LAWN TENNIS.
AUSTRALASIAN DOUBLES CHAMSHIP. [Press Association—Copyright.] ADELAIDE., Sunday. The Australasian doublets championship was won by Rice and Campbell (New Smith Wales), who defeated Heath (Victoria) and O'Dra .(South Australia), 6-3, 6-4, 7-4. NELSON ASSOCIATION'S TOURNAMENT. The Nelson Lawn Tennis Association's championship and handicap meeting has ken continued on the Brook Courts during th c past week or two. CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS. MEN'S 'CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. E. C. Rowlev beat J. Heron; K. 'Walber beat S. Rowley; Herd a bye; E. C Rowley beat T; 11. Herd. Final. E. C. Rowley beat K. Walker, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Walker and Herd beat S. Rowley and Wright; Rowley and Houlker beat Green and CI. Clark; Walker and Herd beat Heron and Duncan. Final. F. C. Rowlev and T. Houlker beat K. Walker and'T. It. Herd, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
CHAMPIONSHIP COMBINED DOUBLES. Miss Bell and J. Heron beat' Miss Clark and H. R. Duncan; Miss Maginnity and T. Houlker beat Miss vf. Ledger and C. H. Clark; Miss E. Ledger and K. Walker beat Mrs. H. C. Cock and F. C. Rowlev;' Miss Wright and T. Herd a bye; Miss Bell and J. Heron beat T. R. Herd and Miss Wright; Miss E. Ledger and K. Walker beat Miss Maginnity and T. Houlker. Miss E. Ledger and K! Walker beat Miss Bell and T. Heron, 6-2, 6-1. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES Miss Ledger beat Miss Clark; Miss 3. Ledger beat Miss Wright; Miss Maginnity beat Miss J. Ledger. Final. Miss E. Ledger beat Miss Maginnity, 6-2, 6-2. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Miss E. Ledger and Miss Clark beat Mrs. Robison and Miss Wright; Mrs. 11. Cock and Miss Bell beat Miss J. Ledger and Miss Maginnity. ' " Final. iss E. Ledger and Miss Clark beat 11. C. Cock and Miss Bell. 6-5, 6-4. HANDICAP EVENTS. None of the handicap events have yetbeen decided. The following are. the results to date:— MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES.
L. Rowley beat Hurst; Walker beat Harley; Saunders beat Bell; Menzies beat Johnstone; Hanron beat Duncan; (jr. Clark beat McCabe; Cock beat Herd; Geo. Clark beat P. M. Clark; Saunders beat T. Houlker; G. Clark beat Saunders; G. Clark, junr., has reached the final of this event, and will play the winner of S. Rowley v. Geo. Clark and C. Menzies v. K. Walker. MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Rowley and Robison beat Spear and Hurst; Clark and Hair beat Harley and Houlker; S. Rowley and Johnstone beat .]. and W. Houlker; Menzies and Saunders beat.Cock and Hamilton; Walker and Herd beat Wright and Hanron; Heron and G. Clark beat Buniiy and McCabe by default; Rowley and'Robison beat Clark and Hair; S. Rowley and Johnstone beat Menzies slid Saunders. Heron and G. Clark, F. C. Rowley and Robison, Walker and Herd, and S. Rowley and Johnstone are left ia this event. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES.
Miss J. Ledger and Rpwley beat Miss Stevens and J. Hair; Mrs. Cock and H. C. Cock beat Miss Edwards and Hai'ley; Mrs. Robison and Bobison beat Miss Wright and Duncan; Miss -Vlaginnity and T. Houlker feat Miss Cock and Cock; Miss Field and Herd beat Miss Bamford and J. Houlker; Miss E. Ledger and S. Rowley beat Miss Bell and C. Bell; Miss J. Ledger and F. C. Rowley beat Mrs. Cock and H-. C. Cock; Miss Maginnity and Houlker beat Mrs. Robison and Robison; Miss Clark and Johnstone beat Miss ineld and Herd; Miss E. Ledger and S. .Rowley beat Miss E. Hair and Walker. The winners of Miss J. Ledger and F. C. Rowley v. Miss Maginnity and T. Houlker meet Miss E. Ledger and S. Rowley in the final. LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. MLss Wright beat Miss Bishop; Vis>. E. Everett beat Miss Moore; Miss Field beat Miss Dodson; Miss Adams beat Miss Clark; Miss I. Everett beat Miss Bamford; Miss Maginnity beat Miss Cock; Miss Wright beat Miss Edwards; Miss iviaginnity beat Miss V. Everett. There are several matches yet to be played in this competition. LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES. Misses, Lewis and Lewis beat Miss J. Tomlinson and J. Trolove; Miss Stevens and Miss Wright beat Miss L. Tomlinson and Miss Cock; Mrs. Cock And Mrs. Robison beat Miss Hair and Miss Clark; Miss Adams and Miss Moore beat Miss E. Ledger and Miss Dodson; Miss J. Ledger and Miss Maginnity beat Miss Bamford and Miss Edwards; Misses Lewis andi \\M\vh beat Miss Stevens and Wright. In this event also several matches have yet to be decided.
A team from the Spring Grove Club played a junior team from the Nelson Club on the latter's court on Saturday afternoon, when the visitors won by a margin of several games. An enjoyable afternoon was .spent.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 21 March 1910, Page 6
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