Neither side vulnerable.  
East deals.
                              NORTH
                              S: A 10 3 
                              H: 10         
                              D: Q 10 8 7 6 4  
                              C: 10 5 3
            WEST                             EAST
            S: Q 8 7 6                       S: J 9 2
            H: A 9 8 3 2                     H: J 7
            D: 3                             D: J 9 5 2           
            C: J 8 6                         C: K 9 4 2      
                               SOUTH                         
                              S: K 5 4             
                              H: K Q 6 5 4   
                              D: A K             
                              C: A Q 7 
The Bidding:       EAST   SOUTH     WEST   NORTH                  
                   Pass     1C(1)   1S(2)   Pass
                   2C(3) Double     2H       3D 
                   Pass     3NT   (All Pass)    
(1) More than 15 High Card Points.
(2) Two suited - majors or minors.
(3) A relay bid so that West may correct the lower of his two
suits.
     The 1995 Marlboro World Bridge Championships were held in
Beijing, China this past October.  The Venice Cup is the prize
that is presented to the Womens Team champions.  The USA team of
Kerri Sanborn, Kitty Munson, Sue Picus, and Carol Simon of New
York City, Karen McCallum of Exeter, NH, and Rozanne Pollack of
Warren, NJ, with Steve Sanborn of New York City as the non-
playing captain played an all-star team from Germany in the
championship round.
     This deal was the 120th out of 128 in the final match
between the USA and Germany.  At this point, Germany was ahead by
a score of 276 IMPs (International Match Points) to 241.  Sabine
Auken of Germany, sitting South, opened a Precision one club
showing any hand with more than fifteen high card points and
wound up in three no trump.  West led the three of hearts to the
ten, jack, and king.  Two rounds of diamonds revealed the bad
news in that suit.
     Auken exited with a low club.  West won with the eight and
switched to the jack of clubs.  This trick was won by South's
queen.  A small spade to the ten was captured by the jack.  East
returned a spade and Auken cashed her two top spades and the ace
of clubs.  A club to the ten now forced East to win the king. 
East was able to cash the thirteenth club but then had to lead a
diamond from the jack-nine into dummy's queen-ten.
     The result was a well played plus four hundred which turned
into a ten IMP swing to Germany when the USA pair pushed to six
no trump in the replay and were defeated three tricks.  The final
score was 312 to 248, Germany defeating the USA team.
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