CROQUET

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 96, 17 January 1935, Page 13

CROQUET

Results of Inter-club Matches CHALLENGE GAMES PLAYED (By “Penultimate.”) Fixtures. January 17.—Gold Mullets, AVellington. January 30.—Southland championships, Invercargill. February 4. —South Auckland tournament, Rotorua. February 5. —AVellington championships, Hutt. February 12.— Manawatu championships, Palmerston North. February 12.—West Const championships, Grcymout.il. February 12.—Hawke’s Bay championships, Napier. February 13. —Otago championships, Dunedin. February 21.—Taranaki championships, New Plymouth. February 21. —AVanganui championships, AVanganui. February 25. —Southern Hawke's Bay championships, Dannevirke. March 7. —New Zealand championships, Auckland. Inter-club Matches. Beautiful weather again favoured the players for the inter-club matches. Following are the results of this week s matches. Intermediate Grade: Wellington v. AA’aimarie 1: Miss Bates and Miss Clark beat Mesdames Cooper and Lawrence, 26-16; Mesdames Billing and Priddle beat Mesdames Norris and 1 agg, 26-12. Central v. Hutt: Mesdames Brocklcbank and Sharpe lost to Mrs. Piper and Miss Mackaskill, 16-26; Mesdames Bell and Wilson beat Mesdames Teagle and AVood, 26-17, AA’aimarie II v. Kelburn: Mesdames Exton and Campbell lost to Mesdames AVaters and Willis, 22-26: Mesdames McDonald and Nicholls lost to Mesdames Donovan and Howartsoli. 22-26. Lyall Bay v. Karori: Mesdames Hallam and Liddell lost to Mesdames Steel and Mahoney, 26-26; Mesdames Rudkin and Tasker beat AJesdames Keenan and Bradnock, junr., 26-24. B Grade. —Ngaio v. Island Bay; Mesdames Chetwin and Thompson beat Mesdames Key and Coe, 26-18; Mesdames McArthur and Furness beat Mesdames Perry and Beverage. 26-24. Ilataitai v. Khandallah: Mesdames Jackson and Marsden beat Mesdames Jeffreys apd AA 11liams, 26-22; Mrs. Harlcn and Miss AVallace beat Mrs. Sheargold and Miss Cowles, 26-10. Kelburn v. Seatoun: Mesdames Johnston and Hannah beat Mesdames Davis and Bell, 26-19; Mesdames Roberts and Long lost to Mesdames Robins and McAnnally. 5-26. Karori v. Ngaroma: Mesdames Harper and Brumley beat Mesdames Sivj’ers and Bell. 26-17; Mesdames Kearney and Howell lost to Mesdames Millar and McKay. 17-26, AVoburn v Mt. Victoria: Mesdames Vaughan and May lost to Mrs. Ormstein and Miss Jordon, 13-26; Mesdames Peck and Jatnicsoh beat Miss Jordon and Miss Pole, 20-13. Inter-club Matches Postponed. All inter-club matches and association events will be postponed next week, as most of the lawns in town are being used for the gold and silver mallet tournament, commencing to-day at Kelburn at 9 a.m. The following are the sections as drawn : A section: Mesdames Greig. Ross. Richardson. Kirk, Bush, Morgan, Lowery, Acheson. Frost, Cleland, Roffe, Morton. Burd, and Brice. B section: Mesdames Chetwin, Mount, AValker, Sargisson, Henderson, Higgins, Small, Flint, AVoodley. Gardner, Manton, Page, Hogan and Mr. Bryan. Association Ferns. The AVellington club has again been successful in the challenge for the association ferns. AVaimarie club, the challenger, was represented by Mesdames Cooper and Campbell. The AVellington club players were Mrs. Billing and Miss Bates. Owing to the dry season tbe lawns were very keen, no big breaks being made, and both sides playing a careful game. The score ended 26-14. The next on the list of challengers is the Ngaroma club, This match will not take place for probably ten davu, as the lawns are being used for the gold and silver mallet tournament, Pollock Stars. The sixth round of the Pollock stars was played at Kelburn on Monday, when the holders, Mesdames Chetwin and Pritchard, were again successful. Ngaroma club was the challenger, represented by Mesdames Sargisson and Martin. The game Was a very long one, all players finding the lawns very keen and impossible to make any big breaks. The final score was 26-16. AA’aimarie Club. AVaimarie club is very busy with the championship matches, as these games must be finished prior to the commencement of the AVellington itoumainent. So far only the A grade is complete, Mrs. Mouat being the winner, with Mrs. Taylor runner-up. In the final game Mrs. Mouat played brilliant croquet. Mrs. Taylor had played very well and had a good lead when Mrs Mouat hit in and made a break going from the third hoop and peeling Mrs. Taylor's ball through rover, pegged it out. and in the next turn finished the game. AVoburn Club.

The championships matches in the A and intermediate sections are completed, Mrs Cleland having won (lie A grade, witli Mrs. Walker runner-up. In the intermediate section, Mrs. Mtitaden is the winner and Mrs. Nichols runner-up. In the B grade there are still a few games to be played.

Team for Australia. A gloriously fine day favoured the team’s departure for Australia on Thursday last, and a very large number of croquet players gathered at the wharf to bid farewell to the team. Mrs. Austin, president of the Wellington Croquet Association, in a short speech, wished the team a very pleasant and successful trip. Mrs. Caldow. the 'Wellington player, was the recipient of many lovely flowers and gifts from her many croquet friends, among them being a bouquet and an evening bag from the Wellington club, also a posy and silver fern leaf brooch from the Seatoun club. The* team arrived in Sydney oil Sunday afternoon, having had beautiful weather during the trip. The team was due in Melbourne yesterday.

A Perplexing Point. In n recent match a player croquetted u ball on to the peg, but in doing so committed a foul by double tapping with the ball in play. The question arose: Was the croquetted ball pegged out or not? “As the hall hit the peg during the stroke in which the foul occurred, it is not permissnble to score a point on a foul.” It is, therefore, not pegged out and remains where it came to rest.