CROQUET

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 9

CROQUET

DOMINION TOURNAMENT

CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRESS

The results of today's play in the Dominion croquet tournament at .Lower Hutt are as follows:—

Ladies' Championship, second life.—First round: Mrs. Fairley 26, Mrs. McClymont 16; Mrs. McLennon 26, Miss Claughton 19; Mrs. Morgan 26, Mrs. Bryant ,0; Mrs. Bartlett 26, Mrs. Bock 11; Mrs. Palmer 26, Mrs. Lowery 10. Third round: Mrs. Clark 26, Mrs. Cadwallader 17. « ' .'

Open Championship.—Section 2: Winner, Mrs. Bartlett; runner-up, Mrs. VVatkins. Section 6: Winner, Mrs. Henderson; runner-up, Mr. McIntyre.

Handicap Singles, Section l.: —First round: Mrs. Simpson won from Mrs. Hogan by default. Section 2, first round: Miss Perrln (3) 20, Mrs. Lee (4) 22; Mrs.. McKerrow (3) 26, Mrs. Beattie (10) 16; Mrs. Middletori won from Mrs. McLean by default. '

Handicap Doubles. —First round: Mesdames Lowery and Toms (4%) 26, Mesdames Griffen and Denz (6), 20; D. McClymont and Mrs. Owles (8) 26, Mesdames Simpson and/ Lee (4) 24; Mr. Perm and Mrs. Coe (9%) 26, Mesdames Palmer and McKay (4%) 7; Mesdames Bernard and Rudge (14) 26, Mesdames Hawkeh and Burbidge (4%) 17.

No. 1 Level Singles.—Section 1: Mrs. Grlf. fen 26, Mrs. Betta 15. Section 2: Mrs. Lynch 2G, Mrs. Vagg 18. Section 3: Mrs; Perm 26. Mrs. Millar 9.

No. 2 Level Singles.—Section 1: Mrs. Sheargold 26, Mrs. Blunt 11. Section 2:, Mrs. Thomas 2(5, Mrs. Coe 22. ;