EXTRA EDITION. THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 155, 30 December 1905, Page 6

EXTRA EDITION. THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

TO-DAY'S PLAY. NOTES ON THE GAMES.

The tennis tournament was resumed this morning at the College grounds in brilliant sunshine, but with prospects of wind. The event that progressed most during the forenoon to-day is the Men's Championship Singles. At time of writing, Borrows, Wallace, Parker, Swanston, Fisher, Goss, and Dickie have found their way Into the fourth round, and Laishley (to meet Borrio ip third round) will almost certainly do so too, so that these players will fight for the semifinals. Wallace was beaten by White in the first set of the third round, but the latter apparently found the effort too tiring, and resigned. The Christchurcli player Borrows got an easy passage through at Bell's expense, as did Parker with regard to Young, and Swanston with regard to Bauohop. Fisher played carelessly against Quill, but got through comfortably. Dickie is playing fair tennis, and there are hopes that he or Fisher, Swanston, or Laishley may oxtend Parker. Ihe champion's form, however, seems to negative any chance of a surprise. Results are as follows: — MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Third Round : A. Borrows beat A. Bell, 6—3, 6—l, 6—l; W. Goss beat H. D. Bamford, 6—o, 6-3, 6—2; H. A. Parker beat A. Young, 6—l, 6—2, 6—2 ; A. G. Wallace beat C. G. White, 3—6, 3—2 (White resigned) ; F. M. B. Fisher beat T. Quill, '6—4, 6—2, 6—l ; R. Swanston beat R. Bauchop, 6—2,6 — 2, 6—o, 6—l; F, Laiehley beat W. H. Borrie, £i—l,i — 1, 6—3, 6—2. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Second Round: Miss Nunneley heat Miss Cock, 6—l, 6—l. Third Round : Miss Ward beat Miss Travers,' 6—4, 6—3 ; Miss Nunneley beat Miss M. Ward, 6—3, 6—5.6 — 5. A very fine game, Miss Ward winning more strokes than the score shows. Misses Ward, Powdrell, Gorrie, and Bathain Jre still in. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Second Round : Mrs. Holmes and Miss Jackson beat Misses Gorrie and P. Gorrie, I—6, 6—4, 6—3. Third Round (semi-finals) : Misses Powdrell and Campbell beat Miss Marchant and M. Ward, 6—o, 6—4 j Misses Nunneley and Ward beat Mrs. Holmes and Miss Jackson,- 6—3,6 — 3, 6—6 — o—thus0 — thus leaving these winners to play off for the championship. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round: Kiver and Miss Berkeley baat Patterson and Miss Travers, 6-3, 6—4. Second Round : Swanston and Miss Powdrell beat W. Brown and Miss A. Stewart, 6—l, 6—l. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES. First Grade. First Round: J. G. Johnston (25) won from F. Laishley (scratch) by default. Second Round : J. G. Johnston (25) beat G. Didsbury (22), 70—67; J. Patterson (15) beat E. Y. Bedward (20), /o— 6'4; L. Bonnington (27) beat W. Goss (10),« 70-68. Third Round: T. Ward (30) beat Richmond (25), 70—59; G. Prouse (20) beat F. B. Green (25), 70—64; L. Bonnington (27) beat D. M'Caskill (25), 70—54. Second Grade. Second Round: J. H. Stewart (15) beat G. H. Hurley (15), 71—69; J. H. Stewart (15) beat G. H. Hurley (15), 71—69; E. Taylor (scratch) beat Dr. Robertson (10), 70—56. LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. Third Round: Miss M. Ward (owe 5) beat Miss Fleming (18), 50—44 ; Miss Batham [S) beat Miss Adams (28), 50—45 ; Miss M. Simpson (12) beat Miss Harman (5), 50 — 45; Mis 3 Jameson (owe 5) beat Miss Fletcher (15), 50—48. MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Second Round : Hawkins and Hunter (22) beat J. Patterson and A. Brown (15), 70—67 ; Taylor and Gray (35) beat Banchop and Borrie (25), 70—66; Dickie and Wallace (5) beat W. Fraser and M'Lean (25), 70—51; Smythe and Sloman (15) beat Thwaites and Grady (35), 70—59; ,G. Prouse and O. Prouse (25) beat Duncan and Bell (25), 70—55; I Robertson and H. Howe (32) beat Bani- ; ford and W. A. Brown (25), 70—65 ; D. i M. Beere and Garlick (45) beat Gower and Richmond (30), 70—63 LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES. ' First Round : Mrs. t Pierard and Mrs, Goldie (15) beat Misses Batham and Marchant (5),. 50 — 47; Misses Christie and Marks (10) beat Mm. Murphy and Miss Wilson (30), 51—49 ; Mis. Lindsay and Mrs. W. Howe (18) beat Mis,ses A. Stewart and IS. Stewart (scratch), 50-r— 36 ; Missea Todd and Fannin (10) beat Misses Turton and Seed (18), 50—42. Second Round : Mrs. Westall and Miss Nevill (15) beat Misses Aitken and Fulton (15), 50—47 ; Misses Cock and Fleming (15) beat Mrs. Wagg and I. Rosa (20), 50—45. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES. Second Round : Aitken and Miss Simpson (8) beat Pearse and Miss Fletcher (15), 51—49; Garlick and Mrs. Birch (25) beat M'Ciskill and Miss Davirs (15), 50—40; Hawkins and Mrs. Goldie (12) beat Kirker and Miss Fairclough (16), 50—44. .MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Third Round (semi-finals). — White and Fisher beat Laishley and Wilson, 6—3,6 — 3, 6—3, 6—o;6 — 0; Parker and Swanston beat Quill and Kiver, 6-r-O, 6-^-3, 6—3; Dickio and Wallace beat White and Fisher, 4—6, 6—2, 6—3, 6—l. Thus leaving the winners to play off for the championship.

The shade temperatures at 9 o'clock this morning were 63 degrees in Wellington, 65 at Auckland, 64 at Christchurch, and 60 at JJunedin. At that hour bright blue sky prevailed at seven of the fortythree observation etations, while blue sky alternating with clouds was recorded at fourteen other stations. The weather was cloudy and misty at Manukau Heads, overcast with continued rain at the Bluff, and drizzling at Invercargill. Captain Edwin's forecast this morning was lugubrious as his pronouncement on the day preceding Christmas Day. "Rain probable in most p*rts of the country" was, his anticipation. The barometer shgwed a fall everywhere, and indications for northerly gales were shown at Cape Campbell, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, and Nugget Point. Messrs. Harcourt and Co. direct attention to their auction sale advortised to take place on tho 17th prox., at 2.30 p.m., when they will offer {or s>«lq a building siiL-, having 46ft frontage to" T&ranaKi-street by n depth of 80ft, and situate opposite to the Gear Meat Company''i butchery. Attention is also directed to lliojr now list of freehold and leasehold investment .fefcproportiox fmprompt dUpoul ou tspeenu term* to mit BUfcilMaG!, ' ,