LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1085, 25 March 1911, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

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END-OF-SEASON THOUGHTS,

Tournament Fixtures,' Wanganui Easter Tournament, at Wanganui (Cook's Gardens, 10 courts).—April 14, 15, 17. Entries close April 4. Otago Easter Tournament, at Dunedin.— April 14, 15, 17. Entries close April 4. Eotorua Easter Tournament, at Rotorua.— April 15, 17, 18. Canterbury Easter Tournament, at Christchurch.—April 14, 15, 17, 18. Season's Summary. Now that the season is drawing to a close a cursory glance back over tho season's work reveals- a good deal of progress. The many tournaments have been very successful, the. largeness of the entries showing that the players are steadily increasing in numbers and enthusiasm. Entries within the prorinco topped the ,700 mark, and, when flawke's Bay (three meetings), and the Taranaki, Kangitikei, and Marlborough meetings are considered, it makes one think. It means that, within a day's easy run of Wellington, there are some 2000 players who have taken part in tournaments already this season. It is a cheering thought! Local Competitions. Local tennis is in the same healthy condition, as will have been apparent to those who have followed the course of the competitions. The change in the method of running inter-club events has had a fair measure of success, and certainly has- not received tho prophesied disapproval of many people. Some things will require small alteration for next year, notably the method of running a competition when there is a very large entry. It would have met the case much better, for instance, if the C grade entries had been played off in two parts, the winuers of each to play off. This grade was altogether too cumbersome, starting as it did in tho middle of October, and unfinished by March. There has been a decided all round improvement in form by all grades, and an extra number of players has been catercd for. Tho fact that theTC were 38 teams (other than senior) in the competitions speaks for itself.

The Men's A Grade. 0 Thorndon easily led in the senior grades with both men and ladies' teams, the figures being:— RubMatches. bers. Sets. Games. -3 2 2 "S f a *5 .2 .2 el he ft <1 < fa < Thorndon 5 6t 0 21 8 50 11 350 215 Wellington I ... 6 5 1 27 8 55 23 408 288 Brougham Hill ... 0 4 2 17 10 3!) 30 340 351 Vic. Coll. fi 3 3 16 20 37 -12 3. r >r 361 L. Hutt C 2 1 15 21 32 46 310 387 Wellington 11... 4 1» 5t 5 18 13 30 104 270 Munitai... 5 0 6* 9 21 20 44 230 317 tThorndon won ono match by default. "Wellington II won ono match by default. RubMatches. bers. Sets. Games. Ladies. j? J g i g $ & i '& Thorndon 4 4.0 22 2 45 8 304 141 Wellington I ... 4 3 1 17 7 27 17 210 179 Brougham Hill ... 4 2 2 10 13 34 31 220 25S Vic. Coll. 4 13 S 15 IS 35 200 2GO Wellington 11... 4 0 4 2 22 0 32 1-J0 235 No record of the details of tho Wellington I y. Wellington U match waj tent, .

The Men's B Grade. B grade matches created more general interest than any. l'etone won in both rounds, but the figures of Brougham Hill II in the second round would take some beating. For the four matches played they were:—3 wins, 1 loss, 19 rubbers for, S against, 11 sets for, 17 against, 282 games for, 21(1 against. The total figures for tho. two rounds are:— HubMatches. hers. Sets. Games. i. . | |. | •J? o"w u rt u rt L- Q O tc 0 fcc O to ft M ft .< ft < 'ft < Petone ... 9 3 0 37 14 82 42 631 439' Brougham Ilill I 9 7 2 38 16 S3 40 632 418 Brougham Hill II 10 G I 40 20 87 51 688 515 Trinity 10 4 6 25 29 58' G9 530 574 Victoria Coll. I 6 4* .5" 16 20 36 4S 359 390 L. Hntt 9 1 9* IS 35 47 77 480 615 Victoria Coll. II S 2 s 8 s 10 28 24 75 313 619 "Victoria College won two and lost ono by default. L'ower Hutt lost one by default Victoria College lost two by default. Ladies' Competition. Petone also won tho ladies' competition. The results are:— Matches. Sets. Games. a•. a ■ s G * "1 . •- 3 O ** ? *-> ri 7* Q Q tA o be ft ?J & < h < Petone .. 7 7* 1 32 M 270 158 Brougham Hill I 7 6 2* 29 13 258 174 Victoria Coll. ... 8 3 5 30 28 234 280 Brougham Hill II 5 3" 5» 13 17 152 16" Trinity 6 1 7* 8 34 158 257 Hill I lost one by default.' Brougham Hill II lost two by default, and won ono by default. Petone won ono by default. Trinity won one by default. Men's G Grade. Brougham Hill I won the mens C grade competition, each match' being taken with a substantial, margin. Brougham Hill's first team's rccord is:— u *8 jj .2 a 8 c Team. j2 3 3 '5 o tc a w< O < Brougham Hill II ... 6 0 54 23 ICilbirnie 4 2 50 34 Victoria College 5 l 52 22 Petono 0 0 54 17 Trinity 5 1 48 34 Khonclallah 5 l 51 30 Oriental fi 0 54 18 St. John's 5 1 52 31 48 G 415 209 The tally for tho grade is as follows;— Matches. Sets. Games. h a *2 S3 o w u ? r* o o to o to ft p H] <; Brougham Hill I 8 9* 0 48 6 415 209 Ifhandallah ... 9 7 2 28 26 384 f345 Kilbirnio .: 0 .6 3 33 21 390 3G5 Trinity 7 5* 3 24 18 322 261 Brougham Hill II 8 4 4 20 30 291 337 Victoria College 9 4 5 26 28 365 383 Muritai 6 3* 6* 17 19 253 255 Petone 9 3 G 24 30 348 |379 St. John's .... 7 2 5 20 22 202 303 Oriental 8 1 7 10 38 222 354 Lower Hutt ... 4 0 4 8 1G 133 176 •Matches won or lost by default. IKesults in ono match.

