CROQUET

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23248, 7 February 1941, Page 10

CROQUET

CANTERBURY TOURNEY RESULTS OF YESTERDAY’S PLAY Play was continued yesterday in the Canterbury croquet tournament. The lawns were In good condition and play was of a very high standard. The finals of the handicap doubles were played, when Mrs J. Palmer and J. A. Brown (8J) beat Mrs Pepper (2J) and Mrs Kellaway (3). Open Championship—Mrs Lowery beat H. 'A. Penn. 26-24, 23-26, 26-10. Women’s Championship—First life: Miss Bell won by default from Mrs Clarke; Mrs Pepper beat Mrs Lee, 26-16, Mrs J. Palmer beat Mrs Penn 26-11, Miss McMillan beat Mrs Nicholls 26-16, Mrs Maddrcn beat Mrs Derrett 26-11. Second life: Mrs Maddren beat Mrs Kellaway 26-19, Mrs Nicholls beat Mrs Barnes 26-16, Mrs Harvey beat Miss Bell 26-19, Mrs Lowery beat Mrs Lee 26-16.

Intermediate Championship—First life: Third round; Mrs Chambers beat H. Nettleton 26-19, Mrs Cooke beat Mrs Nettleton 26-11, Mrs Whitfield beat Mrs Martyn 26-17. Fourth round: Mrs Webber beat Mrs Hold. Smith 26-23, Mrs Marriott beat Mrs George 26-22, Mrs Grey beat Mrs Cooke 26-24, Mrs Chambers beat Mrs Middleton 26-16. Second life—Third round: Mrs Hunter beat Mrs Lee 26-9, Mrs Chambers beat Mrs Jarden 26-7, Mrs Webber beat Mrs Cooke 26-22, Mrs James beat Mrs George 26-7, Mrs Thomas beat Mrs Adkins 26-19. Handicap Doubles—Final; Mrs J. Palmer and J. A. Brown beat Mesdames Pepper and Kellaway 26-10. Handicap Singles—Second round: Mrs Palmer beat Mrs Barnes 26-10. Third round: Mrs Penn beat A. Ross 26-9, Mrs Marriott beat Mrs Evans 26-19, Mrs J. Palmer beat Miss McMillan 26-14.

Play will be continued at 9 o’clock this morning with the following games:—Mrs S. Jones v. Mrs J. Palmer, Mrs Lowery v. Mrs McCullough, Mrs Pepper v. Mrs Paterson, Miss McMillan v. Mrs Maddren. Mrs James v. Mrs Thomas, Mrs Whitfield v. Mrs Marriott, H. Nettleton v. Mrs Webber. Mesdames Adkins and Parker v. Mesdames Penn and Parsonson, Mrs Chambers v. Mrs Hunter.