Kibitzer 2004 (50)-3 Fall

The
Kibitzer Fall 2004

Volume 50, Number 3
A newsletter serving ACBL Units 166, 238, 246 & 249
Since 1955 - Celebrating Our 50th Year
CWTC Winners: Linda Lee, Irene Hodgson, Ina Demme, Hazel Wolpert
See page
27 for a
complete list
of CBF
Bridge
Week
winners !!
CNTC Winners: Jim Priebe, Lew Richardson, Steve Mackay,

Ray Jotcham, Dave Lindop, Mike Cummings
BRIDGE CRUISE DOWN UNDER
VERY LIMITED AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
SPACE DECEMBER 31, 2004-JANUARY 22, 2005
AVAILABLE
BECAUSE OF On the brand new SAPPHIRE PRINCESS
HOTELS & Maiden voyage May 2004
TOURS.
BOOK NOW ! BRIDGE CRUISE & SPECIAL PACKAGE
NOTE: NOW leaving Dec 31. One extra free night in LA @ LAX Sheraton Hotel (arrive late
eve Dec 31). Breakfast incl. on Jan 1. Late checkout, then fly on Qantas departing eve of
Jan 1. One extra free night in Auckland. Early morn checkin on arrival in Auckland. This will
maximize us all being well-rested. All extra nights are paid for by Vision 2000 Travel.
ESCORTED BY BARBARA SEAGRAM, PATTI LEE & ALEX KORNEL

VISION 2000 TRAVEL, 1200 Sheppard Ave. E., #201,Toronto, ON. M2K 2S5
[email protected]
Dec 31 Fly to LA (eve) Overnight Sheraton (complimentary)

Jan 1 Fly to Auckland, New Zealand
Jan 3 Arrive Auckland, New Zealand
(Breakfast incl. Jan 4,5,6) • International main dining
Stay 3 nights @ Heritage Hotel in Auckland room & 4 themed dining
(1 night comped by Vision 2000 Travel) rooms. Sabatini’s Italian
Arrive Depart restaurant
Jan 6 Embark Sapphire Princess 6.00 pm
• 750 cabins with private
Jan 7 At sea
balconies
Jan 8 Wellington, New Zealand 8.00 am 6.00 pm
Jan 9 Christchurch, New Zealand 8.00 am 6.00 pm • 2670 passengers
Jan 10 Dunedin, New Zealand 8.00 am 6.00 pm • 113,000 gross tons
Jan 11 Fjordland National Park • Length: 970 ft
Scenic Cruising, N.Z. 8.00 am 6.00 pm • 9 hole putting course
Jan 12 At sea • 2 computerized golf
Jan 13 At sea simulators
Jan 14 Tasmania (Hobart) 8.00 am 6.00 pm • 4 swimming pools
Jan 15 At sea • Largest Internet café at
Jan 16 Melbourne, Australia 8.00 am 6.00 pm sea
Jan 17 At sea
Jan 18 Sydney, Australia 6.00 am
Fly Sydney to Cairns INSIDE CABINS: $6953.00 CAN$ +
Overnight in Cairns at Hilton Cairns. $839.00 tax dbl. occ.
Jan 19 Buffet Breakfast, then Great Barrier Reef INSIDE CABINS: $8284.00 CAN$ +
$1127.00 tax sgl. occ.
on a high speed Catamaran. Buffet lunch
BALCONY CABINS:$7588.00 CAN$ +
incl. Evening at leisure. Overnight Cairns. $839.00 tax dbl. occ.
Jan 20 Buffet Breakfast. Then fly to Sydney. BALCONY CABINS: $10411.00 CAN$
Afternoon & evening at leisure + $1282.00 tax sgl. occ.
Overnight at Hotel Inter-Continental Sydney DEPOSIT: $850.00 per person.
Jan 21 Buffet Breakfast. City Tour of Sydney… Insurance extra & optional.
Bondi Beach, Watson’s Bay, Mrs.
Above prices include all air to N.Z &
Macquarie’s Chair and views of the Opera back from Australia, all air within
House. Enjoy a luncheon cruise on Sydney Australia, all taxes, all bridge games,
Harbour. Afternoon & Evening at leisure. all bridge lessons, all hotels, all meals
Overnight Sydney. noted here and all tours as noted on
Jan 22 Buffet Breakfast. Transfer to Sydney this page.
airport for return flight home. CONTACT BARBARA SEAGRAM
416-487-8321 or
Hotels and itinerary subject to change
Liz Gibb @ VISION 2000
REG. # 4614137 416-487-5386 or 1-800-387-2440
The Kibitzer – Fall 2003 – Page 2

RHINE RIVER BOAT
BRIDGE CRUISE
SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY,
BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS
27 May – 11 June, 2005
14 NIGHT cruise aboard the luxurious River Queen
Cruise the Rhine, Moselle and Saar Rivers
ESCORTED by BARBARA SEAGRAM, PATTI LEE
& ALEX KORNEL of KATE BUCKMAN BRIDGE
STUDIO & VISION 2000 TRAVEL
INCLUDED: Most shore excursions, all meals, all bridge lectures and games, all
air Toronto to Basel & return from Amsterdam (other air cities can be arranged)
Basel
Lucerne ALL CABINS ARE OUTSIDE CABINS
Strasbourg US$4448.00 + $299.00 tax per person
Speyer CAT 4 double occupancy
Heidelberg US$6097.00 + $299.00 tax
Rudesheim CAT 4 single occupancy
Rhine Gorge Includes all air, shore excursions, all meals aboard ship, all
Lorelei transfers, all bridge lectures & games. Services of a Uniworld rep
Cologne & 3 tour conductors included
Saarsburg US$100.00 discount off above prices
Heusden if booked before Sep 10, 2004
Antwerp DEPOSIT: $850.00 U.S. per person
Brugge
IF YOU WISH TO UPGRADE TO CAT 3 (windows are 3.5’ high
Brussels
in Cat 3 and 2’ high in Cat 4) add $400.00 US dbl & $600.00
Dordrecht
sgl. Further upgrades & suites available
Amsterdam
Optional add-on of 3 nights pre-cruise in Lucerne available
Itin. subject @$548.00 US per person or $598.00 U.S. single
to change
Cruise the majestic Rhine through the heartland of Germany, along the border of France
and to its source in Switzerland. Discover the beautiful medieval city of Brugge, the great
port of Rotterdam and the charm of Amsterdam. Discover grand cathedrals and fairy-tale
castles. Savour the lush landscapes and taste the superb vintages of Germany’s Moselle
wine region. Explore the multicultural flavour of Strasbourg, France and Germany’s Black
Forest region. See the mythical Lorelei Rock amidst a narrow passage of the Rhine Gorge.
The treasures of the Rhine are yours.
TO BOOK: CALL LIZ GIBB @ 416-487-5386 or 1-800-387-2440 or

CALL BARBARA SEAGRAM @ 416-487-8321 FOR MORE INFORMATION
e-mail: [email protected] FAX: 416-487-8890
SEND DEPOSIT TO: BARBARA SEAGRAM VISION 2000 TRAVEL
1200 SHEPPARD AVE. E. #201, TORONTO, ON M2K 2S5 CANADA
CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED
REG # 4614137
COMING EVENTS AT KATE’S:
AUG ThrU OCTObEr 2004
Fri Aug 6 7.30 pm NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS Flts A, B, C Stratified. Club
qualifying round. If you win at the District level, you win a
free trip to the Pittsburgh Nationals in March, 2005. Add
$1.25 per person per entry. WIN RED MASTER POINTS!
Sat Aug 7 7.30 pm SECTIONALLY RATED CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (ACBL
Membership) $6.00 members & $8.00 non-members. Wine &
cheese served at the game.
Mon Aug 9 12.30 pm OPEN PAIRS / 0-300 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Tue Aug 17 12.30 OPEN PAIRS / 0-300 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. 0-200 EZ OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIP
Thu Aug 19 7.30 pm NORTH AMERICAN NON-LIFE MASTER PAIRS. RED Master
Points & win a trip to Pittsburgh! Regular triple jackpot game
upstairs.
FRI AUG 20, SAT AUG 21, SUN AUG 22: CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ALL SESSIONS
ALL WEEKEND. REGULAR ENTRY FEES. EXTRA MASTER
POINTS
Tue Aug 24 7.00 pm LIQUEUR NIGHT!!! Something new & different. Sample lots of
different liqueurs and have special refreshments during the
evening. Tia Maria, Kahlua, Grand Marnier, Irish Cream and
lots more to enjoy! LIQUEURS ARE FREE !
Wed Aug 25 7.30 OPEN PAIRS / 0-200 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. 0-20 NOVICE
CHAMPIONSHIP
Thu Sep 9 7.30 pm ACBL CONTINENT-WIDE MATCHPOINT PAIRS. Formerly
ROYAL VIKING PAIRS. ONE GOLD POINT FOR EVERY
SECTION TOP. Add $3.50 extra per person.
Sun Sep 12 12.30 pm FREE BRIDGE LESSONS TO REAL BEGINNERS TO
BRIDGE. TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
Fri Sep 17 7.30 pm NORTH AMERICAN 49ers. For those with 0-50 Master
Points. Regular entry fees. Extra points!
Tue Sep 21 7.00 pm CANADIAN OPEN PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP. CLUB
QUALIFYING ROUND. EXTRA POINTS.
Wed Sep 22 7.30 pm NORTH AMERICAN 49ers. For those with 0-50 Master
Points. Regular entry fees. Extra points!
Thu Sep 30 7.30 pm OPEN PAIRS / 0-500 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. 0-300 CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIP
Tue Oct 12 7.00 pm CANADIAN OPEN PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP. CLUB
QUALIFYING ROUND. EXTRA POINTS.
ANNUAL BRIDGE WEEK: SUN OCT. 24-SAT OCT 30. SECTIONALLY RATED
CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL WEEK.
KATE bUCKMAN brIDGE STUDIO

