LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 474, 5 April 1909, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

EASTER TOURNAMENT. The following entries have been received fo the various.events at the forthcoming Wei . lington championships:— ; Provincial Championships. Men's Single's.— E. N. K. ■ Swanston, L. W Hawkins, J. C. Blair, H. Eice, C. E. Weir, J Hunter, F. :M. B. Fisher, J. C. Peacock, G. F Smythe, A. Young, H. W. Brown, J. S. Wil eon, W. Fraser, H. J. Webber (Hastings). Men's Doubles.—Swanston and Peacock, Wil son and Hawkins, Fisher and Blair, Kico'anc Brown, Smythe and Young. • : '■ Ladies' Singles.—Mesdames G. N. Goldie ant i Holmes, Misses E. M. Wellwood, A. Gray, A , M.' Batham, A. Ward, Simpson, E. Ledger,' K M. .Nunneley, D. D. Meares. E. Travers. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses Travers. and Gray Mrs. Goldie and Miss Van Staveren, Mrs Holmes and Miss Batham, Misses Ward anc Wellwood, Misses Simpson and Ledger. Combined Doubles,—Miss Gray and Young Miss Nunneley arid Blair, Miss Travers anc Eice; Miss Batham' and Weir, Mrs. Goldie and Hunter, Miss and Peacock,' Mis; Wellwood and Brown, Miss Ward and Wilson, Miss Meares and Elcoate. ' .". ■ ■■'.!'■■ ■ ' • Junior Championships. Men's Singles.—D. S. Henderson, T. H. Jojies, V. H. Sanson, F. A. Lewis, G. W. Callender, E..E, Kirk, F. J. Cornell, T. L. Ward, H. Par- ' kinson, P. Clarke, A. G. Duncan, C..A. .Law' rence, A. ,G. Henderson, F.' Eller, 1 W. Sheppard, J. A. B. Howe, J.- W. M. Dart, D, Howden, P. B. Wright, H. L.' Mitchell, F. dc Eose, ,N. Mitchell, E. Y. Mills.' Men's Doubles.—Jones and Lewis, Sanson and Hartoh, Callender'"arid Kirk, Cornell and . Parkinson, Ward and ■ Sheppard, Stevens and Treadwell, Clarke; 'and Elier, Lawrence and Duncan,- Henderson Bros., ' Howo and Dart, Wright and Howden, H.'L.'Mitchell and de Eose, N.- Mitchell and Hutchison. : '■'.' Ladies' Singles.—Misses' M. Howard, N. Callender, M. L. Clark, M. Smythe, M. M'Kenzie, F. Low, G. Dimant. ■ ■ , , Ladies' Doubles—Misses Howard and Dimant, Mrs. Grady and Miss Clark, Mrs. Hawkins and Miss Penny, Misses Smythe-and M'Kenzie. Combined Doubles.—Miss Davis arid D. S. Henderson, Miss F.'Low and Jones, Miss Clark and Lewis, Miss Callender and Callender, Miss Penny.and Cornell, Miss Wilson and Stevens, ■Miss Howard and Clarke, Miss Smythe and A. G. Henderson, Miss Dimant and Sheppard, Miss Farmer and Howe, Miss'Turton and Mills. The above include all the entries in the secretary's, hands on Saturday' night. The drawing has been postponed until Wednesday evening and will appear in ou? issue'of Thursday. Any players who have forwarded entries, and whose names do not appear in the foregoing lists are asked to communicate by letter to Mr. T. H. Jones, the hon. secretary, care of Mr. J. B. Speed, tobacconist, Lambton Quay.It is known-that the following entries are , mooted, but the player's concerned are asked -o ' make certain the same are received (the majority will, no doubt, reach their destination by to-days delivery ut Eona Bay):— : .Provincial Championships.—Men's doubles' Hunter and Webber. Ladies' singles: Miss Cock. Ladies' doubles: Misses Meares arid Tur•ton. Combined doubles:' Miss Cock and Web'ber, Fisher and partner." : Junior Championships.—Men's: Blundell Maunsell, and Bunny (Wairarapa), F. F. Grady', Hutchison, Treadwell. Men's doubles; Blundell and Maunsell, Grady and Bunny. Ladies' singues: Mrs. Grady, Misses Turton, W. Low, Wil:son, and Boss. Ladies' doubles: Misses F. and W. Low, Callender, and Wilson. Combined doubles: Mrs. Grady and Grady, Miss Boss and Treadwell, Miss W. Low and Wright _Of special importance is the notice that on Good Friday play in all events, both senior and junior, will tako ilace on theThorndon court-■ Halswell Street, n n Saturday the juniirs will probably be transferred to -the hard court* which are being arranged' for, for the three n case P lny is im P°ssible on the grass. With regard tolhe entries, it is pointed out that they now stand exactly as they were sent in. Xhey.have still to go before'the 'Classification Committee (Messrs. Beere, O'Leary and Jones), and no doubt some alterations will ne made. ' SATTJEDAY'S MATCHES. • The Brougham Hill v. Muritai fixture in the pennant competition was played on the Muritai courts on .Saturday, and resulted in a win f or Brougham Hill (who are consequently champions for 1908-09) after an exciting finish, in the deciding set, the men's double, Howden and Wright led 8-6, and 40:30, in the last three games, but Barton and Kean won tho competition for their side by taking the set 9-8 Brougham Hill, i.sets to 3 (42 games to 45)'.Barton v. Howden, 9-4; Kean v. Wrichl, 1-9; Sherris v. L. C. Harton, 3-9; Miss Hogg v Ml f Ts?\?~J ; o Ba sP a and Kean v - Howden and Wright, 9-8; Misses Hogg and Powell v. Misses Low, 7-4; Sherris and Miss Powell v Harton and Miss W. Low, G—7.

PINAL POSITION OP TEAMS. Team. Matches. Sets. Games. "'*■"' i -Sc,,, 0) P Hi &. < & fl)0« Brougham Hi 11... 13 10 3 63 28 639 481 10 Muritai ... 12 8 4 47 37 536 488 8 Victoria College A 10 5 5 38 32 ■ 459 394 5 Newtown > ... 11 5 6 35 42 443 500 5 Victoria College B 11 3 8 28 49 372 507 3 •Wellington ... 50 5 629 177 256 0 "Team withdrawn at conclusion of first round.