CROQUET

Evening Star, Issue 22526, 19 December 1936, Page 28

CROQUET

It is intended to devote dome ipace in each Saturday’s issuo during the playing season to items of interest to croquet players. ■ Secretaries of clubs are asked to tend in items of interest to Diana not later than Thursday ,in each week. Correspondence is invited, and inquiries at to the.points of the game or other matter! . connected with'croquet will be answered as far as possible. Coming Tournaments. December 26.—Canterbury championships, Christchurch. January 6.—North Island championships, Lower-Hutt. January 14.—South Island championships, Christchurch. January 19.—New Zealand championships, Christchurch. January 28.—English gold and silver mpdals, Timaru. January 29.—West Coast tournament, Greymouth. February I.—South Auckland championships, Hamilton. . . 1 February 8. —Southland Association tournament, Gore. February 9.—Wellington championships, Hutt and Petone. February 18.—Otago championships, Dunedin, February 22.—Wanganui championships, Wanganui. February 22.—Southern H.B. tournament, Dannevirke. March 2.— South Canterbury Association tournament, Timaru. March 4.—Auckland Croquet Association tournament, Auckland. March 4.—Taranaki championships, ’New Plymouth, . ' ■ March 16.—New Zealand-gold and silver mallets, Hamilton. Easter.—Cambridge Croquet Club s tournament. Shield Matches. Tuesday’s matches concluded the play for this year. The first round for 1937 will commence on February 2., ‘ Star notes will be discontinued until match plav resumes. ' The weather on Tuesday was perfect, for croquet, and the results wore as follow: —Senior shield,: Logan Park 8, Caversham 1; , Watea 5, Tainui 4. Junior shield: Opoho 6, Montecillo 3;Watea 5, Caversham 4. postponed match between Watea and Punga in tb*. .senior grade was played on WcdnesfSyi Weather conditions were unfavourable, and the result was a win for Watea (9 games), Punga not scoring at aIL .Fern Matches. Last Saturday’s match:' Watea 87, ; Logan Park 72. - To-day Leith was drawn to play Opdbo, and this concluded the fern matches for the-year. Punga Club. On Saturday afternoon members of the Punga Club held a very enjoyable Christmas party on the lawns to conclude the tea days for the year. The pavilion was very prettily decorated, and a Christmas cake, with appropriate trimmings, a gift from the president, held pride of place on the table. The serving of strawberries and cream concluded a pleasant little function, the

president, Mrs J. M'Donald, wishing members the compliments of the season. Personal. Mrs T. M. Ball, of the Watea Club, left on Tuesday to make her home in Wellington. She will be very much missed in Otago croquet circles. Farewell to Mrs Dalgleish. On Thursday afternoon, in the Tudor Hall, Mrs A. S. Dalgleish, past president of the Otago Croquet Association, was the guest of the executive officers of the association at afternoon tea prior to her departure to Auckland. Mrs J. G. H. Briggs, president, extended to Mrs Dalgleish the best wishes of the association, and presented her with a bouquet of beautiful roses. Those present were Mesdames Briggs, Dalgleish, M'Donald, Cole, Buchler, Gibson, and Nelson. The St. Clair Club met on Tuesday to give an afternoon tea in honour of Mrs Dalgleish. The president (Mrs Briggs), on behalf of the members, spoke of the interest Mrs Dalgleish had taken in all matters pertaining to the club since its inception. ’ She had held the offices of secretary and president, and last season had been elected captain. As a token of the appreciation • and esteem in which Mrs Dalgleish was held she had much pleasure in presenting her with a writing case. Mrs Dalgleish thanked the members for their gift and good wishes, and said she would not need anything to remind her of the happy times spent with them. She had enjoyed all the work undertaken, and wished the club success and prosperity in the coming year.