MANIOTOTO ASSOCIATION

Evening Star, Issue 23525, 14 March 1940, Page 6

MANIOTOTO ASSOCIATION

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY The Maniototo championships were held at Ranfurly on Saturday, when the finals of the handicap events were also decided. All the events in the latter sections were won by the players from the north end of Maniototo. All sections reached finality with the exception of the mixed doubles, and the finalists in this section will play off at a later date. The following are the results of the day’s play:— HANDICAP EVENTS. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss C. Harvey beat Mrs Bruhns, 31-18. Men's Singles.—W, Leask beat H. Hargreaves, 31-9. Ladies’ Doubles. —Miss C. Harvey and Mrs Seddon beat Miss M. Bruce and Mrs Bruhns, 33-31. Men’s Doubles.—W. Leask and Harvey beat Tansley and Whitcombo, 31-26. Mixed Doubles.—W. Leask and Miss Mee beat Bruhns and Mrs Bruhns, 3126. CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. —Ladies’ Singles.— First Round.—Mrs Seddon 7, Miss M, Bruce 5; Miss N. Liddell 7, Mrs Kit gour 3: Mrs Thompson 7, Mrs Lome 3. Second Round.—Miss Arnott 7, Mrs Seddon 6; Miss C. Alexander 7, Miss Francis 3; Miss Liddell 7, Mrs Bruhns 4; Miss C. Harvey 7. Mrs Thompson 2. Third Round.—Miss Alexander 7, Miss Arnott 2; Miss Harvey 7, Miss Liddell 3. , „ Final.—Miss C. Alexander 7, Miss G Harvey 3. —Men’s Singles.— First Round.—G. Creighton 9, W. Leask 6; R. Weir 9, M. Griffiths 1; R. Seddon 9, B. Watson 3; Jordan 9, A. Alexander 6; Eudoy 9, Guest 7; Peat 9. Nichol 4; I. Mathias 9, Hargreaves 8: G. Smythe 9, J. Williams 8; W. Bray 9, J. Beattie 0; B. Hayes 9, Weir Second Round. —G. Creighton 9, J. Tansley 5; R. Weir 9, A. Duncan 7; S. Mathewson 9, R. Seddon 6; L. Harvey 9, Jordan 4; R. Haig 9, W. Eudey 4: D. Peat 9, I. Mathias 3; G. Smythe 9, W. Bray 5; S, Leask 9 ; B. Hayes 2. Third Round.—G. Creighton 9, R. Weir 6; S. Mathewson 9, D. Harvey 3; R. Haig 9, D. Peat 2; S. Leask 9, G. Smythe 8. '' ■ . _ Semi-finals.—S. Mathewson 9, G. Creighton 4; S. Leask 9, R. Haig 8. Final— S. Leask 9, S. Mathewson 6. —Ladies’ Doubles— First Round.—Miss Harvey and Mrs Seddon 7, Miss Arnott and Mrs Thompson 3; Miss Francis and Mrs Lonie 7, Miss M'Devitt and Mrs Warnock 4; Miss Bruce and Mrs Bruhns 7, Misses K. and P. Mee 3. . , Second Round. —Miss Harvey and Mrs Seddon 7, Mrs Francis and Mrs Lonie 3; Mrs Kilgour and Miss Liddell 7, Miss Bruce and Mrs Bruhns 6. ; Men’s Doubles— First Round.—Hayes and Jordan 7, Wbitcombe and Tansley 6; Smythe and MacDonald 7, Bray and Duncan 2; Hargreaves and Grealish 7, Nichol and Weir 5; Leask and Harvey 7, Weir and Eudey 2; Peat and Watson 7, Williams and Griffiths 5; Seddon and Haig 7, Mathias and Beattie 2. Second Round.—Smythe and MacDonald 7, Hayes and Jordan G; Leask and Harvey 7, Hargreaves and Grealish IpjPeat and Watson 7. Guest and Mathewson 6; Seddon and Haig 7, Leask and Alexander 6. Semi-finals.—Smythe and MacDonald 7, Leask and Harvey 5; Seddon and Haig 7, Peat and Watson 4. Final.—Smythe and MacDonald 9, Seddon and Haig 6. ■—Mixed Doubles— First Round.—Jordan and Miss M'Devitt 7, Mathias and Mrs Lonie 2; Hayes and Mrs Warnock 7, Hargreaves and Mrs Lonie 5.

Second Hound.—W. Leask and Miss Mee 1, A. Mann and Mrs Bruce 4; Harvey and Miss Harvey 7, Duncan and Mrs Thompson 1; S. Leask and Miss Alexander 7, D. Peat and Mrs Kilgour 1; Seddon and Mrs Seddon 7, B. Watson and Miss Arnott 6.

Third Round. —Harvey and Miss Harvey 7, Leask and Miss Mee 1; Leask and Miss Alexander 7, Jordan and Miss M'Devitt 3; Tansley and Miss Liddell 7, Hayes and Mrs' Warnock 0. Semi-finals. —S. Leask and Miss C. Alexander 7, Harvey and Miss C. Harvey 0; J. Tansley and Miss N. Liddell 7, Whitcombe and Miss Francis 0. A B Grade tournament will be held on the Ranfurly courts on Saturday. OTAGO V. MANIOTOTO TEAMS ANNOUNCED The following players have been selected to represent Otago in the match against Maniototo at Logan Park on Saturday:—Men: F. Young, L. Swallow, E. D. Duthie, W. Sherrill’, J. Steven, D. Murray. Women: Mrs J. C. Clarke, Miss P. Griffiths, Miss D. Gray, Mrs Murray, Miss A. Mackie, Miss Hollamby. The Maniototo team is as follows: Men: S. Leask, L. Harvey, R. Haig, G. Smythe, G. Creighton and R. Seddon; emergency, R. Weir. Women: Misses J. Harvey, C. Harvey, C. Alexander, W. Arnot, M. Francis, and N. Liddell; emergency, Mrs R. Seddon.