LAWN TENNIS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12696, 30 December 1901, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT, [Peb Press Association.]

AUCKLAND, Dec. 28.

. The New Zealand Lawn Tenuis* Championship Tournament was continued to-day in splendid weather and there was a largo attendance of spectators. Several specially interesting games were played. The results are:

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES— Peacock received a bye from Brabant; Laishiey beat, the Rev J. Marshall, 64, 6-3, 6-0.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES— Miss Nicholson, beat Miss Eice, 6-6, 4-6, 6-1; Miss Simpson beat Miss Stewart, 6-4, 6-3. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES— Rpv J. and Dr Marshall beat Rice and Heather, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLESMisses Gorrie and Seherff beat Mesdame3 Gentles and Newall, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES —Miss Bice and Rice beat Miss Gorrie and Vailo, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; Mrs Neville and Sloman beat Miss Simpson 'and Peacock, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4; Mrs Neville and Slomani beat Mrs Chapman and l Goldie, 6-4, 6-1; Miss Nunneley' and Fisher beat Misa L. Rice and C. Heather, C-0, 6-0. ■ MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES—N. Baker beat-Fisher, 6-5, 6-3; G. 11. Baker beait Goldie, 6-4, 6-1; Billing beat Turner, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Rice b<M Upton, 6-5, 6-4; Brown beat Laish'iey, 6-4, 6-5; Maddocks beat Druce, 6-5, 6-1; T. N. Baker beat G. H. Baker, 6-4, 6-2; Nicholson beat Muir, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1; Billing beat Turner, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; (Sloman beat Rice, 6-3, 4-6, 6-5; Brown beat Laishley, 6-4, 6-1; Maddocks beat Young, 6-5, 6-1; Maddocks beat Egerton, 6-1, 6-1; Nicholson beat T. N. Baker, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES (second round)—Miss Walker, beat Miss Marshall, 6-4, G-5; ■ Miss C. Biss beat Miss Gorrie, 6-1, 6-2; Miss Mowbray beat Miss _ Davy, 1-6, 6-5, 6-3; Mm Biss beat Miss Atkinson, 6-4, 6-4; Mis? Simpson beat Miss C. Biss, 6-5, 6-4; Miss Nunneley beat Miss Mowbray, 6-0, 6-2; Miss Nuninei'ey eb-eat Mrs Biss, 6-3, 6-4. MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES—Dr Marshall and Egerton beat Turner and! Cook, 2-6, 6-5, 6-5; Fisher ■and Peacock beat Buddie and Young, 6-2, 6-4; Mair and Billing beat Goldie and Upton, 6-4, 6r5; Fisher and Peacock beat MaLr and Billing, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. lad&s" Handicap DouBLES-Misses .Stewart beat Misses Marshall and Dudley, 6-1, 6-4; Misass Van Asch and Nunneley beat' Misses Udy, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1; Misses Nicholson beat Misses Newall and Cox, 6-5, 6-2; Misses Chapman .and Sloman beat Misses JJ eatuer and l Brown, 6-2, 6-4; Mrs Cooper and Miss Harvey beat Misses Hall and M. Rice, 6-2, 6-2; Mts Goss and Miss Mowbray beat Mrs Ccoper and Miss Harvey, G-5, 5-6, 6-1.

COMBINED HANDICAP—Miss Sloman and Sloman beat Miss Blades and Goldie, 6-1, 6-5; Miss Van Asch and' P. A. Vaile beat Miss Towie and A. Brown, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; Miss Udy and Billing beat Miss Marshall and Dr Marshall, 6-1, 6-1; Miss Nicholson and Patterson beat Miss Gorrie and Egerton, 6-5, 6-0; Miss Stewart and Bamford beat Mrs Newall and Diddams, 6-3, 6-3; Miss Van Asch and Vaile beat Miss Brown Mad Lesueur, 6-1, 6-3. The final in the Men'a Championship Single's bstweea Peacock (Auckland) and Laishley (Wellington) will be played on Monday-

