CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 36, 26 January 1932, Page 3

CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIPS

MRS TIFFEN AND MRS WATKINS SUFFER LOSSES. PROGRESS OF PLAY. Wanganui, Jan. 25. With a wind that proved very treacherous, conditions to-day for the continuation of the New Zealand croquet championship tournament were not by any- means ideal for championship play. However, progress was very satisfactory. It is anticipated that finality will bo reached on Wednesday afternoon. The lawns were very keen, and as a result it was hard to keep within the boundary. This resulted in two of Now Zealand’s leading ladies going down, Mrs Tiffen losing to Mrs Simpson, 26—17, and Mrs Watkins losing to Mrs Caldow, 26—4 in the semi-finals of the ladies’ championship, first life. Results of games played to-day were as follow: N.Z OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Second round.— Mrs Kibblewaite beat Mrs Hadfield, 26—2, 26—20. Third round. — Mrs Pitcaithly beat Mrs Jar vie, 26—0, 14—26, 26—23; Mrs Keys beat Mrs Horn, 26—14, 26 —18 N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES Second round.— Mrs Horn and Mrs Lowe beat Mrs Meiklo and Mrs Kibblewhite, 26 —18; A. G. F. Ross and Mrs Hadfield beat Mrs E. A. Smith and Mrs Palmer, 26—6. Third round. — Mrs Tiffen and Mrs Watkins beat Mrs Garner and Mrs Simpson, 26—11; A. J. Gibbs and Mrs Caldow beat Mr Managh and Mrs Acheson, 26—10; A. G. F. Ross and Mrs Hadfield beat Mrs Horn and Mrs Lowe, 26—17; Mesdames Stallard and Jarvie beat Mesdames Keys and Bray, 26—-15. LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP First Life Third round. — Mrs Caldow beat Mrs Kibblewhite, 26—8; Mrs Tiffen beat Mrs Tingey, 26 —15. Semi-finals.— Mrs Simpson beat Mrs Tiffen, 26—17; Mrs Caldow beat Mrs Watkins, 26—4. Second Life Third round. — Mrs Gambrill beat Mrs Hadfield, 26—10; Mrs Kibblewhite beat Mrs Skeet, 26—24; Mrs E. A. Smith heat. Mrs Tiffen, 26—10; Mrs Watkins beat Mrs E. A. Smith, 26—9; Mrs Kibblewhite beat, Mrs Gambrill, 26—20, Level Singles Semi-finals.— Mrs Clark beat Mrs L. A. Brown, 26—4; Mrs Veitch beat Mrs Dawson, 26—11.