CONTRACT BRIDGE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 89, 12 October 1937, Page 15

CONTRACT BRIDGE

The seventeenth round of the Wellington Bridge Club's individual lad der competition resulted in a win for Dr. Findlay and Mr. Fawcett (N-&) and for Dr. and Mrs. Hutchison (East West). Mr. H. H. Young went to the top of the ladder, the percentages oi the leading players being as follows:— Mr. H. Young, 55.72 per cent.; Mrs Young, 55.45; Mr. H. Burns, 54.96; Dr Hutchison, 54.62; Mrs. Hutchison, 54.22; Mr. L. Stohr, 54.21; Mrs. Gill. 54.12; Mr. C. Wilson, 53.92. The recreation evening was won. bj Mr. Ashley Duncan and Mrs. H Young (N-S) .and by Mrs. Hutchison and Miss C. Bunny (East-West). In the two-life tournament Mr, Stohr's team suffered its first defeal at the hands of Dr. Hutchison's team There are three teams left in this tournament, each with one life. They are Mr. Stohr, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs Johnston, Mrs. Houston, Mr. and Mrs Ashley Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Young. Dr. and Mrs Hutchison. , , The 'final round of the club championship has been played, the champion team being that captained by Mr, H. Burns (Burns, Wilson, Cresswell and Phillips), 111 points. Very close to them came Mr. Duncan s team witli 110 points (Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Dun : can and Mr. and Mrs. Young). Thirc place was secured by Mrs. Rawson £ team with 1014 points (Mrs. Rawson Mrs. Houston, Mrs. Johnston, and Mr Stohr). Dr. Hutchison's team came fourth witll 101 points (Dr. and Mrs Hutchison. Miss Bunny, and Mr. W B. Rainey). . , . , , The New Zealand mtcrprovinclal teams-of-four tournament is to be played in Wellington at the Laboui Day weekend when eight teams of foui will be playing, two from each of the > following centres: —Auckland. Welling ton. Christchurch, and Dunedin. 1 The Australian and New Zealand ; Olympic is to be played on Wednesday, October 27.