LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15807, 2 January 1915, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

HANDICAP TOURNAMENT. SECOND DAY'S PLAY. Beautiful weather conditions prevailed for the second day's play of the handicap tournament now in course of progress at the Remuera Club's lawns. Satisfactory progress has been made with the various events, but owing to a few players remaining in all events there seems to be »' likelihood of a block in to-day's matches.. . Consequently the Tournament Committee wish competitors to understand that they must be in attendance immediately they are required to play. If the tournament is to be completed to-day no latitude in this .respect can be allowedThe following are the results of the matches played yesterday: MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES. "A." GRADE. First Round: Lyttleton (owe 15 5-6) beat A. R. Rutherford (owe 15 4-6). 6—l. 6—l; FEwen (owe 15 2-6) beat Macfarlane (owe 2-6 15). 6—2, 6—3; Larher (owe 15 2-6) beat) Crawshaw (owe 4-6 If), 6—3. Second Round: Gold Smith (owe 40) beat V. Morrin (owe 15 5-6), —2, 6—l; Andrae /owe' 30) beat A. Brown (owe 15 5-6), —2, 6—l; Brabant (owe 5-6 15) beat V. Macky (owe 15 1-6), 2—6, 6— 61; Lyttleton (owe 15 6-6) beat Henderson (owe 15 2-6), 6—3, 6—4; F. Ewen (owe 15 2-6) beat H. Snelling (owe 30 2-6). 6— 3—6, 6—O;E. Snelling (owe 15 5-6) beat Crawshaw (owe 4-6 15), —2. 64; W. R. Fee (owe 2-6 15) beat Dr. Macky (owe 4-6 15). 6 —4, 6—2; Webster (owe 30 3-6) beat Archer (owe 15 2-6), 6—o, 6—3; Gardner (owe 15 2-6) beat Addison (owe 15 1-6), 6—3, 4—6, 6—2; Johnson (owe 4-6 15) beat A. C- Johns (owe 15), 6—4, 6—4; W. Sheppard (owe 5-6 15) beat Newell (owe 15 2-6), I—6, 6-13, 6—4; Keith (owe 15 4-6) beat Hill (owe 5-6 15), 6—5. 6—3. Third Round: Brabant (owe 5-6 15) beat V. Johns (owe 15), 3— 6—3, F- Ewen 'owe 15 2-6) beat E. Snelling (owe 15 5-6), 6—l, I—6, 6—l; W. Shepherd (owe 0-6 15) beat Keith (owe 15 4-6), 6—l, 6—4. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES.

" B " GRADE. First Bound: W. Todd (owo 30) beat Ellis (owe 3-6 15), 6— 6—3; Jocobsen (owe 30) beat Clay (owe 30), 6—3, 6—3; Hull (owe 15) beat Owen (owe 15 3-6), 6 — 6—3; Coulthard (owe 30) beat Browning (owe 30), 6——s. Second Round: Worsley (owe 40) beat Todd (owe 30), 2—6, 6—5, 6—l; "Jocobsen (owe 30) beat Carson (owe 15 5-6), 6—2, 3—6, 6—3; Martin (owe 15 4-6) beat Roes (owe 15 4-6), 6—2, 6—3; Owen (owe 15) beat Mclnnes (owe 15), 6—3, —0; Russell (owe 30) beat Mark (owe 30), 6—o, 4—6, 9—7; Lamont (owe 15 4-6) be »t Moir (owe 30), 6—l, 6— C. Mcrrin (owe 30 3-6) beat Robinson (owe 15 5-6), o—6, 6—2, 6—o.

MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. First Bound: Snelling and Clarke (owe 15 4-6) beat Worsley and Griffiths (owe 15). 6—5, 6—2. Second Round: Webster and Richardson (owe 15 5-6) beat W. and M. Lamont (owe 4-6 15), 6—5, 6—2; Clay and Brabant (owe 15) beat Hill and Ralph (owe 15 2-6), I—6, 6—o, 6—4; A. C. and V. Johns (ewe 15 3-6) beat Pownall and Sloman (owe 15), 6—3, 6—2; Mclnies and Montgomery (scr) beat K r ??' l y n ? , and Ke « 3 (owe 15), 6—3, 6- -2: fcrold Smith and Brown (owe 40) beat Nelson and Keith (owe 15), 6—3, 6—-2; Coulthard and Rutherford (owe 15 2-6) beat Herman and P a ?»ford (owo 15), 6—4, 6—2: Andrea and Archer (owe 30) beat Carson and Morrin owe 15) 6—5 6—3; Johnson and Potter ie ob . Henderson . and Robison (owe .15 6— 3— G—3; Hickson and Gardner (owe 30) beat Ellis and Burn (scr). 6—o, i^ q%K?^ u ? d: Newel i and Lyttelton (owe ft_i . «!?.?' n and Waller (owe 15 4-6), hZ, t -mTt '• Gold § m l\ h and Brown (owe 40) beat Mclnnes and Montgomery (scr), 6—3, r^,i : .i,'^s J and Archer (owe 30) beat Coulthard and Rutherford (owe 15 2-6), 6-1! &—4; Hickson and Gardner (owe 30) beat Johnson ard Potter* (scr), I—6, 6—2, 6—o.

LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. . Second Round: Miss Payton (owe 15 5-6) at „,r MIB , Davl es (owe 30), 6—3, 6—2; Miss M. MacCormick (owe 30) beat Miss Marriner { £"tJ 5 k fT?' fels-Misa Crowther, (owe 15 5-6) beat Mrs. Wicks (owe 15), 6—o/6—4; Mrs. Andrae (owe 4-6 15) beat Mrs. Burn 'owe 15 1-6). 6—5. 6—3; Miss Peacocke (owe 15 3-6) beat Miss Kerr Taylor (owe 30), 6 6, 6—l; Mrs. Scott Watson (owe 40) beat Misa Ward (owe 15 3-6), 6—2, 6—5. Third Round: Miss Payton (owe 15 5-6) beat Miss Kibblewbite (owe 15 3-6), 6—3 6—2; Miss Crowther (owe 16 5-6) beat Miss M. MacCormick (owe 30). 6—3, 65- Mrs. Scott Watson (owe 40) beat Mrs. Campbell (owe. 15 4-6), 6—l, 6—3; Miss Peacocke (owe 15 3-6) beat Mrs. Andrae (owe 4-6 15). 6J—4, 6—4. _, LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES. Second Round: Mrs. Burn and Miss Ba*kin (owe 15) beat Misses Scott and Peacocke (owe 15 1-6).. 6—o. 6—2; Mrs. Beer and Miss Faulder (scr) beat Mrs- Andrae and Miss Commons . (owe 15), 4—6. 6—4. —1; Mrs. Wicks and Miss Mason (owe 4-6 15) beat Misses P. and M. Macfarlane (owe 2-6 15). 3—6, 6—o. 6—2. -;.v;cv;. •--..' Third Round: Misses MacCormick and Ward (owe 15 3-8) beat.Mrs. Burn .and Miss Batkin (owe 15), 6—l, 6— Misses Marriner (owe 3-6 15) beat Mrs. Beer and Miss Faulder (scr), 36, 6—4. 6—2; Misses Steele and MacCormick (owe .30 3-6) beat Mrs. Wicks end' Miss Mason (owe 4-6 15), 3—6. 6—l. 6—3.

[ COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES. ; First Bound: Clark and Miss Moses (owe '15 3-6) beat Henderson and Miss Kerr- | Taylor (owe 31 2-6). 6—5. 5—6, 6—: ■ Ewen and Miss Steele (owe 30 4-6) beat Jacobsen | and Miss Marriner (owe 15). 6—4, 6—4; ' Ralph and Miss Fhilson (ewe 15 1-6) beat Sloman and Miss Commons (owe 15 2-6), 5—6. 6—5. 6—4. Second . Bound: H. Snelling and Miss Eggleston (owe 30) beat Browning and Miss Peacocke (owe 15 3-6), 6—4, 6—4; Newel! and- Miss Mason (owe 15 4-6) beat lunont and Miss Ellis (owe 15). 2—6. C—s, 7—5: Lamer and Miss Cooper (owe 15 4-6; beat Gardner and Miss Litten (owe 15 5-6), 6— Morrin and Miss Morrin (owe 15 4-6) beat Brown and Miss Cooko (owe 30). 63. 6—l; Fee and Mrs. Fee (owe 15) beat Dr. Macky and Miss Oliphant (owe 15 2-6), 6—3. 6—3: Keith and Mrs. Frew (owe 30) beat Thome and Miss Utting (owe 15). 6—4. 6—5; Clay and Miss Batkm (owe 15 3-6) beat Robison and Miss Tressider (owe 3-6 15). 5—6. 6—l. B—6: Nelson and Mrs. Dillicar (owe 3-6 15) beat Roberts and Miss Mocinie (owe 3-6 15). 63. 6—l; Gold Smith and Miss Cooke (owe 30 4-6) beat Waller and Mrs. Wicks (owe 15 5-6), 6—3. 6—4; Johnson and Miss Clark (owe 3-6 15) beat Burn and Mrs. Burn (owe 3-6 -15), 6—l, 65; Johns and Miss Campbell (owe 15 5-6) beat Brabant and Miss Young (owe 5-6 15), 68. 6—2: Worsley and Miss Kibblewhite (owe 30) ■ beat .Clark- and- Miss Moses (owe 15 3-6). 6—3. 2—6. 6rirHill and Miss MacCormick (owe 15 3-6) beat Bamford and Miss Mnrrinor (owe 15 3-6). 5—6. —3. 6—3. Third Round: Gold Smith and Mi** Cooke (owe 30 4-6) beat Nelson and Mrs. Dillicar (owe 3-6 15). 6—4. 2—6. 6—3. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. LADLES' DOUBLES DECIDED. . HOLDERS RETAIN CHAMPIONSHIP. [by telegraph.—press association.] DtWßDrjr, Friday. The New Zealand lawn tennis championship meeting was continued to-day in good weather ana before a large atendantce. I.he heat was not so great as on the previous day ana there was a good breeze blowing from the north, .but not sufficiently strong to interfere with play. One final was played, that for the ladies' doubles championship, the holders, Miss Gray (Auckland) and Misa Baird (Hawke's Bay) defeating Miss Brewster (Taranaki) and Miss Campbell (Otago) after a long and close contest. The finals have been reached in all other matches, and in singles Ollivier will meet Jennings, who this morning defeated the present holder, A. G. Wallace, of Taranaki. Ollivier is out of the combined championship, but the present holders are still in all the other events. The following are the results:— Men's Singles Championship.— round: Ollivier (Canterbury) beat Peaice (Canterbury), 6—2, 6—3, 6—4. Semi-final: Jennings (Otago) beat Wallace (Taranaki), 6—3, 6—3, 7—5; Ollivier beat Gobs (Canterbury). 6—2, 6—3, 6—4. • Men's Doubles Championship.Semi* final: Wallace and Dickio' (Taranaki) beat Nicholson (Taranaki) and Jennings (Otago), 6—4. o—6. B—6. 6—4. Ladies' Singles Championship. Mirs Baird (Hawke's Bay) beat Miss Campbell (Otago), I—6. 6—2, -6—l: Miss Gray (Auckland) beat Miss Brewster (Taranaki), 4—6, 7—5, 6—l. . Ladies' Doubles Championship.—: Misses Gray. and Baird beat Mioses Campbell and Brewster. 46- 7—5. 61. Combined Doubles Championship.—Semifinal : Gos« and Miss Baird fceat Borrows s.»>d Miss Grav. 6—3. 6— Jennings end V?«s Brewster beat Pearce and Miss Camp--bell, 3—6. 6—2. 6—l-

NO FIXTURES THIS YEAR.

Times and Sydney Sun Services. (Received January 1, 9 p.m.) TiOSDOS, IVcwmbor 31. The—tennis authorities havA derided not to fake arrangements for the championships in 1915. ' ■ , sssssa •<