CROQUET TOURNEY

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 104, 26 January 1935, Page 9

CROQUET TOURNEY

Gold Mallet Contest SECTIONAL PLAY OVER The sectional play in the Gold Mallet croquet contest was concluded in Wellington yesterday morning, the weather stiff being very windy and unfavourable for good croquet. In A section, Mrs. Cleland (Woburn), Mrs. Greig (Upper Hutt), Mrs. Frost (Nelson), and Mrs. Kirk (Wanganui) were equal first, with 8 wins and 3 losses. In B section, Mr. Bryan (Palmerston) was first, having won all his games; Mrs. Henderson was runner-up with 10 wins and 3 losses. These names had to be drawn on the Bagnall Wild system to play off for the final, each list to be the best of three games. The draw came out as follows: — Mrs. Frost v. Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Henderson v. Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Cleland v. Mrs. Greig, Mrs. Kirk v. Mr. Bryan. i'be players commenced yesterday afternoon. The first two pairs were on the Wellington club’s lawns, the winners to go to Island Bay to play oft. The later pairs were playing on Mount Victoria’s lawns, the winners to play off. A summary (if the games is as follows :— A SECTION. Won. Lost. Mrs. Cleland (Woburn) .... 8 3 Mrs, Greig (Upper Hutt) .. 8 3 Mrs. Kirk (Wanganui) .... S 3 Mrs. Frost (Nelson) 8 3 Mrs. Ross (Wellington) .... 7 4 Mrs. Morgaji (Shannon) .... 7 4 Mrs. Lowery (Wellington) ..5 6 Mrs. Morton (Seatoun) .... 4 7 Mrs. Richardson (Hataitai) . 3 7 Mrs. Bush 3 8 Mrs. Burd 3 8 Mrs. Acheson 2 9 Mrs. Brice and Mrs. Roffe both defaulted in this section. B SECTION. Won. Lost. Mr. Bryan (Palmerston) ... 13 0 Mrs. Henderson (Wellington) 10 3 Mrs. Manton (Wellington) ..8 5 Mrs. Mount (Waimarie) .... 8 5 Mrs. Hogan (Wellington) ..7 (5 Mrs. Flint (Karori) (> 5 Mrs, Chetwjn (Kelburn) ... 0 7 Mrs. Walker (Woburn) .... 7 0 Mrs. Gardner (Kelburn) ... 8 5 Mrs. Sargisson (Ngaroma) .. <> 7 Mrs.'Woodley (Seatoun) .... 3 9 Mrs. Higgins (Seatoun) .... 2 9 Mrs. Small (Seatoun) 2 10 Mrs. Page (Seatoun) 1 12 SANDERS CUP No Race Yesterday By Telegraph—Press Association. Half Moon Bay, January 25. Stewart Island is experiencing a run of very unsettled weather, and to-day, after an exceptionally stormy night, it was found impossible to continue with the second race in the Sanders Cup contest. The seas in Paterson Inlet were high this morning and, whipped by a westerly gale, pounded relentlessly against the rocky shores. Under the circumstances the 14-foot-ers could not possibly leave the landing stage. At five o’clock this afternoon the weather was showing no signs of improvement, and prospects are not encouraging for the race tomorrow morning and the regatta to be held on Half Moon Bay in the afternoon. The Otago boat Betty has had a new hardwood tiller fitted in place of the kauri one that broke in yesterday’s race. The beading on the boat was also damaged. This probably happened when the pick-up launch came alongside to take the graft back to port.

RULES OF THE CONTEST

By Telegraph.—Press Association.

Halfmoon Bay, January 24,

At a meeting of the Sanders Cup conference this evening, after a full discussion, the conference agreed unanimously to recommend that the rules of the contest as ratified after the conference be not altered for a period of three years, except with the unanimous consent of the associations comprising the New Zealand Yachting Council.