CROQUET.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14660, 8 May 1913, Page 2

CROQUET.

CANTERBUItI' ASSOCIATION.

A meetirg of the committee of the Cat; tei'uuiy Croquet Aesociation was hold o Tuesday. Piteent— Air E. .<*. Rawnalcy (I'rc eidunt) in the chair, and Slosura J, W. J*li. lvicii-pre9.deut), S. S. J3 atkburne (United dc-iegiie/ , , T. F. Chambers itmmiier), «na J, , , A. liitur.o (Tima.u;. The io lowing resolutions were adopted:—' Tint the area of the As&oc.ation ena.L be the Canterbury Land District. That the reiertx* bo authorised to make such conditions as ho shall think fit for the couetitution of the Juuior Flag match teams of the smaller clubs. That the United Cub be authorised k> onte; two touina for the J unior Flag coinpet.tion, subject to the colcULoils on the eubject passed at the lsat meeting. That the , eetUng in matches and tournaments in the . coming season ehal. be tho No. 2 setting , of the Eng.ish Croquet A:s.ci£tion. That the Kaiapui and Ricccrton Clubs shall be clae-sed ac junior clubs anu all 0t..0r0 as. senior c übs, lor tho purpo.o of neat season's match competit.ona. Thst 3J inch hoops shall be uscl m the Sen.cr Flag matches and in the following events ol the tournament, viz., Now ' Zealand Champ.onfhip NwW Ztsland Doub.os, and Canterbury Cltampioiietup; and that 4 inch hoops shall be used in the Junior Fag matchos, and in tho other events of the tournament. That hoops must bo of the enmn • width frem top to bottom, so tnat adjustment by bending will not be sufficient. That it be a recominendat.on to the clubs to use Davidson'e hoopa in matches, if possible. That, if agreenble to the Un.t-ed Club, an arrangement be rnuae whereby the Association may v o, at its annual tournaments, 3J inch Davidson hoope bo'ongiog to that club, and tlie United Club may use, between the tournaments, the 4 inch Davidson hoopa of the Association, co that the Association may be saved the coat of buying 3J inch Davideon hoop 3 required for chnip.onehip events in the tournament. That the previous deci--Bion<s_ to apply the nomination sysk-m of entries to the New Zea and evente in the tournament and to adopt the "cither ball" law in some events in the tournament, and in certain matchos be rcvcfc<d. It wee oons.dered that there were insuperable difficulties in the way of nomination system of entries wheb had not been foreseen, and it wae thought t!:at the advantage? and disadvantages of the "eithor ball" lav required further tostmg in practice game* before being adapted in matches and tournaments. An estimate of the receipts and expendi- j tu;e for the ccm:ng tcurnameut showed that, < if it were necessary to buy the 4 sets of 3J inch David»:n hoops required, there woulJ be a probable deficit of about £7, but the proposed arrangement with the United Cub would just enabU the tournament to pay ite way. A letter which had been cent to <yther clubs by the Bangiora Club was discussed, and the President was requested to write to the cubs, eiving the views of th« committee theieupun.