Today’s game was ostensibly to celebrate the birthday of Shagpile who had kindly placed a tidy sum of cash behind the bar as well as provide a substantial trophy for the eventual winner. The participants were not only MOHGS, but also an assortment of his friends from both here and abroad–mainly America. The game was played off club h/caps, therefore the result had no bearing on the MOHGS rankings.

RESULTS: The competition was won by D.Segal with 42 points. B.Kwok was second with 39 points. There were four 2’s posted by Kwok, Scuttler, Dick and Harry. Shagpile presented the prizes, £11 for first place and £10 for second with £1.50 for each of the 2’s. Crocs collected £5.90 in swears. Shagpile then awarded the trophy to the worthy winner and invited everyone to help themselves to drinks from the bar.

The President offered thanks to Shagpile and led the group in a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday to You. He then proposed a toast to the victorious England cricket team after their amazing exploits in winning the World Cup.

Shotgun proposed a toast to the US contingent and thanked them for their participation in today’s event.

The meeting closed in good spirits at 1.45.

B.Kwok.