LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 601, 1 September 1909, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

Wellington provincial associa- ;.'. .•"" .".-•" ; . tion. ..•.;■ ; - the'annual report.' ' '', ' ; If lawn-tennis is; to flourish' in districts, the", association must seriously face the.problem, of catering for.the/requirements of; the' clubs .beyond- tho. city'.'radius.; Rules were'made last year, permitting; of the' constitution of sub-associations,! but np\ to the present none'of .the-club's interested have taken steps' to ;secure'.local .control.' : The' annual, report of ; the Wellington 'Provincial' Lawn/ Tennis Associations/to be;. presented at- the .annual meeting. on/September .23, after .making these statements, expresses; the "opinion that' some of the .larger ; clubs',' such "as Masfertbn, Palmers-' North, Feilding,-'Marten, Mahoe and Wariganuis should, make'.an effort, to form subassociation's, whereby i"more-satisfactory state of affairs'would .result,to the large number of affiliated, country clubs; Were sub-associations to. bo; formed in .Wairarapa, Manawatu,- Warigariui and elsewhere, .tennis" in:those districts' wonld make more rapid strides/and clubs now' unaffiliated .would be almost certain to join one of these governing: bodies: ■'• ,'The ..report-'goes.on-to.'say. that throughout the year, negotiations have been carried on. with the City Council with regard; to ;grounda in .the city reserves; for tennis courts. The council has offered various- parts of the Belt, which the committee of,the association has not seen'fit.to accept. .At present,it has,before the council applications'for four) acres in Pirie Street .arid", half-acre .in ..Wesley- Road.v These applications have ,the ait'y.'engineer's-' approval; and,will,be.dealt with; at the next meeting of the'.n«serves : .Committee."' A sub-cominittee set up Rafter ..the .Wellirigfori-Can'terbury' .m'atcn, >yhicn was'a financial loss, to go irito the-whole question of interprqviribiai,matches,' makes the following-, recomriiehdations:—" That' with reference ; tb"the annual representative,/ 'fixture with .'-Canterbury,; the following conditions be observed:- (1)> Six'men a-side; (2) match' played in'tno /days; (3) twelve ./singles and", nine doubles;' • (1) side scoring ' most rubbers: wins; (5); each- province notifies the other names of players .selected in order..of- m'e'rit.and .how paired ..for doubles; ,(6) the p'rovinoe. in which the . match, is; played arranges . the different draws and the times that the'irubbers- are played, oaoh dayj'(7) singles—the first two men of,'the one-side play.each of the.first two of the, other; .the -second ,two' and the third ' two ditto;'(B) doubles'r-eaqh party plays each'of,the three opposing pairs; (0) rubbers to be'the best of three advantage sets';' (10)' selected'players pay all their -expenses.", ;.'■ ";■'.';". '■■'. .iFinanoially "the past season' has'been highly satisfactory.:-But.for.the unfortunate■ loss on the, Canterbury.-match and. bad .-'weather' for Ihe Easter' /Tournament,/a really handsome profit, would.- have resulted on- the/ season's .workings;'-.;''•'■•':••/.'■''v".-'.' '-;'/,'.'": •:'■-, '■'•,-:■.■.'•'■!,;: ■ Delegates-will thus be giatified-to learn that .the''season, was.'made;.'to. pay-its' way; and there is';inow..:eve'ry....prospect -of-. the_ : future;'.',;;': ,/. ~ -; v .'.:; ; ; ;.,; ,;..,;,; . Since ';tb.e,'last; annual' meeting ,the tion has been 'registered/under theTTriclcssified Societies' Registration',Act,r 1908. THa'nks ire accorded:',to a. large -number■; of helpers'- arid donors, of.'trophies.. ;.;■.,;'. ..' ■■.•'•'.. '.:■■; ';.; '-. Th'e 'statement of receipts' and. expenditure show'sa,balance ni.ba'nk / 2s. 6d. \y)

