Thank you Shirley

Unless one is a "dedicated follower" of competitions and the various cups and trophies the Hamilton Club use to identify its numerous competitions one could be excused for not knowing who Shirley Waymouth was. Shirley was a very long term member of Hamilton Club, joining back in the early sixties and being active through until the nineties. In 1990 she was recognised for all she had done for the Club being awarded Life Membership to the Hamilton Bridge Club. The Club's Friday players in the Richmond room still compete for the Waymouth Trophy for the annual Championship pairs.
Life was more difficult back when Shirley started bridge - no computers or dealing machines so her passion for scoring as described below meant a tough job compared with today..... It wasn't that easy for the players either - at the end of the session there was no just walking away - the cards had to be all sorted by suit and value before being returned to the holders !

Shirley passed away at the end of 2022 but as a final act of great generosity bequeathed the sum of $10,000 to the Club. The committee is investigating what this generous sum can be used for, as we would like the "item" to be something Club members can see, admire or use on a regular basis. If any member has a suggestion these are welcome - pass them along to the committee or the Club's secretary

The Club has in a small way started the process by re-naming the Hamilton Congress Open Pairs which is played annually at Labour Weekend to the Hamilton Shirley Waymouth Pairs, The first playing of the event with its new name takes place next month on the 21st October @ Hamilton's Labour Weekend Congress

Hamilton 5A Teams

Congratulations to the Team with Hamilton's Barry & Jenny - winners of Saturdays on-line 5A Teams tournament . 4th place was filled by the Team containing Blair and Liz Fisher

40 teams ( 160 players ! ) from the top to the bottom of NZ along with a smattering of our cousins from over the ditch took part. Thanks to those Hamilton members who helped make up numbers to make the day flow

22 pairs took part the Hamilton Ladies Day Mixed (Intermediate) Event with the winners Eileen Barker & Anne Berben coming from the Putaruru Club.
Second and third places were both from the Hamilton Club - in 2nd place Barbara Daly & Lucie Armstrong and in 3rd Helen Rinaldi & Catherine Cameron.

Many thanks to the days sponsor Craigs Investment Partners for helping make the day the success it was.

Unfortunately the Open Event needed to be cancelled due to lack of numbers. The problem experienced with the hand records being incorrect for the 2nd session has been corrected with the correct hands now on the web site

Craigs Chantal Baxter (left), Hamilton Vice President, Richard Wagstaff (right) with Hamilton Ladies Mixed (Intermediate) Pairs winners from Putaruru Eileen Barker & Anne Berben

Hamilton now has EFTPOS
 

Last week the the Club received its own EFTPOS machine and after being configured with our bank is now operational. Its first test was last Friday at the parking we provide for the rugby which it passed without problems so its now available to use by all....
Currently the machine can be found with our secretary Julie but after a little training we hope to provide the same service thru our directors. This however comes with the proviso that this usage will not interfere with getting the bridge session underway at the correct time so don't leave it till the last moment !
 
There are few conditions to be aware of -
•   The machine DOES NOT DO WITHDRAWALS. So if you make a mistake you need corrected which is not possible to fix
      by cancelling the transaction you will need to contact our secretary to arrange help
★   This machine does not produce paper records for transactions. It does however offer the option for a receipt for the
      transaction to be emailed in the form of a PDF to be sent to an email address you enter
★   The machine is available for all payments the Club currently accepts - Compa$$ , Subscriptions , Tournament Entry Fees
      etc.... Please include both your name and bridge number when entering your details
★   All types of cards / transactions are accepted but there are some that cost the Club additional fees when used. We
      would prefer that members don't use these cards or transaction type if possible !

Hamilton Bridge
April 2023