CROQUET

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25089, 22 January 1947, Page 3

CROQUET

CHAMPIONSHIPS AT LOWER HUTT

HANDICAP SINGLES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, January 21. The New Zealand croquet championships at Lower Hutt were started to-day with the handicap singles, which were played throughout the day. Results:—Mrs Reese (2£) beat Miss Claughton, 26-3; F. C. Bryan (owe 2) beat Mrs Green, 26-10; F. C» Bryan beat Mrs Sheargold, 26-10; Mrs Bock (scr) beat Mrs Tingey, 26-24; Miss Lyford (li) beat Lieutenant-Colonel Beamish (owe li), 26-7; Mrs Treadgold (2i) beat Mrs Allan (1), 26-6; Mrs Wadsworth (1J) beat Mrs Clark (owe li), 2620; H. Ford (owe 2) beat Mrs Newman (2i), 26-6; C. la Roche (owe 2) beat Mrs Penn (scr), 26-4; Mrs Greig (li) beat Mrs Heenan (2), 26-5; Mrs Pepper beat Mrs E. J. Miller, 26-16; Mrs McLennan (scr) beat Miss Wainwright, 26-18; Mrs Carver (3) beat Mrs Bridges (3i), 26-15; Mrs Whitham (6i) beat Mrs Perrett (5). 26-21; Mrs J. Jardin (3) beat Mrs Lamplough (3i). 26-22; Mrs Wadsworth beat Mrs A. Miller, 26-23; Mrs Stockdale beat Miss Rees, 26-10; G. Rowling beat Mrs Crump, 26-3; Mrs Trythall beat Mrs R. N. Miller, 26-14; Mrs Flux beat Mrs Hutchings, 26-9; Mrs Hockey beat Mrs Turner, 26-13; Mrs Bridges beat Mrs Flux, 26-11; Mrs Cadwallader beat Mrs Mouat, 26-23.

ANNUAL MEETING OF COUNCIL

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, January 21. A suggestion that the date of the next annual Dominion croquet tournament at Dunedin should coincide with that of the Dominion bowls tournament, was referred to the executive at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Croquet Council to-day. Officers elected were:—president, Mr R. W. McCreath (Gore); vice-presidents. Mesdames T. Macdonald (Auckland) and S. J. Parkes (Palmerston North), Mr Kirk (Geraldine): New Zealand handicapper, Mrs C. Watkins (Hastings): New Zealand referee. Mr A. G. F. Ross (Rangiwahia); editor-manager, Mrs E. McKenzie (Wellington); secretary-treasurer, Mrs W. S. Austin (Wellington).