CROQUET NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 102, 27 October 1938, Page 27

CROQUET NOTES

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COMING TOURNAMENTS. November 15.—Wairarapa championships, Mastertoru November 29. —Manawatu championships, Falmerston North. January s.—South Island championships, Ashburton. January 5. —North Island championships, Auckland. • January 19.—New Zealand championships, Palmerston North. January SO.—Southern Hawke's Bay championships, Dannevirke. February I.—Canterbury ' championships, Christchurch". February 6. —South Auckland championships, Hamilton. February 7.—Wellington championships, Lower Hutt. February 13.—South Taranaki championships, Hawera. February 14.—West Coast championpionships, Greymouth. February 16. —South Canterbury Croquet Association tournament.. February 17. —Hawke's Bay tournament, Hastings. ■ February 17. —Wanganui championships, Wanganui. February 28.—New Zealand Gold and Silver Mallets, Hastings. March 2. —Auckland Croquet Association championships. March 2.—Taranaki championships, New Plymouth. March 10.—English gold and silver medals, Auckland. All the clubs have now opened the greens for play and the lawns generally are in excellent condition. Players are getting in as much practice as possible and break play is becoming more familiar. The association trophies matches commence this week and will be continued throughout the season. The following comments at the foot of the. draw should be carefully noted by club captains:— The Pollock Stars, Association Ferns, and McKenzie Cups competitions commenced on October 25 and will conclude on March 31, 1939. Clubs are requested to arrange to play their challenges as early in the morning as possible. The match committee requests that these competitions be played off as soon as possible after seven days have expired since the previous match, so that every club entered may have the opportunity of competing before the season closes. In the inter-club matches the match committee has decided that in order to get through the rounds as expeditiously as possible, a short interval only will be allowed during the Christmas holidays, and the first found in 1939 will commence on January 5 (Thursday). Thereafter play will be on Tuesdays. In the intermediate grade of the inter-club matches a footnote has beer added to the effect that the Mouir Victoria Club No. L home team wil play at 10 a.m. INTER-CLUB MATCHES. The first round of the association matches in the Wellington area started last Tuesday in fine weather and with the lawns in good order. An exciting match was witnessed on the Wellington lawns when Mrs. Bryan (Waimarie) pegged out Mrs. Caldow's ball, leaving her opponent with two hoops to make. After somewhat prolonged play on both sides, Mrs. Manton succeeded in making the two hoops, but Mrs. Mouat was able to negotiate several more hoops before the Wellington player eventually hit the peg. On the other lawn at Wellington Mesdames Boocock and Ross had a hard game against Mesdames Bock and King (Hutt) and at one stage