CROQUET.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20807, 17 March 1933, Page 9

CROQUET.

—♦ SILVER BUTTON FINALS. Tiie finals in the Canterbury Croquet Association's silver button competitions were played off yesterday, tho following being the winners in the different grades:— A Grade —Mrs Palmer (United Club). B Grade—Mrs Childs (Kaiapoi). C Grade—Mrs Barnett (New Brighton). ASHBURTON V. GERALDINE. An S grade flag match pla'yed between, the Ashbui'toii and Geraldinc Croquet Clubs in the South Canterbury Croquet Association's competitions, yesterday, resulted in a win for Ashburton by six games to three. Details were as follows (Ashburton names first) : Singles—Mrs Heonan 16, Kirk 26; Mrs Watt 21, Mrs Hayes 26; Mrs Dunn 26, Mrs Kirk 20; Mrs J. T. Smith 26, Mrs Broad 2a; Mrs F. Sruallboiio 26, Mrs Webb 8; J. Thompson 26, Mrs Slock 18. Doubles—Mesdames Ucenan and Watt :*., Kirk and Mrs Hayes 26; Mesdames Dunn and Smith 26, Mesdames Kirk and Broad 11; Thompson and Mrs Smallbone 26. Mesdames Stock and Webb 20. The Ashburton A team has suffored only one defer t. . The No. 2 B team w ill play-off with Ashby in the final of that grade, while the C team has an unbeaten record. A new way of utilising modern scientific inventions tor agricultural purposes has been discovered by a farmer of Oregon, U.H.A.. who installed a ioiKl-speukrr under his scarecrow's coat and connected it with the wireless apparatus in Llie farm house. The crooning, effects of the broadcasters wore particularly effective in keeping birds off tho plants.