LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 403, 12 January 1909, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

ANTHONY WILDING ON TOUR, COMING TOURNAMENTS. At the conclusion of tho Now Zealand championship lawn tennis meeting at tyelson,' Mr Anthony Wilding, tho famous tennis player, against the advice of his friends, motor-cycled 'to Christchurch via Blenheim, Kaikoura, and Cheviot, ' covering the distance in days Such a performance over unfrequonted tracks opens out a tow tour for the' ardent motorcyclist. 1 ' 'At the pressing request of the Taranaki Lann Tennis Association, which desires to a\ail itself of tho presence of so. distinguished a plajer, Mr. Wilding has consented to play m tho tournament to bo held at New l'lj mouth on January 15 and 16, and to that end he will amvo to-morrow morning by the Maori and proceed' on to New Plymouth by motor-cycle Tho Taranaki tournament promises to be of unusual interest, as apart from tho appearance there of Mr Wilding, Miss Powdrell, who annexed tho ladies' championship of New Zealand at Nelson, will once moio be pitted against Miss Nunuelev, tho ox-champion, and Miss Powdrell and Mi. F. M. B Fishoi/of Wellington, will play in the combined doubles against Miss Nuniieiev and Mr Wilding Mr. H. A. Parker, of Sjdney, and Mi. T R Quill, of Canterbury, will also be amongst the competitors, as will also Messrs 1 Dickie and Wallace, the present holders of tho men's doubles championship of New Zealand. In that evont, Messrs Wilding and Fisher, and Messrs H. A Parker and Harold Brown (who played so well at Nelson) will be bracketed Mr Wilding has also made arrangements to pla) at tho Mastorton tournament, to bo held on January 22 and 23, wheie ho and Mr. Fishor are likely to meet a hot pair in Messrs Peacock and Cox Fiom tho foregoing it will be judged that the tennis associations are not more eager to secure .'the appearance of Mr. Wilding than that gentleman is to oblige.