Twenty-four pairs played in the Mackay Barometer Pairs on the weekend of September 2-3, each pair playing 23 other pairs consisting of five boards per game. Lots of bridge was played with players attending from Townsville, Bowen and Rockhampton. Category A was won by a Rockhampton pair of Jan Randall and Don Cameron. Second place went to Janet Hansen and Diane Morgan with Max Holewa and Diane Holewa in 3rd place. Category B 1st - Faye Wright and Christine Nice 2nd - Jan Harris and Helen Van den Broek. Category C 1st – Sandra Morris and Annie Lynch. 2nd – Lydie Martin and Sue Breeze (Bowen)
The Magnetic Island Open Teams event was played in Townsville on the weekend of September 9-10. Mackay team Terry Sheedy, Janelle Conroy, Frances, and Alan Brown took out first place.
Mackay Barometer Pairs Results – Red Points Weekend
Category A Category B Category C
1st Jan Randall / Don Cameron 1st Faye Wright / Christine Nice 1st Sandra Morris / Annie Lynch
2nd Janet Hansen / Diane Morgan 2nd Jan Harris / Helen Van Den Broek 2nd Lydie Martin / Sue Breeze
3rd Max Holewa / Diane Holewa 3rd
Weekly Results
Monday 11 September 2023 – 7 Table One Winner Green Points
1st David Ting / Eric Goodchild 2nd Debra Goodchild / Ming Ting
3rd Edward Kliese / Diane Stokes 4th Helen Van Den Broek / Jan Harris
5th Victor Mason / Antonia Tarradas 6th Anne Lutz / Griffin Bancroft
Tuesday Evening 12 September 2023 – 4 Table One Winner Mitchell Green Points
1st Janet Hansen / Faye Wright 2nd Helen Van Den Broek / Terrence Sheedy
3rd Diane Morgan / Sandra Morris 4th Eric Leivesley / Simon Barnes
Wednesday 13 September 2023 – 9 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S E/W
1st Monica Darley / Kath Poole 1st David Ting / Eric Goodchild
2nd Antonia Tarradas / Joyce Deguara 2nd Jan Harris / Sandra Morris
3rd Janet Hansen / Alan Brown 3rd Diane Holewa / Max Holewa
Thursday Evening 14 September 2023 – 4 Table Green Points
1st Patricia Garner / Mick King 1st Ken Seaniger / Robert Carless
2nd Frances Brown / Ann Whitmore 2nd Karen Caldwell / Susan Gibson
Friday 15 September 2023 – 10 Table Mitchell Green Points
1st Monica Darley / Gwen Liddell 1st Geoff Taylor / Joy Robinson
2nd Edward Kliese / Nancy Wix 2nd Frances Brown / Alan Brown
3rd Helen Van Den Broek / Don Poole 3rd David Ting / Ming Ting
Saturday 16 September 2023 – 11 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S E/W
1st Roland Taylor / Jarek Taylor 1st Frances Brown / Alan Brown
2nd Janet Hansen / Diane Morgan 2nd Faye Wright / Christine Nice
3rd Mick King / Jan Harris 3rd Terrence Sheedy / Ian Gaskell
Barometer Pairs Category A runners up Diane Morgan and Janet Hansen
Barometer Pairs Category C winners Anne Lutz (facilitator), winners Annie Lynch and Sandra Morris
Magnetic Island Teams winners Terrence Sheedy, Frances Brown, Director, Janelle Conroy and Alan Brown