No. 19 Series 6 May 2015

Kelsey Success for Alison & Freida

Alison Gavine & Freida Souter, members of DBC Beginners’ Class have won the Hugh Kelsey compe- tition. They are taught by Liz Hunter at her Monday class and we’re all very proud of our National Champions! (see more on P8)

******* New Feature this Month!

I am very pleased to announce a new feature for the Slam this month.

Grand Slam Crossword

The Slam is very fortunate in gaining the services of an expert cross- word compiler - new member Michael Macdonald-Cooper. A recruit from the classes, Michael has been playing in the club for only a few months but your intrepid editor, finding out his expertise via social media, jumped straight in and asked for help in bringing you this extra feature. Not for the faint hearted, (your editor is completely stumped!) Michael’s crossword appears on P6, with the solution coming next month. Enjoy!

******* April Hoax

Well done all those who spotted the April fool’s hoax last month. Have to say some were taken in. One member was heard to ask where we would park at the V&A. Another was heard to mutter about being called ‘living relics’. All good clean fun!

Bridge in Dundee before DBC

When Dundee Bridge Club was founded in 1945, it began its life with 120 members. This is strong evidence that Bridge was not new to Dundee at that point in time – 120 people interested in Bridge did not spring from nowhere. Further evidence in one of our cupboards was a small cup entitled ‘Dundee War Charities Bridge League’ with dates from 1939-45. More recently, I gained access to a website called Findmypast (belonging to the Courier) which, in addition to family history data, contained scanned pag- es from over 240 newspapers from 1953 and earlier. Not surprisingly, the Cou- rier and the Telegraph featured in this list. This was to provide a fascinating glimpse into the development of Bridge - internationally, nationally and locally.

Bridge outside Dundee

As many of you may know, the game of Bridge was developed from whist in three stages – first, Russian Whist (or Biritch – the origin of the word ‘Bridge’) invented around 1886, then Auction Bridge whose first rules appeared in 1904 and then our current version, Contract Bridge developed by Harold Stirling Van- derbilt in 1925. It is possible that Auction Bridge was played in Dundee and elsewhere from 1904 but the earliest evidence in Findmypast of it being played, other than in people’s homes, was in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer of 22 June 1918 which described an Auction Bridge event, although there was a reference to ‘gambling in Bridge’ in the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette of 6 March 1902. The latter must have been a reference to Biritch. The earliest mention of Bridge in the columns of our local papers was an item in the Courier about Biritch in 5 November 1904 but this did not indicate that it was played in Dundee. Another article (Dundee Telegraph of 6 April 1912) about women & Bridge referred to Auction Bridge but the event was in Paris. Both of the Dundee papers had articles about an Auction Bridge hand which had contained 13 clubs but this took place in Philadelphia. The first mention of competitive Bridge in Dundee is to be found in the Courier of 7 April 1928 with a description of a Bridge drive which had taken place in the Dundee Unionist Association Bridge Club in Albert Square. [For readers from south of the border ‘Unionist’ was the former name of the Scottish Conservatives.] This tournament had been the last of the winter programme. It is possible, therefore, that this season had started in autumn of 1927. The event was for mixed pairs but a number of the ladies played as gentlemen sug- gesting that even in these days there was a predominance of the fairer sex. There were 21 tables. Over the next few years, Bridge was mentioned sporadically in the local papers, eg 21 December 1929 in the Telegraph there was an item about a Dun- dee Dental Hospital Bridge & Whist Drive which raised £71 for the Hospital’s funds. (con’t)

2 The game’s political base widened. In the Courier (15 February 1930) there was reference to the Ladies Bridge Club of the Dundee Liberal Associa- tion. In 12 December 1931 this organisation had a whist drive with 30 tables in their Reform St rooms. News items relating to Bridge in Albert Square and Reform St began to appear reasonably regularly in both Dundee papers. Quite a number of Dun- dee Bridge Club’s founder members were mentioned in the thirties and early forties, eg Reoch, Pool, Cameron, Hay, Robb, Kinnear, Gair, Malcolm, Imrie, Mars, Gray, French, Cunningham [not Jim – he is not that old!]. However in the early 30s, Bridge articles must have been about Auction Bridge in light of two news items in the Courier in early 1934.

