Canterbury Lawn Tennis Championships.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6458, 30 December 1904, Page 2

Canterbury Lawn Tennis Championships.

Tho entries for the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Championship Tournament closed on Wednesday night, and surpass in quality and quantity all the expectations of the Committee. The present champions of New Zealand, Mr H. A. Parker and Miss Nunneley, have entered, Other good players who will be present are Mr Lycetfc, of Melbourne* whose play was greatly admired at the New Zealand Championship in Dunedinj Mr F. M. B. Fisher, and Miss Powdrell, whose splendid fight for the Championship against Miss Nunneley, was probably the feature of the Dunedin tournament. Lovers of the game may therefore look forward to witnessing some fine exhibitions of play. The following are entries, draws, and handicaps :— Men's Singles Championship—lst round —P H Cox—H A Parker; 2nd round— W H Bickerton; R Beauchop—W Ross; T R Quill-A Borrows; H A Penn—W Pearse; H W Bundle—L Bonnington; R Lycett—T Orr; FM B Fisher—L Longuet; F C Cowper—J Rutherford. Ladies' Single 3 Championship —Misse3 Powdrell—McCaskill; Nicholson—Rutherford; Mrs Bickerton—Nunneley; Jameson —Campbell. Men's Doubles Championship—let round —Bickerton and Bonnington—Fleetwood and Callender; 2nd round—Beauchop and Bundle; Parker and Lycefcfc—Penu, and Cowper; Goss and Ross—Pearse and Orr; Borrows and Cox—Fisher and Quill.

Ladieß' Doubles Championship — let round—Misses Beauchop and Rutherford— Nunneley and Berkeley,; 2nd rourjd—■ Powdrell and Ballantyne, Nicholson and Jameson—Campbell and Whitehouse.

Combined Championship—Miss Jameson and Goss —Miss Nunneley and B. Lycett ; 2nd round—Miss Crawford and Penn } Mrs Bickertonand Bicker ton—Miss Whitehouse and Cox; Miss Campbell and Fisher — Miss Nicholson and Borrows; Misa Powdrell and Parker—Miss Beauchop and Beauchop.

Men's Singles Handioap, Ist class—E J Taylor rec 20, H W Bundle reo 18, H A Perm rec 12, F M B Fisher owo iO, A Borrows scr H Curtis rec 12, L Bonnington rec 12, F W Seldon reo 25, T R Quill rec 10, J Bigg-Wither rec 20, R Lycettowe 10, P H < "ox rec 10, E Beauchop rec 20, W H Bickerfcon rec 10, G. Fleetwood reo 18, H A Parker owe 25, F C C'owper reo--20, W Pearse rec 10, L A Longuet reo. 20 A J Friedlarsder rea 18, W Goss Ecr F Banks rec 20, C G Alcorn rec 25, T Orr rec 15, G Friedlander rec 25, F H Tuckec rec 15, F Wilding reo 5 L Callender rec 15, J BtpLeod rec 12 R A Ballantyne rec 15.

Men's Single 2nd class C Denshire reo 8, F S Wilding sor, Dr Bett rec 10, W, Grunnett roc 25, R Shearman rec 10, P White-Parsons sor, J Rutherford reo 5, A Dickson reo 8, P White reo 25, G N Fielden rec 5, P Hallensteia reo 20, Barth scr, W. Shearman reo 25, T Begg scr, J Hopcraft scr W R McKean rev 10, W Anderson rec 30, W S Moore rec 20, R H Hart rec 30 B G Crisp scr, P Gray scr, W L Berliner rec 15, A B Jay rec 5, D Thomas rec 30, W Pickles reo 15, R Dansey rec 3", C Armstrong rec 25, J A Seymour reo 25, R Pearee reo 5, F Robilhard rec 25.

