Croquet Matters_ Final February 2015 | Page 13

While Maida Bishop in the background supervises Alex Peters and Stevie Heyes watch Jacob Hemsley attempt a hoop The winners were Jacob Hemsley, 7 and Seth Garrison, 12 (below) Congratulations to Jacob and Seth! This could be a photo of Seth’s grandfather Kevin Fellows. The style is identical with that of a younger Kevin. Ed Points to date: Rose Gardens 42 (+86), Feilding 35 (-3), Levin 32 (+2), Tararua 30 (0), Wanganui 32 (-20), Marton 23 (-65) Golf Croquet Interclub Competition - Week 9 The penultimate week of this competition was not without surprises with a big win to bottom of the table, Marton, beating Levin 7-1. Secondplaced Feilding had a 6-2 victory over leaders, Rose Gardens, to put them just in reach of top spot. Wanganui had a tight win over Tararua. Rose Gardens has a three point buffer over Feilding and a vastly superior net hoop count, leaving Feilding to score five more points than Rose Gardens in the next round, if they are to win. With a maximum of eight points available per game, a five point score by Rose Gardens would be enough to see them finish top, whatever Feilding's result. Rose Gardens Croquet Club Article and photos from Marion and John McInnes ########## Association Croquet Championship Doubles for The Rose Trophy Croquet Manawatu-Wanganui Winners: Josh Smith & Max Charlton, Runnersup: Annabel & Vince Neall. Rose Gardens Croquet Club Gold & Silver Stars Golf Croquet Qualifying Event Rose Gardens Croquet Club Winner: Margaret Snelling Week 1 This new event was run under an experimental handicap system that reduced the handicaps of top players, in two cases from 3 to 2 and in one case from 0 to -4. This can have an impact on time limited games, It was a nice mild evening for for the first week of the Autumn competitions, with 32 teams of four players, almost 100 players, participating in three events over the course of the evening. Paraparaumu v Rose Gardens Annual Golf Croquet Challenge Final Round For the Judy Kermode Trophy Paraparaumu 14, Rose Gardens 16. Golf Croquet Interclub Competition - Week 8 Another big win by Rose Gardens, puts them firmly at the top of the table, seven points ahead of Feilding. With only two rounds to go, Feilding will need a big win over Rose Gardens, next week, if they, or any other club, are to catch the current leaders. Business House and Schools Golf Croquet Autumn Competition Golf Croquet Interclub Competition A 6-2 win by Feilding over Wanganui was insufficient for them to pip Rose Gardens for this season's Championship, as a 4-4 draw with Levin by Rose Gardens left them one point ahead of Feilding. It was just as tight for the other cl ubs in the Championship with three points covering the four of them. Feilding 6, Wanganui 2.