Introduction of Contract Bridge to Dundee

23 January 1934. A company of about 80 Bridge enthusiasts attended a demonstration of Contract Bridge given in Kidd’s Rooms Dundee by Miss Isabel WP Duncan, an associate member of Culbertson’s Studios, London. She dealt with ‘correct bidding and play’ including a new feature of doubling. This visit had been arranged by Burns & Harris (the local printing company). 27 February 1934. The first Contract Bridge (duplicate) tournament to be held in Dundee was played in Kidd’s Rooms with 80 people present. This was arranged by Mr Arthur Burns [Presumably of Burns & Harris] and run by Miss IWP Duncan. The winning ‘YZ’ couple was Mrs JB Taylor & Miss Ferrier with a score of 2680 and the winning ‘AB’ couple Mr AJ Paterson & Mrs Nicoll with a score of 4410. The terms YZ and AB were used to indicate the differ- ent directions. NS and EW had not been applied at this point. Contract Bridge was beginning to take off - 24 April 1934 (Telegraph) a Contract Bridge competition was organised by the Dundee Liberals - but Auc- tion Bridge had not died. In May1934 an Auction Bridge drive was held at the Unionist headquarters. In September 1934, a Bridge Drive organised by the Ladies Guild and the Royal National Life Boats Institution was held in Kidd’s Rooms which had two sections one for Auction and one for Contract. (Telegraph) A Dundee pair Messrs JM Allan & S McRitchie had success in North of Scotland Contract Bridge Pairs competition in Caledonian Hotel, Aberdeen. They won the East/West Section and advanced to the final four in the same hotel on 2nd March 1935. (Telegraph). They finished as runners-up by one point. Inter club matches began to appear - 20 March 1936 (Telegraph) Dun- dee Liberal Association beat the Crieff Unionists by 1450 points. The introduction of a league was mooted. The Liberal Bridge Club for some time a stronghold of contract Bridge in Dundee had been advocating the formation of a Dundee & District Bridge League. This was through en- couragement from SBU who realised that Dundee was the only large city in the country that was behind in this respect [shame on Dundee!]

(con’t) 3 On 25 January 1938 a Contract Bridge League was inaugurated with the following teams (of four?) Liberal A & B, Val D’Or, Highfield, Black Sox, Victoria, Windsor, Broughty Unionist, Broughty Unionist Bridge Club, Forthill, Dundee Unionist I & II, Victoria 2, December 1937 (Telegraph). The Bridge League also ran pairs competitions. On 28 November 1938 (Courier & Telegraph) Dundee beat Edinburgh by 3700 points in the Liberal Rooms – the visiting team had 2 internationalists and was captained by RR French. The Dundee team were: S McRitchie & GE Hay, A Cameron & H Robb, JB Cunningham & G Hay, R Kinnear & W Hill, WS Rob- ertson & D Stephen, JC Petrie & J Paterson, AF Davie & F Bromberger, G Dalzeill & J Imrie As a result of the outbreak of the Second World War, Dundee Contract Bridge League was suspended but some members decided to start the Dundee War Charities Bridge League [See earlier reference to the War Charities Cup] with teams from the original League’s first and second divisions. It was decided to accumulate a fund ‘to provide comforts for the forces’ The opening rounds saw Val D’Or, Windsor, Unionists, St Joseph’s, Roseangle, Strathtay, St Mary’s, Reres, Ardbeg, Broughty, Reform & Lawton in action (6 December 1939 Tele- graph) The League met regularly in the King’s Theatre café, each player paying 1 shilling plus a levy of 6d. The first disbursement of monies took place with donations of £7 to Royal Navy, £7 to Black Watch & £6 to DRI. (30 April 1940 Telegraph). The League also ran pairs competitions. The League ended in September 1945, having raised funds of over £150 for war charities. In October of the same year, the Courier reported on the formal opening of Dundee Bridge Club and in December its financial pages noted that Dundee Bridge Club Ltd, 6 Airlie Place, had been registered with Companies House to promote Contract and Auction Bridge. [I have come across no other mention of Auction Bridge in any sources dealing with Dundee Bridge Club including minutes and Slams.] Wyllie Fyfe

