NEW ZEALANDER WOUNDED

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9042, 13 May 1915, Page 6

NEW ZEALANDER WOUNDED

By Telejrapfi—Press Association—Ooprr!’' - ' .LONDON. May 11. Sub-Lieut. H. M. Uhrystal (of thi Royal Naval Volunteers), a New Zca lander, was slightly wounded in th Dardanelles. *. (.Received May 13, 1.35 a.m.) LONDON, Slay 12. Obituary; Lieutenant-Colonel John Cuthbert Quilter, killed in the Dardanelles. ANTHONY WILDING KILLED Pr©33 AssociationCHRISTCHURCH, May 12. A private cablegram received, in Christchurch to-day states that Anthony Wilding,'the well-known tennis champion, was killed in the north of France. SKETCH OF A NOTABLE YOUNG NEW ZEALANDER’S CAREER. Special to the “Times.” CHRISTCHURCH, May 12. Mr F. Wilding, Jv.C., received a cable from the Admiralty this morning announcing with regret that his son, Captain Anthony Wilding, the famous tennis player, had been killed in action on May 9th. One of the most famous figures in the tennis world, Captain A. F. Wilding was born in Christchurch in. 1883, being the elder son of Mr F. S. Wilding, K.C., the well-known barrister, of this city. Beginning his education at Mr W.* Wilson’s private school and Canterbury College, Anthony Wilding entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in his late 'teens', there to read for the law. Trior to leaving for England to pompleto his studies, he was an enthusiastic cricketer, being a member with his father of the Lancaster Park senior eleven. His father, an enthusiastic tennis devotee and an exdoubles champion of Now Zealand, how-, ever, first, initiated his son into the mysteries of the game at which he was subsequently to make himself famous. When Anthony VVilding first went to Cambridge he continued for a time to devote his attention to cricket rather than the sister pastime, and nearly gained his blue tor cricket. In 1904, however, he ; became lion, secretary of the C.U.L.T.C., and represented Cambridge against Oxford at lawn tennis in that year and the next, when he was president. Once having turned his attention exclusively to lawn tennis his rise was . rapid, and in the course of three years | from 1904 onwards he gained numerous successes at open meetings both at Homo and abroad. In 1907 he won the doubles championship at Wimbledon with Norman Brookes, as well as the three covered court championships at Queen’s Club. That year he was successful with Norman Brookes in winning the Davis Cup for the first time for Australasia after two failures in 1905 and 1906., In 1908 and 1909 he assisted in the retention of the Cup, but until last year was unable through j pressure of business to help in retaining it when it was lost, until 1914 (just before the war) when Brookes and he recovered it from America. Four times has Anthony W’ilding won the championship of Now Zealand—in'l9o6, 1908, 1909 and 1909. In the latter year he gained a memorable victory over Brookes when he won the championship of Victoria. . In 1910 he won the world’s championship at Wimbledon, beating the famous American Beals Wright in the . final and A. W. Core (the holder) in the challenge round. With M. J. G. Ritchie he also won the doubles championship, heating the holders A. W. Gore and H. Roper-Bar-rett in the challenge round. In 1911 ho retained the championship, his challenger, H. Roper-Barrett, retiring when tlio score was - two sets all. The intense heat prevailing visibly affected both players. In the doubles championship Wilding and Ritchie were defeated by their b'rench challengers A. H. Gobert and M. Decugis. Wilding retained the world’s championship in 1912, his challenger being A. W. Gore. The match was a splendid one, being very close all through. A histone match was played in 1913 for the championship, when Wilding defeated the famous American McLoughlin. In 1914 Wilding lost the laurel of the world’s championship to his old compeer Norman Brookes. Captain Wilding passed his legal examinations at Homo, and also quail-

fied for the New Zealand Bar when he was out here in 1909. For some little time before the outbreak of war, however, he was a director in a commercial concern in itngland- When the war broke out Captain Wilding joined the Royal Marines as a second-lieuten-ant, and according to a French paper was promoted to the rank of lirstlieutenant for bravery on the held. Later on he was attached to the Royal Naval Air Service. In this connection he performed splendid work as an observer on naval aeroplanes, working on several occasions with Mr Claude Grahame-White. Ho also did excellent work with the armoured motor-car service organised by the Duke of West minster. From time to time Captain Wilding performed A.D.C. duties tor various generals. Owing to the multifarious duties imposed upon him he had not much time to write, and his letters to his relatives in consequence have been very orief. The first intimation of his promotion to a captaincy camo with the announcement of his death. DUNEDIN APPLAUDS TROOPS Press Association. DUNEDIN, May 12. At a meeting to-night in’ the Garrison Hall, the Mayor presiding, the following resolution was carried:—“That this meeting of the citizens of Dunedin desire to express their unbounded satisfaction at the glorious behaviour of our boys at the Dardanelles, and have to express their unwavering confidence that the honour of the Dominion when in their hands is safe; that the sympathy of this meeting ho accorded to those who have suffered loss, and our hope that those who have •been wounded will soon recover and be ready to do further in honour of the Dominion.”*