LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 4, 25 January 1911, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS.

(By

ROMULUS.)

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT DANNEVIRKE.

Parker and Miss Nunneley Again.

(Written specially for the “Weekly Graphic.”) -

The Dannevirke Club’s annual tournament was held orn. 17th, 18th, and 19th January, a few days earlier than usual, in view of the Wellington provincial championships at Masterton on the dates originally selected by the Dannevirke people. This was a good move, as it enabled several players of repute to compete when it would otherwise not have been possible for them to do 30, owing io their presence at M.asiterton. Chief amongst there were: — Parker, Fisher, Brown, Masses Nunneley, Travers and W'eJl wood. The tournament was very ably conducted, and the 227 matches comprising eleven events were got off in the three days set down. The weather was fine throughout, though the sky was overcast occasionally, and the light at times consequently left room for improvements. The courts were in good order, -and the attendance large on all three days, so these facts all combined to make the meeting an enjoyable one for players and spectators alike. The tournament was managed by Messrs. G. J. E. Bickford (President), E. A. Ransom (vice-presi-dent), W. J. Rowe (hon. secretary), and C. C. Cox (hon. treasurer), and it reflects great credit upon these gentlemen that so large a number of games were got off without a hitch of any kind Or-inconven-ience to players. The following table shows the 'winners of the dham,pions'h ips for 1911, and those for" last year, when the Hawke'4 Bay championships were decided at Dannevirke: — ' * Men’s Singles.—l9ll: H. A. Parker (New South Wales). 1910: F. M. B. Fisher (Wellington). Ladies’ Singles.—l9ll: Miss K. M. Nunneley (Wellington). 1910: Miss R. E. Wellwood (Hawke’s Bay). Men’s Doubles. —1911: H. A. Parker (New South Wales), and H. W. Brown (Wellintgbn). 1910: C. J. Dickie and S. Powdrell (Taranaki). Ladies’ Doubles.—l9ll: Misses Eva Travers (Wellington), and R. E. Wellwood (Hawke’s Bay). 1910: Misses R. E. and* Eileen Wollwood (Hawke's Bay). Combined Doubles.—l9ll: F. M. I!. Fisher and Miss Eva Travers (Wellington). 1910: G. Ebbett and Miss R. E. Wetwood (Hawke’s Bay). Details of all the championship matches are subjoined: — CHAMPIONSHIPS. MEN’S SINGLES. First Round. —D. Cowan v. O. Prouse, by default. Second Round. —J. Hartgill v. G. H. Ulrich, 6—l, 6 —5; H. Symons v. T. G. Price, 6—4, 6—l; F. M. B. Fisher v. O. H. Druce, 6—4, 6-—4; J. G. Swainson v. D. Cowan, 6—2, 6—l; C. C. Cox v. C. Blundell, 6—3, 6—o; J. L. Blundell v. G. L. Hartgill, 6—l, 6—5; H. W. Brown v. J. E. Marshall, 6—3, 6—o; H. A. Parker v. G. Ebbett, 6—l; 6—o. Third Round.—F. M. R. Fisher v. J. G. Swainson, 6—5, 6—2; C. C. Cox v. J. L. Blundell, 6—l, 6—3; H. A. Parker v. IL W. Brown, 6—4, 6—2. Semi-Finals.—F. M. B. Fisher v. J. Hartgill, 6—3, 6—5; 11. A. Parker v. C. C. Cox, 6—2, 6—4. Final.—H. A. Parker (N.S.W.) v. F. M. B. Fisher (Wellington), 6— 4, 6—o. LADIES’ SINGLES. First Round.—Miss Nunneley v. Miss Gray, 6—2, 6—o; Miss Wellwood v. Mrs Haggitt, (I—l, 6—-1; Miss Bolton v. Miss D. Simpson, 6—4, 6—o; Miss Clark v. Miss Brewster, 6—3, 3—6, 6—4; Miss Travers v. Miss J. Hindmarsh, 6—l, 6—2; Miss L. Williams v. Miss Hartgill, 2—6, 6—l, 7—5. Second Round.—Miss Nunneley v. Miss Braithwaite, 6—2, 6—l; Miss

