TARANAKI CROQUET

Taranaki Daily News, 9 February 1931, Page 3

TARANAKI CROQUET

TOURNAMENT CONCLUDING RESULT OF SATURDAY’S MATCHES FINALS TO BE DECIDED TO-DAY. The Taranaki croquet championship was continued in New Plymouth during the week-end. The open championship singles, the ladies’ championship singles and doubles and the A grade handicap singles will conclude to-day. The trophies and prizes will be presented this afternoon, when Sir Erancis Wemyss will give a short address on croquet. Details of Saturday’s play are: — OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First Life. Third Round.—Air. Gibbs 26 beat Mrs. Clark 19;; Sir F. Wemyss-26 beat Capt. Hartnell 16. Semi-final.—Sir F. Wemyss 26 beat Mr. Gibbs 26. LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First Life. Third Round.—Airs. Clark 26 beat Mrs. Philpott 15; Airs. Tingey 26 beat Mrs. Ford 5; Mrs. Bull 26 beat Miss Pavitt 6. Second Life. First Round.—Airs. Brown 26 beat Mrs. Williams 7. , Second Round.—Airs. King 26 beat Mrs. Brown 16.’. ’ . / Third Round.—-Airs. King 26 beat. Airs. Wyllie 12; Airs. Ward won from Airs. Stevens by default. CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round. —Mr. Bull and Airs. Philpott 26 beat Sir F. and Lady Wemyss 14. Second Round.—Airs. Ward and Airs. Williams 26 beat Airs. Bull and Mrs. Philpott 22. Semi-final. — Wellings and Capt. Hartnell 26 beat Airs. Ward and Mrs. Williams 6. .• A GRADE. Handicap Singles. Semi-final. —Sir Francis Wemyss 26 beat Mrs. Jull 14; Aliss Irvine 26 beat Airs. Tingey 5. .1 TO-DAY’S PLAY. Games in progress at New Plymouth lawns are, —No. 1 lawn, final A handicap singles: Miss Irvine v. Sir F. Wemyss. No. 2 Jawn. —Third round championship doubles: Airs. Tingey and. Aliss Pavitt v. Air. and Mrs. Gibbs, i No. 3 lawn.—Third round, second life, ladies’ championship: Mrs,: King and Mrs. Ward. ' ■■ ■ " At Fitzroy the following games will start.—-Mrs. Clark v, Mrs. Jull and Airs. Clark v. Airs, Campbell.To facilitate matters Mr. Gibbs and Capt. Hartnell are t® play at West End at 7 a.m. . .