CROQUET TOURNEY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23870, 22 January 1941, Page 11

CROQUET TOURNEY

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS [nv tklkgnarn tress association] CITRTSTCITURf'FT. Tuesday ! The New Zealand croquet championships were continued to-day. No unexpected turns of play were seen and. as most sections are still in their early stages, the more prominent players are having no difficulty in holding I their loading positions. Mrs. Watkins, of I Hastings, holder of the open championship. ! remains in for the open doubles and women's I titles. With Mrs. McLennan (Timarn), she is j to meet Mesdames McLeod and Telfer ((lore) I iri the semi-final of the doubles and the win- | nintr pair wilt play Mrs. Clark (f'hristchurch) ! and A. J. C.ibb (Patea) in the final. Results ; were:- - Open Championship. Mr=. Holmes f Mrs. Mel calf. 26- 111, 26 15: A. ■!. C.ibt.s I beat Mrs. Telfer, 26 Hi. I 26. 2<i o ; i McCreatli hent Blunt. 7 26 -6 11 , Mrs. Watkins beat Mrs. Kirk, •_'! 26. 26 i 26 -20; Miss Clayton bent Penn. 26 j 2(!—22; Mrs. Met,end tie,'it Kirk. 26 -21, | 26 —1 -S; Bryan beat Mrs. Gambrill. 2'i 11. | 26 —I: A. ft. Ross boat Mrs. McLennan. I 26—17. 17 20. 26-26. ) .Men's Championship.—Penn, 2fi. v. Kirk, | 22; Penn, 26. v. Blunt, 18. I Women's Championship.—Mrs. Buckler. I 26. v. Mrs. McCreatli. It; Mrs. Palmer. 26. v. Mrs. McCreatli, 1$); Mrs. Lowcry. 26. v. j Mrs. Palehott. IS; Mrs. Penn. 26. v. Mrs. Lowcry. 22r Mrs. Corbett. '_'(!, v. Mrs. Clark, 23; Mrs. Corbett, 26, v. Mrs. Morgan, .16.