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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21423, 15 March 1935, Page 15

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DOMINION TOURNAMENT ITKESS A.5301-UTIOK TELEGRAM.I AUCKLAND. Mnrch 11. Tn spile of heavy rain, the: nnnual | Dominion croquet chnmpionship lour- j namenf. wns continued to-day. ( I The final of the % secttcn haixho'tp 'singles was won by Mrs BurrcU, Mr.s Sargissoii Iving Hie runner-up. The linal of the open championship doubles will be played to-morrow between Mesdames Clark and Tinge;/ and Miss Skeet. and Ward-Petley. In the open championship singles. Mrs Baker (Auckland) beat Captain Hartnell (the present holder of the Dominion title), 26-18 and 2G-G. Mrs Thomson, the Auckland champion, was defeated by Mrs Caldow and Mrs E. Basset in the women's championship singles. The final of the level singles I'oi the Whittaker Cup between Mrs Morgan (Manawatn) and Mr.s J. Clark f Auckland) was commenced to-day, each player winning a game. The match will be concluded to-morrow. I Championship Doubles Colonel du Pre (England.) and Mrs Corbett beat R. Poulter (England) and 1 Mrs Thomson, 2G-19. | Ward-Petley (England) and Miss ' Skeet beat Colonel du Pre and Mr;; Corbett, 26-16. ! A. Clark and Mrs Tingcy beat Captain Hartncil and Mrs Caldow, 26-15 Women's Singles Mrs Keatley beat Mrs Schubert, 26-22. Mrs Caldow beat Mrs Thomson. 2G-6. Mrs Sartfisscn beat Mrs Moual, 2G-5. . Open Singles Colonel du Pre beat Mrs Aitchesor., 26-0, 26-0. NEW BRIGHTON V. OI'AWA A junior A tournament, match was )»la.-■ c<l between New Brighton and Opawa on the Opawa si-fen. Tlio following are the scores ' (Opawa names first): Doubles—Mrs [lull anil .Mr.s Ovorcinl 2 1 i Mrs Harnett and Airs Umse; 2ti; M esd.iinrs Anshton and Ufiiy -J6, Mesdames W. Cooke and .1. Cuoke 22; .Mesdames Holland and Kobson 20, Mr.s Dev and Miss I'ntter 21). Sin-les—Mrs }inl) 1:., Mrs IJarn-lt 22Mrs (herond b, Mr.s 2b'. Mrs W. Cooke. <i; Mrs ]!rav 2t>, Mrs .1. . Cooke l>: Mrs llnllanrl 11, Mrs Dcy 5; .Mr.- , liobson !. Miss Foster ■). c Opawa 107, Xnv Urobilin J.'IT. < 1 ST. PAI L'S (WAIMATE) V. * GERALDINE A C ?rade match was played in the Sout.li f Canterbury Croquet Association's rumpeli- : lion ou the Tliprli ti.-lil lawn.-:, Timani, between ] St. Paul's (Waimate) and Gcraldiue, result. r ins: in a win for St. Paul's by 7 games tn 2. I Details are as follows (St. Paul's names first):— 1 Doubles—Mesdames Webber and Harris , 20, Mcsilame.s Knibb and Webb 10; Met- J, dames Holmes and Warren 22, Mesdames ' t.'rindle and Jenkins 20: Mesdames Nash and '- Bird 2C, Mesd.-tims Williamson and Patrick '<- 22. f Sinjrles—Mrs Webber 215. Mrs Knibb 12: s nan-is 26. Mrs Webb I«: Mrs Holmes r 20, Mrs Grindle, 8; Mrs Warren 25, Mrs „ Jenkins 20: Mrs Nash 20, Mrs Williamson } 2,' i; Mrs Bird 20, Mrs Pa...ek 22. ' '<