CROQUET

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26639, 26 January 1952, Page 2

CROQUET

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT (New Zealand Pross Association) _■ PALMERSTON NORTH, Jab. 25. The final in the men's croquet championship was played at the Dominion tournament in Palmerston North to-day. A ' (Hwtoigs) beat C . T. Wadsworth (Auckland) in two straight games, 26-1, 26-0. Rom has been New Zealand champion many times previously, and Wadsworth won the North Island title recently. ! Results of the day's play wert—

(Hastings) beat F. Cleave (Auckland), 28-2, 26-2. Men’s Championship Final.—A. G. F. Ross (Hastings) beat C. T. Wadsworth (Auckland), 26-1. 26-0. Women’s Championship Third Round.—Miss 1 Wainwright (Hamilton)’beat Mrs G. B. Metcalf (Dunedin). 26-4, 26-17; Mrs J; Palmer (Christdhurch) beat Mts F. Duckworth (Manawatu), 26-13, 26-20. Quarter-finals.—Mrs G. McLeod (Gore) beat Mrs R. Moxon (Manawatu), 26-17, 26-17; Mrs H. Fenwick' (Auckland) beat Miss L. Turton (Nelson), 26-9, 26-17. Championship Doubles First life, quarter-final:—Mesdames Watkins and McLeod beat Miss Wainwright and Mrs Purdy, 26-24. Level Singles Third Round.—Mrs H. O'Connell (Gisborne) beat Mrs H. G. Mills (Manawatu), 26-3; Mrs G. A. McKendrick (Auckland) beat Mrs A. Sears (Manawatu), 26-6. Quarter-final.—Mrs O'Connell beat Mrs FlavaU (Manawatu), 26-7. Handicap singles Second Round. —Mrs G. B. Metcalf (Dunedin) beat Mrs R. McMurray (Manawatu). 26-21. Third Round.—Miss Turton beat Mrs Boyes, 26-18; G. W. Rowling (Rlwaka) beat Mrs A. Danby (Thames), 26-19; Mrs G. Collins (Hutt) beat Mrs Duckworth, 26-15. Quarter-final.—W. H. Kirk (Christchi/rch) beat Mrs C. W. Turner (Manawatu), 26-4. Heenan Plate First Round.—Mrs McLeod beat Mrs Collins, 26-24. Second Round.—Mrs Malloy beat Mrs Strang, 26-16. Quarter-final.—Mrs Hoskin beat Mrs Malloy. 26-19. New Zealand Handicap Plate First Round.—Mrs Purdy beat A. G. F. Ross. 26-23; Mrs Hogan beat Mrs Brann, 26-15.