Ladies' Single Handioap—Miss Buchanan reo 18, Miss 0 Wildiugrec 10, Miss Jaancson sor, Mrs E P Nicoll rec 20, Miss Nunneley owe 25, Miss E. Griffin rec 20, Miss Crawford rec 7, Mrs Ballantyne rec 7, Miss Nicholson scr, Mrs H. Friedlander rec 18, Miss P Denshire rec 25, Miss R Rutherford reo 12, Miss Campbell scr, Miss MoCaskill rec 12, Miss J Jameson reo 10 Mrs Bickerton rec 7, Miss Alcorn rec 12, Miss A Berkeley reo 20, Miss W Orr rec 30, Miss H Friedlander ree 30, Miss E Nixon reo 20, Mrs Reeves rec 18, Miss J Berkeley rec 7.

Men's Doubles, 70 up.— Dansey and Thomas rec 30, Fielden and Pearse rec 18, Alcorn and Tucker rec 15, Armstrong and Grunnett reo 25, Pleetwood and Cal lender reo 15, Barth and Diokson rec 22, McLeod and Quill rec 8, Beauchop and Bundle reo 15, Banks and Rutherford rec 18, Seldon and Shearman rec 20, Bickerton and Bonnington rec 8, Begg and Gray rec 20, Shearman and Anderson reo 30, Gosa and Ross scr., Sobilliard and Seymour rec 30, Pearse and Orr reo 10, Ballantyne and WhitePavsons rec 10, Dr Betfc and Hallenateiti rec 25, Wilding and Wilding rec 10, Fried-] lander and Friedlander rep 18, Cowper and Perm reo 15, Pickles arid Moore rec 30, Longuet and Jay rec Is, Borrows and Cox' reo 5. .

Ladies' Doubles—Misses Nixon and Griffin rec 13, Miss Whitehouse and Mrs Tennant reo 13, Misses Jameson and Jameson rec 5, Misa Wilding aud Mrs Reeves rec 13, Misses Buchanan and Denshire rec 25, Miss McCaskill and Mrs Bickerton rec 11, Mrs Nicoll aud Mrs Friedlander rec 23, Miss Berkeley and Mrs Gorton rep 8, Missea Campbell and Beauchop, scr,, Miss Nicholson and Miss Crawford, sor., Missea Alcorn and Orr rec 18, Miss H. Friedlander and Mrs Styohe rec 28, Miss Powdrell and Mrs Ballanfcyne scr.

Combined Handicap—Mrs Friedlander and Friedlander rec 18, Mrs Parker and R. Pearse rec 20, Miss Rutherford and Fisher scr, Miss Crawford and Longuet rec 15, Mrs Banks and Banks rec 18, Miss Buchanan and Denshire reo 20, Miss Whitehead and Jay rec 20, Miss W. Orr and T. Orr rec 20 Miss Campbell and Bundle rec 12, Miss Snodgrass and Tucker rec 25, Mrs Gorton and Perm rec 15, Miss Frieillander and Berliner reo 30, Mrs Tennant and MeLeod rec 15, Miss Beauchop and Beauohop reo 10, Miss Wilding <tnd Wilding reo 8, Miss McOaskill and Pearse rec 15, Miss Jameson and Gog-3 sor, Mtsa Gfiffin and Foilden veo 20, Mrs Ballantyne and Ballantyne roe 15, Miss Jameson nnd Wither rsc 15', M;s Reo'ves and Eriedltmo'er req'2o, Miss Nicholson and Borrows sor, Miss Alcorn and Alcorn rec 15, Mrs Nicoll and Wilding rec 20, Miss Whitehouse and Cos rec 8, Miss Banks and Banks ree 18.

Ou account of the numerous entries, play will c iramenco at Dine o'clock sharp, and o >r»ipet-,if or-> n«t present when called upon to play will be scratched.

As the numt-er of vis;tors coming to Ashburton will be very large, in order to ensure the success of the meeting the Committee of the Tennis Club expect that every member will not only be preß^ht, but will do some little part towards making the gathering go with the swing it should do, and not leave all the work, which is very considerable, to a few 6nergetie Committee men. ' ,