CROQUET

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3009, 11 March 1926, Page 2

CROQUET

The scores in connection with the tliiity-minutes tournament held on the green on Wednesday are as follows :

Mesdames Owen, Parkes, Ball, and Miss Speirs 3%, Mrs Woods 3, Mesdames Pearson, Huntley, Bryant and Miss Wanklyn 2, Mesdames Moore and McMurray 14. The handicap singles matches played resulted as follows: —ill’s Woods (34) defeated Mrs Pearson (21) 2(1 —12; Mrs Parkes (4-j) defeated Mrs Barr (5) 26 —25; Mrs Pearson (2J) defeated Mrs Barr (5) 2G —12; Mrs McMurray (2-}) defeated Mrs Ball (5) 2G —20.

’ A learn from Foxton Club journeyed to Levin on Tuesday to play Manakau in the first Horowhenua inter-club matches. Following are the scores, Manakau being mentioned first: —Singles Mrs Herrick (11) lost to Mrs Woods (0) 11—26; Mrs Evans (11) lost to Mrs Moore (8) 7—26. Doubles. —Mesdames Dalziell and Fees (12) lost to Mesdames Owen and Bryant (7£) 12—26; Mesdames Bowling and Harnig (12) lost to Mrs Parkes and Miss Wanklyn (10 i) 21—26. Foxton meets Levin at Levin next Tuesday for tli'e second round. Levin players are: Mesdames Kirk (51), Pink (7), Hall and Nicholson (8), Plaster (10), and Walker (11).

Mrs Baxter, Manawatu Croquet Association’s official handicapper, was present at the Levin courts on Tuesday. The following Foxton players have had their handicaps minded: —Mrs Woods, from 6 to 5: Mrs Owen from 61 to 6; Mrs Pearson, from 7 to 64; Mrs Moore from S to 7; Mrs Parkes from 81 to 7; Miss Wanklyn, from 12 to 9.

Levin ladies have demonstrated their prowess in croquet during the last few weeks in no uncertain fashion (says the Chronicle). Interclub tournaments are still in progress, the latest match being that; between Levin and Otaki, the latter succeeding in winning one match only, that of the singles between Mrs Evans (Otaki) with a 5 handicap and a score of 21. The other scores were, as appended, handicaps being shown in parenthesis, Levin players being mentioned first :—Singles: Mrs Hall (8) 26 v. Mrs Smith (8) 19. Doubles: Mrs Nicholson (8) and Mrs Plaster (10) 26 v. Mrs Oliver (9) and ALrs Wyatt (12) 23. Airs Walker (11) and Airs Sliennan (11) 26 v. Eddie (11. and Airs Gillespie (12) 15.