THE AiSHBURTON TOURNAMENT,

Play was resumed early on Saturday morning in the A ahburton tournament, but 'the long delay's of the two preceding days on account of iihe rain prevented all the- matches from being finished. Great interest centred in the meeting between A. Wilding and Collins in the second round of the Men's Championship Singles. Collins showed some excellent volleying, tut his opponent's ground atrokes were so> fast and weil-pliaced that the two first sets arid) the match went to Wilding who will play Lynch in the final to-day. Harniim and Collins beat White and Jackson i; •the third round of the Championship Double?, in which sojna first-class tennis was shown. Collins'a volleying was' quite good enough tc sustain his reputation as one of the finest volleyed in New Zealand. Miss Campbell, of Dunedin, in beating Miss Harrna.n in the final round of tho Ladies' Single Championship proved & player of aierling merit. The following are the results of Saturday's play: -MEN'S SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIP—Second round: J. U. Collins beat. K. D. Har man, 6-4, 6-3; A. Wilding'beat B. Salmond 6-1, 6-4. Third round': A. Wilding beat J. U. Collins, 6-3, 6-1; T. Lynch beat E. H. Jackson, 6-3, 6-8, 6-4. MEN'S DOUBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Third around: Harman and Covins beat C. G. White and E. IL Jackson, 6-1, 9-7; C. H. Broad and 1 Fj. Salmon beat C. F. Salmond and P. H. Cox, 6-2, 6-2. LADIES' SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIP— First round: M:ss Campbell boil Miss Revel; 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Mias Ccltnart beat Miss A. Orr, 6-5, 6-1. Second round: Miss Harman beat Miss Purneli, 6-2, 6-2; Miss Campbell bea. •Miss Colthart, 6-0, 6-1. Final round: Miss Campbell beat Miss Harman, 6-0, 6-1. MEN'S SINGLE HANDICAP, first grade—' Second round: C. G. White (owe 2-6) beat C. F. Salmond (owe 15), 6-4, 3-1 (unfinished); A. Wilding (owe 30) beat C. L. Manmann (scr), 6-5, 6-4; F. Newton (owe 4-6) beat T. Rowicy (receive- 2-6), 6-5, 5-6, 6-3. Third round: A Wnd.ng beat B. Sa.-niond, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. MEN'S SINGLE. HANDICAP, second grade —Second round': o'. G. Alcorn (owe 4-6) beat C. J. Newton (owe 3-6), 6-3, 6-3; D. Friedlander (owe 3-6) beat. L. W. Douglas (owe 2-6) ; 6-3, 6-3; C. J. Payne (owe 15) beat G.. M. : Watson, (receive 2-6), 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. Third round: H. Curtis (owe 5-6) beat G. Fowler (sor), 6-1, 6-2; R. Douglas (owe 5-6) beat C. J. Payne, 5-6, 6-3, 6-1. Fourth rcund: D. Friediandci beat R. Douglas, 2-6, 6-5, 6-2. Final round: H. Curtis beat D. Fricdlandier, 6-2, 6-2. LADIES' SINGLE HANDICAP—Second round". Miss Berkeley (owe 4-6) beat Miss F. Bell (receive 15), 6-5, 6-2;' Miss L. Revell. (owe 15 2-6; beat MissJ Kohn (Teceive 15), 6-3, 6-5; Miss M. Colthart (owe 15 2-6) beat Miss E. Cooch (receive 3-6), 6-0, 6-4; Miss Dalo (scr) beat. Mis 3 Lyttellon (owe &-C), 6-4, 6-5. Semifinal round: .Miss Berkeley beat Miss Revel!, 6-4, Q-6, 6-1; "Miss Dale beat Miss M. Colthart, 6-4, 6-3. ME,N'S DOUBLE HANDICAP— S. M. and R. S. Brown (receive 2-6) beat P. H. Cox and S. J. Gordon, (owe 15), 6-0, 6-3; C. H. Broad ■and E. H. Jackson (owe 15 4-6) beat W. D. Revell and T. Rowley (owe 4-6), 6-3, 6-1; C. F. andf E. Salmond (owe 30) beat T. Orr and W. Pearse (owe 4-6), 6-4, 4-6, 6-5. LADIES' DOUBLE HANDICAP-Second round: Miss Purneli ar.d Mts Tennant (owe 3-6) beat Misses Kohn and F. Bell (receive 15), 2-6, 6-4, 6-1; Misses Lytfelton and Seymour (owe 1-6) beat Mrs Snodgras'sl and Miss Standish (receive 2-6), 6-5, 1-6, 6-4. Third rour.d: Mrs Tennant and Miss. Purneli beat Miss Lyttelton and Miss Seymour, 6-2, 6-2.

COMBINED HANDICAP-First round :T. Lynch and 1 Miss Revell (owe 15 3-6) beat E. Russell and Miss Berkeley (owe 15), 0-6, 6-0, 6-4; P. H. Cox and Mrs M. Friediander (owe 1-6) beat T. Orr and Miss Bates (scr), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; C. H. Broad l and Mise Campbell (owe 30) beat W. Johnston and Mrs Tennant (owe 3-6), 6-1, 6-2; S. N. Brown and Miss Bauchop (owe ]-61, beat L. Owen and Miss Cooch (receive 3-6), 6-1, 2-6, 6-0. Second round;: T, Lynch unci Miss Revell beat G. Friediander and Miss Bell (receive 4-6), 6-2, 6-1; C. G. White and Miss Harman (owe 15 3-6) beat S. J. Gordon and Miss W. Purneli (owe 3-6), 6-0,. 6-1; Brown and' Miss Br.uchop beat H. H. Fooks and Miss Sfcandish (ewe 3-6), 6-5, 6-3. Third round: C. H. Broad and Miss Campbell beat Brown and Miss Bauchop, 6-3, 6-4.