CROQUET TOURNEY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 24 January 1939, Page 8

CROQUET TOURNEY

PLAY AT PALMERSTON NORTH FIFTH DAY’S RESULTS I United Preßß Ansociationl PALMERSTON N.. 23rd January. Excellent progress was made to-day in the New Zealand championship croquet tournament, which is being held in Palmerston North. The weather was at its best, and tLe greens were playing true. Results : WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP First Life Second round: Mrs Gambrill beat Mrs Henderson, 26-2; Mrs Anstis beat Mrs Bryan, 26-25. Second Life Second round: Mrs Bryan beat Mrs Burratt, 26-11 MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP First Life Third round: Bryan beat Tye, 26-11. Second Life First round: McCreath beat Rose. , 26-23. /

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP First section: Ross beat Mrs McLennan, 26-14; Kusabs beat Mrs Mouat, 26-17; Ross beat Mrs Mouat, 26-11; Mrs , Clark beat Mrs Burrett, 26-12. Second section : MrS Tiffin beat Stratton. 26-21; McClymont beat Mrs Kibblewhite, 26-2; Mrs McMurray beat McClymont, 26-21; Mrs McMurray beat Mrs Mnnssen, 26-6 Third section: Mrs Henderson beat Mrs McClymont, 26-9; Gibbs beat Mrs Palmer, 26-13. Fourth section: Tannock beat Mrs Watkins, 26-25; Mrs Baker beat Harrison, 26-14; Mrs Baker beat Frost, 26-8. Fifth section: Mrs Anstis beat Mrs Brown. 20-15; Mrs Petrie beat Mrs Morgan, 26-16; Mrs Walker beat Mrs Petrie. 26-4; Mrs Morgan beat Penn, 26-2. ' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES ’ First round: Veitch and Mrs Cambrill beat Mesdames McLeod and Telfer, 26-24. HANDICAP DOUBLES First round: Mrs Owen (2£> and Davidson (3£> beat Mrs McLennan (scr.) and Mrs Holmes (4£), 26-10; Mrs Lowery (2) and Mrs Gibbs (4) beat Mrs Walker (scr.) and Mrs Spooner (6), 26-21; Gibbs (owe 2£> and Mrs Tur- ; ner (8) beat Mrs Palmer (owe J) and Mrs Healy (4£>, 26-19; Mrs Kibblewhite (owe J) and Mrs Griffin <4£) won; Mrs McClymont (2£) and Mrs Bassett (1£) beat Mrs Pitcaithly (owe £) and Miss Davies < 5 >, 26-6. Second round: Mrs Tiffin (owe J) and Mrs Houghton (6£) beat Mrs Burrett (scr.) and Mrs Lee <4‘. 26-9; Mrs Simpi son (scr.) and Mrs Permain (5) beat

Penn (owe J» and Mrs Penn • 7>, 26-21:' Mrs Meikle <3A) and Mrs McKerrow beat McCreath (owe U) and Mrs Burrell (7>, 26-23; Mrs Wood <£) and Mrs Anderson <s£) beat Mrs Manssen (2J> and Mrs Frost (2>. 26-16: Stratton (owe 2£) and Mrs Gould (7 > beat Mrs Thrush <4£> and Miss Washer (2>. 26-14: Mrs Clark (owe £) and Mrs Reed <6> beat Mrs Tapp (2£> and Mrs McDonald (3£>. 26-17; Mrs Wilson (2) and Mrs Manning (3£) beat Mrs Perrau (3) and Mrs Kane (4), 26-12. LEVEL SINGLES Second round: Mrs McCreath beat Mrs Davidson. 26-20; Mrs Griffin beat Mrs Thrush. 26-10 Third round: Mrs Duckworth beat Mrs Griffin. 26-13; Mrs Hill beat Mrs Coles, 26-13.