CLUB GAMES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 59, 11 March 1937, Page 25

CLUB GAMES

NEARLNG THE END

LAST WEEK'S SCORES

CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Most of the-.,niote: important.championships haye been concluded, the Gold and Silver' Mallets' contest Avhich commences .at. Hamilton. oh;- /March 16 finishing the council: events*.'; This tournament', which is open to players of 4 bisques:a'nd;urider, is a most popular competition^ and. entries' should be large. The. Carnbridgei ichampiqnships are being'held':at •Easter, :i)utias there are; only. two. events • outside/ players are not enthusiastic about making the trip. The Taranaki championships, which are always well patronised by enthusiastic players, have drawn good entries and under the capable management of Mesdames Hartnell and Walton should prove very successful. INTER-CLUB MATCHES. Practically all the post-dated interclub matches have now been concluded, and next week should "'see the rounds completed. Owing to several large tournaments taking place in and around Wellington many of the players have.been talcing part \vith the result that-substitute's ...have had good;, opportunities'of participating in this popular competition. Many surprises have been registered this season, and the final results are awaited with 'interest. The following are the results of this week's matches:— ■ A Grade. —Wellington v. Hataitai 1: Mesdames Manton and Clark defeated Mesdames Thomas and.Gunderson, 26----19; 'Mesdames Caldow and Billing defeated . Mesdames .. Cadwallader. and. Wellings, 26-13. Kelburn No. 1 v. Kelburn- No. 3: Mesdames Gardiner and O'Donnell defeated. Mesdames B.urd and Roffe, 26-16; Mesdames Chetwin and Watkin-defeated Mesdames Waters and Pope, .260.6. Kelburn. No. 2 v. Eastbourne: Mesdames Spence and Palmer defeated Mesdames Hill and Richards, 26-6; Mesdames Mathewson and Leadfaeater defeated Mesdames Heenan and partner, 26-10. Seatoun v. Woburn: Mesdames Higgins and Small lost to Mesdames Walker and Monks, 5-261 ■ Intermediate Grade. —Kelburn "No. 1 v. Eastbourne: Mesdames Ballinger and Donovan defeated Eastbourne, 26-24; Mesdames Marris and " Willis lost "to Eastbourne, 24-26. Wellington v. Central: : Mesdames' Talbot and' W. H.Smith defeated Mesdames Pointon and Bryan, 26-15; Mesdames Bryden and J. Smith defeated Central, 26-18. Wellington 1 v. Hataitai 2: Mesdames Scott and Brighting defeated Mesdames Caldow and Manton, 26-25. POLLOCK STARS. The twelfth round for the stars was played on Monday, when the Hataitai holders were again successful in defending the challenge. On this occasion the Karori. players,, represented by Mesdames FUnt;.and; : .Easterbrook Smith, made 13'ippirits:' It Was some time before any of"' the players could make much headway until Mrs. Richardson, getting the strength >■ of. : the lawn, succeeded in getting-her; clip on the return. In an^So^tjalay followed for some time, Mrs/TBomas eventually gaining an advantage over her opponents, who were .'finding the lawn difficult to judge. The long shooting by Mrs. Richardson was a feature of the game. :The next.on the list is the Seatoun Club, who will be represented by Mesdames Allan and Robertson. There are only two more matches to be played before, 'the ■ round will be finished fdf the season...'. ■■■':■■ , . •- TARANARI CHAMPIONSHIPS. The/Taranaki. championships now.be: ing lield. at :New Plymouth are in full swing,-: and ' many prominent players are1 taking part. The lawns are in excellent' condition arid the weather so far has been all that could be desired. The following are some of the results to. hand: — Ladies' Championship.—First ...life: Mrs. Hogan defeated Mrs. Mouat, 26-19; Mrs., Tingey defeated Mrs. Rowlands,' 26-0; Mrs. Tingey defeated Mrs.^Henderson,; 26-13. Second life: Mrs. Ward defeated Mrs. Tingey, 26-15; Mrs. Henderson defeated Mrs. Barrow, .26-8; Mrs. Broad defeated Mrs. Gibbs, 26-19; Mrs. Rowlands defeated Mrs. Lowery, 26-18; Mrs. Ward defeated Mrs. Skeet, 26-20; Mrs. Roberts defeated Miss Thomson, 26-25; Mrs. Tingey defeated Mrs. Broad, 26-20. ' ' Championship Doubles.—A. J. Gibbs and Mrs." Tingey ' defeated J. Claque and Mrs. 8r0wn,,26-18.' Open Championships.—Captain Hartnell defeated Mrs. Mouat, 26-22, 26-5; F. Hartnell defeated Mrs. Barrow, 26-8, 26-20; Mrs.1 Henderson defeated Mrs. Brown, 26-7, 26-11; T. Claque defeated Mrs. Lowery, 26-5, 26-21; A. J. Gibbs defeated Mrs. Henderson, 26-18, 26-9; Mrs. Skeet defeated Mrs. Gibbs, 26-11, 26-13; A. J. Gibbs defeated Mrs. Tingey, 26-0, 0-26, 26-15. WANGANUI TOURNAMENT. The third annual tournament under the auspices of the Wanganui Croquet Association, was concluded last week. Although the hospitality of the Wanganui players was all that could be desired, the weather could not have been worse. On most. mornings the greens were not in a fit' condition for play until 10 a.m. and on several'occasions play was stopped by heavy rain. It was agreed that .never in the history of croquet in Wanganui have the lawns been so, sodden with worm-casts. Under such distressing conditions the croquet was not good. Mrs. Crawford as manager, did her utmost to cope with the situation, and with 260 entries, the tournament concluded in eleven days. .There were 18 entries in the open event, which was played on the Yankee system,'necessitating 75 games in all,'the winners of each section playing off. Players from Raetihi, Waipukurau, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Patea, Palmerston North, Masterton, and Taihape took part in a- varied and interesting programme which has proved itself second to none in the Dominion. As the open championship is played in the same way as the gold and ' silver medals contests, entries should be more numerous each year; Several' new and beautiful cups were presented- to the association for the events, Mrs. Walker having donated one for the open event, Mr. A. J. Gibbs one for the men's, and Mr. F. L. Harrison one for the ladies'. I

