CROQUET

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22016, 13 February 1937, Page 8

CROQUET

JUNIOR TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALS IN DOUBLES REACHED The Canterbury Croquet Association's junior tournament was continued yesterday, when the semi-finals in the championship and handicap doubles were reached. It is expected that the finals In these events will be played to-day. Results of. yesterday's play were*— A Championship Second Round—Mrs Adkins beat Mrs Sadler 26-17, Mrs Syme beat Mrs Stockdale 26-24, Mrs Harris beat Mrs Whittington 26-23, Mrs McClelland beat Mrs Lloyd 26-21, H. Nettleton beat Mrs O. Jacobsen 26-16. Third Round—Miss Lawson beat Mrs Cooke 26-16, Miss Harris beat Mrs McClelland 26-19. B Championship First Round—Mrs Andrews beat Mrs Pargeter 26-12. Second Round—Mrs Stewart beat Mrs Scarf 26-10, Mrs Calvert beat Mrs Palmer 26-14, Mrs Bainbridge beat Mrs Ward 26-11. , Championship Doubles .- Fourth Stewart and Malcolmson beat Mesdames Evans and Derrett 26-19. Handicap Singles First Round—Mrs Calvert (8) beat Mrs Malcolmson (8) 26-19, Mrs Norton (8) beat Mrs McTeigue (8J) 26-15, Mrs Harris (6i) beat Mrs Evans (6) 26-5, Mrs Adkins (7J) beat Mrs McClelland (6£) 26-13. Second Round—Mrs Andrews (8) beat Mrs Bonar (8i) 26-18, Mrs Pearce (8S) beat Mrs Roxburgh (9) 26-18, Mrs Maclaine (83) beat Mrs Ward (8J) 26-11. Miss Jones (6) beat Mrs Jarden (11) 26-14 Mrs Stockdale (6) beat Mrs James (6i) 26-24 Third Round—Mrs Pearce (8J) beat Mrs Marriott (8J) 26-22, Mrs Fry (6) beat Mrs Snedden (12) 26-12.

Play will be continued at 9.30 this morning with the following matchesHandicap doubles (semi-finals)—Mes-dames Lawson and Derrett v. Mesdames Parker, and McTeigue, Mesdames Adkins and Stewart v. H. Nettleton and Mrs Scarf. B Championship—Mrs Pearce v Mrs Bainbridge. Handicap Singles—Mrs Norton v Mrs Palmer, Mrs Oldfield v. Mrs Calvert Mrs Stcckdale v. Mrs Rowe, Mrs McMillan v. Mrs Fry. SOUTHLAND TOURNAMENT TIMARU PAIR BEATEN IN CHAMPIONSHIP (PRI3» ISSOCUTIOX TELEGXAM.) GORE, February 12. The Southland croquet championships were continued in fine weather, though rain stopped play this evening. In the .semi-final of the championship doubles, Mesdames McLeod and Pettigrew (Gore) beat Mesdames Corbet and W. McLennan (Timaru) 26-16. The finalists are Mesdames McLeod and Pettigrew, and Mrs Cole and W. Nichol (Dunedin). In the first life of the open singles, Mrs Richards (Timaru) beat Mrs Wilson (Invercargill) 26-15. In the second life Mrs W. McLennan (Timaru) beat Mrs Robertson (Invercargill) 26-21. The finals of the handicap and open doubles will be played to-morrow. Daily Memorandum—Saturday, Feb. 13. Auctions. C. E. Jones, Ltd., at their rooms, at 11 a.m. r ■ —property.

UNITED V. EDGEWARE A pennant match played at Edgeware between United H and Edgeware resulted as follows (United names first):—. Doubles—Mesdames Hadfield and Scandrett 26i Mesdames Legg and Beanland 15: Miss Bell and Mrs Bosomworth 26, Mesdames McCullough and Dalton 14; Mesdames Barnes and Rhodes-Williams 26, Mesdames Colville and Scott 19. Singles—Mrs Hadfield 26, Mrs Legg 17; Mrs Scandrett 23,\ Mrs Beanland 26: Miss Bell 26, Mrs McCullough 15; Mrs Bosomworth 26, Mrs Dalton 0: Mrs Barnes 26, Mrs Colville 13; Mrs Rhodes-Williams 26, Mrs Scott 24. UNITED V. OPAWA An intermediate croquet match between United and Opawa, was played on the Opawa greens, and was won by United. [The following were the results (United names first):—r Doubles—Mrs Whitfield and Mrs Were 26, Mrs Bull and Mrs Wood 9; Mrs Betts and Mrs Nicholls 22, Mrs Ready and Mrs Faulkner 26; Mrs Williamson and Mrs Suckling 22, Mrs Owen and Mrs Holland 26. I Singles—Mrs Whitfield 26, Mrs Bull 4; Mrs Were 26, Mrs Wood 7; Mrs Betts 26, , Mrs Ready 19; Mrs Nicholls 26, Mrs Faulk- ; ner 11; Mrs Williamson 16, Mrs Owen. 26; Mrs Suckling 15, Mrs Holland 26. . , _.