and coir lected for himself a fine top score. Next week we will have three guest experts from the Haddon-field clubs Phil Glassey, Walt DUPLICATE WINNERS: Walt protect the spades, neither could guard the clubs, so South went to work. First, a small heart to dummy's king and a small spade back, Past playing his eight and South's jack taking the trick. On this trick West discarded another Whitman, Thursday, Sept. 28: man club will return to the leads of spades, he might bring in the rest of the suit for all the tricks.

So he laid down the ace of spades on the second trick to test out that suit. On this trick West discarded the four of clubs. Finding all the outstanding Mrs. Robert Wray-Mrs. Helen earlier startine time of 8 o'clock Sprague; Mrs.

Frank Hughes-Mr. William Oildwell. Monday, sharp. Promptness will be appreciated. Riverton Country club last spada, and il the queen oi jmonds to keep dummy's dia.