Lawn Tennis.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 21, 20 November 1912, Page 9

Lawn Tennis.

Preliminary List of Tournaments. JEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS— Hastings', 2t;tb, 27tb, and 28th December. AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS — Hastings, 30 tb and 31st December and Ist January. HASTINGS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HANDICAPS—Hastings, to follow Australasian Meeting. pahiatua club CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HANDICAPS —Pahiatua, Ist and 2nd January. HAWKE’S BAY CHAMPIONSHIPS AND DANNEVIRKE CLUB’S HANDICAPS —Dannevirke, middle of January. WAIRARAPA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MASTERTON CLUB’S HANDICAPS—Masterton, middle of January. VAIRARAPA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MASTERTON CLUB’S HANDICAPS —Masterton, January 22, 23, 24. WELLINGTON PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—PaImerston North, March 22, 24. and 25. NOTE.—The above dates may not be absolutely correct, but are as near as can be ascertained iimofticially) at present. WELLINGTON. (By ROMULUS.) The Season's Drawings. November 23. Men’s Senior—Newtown v. Brougham Hill, at Newtown; Victoria College v. Wellington, at Wellington. Men’s Junior—Brougham Hill v. Trinity Church, at Trinity Church; Wellington v. Rona Bay, at Day’s Bay; Kilbirnie v. Victoria College B. at Day’s Bay; Karori v. Newtown, at Karori (elub’s courts) ; Victoria College A v. Johnsonville, at Victoria College. Men’s Third—Brougham Hill B v. Brougham Hill A, at Brougham Hill; Victoria College v. Newtown, at Day’s Bay; Trinity Church v. Wellington, at Day’s Bay; Island Bay, a bye. .Men’s Fourth—Victoria College B v. Oriental, at Day’s Bay; Victoria College A v. Brougham Hill, at Day’s Bay’; Johnsonville v. Trinity Church, at Johnsonville. Ladies’ Senior—Brougham Hill v. Wellington A, at Brougham Hill: Newtown v. Victoria College, at Day’s Bay; Wellington B, a bye. Ladies’ Junior —Trinity Church v. Brougham Hill, at Day's Bay; Newtown, 11 t*yh. Ladies’ Third—Brougham Hill v. Victoria College A, at Victoria College; Oriental v. Victoria College B, at Oriental; Newtown V. Trinity Church, at Day's Bay ; Island Bay, a bye. November 30. Men’s Senior —First round completed. Drawing lor the second round will be announced later. Men’s Junior —Victoria College B v. Trinity Church, at Day’s Bay; Brougham Hill v. Rona Bay, at Brougham Hill; \ ictoria. College A v. Wellington, at Day's Bay; Kilbirnie v. Newtown, at Day’s Bay; Karori v. Johnsonville, at Johnsonville.

