INTERPROVINCIAL TENNIS MATCH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2251, 22 April 1897, Page 35

INTERPROVINCIAL TENNIS MATCH.

First Day— Saturday. The Interprovincial lawn tennis match between Otago and Canterbury was commenced on Saturday morniug on the courts of ! the Otago Tennis Club. The weather proved . exceptionally flue, the re?ult being that the , games were contested without any discomfort i ta the players, as was the case on a previous occasion. The Gentlemen's Singles were started about 10 o'clock, feho first two to meet being Adams and Garsin. Adams played very well in j the first ret, which he won by 6 games to 2, i but fell off in the second, only scoring 4 games i to Garsia's 6, and the last named player's success we.B still more pronounced in the last set, which he won by 6to 2. riia volleying was I particularly effective. Slund's game with Tait ; resulted in a tie, the latter winning the first , two sets by a couple of games and losing the ; lasfc by 4. Hogg had rather an easy victory over Ferguson, his opponent only getting 2 ■ games in the first set end one in each of the others. There were several long rallies, and Hogg may be said to have •* on by his superior volleying, The game betweeu Borrows and Grossman created a gocd deal of interest, and j it appeared at first as if the northern ropreaeu- ' tafcive was going to make things warm for his antagonist, but Sorrows played up :n tha second sot, while Grossman appeared to fall "away, and won a love set. He, ho wave-, lost the third set, the gsmes being 6— 3. hi the i first set Grossman's volleying «ras about tho finest ever seen on the conrbe, but Borrows's steady play more than compensated for this. The game was one of the best contested of the day, notwithstanding the substantial win. There still remains one single to be played. In the Combined Doubles Miss Orbsll and Ward suffered defeat at tbe hands of Miss Van A9ch and Cox, though it was a close thing, Canterbury winning the first two sets, B—6, B—6, and losing the last, 7—9. Cox played up remarkably well, his volleying being the feature of the game. Ward put in Borne effective strokes, and both ladies played well, .Yliflß Van Asch placing very judiciously. The double iv which Miss M. Rtinisay and Garsia and Miss Kempthorne aud Harraway took p&rt resulted in a tie, both sides seoviog 17 games in the total. The Canterbury players *»ou the.first two sots, B—6, 7—5, but lost the third by 2 games to 6. Both the ladies showed good form, Miss Ramsay making a very good sub»tituto for another lady, who wai unable to play. Taking the game as a whole the play was rather "■low, and not ko brilliant as might have been expected considering the merits of the players. The remaining Combined Double was between Miss 'Harman and Styche and Misa Mackerras jind Hogg, and the play wan very fine all the way through. Canterbury , epresentatives always got a lead, but Otago playing up won by 4 games. Thfi northern representatives secured 6 games in each set to the southerners' 2, 4, and 8. The only Ladies' Single played ws.b thct between Miss Keinpfchomo and Miss Ranvay, the latter young- lady winning the firat set by 6 games to 2, and losing the next two by 4to 6. *nd 2 to 6. Both played steadily, bub Miss Kempthorne appearad to wear Miss Ramsay , down. In the Men'n Doubles Cox and Grossman I met Harraway and Ward whom ch«y defeated by good combination, and superior volleying. The game was a ws;ll-contested one, aad during S its progress there were several splendid rallies. ' The Canterbury players won the threo pets by ' 6—4, 6—4, and 6— l". The day's play finished with a Ladies' Double, the opponents being Miss Gordon and Mi*s D. Harman against Miss L. Mackerras and MiBS Orbell. This proved rather an easy victory for the last-named young ladies, I who won the three seta by 6—4.6 — 4. 6—o,6 — 0, and 6—4.6 — 4. Miss Harman aud Miss Mackerras both • played with great scnndin^ES. Miss Orbell with good judgment, and Miss Gordon's volleying was frequently effective. J Second Day — Monday. ! The interprovincial tennis match between Canterbury and Otago was continued on Monday morning, the weather being beautifully fine, though, perhaps, rather too warm for comfort. For some reason the grass courts were not used, and the asphalt under the hot I 6un must have been anything but pleasant, I particularly to the ladies. Proceedings were I started by Hogg and Shand meeting Tait and Garsia, and receiving a rather severe lesson at I thair hands, the sets resulting against Ocago by I—6, 3—6,3 — 6, 2—6.2 — 6. Good combination i>u the part of the Canterbury pair, combined with , excellent lobbing by Taifc and very fine volley- ! Ing and smashing by Garsia. enabled them to ■ secure their easy vic:ory. The O^ago aien did j not play well togabhor. A rather tame game I took place between Borrows and Adams and Styche and Ferguson, and ended in a tie, the gets being : Otago, 2, 7, 9 ; Canterbury, 6, 5, 7. The Canterbury pair ran away in the first set, but the Otago pair pulled up latterly. , Styche and Borrows exhibited some very pretty play, the former frequently putting in some most effective strokes at the net. Play became faster in the final sel, some capital returns being made on both sides Borrows showed a disposition to trespass on his partner's court rather frequently duriug the game, and Ferguson fell off m form towards the ' end. In the Ladies' Doubles Mias Ketnpbhorpe and Miss Campbell tried conclusions with Miss Van Asch and Miss Ramsay, and won a well contesfed game by 12 to 10, the seti being: Otago, 0, 6, 6 ; Canterbury, 6, 3, 1. All the ladies played excellently, Miss Ramsay in particular exhibiting good fdM. The rallies were unusually long, and the staying powers of the players were tested somewhat severely. Misa Orbell met Mis* Harman in a single-handed contest, and won an easy victory by 6—4,6 — 4, 6—l,6 — 1, ' 6—o.6 — 0. Miss Harman got the first three games, j but after tliat Miss Orbell improved greatly in j her play, and won with a majority of 13 games. The contest between Misa i Van Asch and Miss Campbell was of the steady order, and was very even, except in the last set, when Misa Van Asch got five games to her opponent's love. Miss Campbell, however, won the nexb five games, making it ' 5 all, Miss Van Asch was 40 to her oooon-