Wellwood v. Miss Bolton, 6—3, 6—4; Miss Travers v. Miss Clark, 6—o, 6—2; Miss L. Williams v. Miss L. K. Hughes, 6—2, 6—2. Semi-Finals.—Miss K. M. Nunneley v. Miss R. E. Wellwood, 6—3, 6—o; Miss Eva Travers v. Miss L. Williams, 6—4, 6—2. Final. —Miss K. M. Nunneley (Wellington) v. Miss Eva Travers (Wellington), 6—l, 6—4. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. —D. Cowan and F. Tomoana v. J, L. and C. Blundell, 6—3, 6—4; H. A. Parker and H. W. Brown v. T. H. Jones and L. E. Mair, 6—l, 6—2; F. M. B. Fisher and W. J. Rowe v. J. G. Swainson and D. H. Druce, 6—5, 4 —6, B—6; J. and G. L. Hartgill v. H. Pidd'uck and C. Barker. 6—l, 6—3. Second Round.—G. Maddison and H. Symons v. C. Morrin and J. E. Marshall, 5 —6, 6 —5, 6 —2; H. A. Parker and! H. W. Brown v. D. Cowan and F. Tomoana, 6—2, 6 —o; F. M. B. Fisher and W. J. Rowe v. J. and J. L. Hartgill, 6—4, 6—4; C. C. Cox and G. Ebbett v. Dr Drake and G. H. Ulrica, c—4, 6 —2. ■Semi-finals.—H. A. Parker and H. W. Brown v. G. Maddison and H. Symons, 6—l, 6—5; C. C. Cox and J. Ebbett v. F. M. .B Fisher and W. J. Rowe, 6—2, 2—6, 6—l. Final.—H. A. Parker (N.S.IV.) and H. W. Brown (Wellington) v. C, €l. Cox and J. Ebbett (Hawke’s Bay), 6—4, 6 —2. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First Round. —Misses Clark and Hindmarsh v. Misses Eva Wellwood and Irvine, 6—2, 6 ; —2; Misses Nunneley and E. Williams v. Misses E. and D. Wellwood, 5— 6, 6 —2, 6 —4; Misses L. Williams and Ryan v. Misses Hartgill and Braithwaite, 6—2, 6—2. Second Round.—Misses Bolton and J. K. Hughes v. Misses D. Simpson and Brewster, 6—2, 6—2; Mis<ses Nunneley and E. Williams v. Misses Clark and Hindmarsh, 6—3, 6—o; Misses Travers and Wellwood v. Missee'L. Williams and Ryan, 5 —6, 6—3, B—6; Mrs. Cato and Miss Nevill v. Mrs. Hair and Miss Cowper, 6 —3, 6 —3. Semi-finals.—Misses Nunneley and E. Williams v. Misses Bolton and L. K. Hughes, 6—2, 6—2 ; Misses Travers and Wellwood v. Mrs. Cato and Miss Nevill, 6— 2, 2—o (later pair retired). Final. —Misses E. Travers (Wellington) and R. E. Well wood (Hawke’s Bay) v. Misses K. M. Nunnelev and E. Williams (Wellington), 3 —6, 6—3, 6—2. COMBINED DOUBI.ES. First Round. —H. A. Parker and Miss L. Williams v. 0. Prouse and Miss L. K. Hughes, by default. Second Round.—J. G. 'Swainson and Miss Brewster v. H. Symons and Miss E. Wellwood, 6 —4, 6—3 ; J. E. Marshall and Miss Irvine v. C. Blundell and Mrs. Cato, 6—o, 6—4; H. W. Brown -and Miss Nunneley v. F. Tomoana and Mias Nevill, 6—2, 6—l; H. A. Parker and Miss L. Williams v. J. Hartgill and Miss Braithwaite, 6—2, 5—6, B—H; J. Ebbett and ■Miss R. E. Wellwood v. O. H. Druce and Miss E. Williams, 6-M, 6—5; F. M. B. Fisher and Miss Travers v. W. J. Rowe and Miss Ryan, 6—l, 6—o; Dr. Drake and Miss Clark v. D. Cowan and Miss Simpson, 6—3, 6—4; C. C. Cox. and Miss Hartgill v. G. H. Ulrich and Miso Bolton, 6—l, 6—2. Third Round.—J. G. 'Swainson and Miss Brewster v. J. E. Marshall and Miss Irvine, 6—2, 6 —4; H. W. Brown and Miss Nunneley v. H. A. Parker and Miss Li Williams, 6 —l, 6—5; F. M. B. Fisher and Miss Travers v. G. Ebbett and Miss K. K. Well wood, 6—l, 6—5; C. C. Cox and

