CROQUET

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 99, 21 January 1926, Page 10

CROQUET

NEW ZEALAND TOURNA-

MENT

PERFECT WEATHER AND RECORD ENTRIES

The annual New Zealand croquet tour, nament opened yesterday in absolutely perfect weather on the Kelburn, Wei- ’ lington, and Karori Croquet Club 8 lawns. Before play commenced, the president of the New Zealand Croquet Council (Mr. R. Caughley) welcomed the competitors, and especially those visitors from England, Sir Francis and Lady AVemyss and Mr. H. L. Lawrie. The’ tournament is under the management of Miss M. Keesing, of Auckland, and tho entries, totalling over 200, constitute a record for the Dominion tourney. Due to the hot sun ffnd the absence of rain, the lawns are very fast, although in good order. The following are the results of the matches played yesterday rLadies’ Championship Singles. First Round.—Mrs. C. Watkins beat Mrs. Glass, 26—7. Handicap Singles. Sir Francis Wcmyss beat Mrs. Lowery, 26—10; Mrs. Pitcaithley beat Mrs. Teffen, 26—25; Mr. Caughley beat Mrs. Feist, 26—11; Mrs. Gardiner beat Atrs. Stone, 26—9; Mrs. Yates beat Mrs. Hallam, 26—17; Mrs. Bartlett beat Aliss O’Donnell, 26—19; J. Murray beat Mrs. McDowell. 26—15; Mrs. Henderson beat Ates. AVallis, 26—13; Airs. Gambrill beat Mrs. Pritchard, 26—18. Handicap Mixed Doubles. Sir Francis and Lady Wemyss beat Mrs. Glass and Miss Lemfret, 26—16; Airs. Gardiner and Mr. Caughley beat Mrs. Feist and Aliss Young, 26—21; Mrs, Stone and Ah’s. Afagill beat Airs. Wiren and Airs. Hallam, 26-18; Mrs Tiffen and Aliss Blake beat Airs. C. Watkins and Mrs. Pitcaithly, 26-15; Airs. McKenzie and Airs. Lowery beat Mrs. Gooder nnd Airs. Yates. 26—Ms Mr'. Stono and Mrs. Magill beat Mrs. Gardiner and Ate. Caughley, 26-17; Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Maddren beat Mrs. Henderson nnd Mrs. Watkins, 26—22; Mrs. Gambrill and Atrs. Bock beat Airs. Horn and Mrs. Wallis, 2G—l6: Mrs. McDowell and Atr. Clague beat Airs. Kibblewhite and Airs. Acheson, 26—17; Airs. Bartlett and Atr. Murray beat Ates. O’Donnell and Mrs. Hamilton, 26—14: Airs. Leech and Ates. Johnston beat Airs. Morrah and Mrs. L. J. Watkins, 26-16; Mr. Clague and Atrs. AfcDowell beat Airs. Breeze and Mrs. Heymansan. 26—19; Mrs. Garrard and Mrs. Courts boat Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Pritchard. 26—18; Mrs. Gambrill and Mrs. Bock beat Mrs. Manton nnd Airs. Simmonds, 26—7. TO-DAY’S DRAW. The following is the draw for to-day. Those players whose names are not mentioned for any special club lawn are to assemble at the Kelburn Club and bold themselves in readiness until called. 'At Kelburn. Open Championship Doubles.—Mr. R.. Caughlev and Mrs. O’Donnell v. Mrs. Feist and Mrs. Young. Handicap Doubles—Mrs. Leech and Mrs. Johnston v. Mrs. McDowell and Air. Clague; Air. A. G. F. Ross and Mrs. Laurie v. Aliss Hesketh and Mr. H. L. Lawrie. Handicap Singles.—Airs. Bartlett v. . Mrs. Pitcaithley; Mrs. Glass v. Ates. L. J. Watkins. At Wellington. Ladies’ Championship Singles—Airs. Gardiner v. Ates. Horn. Handicap' Singles.—Airs. Glenny Aliss Kcbbell; Aire. Acheson v. Airs. Gooder. At Karori. Open Championship Singles.—Mrs. C. Watkins v. Airs. Afaddren. Ladies’ Championship Singles.—Mrs. Henderson v. Airs. Tiffen; Aliss Blake v. Miss Aforrah. Handicap Singles.—Mrs. Heymanson v. Lady Wemyss. _ r _ . TTandican Doubles.—Mrs. McKenzi© and Mrs. Lowery v. Sir Francis and Lady Wemvss: Mrs. Smith nnd Mrs. Maddren v. Mrs. Tiffen and Miss Blake.