******* Central District Charity Pairs 12 April

82 players took part in the competition, including many Dundee BC mem- bers. We cleared £1,061, which together with £256 raised at Montrose last Au- gust and a contribution from Central District gives a total of £1,350 for the Monifieth Befriending Scheme. The cheque presentation is 2.00 pm 6 May in the Clubhouse so do come along (and play in the Wednesday afternoon bridge while you are at it). Our thanks to all of you who bought raffle tickets, played in the event, donated prizes etc, and to our steward Neil for the refreshments. Once again we thank the Bridge Club for letting us use the premises free of charge.

(results on P11) Derek French

4 Board Notes - March Meeting The Board noted with sadness the passing of Esther Jarvis and offered Richard their condolences. Richard Jarvis reported that Annandale no longer wished to purchase the Bridgemates; Alice Cowieson will try Stepping Stones. Sylvia Peterson reported that finances continue to be strong. Works in the kitchen were almost complete ahead of a H&S inspection. It was agreed we should get involved in the ‘Open Doors’ initiative this year. Graham Bullock reported he expected to have an accurate statement of the Club's membership by the April meeting. Joan Forsyth reported that we were running a surplus from hires and lets. However, the SBU Tournament Organiser had told us we were uncompetitive as compared with other Clubs. Joan will continue to review and simplify our let- ting régime. The Board unanimously agreed that Sylvia Peterson should confirm the Steward's permanent appointment at the review meeting with him that afternoon. Following discussion on the details of the new working arrangements, Derek French agreed to prepare a modernised list of directors' responsibilities. Derek French ******* Members' Contact Information

A new list of members' phone numbers has been posted next to the telephone in the club. Please do not remove this list. Paper copies are availa- ble from Graham Bullock on request Members are reminded that full contact details - home addresses, email addresses and phone numbers are available from the Members' Area on the club website, and that members are able to amend their own contact details via their password - click on 'Account' for access - though it would be helpful if any changes are also notified directly to the Membership Secretary. The Club and the SBU are keen to increase electronic communication with members, and to this end we need to maintain where possible an up to date file of email addresses. At the moment we do not have email addresses for around one third of our members. If you have not already done so, please supply your email address, or indicate that you do not have (or do not wish to divulge) an email address. We guarantee not to release your details to anyone other than the SBU and Central District. Thank you for your assistance. Graham Bullock Membership Secretary [email protected] ******* “Through constant practice, I have become an expert loser.” Anon

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Grand Slam Crossword - No 1

by Michael Macdonald-Cooper

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7 Ice mixed in soda, mind (8) 9 Try on first of trouser suits in Edinburgh club (6) 10 Arrange backing for old time (4) 11 Urban level viewed sadly as under threat? (10) 12 Reserve in El Salvador featuring in modern literature? (1,5) 14 Rent unit out for production of foodstuff (8) 15 Worker possibly facing dire fate - fortifying beverage needed (4,3) (con’t)

6 17 To the fore, as medical teams sometimes are (7) 20/22 Convention seen in debacle is one much misused (8,3,3) 23 Somehow cope with a thing causing ill-feeling? (10) 24 Iron, maybe, or possibly lead? (4) 25 Children below nine? (6) 26 Visible limit of the Wash? (8)

