LAWN TENNIS. Cambridge v. Hamilton.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2061, 22 September 1885, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS. Cambridge v. Hamilton.

Till: match between the above clubs came otf ou the Caiubiidge emit mi b.itmd.iy afternoon, and lesulted, after a \eiy in tore«ting content, in a. vctojy f«»i Cam bridge. (Ji-cat interL v --fc was displtjed in the e\ent, as was evidenced by the laigt' attendance of the public, tlioie being fully 200 spectator on tho ground, pimtipilly ladieH. 'I ho playcis wato fnvomed with beautiful weathei throughout, and no hitch occuni'd to nia-r thu bin cess of the (jame. The Cambridgo inun wuie tho favoiuili"> before the game ht.uted, but the iiiclilfcicnt [>l.iy which tliey displayed in the fiiit tu<> "ut< and tho ci'rnparatnely excellent ]>1 iv of thu Hamilton n.oa undoubtedly mdi cated an «(vsy victory for tho lattei. ]>ut as the conti st proceeded dunbridge beg.n to play up, and towaids the fini-,1) Me-si-^ Hunt and Edgar, who played off with Messrs Smith and Yon Stunner, after an exciting up hill content, succeeded in cuiy ing the day for their aide. The following were the teams :— H-umltnn : Mea-rsSmith, V- n Stunner, Wallnutt and Pe.uson. Cunbridge : Mewrs Hunt, Edgai, Fitzgerald and Stubbing;. Play commenced at 3 o'clock, Messis Smith and Yon Stunner being matched against Messra Kit'/gcrald and Stubbing. Humilton won the tosn and gave Canitindgu the Kist Her*. o againut the bud. PLtinilton led through the net, which clusr d pi their favour with bx games to four. In the second set Ctimbl Ago had tho «un in their fas our and after a good name succeed i'ig in reveihing the score, which Bt r >od six toJlumilton's four. The thud and last set, was the bet-tcontet-tn of the tine?. Cambridge went off with a lead and hnd four fiame-- to their credit when H I'inlton had but two. Hamilton howc\er p iyed steadily and .soon succeeded in ovoi'taJrng their opponents, when a struggle ensued f"r the uuwteiy.

T\\c .ill was seoied. Thosi\th game Ml to 1 1 <t in il ton, C.viiibi id^t> only scoimg fifteen, thti-> giwng Hamilton the bi?-»t of tlnou set*. .Mi-m^ ]|\int and Kd^ai, then went in .i«:.iiii-t Me»<-is \\ .ilnutt and lVarson. C imhudgi \\<)'i tlii> t<i~s and gave Hamilton tin' tii^t soi\o .i{j.nn»it Hid sun. Hamilton led thiruglmut and won the act by six Ktmes to two. In the second set the play was n<\ti>ed, Cambridge winning by si\ In thiee. In the thud and last set (Jambridge ajMin led tlumiifhdtit, winning easily by si\ to two. The content wa> now equal, nml the winning juiif on encb sido pmuetclei] to |>l iy oil. Hamilton won the toss and, ira\o Mei-iis Hunt an<l IMpai (li • hr^t set against tho sun. JUiss'-h Hmith <md Yon Stunnei went olr with home capital pi iy ,ii tlic stait, and Mion succeeded in ]iuttinu togetlier h"\e gaiuos to thou opponents one. Tlio CanibiKlgo pin uou settled down to woilc, and scoiing s,mii)l! after game tho soon .stood at Ine all. (Jie.it cvcito inent pie\ ailed among the spectator, and tho icsiilt was onpeilj' awaited. Hoth sides scoied- till, t]io ii^uies stood at \ant.i^t> all, when after an excellent i dly (Ann budge scored game, thus i?i\ing them the fiist set of the tlnee In the second >-ot Cambudgc led throughout, and aftei an excellent bit of play, finished iipwitii&i\ games to Hamilton's two, thu> giMiigthetn the fir<t two sets. Cambridge thus won the contes-t. Theie were 7-"> games played m all, of which Cambiidge won 11, .uid Hamilton 34. Mi W. Simms acted n umime, and n1;n 1 ; such g.v\e um\ei-al --ati> faction. Some few w.igeis exchangid huuds on the e\cnt. The ictiiiu match has been (i\ed foi last Satiuday month, and will bo plajed at Hamilton.