Royal Elude (Jim Rainho).....$4.50

A spectator is unable to locate a court (Queen) card that is in
between four other spot cards.  The ending to this routine will really
take them by surprise!  You'll find this to be a really nice entertaining
version of the commercially sold "Clip Cards" and in this routine you
use actual playing cards and not just one specially printed card with
the picture of a spread of cards on it.

The performer shows five actual playing cards in a spread which
consists of four spot cards and one Queen.  The Queen is in the
center of the spread.  The performer asks a spectator to remember
the position of the Queen as he turns the spread face down and
hands the spectator a clip.  The spectator is asked to place the clip
onto the Queen, which the spectator does, but when the spread is
turned over it is seen that the spectator missed the Queen by one
card.  The spectator is asked to try again, but again they miss the
Queen.  The performer says that maybe he's using too many cards
so one of the spot cards is removed and placed aside.  This places
the Queen in a new position of second from the bottom which is
seen and confirmed by the spectator.  The cards are turned face
down once again and the spectator places the clip on the card which
is second from the bottom believing it to be the Queen.  But when
the cards are turned face up it is seen that once again the clip has
missed the Queen!  

The magician says maybe there are still too many cards so he
removes a second spot card and places it aside with the first  
leaving just three cards with the Queen in the center.  Then the
performer decides to remove yet another spot card which leaves just
the Queen and one spot card in his hand.  And to make things even
easier for the spectator, the performer places the two cards face to
face with a section of the spot card showing.  There can be no doubt
of where the Queen is now so the spectator places the clip on the
supposed Queen, but misses again!  This card is placed aside with
the others leaving just the Queen in the performer's hand.  

Now for the unexpected climax!  The magician tells the spectator
that they should have no problem in placing the clip on the Queen
this time.  The spectator places the clip on the card but the magician
says that you just missed it this time.  When the card it turned over it
is seen to be a spot card with a miniature Queen attached to it, and
the clip has just missed it.