CHAMPIONSHIP CROQUET

Evening Star, Issue 25067, 7 January 1944, Page 3

CHAMPIONSHIP CROQUET

SOUTH ISLAND TOURNAMENT

The second round of tile championship doubles was concluded yesterday afternoon in the South Island croquet tournament, and a commencement was made with the handicap doubles, aud the championship and handicap singles. The interest which is being taken" in the tourney was illustrated fby the large number of spectators at both the Watea and Leith lawns. Results:— CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.

Second Round.—Mesdames Rhodes (Leith) and Newall (St. Clair) 26 beat Mesdames Whitfield and Boiiai- (Christchurch) 20, Colonel Beamish and Mrs. Palmer (Christchurch) 26' beat Mesdames Grant and Middleton (Christchurch) 10. HANDICAP DOUBLES.

Mesdames O'Neill and Pettigrew (Gore) 26 beat Mesdames Wilson and Thomson (Watea) 12, Mesdames Brown and Chambers (Christchurch) 26 beat Mesdames Edwards (St. Clair) and Haig (Watea) 7, Mesdames Pepper and Stockdale (Christchurch) 26 beat Mesdames 'Burgess and Murray (Gore) 13. Mesdames Lattimer (Gore) and Henry (Watea) 26 beat'Misses G. Breniner (Temuka) and Hercus (Punga) 14. CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.

Miss Bell (Christchurch) 26 beat Mrs Knox (Watea) 23, Mrs McCracken (West Coast) 26 beat Mrs Moodie (Punga) 10, Mrs Palmer (Christchurch) 26 beat Mrs Grant (Christchurch) 16, Mrs Anderson (Watea) 26 beat Mrs Middleton (Christchurch) 10, • Mrs Bitchier (Punga) 26 beat Mrs O'Neill (Gore) 22. HANDICAP SINGLES. Mrs Neill (Punga) 26 beat Mrs Burgess (Gore) 7, Colonel Beamish (Christchurch) 26 beat Mrs Lattimer (Gore) 20. . LEVEL SINGLES. Mrs Stockdale (Christchurch) 26 beat Mrs Henry (Watea) 23, Mrs Munro (Leith) 26 beat Mrs Neill 23. , TO-DAY'S PLAY. Several exciting I finishes marked the conclusion of the secoud round this morning of the handicap doubles in the South Island Croquet chaniipionships, which were continued on the Watea and Leith lawns. Their condition was again last, but more judgment was displayed than in the opening matches yesterday in obtaining their measure. Results:— HANDICAP DOUBLES Second Round.—Mesdames McCracken and Knox beat Colonel Beamish and Mrs Tresgold, 26-20; Mesdames Forrester and Knewstubb beat Mrs Moodie and Miss H. Breniner, 26-17; Mesdames Palmer and Chapman lost to Miss Bell and Mrs Whitfield. 26-20; Mr and Mrs G. Metcalf beat Mesdames Honor and Kellaway, 20-14; Mesdames Pepper and Stockdale beat

Mesdames Burgess and Murray, 26-I(SJ Mesdames Brown and Chalmers bcatj Mesdames Edwards and Haig, 26-7 ;• Misses G. Breniner and Hercus beat! Mesdames Lattimer aud Henry, 26-14;' i Mesdames O'Neill aud Pettigrew beai Mesdames Wilson and Thomson, 26-12; Mesdames Grant and Middleton beat Mesdames Anderson and Robertson, 2G-2; Mesdames McDonald and Neill heat Mesdames Rhodes and Newall, 26-17: Mesdames Brown and Chambers beat Mesdames Pepper and Stockdale. 26-20.