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Top of The South News with Jenny Pomeroy

new tournament: new players performing well.

Tournaments are in full flight at the moment with several full or almost full houses. At the end of March Marlborough held its mini Congress, a full weekend of bridge with 5A teams on Saturday and 5A Open Pairs on Sunday.

22 teams battled it out on the Saturday, split into two grades.  1st place in spades and overall winners were the Davies Team of Kate, Pam Dravitzki, John Patterson and Ruth Brucker and 1st in Hearts and 5th overall the Gordon Team of Barbara, Raewyn Taylor and Valerie and Mike Fitzsimons.  Golden Bay were well represented in the Hearts, with the Blackie Team of Alan and Anne, Pam Wood and Annie Telford coming 2nd and 8th overall and the Burdett Team of Beth, Jenny Cooper, Jude Edmondson and Suzan van Wijngaarden, 3rd and 12th overall.

1st in Spades and overall                         2nd in Hearts and 9th overall                       3rd in Hearts and 12th overall

Ruth Brucker Pam D jOHN patterson Kate Davies.jpg    Pam Wood Annie Telfer  Alan and Ann Blackie.jpg     Beth Burdett Jenny Cooper  Suzan Van Wijngaarden Jude Edmonson 21.jpg
Ruth Brucker, Pam Dravitzki, Kate Davies         Robin Young (representing Marlborough)      Beth Burdett, Jenny Cooper, Suzan Van Wijngaarden
 and John Patterson                                    Pam Wood, Annie Telfer, Alan and Ann            and Jude Edmonson

                                                                    Blackie                                              

44 pairs played in the 5A on Sunday with congratulations going to:

          1st in Spades and overall                   1st in Hearts and 4th overall                 2nd in Diamonds and 13th overall

 Ernie Sutton and Max Robb 2021 (2).jpg    Wayne Smith and Jo Gear 2021.docx (3).jpg   Pamela and Julian Glyn.jpg
   Ernie Sutton and Max Robb                              Wayne Smith and Jo Gear                              Pamela and Julian Glyn

Spades

1st Ernie Sutton & Max Rob

2nd Lindsey Guy and Steve Gray

Hearts

1st Jo Gear and Wayne Smith

2nd Jenny and Peter Story

Diamonds

1st Tony Quinlivan and Sam Gurney

2nd Pamela and Julian Glyn

Clubs

1st  Kerry Roberts and Gill Webby

2nd Valerie and Mike Fitzsimons

A week off for Easter and then 52 tables descended on Nelson for the Women’s Pairs on 10 April.  Huge thanks to the men who looked after these 104 women with Adrian Abraham directing; Steve Gray and David Laing scoring; Kevin Hill, Toby Gordon, Gary Chalmers and Peter Bone preparing the food and Gary Chalmers and Mike Fitzsimons in the bar!  As always Joan Heaphy wowed us with her magnificent flower arrangements and also huge thanks to the Nelson committee for all the work behind the scenes.  Belinda Fletcher, lawyer very kindly sponsored the tournament, and she came along to play with her mum, Jenny.  Thank you Belinda.

   1ST in Spades and overall      2nd in Spades                             1st in Hearts

 

Lindsey Guy and Pam Dravitzki 2021.jpg     Sita Monaghan and Sally Moore.jpg    Mary Hamilton and Vicky Adnams 21.jpg
   Lindsey Guy and Pamela Dravitzki                    Sita Monaghan and Sally Moore                       Mary Hamilton and Vicky Adnams

all pictures feature Belinda Fletcher, the event sponsor.

2nd in Hearts                                                1st in Diamonds                                        2nd in Diamonds

Ann Cegarra and Mary McCallum 21.jpg    Kay Cotton and Joan Heaphy 21.jpg   Joan Owen and Gillian Williams 21.jpg 
Ann Cegarra and Mary McCallum                       Kay Cotton and Joan Heaphy                      Joan Owen and Gillian Williams

1st in Clubs                                                    2nd in Clubs                                         3rd in Clubs

Pam Wood Annie Telford 21.jpg   Margot Wilson and Myra Sandall 21.jpg    Jenny Vaile and Theresa Goldsworthy 21.jpg
Pam Wood and Annie Telford                           Margot Wilson and Myra Sandall                  Jenny Vaile and Theresa Goldsworthy
new players whose names are becoming
a regular feature.

