I have just survived playing 16 hours of contract bridge this weekend. One of the sessions started at 10am yesterday and finished at nearly 7pm after a half-hour break for lunch. Believe me, it was a trial playing for something like 9 hours on end and after all that we were placed third in the competition. That's not bad given that some 58 pairs were playing and, by the way, that was a record for the last 20 years. The event was held out at the university, not in the club, and the playing conditions, not to mention the catering, were superb.
Well, today, we reassembled for another marathon - the 7 hour finals. Because of the good performance on Saturday, we were in the 7 table championship final. There were also separate competitions for the plate, and two consolation events. We had a lousy morning, but the afternoon brightened considerably. So, my partner, Barbara Gates, and I ended up fifth overall, and we beat 9 other pairs in the Championship. My friend, Bruce Tier, was second and turned up this morning in purple wig - as the picture shows. The other picture show the assembled players awaiting the starting bell this morning!
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