CROQUET TOURNEY

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6844, 25 February 1929, Page 11

CROQUET TOURNEY

Draw for To-morrow

Fifty-five entries as against 40 last year, have been received by the Mana,watu Croquet association for the ninth annual tournament, which commences to-morrow morning at 11 a.m. on the Manawatu Croquet club’s lawns. Mr J. B. Gerrand, president of the Manawatu club, will open the tourney. The draw and handicap foot the various events are as follows: — Championship Singles, First round: Mrs Jamieson (Terrace End) v. Mrs Sandford (Raetihi), Mrs Spring (Manawatu) v. Mrs Lynch (Raetihi). Second round: Miss Hoop v. Mrs Robertson (Manawatu), Mrs T. Simpson (Northern) v. Mrs Jennings (Raetihi), Mrs McCarty (WoodviUc) v. Miss McFarlane (Takaro), Mr Bruce (Manawatu a bye, Mrs Fuller (Manawatu) a bye, Mrs Campbell (Manawatu) v. Mrs Kirk (Levin), Mrs Patterson (Manawatu) v. Mrs Gambrill (Manawatu), Miss Peg v. Mrs Sinclair (Manawatu). Club Pairs Championship. First round: Mesdames T. Siinpson and Dickel (Northern) v. Mesdames Jamieson and Davidson (Terrace End), Mesdames Patterson and May (Manawatu) v. Mesdames Spring and Corbridge (Manawatu), Miss McFarlane and Mis Langford (Takaro) v. Mesdames Lyneh and Jennings (Raetihi), Mesdames Campbell and Gambrill (Manawatu) v. Mesdames Mayes and Garner (Northern). J Second round: Mesdames Longstaff and Sinclair (Manawatu) v. Mesdames J A. and A. L. Evas (Melbourne), Mr and Mrs Robertson (Manawatu) v. Mesdames Legge end Sandford (Raetihi). Handicap Doubles.

First round: Mesdames Bridge 6 and Manning 7} (Oroua) v. Mesdames Sutton 6 (Oroua) and Davidson 7 (Terrance End), Mesdames Patterson 5 and May 7 (Manawatu) v. Mesdames McCarty 8J (Woodville) and Richardson 6i (Kimbolton), Mesdames Turner 4 and Sherwood 6 (Oroua) v. Mesdames Ciochetto 8 and Sigley 7 (Raetihi), Mesdames Tapp 5 and Hodgson 5 (Northern) v. Mesdames Jennings 4i and Mitchison 7 (Raetihi), Mesdames McDonald 5 (Manawatu) and Langford 54 (Takaro) v. Mesdames Longstaff 6i and Sinclair 61 (Manawatu), Mesdames Lynch 4 and Legge 7 (Raetihi). v. Mesdames Gambrill 11 and Robertson 31 (Manawatu), Mesdames Kirk 3 (Levin) and Spring 4 (Manawatu) v. Mesdames Torstonson 8 and Wood 7 (Terrace End), Mrs Simpson 7 and Miss McFarlane 5 (Takaro) v. Mr Bruce 6 and Mrs Glendinning 8 (Manawatu). Second round: Mesdames Jamieson 5 (Terrace End) and Oliver 7 (Manawatu) and Col. Hume 31 (Nelson) and Mrs Fuller 5 (Manawatu), Misses Hoop and Peg v. Mesdames Mayes 31 and Garner 6 (Northern), Mesdames Ben-fc-11 10 and Radford 81 (Manawatu) v. Mesdames Snelling 8 and Franks 8 (Shannon), Mesdames Sandford 61 and Reipcr 7 (Raetihi) v. Mesdames T. Simpson 5 and Dickell 81 (Northern). Handicap Singles. (A grade).

First round: Mrs Longstaff 61 v. Mrs Tapp 5, Mrs Sutton 6 v. Mrs Sinclair 61, Mrs Robertson 31 v. Col. Hume 31, Mrs Campbell 21 v. Mrs Sandford 61, Mrs Sherwood 6 v. Mrs T. Simpson 5, Mrs Spring 4 v. Mrs Patterson 5, Mrs Kirk v. Miss Hoop. Mrs Hodgson 5 v. Mrs McDonald 5, Mr Bruce 6 v. Mrs Jennings 41, Mrs Lynch 4 v. Mrs Bridge 6. Second round: Mrs Jamieson v. Mrs Richardson 61, Mrs Fuller 5, a bye, Miss McFarlane 5 a bye, Mrs Turner 4 v. Mrs McGill 5.

Handicap Singles (B grade).

First round: Mrs E. Simpson (7) 51 v. Mrs Sigley (7) 51, Mrs McCarty (81) 7 v. Mrs Mills (7) 51, Mrs May (7) 54 v. Mrs Mitcheson (7) 54, Mrs Oliver (7) 51 v. Mrs Snelling (8) 61, Mrs Franks (8) 61 v. Mrs Davidson (7) s§. Second round: Mrs Torstonson' (8) 61 v. Mrs Manning (71) 6, Mrs Rciper (7) 51 v. Mrs Glendinning (8) 61. .Mrs Legge (7) 51 a bye, Mrs Dickel (81) 7 v Mrs Radford 81) 7, Mrs Benfell (10) 8 v. Mrs Ciochetto 8) 61, Mrs Greig (84) 7 v. Mrs Billing (74) 6. Championship Singles (open). First round: Mrs May v. Mrs Sigley Mrs Mason v Ilciper, Mrs Glendinning v. Mrs Torstonson, Mrs Radford v. Mrs Mitcheson. Second round: Mrs McCarty v. Mrs Snelling, Mrs Wood v. Mrs Ciochetto, Mrs Billing v. Mrs Legge, Mrs Dickel v. Mrs Franks, Mrs E. Simpson v. Mrs Oliver, Mrs Davidson v. Mrs Manning. Morning and afternoon tea and luncheon will be served on the grounds.