LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1013, 31 December 1910, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

MARLBOROUGH TOURNAMENT. . _ (Dy Telegraph—Press Association.) Blenheim, Decembor 30. Tho Marlborough lawn tenuis championships and handicaps were continued to-day iu perfect weather. Special ieafcurcs of t'ho day's play were.' tlio games in vrliicli the lady competitors wcro engaged. Miss Ledger and Miss Butterwortn, in the doubles, put up a great contest with Miss Travors and Miss Wellwood, and almost had tlio champions .beaten. Miss Batham and Miss Simpson, in the singlo championship round, played exceptionally 'well, and after tho game received an ovation. Soino of tho finals will bo completed to-morrow. Fisher was not at his best to-day, and suffered defeat at the .hands of Smythe. Results:— ' Ladies' Championship Singles. First round: Miss A. Batham beat Miss Brewster, 6—2, 6 —4. Second round: Miss M. Simpson beat Mrs. Waddy, 6 —o, 6 —2;- Miss Nunneley beat Miss Baird, 6—l, 6—l; Miss Travers beat Miss M. Thomson, 6—l, 6 —2; Miss M. Buttenvorth beat Miss V. Simpson, 6—2, 4—6, 6—2; Miss Wellwood beat Miss Butterworth, G—-2, 7-5. Men's' Champion Singles. : Second round: G. Smythe beat ,F. M. 8.-Fisher, B—7'; Fisher retired.. E. W. Griffiths beat H, Broadmore, 6—2, 6—3; Parker beat G. Smythe, 6—o, ;6n-0; Brown beat E. .Griffiths, .6 —1, 6-3; Parker beat E. AV. Griffiths, ( 6^-1,-6-7-2. Ladies' Champion Doubles. First round: .Miss Travers and Miss Wellwood beat Misses Thomson (2), 6—l, 6 —2; Miss• Baird and Miss Nuulieley beat Miss Batham - and: Miss Simpson, 6—3, 6 —2. round:' Miss Nunneley and Miss Baird beat Miss Brewster and Miss Simpson, 6 —o, G —2; Miss Travors and. Miss 'Wellwood beat Miss Hedges and Miss "Butterworth, 3—C, 12—10, ,6—0.. . Combined Champion Doubles. First round: Miss Buttenvorth and Didsbury, beat Mrs, Marchbank and G. Smythe, 6—3,. 6 —o; Miss Ledger and 0., Prouso beat Mrs. Bell and Dr. Bennett, 6—4, 5 —7, 6—l. ; Second round: Miss . Travers and Fisher beat ' Miss Butterworth and Didsbury, .7—5, 6—l. Men's Handicap Singles.' First grade, second round: J. Brock (30) beat L. Griffiths (20), 70—63: H Brown (owo 10) beat F.. M. B. Fishor (owe 20), 90—80; Brown beat Prouse, 70—45. Second grade, second round: Hurst (10) beat Broad (20), 70-47; Fathors (19) beat Pattio (16) 70—56. Third round: Halo (10) beat Fathers (19); Jenkins (10) boat J. Horton (15), 70— 51. ; Mea J s Handicap Doubles. First round: Hurst and Maddox (25) boat Jenkins and Jackson (30), 70-61; Peacock and Didsbury (owo 20) beat Griffiths (2)' (12), 90—48. l Second round: Peacock and Didsbury beat Hurst arid Maddox, 9.0—79. , • Combined Handicap Doubles. ; - Second round : Miss Ledger . and Parker (12) beat Miss Thomson and Fathers (25), 60—57; Mrs.' Mcnlovo and VanAsche (25) beat Miss Clark and Clark (25), 60-45'; Miss Griffiths and Simpson (12) beat Miss Newton and Jenkins (30), 60- —o3; Miss Baird and Eisner (owo 15) beat j\liss Penny and Halo (30), CO—s2. Ladies' Handicap Doubles. ; Second round: Miss Brewster-and I ?r' 6S n'.,® lw P?° n (10) -were..beaten' by-l Mi|s Bell aud. Miss Maginnity (8), 80 j ; . Men's-Champion Doubles. First'round: Fisher and Smythe beat Prouse and M. Wiffen, 6—l, 6 0 • Parker and Brown beat Peacock and Didsbury, 6—4, 6—4. ■ Ladies' Champion Singles. round: Miss V. Simpson beat Miss Batham, 5—7, 12—10, 6—3, - 1 ' Ladies' Handicap . Singles.- ; _Miss;Nunueley (owe 15)' beat" Miss M. Simpson (7), 80-46; Miss Bell' (12)' beat Miss Clark (24), 62—50. ; Combined Champion Doubles. Second round': Miss Baird and Parker beat Miss ,Welhvood and Wilson, 6—l 6 —2. . . • '