By Val Rhead
I do not think of my mother as a skilled Bridge player. But she relished her regular two-table Toronto games for about thirty years. I remember the excitement every year as she prepared for Club’s annual “fun” excursion to Buffalo for a weekend with the girls. And when I started to play bridge, I remember this one piece of sage advice she gave me that sticks with me to this day. “Get rid of your losers while you still have control,” and she was not referring to my boyfriends!
For example, some novice Bridge players are anxious to cash in their winning Aces and Kings when they first pick up their hand. After all, they explain, if I wait too long, I may “go to bed with my Ace” and it would be wasted. But, when they do this, all their opponents’ Queens and Jacks and spot cards are then good. So, if you have some tricks you have to lose, lose them early while you still have your Aces and Kings that keep you in control of your hand.
Well, Mum has now gone to that big Bridge Club in the sky, but I often think of her when I’m playing bridge, and I also think of her on Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day, Mum.
HUNTSVILLE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB
Games at the Huntsville Club are Tuesday 7:15 start, Trinity United Church 33 Main Street. Please arrive 15 minutes before game time. For partners and information call Susan Marshall 705 787-5454 or email [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE: The game has moved back upstairs for the Summer.
The following winners are for Tuesday, May 9 with 18 pairs playing a Mitchell movement. North-South 1. Betty Fagin and Brian Brocklehurst; 2. Marjorie Clark and John Clark; 3. Mary Norman and Don Norman; 4. Beryl Clayson and Paul Clayson; 5. Mary Hogarth and Albert Eatock; East-West 1. Liz Barnes and David Bryce; 2. Susan Marshall and Jan Roberts; 3. Fay MacDonald and Yvonne Cox; 4. Mary Simonett and Kel Andresen; 5. Art Insley and Rod Dixon
MUSKOKA DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB (Bracebridge)
Games for the Bracebridge Club are Mondays 7pm, Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Taylor Road. Please arrive 15 minutes before game time. For information or partnerships, call Brian at 705-645-5340 [email protected]
The following winners are from Monday, May 8 with 17 pairs playing a Mitchell movement. North-South 1. Betty Fagin and Brian Brocklehurst; 2. Mary Luke and Donna McIntosh; 3. Fay MacDonald and Mary Whitehead; 4. Mary Mitchell and Susan Maddocks; 5. Gerry Flaherty and Ralph Hair; East-West 1. Gail Lederer and Hazel Bowes; 2. Kel Andresen and Jim Smith; 3. Val Rhead and Joanne Garvey; 4. Liz Barnes and David Bryce; 5. Art Insley and Don Evans
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