Congratulations to the following especially those in the hearts grade who were well up the field:

Spades          

1st       Pamela Dravitzki & Lindsey Guy and 1st overall

2nd       Sally Moore and Sita Monaghan

3rd       Rebecca Osborne & Jana Bott

Hearts

1st       Vicki Adnams and Mary Hamilton (2nd overall)

2nd       Ann Cegarra and Mary MacCallum (3rd overall)

3rd       Jo Price and Erica Baldwin (5th overall)

Diamonds

1st       Kay Cotton and Joan Heaphy

2nd       Joan Owen and Gillian Williams

3rd       Janet Howell and Karen Logan

Clubs

1st       Pam Wood and Annie Telford – whose names are becoming a regular feature!

2nd       Margot Wilson & Myra Sandall

3rd       Theresa Goldsworthy & Jenny Vaile

Greymouth on 17 April.  This was the first time they have hosted a tournament, last year's being a lockdown victim.  A great day, and some great results.  Special mention to the overall winners, Justine and Martin Thompson, the first time they have won an Open tournament and were justly delighted with themselves.  And to the Meek siblings, Richard and 12 year old Mollie, who learnt last year during lockdown and came 3rd in the Club section. 

Greymouth's first winners     and future winners, maybe?

Justine and Martin Thompson 21.jpg                  Richard and Mollie Meek 21.jpg
Justine and Martin Thompson     Richard and Mollie Meek

And finally, 1 May was Richmond’s 8B, sponsored by Oakwoods retirement village. Sheila Beggs directing, wishing she could have taken a dollar for every opening lead out of turn…..if she had she figured she may have been able to take advantage of the Cook Island travel bubble!  And thanks again to Zoe and Milla in the kitchen.  The field was split into 4 grades, with it being a full house (and waiting list!) and congratulations to the following:

Spades

1st Pam Dravitzki and Kathryn Brookes

2nd Steve Gray and Lindsey Guy

3rd Tony and Susan Hinkley
   First in Hearts                                Third in Hearts                       First in Diamonds

 Peter Grooby and Leigh Gamby 21.jpg         Bee Campbell and Chris Sutton 21.jpg  Richard Brookes and David Laing 21.jpg
  Peter Grooby and Leigh Gamby                       Bee Campbell and Chris Sutton                        Richard Brookes and David Laing

Hearts

1st Leigh Gamby and Peter Grooby

2nd John Penny and Chris Turner

3rd Bee Campbell and Chris Sutton

Diamonds

1st Richard Brookes and David Laing (6th overall)

2nd Janet Howell and June Tippett

3rd Julia Armstrong and Carolyn Gatenby
   Third in Diamonds                    First in Clubs                     the most important people present!

 Carolyn Gatenby and Julia Armstrong 21.jpg    Jessica Le Bas and Evelyn Muncaster 21.jpg   Michael Fitzsimons and Bevan Bruce 21.jpg 
   Carolyn Gatenby and Julia Armstrong      Jessica Le Bas and Evelyn Muncaster         the barmen, of course! Mike Fitzsimons and Bevan Bruce

Clubs

1st Jessica Le Bas and Evelyn Muncaster (9th overall)

2nd Diane Horton and Shirley Culley

3rd Christine Wallace and Marina Gosnell

Thanks to organisers, directors, dealers, committees, scorers, caterers, kitchen helpers and everyone who makes these tournaments such a huge success.  They couldn’t happen without you.

Finally, Top of the South held its IP Trials in Nelson on 8th May and we wish the following all the best for the IPs in Auckland in November

Open

Adrian Abraham & Tony Hinkley

Kevin Hill & Wayne McCoy

Women

Freda Herring & Jocelyn Wallace

Susan Hinkley & Carol Minchin

Senior

Jim Jessep & Maurice Carter

Jenny & Peter Story

Intermediate

Peter Bone & Tom Pyatt

Chris Henry & Kathy Dowling

Pam Whitehead is the Chef de Mission.

In other news….

Lessons are underway in Richmond, Nelson and Golden Bay.  Golden Bay have joined the growing number of clubs to use bridge tabs.  Nelson recently held the 3 night Ann Urquhart Memorial competition where funds raised are donated to Nelson Women’s and Children’s refuge.  Thank you Nelson players for your generosity.  Nelson is trailing another afternoon bridge session, on Wednesdays.  That has the club playing weekday!  Good luck with the trial; am sure as we edge into winter it will be a huge success. 

And good luck to all our teams set to battle it out this weekend for the Top of the South Intermediate and Junior Club winners.

 

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