ROEHAMPTON HOTEL
808 MOUNT PLEASANT RD @ EGLINTON
416-484-6039 or 416-484-9447(12-4 or 7-11 pm)
[email protected] www.katebuckman.com

KATE BUCKMAN’S 46TH ANNUAL BRIDGE WEEK
OCTOBER 24-30, 2004
All sessions are sectionally rated championships (Black Points)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 24
12.30 pm Open & 0-300 Pairs Championship
5.00 pm Club Champions Dinner Party
MONDAY OCTOBER 25
TUESDAY OCTOBER 26
12.30 pm Open & 0-300 Pairs Championship/
E-Z Open & 0-200 Pairs Championship
0-50 & 0-100 Pairs Championship
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 27
0-20 Novice Pairs Championship
THURSDAY OCTOBER 28
7.30 pm Triple Jackpot Open & 0-500 Pairs Championship/
0-300 Pairs Championship
FRIDAY OCTOBER 29
11.45 am Bagels & Bridge Tip With Alex
0-20 & 0-50 Pairs Championship
SATURDAY OCTOBER 30
Prizes for Top Master Point Special Refreshments Served

Winners of the Week: Free at Each Game.
1st: 40 FREE PLAYS Fabulous Overall & Section
2nd: 10 FREE PLAYS Top Prizes
CARD FEES AT BRIDGE WEEK 2004 - $0.50 surcharge
KATE BUCKMAN BRIDGE STUDIO

Roehampton Hotel, 808 Mount Pleasant Rd., Toronto
www.katebuckman.com [email protected] 416-484-6039

Contents
Unit 166 Board of Directors & Officials 8
Unit 166 Financial Statements 9
Miscellaneous Announcements 11
Kibitzer Information 13
Notice to Clubs 14
Everyone Plays Zelig - David Silver 16
Useful Websites 19
Tournament Results 22
CBF Bridge Week Results & Info 27
Kate Buckman Results 28
Editor’s Note: The Rules - Debbie Bennett 28
Junior News 31
Lessons Learned - Paul Thurston 32
Local players performed exceptionally well at Schools Bridge - Flo Belford 34
the Canadian Bridge Federation’s recent Bridge Fahrenheit 7321 - A Bridge Documentary 35
Week in St. Catharines. The team captained by Book Reviews 37
Ray Jotcham (Lew Richardson, David Lindop, Tournament Ads & Info 38
Michael Cummings, Jim Priebe, Steve Correspondence 46
Mackay) won the Canadian National Team Tournament Trail 48
Championship; Ina Demme, Hazel Wolpert, Tournaments
Irene Hodgson and Linda Lee won the Canadian Hockley Valley, Mono 38
Women’s Team Championship; and Darren Ottawa Regional 39
Wolpert (with Jurek Czyzowicz) won the North American Pairs 39
Canadian Open Pairs Championship. The Unit 166 Intermediate/Novice 40
winning teams will represent Canada at the Thornbury (Collingwood) 41
World Team Olympiad in October/November Oshawa 42
Niagara Falls (ON) Regional 43
in Istanbul, Turkey. Stratford 44
Bermuda Regional 45
We continue our 50th year celebrations by
Kempenfelt Bay (Barrie) Correction 46
honouring some of the best writers in Kibitzer
history. We begin this issue by publishing an Advertisers
original David Silver piece. In coming issues, Agincourt Bridge Club 12
articles by others will be published. Baldwins Resort (The) 10
Banbury Bridge Club 17
A warm welcome is extended to Quonta Unit Bob McPhee (Lessons via Internet) 46
238 which has joined the Kibitzer ‘consortium,’ Bridge Baron (Great Game Products) 17
beginning with this issue. Bridge Buff 19
Bridge Centre of Niagara 29
Distinguished Travel 33
John Carruthers, Editor Don Mills Bridge Club 46
Doubles Duplicate Bridge Club 20
Kibitzer Editorial Policy: The Kibitzer is Fern Resort 36
published to promote bridge and to inform Kate Buckman’s - Coming Events 4
members of ACBL Units 166, 238, 246 and 249 Kate Buckman’s - Bridge Week 5
about tournaments and special events, as well as to Kate Buckman’s - Team League 7
entertain with hands and articles of interest. It is Mississauga-Oakville Bridge Centre 24
also a forum for the exchange of information and Regal-St. Clair Bridge Club 47
opinion among the members. Opinions expressed Royal Resort 15
Vince Oddy Bridge Supplies 25
in articles or letters to the Editor are those of the
Vision 2000 Travel - Oz/NZ Cruise 2
contributors and do not necessarily reflect those Vision 2000 Travel - Rhine Cruise 3
of the Unit Boards of Directors or the Editor. The West Rouge Duplicate Bridge Club 26
Kibitzer reserves the right to exclude or edit Wildwood Bridge Holiday 13
submitted material. William Bridge Club 30

KATE BUCKMAN BRIDGE STUDIO
Roehampton Hotel, 808 Mount Pleasant Rd., Toronto
www.katebuckman.com [email protected] 416-484-6039
TEAM LEAGUE 2004-2005

OCTOBER 2004 THROUGH MAY 2005
Novices & Intermediates

Try our Team League !
Playing Teams Is Easier Than
Matchpoints (Pairs) & Is Tons of Fun !
FLIGHT A: 0-INFINITY master points

FLIGHT B: 0-750 master points $UPER PRIZE$
FLIGHT C: 0-300 master points
and FUN !
FLIGHT A: 1st. prize: $1500.00
2nd. prize: 40 FREE plays per team
FLIGHT B: 1st. prize: Play 6 months FREE in any or all regular games
FLIGHT C: 1st. prize: Play 3 months FREE in any or all regular games
MATCHES TAKE PLACE ALTERNATE MONDAY EVENINGS @ 7.00 pm.

If Mondays are not convenient, we can re-schedule for other evenings.
Call us if you need partners or team-mates. Teams can be 4, 5 or 6 players.
REGISTER NOW WITH DEPOSIT OF $180.00 per team which covers last 5 matches
LEAGUE CO-ORDINATORS: Bonny Norris, Alex Kornel & Barbara Seagram
(416) 484-9447 (12-4 or 7-11 pm)
or (416) 484-6039
NAMES & TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF TEAM MEMBERS:

unit 166 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President, Barbara Sims, 5200 Creditview Rd., Mississauga ON L5M 5N5

905-826-4569 – [email protected]
Vice President, Fred Andreychuk, 16 Crestcombe Rd., St. Catharines ON L2S 2J4
Treasurer, Joan Richardson, 20 Brimwood Blvd., Unit 58, Agincourt ON M1V 1B7
(MTBA), Bina Adams, 1011 - 965 Inverhouse Dr., Clarkson ON L5J 4B4
(CVBA), Charity Chair, Muriel Allen, 14 Ferndale Cres., Brampton ON L6W 1E9
Education Liaison, Florence Belford, 550 Laurier Ave., Milton ON L9T 4G8
(COBA), Andy Brownbill, 5150 Idlewood Cres., Burlington ON L7L 3Y6
(NDBA), Recorder, Paul Cronin, 3401 Weinbrenner Rd., Apt. 503, Niagara Falls ON L2G 7K6
Shawn Mahood, 1604 - 155 Marlee Ave., Toronto ON M6B 4B8 416-783-0667
Intermediate/Novice Coordinator, Louise McNeely, 4189 Sunset Valley Court,
Mississauga ON L4W 3L4 905-275-8808 – [email protected]
Sally Rewbotham, 1195 Vanier Dr., Mississauga ON L5H 3W9
905-274-1903 - [email protected]
John A. (Jack) Stark, 37 - 2155 South Millway, Mississauga ON L5L 3S1
Nancy Strachan, 354 Hickory Circle, Oakville ON L6H 4T5
Kibitzer Chair, Marilyn White, 182 Bowood Ave., Toronto ON M4N 1Y6
Other Officials
Administrative Assistant/Secretary, Irene Warner, 342 Victoria Park Ave., Toronto ON
M4E 3S8 – 416-698-8473 – [email protected]
Auditor, Gary Westfall, 38 Mallard Cres., Brampton ON L6S 2T6 – 905-791-4239
[email protected]
CBF Zone III Director, Jim Priebe, 1510 Birchwood Dr., Mississauga ON L5J 1T4
Disciplinary Chair, John Ross, 9 Carrisbrooke Court, Brampton ON L6S 3K1
Dist. 2 ACBL Director, Jonathan Steinberg, #911 - 28 Hollywood Ave., Toronto ON M2N 6S4
Dist. 2 ACBL Board of Governors, Debbie Bennett, 102 Dorset Rd., Scarborough ON
M1M 2T1 – 416-266-7285 – [email protected]
Dist. 2 ACBL First Alternate Director, Barbara Seagram, 220 Lawrence Ave. E., Toronto
ON M4N 1T2 – 416-487-8321 (416-484-9774, bus.) - [email protected]
GNT B & C Coordinator, Henry Caspar, 707 - 25 The Esplanade, Toronto ON M5E 1W5
Membership Chair and Webmaster, Martin Hunter, 12 Merrydrew Crt., Mississauga ON
L5M 1W7 – 905-858-7683 – [email protected]
Tournament Coordinator, Kay Allen, 44 Charles St. W., Apt. 4001, Toronto ON M4Y 1R8

