CROQUET NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 94, 18 October 1934, Page 8

CROQUET NOTES

By "Concentrate"

CLUB OPENING. < tit. Augustine—October :23. 1 COMING TOURNAMENTS. Wnirarapa (Featberston) —Novomber -0. North Island Championships oVongdmil)— "■:-. January 3. .. •■ k ■ j SotitU Island 'Championships '(Dunodiu) —Janu- , ary 3. ... . ■. Gold Mallets (Wellington)—-January IT. I Southland Championships (Invereargill)—Jauu- i ary 30. ! Wellington Championships (Hutt)— February S>. ' Manawatu Championships (Pulmerston North) —February 12. -, ; West Coast Championships (GroyinouUi)—l'cb- | ruary 12. ■■_.-■ ■ - Otago -Championships (Dunedtn)— February 19. J WangHnul Championships—February ■ 21. 1 Hawko's Bay Championships (Hastings)— Fo- ( '■'->-,ru.iry-''2(i.'-'.'T.■'.-.'■"■; -!' ;.' !' .'• '.-'; •. Taraiiaki.: Championships -New Plymouth)— 1 Marctt A: "■■■:';'' ' '"''■ ' i Gold and Silver Medals (Gore)—rEarly March. ,1 Sew Zealand' Championships (Auckland)— Early -, •■ ■; March.,.: ' ;•■ ];.:;'<-': ■>~',' ' ■'■ ■ •.'• j Wellington'■■' Municipal, Club, i A r perfeet vspring-vday- favoured the '• opening: of-the Wellington Club's lawns ] Xdr .the .season, a..,la.rge..uuniber, of visi- 1 tors ,and.;ip.einbers.being present for the . oSeasion,.., In th,e-: absetoo of the 1 Maypre.ss ".(Mrs.' Hislop.),~:Mrs. Austin ] (president. df-'t.^e. Wellington . Assoeia- ' tipn) peirfornvo^'tte ;6penirig- ceremony. ; Mrs.-'A-^ E£tmSay-(p'rfeside'iit sof:tiie club) \ and Miss, Bates (hon. secretary) were - the hostesses. The many visitors en- 1 tered • into th'o various competitions ] ■with, enthusiasm. Tho afternoon tea arrangements "were excellently - carried out under the able mainigcment of r Mesdames Janies Smith and Baker. The following were competition. winners: — Mrs. Rowe, tunnel; Mrs. Peterseiij lad- ' der; Mrs. Staples, putting; Mrs. Cox, J angles. . Members' Day. i Members' Day followed closely on * Wellington's'opening last week, when, ] favoured by a. beautiful day, an enjoy- ; able time was. spent on the lawns. Mrs. ' A. Eamsay (president), in opening pro- i cecdings, expressed pleasure.at seeing 1 so many present, and wished all a * pleasant afternoon. Mrs. Ka'msay also * called for a round of applause for. the bridge club, whose members had worked ( so well during the winter months and 1 had presented the club with a'much- * admired honours board. . Thanks were also expressed to, the walking club for their assistance with, the furnishings. j The lawns are at present somewhat heavy owing to continued wet weather, but, provided they do not get a soak- ' ing in the' meantime,■ play- will com- J mence tomorrow, when Me'sdairies Billing and Baker' have 'challenged the J holders of tho Roberts' Brooches, Miss J Bates" and Mrs. Bigwood. A challenge ' for the Pollock Shield will also be i played between Mrs.. Esss (holder) and Mrs; Hogan. . .._: | The winners of competitions held j during the afternoon were:—Mrs. | Billins, tunnel; Mrs. Shelly, ladder; ( Mrs. Priddlc r angles; Mrs. Booth, peg. ( Island Bay Club. .'., Many croquet players were present at < the opening of the Island Bay Club's ' lawns/last Friday afternoon; Tho j visitors were received-Sby Mrs., Kav- ( anagh,'president, and Mi's. Wiriehcomb, ■ vice-president, and bouquets from the club members were presented to tho . president and to Mrs. Gardner, vice- ■ president of the Wellington Assoeia- : tion. Mrs. Kovanagh extended a \ hearty welcome-to the many guests, aud introduced Mrs. Gardner, who, after ', making .an appropriate spcoeh, drove , the first ball through the hoop and de- \ clared the season, operr..' The'lawns of , the Island Bay Club are excellently : situated and in excellent "" condition, \ being some of the best under the eonr trol of the City Council. . The interior ,oi. l the.,,pavilion* was artistically deco- : rated in the.club. colours by -.Mrs. Hale, i and.the.tables were in charge, of Mrs. ; Cox. .'. ' ".'. "■ ' ,''. ', : '.- ~'. : : ..' The j-esults. 6£ .competitions'.. played ; '(Hiring the afternoon weie as\follows :—!■ Mrs. Boss/ (Wellington), peg;-Mrs. Priddle, mat; Mrs. Boocock, angles; Mrs. Milne (Kelburn), to and fro; Mrs. Clelan^XWoburn),. golf.. ..-_-.. . ■ /'TJis'^oUdmpg^^y.^S^.Seih.'bfirg* day was held on the lawns, when the president welcomed seven now members. The competition .winners, were:—Mes-

