CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Evening Star, Issue 19789, 13 February 1928, Page 10

CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIPS.

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The croquet tournament was continued in glorious weather. In ■ the ladies’• championship singles (first life, second round) Miss Steel (England) 26 beat . Mrs Pitcaithley (Hastings) 24: (Mrs Gainbrill (Palmerston North) 26 heat Mrs ' Spring (Palmerston North) 10. In the third round Jins Johnson (Christchurch) 26 boat Mrs Gardner (Wellington) IS. In the ladies’ championship singles (second life, first I’onnd) Mrs Horn (Dunedin) heat Mrs C'aldow (Wellington) hv default. In the second round Miss Hesketh (Auckland) 20 heat Mrs Boocoek (Wellington) S. In the third round All's Bartleit (Hamilton) 20 heat Airs Wu-kens (FeutheMon) 24; Airs Brabant (Auckland) 26 heat Ali-s Hit Walker (Wellington) R,—Palmerston North Press Association telegram. CRICKET—AUSTRALIA v. WELLINGTON, The Wellington team to play the Australians is:-Brice (captain), Dempster. Foley, Lowry, Badcock. Juamasbn, James, APGirr, M'Leod, Lambert. Massey—Press Association telegram. 'Wanganui scratchings. At 2.02 to-day Hynanna. Aliss Ransom, and Agreeable were scratched for all engagements at Hie Wanganui Jockey Club's Meeting.—Press Assocaton telegram EXPORT CHEESE MARKET. There is an upward movement' in the export cheese market, and during the past two days several sale- oV back-end cheese in ibo end ot April have been made on a bail- of Dd 1.0.b.-—lnvercargill Correspondent. i ENGLISH GALE-DEATH ROLL FOURTEEN, LONDON’, February 12.—The death roll from the week-end gale in England iiuiub.vs fourteen There wore many gallant lifeboat rescues round the coast. Scores of small craft arrived to-day badly battered, THE SHARE MARKET, Sale on ’Change this afternoon —Upper Nevis, 20s 6d,