LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 710, 8 January 1910, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS.

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>Hawke's: Bay'iVChanlpioilShips' ■ ind Hahdi-. i' Entriesjclbse-on\January; 15. ' ;,•'-. caps,« ati on;. January v 21Eangjtiiei'ChainpipiisfiipSiand.Handicaps,; ,;■ ~ ;:;at;': ffijMn," > /pnV'iJanuaty..!v2l'-'-andX '22/ ,',■' .'vEhtriesv'dpseS'pn^Januatyi-ii./'.-f ;°v ,v, ■.Wairarapa':.. Championships',"and ■; Haridir ■ r ''. 'Caps, :'at'-Mastert , oh,;'.on«:Ja)iiiary''.22. 1 : .i,.>and-24. jEnj™a;oldse':bnvJanuary.r'lS. ; , 'Manawatur .'Anitial>-^ournain'ent,>. atVPal-: . .;•s merstontNprtK,;on'iMaich;,l6'.and ■'. 17, '■■ •.'jTlapara. ■'etiouul '.'notipe;;'t]iat;s the{dates - of j tlie •Wairarap'a'i Tiuriiament~ : httvia'' , beett : :£*:';s■ ''£$?i::. ..The./ vWellington..A.^jssooiatioii. ;■■/:.was. fortunate/. in':':'being. 'able / tpvcpmple.te vita": - .■ Tlie • rain;'on ''Eye'.ypsiet'wraigei-; . played yon'{■, tke:; Brougham; iSMl;;Welling.ton.Cahdy'Newtowjii 'cpui.ts.V-j'Ha'd.'Vlffip weather" .cleared • earlier ;•' 6a >)Eridis r V, af terV, ndonripMparaiions-.wpiUd.ihaye.beeri'.inadj; .to .i'play.; at • tiw'vßajj' nfahvittistaafing. that•• theT' prepaiatipni of, the'.; courts/ wb.oldV have • delayed > the'.open : ;; •. ing vuntil' i. the) ial'ternoon.; '.-By J. playing.; in' .I'Qwni -vthe'.v Management':-; Cpinnu&e\. : . )vas-. put"; toj-.a; lot,; oJ;-'> incp"nvenience ~\. tlirougli' mmpetitors .residingVacr6ss:',tlie;liarpour' 'oeing . unwillin'gr 'to,, imake 'iiie'; r .'tripS '{to , , 'town. : In-some ■ saiy - to, [ do -■ so,' : : these:'..cqinpetitbis i.wete 'scratched. -,-■ '.'*;■ v;v' . ; -':- v : .U^•■^■r'^''■:■"' ~ iThe . ; .-hafldicappers.; l had i yno; : easyt.task-'. in , working, out.'.ffie positionsj of ;th'e^many; 'competitors, >: some ; of'.whom 'were 5 quito' unknown,' arid 1 cbaseqneiitlT. , v 6om6 ..were "letin." -The men's-aidTladies'/douWes: ,were ;the ■ best'- bMuicsmpe^;-'•' The .'first and;.second-rounds;.of:'the , men's'.'dovibles' provided close' finishes,'.and' 'EeVeral'Eiir- , prises • occurred; .■Huntor,,andV;Quinnell (owe-10); made r i a good - finish ; against : Crewos .and''Fathersv.(rec- 20), "in'st'-win-ning, 71M6. - Jeffery . v and'"lewis,-. ; ; the winners bfUKisi"event,vwere;hard-pushed in'the first,ronnd.'by/.Jones' andi.Clarice; Jmts-in the. BecoiiQ,'' third, vand'.rfourth; rounds they, were fortunate in'nottmeet-. ing-' any - strong pairs, '■because'Jefiory.'.was playing, much below:, his: .best■ form..; -In 1 the;, final ragainst,; Mailean; and 'Paterson, this player',was'iSeeri< at '.his',' best, hisserving .and and i' l)is opponents f ourid- several: flaws ;in thpir own , combination. .