Cup Day was a day to remember
Melbourne Cup Day was a day to remember at Brisbane Water Bridge Club.
It was not about the horse which won the big race.
It was the bridge that really mattered: the Melbourne Cup Pairs.
North-south results were:
1 Kerrel Walker, Barry Foster 283.6 (58.34 per cent), 0.55 red points.
2 Kathryn Ivits, Alma Van Der Walt 276.6 (56.90), 0.39.
3 Martin Johnson, Hope Tomlinson 270.6 (55.67), 0.28.
4 Judy Wulff, Jim Routledge 247.9 (51.01), 0.18.
5 Peter Hume, Laurie Powell 245.1 (50.43), 0.14.
6 Christine Hadaway, Maria Rose 245.0 (50.41).
7 Gai Mylne, Helen White 239.7 (49.31).
8 Edith Marshall, Geoff Warr 235.3 (48.42).
9 Robyn Serra, Meg McGregor 204.6 (42.09).
10 Merilyn Reid, Carolyn Harper 181.8 (37.40).
East-west results were:
1 Richard Carter, Lorraine Lindsay 329.0 (67.70), 0.55.
2 Jaan Oitmaa, Sylvia Foster 289.6 (59.59), 0.39.
3 Noel Crockett, Shirley Crockett 277.1 (57.02), 0.28.
4 Beryl Lowry, Julie Teague 249.8 (51.39), 0.18.
5 Janice Donohoe, Meryl Duke 247.8 (50.98), 0.14.
6 Lynne Rainford, Hilary Owen 238.4 (49.06).
7 Kerry Dwyer, Susan McCall 238.1 (48.99).
8 Joan Walsh, Jenny Buckley 235.0 (48.35).
9 Elaine Hume, Maureen Lockwood 199.6 (41.08).
10 Frankie Craven, Deborah Guthrie 188.6 (38.81).
11 Susan Ashley, Kerry Robertson 181.1 (37.27).
SOURCE:
Social media, 8 Nov 2023
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