LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 57, 30 November 1907, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

(!!Y,'lxtku-.CLUH.) ; . ; Both senior matches,WereVplayed on 'the Day's Bay coiu'ts ; .last. Saturday; and players were agreeably surprised 'at the excellent condition of the , courts. Wellington, although without the services of ■ t'isher and "Peacock, defeated Newtown by .11 sets'to 2, The Wellington players seemed " to.' be more at home on the. ; grass'than their opponents. J. S. Wilson, takiiig : up his best performance jthis season, and 'van out sn easy winner fr,oni;-. M.orri§,, 9—2..- Brown' played a much better gainc than F. P. Wilson on the •latter was not so sure with' his volleying'jis'usual, frequently missing the back Grben'",did. not give Redward anything liico.'the go lie was expected 'to; most of his' Hard driv.es foifnd' the not, or went out; whilst Redward, ' playing a steady game, obtained the lead > and won, 9—3. There was little to choose between Cooke and Nagle, and it was Cooke's sorvice which gave liini the. advantage in the match. Miss .Ward, with her; : fine driving and placing, defeated Mrs. ( Nagle, 7—2. The latter, player was driving more,' and did not resort to lobbing, consequently''the 'game very, 'much more interesting' tp';')Vat'cli. ; .'Miss Williams played, a vigorous, ganie 1 agahißt Miss Glasgow, putting much pace into her. drives, which her opponent 'returned with. astonishing persistency for a while, but it was the pace that told, and the Wellington,lady won, 7—3. Brown and Wilson were playing-at their best against Morris and' Eedward, some of Brown's smashing being very fine. Green and Cooke were defeated by Wilson and Nagle. Cooke made a good fight, but was not backed up by. his partner, who evidently had day-- off; Wilson and Nagle. •played well together, the former'; player's height makes him a .dangerous-man at the' net. Misses Travers. ind Williams led, 6 —3, against Mrs. Nagle"aiid Miss Clark, but the Newtown paiv by ~ steady play secured the next three gameKr(mnkmg the score G all; Wellington won the next, game —15, and set, 7 —6. Miss Ward and Mrs. Hickson were ..too good for Miss Glasgow and Mrs; Grady. The Newtoivn pair put up a.good fight, and secured three games against their more brilliant opponents. • Both the combined doubles went to Wellington.

Brougham Hill defeated Victoria College ,by-10 sets t9 3. .The College . team was weakened by the- absence-of \.G... Proviso. Laishley is certainly- seen 'at., his'.; best on. tho grass courts; ; r and iti his game'' agains), Bcore could not ; go' wrong.' Swaiiston defeated 0. Prouse"withoiit'mhch trouble, and Putnam fell to "Huiiter. ■ Quinnell ; is . not playing up to his best' form at present, although he won his single, 9—3. Mrs.Goldie put up a better fight against JJiss Van .Staveren than she did in tho previous round, securing four games from the Victoria College player. Miss Roberts had her revenge by winning from'ill's. Bell, 7 —3—the'same number of games her opponent took the sot with in the first'-'roniid. 'Laishley and Swan,ston won from. Beere.ajid '/Anderson, and Hunter and Qiiiri'iielUiiad, an', 'easy'.' victory over Pronse and Putnam. Knight and Smith got away with a load, 6—3, from Kirker and Bell (who were playing as emergencies), when tho Brougham Hill pair, who had both been playing rather widly, settled down,' taking game after game, and eventually sot, at 9—7. Misses Van Staveren and Roberts had a very close game with Mesdames Goldie and Bell, who were only beaten,. 7—6. Mesdames Howe and Lindsayj got..away_with_a.:Jjead: from Misses Cox 'and Scott,, who played up •well, but had to-suffer defeat at tho. handsof their more experienced opponents.. Miss Scott played particularly , well, 'getting in: some long, low drivesT— a ■ stroke she will do well to cultivate. .'■.■■My-.r-i'.--:.

11l the Cup contest Khandallah had a great win against Victoria College, 13 sets to nil. Fair put up the best fight in the singles against. Richardson, and' Misses M'Kellar and M'lntosh, although .beaten in the singles, gavo, Jlrs. Cock and. Batham all they wanted in the doubles.. ::

Petono added another win to its number by beating Newtown by 11 sets to 2. Sheppard and Corneal had a long' cvcii game, just ending in favour of Petono.' Hutson, Murray, and Powell were responsible for the two matches that-wont;to'Newtown. The Petone ladies played very well, not losing a match. :r .v

Brougham Hill defeated Karori .by 9 sets, to 4. H. Howe'surprisechhis supporters ljy: beating Smythe,"9—o. Howe lins improved very much of late, and will continue to do so if ho gets good: practice, Miss Thompson is an acquisition .to . the: Karon ' Club; she played a/ very gQod\single .agajh;st Mrs. W: Howe, and won her match, - 7—4. In the doubles Misses Thompson- and Smythn gnvo a very good account of themselves by defeating Mrs. How.o'and Miss Webb, 7—4.

: In the Pennant contest Brougham Hill'- " A " had an easy Win from Victoria! College " B," the latter c.lub.iiot being ablo to secure' a set.

Johnsonvillo ran the Brougham "B" team pretty close, and although..beaten 5 sets to 2, the losers had 41. games to their' credit, against the winning team's 30. .

• For the Racquet, Muri(iii continues its victorious career, arid 'Although pushed bard by Victoria College ■" 11." won by 4 sets to 3. Brougham Hill "A" defeated Victoria College "A" by 7 seven' sets'to nil. >•' Kilbirnio defeated Brougham I! ". by 5 sets to 2 ; - Veen played the best game for' the losing team. , . . "

The Wellington Provincial Association has boon doing its best to secure some suitable ground for courts within easy distance of the city. During tho week : representatives of the Association Mud some members of the City Council Reserves Committee, accompanied by tho City JKnpince'r, have been inspecting a pieco of" land iir Riissell' Terrace that would givo accommodation for twelve courts. This ground is thought to bo more suitable for the purpose than'tho Botanical Gardens ground.;: The Association : having grasped the fact that tennis players must ho catored for, are endeavouring to get both tiio sites mentioned.,,...