all four clips were on penultimate and rover. The Wellington pair eventually won by a small margin. Another match with an interesting finish was between Mesdames Gardiner and O'Donnell and Mesdames Sargisson and Fairley. With Mrs. Fairley's clip on penultimate, Mrs. Sargisson finished to the peg, arid Mrs. O'Donnell then pegged out her opponent Mrs. Fairley hit in and made a point, after which Mrs. Gardiner made all her points. However, in pegging out; she missed with the forward ball, and her own got the peg. Mrs. Fairley, with a splendid long shot, hit in, made rover, and finished, winning by one point. -Following are the results:— j SENIOR. A Grade. Wellington (1) v. Waimarie (I).— Mesdames Caldbw and Manton beat Mesdamfes' Bryan and Mouat, 26-18; Mesdames Henderson and*Hogan beat Mesdames Moeller and Johnson, 26-20. ' Waimarie (2) v. Seatoun. —Mesdames Kelly and Young lost to Mesdames Allan and Woodley, 8-26; Mesdames Cameron and Cooper beat Mesdames Robertson and Small, 26-18. Central v. Ngaroma.—Mesdames Cleland and Ridley lost to Mesdames J. Miller and Pickard, 16-26; Mesdames Pawson and Warner lost to Laurie and Mrs. Marsden, 13-26. Wellington (2) v. Hutt.—Miss Bates and Mrs. Burd beat Mesdames Kirk and Piper, 26-22; Mesdames Boocock and Ross beat Mesdames Bock and King, 26-23. Hataitai (1) v. Eastbourne. —Mesdames Richardson and Scott beat Mesdames Wise and Hill, 26-17; Mesdames Cadwallader and Wellings lost to Mesdames Heenan and partner, 23-26. , Kelburn (2) v. Kelburn (3).—Mesdames Pritchard and Palmer beat Mesdames Spence and Bush, 26-13; Mesdames Watkin and Leadbeater beat Mesdames Pope and Roffe, 26-17. Hataitai (2) v. Island Bay.—Miss McKenzie and Mrs. Liddell beat Mesdames Green and Winchcomb, 26-20; Mesdames Chambers and Thomas lost to Mesdames Woodham and Francis, 15-26. Kelburn (1) v. Ngaroma (I).—Mesdames Gardner and O'Donnell lost to Mesdames Sargisson and Fairley, 25-26; Mrs. Chetwin and Tye beat Mesdames Veitch and Galvin, 26-15. INTERMEDIATE. Waimarie v. Kelburn (1). —Mesdames Hamilton and Vagg lost - to Mesdames Ilsley and Graham, 16-26; Mesdames Hadwin and Wright beat Mesdames Willis and Ballinger, 26-17. ! Wellington v. Ngaio.—Mesdames J. Smith and Bryderi beat Mesdames Williamson and Guy, 26-21; Mesdames Maxwell and Collins beat Mesdames Gosden and Venn, 26-9. Karori v. Woburn.—Mesdames Gilbert' and McGowan beat Mesdames Lambert and Martin, 26-24; Mesdames Sutherland and Howell beat Mesdames Coatman and partner, 26-18. Mt Victoria (2) v. Central.—-Mt. Victoria beat Mesdames Sharpe and Fox, 26-11. B GRADE. Waimarie v. Ngaroma.—Mesdames Corlett and Dwyer lost to Mesdames McAdam and Holland, 22-26; Mesdames Stoupe and Devonport beat Mesdames Frame and Graham, 26-13. Kelburn v. Khandallah.—Mesdames Fowler and Laurensen beat Khandalla, 26-15; Mesdames Cooper and McDonald lost to Mesdames Tindall and Hunter, 15-26. Island Bay v. Central.—Mesdames Croft and Davis lost to Mesdames Annear and Battersby, 16-26; Mesdames Cox and Mallet lost to Mesdames Morgan and May, 10-26. Following is the draw for next week:—

