Prince Six Triple Peels In Retaining Title

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31584, 23 January 1968, Page 13

Prince Six Triple Peels In Retaining Title

J. Prince (Lower Hutt), played brilliantly to retain without loss his New Zealand open croquet championship in Christchurch yesterday.

Prince scored a record six triple peels in the championship. Yesterday in the final play-off section he scored one against Mrs B. A. Jarden, also of Lower Hutt, and one against A. G. F. Ross of Hastings, Ross beat Mrs Jarden in the semi-final play-off for second place in the open championship. Ross was in fine form and delighted the spectators by completing his second triple peel. He lost to D. W. Curtis (Hastings) in the final. Cur-

tis, who finished the game In three breaks, was a British representative in 1963 and this year won the South Island open and men’s titles. Matches for the Heenan Plate were also played. This event is for competitors who are runners-up in the open championship sections. J. McNab (Christchurch) had to fight hard to beat Mrs L. M. Hight 'Morrinsville) in one of these matches in section three. Results:— Open Championship Final Play-off.—J. Prince (Lower Hutt) 26. A. G. F. Boss (Hastings) 2; Mrs B. A. Jarden (Lower Hutt) 26. D. W. Curtis (Hastings) 1; Ross 26. G. Rowling (Nelson) 7. Winner: Prince. Play-off for Runner-up.—Semi-final: Ross 26, Mrs Jarden 9. Final: Curtis 26, Ross 1. Run-ner-up: Curtis. Section 111. —Runner-up: J. McNab (Chch) 26, Mrs L. M. Hight (Morrinsvllle) 23. Heenan Plate.—Play-off section: H. C. Ford (Well.) 26, M. Reitchesen (Lower Hutt) 19; Ford 26, A. D. M. Ross (Auck.) 3: Reitchesen 26. Mrs G. CoHins (Lower Hutt) 24; Reitchesen 26, Ross 9. Doubles Championship First Life.—First round: J. Flanagan and Mrs I. R. Lennon (Chch) 26. F. W. Gurnsey and O. Andersen (Chch) 17. Second

round: Mesdamec C. G. Bishop and A. Boyd (Ashburton) 26, L. Ford and Mrs Ford (Auck.) 13; J. Prince and Mrs B. A. Jarden (Lower Hutt) 26, Mesdames L. H. Buchanan (Chch) and J. R. King (Hastings) 4; Mesdames H. A. Penn and R. M. Smith (Chch) 26, M. Porter and Mrs Porter (Oamaru) 4; Mesdames J. McNab (Chch) and R. Bugden (Hamilton) 26, H. R. Abbott and L. J. Mitchell (Chch) 14: Mesdames H. Purdy and G. Tunni cliffe (Auck.) 26, Mesdames H.. Barbour and N. Daly (Chch) 24. Second Life.—First round: L. Middlemiss and Mrs Middlemiss (Pukekohe) 26, Mesdames G. Harwood (Lower Hutt) and J. Mead (Wellington) 3; C. T. Wadsworth and Mrs Wadsworth (Auck.) 26, Mesdames J. Paddy and J. McCracken (Chch) 22. Second round: W. Penman (Chch) and Mrs C. McHerron (Westport) 26, Mesdan.es L. H. Buchanan (Chch) and J. R. King (Hastings) 10. Laval Singles First Life.—First round: Mrs F. A. Barrow (Chch) 26, R. J. Clarke (Gisborne) 14; Mrs R. L. Foster (Chch) 26, Mrs H. Alabaster (Dunedin) 22: Mrs M. Hill (Chch) 26, Mrs M. Porter (Oamaru) 24: Mrs A. R. O'Malley (Chch) 26, Mrs W. G. Frampton (Invercargill) 13; Mrs F. J. Fraser (Chch) 26, Mrs J. Mead (Wgtn) 24. Second round: Mrs O’Malley 26, Mrs Hill 19. Second Life.—First round: Mrs J. R. King (Hastings) 26, Mrs M. Hill (Chch) 25; Mrs R. M. Smith (Chch) 26, Mrs N. Daly (Chch) 9; R. J. Clarke (Gisborne) 26, Mrs F. J. Fraser (Chch) 17.