Miss TTartgill v. Dr. Drake and MtM Clark, 6—l, 6—o. Semi-finals.—H. W. Brown and Mist Nunneley v? J. G. Swainson and Miss Brewster, 6—3, 6—3; F. M. B. Fisher and Miss Travers v. C. C. Cox and Miss Hartgill, 6—4, 6 —2. Final.—F. M. B. Fisher and Miss E. Travers (Wellington) v. H. W. Brown and Miss K. M. Nunneley (Wellington), 6—o, 6—3.

Comments. MEN’S SINGLES. Parker had not the slightest difficulty in winning the championship, despite the fact that his opponents included players of the calibre of Brown, Cox, and Fisher, whom he defeated in turn, his record for the event reading 48 games to 17 without loss of a set. Brown gave him as good a game as anyone, and there were plenty of deuce games. Cox did ■not do quite so well as expected, especially as he had been in fine form throughout the meeting, while Fisher was outclassed purely and simply. In the final, Parker gave a splendid exhibition, his driving 'being deadly, and his command over the ball . wonderful. He hit hard and often, and maintained a fine length throughout. In the first set, Fisher occasionally appeared, to advantage with some deadly smashing, but he afterwards got very few opportunities. LADIES’ SINGLES. Since winning the New Zealand championship, Miss Travers has been twice defeated by Miss Nunneley (at . time of writing the Wellington provincial championship had not been decided), and very decisively on each occasion. Miss Nunneley played with all her old dash through three trying days, and the fact that she lost only thirteen games in four matches will give some idea of the form she was in, her opponents including Misses Braithwaite, R. Wellwood, and Travers. Miss L. Williams, the Sydney player, demonstrated that she was an able exponent of the gamf. She defeated that brilliant young player, Miss Hartgill after a closely-contested three-setter, in which her volleying and 'back-hand strokes were splendid. In the semi-final against Miss Travers, she commenced with a lead of 4—l, during which time she was constantly in at the net and scoring consistently/ but later she failed to keep it up, and once Miss Travers settled down to solid pace-driving on her opponent’s forehand; the latter .was beaten, and she only scored two of the last thirteen games, Miss Travers winning 6—4, 6—2. Miss Wellwood’s match against Miss Nunneley was a great disappointment to her admirers, but she did not play at all 'badly. Her opponent was heart-break-ing, and played with a consistency that made one despair of gaining a point from her. MEN’S DOUBLES. There was only one. pair in this from start to finish —Parker and Brown; and it was a great pity that Ctox and Fisher could not have paired. Fisher and Rowe had two very close calls before going down in the semi-final to Cox and Eb■bett, from whom they took a set. Fisher made no allowance for his partner’s weakness, and had Rowe been playing with a -man like <!liff Dickie (who, apart from dominating the play, gives his partner a word of encouragement and advice when things are going badly) he would undoubtedly have done a great deal better. He and Fisher did exceedingly well to win a set under the circumstances, but Fisher practically took charge, and went for everything. In the final, Cox and Ebbett did as well as anyone expected, though Ebbett’s play gave one the impresion he was conscious that he was out of his class. He wisely left the greater share of the work to Cox, who, however, did not show to quite the same advantage as in some of his other games. LADIES’ DOUBLES. As in the Marlborough championship. Misses Travers anil Wellwood (N.Z. ehampions) were almost defeated before reaching the final. This time Misses L. Williams and Ryan led 5—3 (and the former’s service to follow) in the final set, but twice the former missed an easy shot that would have given her side the match. Both Miss Williams and Miss Rya!n played very confidently, and on the showings were almost as strong a pair as any in the event, especially as Mise Williams did not get flurried, but stuck to her game at the net, where she fre-

