Secretary Trophy 2007
14 July 2007, Meadows
Perhaps it was inevitable this wet summer that not many players applied to contest the Secretary Trophy, particularly as it was played only six days after the summer weekend and also clashed with a competition at Lauriston. However, the 14-point advanced game with bisques makes an interesting change, particularly with hoops 3 and 5 as the lift hoops, and the four participants (David Appleton, Joe Lennon, Brian Murdoch and Jamieson Walker) enjoyed themselves. It was good to see Brian playing his first competitive games for several months. The only rain that fell during the day came when the players were enjoying Jamieson's free lunch (if there is any such thing).
This year's Summer Weekend handicap tournament, held as usual on the level but slow-paced lawns of Kelvingrove, had a smaller entry and a narrower handicap range than in recent years. Three of the eight players had a handicap of 5 - Fergus McInnes, Bill Spalding and Alan Wilson; on either side of them were James Hopgood on 4 and Jamieson Walker on 6; and Terry Foster (9), Joe Lennon (10) and Melanie Foster (11) made up the tail of the distribution.