LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 98, 18 January 1908, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS.

— .• » ' 1 • (Br Intek-Clttu.) ' - . To-da.v tho, second round of the Cup congest will bo started. IChandallah meets • Brougham Hill, and should just about win, j Those two clubs had a very -harjl, fight.-ni « tho last.round, and sooraed to be mc»t event j i:, : ! ■. matched, tho suburban club ' having " been !- beaten-'by such a narrow margin will bo all '-i the inoro anxious to, reverse defeat.; l'etono meets Victoria College, and the f former club will. ill all probability, ,; rein, i, Wellington and Kaiori play . at. Day's Bay,, : ■ and Wellington, playing its. ;usual - junior, ' team, should score a will. . :■■■ In tho Pennant contest,.."Brpughani HilJ B, playing its regular team', should havo. an ' easy win trom Victoria College B, and John,-; ; , Eonvillc, after tho good fights it has put- up - . against, some of tho clubs, should prove .■v. • -strpnger- than Victoria College. A. ' , i For the Racquet?,; Kilbiruid wiUh^votp i bo at its strongest to beat 13 rough a m Hill r ~A. Brougham Hill B should, win from Victoria Cqllegc A- must not change i - Its players about as it has beon doing or- : l Fiototfa Collego B may spring a surprise.. •-:» The third rouiid of the Shield contest will 1 iot start until February- 1. i The South'-Canterbury championship and Mndicap. tournamaut, hold at Asliburtoiv.was ■ a great success! Tlio weather was fine, and ' tho courts wero. in splendid, condition.- 1 lie t 7 , . attendance, especially on the last, day, was •--- very- good, and much:interest . takoiriii r tho finals, • The'final of the-Men's Qhampioivv ship Singles was fought out between (<• White (Dunodin). and S- .Qllivier :) (Christ;-; iliurchl, and a most interestnig.gamqiv'as'the.7 result. Ollivier. went-pfi • in-splendid. .style..;, aijd took the first set, o—3. White, settled. ; -.dawn ii\ the second aiuUnfter som.o;lpng . ralloys and brilliant shots took the sot, o—-1.0 —-1. i Tho final set found Ollivier on his. mottle, and although the Dunedm player struggled vV namely to avert defeat, Ollivier too.k the set, o—l. The Cox Brothers took' fjh° first, sot-,-6<-t4, from Goss mid OlliVtei' in the final.ot ■ , tho 'Men's Doubles, and led 4—.2 in the second set, but tho older plavers' camo afy : their opponents in a deadly mannor, taking ; tl\a set, fr-r-t, iand the concluding s?6, 6—2. ;• ••• - 3'. Clarke, a young .'Wellington • plawsr, carnod off the Second-grade Handicap. Singles.i.i Miss Gray, whoso, fine* vol.|eying. attracted so m,uch attention at tho recent New Ely-, mouth meeting, by. defeating Miss IX: TJdv in i . Ihq final of tlio Auckland,,Chtimpioiiship Sin-! :■ 7 lias strengthened her claim to be 111- .• . . eluded in tbo Sydney-teani. Mrs-. Norman Burton, a well-known Auckland player po>v residing in this city, has joined tho. Bc9 u ghani Hill Club,,and on her form shown will certainly, find her way into the Cup team. . 