TENNIS.
OROUAV. PAPAIOEA.
(Feilding Correspondent)
The Oroua tennis oourts bore a very gay appearance on .Saturday afternoon last when the members of~ the Papaioea Tennis Club, Palmerston, visited this town and tried conclusions with our local champions. The courts were iu excellent condition and some real good play was put in by both clubs. The lady members of the Oroua olub provided afternoon tea, and the vice-presi-dent, Mr Pirani, at the conclusion of the games thanked the visitors for their attendance. Cheer* were given for the visiting team, and Mr I Graham, on behalf of the Papaioea, returned thanks. Play concluded about 6.80. Feilding won by 10 eete to 1 and 95 gam3S to 49. The following are the scores:— Ladies , Doubles.—Miss M. Gould and Bray beat Mies Stace and Kerslake9—l. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Bray beat Miss Stace 9—2; Miss Gould beat. Miss Eerslake 9—6. Mixed Doubles.—Mies Bray and H. B. Strange beat Miss Eerslake and D. Graham 9— i ; Miss M. Gould and G. Gould beat Miss Stace and Drew 9—6. ' ' • • • • ..- .- Gents' Singles.— H. B. Strange beat D. Graham 9—7; W. Carthew beat Drew 9—6; G. Gould beat MoGregor 9—2) Sinclair lost to Fraser 6-9. Combined Doubles.—Gould and Carthew beat McGregor and Fraser 9—6; Strange and Sinclair beat Graham and Drew 9—<l. Feilding players are mentioned! first in each case. PALMERSTON TENNIS OLUB. The Palmerston North Tennis Club* have decided to hold forthwith twotournaments, Men's Handicap Don* bles and Ladies , Handicap Singles. The drawing for each took place and handicaps were arranged on Saturday as follows :— Men's Handicap Doubles (60 points vantage).—Adams and 0. A. Loughnan scr., bye; E. Waldegrave and Dr Putnam 20 play Connell and Reedy 15; Cooper and Broad 10 play C. Smith and Barnicoat 15; McKellar and Rennell 80 play R. Waldegrave and Barraud 10; Hanking and H. B. L. Smith 5 play F. O. B. Loughnan and Collins 15; Rich tor and Reed 30 play Woon and Clark 30; Harden, and M. Waldegrave bye.. 8; Caw and Wither 15 bye. Ladies , Singles (50 points vantage).—Miss Smith 20 plays Mre Pickett 8; Mrs Rennell 80 plays Miss. Porter 8; Miss Wilson.scr. plays Mrs Fuller 25; Miss Robinson 25, bye. The first rounds must be playecL off by Saturday week, 16th last
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 284, 9 December 1907, Page 4
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375TENNIS. Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 284, 9 December 1907, Page 4
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