quently evoked applause by brilliant Volleying. ■ Misses Travers and Wellwood played more like themselves in the final against Misses Nunneley and E. Williams, the Wellington Provincial champions of 1910. The latter pair were first to get going, and won the opening set, 6 —3, but afterwards scored only five games altogether, though they both played quite up to their best form. Miss Travers played better in this match than on any other occasion during the tournament; but Miss Wellwood was the weaker player of the four, Miss Williams ably supporting her partner, and playing unusually well for her in a tournament. All round the tennis was of a high stand, and as a contest was the best exhibition during the whole three days. Miss Nunneley herself stated that she has never played better in her career than in the first couple of sets of the game under review. COMBINED DOUBLES. Most people were pleased to see Fisher and Miss Travers victorious in the combined ehampionship. They won the final against Brown and Miss Nunneley very easily as far as scores are concerned, but Cox and Miss Hartgill gave them an anxious time in the preceding round. Cox and his partner won the first set after Fisher and Miss Travers led, 3 —l, 4—2, 5—3, and then the Dannevirke pair led, 3—l and 4 —2, in the second set; but after missing the seventh game on two occasions, they afterwards went to pieces, Fisher’s side winning ten of the last twelve games played'. Cox was brilliant, and his smashing delightful to watch. Miss Hartgill, too, played beautifully for a couple of sets, but then went right off. Miss Travers was not playing very well, but Fisher was a host in himself, and even better in the final, when his volleying, smashing, and triekiross undoubtedly won the match. swainson and Miss Brewster reached V semi-final in the top half, where after winning two matches) they went cut to Brown and Miss Nunneley, but Were not disgraced, as Swainson was Very aggressive, and put up a splendid performance, quite his best at the tournament. — — HANDICAPS. MEN'S SINGLES. (First .Grade.) Semi-finals.—A. W. Sonndy A 18, v. K. Ryan 35, 60—49; J. L. Blundell 18, v. T. H. Jones 15, 60—44. Final.—J. L. Blundell (Masterton) 18, v; A. W. Soundy (Dannevirke) 18, 60—54. MEN’S SINGLES. Semi-finals.—-G. Natusch 20, v. K. Ryan 20, 60—54; G. L. Clark 20, V. E. Knight 10, 60—51. Final.—G. Natusch (Dannevirke) 20, v. G. L. Clark (Dannevirke) 20, 60—54. LADIES’ SINGLES. Semi-finals. —Miss N. Curtis 15, v. Miss S. Clark 10, 50—35; Miss J. Hindmarsh 15, v. Miss Brewster 5, 50—40. Final.—Miss J. Hindmarsh (Greenmeadows) 15, v. Miss N. Curtis (Petone) 15, 50 —45. MEN’S DOUBLES. Semi-finals. —W. J. Rowe and H. W. ..Giesen (scr) v. E. Norrie and N. Green 18, 60—53; J. G. Swainson and D. H. Bruce (owe 10) v. D. Cowan and F. Tomoana 10, (52—60. Final.—J. G. Swainson and D. H. Druce (Pahiatua) (owe 10) y. W. J. Rowe and H. W,..Giesen (Dannevirke) (scr), 60—57. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Semi-finale. —Misses L. Williams and Irvine ' (ser) v. Misses Hartgill and Braithwaite (owe 10), 60 —55; Misses Clark and Hindmarsh 5, v. Misses Riddell and Chadwick 20, 50—46. Filial.—Misses L. Williams (Sydney) and Irvine’(Dannevirke) (scr) v. Misses S. Clark and J. Hindmarsh (Greenmeadows) 5, 50—46. , COMBINED DOUBLES. Semi-finals. —L. E. Mair and Miss Cowper (20) v. N. Green and Miss Braithwaite (12), 60—57; G. L. Hartgill and Mrs. Hartgili (25) v. R. B. Vartain and Mfes Irvine (12), 60—33. Final.—G. L. HartgiH and Mrs. Hartgill, seno. (25), (Dannevirke), v. IZ E. Mair and Miss Cowper (20), 60-.-57. ‘ ' Notea. MEN’S Ist GRADE SINGLES. The back-markers (Fisher, owe 40, and thrown, owe 25), ■hadn’t a hope in this . .eyent, as the handicapping was ‘ all in ; tiwous- of 'tiie' limit men. R. H, Robert-

