LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 443, 27 February 1909, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

s. ! '.^(Btlnteh-Clcb.V "'.■ '.. V, ■. Saturday saw,'tko termination: of .the -. Shield matches.-. These contests 'have been : : :aeclareaA:dpsed- : ---by..',"tKo''-Sliield.-..'Cominittee - v»nd ;lVell!ngtpn.;Proelaimod ; the winner, with ? 'Boyen: : .wins,:;and _ no-losses. - Thorndon 1 has » .threei losses ito its credit.i; 'Brougham':Hill:two',wins.arid five'losses, and ■ ; Victoria College one win and si£ losses. Three ; rounds in. the' Shield matches.have proved too :muchj;and;itho' : committ€o has, shown good ' judgment- in .ending the contest before any .-.- pi:the'.clubs:.reth;ed.'. : . -■■ "■■';■.■ .;■■ . ' -Wellington-' .'simply . "Brougham ■' Hill,--and won by .12 sets to. 1. '.'Certainly the latter team .was without the-services of ■: Swanstpn: and'Laishley. and-the-four/senior ladies.' ..'Qnirinell .'lirifortonately - sprained his . .ankle, just wheri.orie' game-had gone in his ; Jangle;;.; and :had;: to; retire.,', Consequently,: Huntpr,: and Lindsay,' were: the : only •-. two senior-;players in ..(he ;team. Brown was' right on,his.game,':and: made 'short work of ; Hunter. ;i>The-latter ;:played'up; better tdwards_ the end of ;tho' set,-,and madeaigood , fight 'in one; or two vantage games, but!-: was ;■ unable'.to'take/one"game from:the Wellington; man.v'-H. ,Howe..rnado"a good -stand .against; Wilson, 1 ; .who got away with' a "lead,-8-r2;'arid then .took.a.pull. ; , Howe made'the most;.of:, his 'opportunity, and .ran upHhe : nest-three ; gamos. .Wilson,took the.poriclud- : :irig:game at game 15 ; and set,:,-9--5. :; ; Watkinsj. playing.his usual ganie, : should.be' ab'lo :.to-get more than.' one game: against;iSalmond,'! but; on;• Saturday- lie .was completely off netting;his';drives, and when.ge'ttirig'''.'a .chance 1 at ~the not,'-he invariably hit the ball'iritb the riet':Or,dr'()ve it out. :. Salrriond" drovevper'sisteritlyjto' his';opponents'' backhandj'and dealt.with any short stuff in-a decisive; manner.--.Marrinor, ; 'promoted from tho .;Brougharai:Hill. : B team, gave;,Cooke a r, gdod run,'V.aiuLtook '5 hard-earned: games From him'.;:,;Miss ; Travers ; is Jshpwing'veryi-'good .'fonrij'r.arid- drove: with: groat -pace arid .energy :against Mrs.;W.'Howe, who played-a safe. :gamej.,\ ; and/.won : 'two'games,: both■■;on,-.'her ■ own.cseifvice'i'J-; Miss -Cock, won'.Her single,-7—3,'from';-Miss,:Farmer. ..The: loser is .-.aplayer who,has!'improved-'.very much of:late. Brown'and' Salmorid made - the pace : too r ; fast •forJWatkiris; arid Howe.. The Brougham Hill ; pair :;were;-.not; working together well, .;'and werejfrequehtly .caught out of position—score !between;.-,Wilson>and.Cooke,'and Hunter and Marriner. :;;THe.:gariies ranveyenVuntil 7 all, vWhen;/Wilsb'n. took:a?love':gamo onohis ;service,:arid Marriner, failing on his, -the match went.:to'/Wellington,. 9— 7. '.-...Herd.;; arid; Lind:say,'vby'/defeating: Fraser.-'ari'd'': Sheppard;, ihadVfche. satisfaction',' of ; notching ■Brougham' Hill's -only win; -Misses Travers and'Ward; : :defeated ..Mrs!:'.Howe; and ; Miss : , Dempsey',.- .The'latter,;'pair made;' a :plucky.;;fight}. : v.Mi3ses : Williams .and . Cock 'were,:iri::all;ways.;superior to their, opponents,:;. ;Missl;Williams'B' cut'drives proving partibu-: 'larly..-troublesome.;;, The only,-gamp won':.by: Brougham''Hillwas'on-Miss Farmer's.servo.. { Hill: :A" - a big';. win .over• Karori by-II sets to - % "Douglas, playing,fourth;single.for,the suburban team',. was: just.'top; : good for Roberts. ''•;. The latter; .was:not very: successful with his, .volleying. Miss Morgan's; particular cut' -, stroke-.' had . : Miss:Smythe:',in'difficulties from':the, start,: :and;;before;'she:h'ad'time 'to'get used to. it,, : Miss'Mprgarilhadirun-up aiwin.7—3.' Kelso and i- p. :S.-'Heride.r&n;.notehe'd.Karpri's 'sec--~ond.win after;a';l6hg advantage, set-against O'Leary and TJreri. '•:':'.'• ■\."'; : y:

