CROQUET

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 112, 9 February 1928, Page 12

CROQUET

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS THIRD DAY’S PLAY Dominion Special Service. Palmerston North, February 8. The third day of the croquet tourney was greeted with bright sunshine, but towards mid-day the skies became overcast, causing rather a glaring light, which proved rather trying to the eyes. The game between Sir Francis Wemyss and Miss Retallack and Archdeacon Creed Meredith and Mrs. Smith was concluded, blue and black having seven points to make, and red and yellow ten, bv Sir Francis Wemyss and Miss Retn'llack. The English lady made three points very soon, Archdeacon Meredith following with 2 more, and the score was 7 to 5 in the home team’s favour. Sir Francis Wemyss missed, and Mrs. Smith made the penultimate with black, luit baulked at the rover. Sir-Francis Wemyss missed, and the home team won by seven points, after a very careful finish.

None of the players has shown the form displayed at Wanganui; this is probably due to the fast nature of the lawns.

The game between Mrs. Tiffen and J. Murray against Mrs. Petrie and Robertson occupied five hours, none of the players putting up a brilliant performance. The scores towards the termination of the gn’me wore 24—20. and Mrs. Petrie and W. Robertson proved the winners by six points. A game in the ladies’ singles, which was rather prolonged, was between Mrs. Wickens (Featherston) and Mrs. Meikle (TeArolia). The game was in progress for 41 hours, and the To Aroha player lost by only five points. Following upon a petition from the players, the time limit has been abolished in the handicap singles.

DETAILED SCORES HANDICAP SINGLES. First Round. —Mrs. Walker 22 beat Mrs. Simpson 12; Mrs. Gilbert 22 beat Airs. Sinclair 12; Airs. Langford 26 beat Mrs. Cook 6; Airs, J. Griffiths 26 beat Airs. Alouat 19; Afrs. Honore 20 beat Afrs. Watson 17; Mr. Tantrum 26 beat Airs. Savile 18; Airs. Bradley 26 beat Mrs. Strand 8. Third Round.—Mrs. Gilbert 26 beat Afiss AfcFarlane 18; Afrs. Griffiths 26 beat Airs. Langford 25; Mrs. Bradley 26 beat Mr. Tantrain 22; Afrs. Jamieson 26 beat Afrs. Williams 14. Semi-Final.—Rov. Isaacson 26 beat Afrs. Chisholm 23; Airs. Jamieson 26 beat Afrs. Grover 8. LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First Round.—Mrs. Boocock 26 beat Afrs. Brighting 18; Afrs. McKay 26 beat Airs. Hogan 10; Airs. Tiffen 26 beat Airs. Bull 20; Mrs. Wickens 26 beat Mrs. Meikle 21; Airs. Gardner 26 beat Airs. Murray 19; Airs. Watkins 26 beat Airs. Coutts’ 0; Airs. Gambrill 26 beat Mrs. Sedgwick 10; Airs. Caldow 26 beat Mrs. Dukes 8; Airs. Dukes won by default from Mrs. Scott. Afiss Steel 26 beat Mrs. Gilbert 1; Afrs. Horn 26 beat Mrs.

Jarvie 12. Second Round.—Miss Steel 26 befit Airs. Gilbert 1; Mrs. Hogan 26 beat Mrs. Bull 18. CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First. Round.—Airs. Horn beat Mrs. Pitcaithley, 26—18, 26—19; H. Stratton boat J. Alurray, 26—1, 26—10; Aliss Retallack bent A. G. Ross, 26—19, 26—15; Aliss Steel beat Airs. Bartlett, 26—3, 26 —l5; Colonel Du Pre beat’? Miss Hesketh. 26—2, 26—1. CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Colonel Savile and Airs. Savile 23, beat Afrs. Tiffen and Miss Blake 16; Airs. Petrie and Robertson 26 beat Mesdames Johnson and Jarvie 16. z Afrs. Petrie and Roberston 26 beat Mrs. Tiffen and J. Murray 20; Afrs. Smith and Archdeacon Creed Meredith 26 beat Afiss Retallack and Sir Francis Wemyss 19; Afrs. Johnston and A. Ross 26 beat Afesdames Lowery and Moller 8. Semi-final.—Colonel Du Pre and Afiss Steel 26. heat Mrs. Brabant and Mrs. Laurie 3.