CROQUET.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19196, 30 December 1927, Page 9

CROQUET.

- CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. The United Club's Christmas croquet tournament was continued yesterday under ideal conditions. Tho eliminating rounds left the best players in, and yesterday's games wore particularly well contested. Tho final of the Izard Memorial Trophy was finished with fino playing the winner, Mrs E. H. Johnson, beating her opponent by three points only. In the B championship, Ragg narrowly beat Mrs Colwill in the final. The tournament, which has been most successful, will be finished to-day, when the remaining finals will be played. Following are.tho results of yesterday's play:— Senior Events. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Second Round—Mrs E. A. Smith 2 beat Chambers 0, Williams 2 beat Mrs Maddren 0. Semi-final —Mrs Smith 2 beat Mrs Johnson 0, A. Ross 3 beat H. J. Williams 1. IZARD MEMORIAL. Final—Mrs E. H. Johnson and H. J. Williams 26 beat Mrs J. P. Maddren and Chambers 23. A SINGLES. ' Second-Round—Mrs Hadfield 36 beat Mrs E. Lee 6. Semi-final—Mrs McCullough 26 beat Mrs W. Quinn 13, Mrs Tyers 26 beat Mrs Hadfield 22. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. First Draw, a -Second Round—Mrs Beanland 26 beat Mrs Maddren 0, Mrs E. H. Smith 26 beat MiBS Durham 2. Second Draw. Second Round—Mrs McCullough 26 beat lira Beanland 24, Mrs Stallard 26 best Mrs ' Quinn 21. CANTERBURY HANDICAP. Second Round—Mrs Tyera (3) 26 beat Mrs McCullough (4J) 9, Miss Durham (1J) 26 beat Mrs Smithson (4) 20. Third Round —Miss Durham (4j) 26 beat Mrs E, A, Johnson (1) 8. Junior Events. B CHAMPIONSHIP. Second Round—Mrs East 26 beat Mrs Rinaldi 21. Seml-flnal—A. H. Kagg 26 beat Mrs Parish 12, Mrs Colwill 26 beat Mrs East 8. * Final—Ragg 26 beat Mrs Colwill 23. This was a very close game. B HANDICAP SINGLES. Second Round —Mrs Rinaldi (8) 26 beat Mrs Parish (7) 6. Third Round —Mrs Kmaldi (8) 26 beat Mrs Spence (7)*9, Mrs Glackin (61) 26 beat Mrs Vincent (8) 8, Mrs Childs (6) 26 beat Sirs Brennan (7) 24. Semi-final —Mrs Rinaldi beat Miss A. Ljnekov by default, Mra Glackin (6J) 26 beat Mrs Childs (6) 7. CONSOLATION HANDICAP. (Time limit 2i hours.) First Round—H. Smith beat Mrs Brennan, Tomlinson beat Mrs Manhire. Second Round—E. J. Ross brat A. Smith.