ONTARIO UNIT 166 OF THE A.C.B.L.
(Incorporated without share capital under the laws of Ontario)
Balance Sheet as at August 31, 2003
2003 2002
$ $
ASSETS
Cash in Bank - Canadian 16,968 32,162
Cash in Bank - U.S. 42,326 37,213
Cash held in trust 200 200
Bonds and Debentures 120,890 117,390
Accounts receivable 21.834 16,335
Prepaid expenses 4,783 --
Equipment 2,932 4,399
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable 4,657 8,721
GST payable 330 132
Reserve funds - Associations (Note 2) 12,597 15,349
Reserve for Nationals Fund (Note 3) 53,350 50,660
(Schedule 5 & 6)
Members’ Equity 138,999 132,837
209,933 207,699
Statement of Income and Expenses and Members’ Equity

for the year ended August 31, 2003
INCOME
Gross income from tournaments (Schedule 1) 147,357 193,782
Membership fees 11,963 13,155
Kibitzer table fees 12.605 13,120
Kibitzer advertisements and subscriptions 10,089 9,410
STAC Fall 1,117 295
STAC Spring 1,561 650
Interest 4,741 3,676
TAP - 1,166
EXPENSE
Tournament expenses (Schedule 1)
Directing 43,956 56,046
A.C.B.L. 17,876 25,738
Unit 7,423 12,798
Site 21,674 37,573
Administration 18,817 29,059
Hospitality 12,484 13,542
Committee 3,417 4,608
Transfer to District 2 5,252 6,018
130,899 185,382
Directors’ meetings 2,853 1,890
Fees - Treasurer 1,000 1,200
- Executive Assistant 4,800 4,800
- Auditor 800 1,100
- Various events 1,300 600
- Kibitzer Editor and typesetting 9,200 11,091
Kibitzer printing and mailing 24,980 19,667
Kate Buckman Award 1,131 828
Travel and hospitality grants -- 5,500
Sundry 6,308 8,435
183,271 240,493
Excess of income over expenditures 6,162 (5,239)
Members’ Equity, beginning of period 132,837 138,076
Members’ Equity, end of period 138,999 132,837
Notes to Financial Statements

1. All U.S. amounts are stated in their Canadian dollar eqivalents. Varying conversion rates were used during the year.
2. In 1973, Unit 166 decided to establish a Reserve Fund intowhich the Associations in the Unit would deposit their excess
surplus funds over an agreed amount. These funds are to be invested and held to the credit of the various Associations. The
Fund was established in 1974. At August 31, 2003, the Fund was made up as follows:
Niagara District Bridge Association $ 5,383
Central Ontario Bridge Association $ 6,122
Metropolitan Toronto Bridge Association $ 1,092
$ 12,597
3. An amount of $50,000 was invested in 1986 to be used for future Nationals. Schedule summarizes the activities in this
reserve fund.

The Baldwins
Resort
*Windermere *Lake Rosseau * Muskoka*
Sanctioned tournaments in relaxing
surroundings
Duplicate Bridge 2004

3 Nights Midweek: September 20-23
September 28-October 1
October 4-7
3 Nights, over Weekend: September 24-27
* Three meals daily * Bridge begins the evening of

* Includes card fees check-in
* Prize table * Indoor pool, whirlpool & sauna
* Use of all resort facilities * “Happy Hour Heroics”
* No smoking in bridge rooms & (Instructional)
lounge
* Air-conditioned bridge & dining
* Non-smoking accommodations
available rooms
* 18-Hole golf course adjacent * Hors d’Oeurves for social hour
PRIZES
1st Prize: 50% off package
2nd Prize: 35% off package
3rd Prize: 15% off package
Note: Progressive Bridge packages are also available
For Reservations: Deanne & Bob Rainville (Your hosts)

Box 61, Windermere, Ontario, P0B 1P0
1-800-461-1728
Web: www.baldwins-resort.com
eMail: [email protected]

President, Joe Sauro, 647 Tackaberry Dr., North Bay ON P1B 8R1; 705-840-6950
Vice President & Tournament/NAOP/GNT Coordinator, Lloyd Harris
131 Adie St., Unit 405, Sudbury ON P3C 2C9; 705-670-0993; [email protected]
Treasurer & Membership Chairman, Norm Malette, 1307 Diane St., Sudbury ON P3A 4H4
705-525-2301; [email protected]
Acting Secretary, Wendy Champaign, 124 Fricker Ct., North Bay ON P1C 1C3
705-474-4052; [email protected]
Unit Recorder, Dale Freeman, 25 Tenth Ave., Englehart ON P0J 1H0; 705-544-8192
[email protected]
Charity Chairman & Disciplinary Chairman, Bruce Cunningham, 64 Gibson St.,
Parry Sound ON P2A 1X3; 705-746-4207; [email protected]
Novice Chairman & Unit Education Liaison, Brenda Geden, 1159-C Peninsula Rd.,
North Bay ON P1B 8G4; 705-476-2791; [email protected]
Chuck Crispin, 3-121 Dell St., Sudbury ON P3C 2Y4; 705-858-2436;
[email protected]
Jan Davies, 280 Spruce St. N., Timmins ON P4N 6N5; 705-360-1673; [email protected]
Marc Langevin, 133 Sable Cres., North Bay ON P1A 3X6; 705-474-8081;
[email protected]
Sheila Ross, 85 Maki Ave., Sudbury ON P3E 2P3; 705-522-4322; [email protected]
NEW TOURNAMENT EVENT !!

A motion passed by the ACBL Board in Reno will allow a new event to be held – a
Stratified by Experience Swiss Team event. In this event, any sponsor (that is, any Unit,
District, or Club organizing the tournament or game), can total and then average the
master point holdings of all team members, and stratify accordingly.
This will allow spouses with lots of points to play an event with their novice or
intermediate partner without having to compete in Flight A. An example might be that
John, Susan, and Jane each have about 200 points, but Peter, Susan’s husband, has 3000.
In the past, they would have had to play Flight A. Now they can play in a Flight B event,
as their average is 900 points.
This event is seen as a good opportunity for experienced players to give less experienced
players the benefit of their wisdom without subjecting the less experienced players to the
pressures of Flight A competition. Local organizers are encouraged to try running a
Stratified by Experience Swiss Team event. The ACBL is looking for feedback on how it
works out.
What is needed now is a catchy title, so the event can be marketed at Sectionals and
Regionals. If you have an idea for a catchy name, phone Marilyn White at 416-322-5464,
or email her at: [email protected].
ACBL Board of Governors Announcement

Martin Hunter (Unit 166); Paul Janicki (Unit 246); and Libby Brawn
(Unit 249) have been elected as District 2’s representative to the ACBL
Board of Governors for 2005-2007.

President, Danny Schamehorn, 7498 East River Rd., Box 40, RR 1, Washago
ON L0K 2B0 – 705-689-3089 – [email protected]
Past President, Greg Sweeney, 15 Burk Crt., Bowmanville ON L1C 3V7
Vice President, Charlotte St. Amant, 280 McGill St., Trenton ON K8V 3K8
Secretary, Paul Janicki, 74 Fincham Ave., Markham ON L3P 4E1
Treasurer, Peter Phemister, Box 328, Clarksburg ON N0H 1J0 – 519-599-3252
[email protected]
Webmaster, Cindy Forth, 52 Springbank Dr., Peterborough ON K9J 1L1
Education, Marilyn Kalbfleisch, 25 Brant St. E., Orillia ON L3V 1Y7
Judiciary, Graham Warren, 18 Bolton Ave., Newmarket ON L3Y 2X2
Membership Chair, Nick Wong, 47 Spanhouse Cr., Unionville ON L3R 4E2
Charity & Kibitzer Liaison, Bryce Johnston, 191 Collier St., Barrie ON
L4M 5L5 705-726-1185 - [email protected]
Tournament Coordinator, Terry Hartley, Box 528, Frankford ON K0K 2C0
613-398-7633
Unit Supplies Coordinator, Dwight Goden, 1288 Keewatin Blvd.,
Peterborough ON K9H 6X3 – 705-742-0962 – [email protected]
Special Events, Janis Halbert, 39 Parkside Cres., Angus ON L0M 1B3
Member at Large, Tom Kinnear, 452 Big Bay Point Rd., Innisfil ON L9S 2P7
AGINCOURT BRIDGE CLUB

East York Public Library
48 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Don Mills
[ free parking
{ every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. ] free coffee & refreshments
[ card fees $5.00 } no smoking in playing area
For more information call Joan Richardson at 416-298-5973

Wildwood Bridge Holiday
ACBL sanctioned for masterpoints
Wildwood Lodge Resort
September 12th - 17th, 2004
Located on the sandy shores of Lake Huron
just three hours north of London
[ The package price of $447 plus tax includes:

] bridge fees (bridge played three times daily; partners guaranteed)
{ accommodations, three home cooked meals a day
} evening snacks, and bridge room coffee
[ Swiss team and Championship game with prizes
[ Recommend a new player and receive a 10% discount per person
[ Sunday bridge will start at 2:30 for those who arrive early!
COME JOIN US!

