LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7021, 8 January 1910, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

[Bx GnjtirOABKY."X COMING EVENTS. Hawke’s Bay Championships and Handicaps. at Dannevirke. January 21st and 22nd. Rangltikei Open Championships and Handicaps, at Marlon.—January 21st and 22nd., Wairaxapa Open Championships' and Handicaps at Masterton.—January 22nd and 24th. ; WELLINGTON HANDICAP - TOURNAMENT. WINNERS 1910. (1) Men’s Singles—P. B. Wright (Marital). (2) Men’s Doubles—C. A, Jeffery and F, A. Lewis (Newtown). (3) Ladies' Singles—Miss D. Atmore (Wellington). (4) Ladies’ Doubles —Misses V. Curtis and L. Watters (Petone). (5) Combined Doubles—H. Fathers and Miss Printzen (Trinity). Tho various runners-up were:—(l) F, A. Lewis, (2) J. McLean and S. Paterson, (3) Miss V. Curtis, (4) Misses J. Soott and, K. Mclntosh, (S) Dr D. N. Isaacs esA Miss J. Scott. I • • Ths handicapping at the Day’s Bay tournament could hardly be classed "Al." In fact it was'just ordinary. A few examples will suffice to prove that citner : the information available was very scanty or that the numbers were put in a hat and drawn. men;s second grade singles. Fisher, the Blenheim player "reo 3," met Walton "rec 10," and was defeated 60—26. The fapt that the visitor is a grass-court player can hardly account .for Walton’s win of 27 points irrespective of the handicaps. N. Mitchell and H. Smith are both on the same mark in the Newtown Club’s Handicap Singles, but in their wisdom the association’s handioappors placed Kirk on scratch, gave Mitchell 8 points, and Smith 25! Mitchell has I announced his intention of taking his tennis from the bank at next tournament. LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss Atmore, a young Wellingtonian, received 25 from Miss Scott, scratch, and •words will not be necessary when one ■has glanced through the results of her matches: v. Miss K. Mclntosh (scr), 50—24. v, Mi.se Murray (6), 50—40.

v. Miss Creascy (16). 50—32. v. Mies Cochrane (25), 50 —37. v. Miss Curtis (14), 50—42. In three of her five wins she scored more aces than her opponents, and altogether totalled 125 actual points to 114 against her. Her start of 25 thus, left a nice working mar pin 1 MEN'S DOUBLES. In the men’s doubles, Jefiery-Lewia (8) Jones-Clark (10) wore far too lightly dealt with, but fortunately for the other contestants these pairs were drawn for the first round, the Neivtowuers just winning. After that their record reads as follows v. Mitchell and Emeny (24), 70—58. v. D. S. Henderson and Davies (18), 70—55. v, Grady and Sanson (20), 70 —54. v. McLean and Paterson (sor), 70—46. As in the case of the ladies' singles and men’s doubles, the combined event saw another runaway victory,, Fathers and Miss Priutzen. on 28, winning every match with the greatest ease. In any case handicapping is a most unsatisfactory task, and it is seldom , that even, the majority feels pleased. The officials who acted in this capacity on the pro .gear t occasion, are all young players, and it cannot he expected that they can become as expert all at once as Messrs E. Y, Bed ward, J. S. Wilson, and E. LaisMey, who had done tiro association’s handicapping for many years. Two of the present committee have now acted for two fournamemts, and if they arc willing to act in future the handicapping may ,ho expected to improve, for, as in tlio case of everytlring else, practice alone makes perfect. Whilst recognising the difficulties to be contended with, the writer makes no apologies for his re. marks upon the work of Messrs Jones, O’Leary and Kean. , * • , • The Wellington and p’etone players who competed at the Hastings tournament mode their presence felt in tire various events, , Sheppard reached , the final of the championship singles, being then defeated by Tipping (a wdl-known Hawke's Bay jilayer), 6—3, 6—2. Ho had had some very closely contested matches, in one of which ho defeated G. 11. Bradley (Iron, secretary of the Hawke's Bay Association), 6—5, 5—6, 13—llj runnainjj into 46 games altogether. When called upon to play the final he had previously taken, part in eight or nine matches, and was so exhausted, that his chances were greatly discounted. His win in the semifinal was against E. Gaivith, of Masterton. Partnered