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Submitted by Dave on Sun, 28/06/2026 - 12:06

Spa Town Winners

Submitted by Dave on Wed, 10/06/2026 - 10:45

Congratulations to our members in Spa Town on Saturday -

Spa Town Open Teams

Buckleton Team : Karen Harris - Marcus Dudley - Hamish Brown - John Buckleton - 1st place

Jones Team : Barry Jones - Jenny Millington - Julie Atkinson - Patrick Carter - 2nd place

Well done to also - Yuzhong Chen (4th), Helen Healy & Tim Healy (5th)

Spa Town Swiss Pairs

Don MacPherson & Irenee Stewart - 1st place

Ken Couper & Bruce Bettany - 2nd place

Well done

Curious as to why its called Spa Town ? - click here !

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Omokoroa Junior Pairs / Auckland Bridge Club 10A Teams

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/06/2026 - 16:46

Corrections"

4 Hamilton Pairs completed in the Omokoroa Junior Pairs May 30th

Congratulations to -

Lucy Schumacher & Aini Su - 1st place

Jane Sandelin & Bruce Bettany - 2nd place

Also well done to the pairs Kevin Lawrence / Sean Dwyer and Maggie Fisher / Karen Mackenzie

Auckland Bridge Clubs - Kings Weekend 10A Teams Final

Congratulations to -

Ware Team : MICHAEL WARE - MATTHEW MCMANUS - ELIZABETH FISHER - BLAIR FISHER - 2nd place

Jones Team : BARRY JONES - JENNY MILLINGTON - ANNE SOMERVILLE - MURAT GENC - 3rd place

Well done all......

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2026 Hamilton Multigrade Pairs

Submitted by Dave on Sat, 30/05/2026 - 11:34

Hamilton 2026 Craigs Multigrade Pairs

Tuesday the Club ran its first midweek tournament of the year - The Craigs Multigrade Pairs - aka Hamilton Craigs Investment Open Pairs aka Hamilton Craigs Investment All Grades Pairs aka Ladies Day. Since Covid the tournament has yet to find "a name" to call its own!
A smallish field of 28 pairs enjoyed a good days bridge with the field made up by about half of Hamilton Club players, a smattering from Auckland with the balance from the Waikato - the state of the economy does not seem to be helping midweek events ?

Thank you to all for coming.....

The winners were -
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2026 Hamilton Craigs Investments Multigrade Pairs - 1st Place
Grant Jarvis & Jack James
Franklin / Palmerston North

2026 Hamilton Craigs Investments Multigrade Pairs - 2nd Place
Jenny Millington & Barry Jones
Hamilton / Hamilton

2026 Hamilton Craigs Investments Multigrade Pairs - 3rd Place
Malcolm Smith & Ian Clayton
Hamilton / Hamilton

Photos of the runners of the Multigrade Pairs

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Happening soon.....

Submitted by Dave on Wed, 27/05/2026 - 12:54

Hamilton Bridge Club Coming Events

**Hamilton Events :**
Date	Event	Detail


Wednesday 17th June	5A Hamilton Swiss Pairs Online	Start 7.30pm - Week 1 of 3 Entries CLOSE 15th June
Wednesday 24th June	5A Hamilton Swiss Pairs Online	Start 7.30pm - Week 2 of 3
Saturday 27th June	New Format (was Restricted Pairs) W/Bays League - 3A Restricted Swiss @ Morrinsville	10am start
Wednesday 1st July	5A Hamilton Swiss Pairs Online	Start 7.30pm - Week 3 of 3

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Lindsay

Submitted by Dave on Tue, 26/05/2026 - 21:17

The Hamilton Bridge Club acknowledges the passing of our Long Time Member Lindsay Reid and extends sympathy to Lindsay's family and friends

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Lindsay, one of our oldest members and a real gentleman, sadly passed away on Thursday.
Lindsay learnt to play bridge in 1951 in Te Aroha, becoming a foundation member of the Te Aroha Club in 1953. Work took Lindsay to Auckland in 1961 and then New Plymouth where he was Club President 1973-74 before moving to Hamilton in 1974 where he has been a member ever since.
Lindsay was the real club man. When not playing in a tournament he was always there in support of other club members – a keen kibitzer. In the years when the National Congress was held in Hamilton he was a regular there supporting our club players.

Lindsay Reid - 95 years old - was a Bridge Life Master and still winning.
In the 2025 Richmond Finale Pairs he had 2 firsts, a second and a fifth placing

WELL PLAYED LINDSAY

Lindsay's Funeral / Celebration will be held on Thursday 21 May, 1.30pm at Woodside Estate
132 Woodside Road, Matangi ( Tamahere )

Hamilton Bridge

Meet Our Members – Lindsay Reid from the Bridge Club Newsletter - May 2019

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W/Bays 3A Swiss League

Submitted by Dave on Mon, 25/05/2026 - 08:17

Well done !

Hamilton's Aini Su with Te Puke's Marcus Dudley won the inaugural event in the Waikato Bays Restricted 3A Swiss League hosted by Te Awamutu last Saturday by a small margin from a chasing field - congratulations.

Waikato Bays has added five Swiss Pairs events to the annual I-J Leagues programme with all 5 events being held in the Waikato between now and early October.

Details of the of the the Te Awamutu result can be found here while the details of Junior League overall placings are here

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Matamata Juniors

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 22/05/2026 - 15:24

Congratulations

Well done to Hamilton's pair of Annette Downey & Aini Su for winning the Matamata Junior Pairs last weekend. With a reasonable result in session 1 followed with a great result in session 2 they won with a small margin in a field of 26 pairs.

The Matamata Junior Pairs was the third of 6 events in I/J Leagues organised by Waikato Bays. After 3 rounds Annette and Aini hold a comfortable place at the top of the J League.

Details of the of the the Matamata result can be found here while the details of Junior League overall placings are here

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