Tournament play resumes at Toowoomba croquet

Tournament play has been resumed by the ladies of the Toowoomba Croquet Club, and some exciting games have been witnessed. Mesdames Lee, S. Dines, F. Hodgson, A. Grahame, W. Thorburn, F. Hooper, J. M’Kinney, and O. Booth are some of the successful competitors, while Mrs. Bridgman, who is no doubt well known to metropolitan players, still continues to be well to the fore on every occasion. Members of the West Toowoomba Club are holding a birthday tea on Monday next, and as Toowoomba members will be guests there is sure to be some keen competition between them.

During the past few weeks the weather has been most trying for our games, and on account of some of the players being away on holidays there have been very small attendances.

A meeting will be held shortly to make necessary arrangements for the Downs croquet pennant competitions.

Results of tournament play are as follows:—Mesdames Lee v. Corbett, 26-23; Dines and Hodgson v. Fortescue and Grigg, 10-26; Grahame v. Thorburn, 15-23; Blair and Fogarty v. Goodrich and Ross, 26-11; Rogers and M’Kinney v. Cossart, 26-24. Mixed handicap: Mesdames Ross and Grahame v. Fogarty and Blair, 19-24; Hodgson and Esler v. Goodrich, 25-26; Rowe and Cossart v. C. Hooper and W. Hooper, 20-19; Dines and Rogers v. Fortescue and Booth, 15-26; Thorburn and Hazard v. F. Hooper and M’Kinney, 15-26; Bridgman and W. Hooper v. Rowe and Grahame, 24-17; Marshall and Rogers v. Ross and Goodrich, 16-13; F. Hooper and Fogarty v. Hodgson and Thorburn, 26-24; O. Booth and M’Kinney v. Corbett, 18-12; Blair v. C. Hooper, 26-15.

Last Saturday’s play resulted:—Mesdames Rowe and F. Hooper v. Hodgson and Miss C. Hooper, 26-24; Dines and Corbett v. Lee and Marshall, 26-23; Ross v. Thorburn, 19-26; Blair and Goodrich v. W. Hooper, 26-21; Fogarty and M’Kinney v. B. Booth and Cossart, 26-8; Esler and Hazard v. Rogers, 26-15; Rowe and M’Kinney v. Dines and Hazard, 20-20; Miss C. Hooper and W. Hooper v. Hodgson and Blair, 21-26; O. Booth and Thorburn v. Bridgman and B. Booth, 26-12; Fortescue and Rogers v. Goodrich and Cossart, 20-20; Fogarty v. Grahame, 19-19.

The article as it was printed in Sports Referee, 18 February 1933. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)