CROQUET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21538, 9 January 1932, Page 13

CROQUET

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS * | a 1 { • , ■ - - - -. ,-jj (Per United Press Association.) TIMARU, January 8. Two championship events at the South ;i Island Croquet Tournament were con- ” eluded to-day. The Open title was won by Ross (Christchurch), who defeated Mrs Corbet (Dunedin)22o,6 —0, 26—20. In the Doubles Ross and Mrs Corbet won from M'Creath (Gore) and Mrs Quinn (Invercargill), 26 —21. The following are the results : £ :' LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. i Mrs Corbet (Dunedin) beat Miss *5 Morgan (Timaru) 26—18. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. ® Ross (Christchurch), beat Mrs Corbet (Dunedin) 26—0, 26-—2 O. HANDICAP SINGLES. ;’jj M'Creath (Gore) beat Mrs M‘Kenzi<i i; (Timaru) 26—5. t Mrs Quinn (Invercargill) beat Mra ■; Munro (Timaru) 26—21. ; HANDICAP DOUBLES. ’ . * Mrs Corbet and Mrs MacDonald (Invercargill) beat Mrs Blaikie (Timaru} and Mra Telfer (Gore) 26—16. CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. , Pinal. A. G. F. Ross (Christchurch) and Mrs Corbet (Dunedin) beat R. W. M'Creath (Gore) and Mrs Quinn (Invercargill) 26—21.

NOTES ON-THE PLAT. In the Open Championship Ross wo;a A the toss and elected Mrs Corbet to play first. Ross laid out a typical champion- 4 ship break and came into play to accoin- * plish nine hoops. He completed the * piece, wiring his opponent and laying for ; a drive with the blue at 4 back. Mrs J Corbet missed her roquet and with the '■> blue Ross completed . the round, during which he triple peeled his black and provented Mrs Corbet from gaining a point. The game occupied 35 minutes. Mrs Corbet commenced the second session, by playing the yellow to the comer. Ross ,4 failed to get in, but in her next shoe Mrs Corbet gave him a chance. When negotiating an easy shot at the first hoop , Ross broke down. Mrs Corbet missed i her roquet and Ross endeavoured to make "» the first hoop with the. ball in a. difficult position. The ball came through biit the ••• umpire ruled a foul. Mrs Corbet peeled- -n Ross’s first' ball and gained her first hoop. She failed, however, to improve , her position. Ross was unsuccessful in a long roquet but again Mrs Corbet broke down from a difficult angle. Things were made easy for Ross . when Mrs : Corbet left her ball near the mouth of the second hoop. Ross made only two ' more in the break, faulting at the fourth hoop. With a nice roquet Mrs Corbet ' made a splendid break of nine. Rost • secured a good roquet and made a break i of five. Boss went to the line and Mrs Corbet came in brilliantly to capture two more hoops. Ross repeatedly re- , ; treated. to the corner but Mrs Corbet picked up a long roquet and made the last three hoops with the yellow. Missing her roquet she allowed Ross to come y in with the blue to No. 1 hoop. He proceeded right round, culminating an vexcellent exhibition by pegging the yellow. Ross made the fourth hoop with the black but missed his roquefc Mrs Corbet came into play and lay into position on the eighth'hoop, Ross came over to his opponent’s ball resting near the hoop. Commencing a break with the black he negotiated nine hoops and :-' pegged out. In the Doubles all four players were in excellent form. Playing a waiting game Ross and his partner allowed their opponents to do the early leading. When M'Creath and Mrs Quinn had a comfortable lead Ross exploited a triple peel and pegged Mrs Quinn’s ball out. M'Creath, left without his partner, made t> a great light against odds, but Rosa and „ Mrs Corbet with good combination won - 26—21.