CROQUET

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12393, 12 March 1926, Page 4

CROQUET

LOCAL AND GENERAL NOTES NGAROMA RETAINS M'KENZIE WRISTLETS FINAL SCORES FOR INTER-CLUB MATCHES (By “Roquet.”) NgaToma Club successfully defended the challenge of the Lyall Bay Club for the McKenzie Wristlets on Monday. They were also successful previously against the Hutt Club, when the score was in Ngaroma’s favour. Lyall Bav was represented by Mesdames Mitchell and Manton. Mesdames Hope and Hunter played for Ngaroma Cl-üb, and chose blue and black Halls. 'Lyall Bay won the toss, and Mrs Manton (red) played towards the peg. Mrs Hunter sent black to the right line, whither she was. followed by yellow, played by Mrs Mitchell. Mrs Hope (blue) aimed for them from B baulk, but missed. Yellow took off black to red, then laid for the first hoop. Black went to .blue in the corner. Red played, but baulked at the hoop. Black played off blue towards the fifst hoop, but laid in the centre of it, and was cut out of it by red, who scored two points (Lyall Bay 2), but missed her partner’s ball. Black took the turn and made a break of four hoops before missing. (Ngaroma 4, Lyall Bay 2.) Yellow hit red, took oi. to blue, but failed at the first hoop with blue close, who made the point with it, then went back to black (Ngaroma 5, Lyall Bay 2>. Yellow hit in, made the first hoop, then went to her partner (Ngaroma 5, Lyall Bay 3). Black hit in a good long shot and made the fifth hoop (.Ngaromn 6, Lyall Bay 3), then missed. Blue played off black to the second hoop, and laid in the centre, leaving the opponents together. Red took the turn off yellow, hit blue out of position, and went to yellow. Blue played off yellow to mack, made the second hoop, an-h laid in position for the next (Ngaroma 7, Lyall Bay 3). Red to yellow. Blue scored, but missed the opponents (Ngaroma 8, Lyall Bay 3). Red hit yellow, took both balls off the line, and laid for next . turn. Blue hit in on yellow, made 2 points, but missed’ black (Ngaroma 10, Lyall Bay 3). Yellow roquetted red and made a break of four, then failed ‘with black near (Ngarojpa 10, Lyall Bay 7). Black took advantage of yellow’s mishap, and made another point (Ngaroma 11, Lyall Bay 7). Red hit yellow, made the third hoop (Ngaroma 11, Lyall Bay 8), then went to the boundary. Black to blue. Yellow made the sixth hoop with red, separated and returned to her partner (Ngaroma 11, Lyall Bay 9). Black missed blue. LYALL BAY IN THE LEAD Red played now, and made the best break in the game (6 points) making the score (Lyall Bay 15, Ngaroma 11) before missing her partner? hall. Blue hit black, hut went to the boundary near the opponents. Red played off yellow, - to blue, towards the required hoop, but overran it and went back to yellow. Black made the hoop from a fair distance, parted, the adversaries, and returned to blue (Lyall Bay 15, Ngaroma 12). Yellow missed. Blue got black, then red, made two more points, then laid near black for the next hoop. Lyall Bay 15, Ngaroma 14. Red to yellow. Black played on blue, and over to yellow, but baulked with it close by. Yellow missed the baß. NGAROMA AHEAD ' Blue took the turn, got black in a perfect position, and peeled it. (Ngaroma .16, Lyall Bay 15), then laid a rush for next turn. Red to yellow. Black made the hoop (Ngaroma 17, Lyall Bay 15) separated and returned to blue. Red to yellow. Blue baulked at the hoop. Red played and made the fourth hack with black, then went to yellow (Ngaroma if, Lyall Bay 161. ■ From now on Lyall B.av did. not get an 1 opportunity to add to their score. Ngaroma’s representatives playing carefully brought the score to (21 —16) hut black baulked at the penultimate and laid on the wire. Red went to yellow. Blue hit. yellow, which cannoned on to black and removed it from contact with the wire, then laid a rush for. black. Yellow missed red. Black made the last two hoops and rested near blue for the peg out. Red missed yellow. Blue hit black on to the peg, and rolled tn-- nrdß the opponents in the same ’ d ; to°k red away and pegged out < [ t. Ngaroma 26, Lyall Bay 16. Island Bay has sent m a challenge for the next game, and this will he played next week. INTER-CLUB matches B GRADE. TEe concluding games in this contest for the Wellington Croquet Association’s Shield have heen completed, and Lyall Bay Club has been successful in’winning it for the current season., The scores are: Lyall Bay Waimarie Ngaroma St. Augustine’s Island Bay “J® Kolburn Wellington Friendly matches have .been played recently between Hataitai, Ngaroma, ICelburn, Lower Hutt and -Featherston. ■ All enjoyable afternoon. ivas spent on the lawns of St. Augustine’s Club on Tuesday, when, in response to the club’s invitation, members of sister clubs attended and took part m several competitions. Delicious refreshments were provided, and the funds of the club should he considerably augmented. Blavers were present from Ngaroma., Wellington. ‘KelburP, Eastbourne, Central and Mount Victoria.