LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1741, 16 January 1888, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

The following are the entries and hah* dioaps for the tournament mentioned m our issue of Thursday l M t :—

SINOIBS.

H Weiston owes 15 G. Mere wether, soratch B. Hart, scratoh ' A, Fooke, scratch — Jameson, soratch E. Simpson, soratoh J. A Oaygill, scratch D. Moore receives half 15 F. Field receives half 15 J. Oliver receives half: 15 , K. J. Fookg receives 15 0. 0. Fooks receives 15 0. Strange receives 15. DoDblsb. Weston and Mere wether owe 15 Moore and Jameson, scratoh ' JS. Simpson and F. Field, scratch | A. Fooka and Oliver, scratch • 0. 0. Fooks and Uaygill reoeive half 0. Strange and B. G. Crisp receive h ilf 15 E. J. Fooks and Simpson receive 15, The following m the result ot the draw, which has been made on the new system, all the byes being taken ia the first round :— ....'•■ Singles— Ist round. F. Field receives half 15, meets 0. 0. Fooks, receives 15 H. Weston owes 15, meets 0, Strange, receives 15 Jameson soratoh, meets Oaygill, soratoh Moore receives half 15, meets Merewether, scratch A. Fooks, Bcratoh, meets E. Simpson, scratoh : : ■■ Hart, a bye E. J. Fooks, a bye J. Oliver, a bye Doubles — lit round. A, Fooks and Oliver, soratch, meet Moore and Jameson, soratoh 0. 0, Foofcs and Oaygill receive halt 15, meets E. Simpson and Field, scratch Strange and Orisp receive half 15, meet is. J. Fooks and W. Simpaon, re« ceive 15 Weston and Merewether a bye. Mr 0. C. Pooka has kindly placed his private lawn at the disposal off the Committee, and they have deoided that the first round of the tournament may b* played either there or at the Domain. The fol owing rounds, however, are all to be play ed at the Domain Court It is desired that the first rounds be got off this week, and the contestants are requested to arrange the time of their games with the Serretary, Mr 0. C. Fooka, as early as possible.