LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14808, 11 October 1911, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

OTAHUHU BEAT TRAINING : [i : ,: " COLLEGE. ', -- ■' \*\ A lawn : tennis ; match was . played .'on Saturday last at Otahuhu between v the local team and the ; Training : College. Six men's doubles and "^ five ladies' doubles were contested, the i result l being a win for Otahuhu by,. six matches to five. Many of - the games; were very close, and the contest was a most enjovablo one. TJje detailed results are ; " as follow, the Otahuhu players being: - mentioned first in each - case: Miss McGee and Miss Wilson lost to Miss Western and Miss Batkin, 5—6, 2—6; Miss Morrin and Miss - Whiteley won from Miss Daines«and-Mis3" Oliver, 6 — 65; Mrs. Whiteley and Mrs. Phillips won from' Miss Veale and Mrs. Beehan, 6—3, 6—3; Miss' P. Carson and Mrs. Wilson lost to Miss Wylie and Miss Foley, 6—5, 26, 5—7; Miss Burton and Miss M. Carson -won; from 'Miss Le Pino and Miss Hardy, 56, 6—5,; 6 i; Sheppard and Pago lost to Milnes and Carson, 6—4, 2—6, I—6; Morrin ■■: and Mullins won from W. Johns .'. and > ; Merrington, 16, . 6---4, 6—3; Waddell and Greaves won from McGechie and -Ramsay, 6—3, '6—4-; Phillips and Eowe" 'won* from Stubbs and Gasparich, 6—l, 6—5; ' Nicholls and. Hall lost to Mackenzie arid Sissons, 6—4. I—6, 2—6; H. Nicholls and West lost to Briggs and Steele, 5—6, o—2, 36, ■

• TE KUITI CLUB. ■• [from ' otje '" OWN CORRESPONDENT.] The opening of the Te Kuiti Lawn Tennis ; Club took place on Saturday, -when there was a large _ attendance of visitors and the general public. A number of new players were present^ 4 and there is every hope for a successful season. The ladies supplied afternoon tea. The courts were in excellent order, and some fine games .were plaved. Tho first challenge match for the Howard shield will be played at To Kuiti on Saturday next, against the Mangapeehi Club.

DAVIS CUP CONTEST! [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ; ASSOCIATION.] Christchurch, TuesdaysPreparations ■■ for the Davis Cup contest are in a forward' condition. :, The sub-com-mittee of the Lawn Tennis Association 'of Australasia have, instructed the ;, architects to call for tenders immediately ; for the erection of stands to accommodate 5000 persons round the court on Lancaster Park. : The. cup is being forwarded to Christchurch, and on its arrival it will be on exhibition. In anticipation of a largo number.:; of -people coming from Australia and from different parts of New Zealand to witness the contest the Tourist. '-■ Department is .■; at ■, present ; arranging for the issue of tickets at excursion rates. ... ■ , ..■.-•, Tho-New Zealand Lawn, Tennis championships are to be decided at Lancaster Park just prior to the Davis Cup contest, and ''courts are'.'being laid down to the .westward of the Davis Cup court..