LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15824, 22 January 1915, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

DEVONPORT CLUB.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE DRAW

The Auckland championship tournament will open on the Eden and Epsom Club lawns to-morrow. The ladies' events will

commence punctually at 10 a.m., ar.d competitors must be prepared to start at that. hour. The men's doubles will commence a.-* soon after mid-day as possible, but competitors are requested to play their matches in the morning if possible. The draw is as follows: —

MEN'S CHAMFIONSHIP SINGLES. First Round: S. Upton v. H. Henderson, J. Hunter v. K. Duthie. J. A. Moir v. S. Martin, C. R. Brown v. R. J. Coates. H. E. Webster v. K. O. Gardner. A. C. Whitelaw v. H. A. Miines. S. C. Thome v. Dr. Macky. H. G. Gold Smith v. A. E. Richardson.

The following have byes in the first rounfi. but meet in the second round. H. W. Sneljin? v. C. Jacobsen, Dr. Addison v. K. Robson. J. F. Ewen v. A. C. Johns, Dr. Oov.«-r v. F. S. Shirriffs, A. S. C. Brown v. K. Archer, B. Brabant v. G. C. Lyttehon. V . Newail v. W A. Brown. E. Ohlson v. H. \\ . Cooke, G. Gotz v. J. Q. Grossman. E. T-. Snellinff v. A T. James. E. G. Tallts v. T. E. Clark. E. Hickson v. W. Andreae.

MENS CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round: N. P. Green and B. Brabant v. E. L. Snelhns and T. Clark. Henderson and J. F. Ewen v. Thome and Whitelaw. Gotz and C. R. Brown v. Johns and Jacobsen, Newal! and Lvttehon v. Shirriffs and W. A. Brown. H. W. Snelling and Mints v. Dr. Mackv and Dr. Addison. The following have byes in the first round, but meet in the second round : - Richardson and Webster v. S. Upton and Hunter, Gold Smith and Hickson v. Talhs and Moir, Ohlson and Gardner v. Archer and Andreae. Coates and Ralph v. Duthie and Robson. A. S. C. Brown and Campbell v. Dr. Gower and James, Cooke and Grossman v. winner of Snelling and Milnes v. Macky and Addison.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES

First Round: Miss G. Gorrie v. Miss M. MacCorroick. Mrs. Cooper v. Miss A. Gray. Miss Dames v. Mrs. Scott-Watson, Miss Cr:>wther r. Miss Woodroffe. Miss M. Payton v Miss X. MacCormick. The following have byes in the first round, but meet in the second round: Miss Kerr-Taylor v. Miss Mace. Miss M. Steele v. winner of Miss Payton v. Miss N. MacCormick.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLESFirst Round: Mrs. Cooper and Miss Harvey v. Mrs. Pope and Miss Sloman; Misses Woodroffe and Kerr-Taylor v. Misses Steele and M. MacCormick; Misses Ward and N MacCormick v. Misses Gray and Gorrie: Misses Crowther and Payton v. Mrs Scot',Watson and Miss Mace.

COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round: Shin-ins and Miss Harvey v. Green and Miss Kerr-Taylor. Second Round: Milnes and Miss Daines v. Throne and Miss Payton. Gold Smith and Miss Gray v. Archer and Mrs- Pcpc, W. R. Fee and Mrs. Fee v. James and Miss Campbell; E. Hickson and Mrs. Steele v. Robson and Mrs. Scott-Watson; Gotz and Miss Hare v. Henderson and Miss Crowther, Cooke and Miss Mace v. Duthie and Miss Gorrie, J. F. Ewen and Miss Sloman v. C. R. Brown and Miss Garrard, H. W. Snelling and Miss Woodroffe v. winner of Sherriffs and Miss Harvey v. Green and Miss Kerr-Taylor.

Owing to a number of players having been away from Auckland it has been decided to extend the closing date of the first and second rounds of all the handicap matches in the . club's tournament until '10-morrow

week. Members are, however, requested to play their matches before that day if possible. The remaining rounds will probably be played off after the inter-club matches are over.