shawe (30) and J. L. Blundell (18). always looked well in, but one man had to go, as the pair .met in the round preceding the semi-final; Blundell winning comfortably as he did in the two remaining matches. MEN’S SECOND GRADE SINGLES. The scratch men were also asked to do impossible things in the second grade, three of the four players to reach t'he semi-final, all having 20 (the limit) from Cowan (ser.) Natusch hod easy wins right through his closest game, and being in the semi-final and final, in which the scores were 60—54 in both cases. LADIES’ SINGLES. The two girls wiho reached the final were easily the best players on their respective sides of the draw on their handicaps. Miss Curtis hud been playing very confidently, and as she volleyed well appeared to have the better chance, but Miss Hindmarsh hit hard every time, and her driving was exceptionally good—on the play the five points margin in favour of the Napier girl was a fair indication of the player’s merits. MEN’S DOUBLES. The most likely-looking combination, Norrie and Green, were put out by Rowe and Giesen, after a closely contested vantage game, 64—62. Cowan and Friday Tomoana who also had a. great chance, lost to Swainson and Druce, 62 - —6 O after leading 59 —54, and only one point to go. The Pahiatua pair were equal to the task of conceding Rowe and Gieson 10 points in the final, and won by 60—57. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Misses Clark and Hindmarsh played a great game in the final until the winning post came in sight. They had even improved on their handicap and led 39 —30 with, with but eleven points to go, when the crisis came, and they only scored 7 ipore points, while Misses L. Williams and Irvine got the 20 required to win the match—the latter pair combined splendidly. ‘ COMBINED DOUBLES. Probably the most popular win at the whole tournament was that of George Hartgill and his mother in the combined handicaps. At on stage they increased their lead (handicap) of five to eleven, but lost it again, their opponents leading 47—44. Fi J om that point the Hartgills steadied down again, and won 60— 57. Mrs.' Hartgili played surprisingly well, and returned many difficult shotis. . WELLINGTON. GENERAL NOTES. The Taranaki Championship and Handicap Tournament commences at New Plymouth to-morrow, but Wellington will not be represented to any extent. The only players making the trip to the writer’s knowledge are F. P. Wilson (Victoria College), A. W. Soundy (Dannevirke), and D. Cowan (Hastings). A pleasing feature of the Dannevirke’s ' showingias'Tar as Wellington Club players are concerned' was the fine form of Miss Elsie Williams in the final of the championship doubles. As a rule, this player does not show to advantage in a tournament, as she appears to be affected by the importance of the occasion, but this time she gave of her best, and had Miss Nunneley played with any heart in the third set, the pair might have defeated the New Zealand champions. The inter-club competitions will be resumed on Saturday, but interest in them will be somewhat slackened owing to the senior competitions having been completed, excepting for two postponed matches. The principal fixtures this week are in the C grade, when the unbeaten teams in both men’s, and ladies’ competitions are drawn to meet each other:— Brougham Hill, A. Khandallah, and Khandallah, St.' John’s. J. L. Blundell (Masterton), who won the first grade handicap singles at Dannevirke, was' the winner of the first .. 'Wellington provincial junior championship at Easter, 1910. It will be remembered that there was a controversy over this event owing to,the scratching of Jones, ■Sheppard, and Lewis, with the, result that Blundell and A. G. Duncan (Petone) fqugh't out t&e final, though that year there .wae no .doubt that Sheppard would have beaten Blundell, and met Jones in the final. In, the Dannevlrko . , tournament by,a. coincidence Blqtldejl and Jones met in the semi final of the singles, in which the latter conceded three points, but was badly beaten, playing * fin? game. , .

