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s f N.Z. TOURNAMENT. i! £ H. P. STRATTON DEFEATED. 1 P. C. BRYAN CONQUERS CHAMPION. a " (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ® PALMERSTON NORTH, Thursday. 0 The Dominion croquet championships r | were opened to-day in line weather. A surprise was the defeat of Stratton in the ~ first life of the men's championship by Bryan (Palmerston North). ; In the second round of the men's j championship (first life) Hartnell beat Ross. Mrs. Petrie (Feilding) beat the holder of the title, Miss Skeet, in the seconvl . life of the ladies' championship. 1 Results:— . > Open Chamjiionship (best of three 2 games).—First round: A. G. F. Ross beat cH. P. Stratton, tl—26, 20—7, 20—IS; Mrs. Gainbrill v. Mrs. Thomson (in pro- - gress), 20—10, 19—26. • Men's Championship.—First life," first r rouml: F. C. Bryan beat H. P. Stratton, I - G —ll i H. A. Penn beat R. W. McCreath, c 26—12 ; E. W. Burgin beat F. L. Harrison, 5 —11. First life, second round: F. L. } Hartnell beat A. G. F. Ross, 26—8; W. Tye. 1 beat E. W. Veitch. 20—15 ; A. J. Gibbs beat 3 R. W. Burgin, 26 —24; F. C. Bryan beat . 11. A. Penn, 26—17. Second life, aecond 1 round : It. W. McCreath beat F. L. Harrison, 26—20. 1 Ladies' Championship.—First life, first ) round : Mrs. A. S. Clarke beat Mrs. Bryan, | t -0—17; Mrs. Lowery beat Mrs. Aelieson, - 20—7; Mrs. Ganibrjll beat Mrs. Bartlett, 1 2(t—10; Mrs. Henderson beat Mrs. Parker--2 Hill, 26 —2; Mrs. Brass beat Mrs. Carson, I 26—5 ; Miss Keatley heat Mrs. Boocock, 26 i ■ —20 ; Mrs. Kibblewhite beat Miss Washer, 20—4 ; Mrs. Palmer beat Mrs. Dukes, 26— 8: Mrs. Caldow beat Mrs. Thomson, 26 —5; Mrs. Pitcaithley beat Mrs. Mouat, 26—15 ; Mrs.. Watkins beat Mrs. Bassett, 26—16 ; Miss Skeet beat Mrs. Bock, 26—0: Mrs. Anstis beat Mrs. Webber, 26—9; Mrs. T. Simpson beat Mrs. Wood, 26—20. Seconti round: Mrs. Clark beat Mrs. Glass, 26—6; Mrs. Watkins beat Mrs. Pitcaithley. 26—8. Second life, first round : Mrs. Parker-Hill beat Mrs. Lowery, 26—24: Mrs. Caldow beat Mrs. Bock, 20—-13; Mrs. Henderson beat Mrs. Bartlett, 20—19 ; Mrs. Simpson beat Miss Washer, 26—12; Mrs. Anstis I beat Mrs. Mouat. 26-—2 ; Mrs. Petrie beat 1 Miss Skeet, 26—9 ; Miss Keatley beat Mrs. I Bassett, 20—16.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 20, 24 January 1936, Page 13
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