George Coffin's collection:  No. 301

dealt at "the Monday afternoon duplicate game" on 4 April, 1949.  Showed to Coffin by Mrs. J. Herbert Mead of Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  
Alas, Coffin doesn't make clear whether Mrs. Herbert Read or anybody else actually made the grand slam.

DR3	♠ A865 ♥ A85 ♦ J87 ♣ K93
♠ QJ3 ♥ 10974 ♦ 3 ♣ QJ765		♠ K10972 ♥ KJ62 ♦ 6 ♣ 1082
	♠ 4 ♥ Q3 ♦ AKQ109542 ♣ A4

South to make seven diamonds against any defence.

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Date last modified: 12 May, 2010