For reservations please call Victor or Marian
1-800-697-8550 or 519/534-1917
Wildwood Lodge Resort, RR 1, Mar ON N0H 1X0
e-mail: [email protected]
Please visit our website at www.wildwoodlodgeresort.com
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President, Perry Hill, 119 Lightbourne Ave., Stratford ON N4Z 1C8

Vice President, Robert Burns, 27 Woodcock Dr., Tillsonburg ON N4G 4M3
Treasurer, Richard Fokes, 494 Griffith St., London ON N6K 2S6
Bus. 519-438-1317; Res. 519-471-7384 – [email protected]
Secretary, Lynn Bessey, 1490 Blackwell Rd.,Sarnia ON N7S 5M4
Tournament Chair, John Moser, 235 St. Anne Ave., St. Agatha ON N0B 2L0
Membership Chair, Milt Payne, 76 Berkley Cres., Simcoe ON N3Y 2K5 –
519-426-2360
Libby Brawn, 408 Boler Rd., London ON N6K 2K5 – 519-471-2083
[email protected]
Jim Brimner, Box 357, Embro ON N0J 1J0 – 519-475-6762 – [email protected]
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“Good evening Professor!” I said as I you imagine that Stayman was always
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contemporary of yours tonight.” on Commodore Vanderbilt’s yacht? Do
“Impossible, they’re all dead,” snarled you think that all the useful tools you use
Professor Silver genially. every day were just always there? No,
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“Seriously. He also asked me a very sophisticated tool and worked out a
strange question,” I replied. bidding sequence or play of a card to
“He asked for your fee to be returned? forge another weapon to use in the never-
That could hardly be termed unusual.” ending bridge wars. We are but pygmies
“Of course not,” I responded, vowing to standing on the shoulders of giants, using
myself not to let the Professor get under their inventions as casually as we use
my skin yet again. “He asked me if I play utensils at the dinner table.We never stop
Zelig.” to remember that even knives and forks
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“And you told him everyone plays Zelig!”
“Who was Zelig?” I asked. “I’ve never
“But I don’t even know what Zelig is,” I
heard of him.”
answered, trying desperately to restrain
my mounting exasperation. “No one had heard of him even when he
was alive,” Professor Silver replied.
“Not what, Cardinal, who! Like most
“Leonard Zelig was an invisible man. He
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could come into your home uninvited,
after its inventor. Permit me to cite an
sit down at your dinner table, eat dinner
example. You hold:
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[ A J 10 8 7 2 noticed.Afterwards, no one who had been
] 64 at the table could describe him. He was
{ 853 the most nondescript man that ever lived.
} A2 Leonard Zelig was so dull and boring that
“After two passes you open two spades, his wife left him and ran off with a
your LHO bids four hearts, and your chartered accountant!”
partner doubles. Everyone passes and he Professor Silver laboriously lowered
leads an obviously singleton spade which himself into his chair, and continued, “But
you win with your ace. Which spade do at the bridge table, Zelig was a genius.
you return for him to ruff?” Only Oswald Jacoby ever came close to
“The deuce, obviously,” I said. his skill in bidding and card play. He
“Obviously, the low spade tells partner impressed all the leading bridge players
to return a club after he ruffs the spade. of the day. Everyone wanted to play with
And if you had a diamond entry, you him, but no one could remember his
would return the spade jack, right?” name. If you wrote down his name and
sneered Professor Silver. phone number, an hour later you could
not put a face to the name nor remember
“But Professor, that’s just a standard suit why you had it in your diary. But I
preference play, not a convention,” I remember the day when your ‘standard’
protested.

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at Ely, but he passed me by and more spade ruff concluded the carnage,
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Zelig. I hadn’t noticed him.” “The full hand had been:
“The very next hand, Zelig picked up: Ely Culbertson
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feared he would have a stroke. But he [ 10 9 7 5 3 [ —
composed himself and continued. ] A ] K J 10 9 7 6 5 4
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behind him and could see the hand. I had [ J642
anticipated a three or four heart opener, ] 2
but Zelig started the auction with a bid of { Q9842
five hearts! The effect was electrifying. } Q 10 2
Josephine passed in tempo, Lenz passed
quickly and Ely instantaneously bid five “As you can see, Cardinal, with a club
no trump. Zelig passed and Josephine bid switch, Mrs. Culbertson had the rest of
six diamonds which was passed around the tricks. The felicitous lie of the
to Zelig, who doubled!” doubleton king of trumps onside brings
that suit home without loss and there are
“Lenz put the ace of hearts on the table no black suit losers.”
and the dummy appeared:
“Quite a swing, Professor. Are you saying
[ AKQ8 that Zelig’s play was the first instance of
] Q83 a suit preference signal in bridge?”
{ AJ3
} AKJ “Perhaps and perhaps not. But it was
certainly the most famous. You can’t
“A low heart was played from the dummy imagine the media frenzy that was going
and without a moment’s hesitation, Zelig on over this match.There were scores of
played the king on his partner’s ace! reporters present. A radio station was
When the ace held the trick, Lenz gave broadcasting a play-by-play description to
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suit. He dutifully continued with a spade after a week, everyone was still talking
and Zelig ruffed. Zelig now returned the about the play, but no one could
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[ AQ53 of bridge.”
] AKJ5 “Surely you exaggerate, Professor.” I
{ AJ65 admonished.
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Howard Leonard “Well, indisputably the most-publicized
[ K984 [ 10 7 2 match of the last century. You’ll have to
] 10 6 2 ] Q973 admit that. And don’t forget that the
{ 74 { K Q 10 8 Culbertsons were the most famous
}A654 } J 10 partnership in the world at that time, so
Josephine the press really worked the David and
[ J6 Goliath angle. Of course the Culbertson
] 84 team went on to bury the Lenz team, so
{ 932 this evening, and Zelig, were soon
}KQ8732 forgotten. But not by bridge experts.”
“Mrs. Culbertson played the diamond five, “What made this deal so memorable?” I
won by Zelig’s ten as she followed low. asked, knowing full well what the answer
Zelig returned the spade two, declarer was, but Professor Silver does so love to
played the jack, and Lenz covered with explain things.
the king. Dummy’s spade ace won the “Zelig’s double, of course. Every expert
trick and dummy’s sole club was led, who read the newspapers realized how
Zelig’s ten being covered by the queen, useful it was to have a convention that
and Howard won the trick with the ace demanded the lead of dummy’s first-bid
of clubs. Back came the four of diamonds, suit. Following the well-established
ducked in dummy and won by Zelig’s king, custom, they named it after its inventor
declarer playing the nine. Zelig played his and within weeks, every expert pair in
spade ten which was allowed to hold. the civilized world was playing Zelig.”
Slightly startled, he continued with his last “In justice, Professor, they should have
spade which was won by dummy’s queen. named it Lenz. It was he who figured out
Declarer won and exited with dummy’s what the double meant, with no
remaining spade which Lenz won, as Zelig agreement and, as you say, no precedent.”
and declarer both discarded clubs.”
“Point well taken,Wright,” said Professor
“After a moment’s thought, Howard led Silver approvingly, “but the bridge world
the heart deuce, Josephine played is unfair. Lenz was a brilliant bridge player
dummy’s jack and Zelig won his queen. and what’s-his-name could rely on him
He returned his fourth best heart and to work it out. It’s a pity I cannot have
Lenz’s ten forced a high honour from the same confidence in you. For years it
dummy. Now Mrs. Culbertson played ace was called the ...”
and another heart and when he won his
“Zelig Double.” I supplied helpfully.
nine, Zelig was finally endplayed and had
to play away from his diamond king into “Thank you. And the next time someone
dummy’s ace-jack tenace.” asks you if you play Zelig your answer
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A smile reposed on the Professor’s
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Canadian National Team Championship - Ray Jotcham, Lew Richardson,
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Linda Lee, Irene Hodgson
Canadian Senior Team Championship - Fred Hoffer, Don Piafsky, André
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Canadian Bridge Federation Board of

