DOMINION CROQUET TOURNEY CONTINUES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 277, 13 February 1928, Page 11

DOMINION CROQUET TOURNEY CONTINUES

PROGRESS AT PALMERSTON SATURDAY’S RESULTS Press Association. PALMERSTON N., Saturday. The Dominion championship croquet tournament was continued to-day. Results: Ladies’ Championship Singles.—Second life, second round: Mrs, Caldow <Wellington), 2G, beat Mi's. Moeller (Wellington), 7. First life, second round: Mrs. Rhodes-Williams (Welling ton-), beat Mrs. Caldow (Wellington), by default; Mrs. Johnson (Christchurch), 26, beat Mrs. Watkins (Hastings), ID; Mrs. l J etrie (Kelson) beat Mrs. Hogan (Hastings), by default; Mrs. Henderson (Wellington). 26, beat Mrs. Murray (Hamilton#, 6; Mrs. Coutts (Auckland); 26, beat Mrs. Acheson (Nelson), 21; Mrs. Bennett beat Mrs. Schnauer, 26—25; Mrs. Gambrill beat Mrs. Springs, 26—16; Mrs. Coutts beat Mrs. Henderson,' 26—16; airs. Bennett beat Mrs. Boock, 26—13; Mrs. Johnson beat Mrs. Gardener, 26—16 1 -Mrs Watkins won from Mrs. Laurie by default: Mrs. Schnauer beat Mrs. Boock, 26—10. Open Championship Singles.—Colonel Du Pre (England) beat Mrs. Tift'en (Napier), 26—15, 20—21: Sir Francis Wemyss (England) beat H. P. Stratton (Hastings), 26—13, 17—26, 26—24; Miss Retallack (England), beat Creed Meredith (Wanganui), 11—26, 26—11, 26—6. The test matches, which were not completed last evening, were continued this morning. Sir Francis Wemyss beat Stratton (Hastings), 26—24, in the final game of their match. The game between Archdeacon Creed Meredith (Wanganui) and Miss Retallack, was won by the latter, 26—11. Colonel Du Pre and Miss Steel England) beat A. G. F. Ross (Christchurch) and Caughley (Wellington), 26 —16.