Published 12:00 am Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Gloria Bryant and Sue Godridge scored high overall in the special North American Pairs duplicate game last Tuesday evening at the Salisbury Woman’s Club.
Other winners were: Dan Fowler and Bill Wisdom, second; Marie Pugh and Dick Brisbin, third; Pat and Dean Featherston, fourth.
This was the deal on Board 18 from Tuesday’s game:
East dealer, only N/S vulnerable.
NORTH
K Q 8 5 K Q J 2
u A J 8
9 4
WEST EAST
9 J 10 6 2
7 3 10 9 8 6 5
u Q 6 5 4 3 2 u 9
A J 3 2 8 7 5
SOUTH
A 7 4 3
A 4
u K 10 7
K Q 10 6
Betsy Bare and Myrtle Brandon played a three no trumps contact, making six, for the best N/S score on this deal.
The Pugh-Brisbon partnership defeated their South opponent’s six no trumps contract two tricks for the top E/W score.
In the Evergreen Club’s June 15 game, Stella Shadroui and Betty Bonner Steele scored high overall and first E/W. Ruth Bowles and Marie Pugh took first N/S.
Other winners were: N/S ó Linda and Dick Euler, second; June Evans and Billy Burke, third.
E/W ó Ronnie and Hall Steele, second; Loyd Hill and Roger Means, third.