LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14566, 31 December 1910, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

BLENHEIM CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SOME FINE PLAY.

[BT EGEAPH. —I KESS RATION.] Blekhkim, Friday. The Marlborough lawn tennis championships and handicaps wore continued today in perfect weather. The special features of the day's play were the games in which the lady competitors were engaged. Miss Ledger and Miss Butterworth, in the doubles, put up a great contest with Miss Travers and Miss Well wood, and almost had the champions beaten. Miss Batham and Miss Simpson, in the single championship round, played exceptionally well, and after the game received a great ovation. Some of the finals will be completed to-morrow. Fisher was not at his best to-day, suffering defeat at the hands of Smythe. The results are as follows: —

Ladies' Singles Championship.First round: Miss A. Batham beat Miss Brewster, 6—2, 6—4. Second round : Miss M. Simpson, beat Mrs. Waddy, 6 — 6—2; .Miss Kunnelly beat Miss Baird, 6 —l, 61; Miss Travers beat Mies M. Thomson, —1, 6— Miss Butterworth beat Miss V. Simpson, 6—2, 4—6, —2; Miss Wellwood beat Miss Butterworth, 6—2, 7 —5.

Men's Champion Singles.Second round : G. Smythe beat i". M. B. Fisher, B—7 (Fisher retired) ; K. W. Griffiths beat H. Broadmore, 6—2, 6 —; Parker beat U. Smythe, 6—o, —0 ; Brown beat E. Griffiths, 6—l, 6—3; Parker beat E. W. Griffiths, 6—l, 6—2.

Ladies' Double Championship.—First round: Misses Travers and Wellvood beat Misses Thomson (2), 6—l, &—2; Misses Baird and Nunnelly beat Misses Batham an.l Simpson, 6—3, 6—2. Second round; Misses Nunnellv- and Baird beat Misses Brewster and Simpson, 6—o, 6—2; Misses Travers and Wellwood beat Aliases Ledger and Butt-onvorth. 5—6, —10, —0.

Combined Doubles Championship.First round : Miss Butterworth and Ditlsbury beat Mrs. Man Lilian sjhl I!. Smythe, 6 — 6—o; Miss Lodger and O. I'nm*' beat Miss 801 l and Or. Bennett, 6—4, 5—7, 6—l. Second round: Miss Travers and Fisher beat Miss Butterworth and Didsbury, 7—5, 6—l.

i-Ten'.s Handicap Singles.—First grade: Second roundJ. Brock (30) lteat L. Griffiths (20), 70—63; 11. Brown (owes 10) beat F. M. B. Fisher (owes 20), 9080; Brown beat Prouse, 70—45. Second grade: Second roifnd—Hurst (10) beat Broad (30), 70—47; Fathers (19) beat I'attie (16), 70 —56. Third round: Hale (10) beat Father* (19), 70 —51; Jenkins (10) l>eat J. Morton (If,), 70—51.

Men's Handicap Doubles.First, round : Hurst and M add ox (25) beat Jenkins and Jackson (30), 70—61; Peacock and Didsbury (owe 20) beat Griffith* (2), 90 —48. Second round: Peacock and Didsbury heat Hurst and Maddox, 9079.

Combined Handicap Doubles.Second round : Miss Ledger and Parker (12) beat Miss Thomson and Fathers (25), —57 ; Mrs. Me P. love and Van Asche (25) beat Miss Clark and Clark (25), 60 —; Miss Griffiths and Simpson (12) beat Miss Newton and Jenkins (30), 6053; Mies Baini and Fisher (owe 15) beat Miss Penny and Hale (30), 6052-.

Ladies' Doubles Handicap.—Second round Misses Brewster and V. Simpson (10) were, beaten by Misses Bell and Maginit.y (8), 80-48.

Men's Championship Doubles.First round: Fisher and Smythe '«ai Prouse and M. Wiffer, 6—l, 6—o; Parker and Brown beat Peacock uid Didsbury, 6—4, 6—4.

Ladies' Champion Singles.—Second round : Miss V. Simpson l>eat Miss Batham, 5—7, 12—10, 6—3. Ladies' Handicap Singles.—Miss Nunnelly (owes 15) beat Miss M. Simpson (7), 80—46; Miss Bell (12) l>eat Miss Clark (24), 62—50.

Combined Doubles Championship. — Second round: Miss Baird and Parker beat Miss oilwood and Wilson, b—l, 6—2.