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Toowoomba Croquet Club scores and President's Day

(By "Bisque.") The weather, which has been very trying during the past few weeks, militated against our attendance at the last games of the Toowoomba Croquet Club. Mrs. Booth (President) announced…

Trove2 min read9 February 1935
HeadingCROQUET. TOOWOOMBA CLUB.
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateSaturday 9 February 1935, page 3Sat 9 Feb 1935, p. 3
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

(y "Bisque.")

The weather, which has been very trying during the past few weeks, militated against our attendance at the last games of the Toowoomba Croquet Club. Mrs. Booth (President) announced that the President's and members' Day will be held at the lawns on Tuesday afternoon, when it is hoped to have a large attendance. The Patroness (Mrs. J. D. Annand) will present the prizes won during the year in the club's tournaments. During the afternoon fancy games will be the attraction on the lawns. Scores for Saturday:—

Mesdames Fortescue and Booth v. Hodgson, 17—26; Mesdames Goodrich and Rogers v. Blair and Thorburn, 26—15; Mesdames Grahame and Wensley v. Cossart, 16—26; Mesdames Boyce v. Bridgman and Wetherspoon, 12—26; Mesdames Isaacs and Hodgson v. Lee and Dines, 11—26; Mrs. Cossart v. Mrs. Wensley, 26—7; Mesdames Goodrich and Rogers v. Thorburn and F. Hoper, 26—15.

Mesdames Fox and Isaacs v. Wensley and O. Booth, 19—19; Mesdames Cossart and Rogers v. Fogarty and Blair, 17—26; Mesdames F. Hooper and Bridgman v. Thorburn and Dines, 22—18; Mrs. Hodgson v. Mrs. Goodrich, 24—26.

Wednesday's scores, handicap play:— Mesdames Blair and Rogers v. Cossart and O. Booth, 18—22; Mesdames Carrel and Wensley v. Fox and Bridgman, 17—21; Mrs. Lee v. Mrs. Isaacs, 18—26.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 9 February 1935. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 9 February 1935. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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