Croquet Titles PRINCE STILL UNBEATEN

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31588, 27 January 1968, Page 15

Croquet Titles PRINCE STILL UNBEATEN

J. Prince, the winner of the New Zealand open championship, remained unbeaten throughout the national croquet championships to reach the semi-finals of the men’s title and, with Mrs B. A. Jarden, the final in both lives of the championship doubles.

In the quarter-final against C. Paynter, Prince scored yet another triple peel and quickly finished the match in straight games. He had earlier beaten A. E. Saalfeld with complete all-round breaks, giving his opponent few opportunities to score. Two former title-holders, Mrs C. J. Wadsworth and Mrs H. Purdy, were eliminated from the women’s championship. Mrs Wadsworth lost her lives to Mrs I. R. Lennon and Mrs J. McNabb while Mrs E. M. Todd and Mrs M. Porter beat Mrs Purdy. Results:—

Second Round. J. Prince (Lower Hutt) beat A. E. Saalfeld (Australia), 26-1, 26-2; A. G. F. Ross (Hastings), beat J. McNab (Christchurch), 26-21, 26-1; Rowling beat D. Treadgold (Auckland). 26-10. 26-18.

MEM’S CHAMPIONSHIP First Round.—G. Rowling (Nelson) beat C. T. Wadsworth 'Auckland), 26-17. 10-26. 26-2; H. C. Ford (Wellington) beat R. J. Clarke (Gisborne). 19-26. 26-6, 26-19; K. Woollet (Ohakune) beat b. j. Mitchell (Christchurch). 26-8. 26-15: A. D. M. Ross (Auckland) beat A. J. Bruning (Christchurch). 26-10.

Quarter-final.— Prince beat W. ® g S Paynter (Lower Hutt). 26-4,

CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES First Life.—Semi-finals: Mrs B A. Garden and J. Prince (Lower Hutt) 26, A. G. F. Ross (Hastings) .and K. Woollett (Ohakune) 12; L. Middlemiss and Mrs Middletmss (Pukekohe) 26, M. Reitche-

son (Lower Hutt) and Mrs K. Woollett (Ohakune) 19. Second Life.—Third Round: Mesdames L. M. Hight (Morrinsvile) and A. G. Rawlinson (Methven) 26. A. E. Salfeld (Australia) and Mrs F. Orwin (Lower Hutt) 22. Quarter-final.—Middlemiss and Mrs Middlemiss 26, Mesdames Hight and Rawlinson 19. LEVEL SINGLES First Life.—First Round: Mrs G. Tunnicliffe (Auckland) 26. Mrs F. Orwin (Lower Hutt) 18: Mrs J. Read (Christchurch) 26. Mrs R. Bugden (Hamilton) 21; Mrs A. Boyd (Ashburton) 26, Mrs C. G. Pedie (Christchurch)

Second Life. —First round: Mrs K. L. Fisher (Christchurch) 26, Mrs Bugden 8. Second round: Mrs J. McNab (Christchurch) 26, Mrs R. M. Smith (Christchurch) 22; Mrs J. Read (Christchurch) 26. Mrs J. Jones (Westport) 17. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS First Life.—First round: Mrs D. Bary (Blenheim) 26, Mrs C D. Treadgold (Auckland) 15. Second round: Mrs B. A. Jarden (Lower Hutt) 26. Mrs H. Alabaster (Dunedin) 4; Mrs T. A. Creighton (Timaru) 26, Mrs Bary 1; Mrs L. M. Hight (Mornnsville) 26. Mrs F. J. Fraser (Christchurch) 7; Mrs J. Martin (Chistchurch) 26. Mrs F. Barltrop (Nelson) 17. Third round: Mrs I. R. Lennon (Christchurch) 26, Mrs H. A. Penn (Christchurch) 12; Mrs G. Collins (Lower Hutt) 26, Mrs E. M. Todd (Christchurch) 18; Mrs J. Paddy (Christchurch) 26. Mrs C. G. Bishop (Ashbjirton) 9. Quarterfinal: Mrs Lennon 26, Mrs Collins 8.

Second Life.—Second round: Mrs L. H. Buchanan (Christchurch) 26. Mrs Barltrop 22; Mrs McNab 26. Mrs C. T. Wadsworth (Auckland) 9. Third round: Mrs M. Porter (Oamaru) 26, Mrs H Purdy (Auckland) 14.