1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship

The 1974 Canadian Ladies Curling Championship, known as the Macdonald Lassie for sponsorship reasons, Canada's national women's curling championship was held February 24-28, 1974 at the Victoria Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia.^[1]

The Emily Farnham rink, representing Saskatchewan won the event, the sixth straight title for that province. Saskatchewan went undefeated through the tournament, and clinched the title after the eighth draw, as no other team could catch up to them. The event capped a stellar season for the team, which won 120 out of 122 games, with one of their two losses coming against a men's team.^[2] It would be the only national championship appearance for Farnham.

The attendance for the week was 25,024.^[3]

Teams

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba	New Brunswick	Newfoundland
St. Albert Ladies CC, St. Albert^[4] Skip: Marilyn Johnston Third: Elaine Souness Second: Irene Fielder Lead: Marie Schultheiss	Kelowla Ladies CC, Kelowna Skip: Marion Radcliffe Third: Karen Lovdahl Second: Phyliss McCrady Lead: Darlene Tucker	Portage CC, Portage la Prairie Skip: Merline Darbyshire Third: Marjorie Marsh Second: Pat McCaughan Lead: Susan Dahl	Capital WC, Fredericton Skip: Dorothy Sedgewick Third: Jean Greenbank Second: Mary McLellan Lead: Nancy Syroid	Carol CC, Labrador City Skip: Sue-Anne Bartlett Third: Ann Bright Second: Frances Hiscock Lead: Mavis Pike
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island	Quebec	Saskatchewan
Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Joyce Myers Third: Sharon Horne Second: Penny LaRocque Lead: Vickie Noseworthy	RA CC, Ottawa Skip: Dawn Ventura Third: Alma Milikin Second: Sharon Skinner Lead: Joyce Potter	Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Marie Toole Third: Cathy Dillon Second: Jeannie Boomhower Lead: Pauline Johnston	Lachine CC, Lachine Skip: Frida Payson Third: Margaret Wilkinson Second: Margaret Earle Lead: Eleanor Weldon	Nutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Emily Farnham Third: Linda Saunders Second: Pat McBeath Lead: Donna Collins

Standings

Key
	Champion

Final round robin standings^[5]

Locale	Skip	W	L
Saskatchewan	Emily Farnham	9	0
Prince Edward Island	Marie Toole	7	2
British Columbia	Marion Radcliffe	6	3
Ontario	Dawn Ventura	6	3
Alberta	Marilyn Johnston	6	3
Newfoundland	Sue-Anne Bartlett	5	4
Quebec	Frida Payson	3	6
Manitoba	Merline Darbyshire	2	7
Nova Scotia	Joyce Myers	2	7
New Brunswick	Dorothy Sedgewick	0	9

References

^ Victoria Victorian, 30 Jan 1974, pg 66. "Lots of lassies to sweep into Victoria for the 'Lassie'"
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Ottawa Citizen, March 1, 1974, pg 19, "It's (?) Saskatchewan again"
^ 2017 Scotties Media Guide: 1961–2016 Player Appearances
^ 2017 Scotties Media Guide: 1961–2016 W-L Records

External links

Coverage on CurlingZone

[1] Victoria Victorian, 30 Jan 1974, pg 66. "Lots of lassies to sweep into Victoria for the 'Lassie'"

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Ottawa Citizen, March 1, 1974, pg 19, "It's (?) Saskatchewan again"

[4] 2017 Scotties Media Guide: 1961–2016 Player Appearances

[5] 2017 Scotties Media Guide: 1961–2016 W-L Records

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