Directors Meeting Highlights
• Will continue with the same format for Bridge Canada, publishing it 3 times a year.
• Confirmed dates for future CBF STACs: Feb. 21 - 27, 2005 and Feb. 20 - 26, 2006.
• Ratified two Junior teams:
1. 2004 World Schools Team: Erin Anderson, Anton Blagov, Charles Halasi,
Daniel Lavee, Samantha Nystrom, David Sabourin; NPC Jonathan
Steinberg; Coach, Danny Miles
2. 2005 World Youth Team: Tim Capes, Vincent Demuy, David Grainger,
Charles Halasi, Daniel Lavee, Gavin Wolpert; NPC Jonathan Steinberg
• Confirmed dates and locations for the next two Bridge Weeks: May 28 - June 4,
2005 at the Hotel Sheraton Laval, Montreal. June 3 - June 10, 2006 in Mississauga.
• Beginning in 2005 the CNTC-A National Final will be increased to 22 teams
• The CNTCA semi-finals will be 64 boards beginning in 2005, and the final
will be 128 boards. This will make room for more teams to drop in to the
CSTC, which will be a four-day event beginning in 2005.
• Will continue to improve the funding given to our International Representatives.
• Claire Jones of Regina was elected CBF President, Doug Fraser of Victoria
Vice-President and Jan Anderson Secretary/Treasurer for 2004-2005.
Open Frank Pataky, Les Ringer
Kate Buckman 0-100 Evelyn Himel, Lee Fingold
0-20 Jan & Davis Stewart
Bridge Studio FRI. JUN 4 EVE WORLDWIDE BRIDGE
CONTEST
Champions NS Helen Brockman, Mike Cummings
EW Roisin & Paul O’Hara
SAT. JUN 5 AFT WORLDWIDE BRIDGE
WED. MAR 17 EVE CONTEST
Open Bala Iyer, Marise Mitchell NS Joan Stephens, Prent Glazier
0-100 S. Leach, P. Lay EW Roisin O’Hara, Sharon Berghaus
0-20 Andrea Dunn, Tabitha Chinniah MON. JUN 7 EVE
TUE. MAR 23 AFT Open Helen Brockman, Lynda Wynston
Open Rhoda Kirshin, Hettie Lofchy 0-300 Lee Woods, Wayne Beach
0-500 Rhoda Kirshin, Hettie Lofchy
0-200 Chay Kho, Penny Robinson
FRI. MAR 26 PRO-AM GAME The Rules & Proprieties
Karen Lane, Steve Mackay Debbie Bennett
WED. APR 14 AFT
Open Brian Balsdon, Ted Telford Our new opponents are friends of ours
0-300 Arlene Dick, Viv Whitworth with whom we have played in team
0-200 Judi Libman, Morley Rosenberg events at local tournaments. We know
0-50 Janet & Rod Roblin
THU. APR 15 EVE they will be creating lots of action, but
Open Brent Gibbs, Walter Galloway that makes the game a lot of fun.
0-300 Noreen Cabott, Fran Petersiel On the first board, at equal vulnerability,
0-200 Reta Abrams, Joanne Moffat
0-20 Judy Williams, Harvey Fryer
I open the bidding in fourth chair with
SPRING FLING SECTIONALLY one no trump (15-17 announced). As I
RATED TOURNAMENT expected, the auction does not go
SAT. APR 17 AFT uncontested. My Left Hand Opponent
Open Andrew Hidi, Robin Stephens bids two hearts (alerted), my partner asks
0-300 Judi Libman, Ron Tillotson
SAT. APR 17 EVE
and is told that this bid shows hearts and
Open Mark Liberman, Jacques Lassonde a minor. Partner bids two no trump
SUN. APR 18 AFT (alerted by me). We play Lebensohl, so
Open Liz Gallagher, Shelly Pearlman this bid is a puppet to clubs and partner
0-300 Jim DeBoer, Frank Shostack will clarify his intentions at his next turn.
SUN. APR 18 EVE SWISS TEAMS
Open Mike Cummings, Alan Lee,
Right Hand Opponent passes, with no
Lou Richardson, Steve Mackay enquiry, three clubs by me (dutifully), pass,
0-500 Arlene Dick, Leila Bessada, three hearts (Stayman with a heart
Ratna Omidvar, Chu Phan stopper) by partner, pass, four spades by
MON. APR 19 AFT me (since I have a maximum), all pass.
Open Jan Galloway, Despina Georgas
0-500 Anita Shore, Adrienne Young Partner puts down a dummy with
THU. APR 29 EVE CANADA-WIDE minimum values but has four reasonable
ROOKIE-MASTER GAME spades and a six card side suit so he took
Jan Stewart, Mark Liberman *
the push to bid aggressively. I’m off three
*10th. Overall in Canada !
TUE. MAY 11 EVE cashing tricks and trumps break 5-0 but
Open Ron Child, Bert Connolly since we have all of the top trumps, I’m
0-300 Paul Roth, Tom Keating able to bring the contract home. Our
0-100 Pauline Milrad, Joan Parsonson opponents defended well but got a poor
0-20 Suzanne & Michael Gourley
result as most people went down in the
WED. MAY 26 EVE

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5[ 6] Pass Pass trumps. When you hear the expression
6[ Pass Pass 7] “the ace of trumps can’t go away,” don’t
Pass Pass Pass believe it. This is a true story. As for my
You can’t be perfect over pre-empts, and opponents, the operation was a success
in highly competitive auctions, it’s difficult but the patient died. We all have a laugh
to ascertain how high your side should and my partner is thrilled to have his story
bid. In this instance, we have bid too for the night (and probably the year).
much.The opponents have done their job. Revokes are among the most common of
I’m in seven hearts off the ace of trumps!!! irregularities. Almost everybody has
I trump the opening lead of the ace of revoked at least once in their bridge
spades and play a trump. LHO discards career. Sometimes a card will be hidden
the spade three. RHO ducks. I play behind another, sometimes you get ahead
another trump and encourage my of yourself. Nevertheless, don’t fret. But
opponent to take his ace. He does and make sure that the director is called.That’s
returns a trump. I play the last round of what they get paid for, to restore equity.
hearts to extract his last trump only to (There has always been debate about
see a spade come out of his hand. Is it whether the revoke rule does restore equity
true? Has there been a revoke? I play the in a case such as this. – Ed.).
hand out as partner has a fit. “She’s still There are several different rulings
not claiming,” he chuckles. I’m trying to concerning revokes, more than I can get
discover where that missing heart has into in such a short space. Some revokes
disappeared to. Finally, at the conclusion involve penalty cards, some involve
of the hand, I ask my LHO if I could see transferring one or two tricks to the non-
his hand.There it is, the five of hearts.We offending side. PLEASE CALL THE
have an established revoke. DIRECTOR and let him/her give the
We summon the director. RHO agrees ruling and proceed accordingly. There’s
that his partner played a spade on the a lesson to be learned here.WHENEVER
first round of hearts. Since a trick was partner fails to follow suit, ask whether
won after the revoke, one trick is they have a card of the suit led. It sure
transferred to the non-offending side. I saves a lot of headaches later. As I
just made seven hearts off the ace of expected, this was a wild round.
Wolpert-Demuy-Grainger-Lavee
Win Junior Trials
Gavin Wolpert, Daniel Lavee and David Grainger of the Toronto area and Vincent
Demuy of Montreal won the Junior Team Trials, held at the Kingston Regional,
May 22-24. The winners will be joined by Charles Halasi and Tim Capes of Toronto
in forming Canada’s Junior Team for the World Championship, to be held in Sydney,
Australia August 8-17, 2005. Jonathan Steinberg will be the Non-Playing Captain
of the team. Halasi and Capes were on the second-place team in the Trials.
More Junior News

The WBF is planning to change the be in two divisions: “Schools” and
way they will be running World Junior “Junior”. There will be an open WJTC
Team Championships (WJTC). as always but simultaneously there
Currently there is an open WJTC every will be a World Schools Team
odd year and the CBF runs the junior Championship (WSTC) restricted to
trials in even years. The WBF is players born in 1985 or later. Canada
planning to change the cycle and after will be invited to send a team for each
2005, the World Championships will division.
be in even numbered years (2006, 2008, This summer is the first World Schools
2010, etc). Team Championship (WSTC) restricted
This means that there will be back-to- to players born in 1983 or later. Canada
back World Junior Championships in is sending a team to NYC. The event
2005 and 2006. But there are more will return in 2006 opposite the open
changes in the works! Starting in 2006 WJTC.
the World Junior Championships will
Lessons Learned Note that West’s fine spade holding was
the main ingredient in making this
Paul Thurston
decision to try for a penalty, a spade
To Bid or Not to Bid holding that more sensibly should have
Recent discussions in our Wednesday been held by the overcaller.
morning lesson sessions at the Bridge West’s opening lead went to the nine and
Centre have focused on the pros and South won his ace to go right after a
cons of overcalling with good hands and possible diamond trick and/or ruff by
bad suits. leading low to dummy’s king. East won
While almost everyone seems to prefer the ace and accurately returned a trump
bidding to passing when in doubt, the lest declarer make any use of dummy’s
perils of entering the auction with a admittedly limited ruffing potential.
shabby suit were aptly demonstrated In order to both stop that possible
when today’s deal was contested during diamond ruff and keep control of the
a recent European team match. trump suit,West topped South’s trick-two
Dealer East. NS Vul. play of the Jack with the King and
[ 86 returned the ten, blotting out North’s
] 10 8 7 3 eight in the process.
{ K9 Regardless of what declarer did from that
}QJ974 juncture, he was destined to lose four
[ A K 10 9 5 [ 2 spades and one heart and four tricks in
] 52 ] KQJ94 the minors (either one club and three
{ J64 { AQ82 diamonds or four diamonds) subject to
}532 } K 10 8 whether or not the defenders ever played
[ QJ743 clubs and turn over the not
] A6 inconsequential score of 800 points to
{ 10 7 5 3 the defense – at the one-level, no less!
}A6 To be sure, the defenders had been skillful
West North East South in their play and adroit in the bidding to
— — 1] 1[ combine East’s takeout double with
Pass Pass Double Pass West’s penalty pass but these are the kind
Pass Pass of opportunities that winning players take
Had South bothered to pay attention, all advantage of – but maybe shouldn’t have
the warning signs were there – his suit the chance to do so.
was decidedly moth-eaten and the At the other table of the match, South
vulnerability was unfavourable – but he didn’t see any compelling need to overcall
waded in anyway and soon found the – yes, he had some points and a five-
water he was in was hot and very, very card suit but he heeded the warning signs
deep! discussed above and passed to await
In the context of playing negative doubles, further developments. Imagine his glow
an immediate double by West would have of satisfaction at having passed when he
been for takeout so that player patiently heard his left-hand opponent introduce
passed and was well rewarded when his spades!
partner reopened the auction with a Eventually, the second East-West came
takeout double that West passed to to rest in two-hearts, a contract that East
embark on a penalty-seeking exercise. played very skillfully to make with one
overtrick. Unfortunately for his team, East produce the eighth winner, a task easily
would have had to make several dozen accomplished by playing the king of
overtricks to compensate for the 800 diamonds on the trick-two lead from
points his team’s intrepid overcaller had dummy (or initiating the suit by playing
turned over! the queen from dummy).
The Danger Hand Whether or not that high diamond wins
the trick, the eighth trick will be safely in
From itinerant correspondent Andy Stark the bank and South can then continue
– Mississauga, Ecuador, Lethbridge, a man playing on diamonds in search of his
of many addresses to be sure – comes ninth. If a defender wins the first round
this deal as an object lesson in the perils of diamonds and shifts to clubs, that will
of “skipping tricks.” simplify matters in the form of an easy
Dealer North. Both Vul. ninth trick.
[ AKJ8 You can play around with hypothetically
] Q95 different locations of the missing minor-
{ Q 10 4 suit honour cards and you will find
}J97 declarer will ultimately have no problem
[ 10 6 5 2 [ 74 finding a ninth trick as long as he’s
] 873 ] J 10 4 2 produced his eighth first!
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West North East South
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Pass Pass Pass
In a team match of average calibre, both
Wests led a low spade against the North American Bridge
identically bid three no trump contracts.
Championships
Both declarers won in dummy to lead a
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Schools Bridge bid out of turn or make an insufficient
Florence Belford bid. It worked like a charm. When the
director was told we wanted to stop for
After months of teaching and planning, a lunch break, he took it all in stride –
numerous e-mails and phone calls, getting after all you can’t expect young people
buses booked, permission forms signed to go too long without eating!
and chaperones arranged - the big day The students managed to get 8 boards
had finally arrived! played in the time allotted.The scores were
All was quiet at the Royal York Hotel on totalled and the trophies given out.What
Thursday,April 8th as the Toronto Regional excitement! Imagine being first out of 140!
Bridge Tournament was well underway. There are always some funny remarks
Then, at l0:00 a.m., yellow school buses made by the students. One pair thought
started to arrive. Students from a number when they were doubled that meant they
of schools descended on the tournament had to take twice as many tricks.Another
to compete in the annual student game. student, observing the seniors’ game going
The Concert Hall quickly became abuzz on in the same room, remarked that it
with activity, as the students, teachers, and looked like only old people played bridge.
chaperones filled the room. Another student remembered that you
The students were excited and chatty. should lead top of a sequence, and
The bridge teachers were anxious to see selected his four of spades from the four,
how their students would do.When they three, two. (How times have changed – that
were organized and ready to play there used to be the standard lead from that
were 35 tables - 140 students aged 10 holding. – Ed.)
to 13, all eager to compete in their first The students had a wonderful time –
bridge tournament. playing bridge, meeting and competing
The students had learned to play bridge against students from other schools, all
at their schools. The lessons were while having a day off from school.
provided by ACBL members who had Many thanks to all those who helped to
volunteered their time throughout the make this a very successful event: the
year to teach the students during lunch school staff and chaperones who
hours. The goal was to be ready to play supported the program; the volunteers
at the Toronto tournament - and now the who helped score the game; Marion
big day had arrived. Watson, the tournament organizer, who
The Tournament Director gave the final was so accommodating – letting the game
instructions, the boards (which were start at l0:30 a.m. so the students could
already duplicated thanks to the get back to school for the buses home,
tournament organizers) were distributed having the boards duplicated, and
and play began.To keep the game moving providing lots of trophies; and the
at a good pace, Eric Platt, the director, directing staff under Henry Cukoff,
used a one board movement. That way especially Eric Platt, who did such a
no table could fall too far behind playing terrific job as game director.
just one deal per round.The students used Special thanks to the bridge teachers who
only one bidding box per table – it was worked so hard at teaching their classes
passed around to each person as it was and preparing them for the tournament.
his/her turn to bid.That way, no one could You could see how proud they were of

