CROQUET

Southland Times, Issue 23736, 7 February 1939, Page 11

CROQUET

INTER-CLUB MATCHES

FLEMING SHIELD AND ROSE

BOWL

One Fleming Shield and six rose bowl croquet matches were played last week. For the Fleming Shield Waihopai beat Southend and for the rose bowl Gore beat Waihopai, Waihopai beat Bluff, Winton beat Rugby Park, Gore beat Winton, Georgetown beat Gore, and Georgetown beat gillIn the Fleming Shield match Waihopai beat Southend by six games to -three. Details, with Waihopai names first, are: Doubles—Mesdames Smith and Stevens beat Mesdames Williamson and Thomson, 26-8; Mrs Johnston and Miss Munro beat Mesdames Parfitt and McKeever, 26-19; Mesdames Murray and Munro beat Mesdames Strang and Stone, 26-13. Singles—Mrs Smith lost to Mrs Williamson, 22-16; Mrs Stevens beat Mrs Thomson, 26-23; Mrs Johnston lost to Mrs Parfitt, 0-26; Miss Munro beat Mrs McKeever, 26-6; Mrs Murray lost to Mrs Strang, 24-26;. Mrs Munro beat Mrs Stone, 26-16. The following are results of the rose bowl matches: GORE v. WAIHOPAI Gore beat Waihopai by seven games to two. Details, with Gore names first, are: Doubles —Mesdames Murray and O’Neill beat Mesdames Buchanan and Blanch, 26-5; Mesdames Neale and Crawford lost to Mesdames Mackenzie and Morrison, 3-26; Mesdames Trusler and Hunter beat Mesdames Martin and Norton, 26-23. Singles—Mrs Murray beat Mrs Buchanan, 26-24; Mrs O’Neill beat Mrs Blanch, 26-7; Mrs Trusler beat Mrs Mackenzie, 26-15; Mrs Neale beat Mrs Martin, 26-10; Mrs Crawford lost to Mrs Morrison, 13-26; Mrs Hunter beat Mrs Norton, 26-8. WAIHOPAI. v. BLUFF Waihopai beat Bluff by nine games to nil. Details, with Waihopai names first, are: Doubles—Mesdames Buchanan and Blanch beat Mesdames B. Albertson and Tennent, 26-19; Mesdames Mackenzie and Martin beat Mesdames Edwards and Johnston, 26-20; Mesdames Morrison and Gormack beat Mesdames E. Albertson and Weir, 26-22. Singles—Mrs Buchanan beat Mrs B. Albertson, 26-23; Mrs Blanch beat Mrs Tennent, 26-24; Mrs Mackenzie beat Mrs Edwards, 26-23; Mrs Martin beat Mrs Weir, 26-21; Mrs Morrison beat Mrs E. Albertson, 26-15; Mrs Gormack beat Mrs Johnston, 26-8. WINTON v. RUGBY PARK Winton beat Rugby Park by nine games to nil. Details, with Winton names first, are: Doubles—Mesdames Reilly and MacIlwrick beat Mesdames Gregg and Logan, 26-11; Miss Gilmour'and Mrs Gilmour beat Mesdames King and McDougall, 26-13; Mesdames Shaw and Balch beat Mesdames Geddes and Bridgtnan, 26-15. Singles—Mrs Reilly beat Mrs Gregg, 26-13; Mrs Macllwrick beat Mrs Logan, 26-13; Miss Gilmour beat Mrs King, 26-6; Mrs Gilmour beat Mrs McDougall, 26-6; Mrs Shaw beat Mrs Geddes, 26-15; Mrs Balch beat Mrs Bridgeman, 26-9. GORE v. WINTON Gore beat Winton by six games to three. Details, with Gore names first, are: Doubles—Mesdames Murray and O’Neill beat Mesdames Watt and Reilly, 26-19; Mesdames Trusler and Hunter beat Mesdames Gilmour and Shaw, 26-18; Mesdames Neale and Crawford lost to Mrs Macllwrick and Miss Gilmour, 25-26. Singles—Mrs Murray beat Mrs Watt, 26-6; Mrs O’Neill beat Mrs Reilly, 26-9; Mrs Neale beat Mrs Macllwrick, 26-20; Mrs Trusler lost to Miss Gilmour, 11-26; Mrs Crawford lost to Mrs Gilmour, 21-26; Mrs Hunter beat Mrs Shaw, 26-14. GEORGETOWN v. GORE Georgetown beat Gore by six games to three. Details, with Georgetown