TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 301, 29 December 1897, Page 2

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

YESTERDAY'S PLAY.

The following matches were played after we went to press yesterday afternoon:— PARKER AND GORE V. HOOPER

AND MARSHALL.

This double match was without doubt the most exciting of the tournament so far. From the first it was seen that the result would be very close. Parker and Gore lost the first set 6—4 but won the two succeeding ones also 6—4. Then the Aucklanders came on again and won the fourth set 6 3. The deciding set was even throughout 1 all, 2 all, 3 all, etc., up to 6 all being successively called. The excitement of the spectators was intense as Wellington won the next game, and the last game was long hanging in the balance at vantage and duce and finally fortune favoured the Wellington men, who won B—6. Parker's smashing was most brilliant as was Gore's serving. P. Marshall also played excellently, but Hooper was hardly severe enough.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES

In the Ladies' Singles Miss Bull defeated Miss A. Nicholson, the scores being: 6—2, 6—2. Miss Gorrie beat Miss Read, 6—2, 6-1. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES. Goldie (received |-15) beat J. Wilson (scratch): 6—3, 6—o. Harrison received a bye trom J. C. Peacock. Brown (received i-15) beat Tuke (scratch): 2—6,6—5,6—5. J. A. Peacock received a bye from J. P. Stevenson. F. M. B. Fisher (owes 30) beat A. E. Hatton (received £-15): 6—5, 6-0. In the third round Gentles (received 15) beat G. Staite (owed 15): 6—2, 6—5. A. T. Harrison beat A. Goldie: 6—2, 6-4. i J. A. Peacock received a bye from E. i Brown. E. Dargaville (received Isi) beat Garcia (owed .15):. 6—l, 6—3, A. H. Brabant received a bye from H. C. Woolmer. In the fourth round J. M. Marshall beat A. T. Harrison : 5—6, 6—l, 6—o. E. Dargaville beat J. A. Peacock (received 15): 6— 1,6-1. LADIES' HANDTCAP SINGLES. In the second round Miss Davy received a bye. Miss M. Harvey received a bye from Mrs Gentles. In the third round Miss E. Whitelaw (received 30) beat Miss Harvey (received 30), after a lengthy match : 6—4, 5—6, 6—4. Miss M. Harvey (received 30) beat Miss Bellairs (received 15£): 6—5, 6—2. MEN'S HANDICAP" DOUBLES. In the first round of the Men's Handicap Doubles, A. L. Tuke and S. J. Smith (scratch) beat A. H. Brabant and J. C. Peacocke (owe 15): 6—3,.6— 2. J. A. Peacock and A. E. Hatton received a bye from V. E. Mason and J. B. Macfarlane. In the second round W. A. Styche and H. Garcia (owes £-15) beat C. D. Kennedy and W. Dinwiddie (received 15) : 6—4, 6-4. In the third round G. Staite and E. Rees (owed 15) beat J. H. Turner and A. Peel (owed $-15): 6~3> 3—6» 6~3COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES. In the Combined Handicap Doubles Miss Jolly and J. Paterson (scratch) beat Miss Nicholson and J. M. Marshall (owed 15): 6-4, 6-2. Miss E. Van Asch and C. D. Kennedy received a bye, as did also Miss Nunneley and F. M. B. Fisher. In the third round Miss Kennedy and W. Styche (owed £-15) beat Miss Stewart and H. Garcia (received £-15): 6—4, 6—2. LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES. In the Ladies' Handicap Doubles Miss Brabant and Miss Sloman (received 15-£) beat Miss Dargaville and Miss Bull (owed 15): 5—6, 6—4, 6—2. Miss Gorrie and Mrs Chapman (owed 15) beat the Misses Harvey (received f-15), 6—l, 6—5, in the second round.