CROQUET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 22, 26 January 1935, Page 18

CROQUET.

CENTENARY TOURNEY. MRS. CALDOW'S FIRST DEFEAT. (Received O.IiO a.m.) MELBOURNE, January 20. After four wins Mrs. Caldow (New Zealand) suffered her lirst defeat 111 the croquet championships yesterday. Both the English captain, Du i're, and the Australian captain, (J. J. Miller, have suffered defeats. The only undefeated players are J. C. Windsor and \V. T. McCleery, both Victorians. The New Zealar.dors' matches to-day resulted: —J. E. Wltherow (Melbourne) defeated Mrs. Caldow, who was also defeated by R. I'oulter (Eilgland). No New Zealanders are left in the play to-day.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. The annual tournament of the Auckland Croquet Association will open next Thursday and will be continued on the following days. Play will be divided into senior and junior grades. The order of play for the first day is as follows:—-Senior championship doubles, 10 a.m., at Carlton, the first four couples in A and B sections. At Epsom: Section C, all other players to be ready when called upon. Junior grade, handicap doubles: 10 a.m., at Mount Eden, • ■sections A and B. At United: Sections C. and D. The draw is:— CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Senior Grade. Section A.—Mesdames Schubert, Bartlett, 8011, Healey, Brabant, Miss Tcape, Mrs. Watson. Section B. —Mesdames Baker, J. Clarke, Webber, Miss Skeet, Mesdames Guthrie, Tucker, Bruce. Section C. —Mesdames McGregor, Burrett. Croniu, Misses Sicilian, lveatlcy, Mesdames Parker-Hill, Dukes. Section I).—Mesdames Rankin, Thompson, Carson, Innes-Allan, Jarvie, Savin, Ellison. CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Senior Grade. Section A.-—Mesdames Watson and .1. Clarke, Carson and Maiden, O'llalloran and Taylor, Ellison and Burrett, ?

Webber and Innes-Allnn, Baker and Schubert. Section ]{. —Mrs. Bray and Miss Slomnn, Mesdauies 'l'ncker and Hukk, Dukes and McGregor. Bnrtlett and Thomson, Bruce and Miss Skeet. Section C.—Mesdames Healey and Farkerllill, Guthrie and Hnrbutt, Mrs. I.nurie and Miss Keatley, Mesdames Bell and Hankin, Buckle and Jackson, Jarvie and Cronin. HANDICAP DOUBLES. Junior Grade. Section A. —Mesdames Hughes and Bremner, Taylor and Bush, Buchanan and McLean, Cross and Graham, Ilooten and Brookes, Ivayes and Matthews, Herd and Miss Hishoff. Section B.—Mesdames Solon and Salmon, Brier and Hickman, Wrigley and partner, Cairn and G .Henderson, Gelding and McMahon, Garland and Page, Miss Stevenson and partner. Section C—Mesdames Wilson and Cole, Keatley anil Hyde, Quorrle and MePliail, Bardell and McKay, Wright and Bennett, Harrop and Mulllns. Section D.—Mesdames Trewheela and Robertson, Clark and Sharp, Weller and Jones, Jackson and Scott, McKendrick and Graham, Henrys and Watts. JUNIOK SINGLES. Section A.—Mesdames Watts, Bardell, Ilooten, Scott, Quarrie, McKendrick. Section B.—Mesdames Solon, Bush, Bennett, Herd. Brier, Cross. Section C.-—Mesdames Henrys, G. Clark, McMahon, Brookes, Edgar, Wilson. Section I)—Mesdames Salmon, Jackson, Sharp, Cole. McDonald, Wright, Chambers. Section E. —Mesdames Witliam, Hodge, Wrigley, MePliail, Alley, Gelding, Flemming.