Men's Third —Newtown v. Brougham Hill A, at Day's Bay; Brougham Hill B V. Island Bay, at Day’s Bay; Victoria. College v. Wellington, at Day's Bay; Trinity Church, a bye. Men’s Fourth —Trinity Church v. Oriental, at Trinity; Victoria College B v. Brougham Hill, at Day’s Bay; Victoria College A v. Johnsonville, at Victoria College. Ladies' Senior —Wellington B v. Wellington A, at Wellington; Brougham Hill v. Victoria College, at Day’s Bay; Newtown, a bye. Ladies’ Junior, a bye. Ladies’ Third—Victoria College B v. Victoria College A, at Victoria College; Brougham Hill v. Island Bay, at Brougham Hill; Oriental v. Trinity Church, at Oriental; Newtown, a bye. December 7. Men’s Junior—Newtown v. Trinity Church, at Day's Bay; Victoria College B v. Rona Bay, at Day's Bay; Brougham Hill v. Wellington, at Day’s Bay; Kilbirnie v. Johnsonville, at Johnsonville; Victoria College A v. Karori, at Karori (club’s courts). Men’s Third—Wellington v. Brougham Hill A, at Wellington; Newtown v. Island Bay, at Day’s Bay; A’ictoria College v. Trinity Church, at Day's Bay; Brougham Hill B, a bye. Men's Fourth—Johnsonville v. Oriental, at Oriental; Trinity Church v. Brougham Hill, at Brougham Hill: Victoria College A v. Victoria College B, at Day’s Bay. Ladies’ Senior—Wellington B v. Victoria College, at Victoria College; Brougham Hill v. Newtown, at Newtown; Wellington A, a bye. Ladies’ Junior—Trinity Church v. Newtown, at Trinity Church; Brougham Hill, a bye. Ladies’ Third—Trinity Church v. Victoria College A, at Day’s Bay; Victoria College B v. Island Bay, at Day's Bay; Oriental v. Newtown, at Day’s Bay; Brougham Hill, a bye. December 14. Men’s. Junior —Johnsonville v. Trinity Church, at Trinity Church; Newtown v. Rona Bay, at Day’s Bay; Victoria College B v. Wellington, at Victoria College; Kilbirnie v. Karori, at Day’s Bay; Victoria College A. v. Brougham Hill, at Day's Bay. Men’s Third—Trinity Church v. Brougham Hill A, at Brougham Hill; Wellington v. Island Bay, at Day’s Bay: Newtown v. Brougham Hill B, at Day's Bay; Victoria College, a bye. Men's Fourth- Victoria College A v. Oriental, at Day's Bay; Johnsonville v. Brougham Hill, at Johnsonville; Trinity Church v. Victoria College B, at Day's Bay. Ladies’ Senior —First round completed. Ladies’ Junior—First round completed. Drawing for second round will be announced later. Ladies’ Third Newtown v. Victoria College A, at Newtown; Trinity Church v. Island Bay, at Day’s Bay; Victoria College B v. Brougham Hill, at Day's Bay; Oriental, a bye. January 11, 1913. Men’s Junior—Karori v. Trinity Church, at Day's Bay; Johnsonville v. Rona Bay, at Johnstonville; Newtown v. Wellington, at Day’s Bay; Victoria College v. Brougham Hill, at Day’s Bay; Victoria College A v. Kilbirnie, at Day’s Bay. Men’s Third — Victoria College v. Brougham Hill A, at Day’s Bay; Trinity Church v. Island Bay, at Day’s Bay; Wellington v. Brougham Hill B, at Day’s Bay; Newtown, a bye. Men’s Fourth —First round completed. Ladies’ Third —Oriental v. Victoria College A, at Victoria College; Newtown v. Island Bay, at Newtown; Trinity Church v. Brougham Hill, at Brougham Hill; Victoria College B, a bye. January 18. Men's Junior —Kilbirnie v. Trinity Church, at Day’s Bay; Karori v. Rona Bay, at Day’s Bay; Johnsonville v. Wellington, at Wellington; Newtown v. Brougham Hill, at Newtown; Victoria College A v. Victoria College B, at Day’s Bay. Men’s Third—Victoria College v. Island Bay, at Day’s Bay; Trinity Church v. Brougham Hill B, at Day's Bay; Wellington v. Newtown, at Day’s Bay; Brougham Hill A, a f>ye. Ladies’ Third—Oriental v. Island Bay,

at Oriental; Newtown v. rlrougnam Hill, at Brougham Hill; Trinity Church v. A ictoria College B, at Victoria College; A ictoria College A, a bye. February 1. Men’s Junior—Victoria College A v. Trinity Church, at Day’s Bay; Kilbirnie v. Rona Bay, at Day's Bay; Karori v. Wellington, at Karori; Johnsonville v. Brougham Hill, at Brougham Hill; Newtown v. A’ictoria College B, at Day's Bav. Ladies’ Third —Island Bay v. A ictoria College A, at Day’s Bay; Oriental v. Brougham Hill, at Day’s Bay; Newtown v. Victoria College B, at Day's Bay; Trinity Church, a bye. Comments on Inter-club Matches (November 9). SENIOR. Brougham Hill and Victoria College w ere the successful teams in the opening matches, AVellingtou succumbing to the former team by two rubbers, while V. C. defeated Newtown by a single set (the rubbers, three all). F. Ellers signalised his reappearance, to match tennis by a decisive win at the expense of J. A. B. Howe (16 games to 9) who took the first set, but could only secure three games in the next two sets. It is a significant feature of Eller's winning ellorts that he invariably loses the first of three sets. The remaining rubbers went as expected, H. Brown losing but two games altogether in his bout with Hunter, Roberts (B. II.) also having an easy passage in his match with Stranger, a new man to senior tennis — really a class above him. Jeffery (Wellington), as usual, put up a good tight, and the writer knpws no player who goes so close- to winning every time, yet loses so often. This time his performance, against 11. V. Howe, the elever B.H. man, was one of Jeffery’s best ellorts in Wellington. (Howe, 6—4; 6—5.) In . the Newtown-Victoria College match Martin was the only Newtowner to win a rubber in the singles, though the club secured both doubles. The value of combination was again demonstrated iu this match. Cleghorn ami Parker, after defeating Redward and Simpson respectively in the singles, were defeated later in the first doubles, although, as a matter of fact, the Collegans ran the opponents to 6—5 in the concluding set, and actually scored 15 games to 13 in the rubber. There was nothing sensational in the ladies’ division. AVellingtou A defeated A’ictoria College without loss of a rubber, and only one set; Miss Tennent running Mrs. Goldie to a three-set match in the third rubber. Newtown, after losing the first two singles against AVellingtou B, steadied down, and thenceforward did not lose another rubber. Mrs. Grady’s performance for AVellingtou was the best of the afternoon, defeating Miss Robinson in straight sets (12 games to 2). Miss Webb (AVellingtou), was successful against Miss Dempsey, while for Newtown, Mrs. Bell and Miss Powell won their singles, the elub’s representatives also annexing both doubles.