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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 7 March 1928, Page 9

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SOUTH TARANAKI TOURNEY

TO-DAY’S MATCHES. The South Taranaki championship tournament was advanced a further stage to-day in. gtonous weather, and a great many games were decided. The lawns are in excellent order and some good contests were witnessed. The following are the results of to-day’s

play: B GRADE. Mrs. Meyrick and Miss Hay McKenzie won by default from Mesdames Broekelbauk and Bamford. Mesdames Knight and Jenkins won from Mesdames A. Murdoch and Gorfrey 21—14. Mesdames Williams and Ward won from Mesdames J. B. Murdoch and Guy 17— 15. Miss Turkington and Mrs. Milroy beat Mesdames A. V. Tait and Heydon by 26—20. Mesdames Ball and Woods won from Mesdames Morrison and Burgess 21—15. Mesdames Summers and Arthur won from Mesdames Strange and Sinclair 18 —10. Mrs. Winks and Miss Sutton won from Mesdames McDonald and Hobday 17—12. Mrs. Winks and Miss Sutton beat Mesdames Rothe and Evans by 15—12. Mesdames Penny and Betts . defeated Mesdames Brewer and Tattersall by 24—19. Mesdames White and Hillock won from Mesdames Long and Oraig 26 —13, Mesdames Ball and Woods won from Mesdames Summers and Arthur by 20 —10. Mesdames Dickinson and Jackson beat Mesdames Ashton and Meredith by 22 —l6. HANDICAP DOUBLES. Mesdames Palmer and Milroy defeated Mesdames Bennett and Meyrick 24 16, Mesdames Young and Mayes beat McKay and Long 24—23, Mesdames Dawson and Tait won from Mesdames 1 Arinitage and Meuli by 22—13. HANDICAP SINGLES. Miss Stoddard beat Mrs Burgess 26 15- Mrs Bennett won from Air Clague, 26—25; Mrs Masters beat Mrs Reaver, 26 —9. Airs Craig beat Mrs Dwyer 26 — IS; Mrs A. Murdock won from Airs A. Tait, 26 —23; Airs Donald beat Airs Meyrick, 26 —13; Airs J. Young beat Mr s A 1 avers 26—2; Airs O’Hagen 'beat Airs Summers 26—15; Mrs Reira beat Mils Hartnell, 26—10; Mrs Horner beat Airs J. B. Alurdoch, 26—10; Airs Dawson beat Mrs Gibbs 26—17 ; Airs Evans hurt Airs- Guy. 227;6 —7; Air® Stevens beat Airs AVasher. 26—9; Airs J. AV. AlcKay beat Airs Long 26—6; Air Horner beat Alias Hay-Mackenzie , 26—8; Mrs Fountain© beat Air Earp, 26—15; Capt. Hartnell beat Airs Williams, 26 3; Mr 'Gibbs beat Airs Rhodes Williams 22—14; Airs Jenkins heat Airs Penny 26—22; Airs AVard beat Airs Carter 26 —11; Mrs McKay treat Airs Shaw by default; Airs Snowdon beat Aliss Turkington, 26—17 ; Airs AlcDonad boat Airs Aleuli. 26—18; Alias Stoddard beat Airs Betts, 26—19; Airs Evans beat Aire Stevens, 26 —0. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Airs Campbell and Aliss AlcDonald defeated Mesdames Young and Mayes 26—25; Sirs Morris and Jky Horner won from Alesdames Rhodes-Williams and Stevens,224;6 —4; and Airs AlcKay and Mr Clague won from Alesdames Bennett and Evans, 26 —14.