The Silver Ribbon Pairs -- open only to players who are at least 55 years old and who have pre-qualified by placing first or second in a regional or national rated senior event.

Last year's event was won by two players from St. Louis - Roger Lord and Alan Popkin -- whose margin of victory was 16 matchpoints (51 was top).

The Silver Ribbon Pairs, which consists of two qualifying and two final sessions, has been won by four members of the ACBL Board of Directors: Joan Remey Moore, District 12 director, playing with Helen Shanbrom in 1993; Virgil Anderson, District 15 director, playing with Jayne Thomas, District 9 director, in 1994; and Jim Kirkham, District 22 director, playing with his wife Corinne in 1999. (Anderson was ACBL president at the time and the only "sitting" president to win an NABC event.)

The winners will have their names inscribed on the Leventritt Trophy and will receive a certificate of recognition.

The trophy honors Peter Leventritt of New York, ACBL president in 1954 and assistant treasurer 1945-46. He served as president of the Greater New York Bridge Association and the Card School of New York, which he co-founded.

Leventritt (1916-1997) pioneered the use of the Schenken System in partnership with its inventor, Howard Schenken. He represented North America in the Bermuda Bowl and placed second in 1957, 1961, 1963 and 1965.

1992 James Leary, S. Irving Steinfeldt
1993 Joan Remey Moore, Helen Shanbrom
1994 Virgil Anderson, Jayne Thomas
1995 Gene Freed, Peter Benjamin
1996 Phil Karani, Martin Hoffman
1997 Chuck Said, John Russell
1998 Eli Borok, Bill Sides
1999 Jim Kirkham, Corinne Kirkham
2000 Rhoda Walsh, Charles Coon
2001 Fred Hamilton, Steve Catlett
2002 Marilyn Hemenway, Mike Albert
2003 Roger Lord, Alan Popkin