CROQUET TOURNAMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23717, 26 January 1939, Page 16

CROQUET TOURNAMENT

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS SIXTH DAY OF FIXTURE (Per United Press Association) PALMERSTON N., Jan. 25. The weather was fine for the sixth day of the croquet tournament. The lawns were in good order. Results:— OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Section 1 A. G. Ross beat Mrs Telfer 26—12, Mrs A. S. Clark beat Kusabs by default. Mrs Pitcaithly beat Mrs Mouat 26 —4 Mrs Pitcaithly beat Kusabs 26—3. Mrs Burrett beat Mrs Telfer 26—19 Mrs Burrett beat Kusabs by default. Mrs McLennan beat Mrs Telfer 263. Mrs McLennan beat Mrs Mouat 26 8 Section Z H. P. Stratton beat Mrs Manssen 26 -21. Mrs Tiffin beat D. McClymont 26 13. Mrs McMurray beat Mrs Kibblewhite 26—23. Mrs Kibblewhite beat Mrs Manssen 26-16. Bryan beat Stratton 26—14. Section 3 R. W. McCreath beat Mrs Palmer 26—8. McCreath beat Mrs Henderson 26—19. McCreath beat Mrs Wood 26—12. Mrs McLeod beat Mrs McClymont 26—12. Mrs Palmer beat Miss Washer 26—13. Section 4 J. Tannock beat Mrs Bryan 26—12. Tannock beat Mrs Frost 26—8. Tannock beat Mrs Simpson 26—7. Mrs Watkins beat Mrs _Baker 26—0 Mrs Frost beat F. Harrison 26 —20 Section 5 Mrs Anstis beat Mrs Morgan 26—19 Mrs Anstis beat Mrs Frost 26—8. Mrs Anstis beat Mrs Simpson 26—7 Mrs Watkins beat Mrs Baker 26—0. Mrs Frost heat F Harrison 26—20 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP First Life Second Round Mrs Watkins beat Mrs Baker 26— 14 MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP First Life Third Round H. Penn beat A. J. Gibbs 26—16. CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES Second Round Mesdames Simpson and Wood beat E. Veitch and Mrs Gambrill 26 —24. Third Round D. McClymont and Mrs Walker beat H. Penn and Mrs Tiffin 26—21. A. J. Gibbs and Mrs Clark beat Tye and Mrs Henderson 26—18. LEVEL SINGLES Semi-final Mrs McCreath beat Mrs Duckworth 26—23. HANDICAP SINGLES Section 1 Three bisques and under . Third Round Miss Washer (2) beat Mrs Owen (2J) 26—18 Fourth Round Mrs Palmer (—J) beat E. Veitch (scr) 26—16. HANDICAP SINGLES Section Z Three and a-half bisques and over Fourth Round Mrs Griffin (4£) beat Mrs Mills (5) 26—16. Semi-final Mrs Penn (7) beat Mrs Griffin 26—18. HANDICAP DOUBLES First Round Mrs Brown (scr) and Miss d’Ath (7J) beat Mesdames McLeod (-J) and Greenbank (11) 26—10. Second Round F. C. Bryan (1$) and Miss McKenzie (6J) beat Mesdames Bassett (li) and McClymont (2i) 26—22. Mills (8) and Mrs Henderson (scr) beat D. McClymont (scr) and Mrs Courtayne (6s) 26 —19. Third Round

Mesdames Petrie (scr) and Hill (5) beat Mesdames Coles (5) and Ashworth (4J) 26—23.