ON THE CROQUET LAWNS

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1935, Page 9

ON THE CROQUET LAWNS

GENERAL NEWS OF, WEEK INTER-ASSOCIATION CONTEST. GAMES PLAYED AT NEW PLYMOUTH (By “Hoop.”) A forthcoming fixture is the Cambridge tournament on Easter Saturday. Te Archa Tournament. The Te Aroha ’ tournament has concluded, the following being the results of the finals:— Championship singles: G. Hart (Timaru) beat Mrs. Hawken (Hamilton) 26 -21, 16-26, 26-12. Championship doubles: Mesdames Schubert and Baker (Auckland) beat G. Hart (Timaru) and Mrs. Hawken (Hamilton). Handicap singles: G. Hart (Timaru) beat Mrs. Hawken. Handicap (s| bisques and over): Mrs. Romain (Frankton) beat Mrs. Borrie (Te Aroha). Handicap doubles: Mesdames Powell and Romain beat Mesdames Mayison and J. Baker. Inter-Association Games. A team of six players representing the Taranaki association visited Hawera on Tuesday and played inter-association games, South Taranaki winning by eight games to one. Most of the games were keenly contested, long shooting being a feature of some of them. Following are the results,’ South Taranaki names being mentioned first:

Gibbs 26 v. Hartnell 14, Clague 26 v. Mrs. Clark 23, Mrs. Masters 26 v. Mrs. Tingey 23, Exley 19 v. Mrs. Harvey 18 (unfinished), Mrs. McKay 26 v. Mrs. Broad 1, Mrs. Bull 26 v. Mrs. Codd 18, Gibbs and Mrs. Masters 26 v. Mesdames Clark and Tingey 11, Clague and Mrs. McKay 26 v. Hartnell and Mrs. Harvey 14, Exley and Mrs. Bull 15 v. Mesdames Broad and Codd 26. The visiting team was entertained at luncheon at the Carlton tea rooms by the South Taranaki team and at the Hawera club’s pavilion at afternoon tea. Mrs. Tait, president of the South Taranaki association, said' all the players were interested in these inter-association matches. She expressed a wish that next year two teams should compete, the players to be selected from the first 12 on the ladder. AU the competitors supported the idea. Captain F. I». Hartnell returned thanks for the visitors. Golf Croquet.

Golf croquet was played on the New Plymouth lawns oh April 6, when members of the club and their friends were the guests of Mesdames Courtenay and D. K. Morrison. The prize was won by Mi's. Tippens. Golf croquet was also played on the Pukekura lawns on April 6; all five lawns being used. Afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, Mesdames A. Ross and G. J. Laurence. Miss Musker, president, presented trophies to the following: A, Mrs. A. S. Clark; B, Mrs. C. C. Robertson; consolation, Mesdames Short and McCracken. . Honor Button.

The Honor Button contest was played as A and B handicap doubles this season on the Yankee system, The winners were Mesdames Burke' and Laurence. Central Club.

The championship of the Central dub had been held for four consecutive years by Mrs. J. Rowlands— surely a record for any New Plymouth club—but this year she was .beaten by Mrs. R. Ford. The trophies won by members Of the Central club were presented on Satur-, day, the last day of the season, by Mr. J. Franklin- White,, president of the New Plymouth Bowling Club. Mrs. R. Ford received the cup presented by Mrs. W. N. Ewing for the championship. As winner of the Yankee tournament Mrs. F. Carter was presented with the’ crystal server set won by Mrs. Ewing at Geelong and offered by her for competition in the Central club. Mrs. C. West, runnerup in the Yankee tournament, also received a trophy. The presentations were made during the bowlers’ afternoon tea adjournment. The men cheered the winners, each of whom made brief speeches of acknowledgment. Silver Button Contests..

The match committee has made the following draw for the New Zealand Croquet Council’s silver buttons matches to be played to-day and to-morrow. Senior or A grade: West End v. Central, Inglewood v. Pukekura, New Plymouth v. Kawaroa, Waitara a bye below. West End will play Central on the NewPlymouth lawns at 10 a.m. and all other A grade matches will be played on the Central lawns beginning at 10 a.m. each day. Finals only will be decided on two out of three games. The referees will be: At New Plymouth, Mrs Hartnell; at Central, Captain Hartnell. Intermediate or.B grade: West End a bye above. Central v. ‘New Plymouth, Inglewood v. Kawaroa, Pukekura a bye below. All matches will be singles games throughout and will be played on the Pukekura lawns, starting at 10 a.m. The referee will be Mrs. Burke. Junior or C grade: Pukekura a bye above, Calvert Road v. New Plymouth, Kawaroa v. West .End a bye below. AU matches will be single games throughout and will be played on the Kawaroa lawns, starting at 10 aan. The referee will be Mrs. A. S. Clark. Inquiries. . •

“Fair Play” writes: A player started her turn with the black ball and runs hoops Nos. 5 and 6, which are hoops in order, roquets the blue bajl off the lawn, continues her turn, with the blue ball, runs one back, roquets and croquets black, and then discovers she was using the wrong ball. Does her turn cease? Answer: No. Her turn does not cease. Law 35 (a 11) gives the correct ruling on this question. “Black Ball” asks: Red, in roqueting the black ball, roquets black into 4-back hoop, which is the hoop in order for red, and in taking croquet hits red gently, the balls rolling back into the hoop and remaining in contact. Red, with one more stroke, puts both balls through the hop with the Irish peel and. puts the black ball off the lawn. Does red’s turn cease? Answer: No. Red’s turn does not cease. Black is replaced on the lawn and red’s turn continues. Personal Items.

Colonel Du Pre and Sir Francis Wemyss, who have been touring New Zealand, left by the Rangitane on Saturday on their return to England. Mrs. T. Tait (Central) has returned from Tirau.

Mrs. F. C. Bellringer (Central) has returned to New Plymouth after spending a holiday at Christchurch. Mrs. Holdsworth (Waihi) visited the New Plymouth lawns recently. The death has occurred of Mr. T. A. Finch, whose wife, one of Auckland’s leading women players, is assistant secretary to the Auckland association.