• Lqwisi ■vrasvsafe,' and placed i nicely!: The 'top half of, the.. draw' of , this'event furnished the;'closest finishes, ■jin'd Maclean ;and' { ]?aters6n> '"shppld'W'be well .satisfied"aiter -worlqng', thirongh 'to the •■' final withV' no - easier .••. win •- than:-- at m-BLr. ~'■:■:-. ,'-:;'-. ;.-v : -., 1 In' 1 the 'ladies , .' doubles, : '.' Misses ' Scbtt and M.'lntosh ,: (Ecr.) ; in -1010 half; .and Misses. Curtis..and' .-.(reis.--12)'j:-.fa-the. bottom: half, ;• met in: the:. finalj ?■ .and a,good : 'was-witnessed;;'.the' laitar. pair-just'.winning , advantage 1 game' at 63—GO.'■ •■■■-;.•.v , .--■'.•'•'.'- -;,.:f.■-;'%■;/•-: 1 .Quinnell ' : . was ■ the:* only back-marker., to fet'ithrough; to '.-theyithird.-.round'; in ..the. fst;grade. m.*n's,..singles,,.and: .was";'theV beaten.by;.lewis,':: whose', steaoy.play',was too' much.:for' hiin.' The■■'fourth-" round-worked:-out .to- Wnght:'(ls)\ihd;Elkr. (-10)' in--.the,top; .hdf,,'andi Jones: (10): and: Lb\yis . (13) :; in : tfie^bbttomvhalf.., Eller'e -chances most ;! iwoMtd ■; oa'- acawai.' atihis'

somewhat easy-wins, over Putnam (10); Clarke .(10), and Powell: (12), but Wright's style, was. the .hurdle which "placed, him a- loser by sixteen points. Lewis can gonerally.- hold, his' own. with Jones, : and: he.managedifo'dof6ovagain;f'and finished with, five , ■■ points'; ;to-'the:-;good.■■ Wright, and Lewis met in" the final, and a good* game was .witnessed. The play was even up,: to Stall,: and', then Wright :broke' away on-his service, ind established a lead, which he kept to the '. finish/.winnine'; by' six'points., ■'•;, ."' : . .>■'■" ;.'V..-.'-' ..The, second-grade"singles, was won. .by Lauchlan,:' who . had ■. easy' victories up .to. the: final, , , when .he;met Crewes,- .and-.a-close game follbwedj the match, being won: at.6or-57., /, ■• "- ■ '■: . '.. .•."V.A-X-vV--'.:' -There, is, no doubt, toat the ■ ladies' singles was a gift'to Miss Atmorp. ■ She went thrbugh'l.thb'top ..half -of.V.the -draw without , , a:; single.. closely-contested; gamej and: met- Missflurtis in .the final.'-: In the bottom half' : of!.the'.; draw'.the-handicap-, .ping'- was'good,- of■ the: games provided .close ifinishesL ; Miss'.Gurtis'gaye Jlis9. Atmore''her'hardest 'game; 'buty: even' then, the latter.woh.iwith/eightJpointsUo: the good.. , '' ,'■* -V" , ' , " ''-' n ;lr t'l.' s '" , ' ■*>• >''!?* !»W'. None,: of 'the-iback-ma'ricers/got into;'the third: ■ronndj; of. ■ the', combined:-doubles;, -Fathers and -Miss \P.rintzen' ,; :(2B)>' met Isaacs.and' Miss Scott'(ls) in tho'fihalV. and won, 560^50..'"^Fathers;:played , -well right; thrqughy this 'event,-and ■ wasi ably; backed up'by-his.'.partner."