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Learn about how barriers are drawn, hot dog stands, turn of foot, how to pick winners

Melbourne Cup
     Hamilton Bridge Club hosts the Melbourne Cup Bridge Race
     Bruce Cresswell joins us as Track Master for the fun event
     He shares what happened at the Club Tuesday

Zelda Morris and NZ Wide Pairs results

Survival of the fitness – are you a survivor at the table?
Barry is still reading that book, Match Point Bridge by HW Kelsey

Judge Julie -
             non forcing and forcing bids – what’s alertable?
             And what do you do if your unhappy with Directors ruling

Hi to Australian friends, Hugh Grosvenor from Tasmania and Tim Runting – Gold Coast Congress Convenor

Want a call – drop us an email – bridgezoneshow@gmail.com and we will contact you…….     It’s that simple !

THE BRIDGE ZONE   ( click to listen )

Saturday the Hamilton Club hosted both the Intermediate Pairs and Hamilton Congress Pairs events with Geo Tislevoll & Grant Jarvis ( Akarana & Franklin ) heading home a small field of 28 pairs to take out the Congress Pairs event

In the Intermediate Pairs Duncan White & Kevin Johns from the Waikato Club came out the winners over Adrienne Donald & Nita Knight from Thames

On Monday the Swiss Pairs was won by Barry Jones and Michael Curry from Hamilton. The Don team comprising Michael Courtney, Rose Don, Jo and Sam Simpson took out the Waikato-Bays Provincial Teams final.

The date of this years AGM has been brought forward to Sunday 17th November

This change in the date has been made as our President is part of the Waikato Bays Team for the Inter-provincials held this year in Christchurch on the old AGM date

The format of the day will not change with the AGM at 2pm followed by a session of "fun" bridge before Christmas Dinner concluding the evening - more details to follow shortly

Cell Phone numbers please !
The 2020 programme book is now being prepared. This year we would like to add as many mobile phone numbers as possible to the book - it makes the task a little less difficult for our partner stewards as they can text groups when looking for a partner for you......
A list of all members’ details is on a table in the main club-room. Please take the time to check your phone number and confirm it is correct and add or change the details, or if you are not playing bridge at the moment let the bridge club secretary know of any change needed.

Over 700 players are currently in Hamilton taking part in the 2019 NZ Bridge Congress. The Congress attracts the best players from around New Zealand along with about 80 players from Australia this year. It is being held at the Distinction Hotel in Te Rapa.
150 pairs played in the New Zealand Pairs while 92 teams are currently playing in the NZ Teams.

Hamilton members' results to date - these Hamilton club members have finished in the top 10 in their events so far (top 20 for Premier events, top 5 for Novices)-