LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 621, 25 September 1909, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

'~ ; .''';'■ WELLINGTON CLTJB, ' 'The- tenf;h .annual, meeting of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Club.Was'helU itt>. IXomi uttoe Kooni, Town Hall; last evening, Dr. iouiiß presiding, There, was a good attendance ot member": In-the annual report and balancesheet, which were read.and adopted, the coui\, inittee ".' congratulated members; on ■ the sausfactory conoition of the club. Tho expenditure I 'tor the season had been exceptionally heavy, owing -to asphalting" courts,. improvements! to ; and■ painting of pavilion and expenses incurred in connection with purchasing .the , freehold of, the courts. .Tho membership, of the-club was. J 'Active, 46 men "and 30 lames; honorary, U, winter members, 5. Club . members t were sue-cessful-'in the •■Kelson, "i'aranab, Wellington, Dannevirko, and successful'members being: Miss, irayers (fcelson and Wellington Provincial DouWcs Championships), Mr.' H. -W. brown (Taraiialn and ■Wellington Provincial ttnd ' Dannov irko ■Open Dsubl«fChampionships), Mr.,l'. M. B. Fisher (Wairarapa Championship. Doubles, and wci-.j iington Provincial Combined Championship Doubles). ;.!MCssrs. Sheppard and Ward, .won 'the'-Wellington-..Provincial' Junior Championship, Doubles, and Miss Dimant and Mr/ bliepna'rd nvon the. Combined, J umor. Championship. Doubles. -The club was also represented : by Misses. Travcrs oiid'.Ward in the-Now Zealand roprossntativo ladies' team which visited aow South Wales during last season. Tho club was: awin successful in. winning ..tho. Wellington Provincial Senior .Shield-'Competition.without tho lfl«s'of a-'match, its .'.record being: Games flayed, 7; won, 7 s lost. Oj sets for, <1; against, 20; gunte'foiyCT; against, «3. The cup team was again runncr : up, its.record, being: Matches 'played, 11; won, 9.;''-.105t,,2; ~s ets.f or.'lOC; 'against,'. 37; games, for, 1028; against,.7l2.- The thanks of the club w.ero dne to .and Mr Salek for donation, of v trophies, toNMny Clement', Watson for, donation-to .club funds, and to members-and friends who took up debentures, and thus helped tho club to purchase its' courts. ; - ■ '.' (; ' , •; Executive-officers for tho ensuing'year were elected as follow .-President, Dr. Young; vicepresidents,, Dr.. Gibbs, Dr. Gilmer, Messrs. A. '.LrHordman, M.P., C. Watson,.and H::Boid; ; committee, Messrs. J. S. Wilson, J. C. Blair, A J. Fernie,' 11. W. Brown, and. A. W. M'Nicbl; auditor, Mr. G.. Shand;..treasurer, Mr. T. 11. Lawson;: secretary, Mr; William Fraser.. . '~ >'.' .. .' . ' ....'■"