THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

Yesterday the contestants embarked on the serious business of trying to win a European title as the Championships got away to a smooth start with powerful fields competing in both the Open and Senior events.

Let the Game Begin

After two sessions in the Open Championship it is the young pair from the Netherlands, Simon De Wijs and Bas Drijver who head the field, ahead of England's David Burn and Nick Sandqvist. Third place is occupied by a pair from Denmark, Stig Werdelin and Allan Cohen. They escaped our gaze, but we have ten pairs in the top twenty-fiveand are confident all our runners will survive the first hurdle.

In the Senior event the lead is held by England's Maureen Dennison and Morris Leighton. They are followed by Sweden's Bengt Bergsten and Yngve Nilsson and Ivan Bonev and Christo Drumev.