LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Colonist, Volume XLVI, Issue 10939, 2 February 1904, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

The Nelson Lawn Tennia Acacia* bion'S tournament was continued yesterday; The following are the results of the day's play. Some of the events are not yet completed; £ Men's Champion Singles.— Fast round: Broad beat Burnes, scratched. SecoDd round: Broad beat Styche, 6_l j 6_i; Leggatt beat Eowley, 6—3, 6—3. Tuird round: Eochfort beat Hursthouse, 6—o, 6—l; Broad beat Leggatt, B— 6, 6—l. Ladies' Championship Singles.— First round: Miss E. Ledger beat Miss Bells 6-5, 6-2. Final round: Miss E. Ledger beat Miss Wright, -i o q 6 Men's Handicap Singles.— Second ound: F. Stuckey beat Strachan, r 4 6 — 3: Houlker beat Dodson, 6—2,' 6— 3; Bunny beat Eussell, 6—4, 6—2; Collins beat Burnes, 6— 4, 6—5. 6Third round: Stuckey beat Houlker, 6—3, 6—3 ; Collins beat Bunny, 6—2, 6—5. Final round : Stuckey beat Collins, 6—2, 6—5. Ladies' Handicap Singles.— Final round : Miss Moore beat Miss Maginnity, 6-4, 6-2. Men's Handicap Doubles.— First round: Leggatt and Devenish beat Eowley and Burnes, 4— 6, 6— 2, 6—l. Second round: Broad and Styche beat Bunny and de Tourettes, 6—2, 6—l ; Eochfort and Hursthouse beat C Levien and Deschler, 6—4, 5—6, 6—3. Third round: Broad and Stcyhe beat Eochfort and Hursthouse, 6—2, 6—l. -■ Ladies' Handicap Doubles.— Second round: Miss Tennent and Miss J. Ledger beat Miss Bell and Miss Eobinson, 3—6, 6—5, 6—l. Combined Handicap Doubles.— First round : Eochfort and Miss Eobinson beat Strachan and Miss Maginnity, 6—4, 6—5; Devenish and Miss Glasgow beat Collins and Miss Campbell, scratched; Duncan and Miss J. Ledger beat S. Levien and Miss Moore, 4— 6, 6—4, 6—4. Second round : Eowley and Miss E. Ledger beat Perston and Miss Leggatt, s^-6, 6—o, 6—3; Leggatt and Miss Bell beat Eochfort and Mis* Eobinson, l_6j 6—2, 6—5. Hursthouse and Miss Tennent beat Deveniah and Miss Glasgow, scratched; Duncan and MissJ. Ledger beat Houlker and Miss Tatton, 4—6, 6— 3, 6— 4. Third round: Duncan and Miss o. Ledger beat Hursthouse and Miss Tennent, 6—2, 6—4. Combined Champion Doubles.— First round : Leggatt and Miss Bell beat Broad and Miss Wrigh'*, 6—3, 6—l; Devenish and Miss Glasgow beat Duncan and Miss Tennent, 6 — 3, 6—3. Second round: Eochfort and Miss Leggatt beat Devenish and Miss Glasgow, 6—2, 6—4,