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BRIDGE BULLETIN
NORTH SHORE BRIDGE CLUB
MARCH 2009
PRESIDENT'S VIEW
Diana Moorhead is overseas at present so is unable to report on happenings at the Club.
BRIDGE IN BEIJING, OCTOBER 2008On several Thursdays last year Susan Humphries and Nick Jacob came to our Club to practise before travelling to China for the first World Mind Sports Games. They were members of the New Zealand Youth Under 26 Bridge Team. Here is Susan's report:
"Our team was really looking forward to the event after an excellent result of 2nd at the Pacific Asian Bridge Federation Congress held at the Gold Coast in August.
"China welcomed all the youth athletes competing in Bridge, Chess, Go, Draughts and Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) to an opening ceremony comprising of a wonderful flag and dancing performance. The motto of these games was 'Civilizations varied, wisdom unbounded'. The main catch phrase was 'Smart Games for Smart People'.
"The venue for bridge comprised of Open and Closed rooms. All competition was played using screens this enables players to only see one of the opposition and not their partner at the table. This is done to reduce problems due to facial mannerisms and hesitations, etc.
"The board is placed under the screen and given to each player to record their bid. Scoring was with Bridge Mates this is an instant scoring device which records all players' scores in the room in an instant and also immediately compares with the other room (team mates!). We played three matches a day each consisting of 16 boards. The competition was a fantastic experience as we played teams from all over the world and were overwhelmed at the level of play from this age group.
"The evenings were free for us to mix socially with other competitors and experience the gourmet Chinese food on offer. The Thursday was Yom Kippur, the Jewish Holiday, so we were given a day off. Most teams took the opportunity to explore the sites of Beijing. We had a wonderful time at the Great Wall with the NZ contingent.
"Although our results were disappointing we feel it was great preparation for the next international event. China rewarded us again with an amazing outdoor closing ceremony and banquet. All in all a memorable time."
By Susan Humphries
END OF THE YEAR RESULTS (2008)
MONDAY NIGHT:
Championship Pairs.......Ming Huang & Henry Sun
Summer Ladder..............Racheal Coughey
Winter Ladder................Fred Kinley
Main Points...................Beth Campbell
Most Improved Player.....Ming HuangTUESDAY MORNING:
Championship Pairs.................Maisie Cate & Liz New
Runner-up...............................Rona Browett and Beth Campbell
Summer Ladder........................Diana Moorhead
Winter Ladder.........................Joan Garry
Main Points.............................Marjorie Strathern
Runner-up...............................Vernon Duncum
Intermediate Combined Points...Majorie Strathern
Most Improved Player...............Sue SchaeferTHURSDAY:
Championship Pairs.........Rona Browett & Vernon Duncum
Runner-up......................Dorothy Bollard & Terry Hubble
Junior Pairs....................Maisie Cate and Elly Posthouwer
Summer Ladder..............Judy Patton
Winter Ladder................Marjorie Strathern
Junior Ladder.................Sue Schaefer
Main Points....................Dorothy Bollard
Runner-up.....................Terry Hubble
Most Improved Player......Ellie PosthouwerFRIDAY MORNING:
Championship Pairs..........................Rona Browett & Gillian Howard
Runner-up........................................Diana Moorhead & Alex Gorobets
Junior Championship Pairs..................Diana Moorhead & Alex Gorobets
Summer Ladder.................................Rona Browett
Winter Ladder...................................Gillian Howard
Main Points......................................Vernon Duncum
Combined Tuesday & Friday Points......Vernon Duncum
Junior Combined Points......................Diana Moorhead
Most Improved Player Junior.............Alex GorobetsFRIDAY NIGHT:
Championship Pairs..........Rosaleen Koch & Eddie Mosa
Summer Ladder.................Margaret Ridge
Winter Ladder...................Harry Young
Main Points......................Janice Wilson
Junior Main Points.............Denise Robinson
Most Improved Player........Roy FourieALL SESSIONS:
Over 70% Cup.............Brian Winsor & Harry Young
TOURNAMENT
There was good feedback from our Combined 3A/5B Tournament held on Saturday, 28 February with 19 tables.
The winners of the 3A Section were Patrick Carter and Grant Jarvis.We had great success in the 5B Section. It was won by Pat Chessum and John Pinder - 61.33%. Norita Duncum and Lew Glover - 58.46% were runners-up. Racheal Coughey and Kate Terry won a session prize.
NEW MEMBERSWe are pleased to welcome the following new members to our ranks and hope there will be lots of happy hours playing bridge at the Club:
Christine Bergquist, Pamela Clement, Peter Cranswick, Brian Davies, Sheila Hammond, Peter Lolic, Judy MacLennan, Roland and Val O'Driscoll, Kristin Senior and Tony Wingfield.
CLUB PHOTO GALLERYDenis McMahon has been very busy over the summer working on the Club's website photo collection. He has moved all the pictures (and added many more) to a new website (Picaso Web Albums) where he is able to control the display sequence and picture sizes. If you have visited the previous website you will notice the set-up at Picaso is different. Some of the 'Helpful Hints' distributed last year do not apply.
The link to Picaso Web Albums (with helpful notes) is located on our Photos page. Anyone with a dial-up connection rather than broadband may find the process very slow be patient. Please do not hesitate to contact Denis McMahon or Liz New if you experience difficulties or require help.
Denis has dedicated a tremendous amount of time and effort in preparing the pictures and composing the captions. If you have any photos you think might be suitable to add to the website, please contact Denis.
by Liz New
OBITUARY Elsie HannahElsie was a member of our Club for over 20 years. She was very popular as she was always bright and cheerful and helpful to other members.
Elsie was born in Scotland and came to New Zealand with her twin sister and family when she was five years old. They settled in Auckland and, after leaving school, Elsie trained as a nurse at Auckland Hospital and then went on to Blenheim Hospital for maternity training.
She had three children, two sons and a daughter who was tragically drowned in a boating accident shortly after her marriage. Elsie and her family were all very involved in sporting activities her children with sailing and she, herself, played tennis, golf and croquet serving a term as President of the Takapuna Croquet Club.
A very strong, capable person, Elsie will be sadly missed by her many friends.
by Rita Holland
SUBS: If you haven't paid them by 31 March you can't take part in any Club event!
BETH CAMPBELL,
EDITOR
