CROQUET
LOCAL TOURNAMENT I The eighth annual tournament held by the Wellington Croquet Association will commence on Tuesday next at Lower Hutt. The Hutt Bowling Club has placed ono of its greens at the disposal of the association, and the championships will >ie played there. The Waimarie and Lower Hutt Clubs have also granted the. use of the lawns, whilst the Hutt Tenuis Club, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, and .Mr. Baldwin have come forward with the offer of their greens for play, and offers have been gratefully accepted by the association. Altogether. nine greens will be in play. The entries number 220, which is an increase of \l9 over last year. With such a number of lawns, it is hoped to run the tournament through within a week, a4' a majority of the players leave immediately on its conclusion for Wanganui, to take part in the North Island tournament. The tournament will be under the management of Mrs. Earl McKefzie, assisted by a tournament committee comprising Mesdames Bock, Ber.aett, Cameron, Gowring, Rhodes-Willilims, Savage, Scott, Wilkinson. The draw took place yesterday and is as fellows:— CHAMPION DOUBLES. Mesdames Wakely and Barry v. Mesdames Collinc and Mcllroy. Mr. and Mrs. Boocock v. Mesdames Scott and Feast. Mesdames Bock and Johnson v. Mesdames Ayson .and Young. Mesdames I.iech and McDowell, a bye. CLUB PAIRS'. Mesdames Matthews and Wadsworth v. Mesdames i rice and Gunersen; Mesdames McDowldl and Feast v. Mesdames Tregear and Hope; Mesdames Boocock and Mcllroy v. Mesdames Kelly and Taylor: Mesdames Mouat and Walker v. Mesdames Wakely and Barry; Mesdames Savagi and Hughes v. Mesdames Moeller V.nd Scott; Mesdames Johnson and Ayson v. Mesdames Leech and Collins; Mesdames Bock and Young v. Mesdames Cameron and Roundhill; Mesdames Caldowiand Brighting, a bye. LADY ASSOCIATES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. First: Life. Top Byes.—Mesdames Johnson, Bush, Brighting, Judd, Mcllroy, Young. < Matches. —Mrs. Lockett v. Mrs. Yates; Mrs. Boocock v. Mis. Parker; Mrs. Bock v. Mrs. N. Smiti; Mrs. Ayson v. Mrs. Martin. f Bottom Byes.—Mesiames Wakely, Feast, Ledger, Collin! . Jenness, McDowell. Second Life. Top Byes.—Mesdames Yates, Lockett, Boocock, Bock, N. Smith, Martin. Matches.—Mrs. Collins v. Mrs. Johnson; Mrs. Mcllroy v. Mrs. Young; Mrs. Bush v. Mrs. Ledger; Mrs. Feast v. Mrs. Judd. . „ , . Bottom Byes.—Mesdames Parker, Ayson, McDowell, 1 Brighting, Wakely, Jenness. CHAMPION SINGLES. First Life. Top Byes.—Mesdames Norton-Smith, Tregear, Johnson. Matches.—Mrs. McDowell v. Mrs. Boocock; Mrs. Bock v. Mrs. Wakely. Bottom Byes.—Mesdames Mcllroy, Collins, Feast. Second Life. Top Byes.—Mesdames McDowell, Boocock, Wakely. , Matches. —Mrs. Johnson v. Mrs. Collins; Mrs. Tregear v. Mrs. Mcllroy. Bottom Byes—Mesdames NortonSmith, Feast, Bock. HANDICAP SINGLES. A Grade. Top Byes.—Mesdames Barry (3J), Boocock (4J), Mr. Boocock (34), Scott (4J), Hope (4), Bush (4J), Feast (2). Matches. —Mrs. Moeller (3J) v. Mrs. Lockett (4s); Mrs. Mcllroy (4J) v. Mrs. Judd (4). _ Bottom Byes.—Mesdames Collins (3J), McDowell (W, Wakely (?}), Brighting (34), Matthews (4J), Martin (4), Thomas (3). B Grade. Top Byes.—Mesdames Slater (54), Gilbanks (51), Murphy (BD, Yates (6), Parker (G), Breeze (GJ), Colley (SJ), Hollard (8), Savage <5), Manton (7). Matches.—Mrs. Leighton (6) v. Mrs. Taylor (5); Mrs. Hendry (6) v. Mrs. Alexander (7); Mrs. Austin (5) v. Mrs. Gowing (7); Mrs. Wood (7) y. Mrs. T. Hughes (54); Mrs. Sutcliffe (8) v. Mrs. Chisholm (51); Mrs. Heymanson (6) v. Mrs. Redmond (8); Mrs. Rowe (6) v. Mrs. Allan (7); Mrs. Tippett (7) v. Mrs. Teagle (7): Mrs. Humphries (6)’v. Mrs. Cameron (7); Mrs. Thornton (6J) v. Mrs. Wilson (7); Mrs. Wadsworth (6) v. Mrs. Strand (6); Mrs. Brooker (7) v. Mrs. L< Bottom^Byes.— Mesdames Jackson (8), Eddie (7), Walker (7), Kelly 5), Mount (7), Jenness (6). Marsden (<J), Hughes (7), Roundhill iS), McGirr (Gl). HANDICAP DOUBLES. Top Byes.—Mesdames Kelly and Taylor (10), Humphries and Brooks (15), Alexander and Rcundhill (15), and Fahler (10), Mr and Mta. Pollock (9), Mesdames Roberts and M ellmgs (9). Moeller and Chambers (8). Jo' 1 "?" 11 a ' ld Sutcliffe (91). Bock and Edd e (8J). Brighting and Chisholm (9), A an and Woods (14), McDowell and Coney (7). Jackson and Thornton (14J), Savage and St Matches!—Mesdames Cameron and Hughes (14) v. Mesdames Wilson and Smfth (13J); Mesdames Breeze and Heymansen (121) v. Mesdames Mouat and Walker (14)"; Mesdames Ayson and Bollard (101) v. Mesdames Marsden and Hughes (%; Mesdames Young and Rowe (91) v. Mesdames Scott and McKenzie ‘ 9 Bottom Byes.-Mesdames Wakely and McGirr (81), Mrs Barry and Miss Card (71), Mesdames Ledger and Bush (WJ), Yates and Hendry (12), Mr. an; Boocock (8). Mesdames Judd and beign ton (10), Feast and Austin W’.- Collins and Mcllroy (7), JT /S) Brice (191), Matthews and Laurie (Ji). nric amt Gundersen (10), Hope and Wads worth - Halliday and -Thomas (74). J
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 89, 13 January 1928, Page 5
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