A few members from Peninsula attended the Coffs Congress. Lyn Smith and Cath Whiddon were second in the under 1000 mp category of the Open Pairs. This is Cath's account :
We started at table 67, won & moved to table 14- where we met and defeated David Beauchamp& Marlene Watts. Moved to table 11 and successfully competed against Paul Lavings and partner. Next was table 8 & a win against Stephen Lester & Jan Cormack. (All Aust and NZ CHAMPIONS. & reps at world bridge comps). Our best effort was table 3, in 6th place, but a loss there, followed by a win against John Mottram and Liz Quittner and a final win, left us feeling like we had played some great bridge & really gained from the experience.
In the Open Pairs Lyn & Cath were 32nd, Lynn Baker and Vivien Eldridge were 45th. Lesley Treasure and Yvonne Perkins came 9th and Ian Hoschke and Sylvia Bellingham 25th in the restricted Pairs. In the Open Teams Lynn Baker, Vivien Eldridge, Ron Smith and Anne Small were 44th overall and Cath Whiddon, Lyn Smith and Helen Blewett were 63rd. The Hoschke Team were 21st in the Restricted teams.
