"DREAM HAND"
While playing bridge at the Warwickshire Croquet Club, Leamington, Mrs. D. Slaney, a member, was dealt a band of 13 spades; She bid a slam, and," of course, made it without the cards going on the table. The odds against being dealt a complete suit have been estimated at 198,000,000 to 1 ! , but two such occurrences have been reported recently in England, state? the News of the World,
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20071, 18 October 1939, Page 2
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70"DREAM HAND" Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20071, 18 October 1939, Page 2
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