CROQUET
SOUTH CANTERBURY TOURNAMENT PLAY IN SHOWERY WEATHER Play was continued in the South Canterbury croquet tourney in stormy weather yesterday. With the exception of the final of the championship, all matches in the B grade were completed. It is hoped to finalise all matches to-morrow. Following are the results of yesterday’s play: — A Grade Handicap Singles: Third Round R. Waterhouse beat W. H. Kirk 26 23 Semi-finals Mrs W. McLennan beat Mrs McCreath 26 18 Mrs Metcalf beat R. Waterhouse 26 22 Women’s Championship Third Round: First Life Mrs W. Taylor beat Mrs Gabites 26 8 Mrs McLeod beat Mrs Kirk .. 26 16 Semi-final: First Life Mrs Richards beat Mrs Taylor 26 23 Mrs Metcalf beat Mrs Blackham 26 24 First Round: Second Life Miss Green won by default. Mrs Cleary won by default. Mrs Blackham beat Mrs Metcalf 26 13 Mrs McLeod beat Mrs McLennan 26 25 Mrs Kirk beat Mrs Patchett 26 24 Mrs Caverhill beat Mrs Wright 26 3 Mrs Calder won by default. Second Round:Second Life Mrs Cleary beat Mrs Blackham 26 9 Mrs Richards beat Mrs Bird .. 26 7 Miss Perriss beat Mrs Calder 26 16 B Grade Women’s Championship Singles Final: First Life Mrs Hunt beat Mrs Moss .... 26 20 Second Life: Third Round Mrs Lawson beat Mrs Moss .. 26 15 Mrs Harris won by default. Semi-finals Mrs Lawson beat Mrs Derritt 26 10 Mrs S. Taylor won by default. . Final: Second Life Mrs Lawson beat Mrs S. Taylor 26 12 Button Matches A Grade Mrs Gabites beat Miss Morgan 26 8 W.H. Kirk beat Mrs Cleary .. 26 3 B Grade First Round Mrs Hunt beat Mrs Turnbull 26 4 Miss Fussell beat Mrs Ashton 26 15 Mrs Shirtcliff beat Mrs Stock 26 9 Mrs Harris won by default. Second Round Mrs Hunt beat Mrs Shirtcliff 26 24 Mrs Harris beat Miss Fussell. C Grade Second Round Mrs R. B. Hart beat J. Holden. The following players to be on Aorangi Lawns at 9 a.m.:— W. H. Kirk, Mesdames Cleary, McLeod, Metcalf, Gabites, Taylor, McLennan, Richards, Kirk and Miss Green. At 11 a.m.—Mesdames Faulkner, McCreath and F. Thompson.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20671, 9 March 1937, Page 9
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355CROQUET Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20671, 9 March 1937, Page 9
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