The second half of the 2018-19 season got underway with 10 teams playing the first round of the Wm. Howie Cup.
Douglas Reid 8 – 6 Jim Kirkwood
Having played together in the Cuthbertson league, the President and Vice have switched places for the Howie league. With Jim playing at skip, this was a close game against big Dougie but the game just got away at the end. The game was won with a steal of 2 in the 3rd and a 3 in the 7th for Dougie. Otherwise, it was a case of tit-for-tat 1s and 2s.
David Mundell 10 – 6 Craig Reid
Having lost a 2 in the 1st, David blanked the 2nd in the hope of scoring better in the 3rd. A 6 was better that he could have hoped and following it with a steal of 2, David had a big lead to defend. Despite winning the next 3 ends, Craig was restricted to low scores and shook hands after 8 ends.
James Whiteford 6 – 4 Hugh Reid
It took a few ends for debutant skip James to find his feet, with Hugh opening with 3 singles. The game then changed with James taking the next 4 ends to lead 6-3 going into the 8th. Was this a case of too much festivities for Hugh, or the curse of Colin?
Tom Reid 7 – David Reid 9
A really close game between father and son saw these two tied 7 a piece after 7 ends. In the 8th, Tom drew a freeze to the back to lie shot by a whisker, leaving David with a choice for his last shot. Opting for the takeout, David managed to move Tom’s stone just enough to take a single and lead into the 9th where he stole another single.
Robert Wilson 3 – 7 Gavin Reid
With a really strong line up Gavin opened his account with a win against Rabbie, who was handicapped by being a player short. Due to an error by the secretary, the replacement for Rabbie’s team thought he was not required. This has now been resolved for the remaining games.