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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21974, 24 December 1936, Page 15

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+ DRAW FOR CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION'S FIXTURE The draw for the Christmas open tournament of the Canterbury Croquet Association was announced at a meeting of the association, presided over by Mr A. G. F. Ross. The tournament will commence on Boxing Day at 0 a.m. with the handicap doubles. Mr E. J. Ross and Mr A. G. F. Ross were appointed referees and Mesdames Beanland, Maddren, Lennie, Messrs G. Richardson, G. Murray, H. A. Penn, and A. Murray umpires. Mesdames Beanland, Smithson, Lennie. and Burgess were appointed as a committee to make arrangements for entertaining visitors to the South Island and Dominion tournaments at a bridge party on January 23. The draw for the Christmas tournament is as follows: Open Championship—Byes: Mrs J, Palmer, H. A. Penn. and E. J. Ross; Miss Bell v. A. C. Murray; byes, Mesdames Maddren, E. A. Smith, and Lowery, and A. G. Ross. Women's Championship—First life: Bye, Mrs Lowery, Mrs Wilson v. Mrs Palmer, Mrs McCullough v. Mrs Sqandrett, Mrs Beanland v. Mrs Maddren, Miss Maze v. Mrs E. A. Smith, Mrs S. Jones- v. Mrs Smithson, Mrs Kellaway v. Mrs Meikle; bye. Miss Bell. Second life: Bye, Miss Maze, Mrs Beanland v. Mrs Scandrett, Mrs Jones v. Mrs Meikle. Mrs E. A. Smith v. Mrs Smithson, Miss Bell v. Mrs Maddren, Mrs Palmer v. Mrs Kellaway, Mrs McCuJlough v. Mrs Wilson; bye, Mrs Lowery. Championship Pairs (Izard Memorial)— Bye, A G. Ross and Mrs Lowery, Mrs Maddren and A. C. Murray v. E. J. Ross and Mrs Scandrett, Mrs E. A. Smith and Miss Maze v. Miss Bell and H. Neutze; bye, H. A. Penn and Mrs Palmer. Handicap Doubles —Byes, Mesdames Lowery and Murray, Mesdames Bamfleld and Turner, Mesdames Beanland and Lester, Mesdames Wilson and Meikle, Mesdames Bates and Whitfield; H. A. Penn and Mrs Lawson v. A. G. Ross and Mris Andrews, Mesdames Rowe and Stanton v. Mr and Mrs Thompson, Mesdames McMillan and Norton v. Miss Maze and Mrs Irwin, Mesdames McCullough and Tiscn v. Mrs S. Jones and Miss McMillan, E. J. Ross and Miss Harris v. Mesdames Hart and Batie; byen. G. Richardson and Mrs Smithson, Mr and Mrs H. Smith,. Miss Bell and Mrs Adkins, Mesdames Palmer and Kellaway, F. Blunt and Mrs Evans, H. Neutze and Mrs Were.

A Level Singles—Mrs Murray v. Mrs Kellaway, Mrs Wilson v. Miss McMillan, Mrs Meikle v. F. Blunt, Mrs McCulioußh v. Mrs Tisch, Mrs Jones v. Mrs Irwin, Mrs Beanland v. H. Smith. Mrs Smithson v. Mrs H. Smith; bye, Mrs Were. Handicap Singles—Mrs S. Jones v. Mrs Blunt, Mrs Evans v. J. Thompson, Mrs Tlsch v. Mrs Batle, Mrs H. Smith v. Mrs Scandrett, Miss Maze v. G. Richardson, Mrs Irwin v. Mrs Lester, Mrs Wilson v. Mrs Murray, Mrs Kellaway v. Mrs Norton, Mrs Palmer v. A. G. Ross, Mrs Smithson v. Mrs McMillan, Mrs Andrews v. Mrs Hart. Miss McMillan v. Mrs Were, H. Smith v. H. A. Penn, H. Neutze. v. E. J. Ross, Mrs Beanland v. Mrs Lowery. Miss Bell v. Mrs Meikle.