LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18690, 22 April 1924, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

NORTH SHORE TOURNAMENT. RAIN PREVENTS COMPLETION The Easter tennis' tournament, held on the Birkenhead and Northcote Clubs courts, was continued yesterday. Play was interrupted in the forenoon by occasional light showers. The competitions were kept ; going, however, till the luncheon adjournment, when heavier rain ' sot m. The un-fivv-.ued matches were thereupon, postponed. it* men's A and B singles, ladies' Bingles. men's double and junior championship will be completed next Saturday. and the ladies' doubles and combined doubles on Saturday. May 3, play commencing at 1 p.m. of each occasion. The results of yesterday's games are:— Men's Singles, l A Grades-Third round: Sturt beat Richardson, 6-1. 6-0: Potter beat Monin. 6-3. 6-3; Whittaker beat Christmas. 1-6. 6-3. 8-6. Semi-fin* Sturt (—3O 1-6) beat Chalmers (—3O 2-6). g 4 6—3. Men's Singles. B Grade.— Round: Young beat Matthews. 6-1 6-1. Semifinal: Keesinp (-30 3-6). beat Gould (-15 4-6) 6—2. 2—o, 7—5: Minns (—ls 4-6) beat K. Corbett (-15 3-6). 6-2, 6-2. Ladies' Singlefl.-Third Bound: UwEwui beat Miss Richardson. 6-1. 4-6. &-2; Km Minchin boat Mrs. Hutton. 2-6. 'b—-J. 8-4. Miss Brownlee beat Miss Cutforth. 6—3. 6-4; Miss Haslip boat Miss J. McClymont. 6—4.' 4—6. 6—4. Mens' Doubles.—Third Round: Young and Farmer beat Tremain and Minns, 6— Ladies' Doubles .—Third round: Misses P. and D. Miller beat Misses Major and Mack£y, 6—3 6—2; Mrs. Potter and Miss Cutforth beat Misses Newman and Brovnileo, 6—l, 5—6. 6—3. , Combined Doubles.. round- Sturt and Miss Wilson beat Morrin and Miss C. Bryant, 11—5. . Junior Championship.-Third round: Grant beat Von Stjrmer by default. Semi-final. Hunter beat Cavaye 5—7. 6—2. 6—4.

HAMILTON TOURNAMENT. [BY. TELEGRAPH. — CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Monday. The Waikato Lawn Tennis Association's tournament was continued to-day, ino following are the results:— Ladies* Handicap Doubles.—Semi-final: Misses Bell and Brno defeated Mrs. Austin and Miss Wilkinson. 9—7. Men's Championship Singles.—Semi-final: Steele defeated Wright. 6-2, 6-1. Pinal: V. Johns (Epsom) defeated Steele. 6—l, Combined Handicap Doubles— round: Mas««y and Miss Marnner defeated Fabling and Miss Stevens, 9—7; Knott and Miss Smeeton defeated Best and Mrs Austin. 9—3. Second round: Steele and Miss Hard'ley defeated Atkins and Mrs. Atkins, 9-8; Knott and Miss Smeotoa defeated Jackson and Miss Ramsey. \p>i Webster and Miss Dun ford defeated Matthews and Mi* Chadwick. Third round: Massey and Miss Marriner defeated .Nome and Miss Best. 9— Johns and Miss Knight defeated Steele and Miss Hardloy. 9—4 : Knott and Miss Smeeton defeated Webster and Mips Dunford, 9—5: Otway and Miss Fletcher defeated Wright and Miss Clouston, 9—V. » Men's Handicap Singles (first crade).— Third round.: Jackson defeated Hawprth. 9—5. Si»mi-nnals: Steele defeated Jackson, 9—3; Hubble defeated, Irvine, 9—7. Final: A. C. Steele (Parnell) defeated Hubble (Marine Suburbs), 9—l. Combined Championship Doubles.—Third round: Wright and Miss Clouston defeated Knott and Miss Smeeton, B—6. &— 1: Atkins and Mrs. Atkins defeated Broughton and Miss Jones, 6—2, 6-1; Beet and Mrs. Austin defeated Quirmell and Miss Bruce, 10—5. 6—2. Semi-finals: Johns and Miss Knight defeated Wri'tht and Miss Clouston. fi— 2—6. 6—2; Atkins and Mrs. Atkins defeated Best and Mrs. Austin. 6—4. 3—G.10—5. Final: Job-is and Miss Knight (Epsom) defeated Atkins and Mrs. Atkins, 6—l. 6—4. Ladies' Championship Singles.—Semifinal: Miss Ramsey defeated Miss Wilkinson, B—6, 6—3. Final: Miss Knight (Epsom) defeated Miss Ramsey^6 — 6— Men's Handicap Doubles.— .round: Miller and Menzies defeated Matthews Bros., 9—7: Jackson and Knott defeated Stevenrwi and Norrie, 97. Ladies' Handicap Singles.—Semi-finals: Minis Clouston defected Miss Stevens, 93; Miss Wilkinson defeated Miss Bruce. 9— OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIPS. BRAY WINS SINGLES. [by telegraph.—press association.] DUNEDIN, Monday. The Otairo Lawn Tennis Association's Easter tournament is rapidly approaching completion. In the final of the men's championship singles W. Bray beat H. K. Bumpier (Oamaru), 3—6. 6—4. 6—4. 6—l. In the final of the ladies' championship (singles Miss Jean McLaren beat Miss D. Hart (Timaru). 6—3. 6—l.