CROQUET TITLES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 89, 9 January 1935, Page 11

CROQUET TITLES

North Island Tournament PLAY AT WANGANUI Dominion Special Service. Wanganui, January S. Perfect summer weather jesterdny again favoured the North Island croquet championships now in. progress on the Wanganui and Gonvillc croquet lawns in Wanganui. The rain had improved the lawns considerably, and some good games were witnessed, Mrs. Watkins, of Hastings, being particularly brilliant. Today, at 10.30, rain commenced to fall heavily, and play was postponed until the afternoon. Results are as follow:—

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. First round: A. .1. Gibbs (Paten) bent -Mrs. 11. Simpson, 26-12, 26-0; 15. Burgin beat Mrs. Hawkin. 26-22. 26-8; Mrs. Anstis (Palmerston North) beat Mrs. Brock, 0-26, 26-11. 26-5; Mrs. Gambrill (Palmerston North) beat Mrs. Kibblewhite. 26-7, 17-26. 26-5. Second round: W. Tye (Wanganui) beat Mrs. Lowery, 26-11), 26-22; Mrs. Piteaithl.v (Hastings) beat -Mrs. 'Walker, 26-16, 26-23; Mrs. Bocoek (Wellington) beat L. Harrison, 10-26, 26-14. 26-18; H. Managh (Taumarunul) beat Mrs. Kirk (Wanganui). 26-5, 26-7; Mrs. Watkins (Hastings) beat F. C. Bryan, 26-15, 26-0. Mrs. Piteaithl.v beat W. Tye. 26-17, 21-26, 26-15; 15. Managh beat Mrs. Bocoek, 26-17, 18-26. 26-8; Mrs. Anstis beat .Mrs. Gambrill,

26-8. 26-1; A. J. Gibbs beat Mrs. Watkins, 26-13, 2(1-23; Ales. Jarvie beat lies. Margison (Te Arolia),. 26-20, 26-3. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP. Second Life. First round: Mrs. Morgan (Shannon) beat Mrs. Lowery, 26-16. Second round: Mrs. Petrie (Pending) beat Mrs. Bailey, 26-23; Mrs. Morgan beat -Mrs. Brass (Wanganui). 26-10; Mrs. Hawken beat Mrs. Lynch, 26-13. Third round: Mrs. Cleary beat Mrs. Jarvie, 26-15. First Life. Second round: Mrs. Kirk beat Mrs, Margison, 26-20: Mrs. Gambrill beat Mrs. Bassett, 26-3; Mrs. Pltcaithly beat Mrs. Bock, 2(1-11; Mrs, Jarvie beat Mrs, Boocock, 26-0. Third round: Mrs. Brass beat Mrs. Kirk, 20-19; Mrs. Watkins beat Mrs, Petrie, 26-16; Mrs. Ansttce beat Mrs. Jarvie, 20-19; .Mrs. Piteaithly beat Mrs. Gambrlll, 26-13. Fourth round; Mrs, Watkins beat Mrs. Petrie, 20-10, CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First round: Mrs. GamlbrlU and Mrs. Piteaithly beat Mrs. Bassett and Mrs. Cleary, 26-15; A. J. and Mrs. Gibbs beat Mrs. Brass and W. F. Jarvie, 20-16; E. Burgin and Mrs. Bailey boat Mrs. Watkins and Lowery. 2G-15; Mrs. Sheet and IV. Tye beat Mrs, Petrie and F. C. Bryan. 20-15“ Mrs. Kibiblewhlte and Mrs. Hawken beat Mrs. Jarvie and Mrs. Walker. 20-3; Mrs. Margison and E. Managh beat Mrs. Morgan and F. L, Harrison. 20-11, Second round: Mesdames Bocock and Bock boat Mrs. Margison and E, Managh, 20-14; Mrs. Piteaithly and Mrs. Gam'brill beat Mrs. Anstis and Mrs. Simpson. 2G-10; A. G. Gibbs and Mrs. Giblbs beat Mrs. Sheet and W. Tye, 20-18; Mesdames Kibblewhite and Hawken (Hamilton) beat Bov. F ; and Mrs. Bailey (Mangaweka), Semi-final: Gibbs and Mrs. Gibbs beat Mesdames Kibblewbite and Hawken, 20-17. HANDICAP DOUBLES. E. Managh and Mrs. Bourgeois (61) beat W. F. Jarvie and Miss O’Neale (9). 20-19. HANDICAP SINGLES. . Third round: Mrs. Watwkins ( —2) beat Mrs. Petrie (11), 26-16; Mrs. Wansboroiigh . (3) beat Mrs. Morgan (4), 26-17; Mrs. Margison (21) beat E. Burgin (2), 20-19; Mrs. ' Wansboroiigh (3) beat Mrs. Margison (21), 1 26-20.

Fourth round: Mrs. Watkins ( —2) beat W. F. Jarvie (1), 26-21.