CROQUET

Hawera Star, Volume L, 19 February 1931, Page 9

CROQUET

TOURNAMENT IN HA WEB A. ONE FINAL BEACHED. The progress of the matches in the South Taranaki croquet tournament lias been watched with keen interestby a large number of spectators and already 68 matches have been played, bringing one event to a final, two others to semi-finals and others well advanced. . In the open championship Mr Clague rather unexpectedly heat Mrs Masters very decisively. Results are as follow: INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP First round.—Mrs Jenlcin beat Mrs Ward, 26—18; Mr Harrison heat Mrs Washer, 26—6; Mrs Clague beat Mrs Johnstone, 26—17. LADIES’ CHAMPION SINGLES. First Life. *~First round.—Mrs Stevens beat iMrs Williams, 26 —7. Second round. —Mrs Harding beat Mrs Johnstone, 26 —11. Second Life. First round.—Miss Power beat Mrs Williams, 26 —24. OPEN CHAMPION SINGLES.

First round.—Mr. Clague beat Mrs. Masters 26—23, 26—3; Mr. Harrison beat Mrs. Hartnell224,6 —4,26 —18; Mr. ExileM heat Mrs. iGji'bbs first match 26—11. CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES—P> GRIADE. First Life. First Round. —Mrs. Wink® beat Mrs Ritchie 26—15; Mrs. Bell beat Mrs. Hollis 26—17. HANDICAP DOUBLES. Third Round. —Mrs. Bell and Mrs. AVliitebead) (16) heat Mr. and* Mrs>. Gibbs (5) 17 —12. Semi-finail.—Misses Irvine and Beale (154) beat Mrs. Hollis and Miss Putts (15) 17—16. HANDICAP SINGLES—A GRADE. Second Round.—Mr. Gibbs (scr) beat Airs. Penny (5) 26—15. Third Round. —Captain Hartnell (24) heat M,hs. Bennett (2J-)221;6 —1; iMrs AVard (54) heat Mrs. Masters (24) 26-20.

HANDICAP SINGLES —<B GRADE. Second Roud. —Mrs. Evans (7) beat Airs. Dingle (94) 26 —16. I'ilami-HiiHlts.—iMrs. (Brass (8) (beat Mrs. Evans (7) 26—(5; Miss Beale (11) beat Airs. Whitehead (8) 26 —13.