North Island Croquet Championships

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7044, 31 December 1932, Page 2

North Island Croquet Championships

ey OPENING ON TUESDAY NEXT illpi ‘ The North Island croquet championships for which excellent entries have been received open in Palmerston |j e North on Tuesday next on Manawatu ug and Northern greens. With some oi the Dominion's best players drawn r f from a wide area participating the fixho ture should provide enthusiasts with y. much interest. The visitors include or Mr. H. P. Stratton, of Hastings, e >c- minus one player, Mrs. Caldow (Welie- hngton), Mrs. Pitcaithly (Hastings) re- both scratch players; also Captain ag Hartnell (New Plymouth), Mrs. Kibblcng white, Auckland (4), other scratch he players being tho local representatives ns Mesdamos Anstis and Gambrill and to Mr. Robertson. Mrs. F. A. Tiller ho (Hastings), the present holder of the to open championship, is not defending :1 3 tho title, and Mcsdames Watkins nnu Tiffon (last year's winners) are miss,m ing from the championship doubles ho also. Mr. W. E. Mayes is tournament * s manager with headquarters at Alarmwatu greens, and Mrs. E. Palmer win be in charge at Northern, so players may rest assured that arrangements > will bo all to their liking. > Players not drawn iu the first round > must be at Northern grounds at 10 a.m. > on Tuesday. > Following is tho draw:— : OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. > (Best of three gomes.) J Byes: Mrs. Caldow (Wellington) and > Airs. Kibblewhite (Auckland). ! Airs. Stratton. (Hastings) plays Mrs. ; Keys (Auckland); Air. Robertson > (Manawatu) plays Airs. Hogan (Woi- ; lington); Air. Harrison (Wanganui) > plays Airs. Bartlett (Hamilton); Mrs. ! Anstis (Takaro) plays Capt. Hartnell | (New Plymouth). ’ Byes: Mrs. Gambrill (Terrace End) [ and*Airs. Pitcaithly (Hastings). ; LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP • (Two-life System.) First Life. ■ Byes: Mrs. Robertson (Alanawatu), - Aliss Tennant (Takaro), Airs. David- ' son (Terraco End). Airs. McMurray (Northern) plays Airs. Booeock (Wellington); Mrs. Gam--1 brill (Terrace End) plays Airs. Hamilton (Auckland); Airs. Spring (Manawatu) plays Mrs. Pitcaithly; Mrs. Patchott (Timaru) plays Mrs. Benfell (Alanawatu); Mrs. Radford (Manawatu) plays Airs. Langford (Northern); Airs. Caldow plays Mrs. Kibblewhite; Airs. Bartlett plays Airs. Petrie (Feilding); Mrs. Bryan (Northern) plays Mrs. Keys (Auckland); Mrs. Fenwick (Northern) plays Mrs. Anstis (Takaro); Mrs. Snowden plays Mrs. Hogan. Byes: Mrs. Simpson (Takaro), Airs. Bassett, Mrs. Brown (Northern). Second Life. Byes: Airs. Boocock, Airs. Petrie, Airs. Fenwick. Mrs. Kibblewhite plays Airs. Simpson; Airs. Robertson (Alanawatu) plays Airs Bartlett; Airs Langford plays Mrs. Davidson; Mrs. Caldow plays Miss Ten- ' nant; Airs. Radford plays Mrs. Bassett ! (Wanganui); Mrs. Anstis plays Mrs. Hogan; Airs. Gambrill plays Mrs. Patchett (Timaru); Airs. McAlurray plays iAlrs. Spring (Alanawatu); Mrs. Pita • caithly plays Mrs. Brown; Airs. Snow- | den (Frankton) plays Mrs. Hamilton I (Auckland). 1 ; Byes: Airs. Bryan, Airs. Benfell Mrs. I Keys. | j CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. | j Bye: Airs. Dickel (Northern) and | Airs. Tucker (Northern). Mr. Robertson and Mrs. Spring play Airs. Anstis and Mrs. Simpson; Capt. Hartnell and Mrs. Brown play Airs. I Petrie and Mrs. Robertson; Airs. CalI dow and Airs. Hogan play Airs. Fenwick j and Mrs. MeMurray; Mr. Stratton and ' j Airs. Booeock play Airs. Bartlett and - Airs. Hamilton; Mr. Harrison (Wanganui) and Airs. Bassett play Airs. Langford and Mrs. Bryan; Mrs. Gambrill and Airs. Pitcaithly play Airs. Keys and Airs. Kibblewhite. Bye: Airs. Davidson and Aliss Tennant. HANDICAP SINGLES. A Grade. Byes: Airs. Radford (4), Air. Simpson (3). Airs. Langford (2J) plays Airs. Boocoek (2); Mrs. Simpson (1) plays Mr. Robertson (ser); Airs. Davidson (5) plays Mrs. Key3 (J); Mrs. Pitcaithly (scr) plays Mrs. McMurray (21); Miss Tennant (44) plays Airs. Hogan (2); Mrs. Caldow (scr), plays Mrs. Bryan (3-}); Mrs. Anstis (scr) plays Mrs. Tucker (4); Mr. Harrison (3) plays Airs. Gambrill (scr); Mr. Stratton (-1) plays Mrs. Brown (2J); Mrs. Bassett | (3) plays Airs. Petrie (24); Mrs. Kib- ; j blewhite (4) plays Mrs. Dickel (3); ' - Capt. Hartnell (ser) plays Mrs. Snow- j den (5). Byes: Capt. Hartnell (ser), Mrs. Lee, Wellington (44), Mrs. Bartlett (1). ‘ B Grade. J Airs. Feild, Takaro (94) plays Mrs. r j Claughton, Havelock North (7); Mrs. y Killick, Northern (9) plays Airs. Sears, I Alanawatu (54); Mrs. Burnett, Takaro a (04) plays Mrs. Cook, Northern (7j); Miss Campbell, Petone (8) plays Mrs. A Patchett (54). JE HANDICAP DOUBLES. i*' A Byes: Airs. E. Simpson and Mrs. Usmar, Takaro (8), Mrs. Petrie and Mrs. = Robertson, Manawatu (4J), Mr. Harrison and Mrs. Bassett (6), Mrs. LangIford and Airs. Holmes, Northern (10), ! Alrs. Patchett and Mrs. Ball, Takaro (13). Mrs. Keys and Airs. Hamilton (4) play Mr. E. Simpson (Takaro) and Airs. Cook (104); Airs. Radford and Mrs.