A player who must make a name for himself is J. G. Swainson, the Pahiatua champion, who defeated Warne Pearse, the well-known Canterbury representative, in the final of the Pahiatua championship at New Year. He plays a fine ull-round game, and drives, smashes, and serves above the ordinary. There are some lady players of great promise taking part in the big tournament at Dannevirke, and time will prove whether N.Z. champions of the future are not included in the following list:—• Misses Eileen and Doris Wellwood (Hastings), S. Clark and J. Hindmarsh (Greenmeadows) , Hartgili (Dannevirke), L. K. Hughes (Pahiatua), and N. Curtis (Petone). Combinations in the combined championship of the province at Masterton: — H. A. Parker and Miss Travers (probable winners), F. M. B. Fisher and Miss R. Wellwood, H. W. Brown and Miss Nunneley, C. C. Cox and Miss Hartgill, W. Goss and Miss E. Williams. The Wellington doubles champions, Misses Nunneley and E. Williams, had an anxious time in the first round of the Dannevirke championship, when they met the younger Well wood' sisters, Eileen and Doris. The Hawke’s Bay pair created a sensation by taking the first set, but wore subsequently defeated, 5—6, 6—2, 6—4, or 17 games to 12, a highly creditable performance against such redoubtable opponents. AUCKLAND. No word is now hr;, rd of unseasonable weather, and tennis players have been able for the last few weeks to get all the play they required. On Saturday last the weather was again perfect, and the courts in each district were taxed to the utmost. Now tnat the Auckland championships are in hand, players will be getting all the practice they can to get into form for those events., The entries received for the different events can be considered very satisfactory, and as there is no. player conspicuously prominent , in Auckland at present, the results are all. the more uncertain. . The entries for the men’s singles championship include A. S. C. Brown, W. A. Brown, Grossmann, Sherrill's, . Morpeth, Hunt, Gold Smith, Grigson, Hanna;,and for the doubles, Grossmann and Hickson, Heather and filling,.A. S. C. Brown and Grigson, Baker and Simpson, Mowbray and P. Hanna, W. A. Brown and' Morpeth, Hunt and Henderson; whilst in the ladies singles Misses G. Gorrie, I. Cooke, and Mrs Cooper are competing, and Misses G. Gorrie and Gray, I. Cooke and Steele, Mrs Cooper and Miss Harvey, in the ladies doubles. With Miss , Gray and Hickson, Miss Cooper and Hunt, Miss G. Gorrie and Henderson, Miss I. Gorrie and Heather, Mrs Cooper and; Rainger, Miss Cooke and Goldsmith, and others, in the combined championship, that event promises to be most interesting. All the necessary arrangements are well in hand, and the fact that the first round closes on February 11th, and the second round on the 25th February,

shows that the Association are not going to allow the events to stand over any great length of time. This decision is a very wise one, and was advocated in these columns some time since. The mens’ singles and doubles are the best of livejsets, and the ladies’ and combined events are the best of three sets. The matches will be played under Provincial Tournament rules, and where players belong to different clubs the match is to be played on the ground of a club to which one of the players belong. All information regulating the events may be had on application to the secretary, Mr L. G. Murray, Hobson Buildings. Members of the Eden and Epsom Club were able to witness some very fine volleying last Saturday. To see the ball smashed at very wide angles reminded one of the clean, well-placed smashing of Blair, who played here at the N.Z. championship meeting. The visitior was Mr 8. T. Diddams, who, with Dunlop, were the crack double players in Victoria a few years ago. Mr Diddams was here about ten years ago, and although he docs not play a great deal of tennis now, he gave some idea of what he must have been at his best. Commenting on the remarks made by Mr IT. A. Parker, when in Auckland', Mr Diddams agreed that Brookes was tire most brilliant player in the world today, but had to admit that if a contest with Wilding went to five sets, the odds were in favour of Wilding. This was due, he said, to Wilding’s magnificent physique. The, West End Club’s handicap tournament will be played next Saturday and Monday. The entries so far are considered satisfactory, and, given fine weather, the tournament should be a success. Messrs Angus, Goldie, Cooke, Wyman. MeCoy, Upton, and Fee have control of the events, and this should! be a sufficient guarantee of good management. Norman Brookes has intimated that he will be available for the Davis Cup contests this year. PATEA. The Waverley team journeyed to Paten last Saturday, and after a most enjoyable and even match, Waverley was victorious by two matches. The following are the results, Waverley players being mentioned first: — LADIES’ SINGLES. Mrs. Wallace v. Miss Powdrell, 2 —9; Miss Dickie v. Mrs. Payne, 4—9; Miss Brewer v. Mrs.' A. Powdrell, 12—14; •Mrs. Palmer v. Mrs. Jones, 6—9; Miss Blennerhassett v. Miss 9 —7; Miss Esser v. Mrs. Booth, 4—9. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Mrs. Wallace and Miss Dickie v. Mrs. Payne and Miss Powdrell, 2—9; Miss Brewer and Mrs. Palmer v. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Powdrell, 6—9; Misses Blennerhassett and Esser v. Mrs. Booth and Mia Benner, 6 —9. MEN'S SINGLES. C. Dickie v. Powdrell, 6—l, 6—l; Wallace v. Whitehead, 6—4, 3—6, 6—2; 6.

