THE AUCKLAND TOURNAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 705, 3 January 1910, Page 3

THE AUCKLAND TOURNAMENT.

CANTERBURY WINS THE . BANNER. . "(By Toleetraph.—Press■ ■Association.!-...■.,■ Auckland, January 2. In the- final -of .the combined doubles for, the New .Zealand/Lawn/Tennis, championship, Miss Nunheley.; and Wilding, deieated • jVliss Gray: and Br. Keith, 6—3, 0-2. • This match gives Canterbury -. the banner'for the ..next-.twelve months; the scores being■■ Canterbury, 7i points 1 "Wellington, points * . Taranaki, 51 points - ' » / The following are ' results of the Auckland -'championstups:— . , . • .: :■ .!■ Men's Singles. Ebbett beat Dr. Keith, 2—6. 6—l, B—6. Prouse beat Maddox, G —3, 6—2. Peacock beat Sellar; 6—2, 6—i. . H. W. Brown beat Mowbray, 6—4, 6—l. .: ' Henderson boat. IVr Wilding,. 7-r5, .7—5. ' Fisher beat Grossman,' 6r-;3, 6—3. - , .. .

-!■■■• - Ladies'- Singles. .: Miss Nunneiey beat Miss P. Gorrie, 6 —o, 6 —0..-- A Miss Cock beat Miss Francis,-6—o, 6—o. Miss Dimant beat iMiss, Eileen Wellwood, 6—2, G—l. . -■.-(■ . ■ Combined Doubles.; ■, . r - Fisher and Miss Travers boat Henderson-. and Miss -Biss, 6—o, &—•!.. ,■.->.. ... . Miss- Nunneley/.ahd' Wilding;beat Miss Cooper- und Hunt, 6—0,; 6—l. i.Miss- .Braithwaite ::.ahd ..PeaMrk; beat Miss Dudor and Sutton,. 6—2 r .7—S. - ! (By : Tolegraph.—ispecial Oorrespondent.) -- '/ ■ Auckland, January 2; The . Auckland; lawn- : teniiis:. tournament, was -,continued to-day.- in, fine weather.' 1 : In- the men's singles, f Fisher',' easily.; defeated' Grossman; -the: volleying of -Fisher bring very 1 bovere. : . ; . • Henderson -defeated .Wilding, sen.,- after an interesting game,, in which; the .v.eterah brought off many iino drives. JJ, C.-Peacock easily accounted for Sol'lar.'-- ,:The.; former player,.;.is .-.playing :iri good.; form,', and.'should"igo';' veryl'near carrying 'Offthe ichampi6nshipiV:; ..-. :: • ; >i : iln., the: men's. doubles,. Fisher. : and. Peaj cock beat' Heather and Gngson. Grigsori showed good form off:, the : ground, : and Peacock: gave • a fine exhibition of overhead' hitting.' - ; V_. ; Brown, and 'Blair quickly /-disposed : of Maddok-and' Black,- 1 the'.'tossing' : .of 'the Auckland .pair being :of: little - use against the 1 smashing- tacticsof the Wellington, pair. - ■ . .• ■■■■:' In tho combined doubles, Miss:'Wellwood and Brown beat Miss Baird and Webber,l-after, a .very , close - go. , Miss WeUwoodjj and Miss Baird: played .splen'-' did; to:anis, and gave their'parniers every assistance. ■v • ■ ; -. Miss Travers and 'Fisher. had 1 no difficulty in disposing of Miss Biss and Henderson. ' - . .V-'/'vi .I'::.. : /■/.' ■/■ Miss Williams and Blair also': had an easy-' willagainst Miss. .Cooke and;, Cooke. ; In\ addition ', to the. ;pbove,..'theTsemifinal and final of tho 'combined doubles championship . of/ New Zealand were played. : Wilding and Miss" NuAneley' beat Blair , and Miss Williamsj: (r-l, - 6—3 i The courts were very wet "when'- this/ match was played, and the- players could not •keep their; feet. • ... : . . ■.':■ ■ : ■ •;. ; Wilding . and. Miss . Nuniieley ; beat -IDr. Keith and Miss Gray m the final very easily. ■;■ Miss : Nunheley played a very 'fine : game,-,'and . her : cross-drive /served' time /after., time. .Wilding,.'played' his usual perfect 'game.,.'.... ' ";..