Correct contract bridge / by E.V. Shepard ; including the official Laws of contract bridge adopted by the Whist Club, New York, and by all the leading clubs in America.

94 CORRECT CONTRACT BRIDGE

make that response. If your hand contains more
than three guarded suits and counts at least four
tricks you may try for game at no-trump, if a game
seems more desirable than a penalty collected from
opponents;
3. Probable inability to go game at a minor suit
justifies letting the double stand in case you can
make the opening lead of an established or establishable suit, or in case you cannot make an opening
lead of an established minor suit when holding sure
side entry. Poorly distributed strength and any uncertainty concerning ability to defeat the doubled
no-trump makes a responsive bid a necessity.
THE BUSINESS PASS
A "business pass" is made by the partner of a
player making an informatory double of either a
suit or a no-trump bid, when the doubler's partner
makes no responsive declaration. The following
hand illustrates this point.
* J753
' 974
4 Io 8 5 4
Q5
6 K98 Y 4 Q64
V KJ8 A B 2 A52
4 A63 Q72
0 A IO74 Z 0 9862
A A o 2
2 Q o1 6 3
4 KJ9
0 KJ3