7 ■ " 7 7 The DannpTirke tournament commences; on (Wednesday, aud there will bo several young • players wh.o havo. not yot appeared in tbur- ; ;«ajn.onts watched; with much, interest. Eileen AVoliwood, a youngei\:sistor 'of. Miss ■R. Wellwood, who has already inado a 11 a 1110 for herself at Taranaki, promises to mako as good if , not. a better'player .than her sister. Tliero; aro also other members of this family who show a decided ability for tho game. M.essrs. Parker, QuEll.' and Ebbett, , also, Misses Hitchir.gs and'Pi.Wollwood, will, compete a.t this gathering. - * , The Masterton meeting also starts on ; January' 22, and quito a :.number pf local players intend making the. trim amongst whom, are Messrs. Peacock, Fisher, Grauv, Huntor, Watkins, A. Young, Howe, and A. •. Howe, whilst, the ladies includo Mesdanios Grady, AVagg, Howe, Misses Williams and Farmer. This meoting is becoming liioro, '.. popular every yeai;,. as niav be seen'b'v tho. way players who. have once been there always . go again. ■ ...•■■ ' The Brougham' Hill "Club concluded its handicap, events. , r : ; Mrs. 11 owe - and M\si] Farmer. :(rec; 18), won. tjw Doubles hy- defeat , ing- Misses Arthur' and ..Morgan —.iS. Mxs;; Hoiiv* and' H. Howo won the, 1■ fin.3,l. of t-h.i? Comhinpd: fioni Miss Fannor iiivi f Herd. 40;—3?. Watkins. H. nowe (rec... .61. won tho. Doubles, defeating Veer and EdwhtJs' (rc<., ISl,■, 'is now. 7 . starting its- champioiisbips; ' : ,7'-"- .-- ■ v Tho Brougham- Rill .ulub has upipliod r * tiy for pcrnH'ssioiuto' Hold. an. 'open, clioinpi'oiffihip a'iid' -terndicap" /lournanicnt' at Easicr. This: is-au escellcnfc idea, for the Provuicial. Association, -haviv.K held, thp : AVellington ('hnnipioriships afe Christnias. could, hardly ho'esij;ectcd;.to';ruiv another meeting so. soon. alsoj. -havo got into the- way of- finishing up '.tlio season at the •, Kaster, tournament, 'ancT n'ill bo disappointed '' ;if they do not- get it." Author point is'.thiit' ■ ihe weather here at- East/Cr is too brokon to ispect to play oil grass, t and for the last five 7, /ears this' tournament- ' has; started,'on tho crass and finished 011.-tlie liavd'eoiirfs. Tlijit Jk not satisfactory 7 to tlm, payors, ?in',l is, niost distressing.to. tho inaiiiigemoiif. Tho Club .is. offering very, good .prizes,! a trophy • to the valna of. £5 'beiug - offered .'for tlio, Men's Singles. Tho. manageni-bnt.,' under the' nble. direction, of Mr. J. A. B. : Howe, slionhl j.77. l/e ail that could bo desired. . 7;;;: i Miss Nunneley's. thirteen siixessire wins in the-New Zealand Championship. Singles is ti record unlikely over to- be- btuiton, and one • ; that the ; champion can ijustljj. he. proud .of. Her first-, win,in the Sjngles;.;w:asat tho'nieetT,' ing held. at Wellington iu.f 3i?95, wlien slio played through, beating Miss: Nicholson.-6—()! ft—o,. and Miss Lane 6—o, 6r -1 in tho. final —-Miss Lane had beaten'y,iiss Hitchings' 6—3, 6—5 in. the semi-final. ; From then'on> until 1903 the champion, only played in tho challenge, rounds,, and was never extended by 7 any* of the challengers. Tho-Singles seldom enticed more than; tiro or six players,,but in 1899, twclyo players entered. .Tlie eptries.iii.' the three, following vcars again dropped, hack, but .when the.-New Zealand Associa- . - . tion decided, to, do away with', tho 'challenge; • round for the .1903 championship, thereby ' causing Miss. Nuuncley to through, ii record entr^- of twenty-three. coJapßtitors was received.. If or the first timo on record Miss . Nunneley lost a set, Miss Powdrell taking the. first set-, 6—3, in the semi-tinil, and jMiss Rore -was only beaten .6r-;2, 6—4' after a good match.in the final._-From'that yeV'up'to Uic present time Miss Nunneley has always ,ieen extended, and .the. natural conclusion •:s that the doing_ awav with the. challenge round has tdkcu■ from ter a decided advantage.