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    spectus by Alfred* Sheinwold BRIDGE TOURNAMENT AT SANDS HOTEL jjgj leg* i Purpose: To attract several hundred wealthy sportsmen to the Sands to compete in the kind of bridge tournament that will appeal to them. Also, to get favorable publicity for the Sands throughout the country and also overseas. Nature of Tournament: Rubber bridge ?╟÷ the kind that people play at home or In their country clubs. (NOT the kind of bridge piayvht in regular tournaments?╟≤) Players will enter with a partner, and they will compete as pairs. Players will not be allowed to use complicated bidding methods. of Entry Fee; $100 per pair. Optional pool (sweepstake) ?╟  $10C ?╟ *r palr- | t Qualifying Sessions: All pairs will play through the first two days. Each pair will play 8 short matches the first day and 8 more matches the second day. Based on the heat number of won matches out of 16 (as in the Gin Rummy Touxfeament) peri of the field will advance to the Knockout Rounds. The rest of the field will be eligible to play in a Second Chance Toubnament. (The exact number to be qualified for the Knockout Rounds may be settled later, but X would suggest qualifying half of the players in order to keep their interest up as long 88 possible. We can handle up to 128 pairs in the two days of Knockout Rounds.) Knockout Rounds; The qualified pairs will be set up in a bracket like a tennis tournament, losers are knocked out, and winners advance to the next round. As players get nearer to the final match, the length of the match increases. Second Chance Tournament: Players who fail to qualify for the Knockout Rounds are matched against other pairs on a sudden-death or knockout basis. Matches remain short (as in the Qualifying Sessions) until the final match, which will be twice as long as an ordinary match. Prizes: $16,000 for 1st place; $4,000 for second; $1,000 each for 3rd and 4th; $250 each for 5th through 8th. Total in main tournament: $17,000, In Second Chance Tourn- ament: $2,000 for 1st place; and $1,000 for second place. Total of All Prize Money: J$20,000. Sweepstake money divided among the top 8 pairs in the pool, as in the Gin Rummy Tournament*