CROQUET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23320, 13 April 1939, Page 18

CROQUET

ANNUAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S PLAY Excellent weather and lawn conditions were experienced for the commencement of the Auckland Croquet Association's champion of champions and junior buttons competitions yesterday. The results were as follows: — CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS At Mount Eden.—Mrs. Jones beat Mesdames Baker and Smith, Mrs. Clarke beat Mesdames Burgess, Sessions and Chapman, Mrs. Parker-Hill beat Mrs. Sessions. Mrs. Laurie beat Miss Waldron, Mrs. Maxwell beat Miss Skeet and Mrs. Laurie, Mrs. Chapman beat Mrs. O'Halloran, Mrs. Smith beat Mrs. Sessions, Mrs. O'Halloran beat Mrs. Laurie, Mrs. Baker beat Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. Hilton beat Mrs. Parker-Hill, Miss Skeet beat Miss Waldron. JUNIOR GRADE B Buttons. —At Epsom: Mrs. Bagent beat Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Scott beat Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Bischoff beat Mrs. McPhail and won from Mrs. Bregman by default, Mrs. Knox beat Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. McNeilly beat Mrs. Parrant, Mrs. Romain beat Mrs. McNeilly. C. Bnttons. —At Epsom: Mrs. Rabone beat Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Shine beat Mrs. Logan.

DRAW FOR TO-DAY Following is the draw for to-day's play:— B Buttons.—At Epsom, 9.30 a.m.: Mrs. Herd v. Mrs. Bagent, Mrs. Knox v. Mrs. Bischoff. C Buttons. —At Epsom, 9.30 a.m.: Mrs. Seccombe v. Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Hawke v. Mrs. Easterman, Mrs. Renwick v. Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Brand v. Miss Roberts. Champion of Champions.—At Mount Eden, 9.30 a.m.: Mrs. Baker v. Mrs. Laurie, Mrs. Maxwell v. Mrs. Parker-Hill, Mrs. Jones v. Mrs. Waldron, Mrs. Hilton v. Mrs. Smith. All other players are requested to be ready when called upon. KENSINGTON CLUB'S MATCHES [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Wednesday The winner of the croquet tournament held on the Kensington Club's lawns was Mrs. S. Simons, of the Kensington Club. The runnerup was Mrs. S. C. Blanshard, of the Whangarei Club. .... In the competition for the stars among the \ division players Mrs. Nesbit and Mrs. Hill defeated the holders, Mrs. Stringer and Mrs. Johnston. In tlio B division Mrs. Fulljames and Mrs. Horner defeated Mrs. Simons and Mrs. Andrews, tlio holders.