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At the Edgartown Bridge Club on Monday, August 31, 12 tables were in play. Finishing first in the North-South direction were Mollie Whalen and Joe Ashcroft, followed by Gerry Averill and Simi Denhart in second, Gail Farrish and Warren Morse in third, Sandy and Michael Lindheimer in fourth, and Sue Collinson and Bea Phear in fifth place. In the East-West direction, Ency Fokos and Anita Persson finished first, followed by Audrey Egger and Ann Brown in second, Steve Allen and Cathy Minkiewicz in third, Karen Sullivan and Mary Baker in fourth, and George and Isabel Shattuck in fifth.

At the Martha’s Vineyard Bridge Club in Vineyard Haven on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 13 pairs competed in a special International Fund game to support player participation in world-championship events. Finishing first overall were Barbara Besse and Sandy Lindheimer, followed by Audrey Egger and Miles Jaffe in second, Joe Ashcroft and Mollie Whalen in third, Michael Lipkin and Anita Lee in fourth, and Ency and Robert Fokos in fifth. International Fund games will be held all month long. Extra master points are available for the top finishers.

At the Island Bridge Club in West Tisbury on Thursday, Sept. 3, 10 tables were in play. In the North-South direction, Eric Stricoff and Rhonda Cohen finished first, followed by Don Nelson and Lou Winkelman in second, Barbara Besse and Deirdre Ling in third, and Sandy and Michael Lindheimer in fourth. In the East-West direction, Dave Donald and Rich Colter finished first, followed by Rich Alpert and Barbara McLagan in second, Michael Lipkin and Anita Lee in third, and Audrey Egger and Storey Osborne in fourth.

At the Bridge Club of Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday, Sept. 5, nine tables were in play. Finishing in first place in the North-South direction were Foster Osborne and Dan Nelson, followed by Cheryl Neal and Dotti Arnold in second, Eric Stricoff and Rhonda Cohen in third, and Joan Perrine and Patsy McCornack in fourth. In the East-West direction, Brooks Robards and Jim Kaplan finished first, followed by Tillie Foster and Emily Robertson in second, Sue Sadler and Sally Fitzgerald in third place, and Joan Byrd and Brenda Davenport in fourth.

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