their students. Finally, let’s not forget the West North East South
students – their enthusiasm made it all — 1{ 2} 2]
worthwhile. Pass 2[ Pass 3]
Anyone interested in joining the schools Pass 4] Pass Pass
teaching program or starting a school Double Pass Pass Pass
bridge club, please call or e-mail me. Oops. Expecting to go down, you await
Flo Belford 905-876-0267 the opening lead and the appearance of
[email protected] the dummy with some trepidation. West
duly leads the queen of clubs and Partner
tables:
Fahrenheit 7321 [ A K J 10
(A Bridge Documentary by John ]K6
Carruthers) {A7542
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(This is a bridge problem. Due to its nature,
It’s not as bad as it might have been. East
it is more convenient to present it as a series
encourages with the club nine, West
of questions. Answer each question before
continues with the club ten to the jack
reading on.)
and king, and East switches to the
In a team game at the Canadian diamond three (low from an odd number).
Championships, you are dealt the
following hand: 2. What is your play plan? What is
your construction of the unseen
IMPs. Dealer North. EW Vul.
hands? Assuming you win the
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diamond king, what do you lead to
] A 10 8 5 4 2
trick four?
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}6 4 It appears as though clubs are seven-two
and diamonds three-three (five-one will
Partner (North) opens one diamond (five
not help you). If West has five hearts,
card majors) and your right-hand-
nothing you can do will succeed. So
opponent overcalls two clubs.
assume he has only four. If East has the
1. What is your bidding plan and singleton nine or seven, you may be able
what do you bid now? to work some magic.
There are three main choices: pass, You continue with the ten of hearts.West
double and two hearts. Pass should be covers with the jack and you win the king,
your last choice as you have the values anxiously awaiting East’s card. It is the
for a bid, but which should it be? Two seven! You still need a bit of luck and some
hearts and double both have flaws. card reading, but you try the ace of
Double could lead to trouble if Partner diamonds and a diamond ruff low, as all
bids spades as you have no safety at any follow, East with the queen.
level. Two hearts runs the risk of Partner Weird as it may seem, assuming that East
playing you for more than you have. has two-one-three-seven distribution
You decide to try two hearts as a least of (thus West will be four-four-three-two),
evils, hoping that Partner does not play four hearts is now cold whoever holds
you for too much, and the auction the queen of spades!
continues…

3. How can you make the hand in Whether East has two small or doubleton
either case? queen would not make a difference to
If West has the queen of spades fourth, a his bidding.
spade to the ten and three more rounds Even though it will mean an extra trick
of spades, ruffing the fourth in your hand, down if you are wrong, you decide that
will eliminate all side cards from West’s you could not live with yourself if you
hand. He will be left with the queen-nine- played the ace and king of spades and it
three of hearts and you will have the ace- were wrong, you finesse the spade ten
eight-five. The play of either the eight or and are rewarded when the full deal turns
the five will see you home. On the other out to be:
hand, if he has four small spades and East [ A K J 10
the doubleton queen, you need to drop ] K6
the queen before playing the third spade { A7542
and ruffing the fourth. If you guess wrong, }J7
you’ll go down two by finessing the spade [ Q654 [ 97
and one by playing for the drop of the ] QJ93 ] 7
queen (you can play a good diamond, { J96 { Q 10 3
discarding the third spade from your } Q 10 }AK98532
hand and conceding West his two trump [ 832
tricks if the queen does not fall doubleton). ] A 10 8 5 4 2
Before you choose which to do, you look { K8
at the opponents’ convention card and }64
discover that they play intermediate jump Perhaps West will be more judicious with
overcalls at this vulnerability. his doubles in the future.This was certainly
a case where you’d have gone a quiet
4. Which line of play in spades do one off without his help. Instead you score
you choose? a spectacular plus 590 and plaudits from
With spades four-two, the odds are two partner and teammates.
to one that West holds the spade queen.
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Hocus Pocus - A Bridge Book with a
Difference: Erwin Brecher; Panacea
Press, London, 2001 (paper, 202 pp, $19.95
CAD)
For the player who enjoys double dummy
problems, as well as logic puzzles, here’s a
book with 96 play problems accompanied by
an equal number of logic puzzles.
The puzzles are mixed – some deduction, some
Book Reviews scientific or mathematical and some a trifle
obscure. Try this one:
The following number is the only one of its
Better Signalling Now: Mark Horton; Better kind: 8,549,176,320. Can you figure out what
Bridge Now, London, 2004 (paper, 128 pp, is so special about it? (See p. 14 for the
$19.95 CDN) answer.)
This is a well-written book with a clear The deals are, for the most part, both
exposition of the basics of signalling. It covers interesting and instructional. Although a few
the expected ground (count, attitude, suit deals have the goal of finding the line that makes
preference, and other signalling situations) on this layout, most require you to find the
and has good examples with a ‘guiding best theoretical and/or safest line.
principle’ for many of them to help clarify For me, the best deals are the last 16, originally
the general rule for that type of situation. (mis)played by unnamed noted players, where
This is a general introduction, and does not there is a better, more successful line. The
delve too deeply into why you might want mistakes made, which are often seemingly
to choose one approach over another. The innocent, provide valuable lessons in thinking
focus is more “here is a set of methods and more deeply.
how to use them,” rather than “here is a Here’s an example (cover the East-West cards):
summary of all the different possible methods
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and how they differ.” The discussions of
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when and why you want to use the signals is
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very useful. There is also a short chapter at
} A K Q J 10 7
the end that briefly mentions other methods
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(upside-down carding, odd-even discards, and
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a few other cases).
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Interestingly, one of the biggest impacts for } 93 } 852
me was in the introductory chapter (“Laying [ AJ9
the Foundations”) where the author makes ] J 10 3
the case for leading Ace or Queen for attitude { A Q 10 8 3
and King for count. At the very least, this } 64
clarifies some constantly recurring situations
The contract is six diamonds by South. West
and gives you a better chance to get them
leads the heart king, and you ruff in dummy.
right!
What is your next move? ANSWER: Lead the
In short, an easy read and a simple approach diamond nine and run it unless East covers
with clear explanations that you can agree on with the jack. This ensures the contract even
with partner. if trumps are four-one.
Reviewed by Ian Totman Reviewed by Katie Thorpe

