CROQUET TOURNEY AT UNITED CLUB REACHES FINAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18349, 29 December 1927, Page 5

CROQUET TOURNEY AT UNITED CLUB REACHES FINAL.

The Christmas crouet. tournament at the United Club is now nearing the end. and the games and competitions are rapidly finishing. The semi-finals in most events have been reached, a.nd the tournament should finish early to-mor- I Tite first final, that of the Izard Memorial, a senior doubles event, was played early this morning, and a very interesting game gave the victory to Mrs E. A. Johnson and H. J. Williams. Winning the toss, they started off well, but after somein-and-out" play, T. F. Chambers took control of the game with a beautiful four-ball break to the pen-ultimate, and Mrs Maddren steadily advanced her clip to four-back. Williams and Mrs Johnson then took charge. Chambers got in a. long shot and pegged Mrs Johnston out. but after a nice exhibition of placing Williams shot his in to finish. Results: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Semi-fiual—Mrs E. A. Smith* 2. T. F. Chambers 0; H. J. Williams 2, Mrs Maddren 0. IZARD MEMORIAL Final.—Mrs K. A. Johnson and IT. J. Williams 26. Mrs J. C. Maddren and T. F. Chambers 23. A SINGLES. Semi-final.—Mrs E. C. MUCullough 26. Mrs W. Quinn 16; Mrs Tyers 2€, Mrs Hadficld 22. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. First Draw. Semi-final.—Mrs E. A. Smith 26. Miss Durham "2. Second Draw. Second round.—Mrs M’Cullougn 26. Mrs Bean land 24; Mrs Stallard £6. Mrs Quinn 19. CANTERBURY HANDICAP. Third round.—Miss Durham (4ft) 56. Mrs E. A. Johnson (1) S. B CHAMPIONSHIP. Second round.—Mrs East 26. Mns Rinaldi 21. Semi-finaJ.—A. K. Ragg 26. Mis Parteh 12; Mrs Colwill 26, Mrs Eaat 8. Final. A. H. Ragg 26. beat Mrs M. Cciftwill 23. B HANDICAP SINGLE:,. Third round—Mrs Childs 26, Mrs Brennan 24; Mrs Rinaldi 26. Mrs Spence Semi-final.—Mrs Rinaldi beat Miss Lynskey by default, Mrs Gacklin 26. Mrs Childs 7. late shipping. SKXFPXKO TELEGRAMS. Per Press Association. . , , NAPIER, December 29. Arrived.—Port Fremantle, from Gisborne, 8 a.m. WELLINGTON, December 29. Arrived— Arahura (5.10 a.m.), from Nelson; Maori (7 a.m.), from LyttelWntBIESS NOTICE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— - Auckland.—Y’alacia, Passa, West Tagus, Hinemoa, Huntingdon, Wairuna, West Matakana. f,*y el, i? Rt * on - —Wahine, Maori. Tamamne, Ngaio, Arahura, Ruahine Port Denison, Port Fremantle, Norfolk, Niagara, Aorangi, Waipahl, Poolta, Martaban, City of Winchester. tv C- Ross ’ C- A - Uarsen, N. T. Nilsen. Alonso, Rimutaka, Tahiti, Manuka, • Gisla, - Canadian Signeur, City of Lyons, Makura. Kaitangata. Chatham Islands.—Tongariro, Kerston. Miles, Mahia. Hertford. OTERSBAS REPORT. By Telegraph.—Press Amu.— Copyright Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received December 29. 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, December 28. Arrivals.—At Colon, Tainui; Manchester Merchant. Departures.—From Vancouver, for « w Zealand, Dewey; from San Francisco, Nucula, (Received. December 29, 11.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, December 29. Arrived.—Atholl, from Auckland. Ruahine, from Southampton, radios steamer will arrive in Wellington at 11 o clock to-morrow morning.