18. Centenary Trophy - Opening Bonspiel
At the Annual General Meeting held on 17th April 1979 some discussion took place on the best way to compete for the very handsome Centenary Trophy in the form of a silver cigarette box which had been presented to the Club by the President Harry Noble. Various ideas were put forward, but it was decided that an Opening Bonspiel of 4 rinks would be held at the start of the season and the rink with the highest number of shots up would be the winner.
Since 1979 the number of playing members has gradually decreased and it is current experience to have only four teams to participate in this competition, but it is always followed by a hearty meal and the presentation of the Trophy.
It was also suggested “…that if we are eventually able to get the outdoor pond in working order, a Bonspiel could be held whenever possible, the same rinks taking part as in the Opening Bonspiel, and the Centenary Trophy going to the rink with the highest number of shots up on aggregate.
The Committee undertook to review the situation at an appropriate time.”
At the Annual General Meeting held on 17th April 1979 some discussion took place on the best way to compete for the very handsome Centenary Trophy in the form of a silver cigarette box which had been presented to the Club by the President Harry Noble. Various ideas were put forward, but it was decided that an Opening Bonspiel of 4 rinks would be held at the start of the season and the rink with the highest number of shots up would be the winner.
Since 1979 the number of playing members has gradually decreased and it is current experience to have only four teams to participate in this competition, but it is always followed by a hearty meal and the presentation of the Trophy.
It was also suggested “…that if we are eventually able to get the outdoor pond in working order, a Bonspiel could be held whenever possible, the same rinks taking part as in the Opening Bonspiel, and the Centenary Trophy going to the rink with the highest number of shots up on aggregate.
The Committee undertook to review the situation at an appropriate time.”
Winning the 2017 Opening Bonspiel, Gordon McIntosh, Alistair Cockburn and Brian Anderson receive the Centenary Trophy
Past Winners of the Centenary Trophy:
1979
J Little R Ross G M Barrie D N Griffiths 1980 J R Boyle D S Wallace A H Thomson A Sime 1981 H M V Noble R G Gardiner A Campbell J A Crerar 1982 W Skeoch D S Wallace R A Crerar K A Shaw 1983 G H Deakin R F P Phillips R Ross H M Clark 1984 H W V Noble A Cockburn R A Crerar W H Hunter 1985 W Skeoch A C Watt R W Addison G Leslie 1986 G H Deakin W S McGillivray M E Vincent J Bell 1987 W Skeoch I Addison D McLaren R G Gardiner 1988 W Skeoch I Addison D Thomson I R Morris 1989 G H Deakin D Thomson R E Watt W R Linn 1990 H R Levick R W Addison D McLaren M G Fairman 1991 G H Deakin J Turner I Campbell 1992 H R Levick I G Sutherland H M Clark A Dickson |
Centenary Trophy Winners at the Opening Bonspiel , October 2019. L to r Gordon McQuilkin, Gavin Smith, President presenting, Colin Duthie, John Henderson and Roy Muir.
1993 G H Deakin H M Clark D M Morton W W Laird 1994 G H Deakin I K McDermid J R Boyle D J B Sutherland 1995 A J R Finlayson S Robinson (Cathcart) D Thomson1996 A M Cockburn E L Cunningham I R Morris W Skeoch 1997 G H Deakin I G Sutherland W R Linn A Fowler 1998 W Skeoch G Steele G Mickel 1999 A Cockburn R W Addison W R Linn G Wintersgill 2000 G H Deakin G Steele R W Addison D Duncan 2001 G MacGregor T Nimmo A Fowler D Roger 2002 A Cockburn G Anderson G Wintersgill P Roger 2003 G Leslie A H Thomson T Nimmo D J B Sutherland 2004 I G Sutherland G Cook A W Deakin 2005 G Wintersgill T Nimmo W R Linn 2006 E Cunningham I McDermid R W Addison J R Boyle 2007 I Addison I McDermid M Paterson |
Centenary Trophy winners at Greenacres, October 2021. L to r. Gordon McQuilkin, Stewart Boyle, John Henderson, Gordon McIntosh.
2008 G H Deakin G Anderson A Dickson 2009 A Cockburn G Anderson A Dickson 2010 I Addison G Wishart A Graham P Carnan 2011 A J Sloan B Anderson D Black P Carnan 2012 I Anderson N McMillan R Morris B Anderson 2013 N McMillan G Anderson G Smith P Roger 2014 G Leslie G Sutherland L Dempster 2015 G Wintersgill I Taylor D Mack 2017 A Cockburn B Anderson G McIntosh 2018 A Cockburn D Harvie R Muir M Paterson 2019 J Henderson G McQuilkinn R Muir C Duthie 2020 G Smith S Boyle D McLaren 2021 J Henderson G McIntosh G McQuilkin S Boyle 2022 No Competition 2023 Gavin Smith George Leslie Stewart Boyle |