CHAMPIONSHIP CROQUET
SOUTH ISLAND TOURNAMENT With games, in several sections reaching'the" semi-final stage in the South 'island''croquet championships, which 'were continued on Saturday afternoori'j"- some Very interesting play !'resulted,; the competitive standard being very Jieien and reflected in many close finishes'. The Christchurch player, ! Colonel Beamish,' who entered the semi- , finals of the championship doubles with I Mrs Palmer after a particularly sound I and exibition, participated in i unathjer clqse game in the open singles. The semi-finals of : the handicap doubles resulted iir'an- easy win -for the pair | led by. Mrs Brown (Christchurch). I Results:— '■.-■'. —Championship Doubles. — ':• ' Mes'da'mes "Anderson and Robertson i (Watea) 26,-. beat 'Mesdames O'Neill i and Pettigrew (Gore) v l9. r —Women's' Championship Singles.— ' Brown'-(Christchurch) 26 beat -Mrs • Millin ■ (Punga) ; Mrs Moodie ' (Punga)' 26 beat Mrs Kellaway '(Christ'church) '2O; Mrs Holmes (Southland) . 26-beat Mrs Stockdale (Christchurch) '10; Mrs Forrester (Leith) 26 beat Mrs s'Boiiar (Christchurch) 23. • .'■'.." " Doubles.— ~.. Miss,Bell.and Mrs Whitfield (ChristVhiirch)' *26 'beat Mesdames Forrester and Knewstubb (Leith) 14; Mesdames O'Neill and Pettigrew (Gore) 26 beat Miss ;Bell and Mrs Whitfield (Christchurch) .18. Semi-final: Mesdames .Brown (Christchurch) and Chambers 26 beat Mesdames McCracken 26 and Knox 6. i ' —Handicap Singles.— Mrs'Millin (Punga) 26 beat Miss Bremner : (Temuka) 25; ' Mrs Pepper (Christchurch) 26 beat Mrs Palmer (Christchurch) 17. .: —Levels Singles.— Mrs McDonald (Punga) 26 beat Mr Metcalf (Logan Park) 24; Mrs Stockdale (Christchurch) 26 beat Mrs Chapman (Watea) 17; Mrs Munro (Leith) 26 beat Miss Bremner 17; Mrs Bonar (Christchurch) 26 beat Mrs Neill 10; Mrs Treadgold (Taieri) 26 beat Mrs Lattimer (Gore) 10; Mrs Neill 26 beat Mrs Newall (St. Clair) lo; Mrs Treadgold 26, beat Mr Metcalfe 8. —Open Singles.— :
Colonel Beamish beat Mrs Metcalf 29-26, 26-15.
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Evening Star, Issue 25069, 10 January 1944, Page 5
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282CHAMPIONSHIP CROQUET Evening Star, Issue 25069, 10 January 1944, Page 5
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