-,:■::■ ' i-. - ; ■•■The -New : Zealand'.'Assbciatioii'e .Championship'meeting,'holdan Anckland"dur-,ing..last:.w,eek;uw.as'"notra.:g6pd^feprese"nta-i ,tiye - ; exeeptionHof Wudinff, all the. ; :topinotohers> were presenting-the ; associations: The meeting;; wasfrobbed. , of = much' of: its interest :by.'!ths'"ri6ii-afriyal"'bf:.T?arker ; ;and-[ Q'niU.rin AucUand':'the»May.;-biipre-ith"e';tourna-ment started..•,' And" ; it* was"*? not"-'; known' uuffl, lateKthat^ue.: , 'New: ; ladies':team. , : would ' nbt'cbme-across ! ;'to .compete:;": : With .these: players'Vab'sent'vit ;Vfas not'very,' difficnlt:.to.-.pick : the.iwinribra .of, the-.;principal events. ;WildinK'in,the N sinEles ) ,qf.'Miss!lJu]incley; and Avildins iuJtlie ■"■ combined 'doublos, and. of .■■Misses Powdrall- ana; Gray 'in : the ..doubles,.;'wero-.inever'Yin doubt: ~- Many : : thouglit-.that .Miss ■NunneWy; .would;'strike ; her ; .best; form ;;and- championship, .'but..' they.; ; ;:vrere v disappoirite;d;i ■Miss Powdrell".is'vat'herAest,' and-'more' than 'held iher :own.> Miss,Travers -was' ,the only lady|able tb ; give; Miss'.PqwdJell a" bard- j. ■■..'■':."■,•'..".VvVu'-'-j ['■..'■ ;Much,was espect6d ; .o'f Brown' , and-Blair' in. the • doubles,- but:. tiieirV- performances fell tar short', of .-expectations."..-All the' Wellington :men r : : competing.iiithis-'tbnr'na*-.ment,;iexcept<Hawkins,;, met:-Wilding" in the., singles,-and-. Blair ■certainly' , jrat'-iip-the best,; performanivi' against S{he';;chain- : pioh/. Blair.-.Tras.;little troubled by::Wild-. ,ing's : sorvicej rand- 'his i hitHn'g V was '■■> free' .'and'/strong.:.:'. , " '"'l' '■ "'■ ,: .'", <■;■';'_ ;;■;":■; ''■'~';'■ ■' . ~-■ In ;-Auckland.:championships^; MissPowdrell didiot'ebmpete'm:the"singles, '; in, Hfhich'Jlisses:Nunneley' anii .-Wellwbod '•met-iii-,the.final,>which the-former-won atter'attree-setimatchit '■;-■•'(-:. ■•/•.;■;■.,/. :• Wilding retired •from.' the; singles ;after playing • -m-t -the.. first ■ "rqtind,'. and'' Brown and-Peacock fonglit-.out :Brovra w.oultl'.have- to.-ibe 1 in he is in; at;prese , nt;..to'vrin':frpm PeacbcL '; Fisher>and;-Peaco.ck:.met -the'v Wildings ■-■ in the,final, of"theiChampionship-'donblesV' ,and won ::anbther ; fiverset ; match after-a ;good,fightsV; ;:-'.:::,'.:;>;.'V -y <; : <U---'^- ; Comell; ,of■' Petbrie, '- journeyed «toi;Hast' tags -for -theiChristmas 'tournamehtithere,' and vron;'the ■:handicap'isuiglfes.'^ '--v■■-■'■' ■- . iHandicaps:fnrnish:,miich { ,fopd' foritali. Some-.interestingf.handicapping 'was - ; no? ■ ticed , ;-in.-:-th6»:'incUand'''.'erente.i'';in'':ttie" ■ men s;--'.firsfcgrade"' sinples;.- Fisher : owed 50; Brown, and Hawkins' , owed '40yBlaijy ' ft«M, !Clegh?rn,;.;Harmany'K'ennedy; > ahd : , Upton,-' owed ■ 30;" and' O&'aser' owed! '.']s; ; ,^e-Umit';man':wa's.',Tpddi , ;rec^'i : 7fir-15'';''