Down 1 Open to persuasion, theologian joins sailor in old-fashioned humour (8) 2 Overlook some indomitable characters (4) 3 Rascally types sneak around pinching valuables initially (6) 4 Menace capturing heart mistakenly with low honour (8) 5 Ape a tactic about to prove empowering (10) 6 Hot item of ladies wear covering top of neck (6) 8 Division comprising last of German support (6) 13 Where vessels from Harwich may eventually appear, free of charge? (3,3,4) 16 Promote vitality, flourishing greenies (8) 18 Drink you might get for a quid - Irish one (8) 19 Worldwide newsgroups making leader of union awfully tense (6) 21 Inclined to indicate emphasis? (6) 22 Insect about to be overwhelmed by noxious acid (6) 24 Heavenly body shortly to appear in view (4) (Solution in next month’s Slam - Ed) ******* New Members

A warm welcome is extended to our 2 new members this month, Phil Holden and Pat May. Phil from Fife, has been playing at the new Thurs- day morning session and Pat, from Forfar, who previously played at Letham, has the misfortune to be the sister of the editor, with whom she plays on Wednesday afternoons. May they meet friendly faces and friendly cards at DBC.

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7 Hugh Kelsey Trophy

The Hugh Kelsey competition is a simulta- neous Pairs competition for students at- tending classes throughout Scotland. Normally around 300 participate although I see that the results that are now on the SBU website show only the first 100. This is maybe to save embarrassment for some students. All tutors have been sent detailed results of their own heats.

Ian Hunter, District Chairman, presented Alison & Freida with their trophies

Alison Gavine and Freida Souter from Liz Hunter's Monday Beginners were overall first in Scotland and have hence won the Hugh Kelsey Trophy. They were deemed as novices because at the time of the competition, they were just about to complete year 1 of the course but they were competing, on an equal footing nationally, with players who were about to finish year 2. Their score in the DBC heat was 70.83%, but when scored nationally it went up to 72.63%. Derek and Ann Byrne from Richard Jarvis's Thursday class finished a commendable 20th with a score of 60.04%. Beryl Campbell ******* Spring Celtic Pairs

Played at DBC on Wednesday 22nd April, directed by Richard Jarvis, with 9 pairs competing. Selected results:

1. Richard Jarvis & Bob Ross 60.42% 2. Jim Feeney & Jennifer Cottam 56.94% 3= Shirley Cross & Derek French 52.78% 3= Beryl Campbell & Allan Gordon 52.78% 5. Tony & Rita Preston 52.08%

******* National Pairs Final

Sixteen pairs qualified for this SBU competition played at New Melville BC on 26th April. Stephen Peterkin was the only DBC member to play but he didn’t make the top ten this year. Central District representatives Andy Bonnes & Kirsty Goodman finished a credible 10th in their first appearance in this competition. Winners were Mike McGinley & Michele Gladstone with Maida Grant & Sheila Macdonald in second place.

8 Could You Have Done Better? No 65 Solution on P13 After he opens 2NT, West plays in 4S and gets West East the lead of HK. He wins, ruffs 2 hearts while ♠ AKT3 ♠QJ98542 drawing trump and leads D3, hoping that South ♥ AJ7 ♥ 4 will play low. But South plays DQ, forcing West to ♦ AJ ♦ 73 win. He plays DJ, which South wins and leads CQ. West puts up CK but North wins and the ♣ K982 ♣ 543 opposition take 3 club tricks. Could you have done better? Gavin MacDonald

******* National Individuals

Twelve members of Dundee Bridge Club competed in the national indi- vidual competitions, held in the Carlton Bridge Club in Edinburgh on 25 April. The same boards were played in each of the separate events. Leading DBC scores were:

Harrison (24 played) Fairlie (21 played) 2. Paul Cozens 2. Ron Barker 3. Jim Brown 5. Allan Gordon

Here is a board in which aggressive bidding was rewarded.