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» A Grade.—Waimarie (1) v. Hutt; I Lyall Bay v. Wellington (1); Hataitai (2) v. Wellington (2); Hataitai (1) v. Island Bay; Kelburn (2) v. Seatoun; Central v. Eastbourne; Kelburn (1) v. Kelburn (3); Ngaroma (1) v. I Ngaroma (2). Intermediate Grade.—Kelburn (2) v. Wellington; Khandallah v. Mount Victoria (1); Kelburn (1) v. Ngaio; Hataitai v. Ngaroma; Mount Victoria (2) v. Waimarie; Karori v. Lyall Bay; Woburn v. Central. B Grade.—Central v. Ngaroma; Khandallah v. Waimarie; Mount Victoria v. Island Bay; Wellington v. Kelburn; Hataitai, a bye. Following is the draw for the halfteam matches to be played tomorrow:— Seatoun (1) (home) v. Karori (away); Hutt (1) (home) v. Seatoun (2) (away); Hutt (2) (home) v. Mount Victoria away; Eastbourne (home) v. Ngaio (away); Island Bay (home) v. Johnsonville (away); .Upper Hutt (home) v. Kelburn (away); Ngaroma (home) v. Hataitai (away); Woburu (home) v. Lyall Bay (away). When the Seatoun Club's half-teams play at home, one team will play in the morning and the other team in the afternoon, arrangements to be made with the club captain. Central Club. The official opening of the club was held on Wednesday, October 19, in pleasant weather. The president, Mrs. L. Pointon, welcomed the visitors, and after a few remarks introduced Mrs. Harding, senior patroness of the club. Mrs. Harding wished the members a happy season, and duly performed the ceremony of putting the ball through the hoop. Among the visitors were Mesdames Boocock and Ramsay (officials of the Wellington Croquet Association) and. Mrs. Kirk (vice-presi-dent of the club). Shoulder sprays of primroses, cyclamen, and maidenhair fern were presented to Mesdames Harding, Pointon, Boocock, and Kirk. Afternoon tea was served in the pavilion, the tables having been artistically decorated with bowls of yellow and blue Iceland poppies, iris, and ranunculi, by Mesdames May, Sharpe, and Fox. Competitions held during the afternoon were won by' Mesdames Frame, Miller, Sutherland, and McAdam. KHANDALLAH CLUB. The Khandallah Club, although not strong numerically, is not lacking in enthusiasm, and last week extended hospitality to ( representatives of clubs and friends oh the occasion of the)' official opening. Surrounded by beautiful gardens and native trees, the lawn is ideally situated for croquet, and the members are to be congratulated on the enterprise in erecting a pavilion. Mrs. Austin (president of the Wellington Croquet Association) performed the opening ceremony, and paid a tribute to the Khandallah ladies on the club's excellent facilities. The squally weather prevented many players making the trip to the suburb, but those who attended thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. The pavilion, which had been lent by the bowlers, made a suitable rendezvous for those not taking part in the competitions. Afternoon tea was served. Mrs. Hendry won the' hidden number competition and a special indoor competition. ' The following also won trophies:— Mrs. Caldow, darts; Mrs. Fraser, ladder; Mrs. Hollis, peg; Mrs. Dougall, angles. A meeting of referees and club captains will be held on th/e Kelburn lawns at 10.3.0 a.m. on Monday. Making a hoop on the croquet stroke.-^-Great care has to be taken with this stroke and it is advisable to call an umpire. Not only can a "crush stroke" be made, but also a foul stroke by the striker's ball coming back on the mallet. This latter position arises when, after stop-shotting the forward ball through, the backward ball strikes the hoop and rebounds on the mallet* This is a common foul stroke, and at the referees' meeting next week Mrs. Caldow will demonstrate how easily this shot can be the means of losing control. If an opponent is called to watch a shot, or if an opponent wishes to watch a particular stroke and the striker is agreeable, that opponent immediately becomes an umpire, and the decision given must be final. The responsibility is taken from the striker, and the opponent must not be regarded as having any interest whatever in the game. She is an- umpire for that particular stroke. Newtown Club. The Newtown Croquet Club opened its 1938-39 season on Thursday last in fine weather. There was a good attendance. The president (Mrs. A Fabian) welcomed old and new members, and expressed the hope that the forthcoming season would be an enjoyable one for aIL She invited Mrs. Loasby to play the'first ball, and declared the green open for play. Under the direction of the club captain (Mrs. Meek) competitions were played for trophies presented by the club. The winners were Mrs. H. Jupp, Mrs. Hazlett, Mrs. Press, Mrs. Meek, Mrs. Bird, Miss Adams, Mrs. Fabian, and Mrs. Vine. PERSONALS. Mrs. C. Watkins (Hastings) is 'at present in hospital in Hastings, and her many friends on the croquet lawns wish her a speedy recovery. Captain Hartnell (New Plymouth) has been visiting Hawke's Bay and was present at the official opening of the Port Ahuriri Club. Mrs. J. W. Harvey (New Plymouth) is at present visiting Wellington. Mrs. Waters (New Plymouth) is a visitor to Wellington.

Mrs. Nicholson (Levin) is at present on the sick list and will not be taking part in matches for some little time.

Mrs. Bryant (Manakau) intends entering for the Wairarapa championships, which commence on November 15.