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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 January 1940, Page 8

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DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. YESTERDAY'S PLAY AT WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. The weather was perfect for the second day's play in the New Zealand croquet championships and many firstclass matches were witnessed on the lawns. Most of the lower bisqued players are now mkaing all-round breaks, the largest yesterday being by Mrs Keys, Auckland, in the game against Mrs E. A. Smith, Christchurch. The defeat of J. Tannock, one of the finalists of the men’s championship last year, by Mclntyre, on a one handicap, was the surprise of the day. The following are the results of yesterday’s matches: — CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES R. McCreath and Mrs McLeod beat Mrs Managh and Mrs McKerrow, 26/25. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Section 1. —Mrs Gambrill beat Mrs Pitcaithly, 26/21; Miss Washer beat Mrs Gambrill. 26/22; Mrs Ogier beat Mrs Pitcaithly. 26/23; Miss Washer beat Mrs Tiffen. 26/22; Mrs Ogier beat Mrs Nicholson. 26/20; Mrs Tiffen beat Mrs Bock, 26/10. Section 2. —Mrs Watkins beat F. G. Bryan, 26/22; Mrs Bartlett beat Mrs Allan, 26/20; Mrs Simpson beat Mrs McLennan, 26/12; Mrs Hawken beat Mrs Chetwin. 26/5. Section 3. —R. W. McCreath beat Mrs Morgan, 26/21; Mrs Keys beat Mrs Smith. 26/1; Mrs Keys beat Mrs Wood, 26/15; Mrs Morgan beat Mrs Mouat, 26/4; Mrs Wood beat Mrs Smith, 26/20; Miss Claughton beat Mrs Rockell, 26/20.

Section 4.—Mrs Palmer beat Mrs Cadwallader, 26-17; Mrs Cadwallader beat Mrs Kibblewhite, 26-23; Mrs Cadwallader beat Mrs Claughton, 26-19; Mrs Bryan beat Mrs Palmer, 26-20; Mrs McMurray beat Mrs Kibblewhite, 26-19; Mrs McMurray beat Mrs Bryan, 26-18.

Section 5. —Mr Penn beat Mr McClymont, 26-20; Mr Penn beat Mrs Johnson, 26-19; Mr Penn beat Mrs McCreath, 26-10; Mr McClymont beat Mrs Lowery, 26-15; F. L. Harrison beat Mr Blunt, 26-14; Mrs Johnson beat F. L. Harrison, 26-14; W. Jarvie beat Mrs Lowery, 26-15. Section, 6. —J. Tannock beat Mrs Clark, 26-7; Mrs Walker beat Mrs Bryant, 26-14; Mrs Sargisson beat J. Tannock, 26-24; Mrs Bryant beat Miss Perrin. 26/7; Mr Mclntyre beat Miss Perrin, 26-25; Mrs Henderson beat Mrs Bryant, 26-2; Mr Mclntyre beat Mr Tannock 26-13. LEVEL SINGLES. (31 to 5 Bisques).

Mrs Penn beat Mrs Collins, 26-7; Mrs Lee beat Mrs Moxan 26-20; Mrs Griffen beat Mrs Pickard, 26-12; Mrs McMeikle beat Mrs McDonald, 26-18; Mrs Nielson beat Mrs Millar, 26-23. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP.

Mrs Watkins beat Mrs McCreath. 26-20.

LEVEL SINGLES. (51 to 7 Bisques):

Mrs Ritchie beat Mrs Bartlett, 26-9; Miss Middleton beat Mrs Frame, 26-22; Miss McKay beat Mrs Blunt, 26-17.