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A: 300+; B: 50-300; C: 0-50 Tournament Manager &
Bracketed KO Teams (2nd) ........ 1:30 Partnerships:
Bracketed KO Teams (3rd) ......... 7:00 Steve Hughes 905-453-5194 (Home)
Stratified Pairs (2nd session) ...... 7:00 416-985-6667 (Cell)
[email protected]
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26 Tournament Site Phone No.:
Stratified Swiss Teams ....... 11:00 AM 519-941-0148
PLAYTHROUGH WITH
ON-SITE BREAK Chief Director: Nancy Hart
A: 300+; B: 50-300; C: 0-50
Snack Bar
Free Apples
During All & Apple
Sessions! Cider!
HWY 89
Shelburne Primrose Alliston
Dufferin Rd. # 8,
which is paved
Mono
HWY 10
into Mono
Dufferin Rd. #8
Centre Centre, is also
Airport Rd.
called Mono
Centre Rd. & 20
>
km COMMUNITY Sideroad off
8
Camilla < 6. #8 Airport Rd.
d. CENTRE
R Watch the
<8.8 km>
Dufferin
curves!
HWY 9
Orangeville
Brampton

National Capital Regional
October 6th to October 11th 2004
Come to Ottawa for the Fall Colours and Win Gold!
Travelodge Hotel & Convention Centre - Ottawa West - New Site - Free Parking!
1376 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada www.travelodgeottawa.com
Many Bracketed Knockouts and Pair Games
Evening Single Session Swiss Teams to Saturday
Side games (continuous pairs style) to Sunday
Newcomer/Intermediate games every day
See www.bridgebest.com for the schedule & further details
General Information: www.bridgebest.com
email [email protected]
or call Des Shaw 613-825-3178
Reservations: Book early! For a guaranteed room and a special rate when you book,
mention Bridge. Rate is $109 per night (single or double). 10% discount for five or
more nights. Note there is no extra charge for 3rd and 4th person in double queen
room! Call 1-800-267-4166 or 613-722-7600
Partnerships: email [email protected]
or call Bill Valliant 613-596-1121
Newcomer/Intermediate Information: email [email protected]
or call Tim Hayes 613-692-3192
WIN A TRIP TO PITTsBuRgh !!

ENTER THE 2004-05 NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS
You can qualify by playing in special games at your local club during
August, 2004. There are no Unit finals. You go directly into the District
Final, which will be held simultaneously at four sites across the District
and scored across all sections. The southern Ontario final will be held:
October 30/31, 2004
Mississauga-Oakville Bridge Centre
3105 Winston Churchill Blvd., Mississauga
Flight B will be on Saturday, October 30 (1:30 & TBA).
Flights A and C will be on Sunday, October 31 (Noon & TBA).
First prize in each flight is airfare and three nights’ accommodation in
Pittsburgh at the Spring 2005 NABC
NAP District Coordinator: Eric Platt
Adelaide St. Stn., Box 848, Toronto ON M5C 2K1

UNIT 166 - 0-299 Tournament
OCTOBER 16 – 17, 2004
Holiday Inn Oakville Centre

590 Argus Road, Oakville
Saturday, October 16
Stratified Pairs…………………………… 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
- Single sessions
- Evening entries always welcome
Sunday, October 17
Stratified Swiss Teams…………………... 11:00 a.m.
- Playthrough with half hour break
Stratification: Host Hotel:

Newcomer: A: 10-20 B: 5-10 C: 0-5
299ers: A:100-300 B:50-100 C:20-50 Holiday Inn Oakville Centre
590 Argus Road, Oakville
Ontario L6J 3J3
Entry fee: $10.00/session Tel: 905.842.5000
Free parking Bridge rate: $99.00
Silver points
Trophies for Newcomers
Saturday night hospitality Partnership Desk: 1 hour before game
Tournament Coordinator: Louise McNeely 905.275.8808

[email protected]
Holiday Inn is located 1 block west of Trafalgar, directly south of the QEW
<< Hamilton Toronto >>

QEW
S. Service Rd.
Trafalgar Rd.
Argus Rd.
Holiday
Inn
GO/VIA Oakville

13th Annual
COLLINGWOOD
SECTIONAL
October 22 – 24, 2003
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 NEW LOCATION !!

Stratified Pairs ------------ 2:00 & 8:00 PM
BEAVER VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE
A: 1000+; B: 500-1000; C: 0-500
81 Victoria St., Thornbury
22 km west of Collingwood on Hwy 26
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23
Tournament Manager
Stratified Pairs ------------ 1:30 & 7:30 PM
Peter Phemister, 519-599-3252
A: 1000+; B: 500-1000; C: 0-500
VISIT GORGEOUS APPLE COUNTRY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 ON THE SHORE OF GEORGIAN BAY
Open Swiss Teams -------------- 11:00 AM ♦ Friendly atmosphere !
PLAYTHROUGH WITH BREAK ON-SITE ♦ Excellent playing conditions !
A: 1000+; B: 500-1000; C: 0-500 ♦ Fantastic hospitality !
Separate 199er Sections if ♦ Bring a camera !
Attendance Warrants ♦ Apple season !
♦ Bright playing area !
NO SMOKING IN THE PLAYING AREA ♦ Free Sandwiches on Sunday !
ACCOMMODATIONS
Beaver Motel, 161 King St E, 519-599-3054
1 bed: $55 2 beds: $65 housekeeping Mention BRIDGE
Penny’s Motel, Hwy 26 E. 519-599-3909 for these rates
1 bed: $40 2 beds: $45
B&B Golden Apple, 78 Spruce St S, 519-599-3850.
Single: $85 Double: $100 + GST. Includes big breakfast
From Hwy 400:

Bottom Exit at Hwy 26/27
toward Stayner/
Wasaga Beach
(Exit 98)
Stay on Hwy 26
to Thornbury
Turn left at lights on
Bruce St S
Turn right onto
Alfred St W
Turn right into
Beaver Valley
Community Centre

35th OSHAWA & DISTRICT
SECTIONAL Est. 1965
OSHAWA
November 6-7, 2004
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6 LVIV PAVILION

Stratiflighted Pairs ........... 1:00 & 7:00 Oshawa
Flight A/X (separate); Strat B/C;
Flight D Pairs .................. 1:00 & 7:00
One block north of 401
Separate single sessions, if on LVIV Blvd.
numbers permit
Tournament Manager:
Graham Warren 905-713-7172
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7 [email protected]
Stratiflighted Swiss Teams ....... 11AM
Partnerships:
Flight A/X (separate); Strat B/C/D
Hoppy Carnwith 905-655-4594
Playthrough
[email protected]
On-site break with food provided
Separate single sessions, if
Onsite break with food provided
numbers permit
during Sunday team games
Flighting: A=3000+ X=0-3000
B= 0-1500 C= 0-750 D= 0-300 No smoking permitted in the
playing area
401 Exit
is called
Ritson
Rd. Exit
Simcoe St. S.
even
First St. though it
Albert St.
Ritson Rd.
brings
Drew St.
you off at
LVIV Drew St.
Pavilion
LVIV Blvd.
401
Exit it
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Toronto Belleville

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November 9-14, 2004
IAGARA FALLS
Regional
Tuesday, November 9
Bracketed KO Teams 7:00 pm
The Brock Plaza
The Sheraton on the Falls
Charity Open Pairs Game 7:00 pm
The Skyline Inn
Wednesday, November 10
Open KO Teams 9:00 am 1:00 & 7:00 pm
5685 Falls Avenue
Open Pairs 1:00 & 7:00 pm Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6W7
Senior Pairs 10:00 am & 3:00 pm 1 (800) 519-9911 or (905) 374-4444
Side Game Series (1st session) 1:00 pm
Side Game Series (2nd session) 7:00 pm Reserve before Oct 10, 2004 and
Thursday, November 11 request the Special Bridge Rate
Bracketed Morning KO (1st session) 9:00 am All prices are in Canadian $$$’s
Senior Swiss Teams 1:00 & 7:00 pm
Open Swiss Teams 1:00 & 7:00 pm Package at the Brock Plaza
Open Pairs 1:00 & 7:00 pm Includes room, breakfast, dinner,
Side Game Series (3rd session) 1:00 pm
Taxes &gratuities not included
Side Game Series (4th session) 7:00 pm
$94.00 per person Double
Friday, November 12
Bracketed Morning KO (2nd sess.) 9:00 am $143.00 Single
Swiss Teams (1st session) 9:00 am Room only (taxes extra)
Open Pairs 1:00 & 7:00 pm
Senior Pairs 10:00 & 3:00 pm
Brock Plaza & Sheraton on the Falls
Bracketed KO (1st&2nd sess.) 1:00 & 7:00 pm $99.00 Single or Double
Side Game Series (1st session) 1:00 pm add $10.00 each for 3rd or 4th person
Side Game Series (2nd session) 7:00 pm Room only (taxes extra)
Night Owl KO Teams 11:00 pm
Saturday, November 13 Skyline Inn
Bracketed Morning KO (3rd sess.) 9:00 am $59.00 Single or Double
Swiss Teams (2nd session) 9:00 am add $10.00 each for 3rd or 4th person
Bracketed KO (3rd&4th sess.) 1:00 & 7:00 pm
Smoke-Free Playing Site in the Brock
Senior Pairs 1:00 & 7:00 pm
Stati-Flighted Open Pairs 1:00 & 7:00 pm Plaza
Night Owl KO Teams 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite
Side Game Series (3rd session) 1:00 pm Overall & Section-Top Prizes
Side Game Series (4th session) 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 14 Tournament Chair
Bracketed Morning KO (Final) 8:00 am Fred Andreychuk
Senior Swiss Teams 11:00 am Tel: (905) 684-8330
Flight A/X Swiss Teams 11:00 am Fax: (905) 684-8436
Flight B/C/D Swiss Teams 11:00 am
299er Swiss Teams 11:00 am
E-mail: [email protected]
All games are stratified Partnerships
Strats: A=1250+ B=500-1250 C=0- 500 Irene Warner
StratiFlighted Events
A/X A=3000+ B= 1000- 2000 C=500-1000 D=0-500 Tel: (416) 698-8473
0-299 Games Every Day. 0-20 & 99er Games (single E-mail: [email protected]
sessions) if numbers warrant

