CROQUET

Southland Times, Issue 22474, 9 November 1934, Page 8

CROQUET

INTER-CLUB MATCHES. Delightful weather prevailed on Wednesday last, when several interclub croquet matches were played between various croquet clubs. FLEMING SHIELD GAMES. On the Southland green Gore seniors played Southend seniors, winning by the narrow margin of one game. The following are the detailed results, Gore names being mentioned first.— Doubles. —Mesdames McLeod and Hodge 26 beat Mesdames Booth and Curie 11; Mesdames Aitken and McCreath 26 beat Mesdames McKeever and L. Smith 11; Mesdames Burgess and Caverhill 26 beat Mrs Clark and Miss Manson 4. Singles.—Mrs McLeod 26 beat Mrs Booth 12; Mrs Hodge 15 lost to Mrs Curie 26; Mrs A. H. W. Aitken 21 lost to Mrs L. Smith 26; Mrs R. W. McCreath 26 beat Mrs McKeever 21; Mrs Burgess 10 lost to Miss Manson 26; Mrs Caverhill 25 lost to Mrs Clark 26. Gore 5 games; Southend 4 games. At Rugby Park, Rugby Park seniors played Invercargill seniors, winning the match by one game. Following are the detailed results, Rugby Park being mentioned first.— Doubles.—Mesdames F. E. Clark and I. H. Leigh 26 beat Mrs Quinn and Miss Perrin 10; Mesdames T. Robertson and C. G. Boyce 26 beat Mesdames W. G. Clark and H. J. Farrant 5; Mesdames A. W. Betteridge and W. Roberts 8 lost to Mesdames J. G. Petrie and W. Ronald 26. Singles.—Mrs F. E. Clark 26 beat Mrs Quinn 24; Mrs Leigh 10 lost to Miss Perrin 26; Mrs Robertson 26 beat Mrs W. G. Clark 23; Mrs Boyce 26 beat Mrs Farrant 9; Mrs Betteridge 8 lost to Mrs Petrie 26; Mrs Roberts 15 lost to Mrs Ronald 26. Rugby Park, 5 games; Invercargill, 4 games. On the Northend green Northend seniors met Otautau, the former winning by a good margin, though some of thq games were closely contested. The following are the detailed results, Northend names being mentioned first.— Doubles.—Mesdames J. T. Wilson and J. A. Wesney 26 beat Miss Campbell and Mrs Porteous 13; Mesdames Humphries and S. Smith 26 beat Mrs Hall and Miss O’Brien 16; Mesdames A. E. N. Smith and W. Watson 26 beat Mrs Burns and Miss Shaw 23. Singles.—Mrs Wilson 26 beat Miss Campbell 18; Mrs Wesney 26 beat Mrs Porteous 8; Mrs Humphries 26 beat Mrs Hall 11; Mrs S. Smith 26 beat Miss O’Brien 22; Mrs A. E. N. Smith 26 V. Mrs Burns 14; Mrs W. Watson 26 beat Miss Shaw 19. Northend, 9 games, Otautau, nil. ROSE BOWL COMPETITION. Various junior matches were also played on the same day. At Georgetown the Georgetown B team played Southend B, the latter winning by 5 games. The following are the results, Southend names being mentioned first: Doubles.—Mesdames Hore and D. Strang 26 beat W. Peters and Mrs J. Murray 22; Mesdames Stevenson and Checketts 26 beat Mesdames Robinson and Warburton 19; Mesdames Wootton and Castle 20 lost to Mesdames Peters and Kynaston 26 Singles.—Mrs Hore 26 beat W. Peters 21; Mrs Stevenson 26 beat Mrs Murray 19; Mrs Checketts 26 beat Mrs Robinson 9; Mrs D. Strang 26 beat Mrs Warburton 16; Mrs Wootton 9 lost to Mrs Peters 26; Mrs Castle 26 beat Mrs Kynaston 8. Southend, 7 games; Georgetown, 2 games. . At Waihopai the Gore B team played Waihopai B team, winning by a good margin. Many of the matches were hard fought. The following are the results, Gore players being mentioned first. — . Doubles. —Mesdames J. Ritchie and H. R. Robetrson 26 beat Mesdames R. Frampton and A. N. Munro 25; Mesdames V. Gerken and F. Parsons 26 beat Mrs J. Johnston and Miss. Munro 24; Mesdames R. P. Neale and J. Beattie 26 beat Mesdames M. Murray and J. R. Martin 14. Singles.—Mrs Ritchie 26 beat Mrs Munro 21; Mrs Gerken 26 beat Mrs Johnston 19; Mrs Parsons 26 beat Miss Munro 9; Mrs Beattie 26 beat Mrs Murray 19. The Invercargill junior team travelled to Riverton to play Aparima. The latter team was depleted owing to sickness and other circumstances, but a thoroughly enjoyable day was spent on the lawns. The following are the results, Invercargill players being mentioned first:— Doubles.—Mesdames Collins and Sutton 26 beat Mrs Dickson and Miss Stephenson 8; Mesdames Palmer and Jennings 26 beat Mrs Girvan and Cloughley 18; Mesdames Tait and Watson 26 beat Mesdames McKinnon and Rose 12. Singles.—Mrs Collins 18 lost to Mrs Dickson 26; Mrs Sutton 26 beat Miss Stephenson 6; Mrs Jennings 26 beat Mrs Cloughley 16; Mrs Palmer 26 beat Mrs Girvan 13. Invercargill, 6 games; Apanma, 1 game.