Afternoon of croquet for visiting South Brisbane players

On the Toowoomba croquet lawns yesterday afternoon, the postponed afternoon's entertainment in honor of the visiting South Brisbane croquet players was held. The afternoon was ideal, containing a wintry crispness so essential to the pleasure of the sportswoman, and during the afternoon most interesting competitions were held in break, golf, progressive and hidden number croquet. Mrs. Noble won the break croquet, and received as a trophy a case of silver afternoon tea forks. Mrs. D. Cramond succeeded in carrying off the prize for the golf croquet, and received a Doulton jug. Miss Campbell won the progressive, and was the recipient of a box of linen handkerchiefs; and the hidden number competition found the victor in Mrs. Issaacs, the prize being a bronze vase. Mrs. Stark presented the prizes to the successful competitors, and in the absence of the president (Mrs. Allpass), who was prevented from attending through illness, Mrs. Stark and Mrs. Boyce (vice-presidents) received the visitors. A pleasant break in the afternoon's play was the afternoon tea which was faultlessly served on the lawn at small tables, and amongst those present were Mesdames Noble, Mallelien, Maxwell, Mackay (South Brisbane), Boyce, E. A. Gill, W. Pechey, W. Harris, N. O'Kelly, H. L. Groom, Palmer, Nicoll, Isaacs, Dawes, W. A. Bain, H. J. Corbett, M. J. O'Sullivan, H. J. Stark, R. G. Wonderly, D. Cramond, B. J. Beirne, Ferrier, A. B. Marlay, W. R. Robinson, Kingsford, A. T. Parrot, Misses Filshie, Campbell, Pointer, Corbett, Nicoll, Palmer, Brennan (Sydney).

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 18 May 1915. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)