LAWN TENNIS.

Evening Star, Issue 11858, 11 April 1903, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

The Otago Association’s annnal toarnament was began yesterday in perfect wear^ r i. o ota g°> University, and ExHigh School Chibs’ courts were utilised and though entries were large, good pro’ gress was made in the preliminary rounds of the various events. In addition to J*** 1 players, competitors came from Ashburton, Lyttelton, Lawrence, and Invercagill, so that something of’ an interprovmcal flavor was added to the tournament. There were no particularly brilliant sets standing out from the rest of the play wh«± was m general of the safe and steady rather than the dashing order. The following are the results of yesterdays play:— •

MENS CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES,

First Round.

C. 0. White beat F. Tucker, 6—l, (, 5 A. E- Harraway best R. Baochop,’ 6 2 s—O’. ’

Second Round.

E. Sahnond beat B. Const on, 6 I, 6 L 'l'. Sutcliffe beat D. Ramsay, 6 0 6 1. H. Bundle beat S. N. Brown, ’ 7 s' 4—6, 6-4.

C. G. White beat C. D. Smith, 6—2 (.- -1. fir Barrie beat G. Graham, 6—o, 6 4, P. Braithwaite a bye (P. Boyd having n tired). Third Round. T. Sutcliffe beat P. Braithwaite, 6—i 3-8, 6-3, TEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. ’ First Round. I f arraway and Marshall beat C. D. '.".;uh and Couston, 6—2, 6—4. Second Bound. Thompson and Tucker beat Bundle and Corrigan, 6—o, 6—o. E. Salmond and White beat Borne and Bauchop, 6—l, 7—5. P. Braithwaite and S. N Brown beat Graham and Ramsay, 6—3, 6—3. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES. First Round. E- Tucker and Miss Hislojp {receive 3-6

of 15) beat Conston and Miss Comorin (receive 16 1-6), 9—4. M'Kellar and Miss White (receive 15) beat C. J. Braithwaite and Miss Braithwaite, 9—B.

Rutherford and Miss Rutherford (receive 2-6 of 15) beat Waters and Miss A. Nioolson (owe 2-6 of 15), 9—7. W. R. Cooke and Miss J. Stewart (reccive 3-6 of 15) beat Sutcliffe and Miss L. Livingstone (owe 15 4-6), 9—3. T. Drummond and Miss A. Stewart (receive 3-6 of 15) beat N. White and Miss H. Begg (scratch), 9—5. R. S. Black and Mrs Black (owe ,2-6 of 15) beat S. Nicolson and Miss A. G. Stewart (scratch), 9—4.

MEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Second Round.

White and Ramsay (owe 3-6 of 16) beat Fnedlander and Denshire (receive 151. 9—2. '

Salmond and Thompson (owe 40) beat MTCellar and Cooper (receive 15 1-6),

MEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES First Round.

C. H. Thompson (owe 15) beat P. Braithwaite (receive 5-6 of 15), 9—3. * C. G. White (owe 15 4-6) beat H. Bundle (owe 1-6 of 15), 9—5. Dr Borrie (receive 5-6 of 15) beat B. Co listen (receive 4-6 of 15), 9—7. H. E. Curtis (receive 4-6 of 15) beat C. D. Smith (receive 5-6 of 15). 9—6. X. Brown (owe 1-6 of 15) beat J. D. Best (receive 4-<? of 15), 9—5. R. S. Black (receive 2-6 of 15) beat Dansey (receive 15 1-6), 9—B. •T. Cooper (receive 4-6 of 15) beat S. Paterson (owe 1-6 of 15), 9—B. D. F. Borrie (owe 5-6 of 15) beat T. Drummond (receive 3-6 of 15), 9—4. S. Nicolson (receive 4-6 of 15) beat T. E. Roberts (receive 3-6 of 15). 9—B. E. Salmond (owe 30) beat D. Corrigan (receive 5-6 of 15), 9—5. r E. Bauchop (receive 5-6 of 15) beat F. .fucker (owe 15), 9—B. D. Friedlandcr (otft* 15) beat R. Jay (owe, 1-6 of 15), 9—3. A. Friedlander (receive 2-6 of 15) beat C. Denshire (owe 2-6 of 15), 9—B. Uren (receive 2-6 of 15) beat Dr Stephenson (owe 1-6 of 15), 9—5. T. Sutcliffe, (owe 16), a bve (P. Bovd having retired).

Second Round

Rutherford (receive. 5-6 of 15) heat A Purdie (owe 15), 9—7. H. E. Curtis (receive 4-6 of 15) beat C. H. Thompson (owe 15), 9—B. H. C. Low (receive 5-6 of 15) beat X. 0. White (receive 2-6 of 16), 9—7.

LADIES’ HANDICAP SINGLES First Round.

Miss 0. Royse (receive 5-6 of 15) beat Miss W. Hislop (receive 2-6 of 15), 9—5. Miss A. White (receive 15) beat Miss 11. Begg (scratch), 9—7.

Second Round.

Miss R. Livingstone (receive 4-6 of 15) beat Miss J. Stewart (owe 15), 9—B. Miss Brown (receive 2-6 of 15) beat Miss Bauchop (scratch), 9—6. Miss Royse (receive 5-6 of 15) beat Miss White (receive 15), 9—6. LADIES’ HANDICAP DOUBLES.

First. Round

Misses Rutherford and Holmes (receive 3-6 of 15) beat Misses Salmond and M'Caw (receive 5-6 of 15). 9—7.