PROVINCIAL CROQUET

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1934, Page 5

PROVINCIAL CROQUET

TARANAKI TOURNAMENT RESULTS OF FIRST DAY’S PLAY. MATCHES ARRANGED FOR TO-DAY. Splendid entries in all sections are an encouraging feature of the Taranaki Croquet Association’s annual tournament, which opened at New Plymouth yesterday morning. The tournament games are being played at the lawns of the New Plymouth, West End, Pukekura Park and Central clubs, with the headquarters at the New Plymouth Club. All the lawns were in excellent condition and the weather was favourable. It is expected the tournament will occupy seven playing days. Among the visitors are 15 from Wellington, and others from Palmerston North, Wanganui and South Taranaki, in addition to many from the New Plymouth clubs. The entrants include Captain F, L. Hartnell, the present New Zealand open singles champion, and president of the New Zealand Croquet Council. Mr. J. Gibbs, holder of the North Island championship and handicap doubles, and Mrs. Henderson, Welling- ■ ton, who won the Taranaki ladies’ title last year, will also take part. Mrs. Mouatt, Wellington, whose sparkling croquet was a feature of the tournament last year and who recently won the open championship at the Wellington tournament, is present Detailed results of matches played yesterday are:— HANDICAP DOUBLES. First Round: Mesdames Roffe (3J) and Marris (5) defeated Mesdames Hookham (5) and Peddie (6J) 26—18; A. J. Gibbs (-J) and Mrs. Lewis (7) defeated Mesdames Ford (44) and Rowland (5) 26—19; Mesdames King (44) and Hollows (7) defeated Mesdames Nicholson (2J) and Walker (4J) 26—16; Mesdames Ward (4J) and Honeyfield (SJ) defeated Mesdames Walton (4J) and Bellringer (7) 26—20; Mesdames McKay (1J) and Buist (6|) defeated Mesdames B. Martin (3J) and Muschamp (44) 26—18; Mesdames Johnson (3 J) and Miss Pavitt (3J) defeated Mesdames Wellings (2J) and Davidson (4 J) 26—23; Mrs. Mouat (1) and Mr. Mouat (9) defeated Mrs. Hay (9) and Mr. Hodge (9) 26—12; Mesdames Moyes (5) and Fuller (6) defeated Mesdames Sharland (4) and Winchcombe (3J) 26—4; Mesdames Codd (5) and R. McDonald (64) defeated Mesdames Tingey (1J) and Roberts (8) 26—21; Mesdames Burke (3J) and L. Bellringer (54)' defeated Mesdames Gibbs (4 J), and Williams (4J) 26—4. Second Round: Mrs. Johnson and Miss Pavitt defeated Mesdames McKay and Buist 26—17. HANDICAP SINGLES. (Bisques 6 and under). Mrs. Henderson (}) defeated Mrs. Jull (34) 26—19; Mrs. Honeyfield (SJ) defeated Mrs. Drake (6) 26—6; Mrs. Muschamp (44) defeated Mrs. Ward (4J) 26—22; Mrs. Masters (4) defeated Mrs. Fuller (6) 26—23; Mrs. Bock (1J) defeated Mrs. Hodder (6) 26—20; Mrs. Turnbull (SJ) defeated Mrs. Murphy (5) 26—24; Mrs. Harvey (Ip defeated Mrs; Davidson (44) 26-13. (Bisques 64 and over). Mrs. Brown (8) won by default from Mrs. Lester (6J); Mrs. Hodge (9) defeated Mrs. Roberts (8) 26—9. LEVEL SINGLES, (Bisques 74 to 9). Mrs. Adamson defeated Mrs. Brown 26—25; Mrs. Mouat defeated Mrs. Meuli 26-16. DRAW FOR TO-DAY’S PLAY. To-day’s play will commence at 9 a.m. with the following matches (all handicap doubles unless otherwise mentioned):— At New Plymouth lawns: Mesdames Lowery (2) and Bates (5) v. Mesdames Short (SJ) and Hooker (6); Mesdames Lees (4) and Murphy (5) ,v. Mesdames Masters (4) and McDonald (64); Mrs. Pearson v. Hodge (level singles); Mis. Henderson v. Mrs. Drake (ladies’ championship). At West End: Mesdames Burke (34) and Bellringer (54) v. Mesdames Codd (5) and McDonald (6J); Mesdames A. A. Clark (3) and Ramsay (4J) v. Mesdames Bock (14) and Ashton (7). At Pukekura: Mesdames Ward (4P and Honeyfield (5P v. Mesdames King (4P and Hollows (7); Mrs. Mouat (1) and Mr. Mouat (9) v. Mesdames Moyes (5) and Fuller (6). At Central: Mesdames Jull (3J) and Turnbull (54) V. Mesdames Jenkins (4) and Brown (8); Mrs. Wellings v. ladies’ second life. Among the visitors to New Plymouth for the tournament are Mrs. Winchcombe, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Lowery, Mr. and Mrs. Mouat, Mrs. Roffe, Mrs. Marris, Mrs. Wellings, Mrs. Davidson, Miss Bates, Mrs. A. A. Clark, Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. Masters, Mrs. F. McDonald, Mrs. Codd, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gibbs, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. F. Nicholson, Mrs. Lees, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Moyes, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. J. S. McKay, Mrs. Buist, Mrs. Drake, Mrs. R. McDonald, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. .Muschamp, Mrs. Sharland, Mrs. Ashton, Mrs. Petrie, Mrs. Bock, Mrs. Hay, Mr. Hodge.