TOTT 24 June 2021

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FAT H E R ’S DAY
THE TREAT’S ON DAD: The Xamesi family enjoyed their Father’s Day lunch at The Highlander at the Royal St Andrews Hotel on
Sunday. From left are son Qiqa, mom Lucinda, dad Boyce and daughter Phelokazi Picture: JON HOUZET
PROUD DAD: Enjoying the ambiance and great food at Graze
by the River for Father’s Day on Sunday, Bruno Menin, centre,
with daughter Leigh-Anne Horne and wife Diane Menin P i c t u re :
ROB KNOWLES
FAT H E R ’S DAY WITH GRANDKIDS: Josephine Moss, left, and her husband Llewellyn Moss,
right, enjoying a day out with their grandkids, Chelsea and Luke Oosthuizen, at Fish River
Resort for Father’s Day on Sunday
A SUNNY SUNDAY: Des and Marinda Claase had a relaxing Father’s Day at the Penny Farthing
Restaurant on Sunday Picture: ROB KNOWLES
PORT ALFRED BRIDGE CLUB
BBO Pairs Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Board 1 Dealer N, love all. No 46007
You are West, on lead
having taken note of
the bidding shown in
the table. If you just
play the Ace and King
of clubs you have done
the defense a disservice and will not get a good
score. You have seven clubs and partner has
supported you, presumably holding 3 or four clubs; this means that your
opponents have two or three; therefore you may be able to win one club trick,
but definitely not two. Leading a diamond can only help the opposition, as it
will help to establish one of their suits. From the bidding North surely has five
diamonds, very likely with Ace, Jack. A trump lead will only help your opponents;
so you are left with leading a heart or the club King;
So you lead the Club King, North plays the 3, East plays the Jack and South
plays the 2. Clearly the Jack is a suit preference signal asking for a higher
ranking suit; obviously not spades, because South has shown six of them, so
it must be hearts. You lead the 5 of hearts, hoping that West will be able to read
it as a doubleton. Declarer has a problem here because he/she has also seen
the signal from East and has to guess which card to play. As the cards lie it
doesn’t help if North plays the King, or a small one; the defense will take three
heart tricks, a club and a diamond. For down two.
But check the results below to see how the rest of the ‘field’ fared!!
Results…..
3S= (2); 4C= (W); 4S-1; 4S-2; 4S+1
1st J Faulkner & D Newson 71.1%;
2nd K Botha & A Osinski 60.0%;
3rd Louise & Dave Gibbon 59.4%
Beginners Bridge lessons are under way; please phone Elzabe on
073 218 5735 to enroll. AT this stage it is necessary to be able to play
online: i.e. have a computer and internet access to be able to play. Later
we hope to get back to ‘face to face’ bridge.
CELEBRATING DADS: Enjoyed Father’s Day at Judy’s Kitchen at Rosehill Mall on Sunday were, from left around the
table, Lisolethu Faku, Nomatamsanqa Payi, Nosphatise Payi, Sakhe Payi, Tana Memani, Nomaxabiso Memani and
Luyani Memani Picture: ROB KNOWLES