Croquet NATIONAL TITLES
First Triple Peel Made (N.Z. Press Association) _. HAMILTON. January 23. The 17-year-old holder of the mens championship, J. Prince (Lower Hutt) made the first triple peel when the New Zealand croquet championships continued at Hamilton today He was playing against D. Curtis, the English international player.
Mrs L. Middlemiss (Pukekohe) holder of three North Island titles, was eliminated from the women’s championship singles Results:—
Men’s Singles.—Quarter-finals: D Curtis (England) beat C. Wadsworth (Auckland), 26-4, 26-20; A. D. Heenan (Lower Hutt) beat W. H. Kirk (Christchurch). 26-11, 26-17. Semi-final: Heenan beat A. G. F. Ross (Hastings), 26-0, 26-8. Women’s Singles.—First life: Miss A. Gibbs (Nelson) 26, Mrs J. Robson (Wellington) 22; Mrs R. Moffitt (Auckland) 26, Mrs L. Middlemiss (Auckland) 23; Mrs G. Mouat (Lower Hutt) 26, Mrs R. Bugden (Hamilton) 18; Mrs E. McClymont (Wanganui) 26, Mrs W. H. Kirk (Christchurch) 17. Quarter-finals: Miss Gibbs 26, Mrs G. Jacobs (Auckland) 19; Mrs B. Jarden (Lower Hutt) 26, Mrs Moffitt 6. Second life: Mrs E. Bresnahan (Lower Hutt) 26, Mrs M. Leeston (Morrinsville) 13; Mrs L. Hight (Te Aroha) 26, Mrs W. Shaw (Hamilton) 17; Mrs C. Wadsworth (Auckland) 26 Mrs S. Oliver (Hamilton) 17;’ Mrs F. Mclntosh (Auckland) 26, Mrs Bugden 12; Mrs G. Molloy (Kaitaia) 26, Mrs K. Wollett (Wanganui) 10; Mrs Brosnahan 26. Mrs R Page (Papakura) 24; Miss R. Elhott (Auckland) 26 Mrs Middlemiss 15; Mrs Jarden 26, Mrs Mclntosh 2; Mrs I. Walker (Hamilton) 26, Mrs D. Jackson (Auckland) 19.
Level Singles.—First life, first round: Mrs B. Aldridge (Taranaki) 26, Mrs P. Orwin (Wellington) 7; Mrs W. Elliott (Auckland) 26, Miss H. Frankland (Hamilton) 14; Mrs S. Bertram (Hamilton) 26. K. Wollett (Ohakune) 12; Mrs D. Plowman (Auckland) 26, Mrs J. Wathen (Morrinsville) 16; Mrs N. Gwynne (Masterton) 26, Mrs Robson 17; Mrs Brosnahan 26, Mrs Roberts 17.
Handicap Singles. English rose bowl: Mrs C. Lamberton (2J) 26, Mrs D. Plowman (11) 25; Mrs G. Collins (—1) 26, R. Stowers (3) 24; Miss N. Woodhall (1J) 26. Mrs B. Roberts (2) 17; Mrs H. Purdy (—2) 26. Mrs D. Jackson ( —J) 12; Mrs Collins 26 L. G. Middlemiss (—2) 13.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30347, 24 January 1964, Page 11
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