CROQUET TOURNAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1929, Page 13

CROQUET TOURNAMENT

SELECTION OF DOMINION TEAM. A FOUR DAYS’ TEST. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston North, December 28. A Yankee tournament is proceeding for the purpose of electing six croquet players to represent the Dominion against Australia early in January. There are 20 candidates for the places and the tournament is expected to last four days. Results:— Friday’s play. —Pitcaithley (Hastings) boat G. Hart (Thnaru), Archdeacon Meredith (Wanganui) beat Mrs. Keys (Auckland), A. J. Gibbs (Patea) beat Mrs. Bartlett (Hamilton), R. Caughley (Wellington) beat Archdeacon Meredith, Mrs. Cole (Auckland) heat I\. Caugliley, Mrs. Cole beat Mrs. Keys, Mrs. Jarvie (Wanganui) beat A. J. T. Ross (Christchurch), Mrs. Tiffcn (Napier) beat Mrs. Johnson (Hutt), H. A. Penn (Christchurch) beat 11. T. Stratton (Hastings), Mrs. Smith (Christchurch) beat Mrs. Kibblewhite (Hamilton), Mrs. Smith beat Mrs. Gambrill (Palmerston North), A. J. Gibbs beat Mrs. Pitcaithley, Mrs; Bartlett beat G. Hart, Ross beat W. J. Robertson (Palmerston North), Ross beat Mrs. Watkins (Hastings), Ross beat Mrs. Gambrill, Robertson beat Mrs. Kibblewhite, Robertson beat Mrs. Jarvie, Mrs. Cole beat Meredith, Mrs. Watkins beat Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Watkins beat Robertson, Mrs. Watkins beat Kibblewhite, Mrs. Watkins

beat Mrs. Jarvic, Mrs. Jarvie beat E. 0. Horner (Patea), Horner beat Mrs. Smith, Horner beat Mrs. Kibblewhite, Horner beat Mrs. Gambrill, Mrs. Gambrill beat Mrs. Kibblewhite, Mrs. Johnson beat 11. A. Penn, Mrs. Tiffen beat Gibbs, Mrs. Tiffen beat Stratton, Penny beat Mrs. Pitcaithley, Stratton beat Mrs. Bartlett.

Saturday’s play.—Mrs. Smith (Christchurch) beat Mrs. Bartlett, G. Hart and Mrs. Tiffen; Archdeacon Meredith (Wanganui) beat Mrs. Pitcaithley, W. J. Gibbs and 11. A. Penn; W. J. Gibbs (Patea) beat Mrs. Johnson; Mrs. Bartlett (Hamilton) beat E. 0. Horner and W. J. Robertson; A. G. F. Ross (Christchurch) beat Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. Keys and G. Hart; W. J. Robertson (Palmersson North) beat Mrs. Kibblewhite and G. Hart; G. Hart (Thnaru) beat Mrs. Kibblewhite; Mrs. Cole (Auckland) beat Mrs. Jarvie, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Tiffen and H. A. Penn; Mrs. Watkins (Hastings) beat Mrs. Jarvie, Mrs. Gambrill and H. P. Stratton; Mrs. Jarvie (Wanganui) beat Mrs. Pitcaithley, G. Hart and H. A. Penn; E. 0. Horner (Patea) beat W. J. Robertson, G. Hart and H. P. Stratton; Mrs. Gambrill (Palmerston North) beat Mrs. Bartlett; Mrs. Johnson (Hutt) beat Mrs. Smith; Mrs. Tiffen (Napier) beat Mrs. Pitcaithley; H. P. Stratton (Hastings) beat Mrs. Keys and Mrs. Johnson.