Caro Cup Tennis.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 51, 1 March 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)

Caro Cup Tennis.

Quarter-final Played at Stanley Street — Remuera Wins First Grade.

Xeiih.i .1. I". .Mn.vri.iii nor X. Hedioid had a in-i-ut deal i>l dlHiclllty ill WIIIIIUIU their matches lor W.-.-;l F.»>\ to-lay in the qiiiirttu-liiml Rain.- of the annual competition for the Caio I up. In the nr»t irindo contest of the l-'M.-s court Kent* Kdeii and Kpsoin nu-t Kcmu.'i.i. Kemncra winning. The finalUls in tin- open {rrade ronlesl are scheduled n> meet I'.irnell. last year s riinners-u;.. next week, tin- winner of that contest, playinu Kden and EpexUil No. 1. vear'.-i holders i>l the Laid flip.

Biiwcn, for We.-t l'.nd, w.is steady in tlir «h-Ht set and i-sliiMislwil a bad "I :5 " which !?■»>.- was not able? to overcome. Hoys I'.s-t the KCt •_' <>. In the second wt Bo'weu opened out and ran to a lca<l <«i 5-5. Buys then showed his doterminatiou by openin- out and hittinir brilliant shot* tr> bath corner* t" overwhelm his op|M>iii?nt and win (>-.'>, after taking four in u row.

Tim final set wn.s h.-iril foujrht in tlir early stages und the Janice were, cvni with tin.' service in :S :>. att<T uliii-li 150.\.took control anil ran l<> a le;»l "f 5—3. Boivi'ii. howcvi-r. fuiighl determinedly ami many bright ainl interesting rallies took place, However, Bowcn equalised at r> all nml this apparently pliook Boys' confidence completely, Bovvon winning the first same lo love ami the match at (>-•"•■ Bedford, for West lvnd, ha«l little trouble aisiinst Mnlloy, who employed exi-wsivc skim on all shots. Tlict-e wen' usually hit liiiril to the corners by Bedford for winner.-.

Maypon. for West Knd, unexpectedly drooped the second fet to I'otter, aftei being piesned to ."> all in the first, set. At no etape ill these two sets did Ma\.-on force the pace, hein2 content 1o play the hall back and ,e|v ~n an occasional" had I shot for a w inner. ThU. however, played into his op-'voneiit's hands as I'otter is an excellent, retriever. In the third set, wh .'ii Mavson rxcrtcd pleasure, tin- i>-in-was never in doubt and lie ran out lo a

(.'oprU'V. for Ui>t Knd. the Kden and Kpsuiu pl.i.ver. A. 1/imiioh. started r>|T in iin.pitw.sivo f.is-hion lo take the lirt-l" live in a row l>y ctendy play ami <>n tlir errors of his opponent. Tin , set wont to Lemon at t>- •_'. (i>|n>oy Mo.idied up rr.nsidomblv in t lie wvnnd si-t and war; alwn\.in the lead to 3—2. Here, lie ran t'liree (Tamos in succession to t-il<<; flio t~et. B'>t'h players had done a considern-ble amount of eourt-rovoi iiiir. Leinon was <»bviou.<lv liavintr a liard time, and wln-n trailing at <> 4. hcvpio i-i-Jinp ]>ir"vcnt< 1 him fun-

tinning with the match, which went to llir W.i-t Knd ]>layer.

Kden ami Kpsoin won by seven iubl)ers to six in the open pradc. Hesultfi weie:--OPEN GRADE. WEST KND V. EDEN AND EPSOM 2. (West End Names First ) Men's Singles. -J. T. Mayson bent P. Potter. R - °v 4—6. 6—l; N. Bedford beat J. Molloy. 6—l. 6-1; A. F. Copsey bent A. Lemon. 2-6. 6—:t 4-0 <rcured); H Bo>s lost to H. Bowcn. 2—6. 6—5. 5 6. Women's Doubles.—Mrs. Johnson nnd Mrs May»n. lost to Misses Symes and Co« per. +-6. 4-6. Men's Double.* --Mayson and Boys beat Turner .ind Rowlands. 6-4. 6—5; Lucas and Andrews lost to Potter and Bowen. 6— 1. I—6. 2—S. FIRST GRADE. REMI'ERA V. EDEN AND ErSOM. (Rcmufra Names First.) Men's Sinßles.— J. E. Stedman bfat A. I Devldson. 6— 1. 6—i; S. R. Waltc-n beat R A Potter. 4—6. 6—2. 6—3. Women's Sincles.—Mlm J. Mel.. Wallac* bent Miss t>. Peters. 6—3. 3—6. 6—2; Miss J. St. Georpe beat Miss Ellis. 6—o. 6—o. Mixed Doubles —Wilson and Miss Marr beat Perkins and Miss Bottrell. 2—6. 6—5, 6-4: Olenne and Miss Rule beat Stevens and Miss McLeod. 6 -4. 5—6. 6—2 Men's Doubles —J. E. Stedman and R B. Waltnn lo.st to A. L. Davidson and R. A. Potter. 5-6 3—6.