OTAGO CROQUET TOURNAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 22578, 20 February 1937, Page 20

OTAGO CROQUET TOURNAMENT

FINAL OF HANDICAP DOUBLES This morning, in perfect croquet weather, the tourney started off with 12 lawns filled with eager players. The final of the handicap doubles was played out between the Opoho pair, Mrs Colo and J. Nichol, and the Watea pair, Mesdames Anderson and Gillanders. The former had to concede three bisques, which the Watea pair mr.de good use of. Mr Nichol was just not able to strike form, and a rather long drawn-out game ended in favour of Watea by 13 points. The following are the results:— A GRADE. CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. —Second Life. First Round.— J. Tannock beat Mrs Horn, 26-IC. Mrs Millin' won from Mrs Christopher by default. HANDICAP SINGLES. —First Round.— S. P. Cameron (Monte.) beat Mrs Gibson (Watea), 26-7. Mrs Halstead won from Mrs Beck by default. ~ Mr Munro (Leith) beat Mrs Wilson (Watea), 26-24. Mrs Cornish (L.P.) beat Mrs Horn (Punga), 26-13. —Second Round.— Mrs Robertson (Invercargill) beat Mrs Allen (Eunga), 26-3 Mrs Holmes (Invercargill) beat Airs Metcalf (L.P.), 20-13. Airs Pettigrew (Gore) beat Airs Christopher (Watea), 26-21. LEVEL SINGLES. —First Round.— Airs Holmes (Invercargill) beat Airs Bock (L.P.), 26-20. Airs Al'Kinlay (L.P.) beat Aliss Sparrow (St. Clair), 26-20. Mrs Halstead (Punga) beat Airs Flynn (Jj,P,). 26-lb-Mrs Forrester (Leith) beat Airs Aloss ’ wllson (Watea) beat Airs Moloney (St. Clair), 26-18. Airs Gerrard (Winton) beat Airs Gray (L P ) 26-24. Mrs ’ Stockclalo (Christchurch) beat Mrs Neill (Opobo), 26-16. —Second Round.— Airs Holmes beat Airs Al'Kinlay, 26-15. CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. —Semi-final. — Airs Alillin and J. Tannock beat Airs Cole and J. Nichol, 26-22. HANDICAP DOUBLES. —Final. — Alesdames Anderson and Gillanders (Watea) beat Airs Colo and J. Nichol (Opoho), 26-13. B GRADE. CHAAIPIONSHIP SINGLES. —First Round. — Airs Campbell (L.P.) beat Airs Rhodes (Monte.). 26-17. Airs Jelley (Cromwell) heat Airs M'Kinlay (L.P.). 26-10. Airs Aloss (Monte.) beat Airs Hardy (Cromwell), 26-24. —Second Round.— Airs Archer (Cavcrsham) heat Airs Flynn (L.P.), 26-23. HANDICAP SINGLES. —First Round. — Airs Henry (St. Clair) beat Airs Lee (Temuka), 26-8. Airs Haig (Punga) beat 'Airs Dram (Watea), 26-13. OPEN DOUBLES. —First Round.— Alesdames Keen and Covvie beat Airs Neill and Aliss Hercus, 26-11. —Second Round.— Airs Knox and Aliss Rhodes heat Alesdames Lee and Stockdale, 26-16. Mesdames Keen and Cowie heat Rhodes and Twose, 26-15. Alesdames M'Kinlay and Campbell beat Archer and Kempthorne, 26-15. HANDICAP DOUBLES. —Second Round.— Alesdames Hardy and Jelley beat Airs Knox and Aliss Rhodes, 26-6. —Third Round.— Alesdames Nevvall and Sewell beat Lattimer and Landels. 26-23.