THORNDON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Evening Post, Volume LVII, Issue 23, 28 January 1899, Page 4 (Supplement)

THORNDON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Handicap Singles. — Final round — A. Young, owo -I of 15, beat G. F. Smythe, owe p c of 15, 6—2, 6— V Ladies' Handicap Singles. — First round — Miss D. Heywood, owe of 15, beat Airs. 0. P. Knight, rec. 15, retired; Mrs. Holmes, owe % of 15, beat Miss Stuart, rec. £of 15 ; Airs. Biss, rec. iof 15, beat Miss Grant, owe \of 15. Second round -r-Aiiss O; Gore, scr, beat Mrs. Watkins, rec. 15J ; Airs. Holmes, owe |of 15, beat Miss D. Heywood, owe i of 15, 6—4,6 — 4, 6—26 — 2 i\lrs. Biss, rec. £ of 16, beat Miss M. Simpson, rec. \of 15, 6—o, 6—2 ; Miss F. Marchant, scr, beat Aliss Batham, rec. £ of 15. Third round — Mrs. Holmes, owes % of 15, beat Miss O Gore, scr, 6—3,6 — 3, 6—46 — 4 ; Miss F. Marchant, scr, boat Mrs. Biss, rec 4 of 10, 6—5,6 — 5, 6—3.6 — 3. The final round has now to be played between Aliss F. Alarchant and Mrs. Holmes. • Championship Singles. — First round — Fcrnio beat F. D ids bury ; C. Gore beat Butler ; A: Young beat O. F. Adams, I—6, 6—3, 6—2. A— 6, B—6 ; Fisher boat, Grace, 6—2,6 — 2, 6—l,6 — 1, 6—56 — 5 ; Laishley beat Smythe, 6—5, 3—6, s— o, 6—4, 6—2; G. Didsbury beat Devenish, 6—o,6 — 0, 6—l, 6«— 3 ; Wilson a bj'e. Second round — Fisher beat Laishley, 6—3, B—6,8 — 6, 6—2.6 — 2. Ladies' Champion Singles. — Airs. Alarchbanks beat Miss M. Simpson, 6—l,6 — 1, 6—2.6 — 2.