THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNEY.
The LsHra Tennis Championship meeting was continued at Christchurch yesterday. The sun shone brightly during the whole day, bnt a fresh easterly wind interfered considerably with some of the players. The following are the details of the champion events : Men's Championship Singles.—Best of five sets: advantage seta. Prize cup. value £lO 10s. Winner to hold for the year the Championsiia Challenge Cup. - THIRD ROUND. J. W. H. Wood (Christchurch) beat J. P. Gross, man (ChristchurchV.6—4,6-2. H. A. Parker (Wellington) beat F. Wilding (Christchurch), 6s-3, 4-HJ-5. J. R. Hooper (Auckland) beat R. Gore (Welling' ton), 3-6,6-0,6-1, 6-4. FOURTH ROUND. H. A. Parker beat H. Gore, 6—3,3-6, 0-2,6-2. Men's Championship Doubles.—Best of five sets; advantage sets. Prizes, £5 5s each. First Round—R. D. Harman and F. Wilding (Chiistchureh) beat H. Gore and R. Gore (Wellington). P- Marshall (Christchurch) and G. L. H. Marshall- (Wanganui) beat J. R. Hooper (Auckland) and J. Harold (Wanganui). Second Round —R. D. Harman and F. Wilding (Christchurch) beat J. P. Grossman and E. J. Ross (CTuistchurch), J. V. Collins (Christchurch) and H. A. Parker (Wellington) beat J. Paterson and A. H. Brabant (Auckland), Ladies' Championship Singles.—Best of three sets; no advantage Bets, Prize, value £3 3s. First Round.—Miss Black (Christchurch) beat Miss A.J. Colthart (Oxford). . ' SecoND Round.—Miss M. Simpson (Christ.phurch) beat Mrs Hurst-Seagar (Christchurch), Miss H Hitchings (Napier) beat Miss M. Ken. nedy (Wellington), Miss Meeson (Christchurch) beat Miss Van Asch (Sumner), Miss G. Black (Christchurch) beat Miss E. Simpson (Christchurch). :Third Sound,—Miss Meeson beat Miss V. Simpson. Miss Hitchings beat Miss Black. Ladies' Championship Doubles.—Best of three sets; advantage sets in final match only. -Prizes, value £2 2s each. First Bound.—Misses K. and A. Van Asch (Sumaer)beat Misses Mackerras and Scott (Dun- >> Sbcond Bound.—Mrs Ollivier and Mis* Meeson (CSritfshurch) beat Misses H. Hitchings (Napjert and D.Bfeywood (Wellington). All tiie handicap events were farther advanced * stage.
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Evening Star, Issue 9581, 29 December 1894, Page 1
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313THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNEY. Evening Star, Issue 9581, 29 December 1894, Page 1
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