LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6127, 14 March 1898, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS.

A match was played on Saturday on the Linwood courts between the Sydenham and the Linwood clubs, and resulted in a win .for the latter club by fifty-three games. Some of the matches were somewhat interfered with by a heavy shower of rain Avhich fell in the early part of the afternoon. The scores were as follow : — GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES. — Kiver (Linwood) beat Seay (Sydenham) 9-6 ; M'Leod (L.) beat Lytteltbn (S.(, 9-5 ; Cant (1,.) bent Hall (S.), 9-2-; Jackson (L.) beat E. Gee (S.), 0-4: Kudd (S.) beat Aschman (L.), 9-1 ; Bowe (S.) beat Ballantyne (L.), 6-2 ; Mayne (L.) beat Joll (S.), 6-4; W. Gee (i*.) beat Wither (L.), 6-3; King (S.) beat Strange (L.), 6-ii; Goss (L.) beat G. J. Smith (S.), 9-8; Owen (L.) beat Booth (S.), 9-3; Taylor (L.) beat Skelton) (S.), 6-4. LADIES' SINGLES.— Miss Simpson fL.) beat Hiss A. Baldwin (S ), 6-5; Mies Kiver (L.) beat Miss Blackwell (S.), 6-2 ; Miss Clarkson (L.) beat Miss li. Munday (S.), 6-1. LADIES' DOUBLES. — Misses Simpson and Kiver (L.) beat the Misses Baldwin ($.), 6-4; Mrs Bristedand Miss Clarksou (L.) beat Misses blackwell and L. Munday (S.), 6-0 ; Mrs Barlowand Mrs Simpson (L.) beat Misses Gee nnd Munday (£>.) 6-0. GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES. — Kiver and M'Leod (L.) beat Seay and Lyttelton (S.), 9-5; Cant and Jackson (L.) beat Halland W. Gee (S.), 6-2; K. Gee and Budd (S.) beat Ascbman and Mayne (L.),6-5: Ballantyne and Wither (L.) beat, Joll and Eowe(S.), 6-1; vioss and Strange (L.) beat Booth and Smith (S.), 6-1; Owen and Taylor (L.) bent King aud £kelton (S.), 61. COMBINED DOUBLES.— Miss A. Baldwin and Seay (S.» beat Mfss Simpson and Kiver (L.),9-7; Miss Hirer and M'Leod (L.) beat Mibs Baldwin and Lyttelton (S.), 6-2; Miss Blackwell aud Hall (S.) beat Mrs Bristed and Caut(l-.), 6-1; Mis* U. Munday and -W. Gee (S.) beat Mrs Bur.'ow and Jackson (L.), 6-5. Total \ Liuwood, 167 games ; Sydenham, 114.