CROQUET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 273, 22 December 1914, Page 10

CROQUET.

CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT. THE DRAW. A start will be made with the Canterbury Croquet Association 'a fifth annual tournament on Boxing Day morning. Several New Zealand championships will be decided, in addition to local championships and handicaps. The entries are

quite as numerous as usual, and visitors will be present from Wellington, Ashburton, and Sumner. Mr K. H. Izard, of Wellington, who won the championship cup and the championship doubles last year, will not be a competitor, as he is away with the Expeditionary Force. The tournament takes place at the grounds of the United Bowling, Tennis, and Croquet Club, Hagley Park. Play commences at 10 a.m. sharp. The events, as drawn, are shown below, and handicaps will be published on Wednesday. No. I.—N.Z. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Bye, W. Stewart v. A. Ross. .P. F. Chambers v. E. A. Johnson. Bye, H. J. Williams v. H. A. Penn. Bye, P. A. Laurie v. J. W. Lill. - No. 2. N.Z. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. Bye. Miss G«rard. Mrs Lill v. Miss L. Rutherford. Bye, Mrs Johnson v, Mrs. A. C. Murray-Aynsley. No. 3. —N.Z. DOUBLES. Mrs A. O. Murray-Aynesley and Mrs Lill v. J. W. Lill and Miss L. Rutherford. P. A. Laurie and E. J. Ross v. F. S. Maddison and Miss Gerard. E. A. Johnson and Mrs Johnson v. H. A. Penn and A. Ross. Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Fuller v. T. F. Chambers and H. J. Williams. No. 4. —N.Z. HANDICAP. E. J. Ross v. T. F. Chambers. - W. Stewart v. F. S. Maddison. No. 5. —CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP. H. A. Penn v. H. J. Williams, E. A. Johnson v. K. J. Ross, J. Hanson v. P. A. Laurie. F. S. Maddison v. A. Ross. H. D. Andrews v. Rev. Burgin. E. Burgin v. T. B'. Chambers. J. W. Lill v. Miss Gerard. Bye, W. Stewart. No. (>. —CANTERBURY LADIES* CHAMPIONSHIP. Bye, Mrs Midgley v. Mrs Lill. Bye, Miss Gerard. Miss H. L. Smith v. Mrs Johnson. Bye, Mrs Murray-Aynsley v. Mrs McClurg. Bye, Miss L. Rutherford v. Mrs Rawnsley. No 7. —CANTERBURY CLUB PAIRS. Bye, H. D. Andrews unci Mrs Bl;u-kl>urne (U.). Bye, Rev. Burgin and Mrs BorthwU-k (A.). Bye, F. S. Maddison and Mrs Maddison (U.). H. A. Penn and Miss 1,, Rutherford (U.) v. A. Ross and Mrs Murray-Aynsley (U.). P. A. Laurie and Mrs H. L. Smith (U.) v. E. Burgin and Mrs McClurg (A.). Bye. H. J. Williams and Mrs Johnson (S.). Bye, S. R. Holmes and Mrs Midgley (U.). Bye, E. A. JPohnson and Mrs Lill (S.). No> B.—CANTERBURY HANDICAP. Bye, J. Hanson y, Mrs McClurg. Bye,

Mrs Styclie v. A. J. Maytie. Bye, Mrs BlackImrue v. H. G. Wake. Bye, Miss Allard. Mrs Maddison v. 8. It. Holmes. Mrs Croxton v. J. O. Arayes. Bye, ft. Burgin. ByeMrs Midgley v. H. I». Andrews. Bye, Miss 11. Ij. Smith yf Mrs Kawnsley. Bye, ' Rev. Uurjjin v. Miss Broek.