HANDICAP CROQUET

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 105, 28 January 1931, Page 11

HANDICAP CROQUET

Events at Tournament SINGLES AND DOUBLES END By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, January 27. Only one event, the women’s singles championship, remains to be completed at the Dominion croquet tournament, which has lasted eight days. Ram was falling when play commenced this moining, but it soon cleared. However, it slowed up the greens. Results are as follow:— WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First Life. Fourth round: Mrs. A. I. Scandrett (United) beat Mrs. C. Watkins (Hastings), 28 Semi-final: Mrs. M. Stallard (United) beat Mrs. Scandrett, 28—19. . Final: Mrs. Stallard beat Mrs. J. Maddren (United), 26—11. Second Life. Semi-finals: Mrs. C. Watkins (Hastings) beat Mrs J. P. Maddren (United), 26-4, Mrs. A. M. G. Hadfield (United) beat Mrs. B. Tiffen (Napier), 26—11. Final: Mrs. Watkins beat Mrs. Hadfield, 26—8.

handicap singles—a section. Final: Mrs. C.-Watkins (Hastings) beat Mrs. M. Pitcalthly (Hastings), 26-22.

HANDICAP DOUBLES. Semi-final: Sir Francis and Lady Wemyss (England) beat Mrs. Bates and H. J. Williams (Sumner), 26—22. Final: Sir Francis and Lady .Wemyss beat Mesdames G. Freeman and G. Williainson (United), 26—18. SURPRISE RESULTS Women’s Championship Singles Dominion Special Service. Christchurch, January 27. The greatest surprises of the Dominion croquet tournament were'in the women’s championship. Mrs. Hadfield (United) beat Mrs. Tiffen (Napier) by 15. • Mrs. Tiffen had few chances to score. In the same event, Mrs. Scandrett (United) beat Mrs. Watkins (Napier) by 13. In the handicaps, Mrs. Watkins gave Mrs. Scandrett three bisques and beat her by 13. Now the position is reversed. The final of the handicap doubles was won by ■ Sir Francis and Lady Wemyss from Mesdames Freeman and Williamson (United). The latter team played a line open game, but the viistors were very careful in shooting and took no risks. The lawns had a soaking and were heavy, and this partly caused Mrs. Watkins’s defeat.