WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 7, 12 February 1913, Page 7

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Hutt Club's Annual Tournament. ESULTS of the preliminary rounds of the Hutt Club’s t-our-X \ nament commenced on Anni- \ versary Day are appended. The scores in the semi-finals and finals Will appear in next issue if circumstances made it possible to complete the tournament last Saturday:— CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. Men’s Championship Singles.—A. P. Brown beat Parkes, fi—l, 6—3; Were beat Hursthouse, o—4,0 —4, o—4;0 —4; T. Heketa beat O. Heketa, o—4,0 —4, 3—6, 7 —5; J. M. Power beat T. H. Dawson, C —o, 6 —o. Men’s Championship Doubles.—Jackson and Power beat Treadwell and Dawson, 6—l, 6—l-, Jackson and Power beat O. Heketa and Poananga, 6—l, G —l; A. P. and C. I. Brown beat Hursthouse and Clere, 6—4, B—6. Ladies’ Championship Singles.—Miss C. Stevens beat Miss Wilson, 11—4; Miss Speedy beat Miss F. Stevens, 9 —B; Mrs. Wagg beat Miss Speedy, 9—3. Ladies’ Championship' Doubles. —Miss Humphrey and Miss Speedy beat Miss Welch and Miss Wilson, 6 —4, G —3. Combined Championship Doubles.— Miss Wilson and C. I. Brown beat Miss Humphrey and Hursthouse, 7 —5, 6—o; Mrs. Wagg and Jackson beat Miss C. Stevens and Power, o—3, I—(i, 6 —2. HANDICAP EVENTS. Men's Handicap Singles.—Power (owe 5) beat Jensen (plus 15); Treadwell (plus 15) beat Parkes (plus 15) ; A. P. Brown(owe 5) beat Bond(plus 12) ; Clere (ser) beat Hursthouse (plus 10); C. 1. Brown (plus 5) beat 11. Stevens (plus 15); Poananga (plus 7) beat Dawson (plus 15) ; Jackson (owe 10) beat O. Heketa (plus 12); T. Heketa (plus 10) beat R. Brown (plus 20) ; Jackson beat T. Heketa.

Men’s Handicap Doubles.—Tackson and Power (owe 10) beat R. Stevens and O. Heketa; A. P. and C. I. Brown (ser) beat Treadwell and Dawson (plus 15) ; Hursthouse and Clere (plus 10) bent Bond and Parkes (plus 15); T. Heketa and Poananga beat 11. Brown and Bridge; Jackson and Power beat A. P. and C. I. Brown; T. Heketa and Poananga beat Hursthouse and Clere.

Ladies’ Handicap Singles.—Miss F. Stevens (plus 5) beat Miss Wilson (plus 10); Miss Speedy (plus 10) beat Miss Humphrey (phis 8); Miss C. Stevens (owe 10) beat Miss Welch (plus 20); Miss Burt (plus 22), beat Miss Mason (plus 22). Ladies’ Handicap Doubles. —Misses C. and F. Stevens (ser). beat Miss Hutu phrey and Miss Speedy (plus 10); Mrs. Wagg and Miss Burt (plus 25) beat Miss Welch and Miss Wilson (plus 15). In the final Misses C- »'><• F. Stevens boat Mrs. Wagg and Miss Burt. Combined Handicap Doubles.—Miss Wilson and C. I. Brown (plus 12) beat Miss Speedy and Poanar.ga (plus 15); Miss C. Stevens and Power (scr) beat Miss Burt auj Parkes (plus 25) ; Miss F. •Stevens and A. P. Brown (plus 18) beat Miss Welch and Bond (plus 25); Airs. Wagg and Jackson (scr) beat Miss Mason and Dawson (plus 25). Khandallali Club. The Khandallali Club's Yankee tournament -.men’s and ladies’ handie.ip singles —resulted as mentioned .below: Men's Event. -First: S. R. Jones, 74 wins; second, N. Robieson, 7 wins; third, D. Mansfield, 5 wins. ‘ Ladies’ Event.—'First, Miss Al. Inglis, 10 wins; second, Miss F. Mansfield 94 wins;third, 'Miss E. Gnnbb, 8J wins. General Notea. ,lt is possiblie that, owing to the Wellington championship meeting 'at Palm-

erston North at Easter, the province may not I>e represented at the North Island inter-provincial tournament at New Plymouth. The clubs have been circularised to nominate players, and the Association is in honour bound to send a team, however weak it may be compared with the real representative strength. Participation in the tournament would be a great education for players like W. Crews, L. Butcher and E. Reeves. Unfortunately the difficulty will be in regard to lady players, very few of whom are likely to be available. In connection with the two Eastbourne clubs, the present position of their handicap events is as .follows: —Muritai: Miss Mantel! won the ladies’ singles, while the men’s is rapidly approaching completion. Kona Bay: F. P. Kelly (10), who defeated last year’s winner, F. A. Lewis (scr.), in the semi-final, qualified for the final in which he meets <!. R. How den (12). The ladies’ event is in course of slow progress necessary to the adoption of the Yankee principle for its decision. Miss Gladys Dimant, for some years a member of the Wellington Lawn Tennis dub, was a competitor at the Nelson Tournament, completed last week, winning the ladies’ singles championship and also appearing in the successful combination in the combined doubles championship.

The Newtown Club’s representatives have won the ladies’ junior championship 'by virtue of their defeat of Trinity at Day’s Bay on Saturday week. The regular members of the team during the season were: Misses Asquith, J. Clark, P. and V. Veitch, and Printzen.