LAWN TENNIS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVIII, Issue 11462, 28 December 1897, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

Yesterday a number of players of the Linwood Lawn Tennis Club went to Rnngiora to try conclusions with the local representatives. Play commenced about ten o’clock and continued throughout the ’ day, the games being on the whole interesting and exciting. The Linwood Club won by a majority of forty-two games. The visitors 11 were hospitably entertained at a luncheon at the Junction Hotel, and at the courts afternoon tea was served by Mrs Baber. The following are the results: — SIKGI.ES. Baber (E) heat Barlow (L), 9-6. Ferguson (L) beat Gower (E), 9-6. Kiver (L) beat Good (H), 9-8. Moore (1) beat Comberworth (B), t'-t. . Mayne (I) beatYolckman (K), 9-7. Strange (L) ■ boat Daniels (B), 9-4. Nicholson (L) beat Beeves (E), 9-2. dodbi.es. First Bound.—Baber and Gower (E) beat Barlow and Ferguson (L), 9-7. Kiver and Nicholson (L) beat Good and Cmnberworth (B), 9-4. Aschman and Mayne (L) beat Yolckman and Beeves (B), 9-2. ' Moore and Strange-fL) beat Good and Daniels -(B), 9-6. Second Bound. —Ferguson and Kiver. (L) beat Baber and Gower (E), 9-6. Kiver and Nicholson(L) heat Good and Yolckman (E), 9-7. Moore and Strange (L) heat Yolckman and Daniels (B), 9-7. Aschman and Mayne (L) beat Good and Beeves (B), 9-7. Total games—Linwood 130, Bangiora 83, THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOUKNAME3ST. [Pm Pekss Association.] AUCKLAND, Dec. 27, Tho championship tenuis tournament opened to-day. There was a splendid attendance, and the lawns were in good; order. The play was interesting. Ee- , suits : HEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First Bound—Peel beat Tube, 6-2, 6-1. 6-4; Porker beat Gore, 6-3, 6-2,.6-3; Smith beat Bca-,: bant, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 9-7; J. Marshall, abye from Staite; Hooper beat Fisher, 6-1, 6-0, 6-1, . Second Bound —Parker beat Smith, 6-2,6-2 1r -S-6 j ' Hooper beat J. Marshall, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4. CHAMPION DOUBLES. Brabant and Peacock a bye from Staite and Be es,, Hooper and P. Marshall beat Tnke and SBaith, €-2, , 6-0, 6-2. men's handicap singles. First Bound—J. Wilson a hye from. Pnrelie, Goldie beat Bees, J. Peacock heat Peel, Hartiiou ' heat Davis, Take beat Sinclair, Brown * bye-from Gore, Stevenson beat Dinwiddle. Second Bound—Gentles heat M’Leod,Staite bust I Bruce. Stych'e beat Burton, J. Marshall beat Law- ' ford, Smith beat Eobinson, DargaviUe beat Mac- , farlaae, Turner beat Darcy, Woolmcr beat Cooke, i LADIES’ HANDICAP SINGLES, , Miss Bead beat Mrs Baldwin, Miss WMielnw beat Mrs Chapman, Miss Paterson beat Miss Van Asch, Miss Dull beat Miss DargaviUe. Second round—Mrs Newell beat Miss Kennedy, ' Miss Harvey beat Miss Jolly. men’s handicap doubles. H. B, Cooke and-A. Harrison boat J. and Jit B. Wilson, Gentles and Caldwell ibeat Woolmer and. Gillies, Peel and Tnrner beat Scherf and Biiddeloy. Hooper and P, Marshall beat J. M. Marshall and Baker. ; . COMBINED HANDICAPS. Miss Brabant and Bobinson beat Mrs Baldwin and Brabant, Miss Davy- and Take beat Mrs Chapman and A. Goldie, Miss' Gomeand J. Peacock beat Miss Ledingham and H. E. Cooke, Miss Nunneley and F. Maher beat Miss Bellairs and J. Wilson, Miss Kennedy and W. Stycue beat Miss DargaviUe and A. Peel, Miss Stewart and Garsia beat Miss Sloman and J. Wilson, Miss Whitelaw and J. Caldwell beat.Mra and Mr Gentles. ladies’ handicap doubles. Misses Hawey beat Miss Bellairs and Miss Davy, Misses Patterson and Keels beat Mrs Harrison and Mrs Baldwin.