1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship
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| 1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Arena | Victoria Memorial Arena |
| Dates | February 24–28 |
| Attendance | 25,024[1] |
| Winner |  Saskatchewan |
| Curling club | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |
| Skip | Emily Farnham |
| Third | Linda Saunders |
| Second | Pat McBeath |
| Lead | Donna Collins |
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The 1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 24 to 28, 1974 at the Victoria Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia.[2] The attendance for the week was 25,024.[1]
Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Emily Farnham won the event by finishing round robin play undefeated with a 9–0 record. This was Saskatchewan's sixth consecutive championship and seventh overall. This was the only national championship appearance for Farnham. 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.[3]
Saskatchewan's six consecutive championships set a record for the most consecutive championships by one province in either the men's and women's national championships surpassing Manitoba's five consecutive Brier championships from 1928 to 1932.
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
Map of teams
Round Robin Standings
Final round robin standings[4]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Lassies champion | |
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Emily Farnham | 9 | 0 | 89 | 43 |
 Prince Edward Island | Marie Toole | 7 | 2 | 78 | 64 |
 British Columbia | Marion Radcliffe | 6 | 3 | 70 | 62 |
 Ontario | Dawn Ventura | 6 | 3 | 82 | 67 |
 Newfoundland | Sue Anne Bartlett | 5 | 4 | 68 | 69 |
 Alberta | Marilyn Johnston | 5 | 4 | 69 | 58 |
 Quebec | Frida Payson | 3 | 6 | 67 | 91 |
 Nova Scotia | Joyce Myers | 2 | 7 | 71 | 77 |
 Manitoba | Merline Darbyshire | 2 | 7 | 52 | 79 |
 New Brunswick | Dorothy Sedgewick | 0 | 9 | 56 | 92 |