f cut's 15 in the last game of the set. but Miss ; Campbell secured it, aud won tbe set. The sets were: Mies Van ABch, 6, 3, 5 ; Miss Campbell. 4, 6, 6. A long and severe bout took place in the Single betweeu Styche and HarraJ way, the latter being somewhat at a disadvauj tage in having a bid hand. Styche's placing on the volley was a treat to witness, and Harraway by lobbing gave him too many opportunities of doing this. Harraway played a good even game throughout, but towards the j middle of the second act began to exhibit signs ' of fatigue, while his opponent appeared to be [ quite fresh. Later on, however, he began to ' recover himself, while Styche showed that the protracted game was beginning to tell. The sets were : Styche 11, 7, 8 ; Harraway, 9, 5, 10—or 50 games to decide the three sets. The game lv I ween Ward aud Cox waß a fast one, j both men driving hard and placing at the back ■ of the court, and there wa* therefore but little ' opportunity for volleying. The sets resulted : .Ward, 4, 4, 6; Cox, 6, 6, 2 The final event was a Combined Double between Miss Campbell and Borrows and Miss Gordon aud Grossman, but the light failed long before the completion i of the game, which was finished, amid loud laughter, by the aid of torches of dried cabbagetree leaf. The sets resulted: Canterbury, 6, 6, 5; Obago, 4, 5, 6 The following is the result of the two days' play :— Men's Doubles,

UAHTUKUUKI. UUUU. AY. F. Tait \,o A.Hogg \ fi H. Garsia JlBJ 18 \V. Shand J ° W. A. Stvche •••\i<s A. Borrows \IR\ 1R C. A. E.Ferguson... ) LO K. Adams f la C. Cox \IR\ 1R A. X Harraway ... \ q J.P. Grostman ...J 18 RP. Ward J 9 Men's Si.nglks \V. A. Styche ... 2<i A. E. H.uraway ... 24 ('.Cox ... ..-. 14 it. P. Ward 14 H. Garsia 14 K. Adams 12 0. A. E. Ferguson... 4 A. Hogg 18 W. F. Tait 14 W. bhand 14 J. P. Grossman ... 11 A. B Trows 16 Combined Doublks. Miss Gordon ••■\\7 Mins (.Umpbell —\is J. P UrOßSuuan •••/ A Burrows F Miss Van Aach ...\oq Miss Ctrbell •■•\9l o c?ox f 2i np. Wdid... r l Miss M. Ramsay ...\-i» Miss Keinpthorne \l7\ 17 11. Garsia P' A. IS Harraway ..J Miss Harman ...\i^ Miss Maokerras ...\ ia AY. A. tttyche ...J 14 A. Hogg flOf 10 Ladies' Doubles. Mi«s Van Asch ••■\io Mjf-s Kempthorne...\ jo Miss Ramsay ...J Miss Cimpbell .../ Misa Gordon ...1 0 Mia« L Mackerras \-, R Miss D.Har man ...j" b Miss 11. Orbell ...f lb < Ladiks 1 Singles. Miss Harmau ... 5 Miss Or'noll 18 Miss Van Asch ... 14 Miss Campbell ... If) Miss Ramsny ... 12 Miss Kempthorne J4 Total 257 Total 280 i'rom this it; will ba seeu that Ocago won tho match by 23 games.