by Wftrd, the Wellington pair reached tho final of the’handicap doubles, 65 points up. Things went .very satisfactorily for .them until "62 all" was reached, when Ward, who is even more. inconsistent titan .brilliant, hrqkte his partner’s heart by serving throe double-faults in succession 1 Prank Cornell won' the handicap •singles from "owe 5," , defeating his club mate, Austin, in the final. . Hia also, disposed of Ward in the semi-final, conceding him five pionts and beating him badly. This bears out the result of their meeting in tho Wellington provincial' championship at Easter, when Cornell won 6—3, 6—4. The city players also competed in the combined events, but none of : them had very strong; partners, although Sheppard, who played capitally throughout the meeting, reached the semi-final of tho combined championship, partnered by Miss Hill. Apart from their success as chronicled above, tho four oolta had a very pleasant time, and will make the journey again next Christmas, when a bigger contingent w-ill represent tbe local clubs. « .'#•■. • Peter Clarke, playing In the South' Canterbury championships at Ashburton, caused a bit of a sensation by baking the first set from W. Goss, the wellknown Canterbury representative. He aiso led 2—o in the next set, but the Christchurch man w-ajs rather sudden in the concluding stages, and from thence lost-only one game, the final score being 2—6, 6—2, 6—l. Clark’s form at the local tournament at Now Year was far below the standard above indicated. : *i • . A, W, Boundy (Hannevirke), who competed unsuccessfully at the local Now Year tournament in 1909, won the handicap singles at Pahiatua on the Ist and 3rd inat., and partnered by T. Vartan (hon. secretary of tbe Dannevirke club) was runner-up in the men’s championship doubles., # S. E. Gawitb, who was defeated by Sheppard in the semi-final of the Hast, ings championship singles, was runnerup to Swainson in the same event at the Pahiatua tournament. Geo. Lauchlan, was another player who received too much consideration at the recent tournament. A few seasons ago he was one of the leading members of the Brougham’Hill Cup team, and 1 although not extremely brilliant, he gets there all the. same. He i would not have been harshly dealt, with had ho been placed in the first- grade. At any rate 15 was far tod many on from Kirk for a player of Lauchlan s experience. ' ' # • • , The dates for the Warrarapn tennis tournament at Mastorton have been altered from January 21st and 22nd to January 22nd and 24th (Saturday and Monday). It is considered that this ar.rangoment w-ill - be more satisfactory, especially to Wellington players. A special train is to leave Masterton for Wellington at 5.30 p.m. on the 24th insk Entries for the tournament close next ■ Saturday. NEW .ZEALAND CHAMPIONS. (Note the similarity.) Men’s Singles, 1909, A. P. Wilding! 1908, A.. E. Wilding. . „ Men's Doubles. 1909, J. C. Peacock and E. M. B. Fisher; 1908, H. A. Parker and S. N. Doust, A- t> a Ladies’ Singles 1909, Miss L. Powdrollj 1908, Miss L. PowdrelL Ladies' Doubles, 1909, Misses L. Pow. drell and A. Gray: 1908, Misses L. Powdrell and A. Gray, „ __. f Combi ned Doubles. 1909. A. R Wilding and Miss K. M. Kunneley; 1908, A. i. Wilding and Miss K. M. Nunneley; Says "The Bulletin"; —England is n queer old place. London "Daily Mail (18/11/09) tells of a dog show that waa in progress in the West End of the Empire’s hub when the paper went to press. There was X 20.000 worth of dog on - exhibit. Also:—‘‘Some of: the elaborate companion cases for the use of the dogs created almost as much interest us tho animals themselves. . One of these, contained : —Small spirit stove, for taking the chill off the dog’s food; bottles of sterilised, milk and filtered water; scent spray; bottle of meat extract for bed tea; china box containing breast of chicken had pieces of prime beef; ivorybacked brush and comb; feeding spoon; coloured ribbons. Tho tiny dog for which all those things were intended arrived in a motor-car, and reposed in a silklined box upon a down, silk-covered pil. low There was a small eiderdown quill for a coverlet. All day tho dog’s mistress art by the box feeding, spraying, and talking to her pet." 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