;/ : Newtown -defeated -Victoria College by.ll isets ; fo. 2,'; ;Seyeral.of tho matches, were■ very closo, .and; the':result does "not denote the /excellence': of the. form ."shown by, the V.C; ■players; -'/Taylor;: for;the losing/club, had : : a gcod win,: 9—5, against .Powell, and, part;nered, with.,Cleghorn,.' was,./successful, in ■[ dis-, ■posing/of.:.Joiies.''and;'Mp.rris./ This-.was the nrsi|appearan'ce of. Morris ;tHis ; .season, and, ;-'alth6ugh/.;he./;is; nqt/.yet./in;:form; :he, should '.withfpradtice bo playing/as well as ever.by .Easter;;';;,.,//>;:;:' :.■■: '\y-'..\ ./:// -■../:./,::'■/

f -PetdrieV.had'a'; decisive, win over, the Hutt ;.by.;ll'/sets' to; 2.' Hawkins wore Jackson down ,in;, : an::,jexasperating:'iaanner,. r got. everything •back., with a good- length," •arid put. very, few ; 6ut,/;.with/.the:',result,/,9—l, :' : in his^ ■■■. favour.r Gree'ri; : had easy wins. NMiss-Horn; ahd.,Mrs. '. Hawkins could not/go. "wrong,'and,; won'both.singles anddouble with '■'a good, margin';. /Jackson; and. Clero got going .'m;the , Jdouble,'/ i 'and..:some'.;swift/ralleys. and..smartv;volleying,resulted.';'Their, opponents;! /Greenland' Hawldnß,,;wentV for "safety,- and': lost:the',match;/.6-^9;/./The,second, combined' .; was .'.won; by? P.vßrpwn and Miss' Wilson-.'■■■'■ -.'■'. /• ;,,,Wellington/made "a. clean/ sweep of Brougham' Hill /B;';winnirigCby.'. ; .:l3 : : ; to-. nil;. Dart'in;-:his.'single; ;'ahd .'Bart and ; Hurley in: the doubles,: made th'e'.'best show for-tho lps-. ing v teami/ : ;-^';/ ; ;/';7: '-■^^:\.': : - : [ : \-- : :/■/:/: - " '-;.

: -Tlie/jinteriJrbyinoial match; .Canterbury ,y; Wellingteh, is/to/be. played on the Thomdon courts ,to-:day.;. Canterbury, will have.tho ser;vices_ of "a ..pretty:: strong -team, h although tWildihg/isyabsent'.'v. It/is'- very: much' to. be regretted'. :that : the'/visiting team /will not include;ladies. ;■,;, If Canterbury, has..any / lady chance ; of being' /picked:, to. 'represent. New; Zealand/ against New, South.Wales, surely, this;, is the oppor--tunityifbr'itha'typroyince/to produce, her,/and. let .■the/Selection/'-Committee, seo her play against sorij'e. of .the ladies, who are '.expected; to make-/the ; trip.''v ;,;. ,;.F:;:./ S.:, :; .; ::.';>: > j .The .'fourth.'. annual i contest : between Taranaki• and; Auckland was*played at' New Ply-;mouth:-;]ast/Saturday,, and.jesultedin a win ,fpr. Tarahaki,,2l;games;to 3. /Misses .'Powdrell,;TE. .'Dickie,;- Brewster, .Simpson, and Mrs.-Payne wonV'their singles for Taranaki /Miss; Harvey-beat.Miss .Dickie, and' was tho only Aucklander .to win'; a single. Dickie ; Nicholson; //'Sellar,- .Powdroll,- and Jennings won their, singles,' two sets straight, whilst ■Upton ran Wallace into a 3-set match; The doubles;,,and combined doubles were all.won^by/Taranaki.,'; Misses Gorrie arid Martin:/(Auckland) beat;' "Mrs. Payne : and -Miss Ai/;Dickie,,after; .a 3-set match; . and : Misses Parsons: and' Walker, (Auckland) beat' .Misses Simpson; and Brewster, 6 ' 3| 6—4. : ■/ There .was.quite a flutter aimongst the ladies .when/ity.was.officially.'arinounced that the team, would jbe. sent .to. Sydney. - Already one ■ hears whispors of ,lbng walks, skipping, and Sandow. exercises being contemplated in the near future..;', /, ? ,',,;