23nd Annual Festival Of Bridge Sectional
(Last tournament before the holidays)
S T R A T F O R D
November 19-21, 2004
Friday November 19 The Victorian Inn
Senior (55+) Pairs, Open Pairs &
Stratified 299er Pairs ................. 2:00 PM on the Park
Open Pairs & Stratified 299er Pairs 10 Romeo Street North
................................................... 8:00 PM Stratford ON N5A 5M7
Light refreshments after the game Phone: 519-271-4650; FAX 519-271-2030
Saturday November 20 Hotel Rates

Stratified Open Pairs ..... 1:30 & 7:30 PM
Stratified 299er Pairs (1 session) ... 1:30 From $234 taxes & gratuities included
Stratified 299er Pairs (1 session) ... 7:30 for TWO. Includes:
Free sandwiches after the game } Friday & Saturday accommodation
{ Saturday & Sunday breakfast
Sunday November 21 [ Free parking
Stratified Swiss Teams ............ 11:00 AM ] Indoor pool, whirlpool, exercise &
(Playthrough) games room
BACK THIS YEAR. Stratified 299er [ Free newspaper at your door
Swiss Teams (Playthrough) .....11:00 AM For those wishing individual nights, the
Stratified 299er Pairs room rate is from $79 per room + taxes per
(1 session) .............................. 11:00 AM night (ask about the one-night package).
Refreshments during the half hour break
SECTION TOP PRIZES !
NO SMOKING IN THE PLAYING AREA
Tournament Manager:
Perry Hill: (519) 273-1407
email: [email protected]
Partnerships: Mae Reed (519) 271-7977
Join us for a great weekend in this

picturesque, friendly city! Combine great
Bridge with the start of your holiday
shopping.
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The
Bermuda
Regional
Come and play at our Regional, to be held January 22-30, 2005 at the beautiful
Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda. Now in its 46th year the Bermuda Regional
has a long standing reputation for friendly hospitality and competitive bridge in
classy, luxurious surroundings. Our program is designed to suit all skill levels.
Bring 10+ friends and take
advantage of the incentive program.
BRIDGE PACKAGE FEATURES
• Rum swizzle and fruit punch on arrival
For a preview of what awaits, visit • Spacious air-conditioned rooms
www.bermudaregional.com with full balcony
• In-room complimentary coffee and tea
• Daily breakfast buffet or room service
Chief Tournament Director: • Nightly dinner in one of three
Sol Weinstein fine restaurants *
Tournament Chairman: • Traditional afternoon tea and evening
Lynanne Bolton coffee and Midnight snacks
• Closing cocktail party
[email protected], (441) 236 6466 • Farewell Prizegiving Banquet & Dance
Partnerships: Judy Bussell • Heated outdoor and indoor pools
[email protected], (441) 292 2626 (Work), • Special drink prices in the Lobby Lounge
(441) 236 4652 (Home) • Formal nights: Saturdays and Thursday
* A surcharge of $15 per person plus 15% gratuity
applies for à la carte dining in the Newport Room.
RESERVATIONS:
Ask for the Regional Bridge Package. BRIDGE PACKAGE RATES:*
TEL: 1-888-839-1211 MODERATE ROOM No view
FAX: 441-239-6916 Single $252* Double $191*
E-MAIL: [email protected] FAIRMONT ROOM Great Sound/Harbour View
Single $273* Double $202*
WEBSITE: www.fairmont.com
DELUXE ROOM Harbour View
DELUXE ROOM Ocean View
Complimentary Room Upgrade

if you book your package before
September 30.
B E R M U D A * Per person, per night in U.S. dollars. All taxes, levies
and gratuities for the package features included.
“Bermuda is simply the best!” Zia Mahmood

one day having our names called. Oh
well, I guess I’m just an old fogey
dreaming about how good it used to
Correspondence be. It’s too bad for the kids today
because they have lost another great
event.
To the Editor:
John Gowdy
Not unlike a majestic oak, it took years
to grow the Knock Out event in the (The administrators have responded to
Toronto Regional. For years, players the players’ criticism by forming a
from across North America came to committee consisting of Paul Thurston,
play in what many considered to be Michael Roche and John Carruthers to
the best event outside national make recommendations regarding the
championships. The event was Sheardown Teams, with a view to
renamed the Sheardown in honour of returning it to its previous lustre. – Ed.)
one of Canada’s greatest players, and
red jackets were given to the winners.
For a number of years those jackets
were worn by players who had won one
of the toughest events in bridge. Correction!!
Well, like the great oak, this tree has
been chopped down by administrators
who have no respect for the past and
do not care to carry tradition into the The ad for the Kempenfelt Bay
future. The players in the 2004 event (Barrie) Regional on pages 42-43
actually booed the bureaucrats of the Summer 2004 issue had an
responsible (surely a first in the annals error in one of the host hotel’s
of bridge) and asked (to no avail) why telephone numbers. The no.for the
they had ruined the Sheardown. Many Travelodge should have been:
vowed never to play in this event again. 705-734-9500
I remember directors announcing the See www.bridgescore.com/bib
scores during the Saturday pairs for details on the tournament.
events and we all dared to dream of
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For information call:
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Your hosts:
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Late game host: John Sabino
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30-31 North American Pairs District
Tournament Trail Final, Mississauga, p.39
Page numbers (p.) refer to this issue. An November
asterisk (*) means tournament information 6-7 Oshawa, p.42
was in the previous issue. Information is 9-14 Niagara Falls (ON) Regional,
subject to change. Always check with the p.43
tournament manager just prior to the event. 18-28 Fall NABC, Orlando
19-21 Stratford, p.44
2004 22 ACBL-wide Charity Game
August 22-28 ACBL-wide Charity Week
6-8 Tillsonburg * 29-5 District 2 STAC
9-15 Montreal Regional * December
17-22 North Bay Regional * No Listings
27-29 Batawa *
September 2005
1-30 NA 49er Pairs January
4-6 Toronto * 7-9 Toronto
9 ACBL Instant Matchpoint Game 21-23 London
10-12 St. Thomas * 22-30 Bermuda Regional, p.45
14-19 Kempenfelt Bay (Barrie) February
Regional * 4-6 Niagara
17-19 Windsor * 13 Barrie Friendship Day
25-26 Hockley Valley, Mono, p.38 19-20 Oshawa Teams
October March
6-11 Ottawa Regional, p.39 4-6 Hart House, Univ of Toronto
13 Canada-wide Olympiad Fund 10-20 Spring NABC, Pittsburgh PA
Game (CBF) 22-28 Toronto Regional
16-17 Unit 166 0-299, Oakville, p. 40 April
18 District-wide Charity Game 22-24 Brampton
18-24 District 2 Charity Week
18-24 Detroit Regional
22-24 Thornbury (Collingwood), p.41 Deadline for
23-Nov 6 World Team Olympiad,
Istanbul (www.worldbridge.org) Winter Kibitzer:
27 Erin Berry Rookie-Master Game September 15, 2004
24-30 Kate Buckman Bridge Week, p.5
Editor: John Carruthers (416)752-7034, [email protected] & [email protected]

E-mail large files to [email protected]
Return address: 65 Tiago Avenue, Toronto ON M4B 2A2

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Kibitzer Fall 2004

CNTC Winners: Jim Priebe, Lew Richardson, Steve Mackay,

ESCORTED BY BARBARA SEAGRAM, PATTI LEE & ALEX KORNEL

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TEAM LEAGUE 2004-2005

Novices & Intermediates

FLIGHT A: 0-INFINITY master points

MATCHES TAKE PLACE ALTERNATE MONDAY EVENINGS @ 7.00 pm.

NAMES & TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF TEAM MEMBERS:

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President, Barbara Sims, 5200 Creditview Rd., Mississauga ON L5M 5N5

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Statement of Income and Expenses and Members’ Equity

Notes to Financial Statements

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Duplicate Bridge 2004

3 Nights, over Weekend: September 24-27

* Three meals daily * Bridge begins the evening of

Note: Progressive Bridge packages are also available

For Reservations: Deanne & Bob Rainville (Your hosts)

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NEW TOURNAMENT EVENT !!

ACBL Board of Governors Announcement

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AGINCOURT BRIDGE CLUB

For more information call Joan Richardson at 416-298-5973

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[ The package price of $447 plus tax includes:

COME JOIN US!

KIBITZER ONLINE AT THE UNIT 166 WEBSITE

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President, Perry Hill, 119 Lightbourne Ave., Stratford ON N4Z 1C8

Auditor, Len Lucier, RR#1, Dover Centre, ON N0P 1L0 – 519-354-2266

ANSWER to HOCUS POCUS, P. 37: The 10 digits are in alphabetical order

Notice to All Clubs in Units 166, 246 & 249

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