CROQUET TOURNEY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 27 January 1939, Page 9

CROQUET TOURNEY

HANDICAP SINGLES CONCLUDED WIN FOR MRS PENN I j SEMI-FINALS OF MENS CHAMPIONSHIP niniieii Pmw Association) PALMERSTON N.. 26th January. Beautiful weather prevailed to-day ir: Palmerston North, where the New Zen land croquet championships were continued on greens which were as keen «s they were true. An excellent class of croquet was played. Though there was a big difference in scores between Mrs Penn (Dun edin), who beat Mrs King (Palmerston North) in the final of the handicap singles (.'54 bisques and over), the game producing several highlights. Results: - HANDICAP SINGLES Three Bisques and Under. Third round: Mrs Clark (owe 1) beat Mrs Baker (scr.), 20-16; Miss Washer (2) beat Mrs Owen <2£). 20-18 Three and a Half Bisques and Over. Final: Mrs Penn (7), Dunedin, beat Mrs King (7), Palmerston North, 26-5 CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES Second round: Gibbs and Mrs Clark beat Tye and Mrs Henderson, 26-18. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP First Life Semi-final: Penn beat Harrison, 26-20. Second Life Semi-finals: Penn beat Harrison, 26-0; McClymont beat Veitch, 26-7. WOMEN S CHAMPIONSHIP First Life First round: Mrs Palmer beat Mrs Clark, 26-10. Second round: Mrs Palmer beat Mrs Walker, 2G-18; Mrs Watkins beat Mrs Baker. 2G-14; Mrs Morgan beat Mrs Petrie, 26-0. Third round: Mrs McLeod beat Mrs Gambrill 26-8: Mrs Morgan beat Mrs Anstis, 26-18; Mrs Watkins beat Miss Washer, 26-17; Mrs Telfer beat Mrs Palmer, 26-10. Second Life .Second round: Mrs Tiffin beat Mrs Bassett, 26-0. HANDICAP DOUBLES Second round: Mrs Brown (scr.) and Miss D’Ath (7£) beat Harrison (A) and Mrs Svenson (6), 26-12; Gibbs (owe 2\) and Mrs Turner (8) beat Mrs Kibble white (owe £) and Mrs Griff en (4£), 26-8. Third round: Mrs Tiifin (owe A) and Mrs Houghton (£) beat Mrs Bryan (scr.) and Mrs Moxon (5), 26-3; Mrs Simpson (scr.) and Mrs Permain (5) beat Tannock (owe |) and Mrs Jarrett (5), 26-20; Mrs Wood ().) and Mrs Anderson (SA) beat Mrs Mcikle (3£) and Mrs McKerrow (3), 26-18; Mr. Henderson (scr.) and Miss (8) beat Mrs Wilson (2) and Mrs Manning (3£), 26-12; Mrs Clarke (owe £) and Mrs Reed (6) beat Stratton (owe 2£) and Mrs Gould (7), 26-9. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP First Section Mrs Clark beat Mrs Mouat, 26-15; Mrs Pitcaithly beat Ross, 26-23; Mrs Telfer beat Mrs Mouat, 26-22; Mrs Barrett beat Mrs McLennan, 26-22; Ross beat Mrs Burrett. 26-13. Second Section Bryan beat Stratton, 26-14; Bryan beat Mrs McMurray, 26-17; Mrs Tiffin beat Mrs Manssen, 26-5; Mrs Kibblewhite beat Stratton, 26-2; Mrs Kibblewhite beat Mrs Manssen, 26-16; McClymont beat Veitch, 26-21. Third Section Gibbs beat Miss Washer, 26-10; McCreath beat Gibbs, 26-5; McCreath beat Mrs Palmer, 26-8; MsCreath beat Mrs McClymont, 26-10; Mrs McLeod beat Mrs Palmer, 2G-5; Mrs Palmer beat Miss Washer, 26-13; Mrs Wood beat Mrs Henderson. 26-21; Mrs Wood beat Mrs McClymont by default; Miss Washer beat Mrs McClymont by default. Fourth Section Mrs Gambrill beat Mrs Bryan, 26-15; Tannock beat Mrs Simpson. 26-7; Tannock beat Mrs Bayer. 26-0; Mrs Bryan beat Mrs Frost. 26-17; Mrs Frost beat Harrison. 26-20; Mrs Watkins beat Mrs Frost. 26-9 Fifth f eetion Penn beat Mrs Walker, 26-16; Penn beat Tye, 26-13; Mrs Anstis beat Mrs Morgan, 26-19; Mrs Petrie beat Tye, 26-9; Mrs Petrie beat Mrs Brown, 26-9; Mrs Brown beat Mrs Wilson. 26-9.