Meagre two wins by croquet champ.
Paul Stanley (Wellington), the • defending champion, has only two wins after the first two days of the President’s Trophy croquet competition in Rotorua.
John Prince (Hawke’s Bay) has five wins and leads the competition, and the two Christchurch players, Roger Murfitt and Graeme Beale, with three wins each, are within striking distance of the leader. Results of matches played by Murfitt and Beale on the first two days are: Beale: beat Skinley 26-25; lost to R. Jackson, 13-26; lost to Prince, 0-26; lost to G. Roberts, 17-26; beat T. Stephens, 26-2; beat V. Bartholomeus, 26-0.
Murfitt: lost to Skinley 0-26; beat Jackson 26-2; lost to Prince 0-26; lost to Roberts, 226; beat Stephens 26-0; beat Bartholomeus, 26-11. In the Third Eight competition at Blenheim, Charles Jones (Christchurch) is in second place after six of the 14 rounds. His results after two days are:— Lost to S. Johnston (Nelson),
3-26; beat G. Smith (Manawatu), 26-21; beat P. Clark (Hawke’s Bay), 26-16; beat K. Fellows (Wellington), 26-17; lost to C. J. Reid (Wellington), 7-26; beat M. Wills
(Taranaki) 26-17. Results of play from the second eight tournament in Ashburton were.— Round one: C. M. Robertson (Otago) 26, Mrs M. Hadwin (Waikato-King Country) 0; R. Clarke (Waikato-King Country) 26, B. J. Wardle (Wellington) 13; D. Curtis (Wellington) 26, S. Jones (Wellington) 25; Mrs M. Ward (Waikato-King Country) 26, M. Keegan (Auckland) 12. Round 2: Jones 26, Robertson 20; Wardle 26, Keegan 1; Clarke 26, Ward 23, Hadwin 26, Curtis 10.
Round three: Wardle 26, Hadwin 16; Ward 26, Jones 12; Robertson 26, Keegan 3; Curtis 26, Clarke 13. Round 4: Curtis 26, Robertson 23; Ward 26, Wardle 23; Jones 26, Hadwin 11; Keegan 26, Clarke 23. Round 5: Keegan 26, Curtis 19; Hadwin 26, Ward 8; Jones 26 (including triple peel), Wardle 5; Robertson 26, Clarke 11.
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