CROQUET

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 19, 24 January 1927, Page 12

CROQUET

DOMINION TOURNEY

HANDICAP SECTIONS

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.")

PALMERSTON N., 22nd January.

The New Zealand croquet championship tournament was continued to-day, when players were again favoured, with, flflfi W£a= S£«p «»-«r,£sr jr>p T?p pjippj-eff^vpCT? Off J>IOIT'

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DOMINION HANDICAP . SINGLES.

A Section,

First Round. —Mrs. E. A. Johnson (Christchurch), I, defeated Mrs. Hodgkinson (Hamilton), ZVt, 26-4; Mrs. Lowery (Wellington), 2%, defeated Mrs! Bright.ing (Wellington), 3, 26-21; E. Homer (Patea), 3%, defeated Mrs. Stone (Wellington), 2, 26-2; Miss Blake (Napier), 4%, defeated A. E. Pollock (Wellington), 3, 26-19; Mrs. Glass (Dannevirke), 2%, defeated Mrs. Harris (Dannevirke), 5, 26-23; Mrs. W. J. Robertson (Palmerston), i%, defeated Mrs. A.-Fuller (Wellington), 2%, 26-14; Mrs. Acheson (Nelson), 5, defeated Mrs. Healy (Woodville), 46, 26-14; Mrs. Maddren (Christchurch), 1, defeated Mrs. M'Donald (Palmerston), 5, 26-12; Mrs. A. E. Smith (Christchurch), 1, defeated Mrs. Harvey (Napier), 3, 26-16. Second Round.—E. J. Ross (Christchurch), m, defeated Mrs! M'Dowell (Wellington), 1%, 26-24; Miss Lempfert (Wellington), 2%, defeated Mrs. Waters (Nelson), 36, 26-23; Mrs. L. Watkin (Wellington), 26, defeated Mrs. Caldow" (Wellington), 2%, 26-16; Mrs. Maddren (Christchurch), 1, defeated Mrs.. Jarvie (Wanganui), 3, 26-6; Mrs. Johnson (Christchurch), 1, defeated W. J. Robertson (Palmerston), 2%-, 26-3; Mrs. Homer (Patea), 3%, defeated Mrs. Kibblewhite (Hamilton), 21%, 26-16; -Mrs. Tiff en (Napier), V 2, defeated Mrs. Moeller (Wellington), 3, 26-16; J. Murray (Palmerston), scr, defeated Mrs. J. Young (Palmerston), 4, 26-15; A. G. F. Ross (Christchurch), minus 1%, defeated Hume (Nelson), 4%, 26-22.

B Section. First ]Jound. —Miss M'Farlane (Palmerston), 6, defeated Mrs. Langford (Palmerston), 9, 26-9; Mrs. Spinley (Palmerston), 5%, defeated Mrs. H. L. Williams (Featherston), 6, 26-16; Mrs. E. O. Homer (Patea), 6%, defeated Mrs. A. Mason (Shannon), 10, 26-13. Second Bound. —Mrs. Pink (Levin). 7%, defeated Mrs. Hazlett (Gore), 9%, 26-24; Mrs. Collinson (Palmerston), 7, defeated Mrs. Nicholson (Levin), 5%, 26-9; Mrs. Polloch (Wellington), 0, defeated Mrs. Sinclair (Palmerston), 7, 26-23; Mrs. Homer won from Mrs. Savage by default; Mrs. Rowles (Hawera),6, defeated Mrs. J. Cook (Wellington), 8, 26-17; Mrs. Powell (Hunterville), 8, defeated Mrs. Glennie (Patea), 6V4,% 26-21; Mrs. M'Murray (Foxton), 5%, defeated Mrs. Boyne (Palmerston), 6, 26----21. ' HANDICAP DOUBLES. Second Round.—Mesdames Bartlett and Kibblewhite (Hamilton). 4%, defeated Mesdames M'Kenzie and Wilkinson (Wellington), 10%, 26-18; Mesdames Hodgkinson and Moeller (Hamilton and Wellington) 6Vt, defeated Mesdames Bonne and Hazlett (Gore), 15%, 26-19. Third Round.—Creed Meredith and Mrs. A. E. Smith (Wanganui and Christchurch), %, defeated Hume and Mrs. Gambrill (Nelson and Palmerston), 7%, 26-14; Mesdames Watkins and Pitcaithley (Hastings), lii, defeated Chambers and Mrs. Maddren, scr, 26-19; Mesdames M'Farlane and Healy (Palmerston and Woodville), 10%, defeated Murray and Mrs. Collinson' (Palmerston), 7, 26-19.

Fourth Round. —Mesdames Harvey and Wateps (Napier and Nelson), 6%, defeated Ross and Mrs. Fuller (ChriEtchurch and Wellington), 4, 26-17.