CROQUET TOURNEY7

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 118, 12 February 1941, Page 9

CROQUET TOURNEY 7

Championships Continued

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS

Stormy conditions prevailed all day yesterday, making it very difficult for accurate play in the croquet championships being held at the Hutt. Intermittent rain fell throughout the morning, ami was accompanied by a strong northerly wind, consequently games were somewhat prolonged. In the championship doubles event a thrilling finish was witnessed between Mesdames Cadwallader and Moeller, and E. Veitch and Mrs. Johnson. The latter pair had both clips on roverwhen the opponents had theirs on No. 5 and first return. In* endeavouring to peel at rover, Veitch used the wrong ball and suffered the usual penalty, having to retire. From then on the opponents made rapid progress, and eventually all four clips reached the peg. With Mesdames Moeller and Cadwallader in play the former, when separating, missed a medium roquet, and in the next turn the side failed to hit in, when Veitch finished, winning by the small margin of two points. A surprise victory was registered by Mesdames Bradley and Flint against Mesdames Small and Woodley in the club pairs. In and out play was a feature of the game, each player scoring in the turn. Botli Mrs. Flint and Mrs. Bradley were playing well, and the game was over in repord time with a score of 26-11. A good game was played by both Mrs. Mclntosh and Mrs. Sargisson in the. women’s singles. Setting off with an allround break, followed by another of six points, Mrs. Mclntosh did not have a further chance to score. By steady play and accurate strokes, Mrs. Sargisson soon overtook the lead established by her. opponent, and went out a winner by 26-IS. Both Mrs. Frost and Mrs. Mount played well in the women’s championships, and by the defeat of Mrs. Frost, the latter has reached the semifinals of one life. In the final stages of the game Mrs. Mount pegged out her opponent’s ball, leaving her with one hoop to make. Getting in on two occasions, Mrs. Frost failed to score, while in the meantime Mrs. Mount made the required number cf points to finish with n score of 26-24. The following are the results of yesterday’s play:— Open championship: Mrs. Toms beat Mrs. Pearce, 26-11; Mrs. Cadwallader beat Mrs. Chetwin, 26-8; Mrs. Burd beat Mrs. Heenan, 26-16; Mrs. Walker beat Mrs. Mount, 26-10; Mrs. Hogan beat Mrs, Piper, 26-19 ; Mrs. Wilkes beat Mrs. Lindsay, 26-18 ; Miss Claughton beat Mrs. McIntosh, 26-12; Mrs. Collins beat Mrs. Chetwin, 26-14. Championship doubles: Mesdames Mclntosh and Collins beat Mesdames Frost and Hogan 26-16; Mrs. Johnson anil E. Veitch beat Mesdames Cadwallader and Moeller 26-24: Mesdames Sargisson and Walker beat Mesdames Bryan and Mouat 26-9.

Club pairs: Mesdames Cleland and Pawson beat Mesdames Toms and Sutherland 26-19; E. Veitch and Mrs. Aliller beat Mesdames Bryan and Mouat 26-18; Mesdames Flint aud Bradley beat Mesdames Woodley and Small 26-11. Level singles: Mrs. Collins beat Mrs. Hayes 26-13; Mrs. Furness beat Mrs. Sheargold 26-16; Mrs. Hills beat Mrs. Furness 26-14; Miss McKenzie beat Mrs. Gilbert 26-15.

Handicap singles: E. Veitch beat Mrs. Gilbert 26-7; Miss McKenzie beat Mrs. Davis 26-11; Mrs. Graham beat Mrs. Venn.

Handicap doubles: Mesdames Allan and Gibson beat Mesdames Claughton and Young 26-15. Women’s championship: Mrs. Pearce beat Mrs. Fairley 26-11; Mrs. Mouat beat Mrs. Frost 26-17; Mrs. Mathewson beat Mrs. Hogan 26-7. Second life r Mrs. Sargisson beat Mrs. Mclntosh 26-18; Mrs. Johnson beat Mrs. Mathewson 26-17; Mrs. Mouat beat Mrs. Frost 26-24; Mrs. Cadwallader beat Mrs. Johnson 26-9. Draw for Today.

The following is the draw for 9 a.tn. today :— Waimarie and Hutt: Mesdames Cadwallader and McCarthy v. Mesdames Lockett and Collins; Mesdames Allan and Robertson v. Mesdames Sargisson and Fairley; Mrs. Lindsay v. Mrs. Frost (Open) ; Mrs. Gilbert v. Mrs. Wilkes (Level) ; Miss Claughton v. Mrs. Hogan (Open). ■Ngaroma: Miss McKenzie v. Mrs. Hills (Level) ; Mrs. Mathewson and Chetwin v. Mesdames Heenan and Foley (Club Pairs) ; Mrs, Searell v. winner GrahamFurness match; Mrs. Walker v. Mrs. Burd (Women’s).