CROQUET

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12357, 29 January 1926, Page 9

CROQUET

M'KENZIE WRISTLETS FEATHERSTON AGAIN VICTORIOUS INTER-CLUB RESULTS

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Featherston players onco again • had to defend their title to the McKenzie Wristlets when Mesdames Williams and Ramsay [journeyed to Feathers ton to play the challenge issued by the Wellington Club to the holders of the trophies. Featherston won the toss. Mrs Williams (blue) played to the centre of the court. Mrs L. Williams (Wellington) sent red nearly to the right hand corner. Mrs Fairbrother (black) went to red, but passed. Black hit red on to blue towards the first hoop, but failed for position.’ Red got yellow and laid for tbe next turn. Black missed blue. Yellow scored— Wellington I—roquetted red, but went boundary off it. Black played off blue, took both balls to the first hoop and laid the rush. Red aimed for blue, but missed. Black hit blue, scored a point—l all—took off blue to red but missed. Red hit black down to blue, made the first hoop with the latter —Wellington 2, Featherston 1— touched blue again, scored—Wellington 3, Featherston I—tided far yellow but missed. Black to blue. Red played off yellow to the opponent's and parted them, and went back to yellow. Blue tried for them, hit, made position off red, and scored—Wellington 3, Feather ston 2—-but missed the ball. Yellow hit blue, then drove blaok towards the hoop, and made another point—Wellington 4, Featherston 2-—roquetted red, and rolled both of the balls to the next hoop, and laid for red's turn. Blue played on black towards red, made the hoop—Featherston 3, being wired from red, took a long shot at yellow, and scored —Featherston 4—touched black and laid near the next hoop. Red missed. Blue played off red to black, made another point—Featherston 5 scored the next hoop off ston 6—touched black again, scored l with it—Featherston 7—then laid a rush for black's turn. Yellow missed. Black scored but could not get the ball, so hit to the line —Featherston 8. Yellow hit blue, but baulked in the hoop. Blue went to black. Yellow ran the hoop—Wellington 6—tried position, for the next point off blue but failed, and went back to red. Black to blue. Red missed. ‘ Black got blue, then red, made a point—-Featherston y—and laid a rush for next turn. Red to yellow. Black played off blue, made a good position, and scored—Featherston 10— but baulked at the next, and laid near her partner’s ball. Red to yellow. Blaok hit blue, parted the opponents, and ©cored—Featherston ll—secured a good position on red, and made another point—Featherston 12—took both balls towards the next hoop, and laid far blue. Red to yellow. Blu* scored ■ —Featherston 13—-but missed the yellow, who played off blue to red, and laid a drive. Blue to black. Yellow made the hoop—Wellington 6—got a nice drive for the next point, ©cored— Wellington 6—but went boundary near red. Blaok got blue, then yellow, made the hoop—Featherston 14—roquetted yellow again, and blue, driving the latter to the next hoop, and ©cored— Featherston 15—then returned to blue. Yellow to rea. FEATHERSTON LEADS Black played on blue, then red tried for the hoop, but baulked and stayed in the centre, from which position she was displaced by black, who then roquetted yellow, but went boundary. Blue returned to black. Red played on yellow to the hoop, ©cored — ton 3—but had no Bhot at a ball, and'' went as close to her partner's ball as possible. Black got blue, tried for red, but missed, Red hit yellow towards the next hoop, scored—Wellington 9-—made the tenth point with her partner’s ball, but failed position for the next, and went back to yellow. Black to blue. Red scared off yellow—Wellington 11— separated the opponents, and returned to yellow. IN-AND-OUT PLAY In-and-out play followed for some time until the scares stood at: Welling--1922 I Taieri: ,J. A.. McKinnon, W. B. Allan, W. Allan, W. Carswell. 1923 Fonsonby: R. Somervell, J. Hosting, V. Casey, A. Parsons. 1924 — West End: H, S. Hill, W. Ure, G. Maher, W. Bremner. 1925 Hamilton: H. J. Wernham, F. T. Wilson, A.' C. Mclntyre, R. N. Pilkington. 1926 Dunedin: Best, Siedeberg, McCullough, Harraway. • • • •

Mr H, G. Tengle is one of the city fathers at Lower Hutt, and he belongs to one of the most progressive boroughs in the Dominion, one for which the future is bright with promise. As a member of the firm of Tengle, Smith and Co., he attends the city dnily, but on Saturday afternoons gets into his club colours quick and lively for a game on the green. He is n good nil round player, likes to bring off a nice draw, ami seldom reverts to the drive.

ton 13, Featherston 19. Atter lunch Featherston gradually increased the lead by “peeling” the balls and the game finally finished with the scoresFeatherston 26, Wellington 14 Newtown Club has issued the next challenge. INTER-CLUB MATCHES The results of the last round of the inter-duib matches are:— Waimarie, 52; Ngaroma, 52; Island Bay 40; Lyall Bay, 39; Wellington. 30; Kelburn 22. PERSONALIA The Rev. Archdeacon Creed Meredith, who underwent an operation recentlv will he unable to compete in the North Island championships to be held at New- Plymouth next month. His absence is much regretted at the current tourney, where he was to have been associated with Mrs G. Bartlett, of Hamilton. At New Plymouth Mrs R. Leech was to have been his partner.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT NEARING FINALITY. It is "expected that tbe finals in ai* events of the Dominion Croquet Tournament should be reached to-day. Yesterday _ saw some interesting games, the semi-finals being played in the open championship, leaving Miss Hesketh and A. E. G. Ross to play off the final today. This match, which is the best of three games, will be played this morning. and should be a very interesting one. A match which drew a large number of spectators was the doubles event between Sir Franciß and Lady Wemyss and Mrs Leach (Wellington) and Mrs Johnson (Christchurch). The former won, but there was good play on both sides, including a break of 9 made by Mrs Leach. The fipal in this etfent was begun last evening. Miss Hesketh, although beaten in one life of the ladies' championship, still "lives," and may yet win; but Mrs Leach will be hard to beat, as she has two "lives." YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Yesterday’s results were LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES Mrs Watkins beat Mrs Johnson, 26—17 Mrs Smith beat Miss Hesketh, 26—8. Mrs Watkins beat Mrs O’Donnell, 26 18. Miss Hesketh beat Mrs Watkins, 26 19/ HANDICAP SINGLES Mrs Pitcaithley beat Mrs Leach, 26 24. HANDICAP DOUBLES Sir Francis and Lady Wemyss beat Mesdames Leach and Johnson, 26 —24. TO-DAY'S DRAW A. Ross plays Miss Hesketh in the final of the open championship at Kelburn green, this nforning, at 9 o’clock. Intthe ladies' championship, Mrs Tiffin plays Mrs Leach, and the winner plays Mrs Smith in the semi-final.