Khandallah was fortunate in getting second place, having won .five of its seven wins on ganles (the-sets equal) with an outside difference of five. Kilbirnie, : the next on the list, only played one tie on Sots, and lost that by one game—hard luck! C Grade (Ladies') Figures, Matches. Sets. Games.S . . fl cJ cj o w M cj u ei 5" o o o ■ • to Kl ><■ Khandallah : ... 10 9 i 41 19 358 22G St. John's 10 8 2 44 10 373 252 Jolmsonvillo ... 10 7 3 34 20 344 2!)8 Petone 8 5 3 28 20 204 223 Oriental 8 4 4 30 18 272 244 Brougham Hill 83517 30 215 274 Kilbirnio 7 2* 6 10 32 171 204 Trinity 7 1* 7 G 30 103 279 Vic. College ... 6* 0 8* 12 2i 143 210 The D Grade. Johnsonville did _ not once during the season loose its initial grip on the premier position, though Trinity did well in the second round. The figures are:

Js' 3 * t <£ 3 g ,2 £ S. " U S 3 S o c John?onvillo ... 9 10* 0 42 12 419 2Gi Trinity 10 7 3 39 21 468 358 Brougham Hill 8 4' 5 28 20 345 331 Vic. College II f. 4* 4* 13 29 225 329 Vic. COIIO3O I 5. 2' 7* 13 17 195 217 Oriental 7; 2* 8\ 3 39 171 3C5 "Johnsonville won one by default; Brougham Hill won one by default; Victoria College II won one by default, and lost ono by default; Victoria College I won one by default, and lost three by default; Oriental won one by default, and lost two by default. Laishlcy Redivivus, The final in tho Brougham Hill Club's championship was the occasion of a brilliant flash into form of tho former champion (Laishley), but it was not sustained long enough to win him the event. Hankins's steady, dogged game, with his great condition and stamina, won him the match. Tho first sst went to him fairly easily at 6—3. But. in the second and the early part of the third, Laishlsy played at the top of his form, smashing, driving, and volleying in deadly fashion, and leaving his opponent's "get-it-back" game no chance. lie took the second at (i —3, and was leading and 5—2 in the last set. After that he only took one game (leading still at 6—5). The Same Old Tale. It's condition that tells. The above is an excellent instance. Hawkins, before taking his match from Laishley (6—3, 3—6, B—6), had just previously played two advantage sets with Hunter, winning at 7—5, B—6. That is, he had played through 58 games on end, and certainly it can well bo imagined that every ace was played for. Items of Interest. T. Heard, who was at one time secretary of Brougham Hill Club, has been in "town for some days. J. S. Wilson has been over from Blenheim, and has been playing at Day's Bay. Mrs. Hulme, who competed at tho provincial tournament, is a visitor from Blenheim. ... , F. M. B. Fisher is having a good run at Adelaide, winning (with Parker) in the. doubles, and (with Miss Stewart). in the combined. Anthony Wilding has quite avenged his defeat by Dccugis, having just completed the third consecutive win over the French champion at tho Nice meeting—this time in three sets.