CROQUET

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 448, 4 February 1933, Page 4

CROQUET

SOUTH AUCKLAND CROQUET I ASSN. STAGES | TOURNEY i The South Auckland Croquet Asl sociation commenced its annual tourl ney at the Government Gardens yesi terday. Though the weather was inl clined to be threatening the initial stages were satisfactorily run. I Arrangements under the control oj Mrs. Geo. Martin, of Cambridge, thl secretary, were adequate and the mai chinery of the tourney is movini smoothly. \ A tribute to the state of the lavnj was paid by several players, who rel marked to a "Morning Post" reprel sentative that they compared veij favourably with last year and exj pressed the opinion that they woull last o.ut the tourney well. j Following are the games playel yesterday: — j HANDICAP DOUBLES 1 Section A * Mesdames Melrose and Reardon dfj feated Mesdames Wilde and DukeJ 26—12. Mesdames Lloyd and Blencowe QSj feated Mesdames Everett and MaiJ gesson, 26 — 0 . I Mesdames Kibblewhite and Hawj | ken defeated Mesdames Gardner anl j Broad, 26 — 17. J Mesdames Kibblewhite and Havl ken defeated Mesdames Everett anl Margesson, 26 — 24. j Mesdames Lloyd and Blencowe dei feated Mesdames Wilde and Dukel 26—23. Section B 1 Mesdames Burrett and Lowe kj feated Mesdames Isemonger ari Broad, 26 — 11. j Mesdames Brunton and Oates oj feated Mesdames Bliss and Hepbuci 26—22. I Mesdames Richards and La Trobl Hill defeated Mesdames Bell anl Skellem, 26—9. ! Mesdames Isemonger and Davii defeated Mesdames Bliss and Hepj burn, 26 — 22. I Mesdames Brunton and Oates feated Mesdames Coltman and blcj D o'well, 2 6 — 2 0 . j Mesdames Coltman and McDoweJ defeated Mesdames Parata and HeItJ 26—19. 1 B Handicap Singles j Mrs. Bollard defeated Mrs. Spee1 26—12. 1 B Championship Singles I South Auckland Cup j Mrs. Bollard defeated Mrs. Ske| lern, 26 — 2. j 1 Mrs. Reardon defeated Mr. ^eJ rose, 26 — 24. j The playing visitors are to be ei tertained to-morrow evening by b'j Rotorua Club to a five hundred eveij ing* in the Kiosk. J The proceedings were officially °jj ened by the vice-president, Mrs. Kuj blewhite, of Rotorua. j