(Powdrell v. Martin, 6—2, 6—4; R. D. {Wybourne v. S. Kennedy, 6—l, 6—3; M. £5. Wybourne v. \V. Jones, 6 —4, 6—l; P. J. Wybourne v. Tovey, 6—4, 6—4. MEN’S DOUBLES. Wybourne Bros. v. Jones and Tovey, 6—2, 6 —3; Wallace aid S. Powdrell v. Whitehead and Powdrell, 6—l, B—6;8 —6; (Dickie and Wybourne v. Martin and Kennedy, 6—4, 4 —6, B—3.8 —3. GISBORNE. The following games (have been played off in connection with the WliatJaupoko Dawn Tern ms dub: — Men’s -Single.—E. Matthews bewt F. k W. Nolan; J. M. Curtis beait P. Barker. Men’s Doubles. — The final of this it-ourna ment resulted un J. M. Cuiiis and N. Bukl beating G. M. Dodgshun and G. W. WiHock. Lad.ios' Doubles.—Miss Ensor and Miss Reynolds won from Mrs. Bennett and jMias Foster, by default; Miss Evans and Alias B. Black won from Miss E. Nolan find Miss Bennett, by default; Miss F. Davies and Miss Blaek beat Miss Bu'J land Miss Symes; 'Miss Ensor and Miss Reynolds won from Miss Lewis and Miss H. Watkins, by default. Parnell Club The Parnell Club have their matches iwell in hand, the results to date being as follow:— (Men’s Champion all ip Singles.—Cooke beat mil, 6—l, G—3, 5—7, 4—G, 6—3. The longdistance runner was beaten by the veteran In the fifth sot. Grigson beat W. Mowbray, 5—7, 4 —6, 6 —3, 6 —3, 6—o. ‘ Grigson wore lids opponent down and won comfortably in the last set. Henderson beat Le (Sieur B—6, 6—2, 6—3; P. ’Hanna beat H. Caro, 5—7, 6—2, 5—7, 7—5, 6—3; 'Du-thie beat G. 111. Baker, 6—l, 4—6, 6—4, 4—6, 6—2. {Baker should have adopted more aggressive Itaeticis. •Ladies’ Championship Singles.—Miss Fraser beat Miss Davy, 6 —3, 12 —10; Miss JMacCormick, beat Miss 11. Steele, 6 —3, 6 —4; tMiss Gudgeon beat Mrs. Jourdain, 6—2, 3—6, 6 —l. Misses Cooke and Cumming retoe! ved byes from Misses Bloomfield and .Walker. Men’s Handicap Singles.—Hill (scr) beat IP. Hanna (owe 30), Grigson (owe 40) beat (Morton (owe 15), Baker (owe 30 2-6) beat Richter (rec. 3-6). R. Hanna (owe 15) beat iba-wn (scr.) Goldsmith (owe 30 2-6) beat [Kent (sc6< Henderson (owe 30) beat lAtkinBon (rec. 3-6) Pavitt (owe 30) beat Le Sieur (owe 30), Dutble (owe 15 3-6) beat Ward (owe 15). Ladies’ Hand lean Singles.—Mrs. Holmes (rec. 2-6) boat Miss Prater (owe 15 3-6). lien’s Handicap D-vjbles,—Mowbray and Hanna (owe 40) beat Egerton and Aubin (owe 15 3-6), Steven sori and II 111 (owe 15) beat Ritcher and Atkinson (rec. 15), Grigson and IN. Hanna (owe 30) beat Cooke and Regar (owe 30), Pavltt and Kissling (owe 15 8-6) beat Sclierff and lx* Sieur (owe 30), Rimpson and Goldsmith (owe 40) beat Hall hnd Ward (owe 15). Ladies’ Handicap Doubles. —(Misses Gudgeon aiid MacCormick (owe 15 3-6) beat IM re. «Holmes and Miss Davy (owe 15), Mrs. Bkvonifloid and Miss Bellairs (owe 15) beat (Mrs. iStr.ide and Miss Cooke (owe 30), Misses •H. Gteele and Scott bye from Misses Parsons and Walker. Combined Handicap Doubles. — Miss Dewes and N. Hanna (owe 15) beat Miss N. MacCormick and Caro (owe 15), Miss H. Rteole and Dr. Aubin (owe 15 8-6) beat Miss N. MacCormick and Hal! (owe 15 3-6), Miss Ward <and Dawn (scr) beat Miss Abbott and (Rev. Bargin (rec. 3-6). Miss Cooke and Goldsmith, bye from Mrs. M. Steele and Le Sieur.