CROQUET TOURNAMENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 267, 1 February 1928, Page 15

CROQUET TOURNAMENT

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY Pi'css Association. WANGANUI, Tuesday. After several days’ preliminary play in the North Island croquet championships the more advanced stages were reached to-day. Following are the scores:— Handicap Singles Second Round.—Col. Saville beat Mrs. Kibblewhite, 26—13; Mrs. Rhodes Williams beat Mrs. McDowell, 26—21; Mrs. Lowry beat Mrs. Poull. 2tL-7; Mrs. Kirk beat Sir Francis Wemyss, 26—18; Miss R. Skeet beat Mrs. G. Harris, 26—12. Third Round.—Mrs. Smith beat Mrs. Brightling, 26—9. Handicap Doubles Fourth Round.—Mrs. Horn and Mrs. Walling Jones beat Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Grover, 26—14. Third Round.—Mrs. Johnson and ‘Mrs. Kirk beat Mrs. Piteaithly and Williams, 26—22. Women’s Open Singles First Life. Third Round.—Mrs. Kirk beat Mrs. Falconer. 26—16; Miss Skeet beat Mrs. Lawrie, 26—7; Mrs. E. A. Smith beat Mrs. Lowry, 26 —5. Second Round.—Mrs. Len Watkin beat Mrs. JohnSton. 26—22; Mrs. Jarvie beat Mrs. Branrj, 26—20; Mrs. Goldsbury beat Mrs. Rhodes Williams, 26 —14; Mrs. Robertson beat Mrs. H. Glass, iLS —IS; Mi's. Ball beat Miss Burgess, 26—1. Women’s Championship Singles Second Life, Second Round.—Mrs. Gambriell beat Mrs. Bell, 26—23; Mrs. Bartlet beat Mrs. McDougall, Mrs. Skeet beat Mrs. Horn, 26—9; Miss Hesketh beat Mrs. Len Bassett, 26—4; Mrs. Len Watkins beat Mrs. Brabant, 26—18. North Island Championship Doubles Semi-final.—Mrs. Skeet and Miss Skeet beat Mrs. Gambriell and Mrs. Jarvie, 26—22. North Island Championship Singles Second Round.—Col. Du Pre beat Mrs. W. J. Kirk, 26—1,22 0; Ross beat H. J. Williams, 26—2, 26—10; Murray beat Stratton, 15—26, 26—13, 26 — 22; Caughley beat Mrs. Jarvie, 26—3, 26—15; Miss Steele beat Mrs. Healey, 26—12, 26—24: Miss Retallack beat Mrs. E. Smith, 9.20, 26—5, 26—21. . Third Round.—Col. Du Pre beat. Ross, 26—10, 26—17; Miss Retallack beat Penn, 26—11, 26—0; Miss Steele beat Sir Francis Wemyss, 26—15, 26—-2. The presence of the English players has lent additional interest to the tourney. For the semi-final of the North Island singles to-morrow Miss Retallack and Miss Steele will meet in the lower half. Col. Du Pre waiting for the winner of the Caughley-Murray game in the upper half. In the North Island championship doubles Mrs. McDowell and Mrs. Cole play Mrs. Skeet and Miss Skeet in the semi-final to-morrow, and. winners will meet Col. Du Pre and Miss Steele in the final games.