INTER-CLUB CONTEST.

Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 47, 24 February 1906, Page 14

INTER-CLUB CONTEST.

In t)ie senior shield Thorndon beat Brougham Hill by 0 set* to, 4. Laishiey and Swnnston; the top men, of their respective teams, were expected to give a fine exhibition,- but both wero out of form— more especially tho latter. Laishley went in .for hard hitting, and soon ran away from , his opponent, and led 7—3. mvanston then a look in, and 1 pressed liar'd for a few .game*. Lalflhley's smashing was all out, And it looked hs though , the Thorndon player would win, but he fell away towards, the finish, allowing Lafohley to get homo 9—7. On the form shown, Fisher should beat both of these players, Young walk* ed home 9-«4 from Hawkino— securing rcvengo {or his defeat on the hard court*. The winner know too much for his op« poncnt, who did not seem to pub any i vim into his play j but possibly the dead court hatl something, to do with his display. Lindsay found- iGor&'s cuts 100 much for hint j the latter won 9—l. fimythe nnd Howe had ft good battle j ihs latter led 2—l. but after that Smytho took charge, yet lio hnd to work, all ho know to , stave off his opponent, With tt little more condition Howe would him done better. Smyths won by 9 game* to ' 6." Mlss'Nuhneley beat Missßathnm 7—o, and Mrs, Holmes bent Mrs, Goldie 7—2. In the Doubles Lalshley nnd Hawkins, had ft gq,od win, 9—6, from Swnnstoti and Young, The latter player worked hard, but Swanston's eye socn> ed out.' Tho latter ia without dottbb the finest double, player in Now Zealand, nnd It Is n, great pity that he hns allowed himself to lose form. , Mlm Nun* neloy nnd Mm, Goldlo won 7—3 from Mrs, Holmes and Miss Batham, Miss Nunncley's driving being splendid. Mr». Marchbankfl and Miss Simpson beat Mrs. Howe nnd Miss Fairdougli 7—4. Some good volleying Was done in this match { in fact, Mlas Simpson's was very clean and crisp, and she should for the future go right up to Ihe not in the combined, and ladles' double*. It will pay. Thorndon just got homo in the Combined Doubles-- Miss Pairclough and Klrker led 4—l from Miss Simpson nnd Didsbury, but could nob vet ono more game Didsbury improved ns tho game woro on, and did splendid work overhead. It was a real treat to sco him dealing with nil looms stuff (sent up. Mrs. Marchbanks and Johnston led 6—l from Mrs. Howe nnd 8011, and thon the latter pair took a hand and oven. It was gamesall until B-nll was culled, whon the former pair seourod n win— lo— B. On tho whole, tho piny was bad compared with tho first round contest, nnd it appealed nn though most of tho players hnd lie* glected practice— which docs not s,ty tntioh for them, or for the Mntch Committee that jwt such players in tho teams. Tho Wellington team, nlthouj»h weak, liod' it good win from Neu'loivn mi t)n> latter* Courts. Wilson w, s Imi good for West, nnd won f.iiilv mwlntiMy, Uodward plnycd a fine y.iti \ ,nid never

gave M'Lcan a, look in from tho Mart. The latter is a player who Rhould do better, nnd would do better if he had a llttlo more patience, Wheii will he learn that it is nob policy to try hard driving at everything that comes to him? His club captain should drop him a hint what to do— as ho is n player with n great future before him if lie gets put on tho right trnck. Green gob a, flying start from Nagle, and piled a few games on, but Naglo evened, and then led, only to see his opponent open out again nnd win, No further Information ' to hand re this competition, oxcept that tho Wellington ladles were too strong for their opponents, except In Miss DJmAnt —a, youiiß player wno wa« unearthed in the Public School contests. The Wellington' Club has secured a likely champion in this young lady, and the fact of hor.plnying in tho senior team is a sign of the times— youth must tell. JUNIOR CUP. ' The Wellington nnd Brougham Hill A teams both had wins from Newtown and Petone respectively, and aro still in the Jead with Khandnllah. Victoria College, by its win from Brougham Hill B team, is now running in fourth place with that team. PENNANT CONTEST. Brougham Hill B team beat Karori 5 seto to 2, and tho former , club's A team won from Khandallah by 6 sets to 1 The Wellington team, by its win from Horokiwi, Btlll holdn prido of place. The Brougham Hill teams are running in second placo with equal number of Wins. The ' Auckland Association's Easter Handicap' Tournament will be held on the 13th, 14th, 16th. and 17th of April. The' usual fl^' handicap eventu nro on the programme ■ Tho Brougham Hill Club propose* to hold an open championship and handicap tournament at Easter time. The first wlssos for the Men 1 * Championship Slhflles and Ladles' Championship Singles •are JJS and -fi4 respectively. The programme has been submitted for approval to tho New. Zealand Lawn Tennis Associatlon through the Wellington Association, If the tournament is approved the entfy forms will bo issued almost immediately. . * • ,