TOURNAMENTS CROQUET

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1933, Page 15 (Supplement)

TOURNAMENTS CROQUET

CHAMPIONSHIP NEAR END PLAY UNDER GOOD CONDITIONS. SEVERAL FINALISTS EMERGE. Play in the Taranaki Croquet Association’s ninth annual tournament was advanced a further stage yesterday when games were played on the New Plymouth and Fitzroy lawns under perfect conditions. , , Mrs. Caldow and Gibbs entered the final of the open championship by beating Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Mouat respectively. Mrs. Caldow ■ and Captain Hartnell are the finalists m the top half of the championship doubles and the finalists in the bottom half will be decided this morning when Mesdames Boecock and Henderson meet Mesdames Brown and McKay. The first life of the ladies’ championship was advanced slightly, while in the second life Mrs. Caldow is one of the finalists. The handicap doubles A grade was completed; the winners being Misses Washer and Beal. Only one match was played in the A grade handicap singles. _ . A feature of yesterday’s play was in the first life of the ladies’ championship when Mrs. Bishop-Martin peeled her partner ball through five hoops in her match with Mrs. Glenny—an unusual feature in any game, By defeating Mrs. Henderson Mrs. Caldow entered the final of the open championship. In the first game Mrs. Caldow was far superior as the score, 26—3, indicates. In the second game Mrs Henderson made a wonderful recovery, but lost the game by six points. When Mrs. Caldow had both balls on the peg Mrs. Henderson had made only three, but before the "winner could peg out she had made another 17. In the second, life of the ladies’ championship Mrs. Caldow reached the semi-final by defeating Mrs. Mus* champ 26—12. Mrs. Muschamp got in early and went to four back. Mrs, Caldow made two hoops, and then Mrs. Muschamp made three more. The end was in sight, however, when Mrs. Caldow got in and finished the game. The semi-finals of the championship doubles were reached when Mrs. Boocock and Mrs. • Henderson defeated Mrs. Mouatt and Mrs. Glenny 26—21. Mrs. Henderson made a good all-round break, but her partner was having difficulty by sticking in the hoops. Mrs. Glenny got in, but was unfortunate in overrunning her hoops. She over-ran the penultimate and let the opponents in to win. Mrs. Mouatt failed to make her usual all-round break, baulking at several hoops. Progress yesterday was necessarily slow in spite of the ideal conditions, ■being confined to a few players in each event. All competitions not completed by to-night should be brought to the finalist stages and the tournament should conclude on Monday afternoon. Low bisque players will be engaged all to-day and good croquet should be seen. Play will be confined to the New Plymouth club’s lawns. Details of play are:— OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Mrs. Caldow v. Mrs. Henderson, 26—12,

26—24; Gibbs v. Mrs. Mouat, 26—18, 26— io. ’ ■ LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. First Life. Mrs. Martin-26 v. Mrs. Glenny 8; Mrs. Burke 26 v. Mrs. Bodcock 3; Mrs. Manton 26 v. Mrs. Ward 18; Mrs. Manton 26 v. Mrs. Brown 20; Mrs. Henderson 26 v. Mrs. Gibbs 7. ‘ Second Life. Mrs. Caldow 26 v. Mrs. Muschamp 7; Mrs. Mouat 26 v, Mrs. Brown 9. '■ CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Mrs. Caldow and Captain Hartnell 26 V. Mrs. Manton and Mrs. Lowery 10. HANDICAP SINGLES. A Grade. Mrs. McKay (2) 26 v. Mrs. Manton (lj) 4. ’ ' HANDICAP DOUBLES. A Grade. Final: Miss Washer (5) and Miss Beal (5) 26 v. Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Codd (5) 20. The early match to-day will be Mesdames Boocock and Henderson v. Mesdames Brown and McKay in the championship doubles.