S AKQT8 H J With both sides vulnerable, D AK73 North opened the bidding C AJ7 with a strong 2C and East S S J974 overcalled 4H, which was H A98 H KQT7532 passed by South. D T652 D Q Realising that North would C KQ9842 C 6 almost certainly bid 4S, S 6532 West bid 5H. This was H 64 doubled and passed out. D J984 C T53

South led C3, covered by the King and Ace. North then attempted to cash two top Diamond tricks, but East trumped the second, then ruffed three Spades in dummy and discarded his last Spade on the Queen of Clubs and drew trumps, earning a shared top score on the board. Even if the defence lead or switch to a trump, the contract can be made by establishing dummy’s Club suit for four Spade discards. Allan Gordon

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Central District Leagues

Division 1 - 11 Teams - directed by Alan Kennedy

Round 1 - 18th April

1. Upper Crust - capt Earl McGregor 37 VPs 2. Avatar - capt Beryl Campbell 33 VPs 3= Lochlands - capt Scott Arbuthnott 26 VPs 3= The Red Lichties - capt Stewart Ramsay 26 VPs

Round 2 - 20th April

1. Sinjins - capt Harry Smith 39 VPs 2. Avatar - capt Beryl Campbell 29 VPs 3. Pick ‘n’ Mix - capt Bob Hunter 28 VPs

Round 3 - 29th April

1. Lochlands - capt Scott Arbuthnott 36 VPs 2. Sinjins - capt Harry Smith 31 VPs 3. Avatar - capt Beryl Campbell 26 VPs

Division 2 - 6 Teams - directed by Moira McGregor

Round 1 - 18th April

1. Alice Cowieson/Anne Griffiths/Liz Johnston/Moira McGregor 72 VPs 2. Evelyn Mitchell/Helen Niven/Robert Mackie/Ron Barker 68 VPs 3. Ella Barnes/Les Meade/Murray Cathro/Peter Thommeny 54 VPs

Round 2 - 20th April

1. Anne Griffiths/ Moira McGregor/Alice Cowieson/Liz Johnston 77 VPs 2. Helen Niven/Evelyn Mitchell/Ron Barker/Robert Mackie 55 VPS 3. Peter Thommeny/Les Meade/Murray Cathro/Ella Barnes 51 VPs

Round 3 - 29th April

1. Helen Niven/Evelyn Mitchell/Ron Barker/Robert Mackie 71 VPs 2. Peter Thommeny/Les Meade/Murray Cathro/Ella Barnes 61 VPs 3. Anne Griffiths/Moira McGregor/Alice Cowieson/Liz Johnston 54 VPs

******* A famous expert well known for his arrogance and rudeness was partner- ing a Lady in a tournament. She was well known as well but only by her own bridge club and circle for her good play and politeness. As a result of his wrong play the expert went down embarrassingly. The Lady was explaining gently her idea about the line which was taken. The expert, said angrily; "Do you know who I am?" "No." said the Lady softly and added; "Look, the Director is over there. Go and ask him. He might be able to tell you who you are!" Anon

10 Mizzi Trophy - Round 2

Played at DBC on Tuesday 7th April, directed by Tricia Hewitt, with 14 teams competing. Selected results;

1. Derek French & Graham Bullock/Tony & Rita Preston 81 Imps 2. Elizabeth Johnston & Alice Cowieson/Murray Cathro & Ella Barnes 43 Imps 3. Chris & Lynne Goode/Caroline & John MacMillan 35 Imps 4. Margaret Nicol & Anneliese D’Arcy/Cathy Dover & Kathleen Don 25 Imps 5. Sylvia & Mike Taylor/Irene Cameron & Eric Matheson 21 Imps

Selected Final Results

1. Derek French’s team with 308 VPs 2. Elizabeth Johnston’s team with 291 VPs 3. Derick Gourlay’s team with 272 VPs 4. Sheila Ritchie’s team with 261 VPs 5. Irene Cameron’s team with 259 VPs 6. Chris Goode’s team with 258 VPs

Congratulations to Derek, Graham, Tony & Rita.

