LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 938, 27 February 1908, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS.

AUCKLAND BEATS TARANAKI BY 11 TO 8. The great event of the week has been the interprovincial games between Auckland and Taranaki. These were played at the Eden and Epsom greens, which were in fine order. Messrs. Holmes, Le Sieur, Stewart, and Patterson were in charge of the arrangements, which were admirably carried out. Mount Eden being as yet off the tram line, precluded any thought of a large attendance, but there was a fair attendance The results were as follows: — Men’s Singles. Wallace (T.) beat S. Upton (A.), 6 —4, 10 —8, after a . very fine contest indeed. Dickie (T.) beat Grossman (A.), 6—l, 6—2. Dr. Keith (A.) beat Nicholson (T.), 6—3, 6—l. Billing (A.) beat Smith (T.), 7 —5, 6—4. W. A. Brown (A.) beat Powdrell (T.), 6—3, 3—6, 6 —2. J. H. Turner (A.) beat Caplen (T.), B—6, 6—3. Men’s Doubles. Dickie and Wallace (T.) beat Dr. Keith and Grossman (A.), 6—3, 6 —4. Upton and W. Brown (A.) beat Nicholson and Smith (T.), 6—l, 2—6, 6—o. Turner and Billing (A.) beat Powdrell and Caplen (T.), 10 —12, 6—o, 6—o. Ladies’ Singles. Miss Powdre'l (T.) beat Miss Gray (A.), 6—l, 6—5. Miss Payne (T.) beat Miss D. Udy (A.), 3—6, 6—4, 7—5. Miss Cooper (A.) beat Miss E. Dickie (T.), 6—2, 6—l. Miss A. Dickie (T.) beat Miss Harvey (A.), 6—2, 2—6, 6—4. Combined Doubles. Dickie and Miss Powdrell (T.) beat Billing and Miss Udy (A.), 5 —7, 6 —2, 6—3. Dr. Keith and Miss Gray (A.) beat Wallace and Miss E. Dickie (T.), 6—2, 3—6, 6—l. Nicholson and Miss Payne (T.) beat Turner and Mrs. Cooper (A.), 6 —l, 6—3. W. A. Brown and Miss Harvey (A.) beat Smith and Miss A. Dickie (T.), 6 —3, 2 —6, 6—5. Ladies’ Doubles. Misses Gray and Udy (A.) beat Misses Powdrell and E. Dickie (T.), 2 —6, 6—3, 6—2. Mrs. Cooper and Miss Harvey (A.) beat Miss A. Dickie and Miss Payne (T.), 6—4, 6—3.