LAWN TENNIS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 222, 31 December 1910, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

MARLBOROUGH TOOXAMEXT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Blenheim, Last Night. The Marlborough lawn tennis championships and handicaps were continued to-day in perfect weather. Miss Ledger and Miss Butterworth, in the doubles, put up a great contest with Miss Travel's , and Miss Wellwood, and almost had the champions beaten. Some of the finals, will be completed to-morrow. Fisher wasj not at his best to-day. Results:— Ladies' Singles Championship. —First round: G. Smythe beat P. M. B. Fisher, ster, 6-2, 6-4. Second round: Miss M. Simpson beat Mrs. Waddy, 6-0, 6-2; Miss i Nunneley beat Miss Baird, 6-1, 6-1; Miss iTravers'beat Miss M. Thomson, 6-1, 6-2; Miss Butterworth beat Miss V. Simpson, 6-2, 4-0, 6-2; Miss Wellwood beat Miss Butterworth, 6-2, 7-5. Third round: Miss Simpson beat Miss Batham, 5-7, 12-10, 6-3.

Men's Champion Singles. Second round: G. Smythe heat F. M. B. Fischer. 7-8 (Fisher retired); E. W. Griffiths beat H. Broadmore, 6-2, 6-3. Third round: Parker beat G. Smvthe, 6-0, 6-0; Brown beat E. Griffiths, 6-1, 6-3; Parker beat E. W. v Griffiths, 6-1, 6-2.

Ladies' Doubles Championship.—First round: Miss Travers and Miss Wellwood beat Misses Thomson (2), 6-1, 0-2; Miss Baird and Miss Nunneley beat Miss Batham and Miss Simpson, 6-3,6-2. Second round: Miss Nunneley and Miss Baird beat Miss Brewster and Miss Simpson, 6-0, 0-2; Miss Travers and Miss Wellwood beat Miss, Ledger and Miss Butterworth, 3-6, 12-10, 6-0.

Combined Doubles Championship. First round: Miss Butterworth and Didsbury beat Mrs. Marchbank and G. Smythe, 6-3, 6-0; Miss Ledger and 0. Prouse beat Miss Bell and Dr. Bennett, 6-4, 5-7, '6-1. Second round: Miss Travels and Fisher beat Miss Butterworth and Didsbury, 7-5, 6-1; Miss Baird and Parker beat Miss Wellwood and Wilson, 6-I', 6-2.

Men's Handicap Singles (first grade).— Second round: J. Brock (30) beat L. Griffiths (20). 70-63'; H. Brown (owe TO) beat F. M. B. Fisher (owe 20), 90-80; Brown beat Prouse, 70r45. Men's Handicap Singles (second grade). —Second round: Hurst (10) beat Broad ■("20), 70-47; 'Fathers (19). ibeat Pattie (10), 70-56. Third round: Hale (10) beat Fathers (19); Jenkins (10) beat J. Horton (10), 70-5 L

Men's Handicap Doubles.—First round: Hurst and Madox (25) beat Jenkins and Jackson (30), 70-01'; Peacock and Bidsbury (owe 30) beat Griffiths Bros. (12), 90-48. Second round: Peacock and Didsbury beat Hurst and Maddox, 90-79. Combined Handicap Doubles.—Second round: Miss Ledger and Parker (12) beat Miss Thomson and Fathers (25), 60-57; Mrs. Menlove and Vanasche (25) beat Miss,Clark and Clark (25), 00-45; Miss Simpson and Griffiths (12i) beat Miss Newton and Jenkins (30), fiO-53; 'Miss Baird and Fisher (owe 15) beat Miss Penny and Hale (30), i6O-52. " Ladies' Doubles Handicap. Second round: Miss Brewster and Miss-V. Simpson (110) were beaten by Miss Bell and Miss Maginnity (8)i, 80-48. Men's Champion Doubles. First round: Fisher and Smythe beat Prouse and M. Wiffen, 0-I', 6-0; Parker and Brown ibeat Peacock and Didsbury, 6-4 6-4. • J '

Ladies' Handicap Singles,—Miss Nunnelly (owe 16) beat Miss M. Simpson (7), 8046; Miss Bell (12) beat Miss Clark (24), 62-50.