Why not try and follow in Di and Jane's footsteps in representing Waikato Bays in the Interprovincial competition this year? The trials are upcoming on 11-12 May.  Details are attached.

Six students, without English as their first language, graduated from bridge lessons today. 

L to R:  Annie Rui An, John Zhang, Jane Stearns (tutor), Celina Chen, Alex Wang, Bin Bin Yang

The David Emporium Team competition is buzzing.  The overall prize remains the same but this year we are introducing a small prize for each of the following:

• The best non-Open team (ie no open players in team)
• The best team with 1-2 Open players in it

And of course there is always the dress-up prize to play for on the final night.

Congratulations to Herman, his partner Yuzhong (Hamilton) and team mates, Rachelle Pelkman and Murray Wood (Tauranga) who came second in the North Island teams beating many grandmasters en route. 

Sadly insufficient entry numbers mean that the fundraiser event on Sunday being hosted at Cambridge has been cancelled.

Many thanks from Nick and Jane to those players who were unable to attend but have kindly donated towards future Mini Moos novice projects.

At the Annual General Meeting in December it was agreed that, as the Kay Walsh painting no longer suited the decor of the clubrooms, it would be offered to club members  for sale by tender with a reserve of $500 (five hundred dollars).If the reserve is not met the painting will be offered for sale to the general public.

The painting will be on view at the Clubrooms from 1 March.

Keep an eye out for the Open Team P Jeffery - currently lying 5th in the Open Teams after 2 days of qualifying.  Last four sessions today and out of the 212 teams in this category only 6 progress to the final.  GOOD LUCK HERMAN!!

Cambridge, Te Aroha and Matamata were all imaginative in their entries to the costume competition.  We saw sights not seen before, including Peter Daffurn in fetching frock and oh what legs from the two boys. Their Kiwi on the Beach theme secured them runners up spot.  The jellyfish were highly commended and the mermaids with King Neptune were third.

Update - Tuesday

Anna and partner Charlotte got off to a cracking start by qualifying for the Intermediate final section.  While they did not finish in a podium spot, neither did they finish last in the toughest section in their field. Well done them!