******* Central District Charity Pairs

Played at DBC on Sunday 12th April, directed by Shiena Lang & Alan Kennedy, with 41 pairs competing. Selected results with DBC members in bold:

North/South

1. Jenny Cooper & Liz Hunter 65.12% 2. Stewart Pinkerton & Glen Falconer 62.74% 3. Joan Forsyth & Evelyn Mitchell 61.66% 4. Alan Kennedy & Helen Niven 59.37% 5. Moira McGregor & Shiena Lang 58.43%

East/West

1. Bob McPaul & Tony Wilkinson 68.36% 2. Beryl Campbell & Allan Gordon 66.53% 3. Liz Yeats & Irene Cameron 65.96% 4. Ian & Irene Hunter 59.17% 5. Pat Miln & Marion Morgan 57.50%

******* If you award Masterpoints for very good results then, logically, you should deduct them for very bad results. Anon

11 Airlie Trophy - Round 6

Played at DBC on Wednesday 1st April, directed by Richard Jarvis, with 13 teams competing. Selected results:

1. Ann Anderson & Anne Griffiths/Moira & Earl McGregor 104 VPs 2. Richard Jarvis & Hamish Galloway/Beryl Campbell & Allan Gordon 88 VPs 3. Roger Fletcher & Kish Srinivasan/Arthur Sands & Colin Miller 85 VPs 4. Harry Smith & Ian Hunter/Stewart Pinkerton & Jenny Cooper 83 VPs 5. Mike Innes & David McLeod/Fiona Harris & Bob Ross 66 VPs

******* Airlie Final Results

This is DBC’s premier team competition. Held over 6 rounds with 13 teams, this year’s competition provided a nail biting finish. Only 8 VPs separat- ed the first three teams, then only 2 VPs separated 4th & 5th. Selected results:

1. Allan Gordon/Beryl Campbell/Hamish Galloway/Richard Jarvis 479 VPs 2. Anne Griffiths/Moira McGregor/Earl McGregor/Ann Anderson/Sylvia Peterson/ Mairi Shiels 475 VPs 3. Harry Smith/Ian Hunter/Stewart Pinkerton/Jenny Cooper/Irene Hunter/ Stephen Peterkin 471 VPs 4. Roger Fletcher/David Griffiths/Colin Miller/Kish Srinivasan/Stewart Ramsay/ Arthur Sands 402 VPs 5. Bob Ross/Fiona Harris/Mike Innes/David McLeod/Derek French 400 VPs

******* Rockfield Final Results

Handicaps are given to the 13 Airlie teams by the Play committee to pro- vide the Rockfield result. This allowed Ann Anderson’s team to win this trophy having so narrowly missed on the main trophy. Selected results:

1. Ann Anderson/Anne Griffiths/Moira McGregor/Earl McGregor/Sylvia Peterson/ Mairi Shiels 427 VPs 2. Harry Smith/Ian Hunter/Stewart Pinkerton/Jenny Cooper/Irene Hunter/ Stephen Peterkin 410 VPs 3. Richard Jarvis/Hamish Galloway/Beryl Campbell/Allan Gordon 409 VPs 4. Esther Jarvis/Graham Anderson/Tony Preston/Rita Preston/John Leddie/ Margaret Pemble 381 VPs 5. Mike Innes/David McLeod/Fiona Harris/Bob Ross/Derek French 378 VPs 6. Kathleen Don/Margaret Nicol/Marion Erskine/Ella Barnes/Maureen Annan/ Murray Cathro 371 VPs 12 Could You Have Done Better? No 65

