TENNIS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3430, 26 November 1900, Page 3

TENNIS.

. ; - +. „ . WAITOHI V. TIMARU. The first tennis match of the season was played on the Waitohi courts at Mr Orr's farm on Saturday afternoon between team: representing the home club and the Timari Club. The weather up to 6.30 p.m., wher a light shower began to fall, was all thai could be wished, and as a result the outinf was a most, pleasant one. Mis Orr enter tamed the visiting team at luncheon ar.c tea, and the ladies of the club invited play ers and spectators, of whom there were i good many present, to afternoon tea. Ii the course of the day, the best ;ennis e»e; seen on the courts was witnes*sd. md ap plause was very hearty at the close of i good rally, or any other particularly excel lent exhibition of the game. before Icj-v ing for home m the evening, Mr Cameron on behalf of the visitors, returned thank to Mr and Mrs Orr and to the ladiss of tb Waitohi Club for the very hospitaole to m which they had been enteriainod. Th vote was carried with hearty cheers, v,ith i special round for host and hostess. M G. N. Feilden acknowledged the vote m ; happy speech, and the Waitohi Club guv

hearty cheers as the visitors left on lhtir return journey. The following are details of the piay (Waitohi players being mimed fiist):— • Singles — Miss Pearse 3, Miss L Revell 7 ; Miss A. Chapman 7, Miss E. Tennent 4 ; Miss Southby 2, ,Miss L. Fussell 7 ; Miss Chapman 0. Miss T. Healey 7; W. Pearse 9, F. Cameron 6; T. Halley 7, R. Orwin 4; G. N. Feilden 3, Anderson 7; T. Orr 8, Revell 9; Crawford 7, White 6;J. Orr 5, Rowley J ; R. Pearse 7, Tennent 4 ; H. Mclntvrc 3, Dr Barnard 7. Doubles — Misses 'Pearse and A. Chapman 5, Misses Revell and Fussell 7; Misses Southby and Chapman 1, Misses Healey and Tennent 1 ; W. Pearse and Feilden 4, Cameron and Barnard 9; Halley and T Orr 9, Anderson and Revell 6 ; Crawford and J. Orr 7, Orwin and Rowley 9; R. Pearse and Mclntyre 9, White and Tennent 7; Miss Pearse and W. Pearse 8 Miss Fussell and Cameron 9; Miss A Chapman and Halley 2, Miss Revell and Revell 7; Miss Southby and Feilden 7, Miss Tennent and Anderson 3 ; Miss Chapman and T. Orr 3, Miss Healey and Orwin «; grand totals, 116 and 148