Croquet Tournament Will Continue To-day With Championships
Fine weather favoured the Wanganui Croquet Association when its annual championship and handicap tournament was advanced a further stage on the St. John’s Croquet Club's greens yesterday. Some close games were witnessed and croquet of a high standard was provided. This morning a start will be made with the open and doubles championshin events at 9 a.m. Yesterday's results were as follow: HANDICAP SINGLES Section 1: Mrs Phillips beat Mrs Webber, 26-7; Mrs McDougal beat Mrs Webber, 26-22. Section 2: Mrs Brass beat Mrs McCallum, 26-12; Mrs Stewart beat Mrs Marsh, 26-15; Mrs Ogier beat Mrs Stewart, 26-10. Section 3: Mrs Lockett heat W. E. Wilson, 26-20; Mrs Downey beat Mrs Baddelev, 26-23: W. E. Wilson beat Mrs Baddeley, 26-15; Mrs Lockett beat Mrs Kerr. 26-23. Section 4: Mrs Harris heat Mrs Casey. 26-17; Mrs Harris beat Mrs Hampton, 26-18; Mrs McClymont beat Mrs Stevens, 26-11. HANDICAP DOUBLES Mesdames Drummond and Bamber beat Mesdames R. Lynch and Stewart 26-12; D. McClymont and Mrs Lange beat A. E. Dixon and Mrs Rowe, 26-8; Mesdames Downev and Phillips beat D. McClymont and Mrs Lange, 26-21. LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP Section 1: Mrs Ogier beat Mrs Stevens, 26-8; Mrs Ogier beat Mrs Marsh 26-11; Mrs Ogier beat Mrs McClymont, 26-22: Mrs Brass beat Mrs Marsh, 26-14. Section 2: Mrs Drummond beat Mrs Lynch, 26-18: Mrs Lockett, beat Mrs McDougal 26-9; Mrs Bourgeois beat Mrs McDougal. 26-13; Mrs Lynch beat Mrs Lockett, 26-15; Mrs Bourgeois beat Mrs Drummond, 2618. LEVEL SINGLES Mrs Kerr beat Mrs Stevens. 26-21): Mrs Casev beat A. E. Dixon. 26-12; Mrs Phillips beat Mrs Downey, 26-9. Ixtvel B: Mrs McCallum beat Mrs McLean, 26-14.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 28 November 1947, Page 6
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