CROQUET

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 150, 18 February 1932, Page 2

CROQUET

FIMALS DECiDED N.Z. CHAMPION DEFEATED BY MRS. BARTLETT, AUCKLAND LEVEL SINGLES DECIDED The South Auckland Croquet Asso uation's annual tournament was ad vanced considerably yesterday, wl on competitors took advantage of the fino weather to play off all finals, wi h the exceptian of the concluding ga ne in the eup singles competition. Ihe dny's "play reachecl a eliminatiiv; point when in the final of the I(" el singles, Mrs, Bartlett, member of th.e Auckland Croquet club, and vke-president of the South Auckland Association, defeated Mrs. Kibblewhite, liolder of the New Zealand Lnuie-v Croquet championship title, 26 — 10. The game went in favour of Mrs. Bartlett from the commencement, and Mrs. Ivibblewhite, who appeared to be feeling the strain of the prolonged tournament play, repeatedly missed long sliots. After making the first hoops, she went off the boundary beside her opponent's balls. Mrs. Baitlett went to the rover with blue in two breaks. Mrs. Ivibblewhite repeatedly. failed to piek up her long shots and her opponent, seizing her opportunity, made ■oue hoop at a time with black balls. Mrs. Kibblewhite had only one opportunity of making headway, but failed to follow up her advantage. In the fir.al of the A grade chanipionship doubles-, the Rotorua playevs, Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Worthington, after a prolonged and wellfoughf game, were defeated by Mrs. Tucker and Mrs. Pearce, both nierabors of the Cambridge Domain club, 2(1—14. , In the" final of the first life of the A grs.de eup singles, played in the morning, Mrs. Kibblewhite played a rer.ily brilliant game defeating her (onif.-nent. Mrs. Tucker, 26 — 12. The fin'!l of this event will be played to-pt.:-:wv morning between Mrs. Tuck- ( ;• and Mrs. Kibblewhite. This will on hule the tournament. The winner of the B grade cup singles was Mrs. Bolland, of Tau-rn.T-ipu/i. who defeated Mrs. Goodall, of Matamata, in the final. The B grade handicap singles was :

won by Mrs. Goodall, of Matamata, who defeated Mrs. Parata, of Rotorua. The A grade handicap doubles was won by Mrs. Kibblewhite and Mrs. Hawken, of Hamilton, with Mrs. Hodgkinson (Whitiora), and Mr. Managh (Taumarunui) , as runnersup. , Following are the detailed results: Level singles: Second. Life final: — Mrs. Kibblewhite, 26 beat Mrs. Meikle, P. Final: — Mrs. Bartlett, 26, beat Mrs. Kibblewhite, 10. A grade cliampionship doubles: — Mrs. Tucker and Mrs. Pearce, 26 beat Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Worthington, j 14. A grade cup singles: First life final: — Mrs. Kibblewhite, 26 beat Mrs Tucker, 12. B grade championship singles: — Mrs. Bollard, beat Mrs. Goodall. B grade liandicap singles: — Mrs. Googlall beat Mrs. Parata. A grade handicap doubles: — Mrs. Kibblewhite and Mrs. Hawken beat Mrs. Hodgkinson and Mr. Managh.