North Solution from P9 ♠ - ♥ KQT6 West should duck the first trick. If ♦ T9642 North switches to a diamond, ♣ AJT7 West wins, draws trump, throws a West East diamond on HA, ruffs a diamond, ♠ AKT3 ♠ QJ98542 goes to hand with a trump and ♥ AJ7 ♥ 4 plays HJ. North is end played, ♦ AJ ♦ 73 forced to lead a club or give a ruff ♣ K982 ♣ 543 and discard. South ♠ 76 ♥ 98532 ♦ KQ85 Gavin MacDonald ♣ Q6 ******* Thursday Morning Session -Stand By

Regular Thursday morning sessions have been running now since the beginning of January and are now established and fairly well attended. There seems to be a general consensus that this session should continue for the fore- seeable future and so it now seems appropriate to try to formalise a proper rota of stand by players for this session. Recent experience has shown that a stand by system works well when a rota is made up of players who don’t normally play at the session for which they have offered to be “stand by”. We are now looking for people who would be prepared to put themselves forward for the Thursday morning rota. You would probably only be required to be the “stand in person” about once a month and you would play free. If you are not required to play at the session for which you are stand by, you will be given the opportunity to play free at any other session of your choosing. Thursday morning sessions are led by Tricia Hewitt and the atmosphere is very relaxed and informal. A number of our newer members use this session. The session runs from 10.00 am until 1.00 pm without a break and Neil has lunch available for those who wish to stay. If you would like to be involved, phone Tricia Hewitt on 01382 533783 or Maureen Annan on 01382 660221. Maureen Annan ******* Master Point Promotion (21st April 2015) Congratulations to: Margaret Nicol on gaining promotion to District Master

13 Coming Up at DBC

Stanley Trophy

This is the Club’s mixed pairs event. There are 4 rounds and pairs must play in at least three to qualify, but all are welcome. The first round is on 13th May. (sorry for the incorrect date in last month’s Slam -Ed) So girls grab your boys and boys grab your girls and get those names up on the notice board.

Summer Pairs

This is a great event for the improving player. You enter as an individual and pairs are drawn on the night. The idea is that you play with one of the more experienced players which is always good for your bridge. For the better player this is a chance to help bring on the next group of competitive players. There are two rounds and no trophy! Played on Wednesday 20th May & 17th June, we hope for a big entry from all the improvers. Form on the notice board. (I played in this last year and got lots of tips - it wasn’t scary at all! - Ed)

Tuesday Players Take Note!

Regular Tuesday-nighters should note that there will be no tournament for one night only on Tuesday 12th May as the club is hosting the Central District League. ******* Spring Simultaneous Pairs

Played at DBC on Wednesday 8th April, directed by Moira McGregor, with 9 pairs competing. Selected results:

1. Ian & Irene Hunter 59.72% 2. Beryl Campbell & Allan Gordon 59.03% 3= Anne Griffiths & Moira McGregor 54.17% 3= Jim Feeney & Jennifer Cottam 54.17% 3= Mike Innes & David McLeod 54.17% 3= Derek French & Shirley Cross 54.17% ******* Two little old ladies were playing in a tournament against two celebrated masters. One of the ladies opened the bidding with one no trump. The master to her left was look- ing at a hand containing 14 points on which he considered bidding. He turned to the opening bidder's partner and asked, "What kind of no trumps do you play?" "Strong," she answered, "around 20 points." Whereupon the master hastily passed and so did the opening bidder's partner. The Dummy laid down 2 queens and a jack and the expert silently congratulated himself for not having stuck his neck out. But the defence started to take trick after trick and eventually accumulated 9 of them beating the contract 3, un-doubled. Game, it developed, was cold in the masters' hand. The ex- pert with the 14 point hand turned to the dummy and said in an aggrieved tone, "Didn't you say you played a strong no trump?" "I do," answered the little old lady. "But my partner plays a weak no trump.”

