# 1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship

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. The attendance for the week was 25,024.
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.
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.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland |
| St. Albert Ladies CC, St. Albert Skip: Marilyn Johnston Third: Elaine Souness Second: Irene Fielder Lead: Marie Schultheiss | Kelowna 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 Centre, 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 |

## Round Robin Standings

Final round robin standings
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 |

## Round Robin results
### Draw 1

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Farnham) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| New Brunswick (Sedgewick) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Payson) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Alberta (Johnston) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Radcliffe) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Manitoba (Darbyshire) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Toole) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Myers) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | 6 |
| Ontario (Ventura) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 14 |

### Draw 2

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Farnham) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 14 |
| Quebec (Payson) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| British Columbia (Radcliffe) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Alberta (Johnston) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | 12 |
| Manitoba (Darbyshire) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Toole) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | 11 |
| Nova Scotia (Myers) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Sedgewick) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ontario (Ventura) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |

### Draw 3

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Farnham) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 13 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Toole) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Alberta (Johnston) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Radcliffe) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| New Brunswick (Sedgewick) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Payson) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Ontario (Ventura) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Myers) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Manitoba (Darbyshire) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |

### Draw 4

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Radcliffe) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Alberta (Johnston) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Ontario (Ventura) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Quebec (Payson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Manitoba (Darbyshire) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Myers) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | X | X | X | 14 |
| New Brunswick (Sedgewick) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Toole) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Saskatchewan (Farnham) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 10 |

### Draw 5

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Johnston) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Manitoba (Darbyshire) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Toole) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 11 |
| British Columbia (Radcliffe) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Farnham) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Nova Scotia (Myers) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Ontario (Ventura) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Payson) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| New Brunswick (Sedgewick) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |

### Draw 6

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| New Brunswick (Sedgewick) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Toole) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Quebec (Payson) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Farnham) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Alberta (Johnston) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Darbyshire) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Ontario (Ventura) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | X | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| British Columbia (Radcliffe) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Nova Scotia (Myers) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |

### Draw 7

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Radcliffe) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Ontario (Ventura) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Farnham) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Manitoba (Darbyshire) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Toole) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 |
| New Brunswick (Sedgewick) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Quebec (Payson) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Myers) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Alberta (Johnston) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |

### Draw 8

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Toole) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ontario (Ventura) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Johnston) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Myers) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Quebec (Payson) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Farnham) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
| British Columbia (Radcliffe) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Sedgewick) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 5 |
| Manitoba (Darbyshire) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 11 |

### Draw 9

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Radcliffe) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 13 |
| Quebec (Payson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Farnham) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Ontario (Ventura) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Myers) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Toole) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Manitoba (Darbyshire) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Johnston) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| New Brunswick (Sedgewick) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |