Castlebridge, July 13th 2008

 1. Ronan Webb             6 +544
 2. Richard Kennedy        5 +216
 3. Anne Lyng              5 +209

 4. Brid Ui Bhriain        5 +122
 5. Feargal Weatherhead    4 +326
 6. Mary Doyle             4 +156
 7. Theresa Scallan        4 +22
 8. Tess Thompson          4 -25   (Ratings Prize)
 9. Pauline Weatherhead    3 +61
10. Eileen Meghen          3 +356
11. Ronnie Gordon          3 -297
12. Katherine Wheeler      3 -396
13. Rosaleen Rogers        3 -444
14. Jennie Frizelle        2 -86
15. Siobhan Whelan         2 -171



A lovely day in Wexford, the sun was out again and it was nice to be out 
at breaks and eat lunch looking out across the water.

Well run once again, many thanks to our hosts. 

7 games, at an easy pace and we were wrapped up by 5.30. 
So home just after 7.30 - thanks to Eileen for ferrying us down.

Kudos to Richard for making the long trip, I am sure everyone is glad of the
opportunity to pit wits and words against him, in vain though it usually is !

Anne produced a whizzbang FANCIEST for 194 in the final round.
Don't we all wish for these moments! Well done Anne!

I am sure there were many more tales of triumph (AND woe) throughout the day.
I paused longingly at Antigone for a would be 9-timer in game one. 
This brush with mythology seems to have been noticed - the gods turned gimlet 
eyes on my opponents for the rest of the day. 
I am sure RK wondered how someone who takes every opportunity to display
ignorance, indecision & carelessness could be 220 up.
Such is this game of ours! 

Am worried now another jumble has quickly followed LENTGH*.
This I took back up in disgust, hardly waiting for a challenge, a few weeks ago.
Yesterday I stared in consternation at ENTRHAL* (or some anagram!) 
"Oh, you've spelt it wrongly", said RK too late, which idea I couldn't take in at all.
"Is he mad? What, do I need another L ??", I thought. It's like an electric shock.
"What fool did that?" you think. Sigh !

To atone I left PITT* alone later, never thinking to look :)


R