TENNIS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 966, 18 March 1910, Page 7

TENNIS.

PALMERSTON CLUB'S TOURNAMENT.

The Palmerston Tminis Olub'g tournamout terminated yesttfday in very unfavourable woitther, whioh robbed the finals of a proi.f deal of interest, although the plav was remarkably good. The courts in the morning were just becoming lively wtien the rain softeued them, and soaked the balls so that ihey would hardly bounce at all. Praise is due to the management for the manner they oonducted the tournameut. Amongst the hardest worked of the oommito were Messrs W. L. Fit*. H 1 N VVfl'f Wal(legrave > 0. Adams, mr'n 300 - and especially the overworked secretary, J. t. Pickett the part of the players, The public again supported the Club «ii the ovents, except tho men's haudiSi, \ WOU by Walli( W»v« and Withai, weut to outside playors as follows —Combined Chamnioiishin Doubles, Fisher ami Miss Haitgili * LadißH' H D(li r aP Singles - Ladies Handicap Singles, Miss Simpsnu; Ladies' Haudicnp Doubles Miss Simponu and Miss N. Wilson' a °r f n D ° ubies ' pr °«se an Miss S.mpson; Men's Championship Siuglee, Prouse; Men's ChainlnoDßhipDiinbteß, Fisher and Prouse • Hartgill Pi ° DShip Siuglßs ' Miss

mftih nFti 8 ' aD(I Mosfc exciting match of the day was between Mrs led Ssßt! Ha r J gilL Mrs Pa y Qo 9 9 Mrs p U tllo ® mi wero m 7 d 7 M? yno ffou the next and Miss Hartgill the next three after a splendidly fonght-out battle by 12-Btrni-I! 18 W ! nuer ,las Powerful court " V6rj aotiTo on tlie

Usher, on the wet courts, contented himself with getting the ball Z! lTJ tOW got luto * a " d } 'is powerful volleying was pretty to watch. Stedman S > K anies . but was not so lK- aS , OUBO iu tll6 Champion- !! Mp ß ! 8, . A S1)0oial P liz ®. given is K McHardv at £1 is, has been presented to R. R ee d » very young aud steady player who was beaten by Fisher in tho Men's Handicap Singles by 80'-67, Results roSd ieS MuS 0,,p Singles ' Bflcon(l So wm ! mpBOU 15 bßat Miss ft. G. Wilson, 18, 35-51; MrsPavne s 5 b fiat Mm Adams 35, 50-47' ft. Sinpto " « &

Donblos > fieoond round.-PownaH and Levieu, 27 60 3'i • wm 15, Z~ id < either and Waldegrave 30 r<? ■^ a ' n)er ston. 36, 60Pownill man . an T a L : Swith . 35 . ThhS I '™ c ' , L , evien . a 7. 60-49. E^TJ ld:Flsl| or and Pronse scr, Final TO-!? an and Smitl1 ' 60—50; Jmal. Wittier and Waldegrave beat Proase and Fisher, 60 -52. L £ s, H ol TP, io ? sliii)Sin ß lM ' iiuai--Miss Hartgill beat Mrs Payne, Oombmed Oharapionßhip Doubles. -■Wisher and Miss Hartgill heat p!n W n Uall Misa Wilson! 9-1 T 83^m P SOII beat Cox and Miss J, Wilsou, 9-4. Seoond Z? 161 ' and Miss Hartgill beat Stow and Miss Porter, 9-4 Jmal: Fisher and Miss Hartgill beat Pronse and Miss; Simpson, 9-4 Men'sl Championship Singles, semi'-final.-Stedman beat Johnston, 9-8. ™ : Pronee beat Stedman, 6-2, .f 8 Ohampionship Doubles.ColSi Tr P [T boat Stow and fer«-?X3 eau,i " m au ®

rnnS iOS Ir Ha m dioap Do } lbles . second round.-Mrs Watson and Miss Hart22fiOr'4fl 6 .Mf EBe Q SmithandQrant 22,50-40, Misses Simpson and N Wi sou 0 beat Misses Porter aud Wilson 9, 50-42. Final: Misses Simpson and N. Wilson 9 beat Mr! Watson and Miss Hartgill scr. 50-

Combined Hindioap "DoableF seoond ioaud.-Prouße and Miss BCl '- beat Wither aud Mrs t ltzherbert, 50—41; Moodie aud Mrs Moodie 80 beat Pownall aad Miss *<• J. Wilson 15, 60—82, Third round: Adams and Mrs Adams 11 beat Moodie and Mrs Moodie 30, 50 w, 00 ? 6 a , U , ( ! Mis ' Simpson beat K p s Gr[iuk < s °- 48 - lmTAri? 0 ™ 9 ,^ 1 Miss Simpson " Adams aud Mrß Adams, 50—42, Q,^ aD(^" a P Singles, seoond round.— Stow 15 beat Eraser 25, GO-44-fco r T|. 2s ß b °i at «,°v L ' a SMifch 33 ' S"1 'ni 33 beafc L ' Smith 30 Drew 2K n rJ' 011 ? 1 33 beat «nr i! V -.7 ' Semi-fiDal: Fisher jr. beafc fetow 15, GO--56. Pinal; wher sci'. beat Reed 83, GO—s?,