names first, are: Doubles—Mesdames Bettridge and Robinson beat Mesdames Murray and O’Neill, 26-21; Mesdames Murray and Warburton beat Mesdames Neale and Crawford, 26-4; Mesdames McKenzie and Dawson beat Mesdames Trusler and Hunter, 26-20. Singles—Mrs Bettridge lost to Mrs Murray, 5-26; Mrs Robinson lost to Mrs O’Neill, 21-26; Mrs Murray beat Mrs Neale, 26-3; Mrs Warburton beat Mrs Trusler, 26-8; Mrs McKenzie beat Mrs Crawford, 26-12; Mrs Dawson lost to Mrs Hunter, 22-26. GEORGTOWN v. INVERCARGILL Georgetown beat Invercargill by nine games to nil. Details, with Georgetown names first, are: Doubles—Mesdames Robinson and Murray beat Mesdames Farrant and Wilson, 26-4; Mesdames Warburton and McKenzie beat Mesdames Watson- and Collins, 26-9; Mesdames Dawson and Anderson beat Mrs Crofts and Miss McLeod, 26-13. Singles—Mrs Robinson beat Mrs Farrant, 26-14; Mrs Murray beat Mrs Wilson, 26-15; Mrs Warburton beat Mrs Watson, 26-20; Mrs McKenzie beat Mrs Collins, 26-13; Mrs Dawson beat Mrs Crofts, 26-22; Mrs Anderson beat Miss McLeod, 26-12. DRAW ANNOUNCED SOUTHLAND PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT The following is the draw for the Southland Croquet Association’s annual tournament which will begin this morning on the Northend green:— CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES First Life.—Top bye, Mrs Strang; Mrs Keen v. Mrs Stevens; Mrs Parfitt v. Mrs Holmes; bottom bye, Mrs Robertson. Second Life.—Top bye, Mrs Holmes; Mrs Strang v. Mrs Robertson; Mrs Stevens v. Mrs Parfitt; bottom bye, Mrs Keen. A GRADE HANDICAP SINGLES Top bye: Mrs Stevens; Mrs Keen v. Mrs Robertson, Mrs Strang v. Mrs Holmes; bottom bye, Mrs Parfitt. CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES Top bye: Mrs Holmes and Mrs Stevens; Mrs Telfer and Mrs Gillanders v. Mesdames Robertson and Keen; bottom byes, Mesdames Parfitt and Strang; Mesdames Wilson and Smith. B GRADE OPEN First Life: Top byes, Mrs Lawless, Mrs Harris; Miss Munro v. Mrs Stockdale, Mrs Buchanan v. Mrs Shiels, Mrs Blanch v. Mrs Robinson; bottom byes, Mrs Murray, Mrs Martin, Mrs M. Murray. Second Life.—Top byes, Mrs Robinson, Mrs Stockdale; Mrs Murray v. Mrs Shiels, Mrs M. Murray v. Mrs Harris, Mrs Lawless v. Mrs Martin; bottom byes, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Blanch, Miss Munro. B GRADE HANDICAP SINGLES Top byes: Mrs Shiels, Miss Munro, Mrs Stockdale v. Mrs Lawless, Mrs M.

Murray v. Mrs Murray, Mrs Harris v. Mrs Martin; bottom byes, Mrs Blanch, Mrs Robinson, Mrs Buchanan. B GRADE OPEN DOUBLES Mesdames Harris and Stockdale v. Mesdames Johnston and M. Murray; Mesdames Blanch nd Morrison v. Mesdames Robinson and Murray; Mrs Munro and Miss Munro v. Mesdames Lawless and Shiels; bottom bye, Mesdames Buchanan and Martin. B GRADE HANDICAP DOUBLES Mesdames Lawless and Shields v. Mesdames Albertson and Tennet; Mesdames Blanch and Morrison v. Mesdames Pearce and Edwards; Mesdames Harris and Stockdale v. Mesdames Buchanan and Martin; Mesdames Robinson and Murray v. Mesdames Johnston and M. Murray. GRADE HANDICAP SINGLES Top byes: Mesdames Morrison, Edwards, Pearce; Mrs E. Albertson v. Mrs A. McKenzie; bottom byes, Mesdames Middleton, H. Albertson, Anderson, Tennet. ' C GRADE OPEN SINGLES Mrs Middleton, Mrs A. McKenzie, Mrs J. Anderson, Mrs Morrison.