CROQUET TOURNAMENT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1515, 22 April 1919, Page 6

CROQUET TOURNAMENT.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S RE-

SULTS

A number rtf games wore played yesterday afternoon in connection with the North Island. croquet championship gathering which is being played at Palmerston North. .Results:— Championship doubles. —2nd round: Mrs Murray-Aynsley and Miss Gerard beat Mrs Watt and Mrs Hamilton by 8; Mrs Baxter and Miss Laurenson beat Mrs Bigg and Mrs Fuller by 8. Third round: Mrs Murray-Aynsley and Miss Gerard boat Mrs Sedgwick and Mrs Rhodes Williams by 10. Championship singles.—Mrs A\ ilson beat Mrs Sedgwick by 8, Mrs Baxter beat Mrs Rhodes Williams by 17, Mrs G Richardson beat Mrs Beamish by 16; Mrs Innes beat Mrs Henderson by 8 Mrs A. Gerard beat Miss C. Limbriclc by 8, Dr. Whitaker beat Mrs Hogan by 17. Handicap doubles. —Mrs Mcßae arm Mrs Bendall boat Mrs H. Seifert aim Mrs L. Seifert by 6, Mrs Blackburne and Miss Randolph beat Airs Acheson and Miss Morgan by o, Airs Cave and G. R. King beat Airs Corbndgo and Mrs J. Browne by 10. • Handicap singles,—Miss Kebbell beat Airs-Seifert by 5. TO-DAY’S PLAY. Play was continued to-day under unpleasant conditions, the results up to 1 p.m. being as follows: Handicap Singles.—4th round : Mrs Clark beat Airs Rathbono by 9, Miss Randolph won by default, Airs Watt beat Mrs Clarkson by 23. sth round: Miss Kebbell beat Airs Clark by 20, Mrs Watt beat Aliss Randolph by 14. The two winners of this round play oil the final this afternoon. . Handicap Doubles.—Airs Beamish and Airs Clarkson beat Airs Baxter and Mrs Guthrie by 2. Championship Doubles. —2nd round : Airs Murray Aynsley, and Aliss Gcrrand beat Airs Sedgwick and Airs Rhodes Williams by 16. Championship Singles.—2nd round: Airs Pegler beat Airs IT. L. Smith by 3, Airs Stratton beat Airs Rigg by 12, Aliss Laurenson beat Airs Acheson by 4, Aliss Alurray Aynsley beat Airs 11. Limbrick by 4. _ , Ladies’ Open Singles.—Airs G. Richardson beat Airs Williams by 17.