DOMINION CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIP

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 20, 24 January 1946, Page 3

DOMINION CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIP

(P.A.) Timaru, Jan. 23. Further progress was made in the Dominion croquet tournament although rain stopped play for half an hour in the morning and again for a short period in the afternoon. By defeating the holder of the title Mrs. I. Wainwright (Hamilton), Mrs. G. Metcalf (Dunedin) caused the first upse in the women’s singles. Another good game was between A. G. F. Ross and H. A. Penn, both of Christchurch, in the first round of the men’s singles, and Ross, with a long shot, got away to a good break, taking one ball to rover. Penn then took control and set up to make the score, but Ross, hitting another long shot, made another break and finished the first game 26 to 7. Penn got a good start in the second and looked a likely winner, but Ross hit in and won the match with the game at 26 to 16. In the first round of the open singles W. S. Beamish (Christchurch) had a good win from Mrs. E. H. Smith (Auckland), the match going to three sets, but Beamish was put out of the next round by Mrs. C. Watk'ns (Hastings), and Mrs. Watkins had another victory over Mrs. Smith in the second round of the women’s singles. The second division of the handicap singles was won by Mrs. A. G. Rawlinson (3i), of Methven. In the semifinal she disposed of Mrs. T. Stevens (3i), Invercargill, and went on to play Mrs. J. Rhodes (2?.), Dunedin, and the match produced good crocjuet, which was closely contested until near the finish, when Mrs. Rawlinson took her bisque, thus deciding the score in her favour 26 to is.