LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 78, 26 December 1907, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

V ".,.';. WELLINGTON TOURNAMENT. ~' ,' i ! J, ENTRIES AND. PROSPECTS. ' Nearly 400 entrios have .been"received for •tho Wellington Provincial Lawn, Tennis Aβ- ; : sociation's!. annual ■ tournament, which will . : commence, ,at Day's Bay on "January 1. •■■■ Among tho.competitors will bo players from ' Masterton, \Christchurch, D.uncdm, Feilding, ;. Westport;;, ■■". Blonhoim, ,and other places ■""t throughout' the Dominion. y ;.The derailed entries are as. follow:— ( Men's '■ Championship Singles 30. Doubles •2b.■-■•_•■.- .'.'.;,■ ■• ■ '-','.' -Ladies': Championship Singles 11, Doubles *12.". ! .... ■ .■■•■.■ ... '. ■■■.■. . ' i j Combined; Championship Doubles' 24. ~ ':'■ J 'Men's Handicap Singles 56, Doubles 50'. I Ladies'. Handicap Singles 32, Doubles 34. : Combined Handicap Doubles 64. '. .' Boys' Championship Singles 11. . }: Girls'.Championship Singles 10. • V ThV-total/entries show an increase of ■;. nearly. GO on those of last year, and the entries: for. the championship ovonts oxceed ■ those. , for 'ths New Zealand championships -'- A New. Plymouth by. 11. . ■ ' .;■ .The"most:prominent.players in the men's championship singles''' are' Gos's,. Ollivier, SWahston,Wilson, Sloman, Gore, and Ait- . ken..; The final should bo fought out between Swanston and Goro. Swaristori was unable".to get away to.New Plymouth. ~ , The.- men's.championship doubles' promises to ~.,bßclosely Contested. • It will probably bo;found that the finals will be fought out among , Gobs and Ollivier, Swanston and • SlomaOi Aitken and Gore. The last-named are' most. fancied. . .'•• .".'■■'.. '■''' •■•<*•'■'• '. Tho," finals for ( the ladies' . championship singles ■ will' probably be decided , ' "■ between Hisses ;Eickson and E. '. Williams. • \ln ,thb' ladies' championship doubles there is.very; little to choose between competitors. If anything;' Missfy Hickson arid. E.' Williams havei'. an advanta^;/ over other • players. ■'■• ■? "• ■ The oiiampionship doubles also ' looks',very. open. ■". K Miss''E:. :r WiHiams and ?Wi: Goss, Miss Hickson and Swanston, and Miss Marchant ahd\ Gore, have 'the 'best 'chance, ; i' the last.named being most favoured. \ -The Association ,, will do catering, x arid 'has .arranged for tho erection of a '' large marquee on v the; top of the hill'at the site of .'Ao courts. Messrs. Green, O'Leary, and.Hogberi are in' charge.of these:arranger merits... Players' must catch the first boat ,to the /Bay on the Ist, otherwise'they will be liable to , be scratched. Ten courts will . be .available for,.,o'§y, four of which have been; lerigthp'oi' ,, •. - the-ichampionships, to ■givoplayei •><■.•-■<- jack room.