LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9513, 10 April 1909, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

■: . 1 f- i CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. There was a large attendance at the Lin* wood Club's Courts to-day wh«n the championship handicap tournament, being held under tie auspices of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association, was oomni&need. The following games had been playfed up to tb,e time of going to press:— ( , MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.— First round: P. "White Parsons (bye); E. K. K039 J (bye>; W. Gosa beat B. Godfrey 6-1, 6-1; W. H; Kiver beat C. A. Cliff 6-3. /7-5. LADIES' SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.— First round: Miss. H. M. Cotton (bye); Mrs Lord beat Mis Baltentyne 6-4, 6-3; Miss Butterworth beat Mies Blpxam 6-5, 6-3. MEN'S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.— First round: Kiver and Goss- beat Cuff and Van Asch 6-2, 6-4. Second round: Kiver and Goes beat Boss and Borrows 6-2,* 6-4: W*ohoni and P. White-Parsons beat Greenwood and. Cox iS, 6-4, 6-1. COMBINED ■CHAMPIONSHIP. — Firs* roiind: Borrows and Mrs Ball&ntyne, bye; Goss and Miss Buttesworth beat Bridges and Miss Fraser 6-0, 6-2; Cuff and Mrs. Angus beat Greenwood and Miss K. BJoxam 6-4, 'MEN'S SINGLES . HANDICAP, 'First Gfade. — First round: Greenwood (rec.- 3-6-15) beat E. J. Taylor (rec. 8-60.5) 9-3; J. A. Russell (rec 2-6-16) boat W. Kiver (owe 30), 9-5; F. Parsonson (rec. 3-6-15) beat F. C. Cowper (rec. 4-5-15), 9-7; H. A. Perm (acr) beatJ. Tiiggs (rec. 4-6-16). 9-6; J. Garland (rec. 15-3^6) beat B. Godfrey (rec. 4-6-15 V 9-3; C. H. Gorton (rec. 8-6-15) beat G. L. Berry (rec. 5-6-15), 9-8; C. A. Cuff (scr) beat E. J. Ross (rec. 3-6-15), 8-6; H. Van" Asoh /rec. 15-1-6) beat E. EdWarda (rec. 3-6-15), 9-3. MEN'S SINGLES HANDICAP, . Second Grade— First round: L. C. Newman (reo. 15-2-6) beat T. O'Connell (scr), 9-6; C. H. H»rli&m. (rec, 15-2-6) beat D. M'Kean (owe 4.-6-15), 9-8; G-. A. Bridges (sor) beat N. Henley (rec. 8-6-15), 9-5; C. M'Kellar (scr) beat C: Smith (reo. 15-1-6), 9-3; It. C. Abernethy (owe 15) beat G. Forbes (owe 2-6-15), 9-4; J. Goss (rec. 8,0) beat D. O'Connell (owe 1-6-15), 9-7. YOUTHS' SINGLES HANDICAP — First round: W. Goss, jun. (rec. 15,-4-6) beat Holtopd (reo. 15-4-6), 9-7. Second' roUrid: F. Par-' Bonson (owe 30) beat J. Goss (rec; 30), 9-6; W. Gbss, jun. (rec. 15-4-6) beat W. Stevens (reo. 15-4-6), 9-3 ; A. Somerville (owe 2-6-15) beat N. G. Henley (rec. 2-6-15), 9-7. LADIES' SINGLES HANDICAP, First Grade First round: Miss Bloxam (rec. 15-2-6) beat Miss Allard (rec. 5-6-15), 9-8. Second round: Miss Cox (rec. 2-645) beat Mrs Berry (owe 15), 9-7; Mra Angus (bwe 15) bje*t Miss Cotton (rec. 4-6-15), £Ht; Miss Stephens (rec 15-1-6) beat Miss A. Cox (tec. 5-6-15), 9-4; Miss Crichton (rec. 15) beat Miss Luxton (rec. 4-6-15), 9-5; Mba E. Hartis (rec. 15-3-6) beat Jjis Lord (owe 3-6-15), 9-5. LADIES' SINGLES HANDICAP, Second Grade — First round: Miss E. M. Crichton. (rec. 15) beat Miss W. M .Eyes (rec. 15), HANDICAP DOUBLES — Firrt round: Abernethy end Forbes (rec. 4-6-15) beat Harrison and Newman (rec. 15-3-6), 9-5; Cowper a»d Sands (scr) beat Garland and Styche (rec. 4-6-15), 9-4; Perm ; end Kussell (owe 2-6-15) beat Gosa and Kiver (owe 30), 9-6* Berry and Wilson (rec. 4-6-16) beat Pritchard and Longton (rec. 5-6-15), 9-4. S LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES — First round • Misses Crichton and Fraser (rec. 3-6-15) " beat Misses Harris and Willis (rec. 15 8-6) 9-6 • Mra Berry and Miss Timms (owe 15-2-6)' beat liissfts K. Bloxam and E. Taylor (reo 15) 9-*; Mra Lord and Mrs Angus (owe m beet' Misses Jones and J. Brown (rec. 30). 9-6; Mrs Ballantyne and Muw A. Cox (scr) beat Misses Martin and Chisholm (rec. 15-3-6), TPeb Press Association.] L DUNEDIN, April 10. LADIES* SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPFirst round: Mrs Marks beat Miss A. Stevenson 9-5, Miss J. Cook beat Mrs M'Ara 9-5, Miss Bauchop tfeat Miss Davies 11-9, Miss IS? S^^ES^^SPIONSH^Second round: Salmond (Wellington) beat Taylor (Auckland) 6.9, 7-5, Wildirig beat Bray 6-6, 6-2. Third round : Wilduig beat Salm C^AMPION DOUBLES— Wilding and Wilding beat Braithwaite and Bray, 6-1, 6-0. ■