TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 103, 3 May 1922, Page 5

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

NEAP ZEALAND PLAYERS. MISS MACFARIJINE IN FORM. S i'DXKY, .May J. The tennis < hnm pi on ships wore continued in fine, cool wrallvr. courts showing m?ii- of near and tear re-

'emblinj: i-bip rather than turf, to which I courts ilif Now Zvalnnders »re accu.--iomcrl. As a consequence tlir- court-.; were fa.st in 'li.ic , - nnfl patch", putting! the Nc u Zealand-Ms in some instances' oft' their game. p.cMde- the s-inpW an<l i double* events several Nov.- Zealander* were a!<-o paired ■>-. itli inter-State part-j ners in the mixed flr.nbir-. i In the men* singles I'oulton iNe«: Si-.utli Wnlrsi br'Ht Aitken I Now Zc;i land I. 6 i. i> -I. 6- -• Combined, doubles. Poult on and Mr-. Docker beat' Ait ken and Mis? Wellwood (New Zea-j land), β-l. 6— 2. Ait ken was. unable in] reproduce the form of either singles uV) doubles. Poulton "mashed and foru-d e\celli>ntlr. and ua* well Mipported l>y Mrs. Docker. Mi»s Wollwood was un-! able to get froir.g properly ■with Ait ken. | Cnir and Miss ("ox beat Hartpill and; Mr... P.rew-trr. U--1. C- :i. with <oniparaiive ea.-'c Henderson and Mi»< Macfarlniie bent Mcllnr and Miss Sin j ilair. C--L , . 6—3. Mirs MacferlHtits; shoved greatly improved form, driving j beautifully and indulging in sraashin:,' silccCdeft'.Uy. Her bnrkhand work and all-round pl»v "-;ii first clh's. In the laflios' doubles. Mis- I nrtif an'l. Mrs. LaaccUo? boat Mr-. Cooling and Miss Mearey. 6--1. 0-0. in a one-side 1 !;iinie. Mrs, Turner and Mrs. Nicholson beat Miss M.ictarlane and Misß Payton iNf.T Zealand). 0- 1. 7—5. The 'winin \rere the steadier |ilayT*. mid e.\(Olh'd in niacin? :ipcl all-round play. Mi« 3 Welhrood nnd Miss Smith Ix-nt Miv CJrani end Miie BrcwtUr. 7—3. β-a. Misg Smith poßsesses n peculiar nnderhand Cirive. vrliich bothered the loser-. In v sjwiial doubles match Mrs. Or<-en and Mis> Hertfrill bcilt Kice and Morris, 4 6, D--7, o—4. Mrs. Green excelled in throwing her full, into her strokes. In a men's special singles Ait ken beat , M. r.V.island, o—l. B—o. displaring considerably inuirovcd form on the morning's exhibition. In the ladies' sincles championship Mr-. Fuller heat Mi"? Peyton. :*—o. 6- 1. 6—4. Miss Payton won t-he fir-t set. but ii'ayed short in the subsequent, Kessions. being unable to strike a length. Mrs. Vnlle.r used better judgment, placing judiciously, and her rday was steadier al! round. Tn the ladies' handicap Mis-) Taylor beat Mr*. Hartgill, 6—-1, fi— I. (A. and X.Z. Cable.)