LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11654, 19 October 1923, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

HANDICAP TOURNEY DRAT IN BROUGHAM HILL CLUB’S EVENTS. CONTESTS AND HANDICAPS. The drew lor the Brougham Hill Tennis Club's handicap events has been made, and the 'handicaps revised by th> committee. L. France, who won the event last year, and ranked as first player on the Wellington ladder at the end of last season, now owes 10 points, in th? men's singles, so that he has been set a difficult tasls. His brother, D. G. France, wbo has returned from Auckland where be spent last season, is cn scratch, C. F. Williams, a finalist and semi-finalist times out of number, receives 6, N. E. C. Wilson 10, and H. V. Howe 12. In the men's doubles the France brothers owe 10 points, and C. F. Willi am r-H. V. Howe are the scratch pair. In t'he ladies’ singles Miss Arita Howe and Miss May Tracy are on scratch, and in opposite halves of the draw. In the ladies' doubles Mrs Goldie-Miss Tncy, winners of the ohampionship last season, owe 6, and Penlington-Cooke and Mrs Norris-Miss Stevens receive € points. The greatest burden in the combines is carried by L. France-Mi6s Howe (owe 6), while D. G. France-Miss Tracy are the scratch pair. A total of 119 entries was received, 42 in the men's singles, and 19 in the men's doubles, 22 in the ladies' singles and 13 in the doubles; -while there -were 23 entries for the combined doubles. A total of 112 games will have to be played before finality is reached in all events, and the time-limit for the first round will be announced next week. Following is the draw: MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES. Bye*—H. V. Howe (12) v, R. Ferkins (20), C. Tucker (20) v. C. Q. Pope (20), D. E. Blake (30) v. C. G. Ellis (16), H. A. Patterson (30) v. T. J. Murray (22), W. Hay (22) v. R. Toomath (26), C. F. Williams (6). J. E. Thwaites (20) v. P. Williams (30), A T. Bcott (30) v. Dr Smyth (26), L. Frsnoe (owe 10) v. W. Day (22), J. Manton (30) v. V. Thwaites (22), G. Penlington (20) v. W. Watkins (22), K. Port (28) v. C. Kerr (20), B. Tracy (28) v. J. Hawnsley (22), R. V. Bundle (18) v. D. G. France (scr), A. Kuch (22) v. L. W. McGirr (20). Byes—W. T. Harrison (22) v. T. S. Williams (18), L. Middleton (22) v. J. Paul (28), P. Allardyce (26) v. W. Fisher (24). N. Wilson (10) v. C. E. Wearne (24), A. Jenkins (24) v. W. Ralph (24), C. S. White (26) v. T. C. Ward (16).

MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Byes.—France brothers (owe 10) v. T. S. Williams and Penlington (16); Port and Paul (28) v. Fisher and Kuch (20); Hay and McGirr (20) v. Wearne and Ralph (20). First round—Wilson and Tucker (12) v. Marie and Mentiplay (28), Ferkins and Kerr (16) v. Watkins and Jenkins (22), Allardyce and Man ton (30) v. Dr Smyth and Tracy 126). Byes—Ward and Armstrong (12) v. Bundle and Thwaites tl6), Blake and Neville (28), Harrison' and Murray 120) v. Day and Middleton (20), Ellis and Ptope (16) v. C. F. Williams and H. V. Howe (ecx). LADIES’ HANDICAP SINGLES. Byes—Mias Tracy (scr) v. Miss Smedley (20). Miss Pain 116) v. Miss S. Jenkins (14), Miss M. Barratt (18). First round—Mre Williams (20) r. Mrs Norris (8), Miss P. Barratt (16) v. Miss G Jenkins (14), Miss L. Wilson (18) v. Miss Jennings (18), Miss Wild (18) v. Mias Lapwotth (18), Miss H. Wallis (16) v. Mrs Penlington (8), Miss Clyde 116) V. Mrs Patterson (26). Byes—Mrs Hooper (14), Miss .jjarripjl: (12) v. Mrs Brown (10), Miss/..,Tl£ga*@B (10) v. Miss A. Howe (scr). Uv 7ijgS'C-\\ LADIES’ HANDICAP DOUBLBi3&i Bye—Miss Tracy and Mrs <Jaldji*s.((jvki4' «> First round—Misses Barrett®? WW' Wright (16) v. Miss Pain and '.Mar W 314 liama, Misses M. and D. v Mrs Brown and Miss Fos»pttia;,(^2), Misses Boyd and Clyde (18) Penlington and Cooke (6), Miw Bmigtley and Mrs Paterson (26) v. Misses and Cenick (12), Misses S. and' G.HJeh* kins (14) v. Mrs Hooper and Miss Joinings (14). Byes—Misses Wild and Somerville (20) v. Mrs Norris and Misa Stevens (6). COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES Byes—D. France and Miss Tracy (scr) v. L. W. MoGirr and Mias Carrick (12), W. Hay and Mrs Brown (12) v. Pope and Mias G. Jenkins (12). First round—N. Wilson and Mrs Goldie (scr) v. W. Ralph and Miss Jennings (22), Patterson and Mrs Patterson (26) v. L. V. Fieher and Miss James (26), C. F. Williams and Mrs Penlington (4) v. Ellis and Miss P. Barratt (12), D. Blake and Miss Clyde (24) v. T. Ward and Mias Brown (16), G. Penlington and Mrs Cooke (12) v. C. S. White and Miss Wild (26), .R. Ferkins and Mrs Norris (8) v. C. Wearne and Miss D. Howe (22), A Hatoh and Miss Lapworth (16) v. L. Frsnoe and Miss A. Howe (owe 4). Byes—Dr Smyth and Miss N. Wilson (24) v. K. Port and Miss Wright (20) r. R. V. Bundle and Miss Hooper (15). v. Thwaites and Mias Thwaites (12) T.