Croquet Double Titleholders Lose A Life

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30073, 6 March 1963, Page 14

Croquet Double Titleholders Lose A Life

(New Zealand Press Association)

AUCKLAND, March 5

The loss of a life by the doubles titleholders, T. Regan (Wellington) and Mrs W. L. Martin (Christchurch) to A. G. F. Ross (Hastings) and M. Reitchesen (lower Hutt) was a feature of the first day’s play in the New Zealand croquet championships at the Mount Hobson lawns today.

Ross, who has won the New Zealand open championship 11 times, and Rettohesen won, 26 to 11.

There is a record entry of more than 400. and the standard of play was high. Members of the British and Australian test teams are taking part. Results:—

First Life.—First round: Mrs W. L. Martin (Ohriatdhurch) and T. Regan (Wellington) beat C. D. Treadgold (Auckland) and Mrs Treadgold, 26-15; Mrs L. M. Hight (MorrinsviUe) and J. Prince (Lower Hutt) beat Mrs J. Fielding (Paeroa) and B. Roberts (Auckland), 26-1; H. C. Ford (Wellington) and A. J. Stephens (Dannevirke) beat Mrs G. Collins and O. Burt (Lower Hutt), 26-12; Mrs E. Rudder .and L. Mason (Australia) beat Mrs W. Whiteford and J. Nicholl (Auckland), 26-9; C. T.. Wadsworth and Mrs Wadsworth (Auckland) beat R. Graves and Mrs G. Bolton (Auckland), 26-5; H. O. Hicks and W. Ormerod (England) beat Mesdames E. Earnshaw and I. Parr (Auckland). 26-5; Mesdames L. Hill and D. Page (Auckland) beat Mesdames H. Hasten and C. Watts (Auckland), 26-21; Mesdames. C. Hanna and Z. Ross (Auckland) beat Mesdames C. Purcell (Auckland) and J. H. Ward (Hamilton), 26-13; B. LloydPratt (England) and Mrs H. Day .(Australia) beat Mrs H. Purdy and J. Campbell (Auckland). 26-8; Mesdames F. Vowless and E. Cooper (Auckland) beat Mesdames P. Solomon (England) and J. J. Smyth (Auckland), 28-26: W. B C. Paynter (Lower Hutt) and G. Wilson (Queensland) beat Mrs

A. Mclntosh and F. W. Cole (Auckland), 26-20; Mrs R. H. Browne and R. Browne (Dannevirke) beat Mesdames L. H. Robinson (Auckland) and H. McKerrow (Te Awamutu), 26-19.

First Life.—Second round: Mesdames L. H. Buchanan and A. Penn (Christchurch) beat Mesdames G. Rylatt and W. Bunce, 26-10; E. P. Cotter and J. W. Solomon (England) beat Mesdames D. Gerrand and S. Bertram (Hamilton), 26-7; A. G. F. Roas (Hastings) and M. Reitchesen (Wellington) beat Mesdames F. Dorman and G. Jacob (Auckland), 26-13; Mesdames E. Bresnahan and . G. Mouat (Wellington) beat Mesdames R. G. Moffitt (Auckland) and G. McKenzie-Smart (Gisborne), 26-11: A. E. Saalfeld and Mrs P. Harrison (Australia) beat L. Middlemiss and Mrs Middlemiss (Pukekohe), 26-10; Mesdames S. Morgan (EUham) and B. P. Aldridge (Stratford) beat Mesdames P. Sanderson (Auckland) and V. Wilkins (Dargaville), 16-15; Mesdames F. Breckon and L. Morgan (Whangarei) beat Mesdames G. Molloy (Kaitaia) and M. Brewer (Auckland). 26-19: Mrs L. M. Hight (Morrinsvllle) and J. Prince (Lower Hutt) beat H. C. Ford (Wellington) and A. J. Stephens (Dannevirke), 26-18. Second Life.—First round: H. O. Hacks and W. P. Ormerod (England) beat Mesdames H. Hasten and C. Watts (Auckland). 26-0; A. G. F, Ross (Hastings) and M. Reitchesen (Lower Hutt) beat Mrs W. L. Martin (Christchurch) and T. Regan . (Wellington), 26-11; Mesdames F. Dorman and G. Jacobs (Auckland) beat C. Treadgold and Mirs Treadgold (Auckland), 26-11.