CROQUET

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 15

CROQUET

YESTERDAY'S PLAY

ADDITIONAL RESULTS

(My Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., This Day. Good progress was made with the

Dominion croquet championships yesterday. The weather was perfect, and the greens fast. There were several surprises, notably the elimination of A. G. F. Ross by E. W. Burgin, and H. Perm by F. C. Bryan in the men's championships. Mrs. Wood beat Miss Skeet in the open event. Results:— Open Championship.—First round: Mrs. Wood beat Miss Skeet, 2G-23, 26-20; Mi's. Thomson beat Mrs. Gambrill, 19-20, 26-19, 26-23; F. C. Bryan beat Mrs. Mouat, 20-6, 26-0; F. L. Hartncll beat Mrs. Caldow, 26-20, 26-24; A. J. Gibbs beat H. Perm, 26-14, 26-20; Mrs. Pitlcaithly beat Mrs. Anstis, 26-25, 14-26, 20-24; Mrs. Clark beat Mrs. Bartlctt, 26-17, 26-24. . . . . Men's Championship.—Second life, first round: H. P. Stratton beat A. J. Gibbs, 26-20, Ladies' Championship. — Second round: Mrs. Watkins beat Mrs. Pittcaithly, 26-8; Mrs, Petrie beat Mrs. T. Simpson, 26-15. Third round: Mrs. Kibblewhite beat Miss Keatley, 26-23, Second life, first round: Mrs. Gambrill beat Mrs. Carson, 26-1; Mrs. Watkins beat Mrs. Acheson, 26-0; Mrs. Wood beat Mrs. Dukes, 26-5. Second round: Mrs. Gambrill beat Mrs. Parker Hill. 26-12. Level singles, second round: Mrs. Williams beat Mrs. Gibbs, 26-12; Mrs. Given beat Mrs. Cadwallader, 26-17; Mrs. Burnett beat Mrs. Manning, 26-17; Mrs. True beat Mrs. Murray, 26-21; Miss Collinson beat Mrs. Hicks, 26-21. Third round: Mrs, Williams beat Mrs. Gerke, 26-19; Mrs. Given beat Mrs. Marshall, 26-14; Mrs. Meikle beat Mrs. True, 26-22.'