::,-■;, ;-;;-'■ NEWTOWN CLUB'., :;•',;,//.' •■''The'eleventh' ahriual meeting of tho rlewtbwn Lawn Tennis Club was held on Monday evening. The. report, Which was'.adopted, described tho.past year ■,as probably the most eventful year iiirthe history of;the club."Owing to the opposition raised .by a few. people./ the City' Council/was unable to letthe olub have posses-:sibn-.bf the,portion.,of the : , Town Belt applied for .until .an Act had been passed 'authorising leases to. athlotio , bodies.; -A'lease; has ,■ now: 'been .granted to' the' club of nearly 'an <:acre for a;.term.-of twenty-Kine years frohnJanuary'l! 1909, at an annual rental of; £5, payable. halfyearly. .The expenses' of preparing .the/ground for-the purposes of the olub afe'yery heavy .',A' /sum; of',£3OO, secured on the 1 personal guarnn-' tee of the-president and. members of- the■ com-mittee,-was( borrowed' from' April 1, 1909, sub-. ' ject to the condition that -ju'vis. to be.repaid at.. the',end.,of;;eacH : .year....The..whole -of., the money, has'been absorbed by the excavating ,and levelling;of the ground, laying;down' two' ,:tenriis;;cou,rts,.: i and i ;fen'cirig : the; section.- Two : . more., courts have yet - to'be'. laid down' and. a* pavilion,'erected; besides: necessary, .'drainage works, and thecbrnmittee' hope'to: obtain ;the money required b'y_ the issue of bonds to;meinbers and their friends. A considerable amount of. ,work'''has I beeri ll 'done-'b'y:: members''of'tho oommittee towards iimproving and planting the; ground, arid .they-would be■• glad to have.the practical assistance of club members. in making, their tennis homo pno of'.the/beauty. spots bf ,y?o!lingtbn: Consequent o'nhaving rio courts for;the.;season, the 'jbo'mmittee'.;did, not. enter a. team for the shield competition, but a cup and perinaritvteam were, entered; .The-ctip team.is to':.be. cbngratulajied'.'on 'winriing ,the, competi-. tiori'aridseouririg the cup for;the.'yoar./Alto'gether. 11 matches were played, 10 won, and 1 lost.; They.sobred; 100 sets' to 43 sets, and .993 games -to 758 games. The: pennant team played; 11 matches, won s.and lost 6, scoring. 35 sets to' 42 sets, „and ;tl3 games/to 500 games. .The' club has/to thank the.Brougham Hill Tennis .Club for allowing members to practiso on its courts, at,stated times during, each./week.. - It was found impossiblo to carry, out' the usual ohampibnship, .< and v handicap, /. competitions' amongst members. Soveral special general meetings were, held':during the. year; : : At one of ; these, it, was decided that: only. oneJjalf of the ; annual'subscription'.should'be 'collected,', and at ;another' the .rules' we're amended -to: increase' the membership- t0.,80. (45.men. and 35;ladies>, and-there, are.-now .a 1 ' number iC&'yacancies fbr men. .In coriclusibri.^the:'coinrillttjie'..lo6k:',f6r-. ward to the club.' again entering*teams; .for the 'shield.-aridv/Sther competitioris'; -.and resuming that full'and'.a'ctive club' life.: which has.hithertomaSe.it ;such- a' sucCe.'s. -.both from , a tennis, and;'a. social, point, of ".view:."';; ...:; . ; .The'election of Officers' resulted;'as follows :— President,' Mr.,W;:, H. P. • Barber .(le-electedj; vice-presidents, .Messrs; ;F.. Grady;, s J; S.. Pollock, M.;Fraser,:-P.-'.Muter,'J. P.-Luko, M.P.', X Y.Redward (all re-elected), ahd T.H.Gilli delegates, to association; Messrs.'F: "A.- ; Lewis (re-elected),--.land •••'■'■•'F. ~■ A.' ■/ Mbrriaj.■'- hbn; auditor,?/, Mr.; ;1 0.,,vE./ Galwey. .(re-elected); ■ manageirient .' Messrs; •., E. '■. y; Bedward, F,. A: Lewis, BL,S. Powell ! (all:-re: elected),.F. A.;:Morris;and J.'Lindsay; match committee,-Messrs.'-.F.' A. Morris; H."'Powel], arid-F.;A.' Lewis; handicappor, Mr. E.'Y. Ret ward;'ladies ..committee, -Mrs. .Grady/Misses Redward; Clark,- Bock; Christie, Veitch, and Rdbin60n..;;,,;;:.;. ; ::.',,,: .;/ -,

■":] i /.;-THE;BI(3 ; ■;;;;'; -■■'. '.',".. "/ //fflj Telejrtaph-Prijss; Association.).. :', •■■■:'■'-' ■:•'•■ 'w, »• ~•."£•.' v■ >' Auckland; August ,31.; -isTho AuckUnd lawn Tennis : Asso,biation'.has' accepted-tKe',Eden',and Epsom. Clubs''offer of eight courts"for/thi' tournament to, .bo held on D.ec6mber'".3l and'-"January! to-i.• Jt was'-de- , cided/tO"erect;.stand-,accommodation to '.seat 100> people./ It was. also resolved .to.'suggest" to' the New Zealand Association that "the .admission /to,, ..the -. stand'; at '.championship 'tournaments- bo. reduced from 2s'. to Is., and that season ..tickets ,b'B; issued ,at 25.: 6d.. ;A championship; tournament,will be held on December 27, 28,' and 29.;/.."j, :''.v : -.' ;.•.'" 'J:/ ■: /" ■~,.. 'VHorace, Rico is bringing;'a, gentlemen's: team and/a ;.team'/of; six; ladies; from '.'New '■ South' Wales. Wildt'io; and Parker will also' com-