CROQUET.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 33, 9 February 1928, Page 14

CROQUET.

ROTORUA TOURNAMENT. (By Telegraph—Special to "Star.") ROTORUA. this day. The croquet tournament was resumed this morning. the weather being dnll and threatening, and the greens slow cfter heavy rain in the night. Dci&U.; of the piny are as follow :— SINGLES. Section A.—Third round : Mrs. Gallagher beat Mrs. Halkett, 26—12. Fifth round : Mr. Richards beat Mrs. Mackay, 26—17. Section B.—First round: Xlrs. Scott beat Mrs. Gall. 26—23. Second round: Mrs. Call bear Mrs. Fox. 26—10. Fourth round : Mrs. Milton beat Mrs. Scott. 26—22. Fifth round : Mrs. Milesou beat Miss Gall. 26—6. Section C.—First round: Mrs. Mellsop beat Mrs. Terry, 26—11. Third round: Mrs. Keatley beat Mrs. Torrance. 26—24. Section D. — Fourth round : Mrs. Worthington beat Mrs. Thorburn. 26—24. DOUBLES. Section A.—Fourth round : Mesdames Allen and White beat Mesdames Robertson and Langdale. 26—25 : Mesdames Worthington and Richards beat Mesdames Hodgkinson and Scott, by default. Fifth round: Mesdames Allen and White beat Mesdames Iliirdley and Gall, 26—11. Section B. —Second round : Mesdames Keys aud La Trobe Hill beat Mesdames Cnllalier and Torrance, 26—25. Fourth rniiucl : Mesdames Keys and La Trobe Hill beat Mesdames Thorburn and Fox. 26 —14. Fifth round : Mesdames Keys and La Trobe Hill beat Mesdames Rankin and Mackav. 26 — 1 :i. Section Ties.—A Section : Mrs. Mellsop and Mr. Richards beat Mesdames Allen and White. 26—12. B Section : Mrs. Keys and Mrs. Ilill beat Mesdames Moorhouse and McDowell. 26—20. The doubles final will be played on Thursday between Mrs. Mellsop and Mr. Richards, and Mesdames Keys and La Trobe Hill for the best two out of three games.