CROQUET
SOUTH ISLAND TOURNEY The South Island championship croquet tournament was continued at Christchurch on Saturday. Results were as follows: Open Championship W. H. Kirk beat H. Smith 26-22, 11-26, 26-16; Mrs Kirk beat Mrs Gilbert, 11-26, 26-23, 26-19; Mrs Penn beat Mrs E. A. Smith 26-19, 20-26, 26-18. Second Round: Mrs Challen beat Mrs Penn 26-4, 8-26, 26-17. Level Singles Post-section play.—Mrs Anderson beat Mrs Weir, 26-7. Semi-final: Mrs Wearing beat Mrs Logan, 26-8; F. Nettelton beat Mrs Anderson, 26-23. Final: Mrs Wearing beat Nettleton, 26-9. < Women’s Championship Mrs Gilbert beat Mrs Metcalf, 26-14; Mrs J. McNish beat Miss McDowell, 26-19-Mrs Kirk beat Mrs Stockdale, 26-2. Handicap Singles « S ,? co Jl d round.—Mrs Crawford beat Miss Bell, 26-18; Mrs Palmer beat Mrs Chalnen ’ 26_4: Mrs Fuller beat Mrs Woodham, Wearing beat Mrs O’Malley, 26-17; F. Wedd beat Mrs McTeigue, 26-12; Mrs Burgess beat Mrs Travis, 26-8; W. H. Kirk beat Colonel Beamish, 26-0; Miss Gray beat Mrs Weir, 26-8; Mrs Logan beat Mrs Spicer, 26-17. 2 6 S 1 e 4 COnd life -~ Mrs Travis beat F. Wedd Championship Doubles Mesdames Maddren and Henry beat W. H. Kirk and Mrs Kirk, 26-6; Mesdames Dunn and McCracken beat H. Smith and 26 - 14 - Final: Mesdames and McCracken beat Mesdames Maddren and Henry, 26-20.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25389, 12 January 1948, Page 5
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