HAMILTON TOURNEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 90, 18 April 1927, Page 13

HAMILTON TOURNEY.

i;ftOD progress mam:. Tlip wonderful weather r-oiiiii'iiMis are greatly responsible fur the ;idv:uice iti.-itl«-■with the rounds of the annal tenuis tourney at Hamilton. To-day shrni'.tl se.- rh«flntils reiu-lifd, a performance iha: r.-tl«'<-t----credit on tlu' officials ooniel'ned. imperially Mr. Ohlson. of Auckland. Sturt and Kuott aro ll it-i.mdini; figures anion!.'- the male players. "l'ii«- former, who won tin' championship siimb-s la.-i year here, bids lair t<> take nearly i-v.-r> ■ thins within hi.s reach this y>-:ir. At •'.■■ finish of , Saturday's pl;iy Sinn w.-,< bti in the senior and junior ■ -11:111 ;■t■ ■11 -11 m' ~ He will also have a Snml say in Hi.- handicap and Oouhles. Kn<-tr. inn. i- still in both the doubles and sin-l.s. wliirh .v,i,ihave reached tin- semi-final srn.'e. On the combined siile Hnrtmi and Mi." Rainspy were si-t in on Martin and Miss Smenton, and were ;i[n-ad in tin- :-.•,•, nd set «-hra it bpcaino too dark to ,-arry on. It looks as if the final will In- played between Horrmi and Miss Ran.sey and s.\niour and Miss Knight. Among the ladies Misses Kni.-ht and Houston will probably tight out il hampionship doubles with Misses Rni:is»\ an.l Kruee. Tiie singles looks a u'.mml thin-- for Miss Knijrht. Additional results are: — Ladies' Handicap Sinu-li-s.—iV.WHI heal Clevely. !1--4 : HnwlPtt hear T.mli.ld. !>-.'!: Knott heat Sanders, y—U: l-'leuher heat Bruce, l) 1, Men's Handicap Doubles.—Sturt and Knott heat Fabling ami '.' -." . Handicap Combiued.—Tanti-ld and .larkson heat V. ('aim and Knse. n s- c Clevely and Hilton beat Holmes, and Holmes, Men's Handicap Singles.—MeKeown be.it Turner. o—s: Rronsrhton l»<-:u .I:i<~k-.ti !>—7: Sturt beat Knott. l>—s; Dasie.s heat Cox. I)—s. Men's Championship Doubles .—.Stevenson and Thompson bear Hollis and Smith, r. ■- n •>— 1 : Seymour and McCraek-Ti hear Matthews and Keid. G—:: i; j • Stun and Knott beat Potter and McKeown r,-•■ G—2. I.ailies' Championship Doubles.-- Misses Bruce and Ramsey beat Mi>»r S r.aitibrid-e anil Walker, ti—4. is—r,. t ;—2: Mi<-es Knight and Clouston beat Mjsms Fietiher and Smeaton. (">—;j, f>—l. Junior Men's Singles.—Brou-.-h beat Hayes, t>—2. l>—rt. Men's Championship Sinsles.— Sturr beat MeKeown. I^—l. r, —4: Knott heal I'nttir, P —!!' !' — 2; McCnickeu beat Tliomi'son,