CROQUET

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12608, 19 November 1926, Page 4

CROQUET

ASSOCIATION FERNS M'KENZIE WRISTLETS; INTERESTING ITEMS

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ASSOCIATION FERNS. The second game for these trophies was ployed between the holders (Kelliurn Club) and the challengers (Lower Hntt). . ' ' ' " , . The lawns were in excellent condition, but the weather was of the most nnnlcqsant variety, being windy and bleak. The! Kelburn Club was represented by Mesdaines Pollook and Morrah, and Mesdamea Judd and Lees played for the toss, and Mrs Pollock played blue to'vards. the second hoop. Mrs Lees aimed for • fhe right-hand top corner with red. Mrs Mcrrah played black to red. Mrs Judd hteo played'with yellow to red and black, Black played oS yellow and took blue lo the'first hoop, and laid to .score. Vellow shot a.t thein. touched, but overran thp hoop and wept to red. Blue ■pissed- YeTlpW topk both, their balls to first heop pud set the drive. Black hit ted and scored (Kelburn 1). then made Hie next hoop with hlue (Kelburn 2), hut missed the bine ball. Yellow to red. Bine took tbe turn, but laid in the centre rif the first hoop, with yellow near. Yellow went to red. Blue scored the two first hoops (Kelburn 4), then missed. Yellow scored the first hoop (Kelbnrn 4,' Hiitt' 1), but did hot get near . blue, in the tpke off, and wnt back to her partner. Blue missed. Hed rushed yeTlow"to_tbe first hoop, but laid ill tbe centre. Blue hit blaek. removed red from the hoop arid returned to her naftuer. Bed to yellow, Black scored (Kelburn S. TJutt 1). touched rep pear Urnx, 'Tped npiisM. Black made tnje paint 6, ijutt IV and set tne -for blue's turn. Yellow missed. Rlue 'scared two points, but baulked at tbe i\ast hoop (Jvelhurn 8* Hutt 1). Rod wSeed Week. Blue* mne two hpops (Kelburn 1(1. Putt 1), then massed the ha\ ■ KELBURN HH THE LEAP In and out play followed till the score stood—Kelbnrnl3. Hutfc9—when Hntt gradually scored a few .more points at the sariie rate as Kelbnrn. and 18 to 5 was registered, yrhen black lay in the centra of the boqps, and was removed by T«l, hot Wapk eonnhsed the Why. h.v getting tfl » lpng slrpl on red n »nd ecorrng two mure points (Kelburn 20,. Butt 51, then laying roj w« turn Bed got yellow, but baulked at the hoori, leaving tile opponents together, who anded another fofnt' T tQ fcheii score (Kolburn 21. grower lutt Ysfc and thp oppopontfhit in qil tpade a hoop (£eI T Sennlti ihfite QM fovac hoop (Kelburn S 3, tntt g), parted the adversaries and laid for black's tu». Bed played, got a good long fjjqt. sewed. (febSTn. 2 ?! «?’ but mrssed tori ball. Black scored the remaining points, and tne game ended—--26—? in bclhom favc\)v., NQAR9MA BBTAIHS THEM These trophies, hpld hv the Ngaroma Club’since tKo end season, were played for again on Wednesday, when the holders were challenged hs tha Bastbourne Club. MMdftmae SyJes and Eaetbpnrne, were quickly m the lead by 2 points. Eastbourne being * to" Ngarome's *orie, but only for a few turns,' when the 'ted hall- scored - and both tehms' were' 4 all. Mrs Richards playing the hj«sk ball njedg two more points-jig quick .succession, then laid tbe rtor^Mue-fWsthQUrne 6 Ngar roma play followed, each side scoring very eyeply, until the score was 2 aIU Mrs Hunter playing the yellow bell, now began to play np to her usual standard, and got in gome nice long shots, and the score increased to Ngarcuna 14, Bb»tbpurna 9.\ Mrs Sykes, Ngaroma’e other' reprsentative, also made good progress, and increased Ngaroma's points to 17 before breaking down. Bins- (ifra Pollqck) took advantage of Ted’s mishap and scored 2 points (Ngaroma 17, Eqstbonnie 11), then sent the red boundqry, PT*. f°rtUPat«!y ]ai<t gear black. Jellgw missed, and Mack scored 2 points. (N«»roma if, Eastbourne I®. Yellow got in a long shot and scored a couple of points, but hissed her partner.' ■ fNgriroma 12, Eastbourne 18). Black missed. Bed, played end took the score to to Eastbqurnes 18, but ‘overran, the next hoop arid-laid pear piaok, who made the hoop (Ngaroma 21, Bastbourrie' 14), but ran so far through that She missed the ball, Yel}qw tqoh the shot arid added two more ppiuts to their score (Ngaroma 23, Eastbourne 14), wept to separate the .opponents, hut missed. ’ Black (Mrs Blopardsi took blue to the hoop and mud? another point, but baulked at the ne*t hoop. Bed played on yellow, parted the opponents, and laid for the drive to the last hoop. Blank played and separated, failed to get position for scoring, and tried for bine but missed. Bed got in a beautiful long shot, made the lest hoop (Ngaroma 23. Eastbourne 15), then laid for her partner’s turn. Black to blue. Yellow scored (Ngaroma ?4. Esstbourae 15), separated to opponents and laid for hpr partner to peg out. Bine to black. Ngaroma pegged out. (Ngaroma 26, Eastbourne 15). The Eastbourne players were at a decided disadvantage, as the green was much larger than they are accustomed to, but nevertheless, they made some beautiful shots, and the experience gained upon plsyipg on the larger lawn will be to their advantage. ITEMS OF INTEREST The date for the seventh annual tournament has been advanced from Tuesday, February Bth, 1927, to Thursday, February 3rd, 1927, in order that any players returning from the Dominion tournament at Palmerston would be able to participate in tho Iocs) tourney without any waste of time. The fawns placed at the disposal of the association for ' the tournament are five from the Kelburn Club for the first week, and three subsequently, Wellington end Karori are both lending two. The tournament committee is comprised of the following members : —Mesdames Austin (Kelburn), Rhodes Williams (Karon), Bennett (Ngaroma), Wilkinson (Ngaroma), Hendry (Wellington), Scott (Hataitai): emergencies. Mesdames Rickard (Wellington), McDowell (Kelburn), Hain (Mount Victoria). Some slight alterations have been made in the conditions of tbe various events in the Wellington open championship; for Instance, only player? of 4} bisques and under can compete, and in the lady- associate championship the restriction regarding this event being confined to local players only has been removed, and it >» now open to all lady player* In the Dominion, providing they are an associate of the New Zealand Croquet Connell. ~ . A new event has been added, entitled the Association Plate, for players who have been defeated in the open championship and in the lady associates championship In the first two rounds. This event will give these players an additional Interest In the tournament. In the handicap doubles and singles the time limit has been abolished, in--tesd the shortened game will bo played viz., starting at the third hoop.