INTERPROVINCIAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCV, Issue 10924, 6 April 1896, Page 6

INTERPROVINCIAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

SECOND DAY. Miserable weather was again the rule on Saturday, and what promised to be a most interesting day’s tennis was almost completely spoilt. The matches that were played before the luncheon adjournment were the only ones in which the conditions wdre anything like normal. Six matches—all of them singles—were got off in the Canterbury—Wellington contest, and so far the result leaves the local men with a lead of twenty games. In the Canterbury—Otago contest six singles and two doubles were completed, the southerners being at present in a minority of forty-three. The surprise of the day was the defeat of the Canterbury pair. Wilding and Harman, by Borrows and Dalziel The result was due in great measure to Borrows’ activity at the net, while his partner also played a sound game. Parker, the New Zealand champion, came out in the singles, but his match against Cox had to be discontinued , owing to heavy rain. Parker, who seemed not to like the heavy ball, has nevertheless seven games to the good, and should win easily, although Cox, for a young player, made a very creditable show against his opponent. The games between R. Gore and Wilding and Collins and H. Gore were also productive of good tennis. Afternoon tea was kindly provided by the Misses Nedwill, daughters of the president of the club. The tournament will be concluded to-day, when a start will be made at 9 a.m. Scores : Canterbury v. Wellington. P. Marshall (C) beat Laishley (W), 6-5, 6-0, 6-0. Young (W) beat G. Marshall (C), 6-2, 6-3, R. Gore (W) beat Wilding (C), 6-3, 6-5, 6-2. Collins (C) beat C. Gore (W), 6-2, 6-4, 6-5. Eoss (C) beat Holmes (W) 4-6, 5-6, 6-0. Styche (C) beat Wooldridge (W), 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. Canterbury v. Otago. Styche (C) beat Sise (O), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. P. Marshall (C) beat Hogg (0), 6-1, 6-5, 6-3. Ross (G) beat Ward (0), 6-3, 6-4., 3-6. Cox (0) beat Newton (0), 6-3, 6-3, 2-6. Harman (C) beat Borrows (0), 6-3, 6-2, 5- Sutcliffe (C) beat Harroway (0), 6- 6-5, 3-6. P. Marshall and Fergusson (C) beat Hogg and Harroway (0), 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Borrows and Dalziel (O) beat Wilding and Harman (C), 0-6, 6-2, 6-2.