CROQUET TOURNAMENT

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3265, 8 February 1926, Page 5

CROQUET TOURNAMENT

FINALS REACHED.

The Manawatu Croquet champlbpa iships meeting has reached the fliiala fin practically all the events. Some 0$ ({he games have proved very trying, owing mainly to the weather,, hut (there has been some excellent sty)(JtW by the competitors. Two finals, 'one the championship singles, win be .played this ihorning. In this wejxt. something of a surprise was cr ( SaWd, 'by Mrs Brown when she defeated S|s. iGaihbrill on Saturday, for the latter 'latter player was runner-up last year. 1 The results of the play to date are [as follow: — I Championship singles.—Mrs. Brown l(Northern) defeated Mrs. Gambrill l(Northern) 26—10. ! Championship doubles. —MesdameS Brown and McLeod (Northern) defeated Mesdames „ Robertson and Campbell (Manawatu) 26—11. Handicap singles, A grade.—Semifinals: Mrs. McLeod (Northern) 61 'defeated Mrs. McGill (Northern) 61 26—9. Mrs. Gambrill (Nothern) 4 idefeated Mr, Robertson (Manawatu) *3. 26 —12. . i Handicap singles.—B grade.—Third iround: Mrs. Moore (10) defeated Mrs. .'Sutton (10) 28—14. Mrs. McMurray ;(7) defeated Mrs. Garner (8) 26—9. .Mrs. Moore (10) defeated Mrs. ■Fletcher (0). 26—13. Handicap doubles. —Mesdames Corbrid&e and Spring (5) defeated Mesdapiois Eckersley and Sinclair (71), 20—18. Mesdames Goldfinch atid iTurner (71) defeated Mesdames Corbridge spd Spring (5) 26 —22. Mes'ddifieh McMurray arid Moore (81) debated Mesdames Gambrill and John ■fbung (4j) 26 —33. This Morning’s Games.

Handicap doubles. No. 1 lawn, final. j. Mesdames Goldfinch (Woodvllle) arid Turner (Feilding) 7i, play Mesdames McMurray and Moore (Fellding) BJ. Championship singles, best of three games, final. —No. 2 lawn; Mrs. Campbell (Manawatu) plays Mrs. Brown (Northern). Champion Club pairs, semi-final. No. 3 lawn. —Mesdames Fuller and Spinlay (Manawatu) play Mesdames Gambrill 'and John Young (Northern). Handicap singles. B grade, semifinal: No. 4 lawn. —Mrs. McMurray 7 (Foxton) plays Mrs. Davies 7 (Manawatu). All games start at 9 a.m. The consolation handicap will probably be commenced this afternoon and entries close at the greens at 10 a.m.; the entrance fee is two shillings.