dames "Woodham, Coe, O'Brien, Shorland, and Winclicomb. Seatoun Club. 'A. largo crowd of representatives' from practically every club' in the Wei-., lington district assembled at" the Sea-1 touu lawn for the official opening of the green. Mrs. McGirr (president), in ah appropriate speech welcomed the visitors and members, and expressed appreciation of the attention given to the lawn by the Soatoun bowlers. The 'president of the association (Mrs. Austin) congratulated the Seatoun Club on. having such, enthusiastic ~ players. 'aii^:..^i's;hod; -;t.iip;'ciub'-.cpttfeye4"a!ac'eess|' Mention ;.*yas ..alsD^inade'...jjf;. tlio.: visitf, to Australia -by a liSgw Zealand. !jepre-f, s'entailyc .team, '^jffiffi'" Austin-.;;s|ressing" tile iioeo'ssity o&evoi'y effort boiitg made! to\ass£st.,.'tlie New 'Cpu,)ieil aa muchjis ' Th^ SeStqiinl; Clujf are-fortunate in-vit'aVing ;such a. spacious, pavilion at their' disposal, jprior to' the opening ceremony'Mrs'. Aiistin and Mi's. McGirr-were presented with.'beautiful bouquets.: The,,wiimers of,, comp'ctitions.:played during ,tlie afternoon wJercV— •■"' .'. .: % ' 7~-y': "'.. ,■■..,. - 'Mrs.: Perry■(lsTaild Bay)', Vputting;. Mrs;'' Tver: (IslaM f-B'ay)-^ angles;l Miss" McKenzie (Hataitai), tunucl; Mrs. Harper, bagatelle. Hutt Club. A largely-attended opening was that of tho Hutt Bowling and Croquet Club. The united efforts of the clubs, 'together with a glorious spring-day, made the afternoon- "an unqualified success. Mr..\Flinn (president',of the bowling section) briefly addressed croquet players and friends, .after .which Mrs. Storiehouse (president of the croquet club) drove the first ball and declared the green' open for play. The Institute Band, comprising twenty members, added to the enjoyment.of the'function. Afternoon tea was served in the bo.wling pavilion. Special mention was made during tho afternoon of the assistanco given to tho club by Mr. Whiting, who had- put in a good deal of tim& painting both the croquet pavilion and the newly-renovated shelter. Mrs. Stonehouse presented Mr. Whiting with a suitable memento. Bouquets were presented to tho two presidents, Mesdanies Flinn' and Stonehouse. ■Winners of competitions were:—Mrs. Frankton (Karori) target first, Mrs. Billing (Wellington)' targot second; Miss McKenzie peg' first, Mrs. Parker. peg second; Mrs. Robertson (Seatoun) to and fro first, Mrs. Powell ; (Hataitai) to and fro second. .-. , ;■ Woburn Club. . ,-•;,.■•. The opening of .the Woburn Club (Lower ; Hutt) was held last • Monday. Unfortunately the weather was showery, but this did not prevent the competitions being run off. The president (Mrs. Martin) introduced the- Mayor and Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs." Andrews), both of whom made appropriate speeches. -Among the guests wore representatives from most of :the other clubs, :-also Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell, M>. and Mrs. .Ashton, Mrs. Earl MoKeimc, and Mrs. Boocock. . The following wore winners of competitions:—Mrs. Warner, angles first, Mrs. Johnson, angles second; Mrs. Man ton, crazy croquet first, Mrs. Tcagle crazy croquet second; Mrs. Bush, to and fro first, Miss D. McKenzie to and fro second; Mrs. McKay squares first, Mrs. Sargisson' squares second. Tho greens are in excellent condition• au'd-playNyill be conimofteed immediately^...... . . Khandallali Club. ,'" -*"- ; ■',? Situated amidst beautiful surroundings tho Khandallah Club' has an ideal setting and the.opening function each year is eagerly looked forward to by representatives from either clubs. This year's ceremony, which took place last Tuesday, was indeed one to be remembered by the large number of guests and members present. The day"'was gloriously fine after a somewhat boisterous weekend and the outing.."« was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Tho president (Miss Cowles) welcomed . those present, and Mr. B. A. Wright (member for tho district) performed the

opening ceremony, putting the ball through the hoop. During the afternoon bouquets wer« presented to Mrs. Austin and Miss .Cowles^ and the competition winnevs were Mesdathes Lowory, Ross, Lindsay, ami Miss Me-' Kenziie. ■ . ' Kararl Municipal Club. The membership.-of tho Karori Club, is by no means large, th& club possesses an enthusiastic body of workers who lose uo opportunity of making improvements wherever possible. During tho "winter month's i.iridgo: and social afternoons were hold to'-.raisis funds and the club isnow in a position!, to erect' several shelters on the greiens. "'This will'be an acquisition to- the Karoi'i Club, for onlookers were hitherto not catered for in this directiotn. New Z'ialand Gazette. The New Zealand Council is issuing a monthly gazette, -which can be obtained from the hon. secretary. (Mr. A.-G. IP. Ross). These gazettes "will contain notes on current events and should T» very interesting to players. Mr. Koss- is editing the journal, and an important feature of this paper will be hints on tactics and notes on the laws by experienced .players. Personals. ' Tjc-wis and Mrs. Dinnie, jun. (both of Karori Club), who have been seriously ill, are now making good progress, and their many friends hope that they will soon be on the lawns again. Mrs. Earl MeKenzie and Miss D. -Mc'-KenZie have joined the Hu'tt Club.