Scars (94) play Mrs. Boocock and Mrs. Caugliton (9); Mrs. Anstis and Mrs. Burnett (6i) play Mrs. Kibblewhite and Mrs. I'eild (10) ; Mrs. Piteaithly [and Mrs. Davidson (5) play Mrs. Benfell and Miss Tennant (7£); Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Fenwick (5) play Mrs. (Jaldow and Mrs. Lees (4J); Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Tucker (7s) play Mrs. Bartlett and Mrs. Snowden (6). Byes: Mrs. Gam brill and Mrs. Killick (9), Mrs. McMurray and Mrs. Morgan, Shannon (10), Mrs. Diekei and Mrs. Anderson, Northern (13), Capt. Hartnell and Miss Campbell (8), Mr. Stratton and partner. The following players are required at 9 o’clock on Tuesday morning:— At Northern greens: Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Usmar, Mrs. Petrie and Mrs. Robertson, Mr. Harrison'and Mrs. Bassett, Mrs. Langford and Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Keys and Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. Simpson and Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Radford and Mrs. Sears, Mrs. Boocock and Mrs. j Claughton. At Manawatu greens: Mrs. Anstis land Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Kibblewhite and Mrs. Feild, Mrs. Piteaithly and j !Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Bcnfcli and Miss I Tennant, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Fen- | wick, Mrs. Caldow and Mrs. Lees, Mrs. J Bryan and Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Bartlett | and Mrs. Snowden. | Referees for the tournament will be 1 Mrs. Caldow, Mrs. Robertson, Captain | Hartnell, Mrs. Kibblewhite, Mr. Strat- 1 ton, Mrs. Gambrill, Mrs. Piteaithly, | Mrs. Keys, Mrs. Bartlett. |