LOWER HUTT CLUB.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 128, 27 November 1923, Page 8

LOWER HUTT CLUB.

In connection with the tournaments being conducted by the Lower Hutt Ten nis Club, an effort is being made to have the handicap events completed before Christmas. Results of games played to date are as follow:— Combined Doubles.—Carter and Miss Eggleston 60 v. Rainey and Miss Bunny 52. Mr. and Mrs. Gostelow (by default) v Austin and Mrs. Austin. Power and Miss Grant 60 v. Siitton and Miss Davidson 55. Bond and Miss Meadows 60 v. Jervis and Miss Bunny 50. Lees and Mrs. Wagg 66 v. White and kiss North 64. Hayes and Miss Paton 60 v. Hill and^Miss Johnson 48. Miller and Miss A. Stevens 60 v. Stevens and Miss Stevens .51. Bond and Miss Meadows 60 v. Power and Miss Grant 38. Hayes and Miss Paton 60 v. Miller and Miss A Stevens 56. Men's Singles.—Lees 61 v. Bond 59 Power 60 v. Miller 52. Wagg 60 v Rainey 58. Hayes 60 v. White 58. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Meadows (by default) v. Miss Matthews. Miss Paton (by default) v. Miss Eggleston. Miss Davidson 50 v. Miss Meadows, jun., 39. Miss Grant 50 v. Mrs. Gostelow 44. The game between W. Lees (last season's champion) and V. R. Bond (run-ner-up) was very fine. Lees picked up his handicap quickly and the score stood at 36 all; Bond, however, drew away again, and at 56-52 appeared to have the game in hand, but Lees, by steady play and good placing, equalised at 57. At 59 all, Bond, on whom the longsustained rallies were telling, took the service. His first was a double fault, and he netted an easy return next stroke, the match going to Lees, 61-59.