The following is the list of winners:—Open Championship, A. E. Ogier; runner-up, Mrs. Jarvie. Ladies' Championship, Mrs. W. E. Caldow; runner-up, Mrs. Amies. Men's Championship, A. J. Gibbs; runner-up, D. McClymont. Championship Doubles, Mesdames Gambrill and Bassett; run-ners-up, Mesdames Caldow and D. McClymont. Handicap Doubles, Mesdames Lowery and Redpath; runnersup, Mr. and Mrs. La Roche. Level Singles A, J. H. Hindman (Waipukurau); runner-up, Mrs. McClymont. Level Singles B, Mrs. Wallace (Wanganui); runner-up, Mrs. Sandford (Raetihi). Handicap Singles A, A. E. Ogier; runner-up, D. McClymont. Handicap Singles B, Mrs. La Roche; run-ner-up, Miss Main.

■In the finals,of the handicap doubles, a thrilling-game was witnessed be-

tween Mesdames Lowery and Redpath and Mr. and Mrs. La Roche. The latter pair had to concede 2 bisques. At the commencement of the game Mrs. La Roche made a break of seven, but let in her opponent, and Mrs. Lowery in two turns finished to four back. Mr. La Roche then got the play and made a break of six, finishing in the next turn. Mrs. Lowery hit in, going ■to rover, and Mrs. La Roche again got the play and also carried her clip to rover. At this stage- Mrs. Lowery, using the bisques to assist her partner, gradually worked the second clip round, and La Roche, securing the command made rover and played for his partner. Mrs. Lowery, who was playing well, hit the long shot and pegged out La Roche's ball. At this stage the game was most exciting as Mrs. La Roche failed at rover, letting in Mrs. Redpath who also failed. Eventually Mrs. Redpath made the point and finished 26/24. •

The finals of the ladies' championship went to three games, and was played between Mrs. Caldow (Wellington) and Mrs. Amies (Wanganui). In the first game Mrs. Caldow, in attempting a long peg out, failed with the forward ball, putting the: other ball out accidentally. At this stage Mrs. Amies had her. clips on four back and penultimate, . and with careful play succeeded in making the remaining points before her opponent could secure the shot. In the last two games of the rubber Mrs. Amies was not playing up to her usual form, and'both players did not make the most of opportunities afforded, 'although Mrs. Caldow eventually settled down to the keener lawns and won both games with the same score, 26-6. BOUNDARY BALL. In recent tournaments the question has been raised, as to when, a ball is boundary in the case of the cord marking. This method-of outlining the lawn serves the same purpose as the chalk line, and according to the rule if the ball, at the conclusion, of or during the stroke, touches a. perpendicular to, overhangs the boundary, or touches a corner peg, it is said to be off the court. In several* instances the ball has actually touched the cord and rebounded—this of course is ruled as a ball off the court. i : : ;:;:;:, ; :PERSpNAL'S.;' ■>■ ' '. G.^Hart;- (Tirriaru),'; whoV has been taking part in. the '.Wanganui cham-. pionships, has been a recent:visitor, to New Plymouth, and. expects to return to "Wellington.at the weekend. Mrs.. Waters (handicapper for the Nelson Association) will shortly be taking up her'residence.in New Plymouth. ' ..Mrs. Kirk .(Wanganui) is now a resident of Wellington; and will be joining one of .the local clubs. Miss McKenzie, who has been taking part in the Dannevirk'e tournament, has returned home.:; -V Mrs. Cadwallader,(Hataitai), who has been staying in Wanganui after the local championships, has returned to Wellington. ■ ' Mesdames Manton and Boocock (Wellington) are taking part in the mallets competition at Hamilton. Mrs. Mathewson (Kelburn) will be a competitor in the mallets competition.

Mrs.' Pollock:, (Wellington) has returned from a three months' holiday in the South Island.