14 Weekly Club Tournaments (April)

North/South East/West

Monday Aggregate

6. 1. Winnie Garland & Fiona Harris 2. Janet Smith & Gavin Christie 13. 1. Graham Bullock & Allan Gordon 2. Heather Stiven & Marion Morgan 27. Ann Anderson & Joan Forsyth Winnie Garland & Fiona Harris

Tuesday Match Pointed

14. Ann Hedigan & Shirley Cross Lynn Fullerton & Linda Young 21. Ann Anderson & Mairi Shiels Beryl Campbell & Helen Taylor 28. Clive Chambers & Joe McLuckie Fiona Harris & Bob Ross

Wednesday Afternoon

1. 1. Christine Walker & Helen Taylor 2. Paul Butt & Norrie Dines 8. 1. Paul Butt & Norrie Dines 2. Joan Hutton & Irene Cameron 15. 1. Paul Butt & Norrie Dines 2. Joan Hutton & Irene Cameron 22. Dorothy Proctor & Derek French Joan Forsyth & Gillian Whyte 29. Shiena Lang & Joan Forsyth Richard Humphreys & Helen Taylor

Thursday Morning

2. Tricia Hewitt & Anne Baird Mae Hamilton & Liz Yeats 9. 1. Paul Butt & Phil Holden 2. Oonagh Tait & Hazel Burt 16. Paul Butt & Phil Holden Sandy Annan & Frank Fullerton 23. 1. Paul Butt & Phil Holden 2. Hazel Burt & Oonagh Tait 30. 1. Sandy Annan & Frank Fullerton 2. Paul Butt & Phil Holden

Friday Afternoon

3. Moira McGregor & Margaret Pemble Les McConachie & Gordon Rhind 10. Norma Holden & Alison Almond David McLeod & Derek French 17. Alice Cowieson & Elizabeth Johnston Joan Forsyth & Helen Taylor 24. Paul Butt & Irene Cameron Beryl Campbell & Helen Taylor

Friday Match Pointed

3. 1. Marion Walker & Margaret Milne 2. Derek French & Shirley Cross 10. 1. Alexis Hood & Bob Ross 2. Beryl Campbell & Allan Gordon

Jubilee Trophy Round 5

24. Stephen Peterkin & Richard Benstead Moira & Earl McGregor

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Remember to shuffle your cards before returning them to the board, par- ticularly when there has been a Pass Out. 15 Forthcoming Congresses & SBU Events

Oban Bridge Club Congress Friday 8th May - Sunday 10th May Regent Hotel, Esplanade, Oban Entries to Mrs Sue Pollard, Tigh Ban, Baran Kilmore, Oban, PA34 4XR 01631 770342

Kelso Bridge Club Congress Sunday 7th June Tweedie Stand, Kelso Racecourse Entries to Stuart Graham, 21 Queen’s Croft Kelso TD5 7NL

Glenrothes Congress Saturday 27th June, Lomond Centre, Glenrothes Entries to Anna Mociocia, 3 Abbots Mill Kirkcaldy KY2 5PE

SBU Summer Congress & Bronze Congress Friday 10 July - Sunday 12 July Peebles Hydro Hotel Entries to Mrs Joan Lees, 43 Lockhart Place Wishaw ML2 8PP 01698 383231

Central District Congress Friday 21 August - Sunday 23rd August Early Entries to Derek French, 23 Woodlands Park Warning! Blairgowrie PH10 6UW 01250 872194

Saturday 23rd May - Spence Cup Sunday 31st May - Hunter Cup Swiss Teams - Melville BC 1pm

For more information on these events consult your SBU diary, SBU website, DBC website & calendar. Watch the noticeboard for entry forms. Failing all that ask senior club members for help. ******* Erratum

In last month’s Slam within the Quarterly results under Annie McGill, it should have read - 2. Sylvia Taylor & Marion Morgan. Heather Stiven was delighted to see how well she’d done without actually appearing on a Wednesday afternoon. Sorry ladies - Ed ******* Thanks to all contributors, Allan Gordon for proofreading & Elizabeth Johnston for help with printing - Ed ******* Adverts printed by Winter & Simpson Print, Dunsinane Industrial Estate, Dundee 16