SHEILA Turpin and Jean Williams (Copmanthorpe) beat Marjorie Elvidge and Hazel Knapton (Railway Institute) 12-11 in the final of the Emily Barnard Two-Wood Pairs.

After the Round Robin Stage the winners of each of the six leagues were put into the quarter final and the places for the two highest runners-up were very closely contested. Jannette Lopez and Irene Baker of Burnholme just missed a place in the quarter final by one shot after winning two of the games in their league when in the third game against Judy Abel and Sandra Grantham the Burnholme pair lost a three on the last end giving Judy and Sandra a place in the quarter final.

Barbara Maidment of Shipton once again reached the quarter-final as she did last year but lost 8-9 to the eventual winners.

The trophy was presented by Rosemary Fawcett, president of the York Ladies Evening Bowls League.

Updated: 10:34 Thursday, May 22, 2003