This is the website for inter-club duplicate tournaments, held with a 6.35pm prompt start on the 3rd Tuesday of most months at the Athenaeum Club in London's Pall Mall. Dinner is held at around 8.30pm, shortly after the mid-point for the evening's hands.
Members of a St James's or other kindred club wishing to play in these sessions should contact Christina Hemmett at Christina@hellenist.org.uk. Players are requested not to invite professionals as partners.
Sir Basil Hall Trophy
The Sir Basil Hall Challenge Trophy is awarded to the player with the highest average percentage score over their best five Interclub appearances during the season, not more than three of which are with the same partner and subject to a minimum of five appearances. The winner must be a current member of a St James's or kindred club. A list of previous winners is available on this website.
The first round of the 2024-2025 season was held on 17 September and won by Tim Smith of the Savile Club who had the good fortune to be partnered by our multitasking tournament director Gitte-Hecht-Johansen. The next round is scheduled for 15 October.
St James's Bridge Drive
Congratulations to Catherine Rice-Evans who, with her partner, and husband, Rex Goad (O&C) won this year's St James's Bridge Drive with an impressive score of 70.35 per cent. This is a fitting reward for Catherine and Rex who pioneered the bridge drive which has proved such a popular event and which has now completed 14 cycles. It was a good day for The Athenaeum with five of the top ten pairs containing at least one club member. Our thanks go to the Reform Club for organising this year's event and to Victor Lesk for his immaculate organisation of the playing arrangements.
The picture above shows Catherine and Rex with the Reform Club's Frank Duffield who presented the champagne prizes to the winners.
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