CROQUET

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 81, 3 February 1928, Page 7

CROQUET

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPS. Per Press Association. WANGAJNUI, Last Night. The North Island croquet championship tournament was continued to-day in fine weather. Colonel Pupre and Miss Steele beat Mr s McDowell and Airs Cole 25-'l7 in the ehamplouship doubles Hurt: Other results are:— Handicap .Singles.—Sfrattou 20 beat INlrs Caldow 18; Mrs Finch 23 beat Mrs Glenny 10; -Miss Steele! 26 heat Mrs Patterson 6; Miss K. Skeet '2O beat Mrs Kirk 22. Ladie*' Open Singles.—First life: Mrs Watkins 20 heat Mrs Kibblewhite G: 'Miss Retaliate 26 beat Mrs Jarvie 1; Mrs Smith 20 beat Mrs Ball 7. Second life: Miss Retallaek 26 beat Mrs Rhodes Williams 15; Mrs Kibblewhite 26 beat Mrs Leech 3; Mrs Ilea ley 20 played Mrs Johnston 26. A test match will be play-Ptl Lo-mor-row between the English' players and a North Island team. Ladies' fapifj'i singles (2nd lite),, third round—Miss Ketallnck beat Mrs Kibblewhite, 20-0: Mrs Johnson beat ~,Mis.s Watkins, ,20-0. Fourth Rfjjfeul: Mrs Goldsbury beat Mrs Glen Watkins 20—15; Miss Hesketh beat Miss Skeet. 26—3; Rattallack beat Mrs GambriU, 25—4. „Tho following are to represent tliol North Island in the test match against England to-day:— Singles.—H. P. Stratton (Hastings), R. Cau.gli.ley (Welington). J. Murray (Palmerston North), the Veu. Creed Meredith (Wanganui). Doubles.—ll. Caughloy (Wellington) and H. P. Stratton (Hastings), li. A. Penn (Oliakune) and Mrs C. Watkins (Hastings). I'wiglainl will be represented by the following teams: — Singles.—Sir Francis W'emyss, Col. Dupre. Miss Steele, Miss ReUitack. Doubles.—-Clo I. \hwm and Miss Steele, Sir Francis Wemvss and .Miss Retallaek.