GENERAL NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1327, 3 January 1912, Page 7

GENERAL NOTES.

THE ATTENDANCE AND GATE, DOTATION OP SETS. ' (By Telecraph—Press Association.) Christchurch, January 2. There was again a monster attendance, the 1500 seats at 2s. 6d. each being practically filled long before the time t'or starting. The takings on the first day were .£137, the amount received in bookings paying all expenses and to spare.

It appears that Larned was suffering from rheumatism yesterday, and strained a tendon in the first set. But his play showed no indication of this. Indeed, he got to his ball with celerity, but it was the weakness of many of his strokes that lost the game, and, of course, Heath was admittedly at the top of his form. So it is problematical how far larned's defeat was attributable to his indisposition. Some competent judges say that Larned should have given way to JFLoughlm in the singles, and certainly the colt may to-day make it appear that he would have given a better exhibition against Heath.

The weather held out to the finish of the match to-day, which only lasted a little less than an hour and a half.

Mr. F. M. B. Fisher acted as umpire, and some of yesterday's linesmen having been replaced, the unpleasantness about foot-faulting was not renewed, and tho match progressed to the apparent complete satisfaction of the players. The first set lasted 14 minutes, second 23 minutes, third 28 minutes, and fourth 22 minutes. INTERPROVINCIAL MATCH. (By Telegraph-Press Association.) Christchurch, January 2. Two interprovincial matches, between teams-of six men and six ladies representing Canterbury and "Wellington respectively, which began yesterday, were finished this morning, when tho men's doubles and ladies' singles were played oft". The men's singles and the ladies' .doubles resulted in the Canterbury men winning five matches and losing one, while the "Wellington ladies won alt of their three matches. Following are the results:— Ladies' Singles. Hiss Xumieley (Wellington) beat Miss Common (Christchurch), G—2, 6—l; Miss Simpson (Wellington) beat Mrs. Ballantyne (Christchurch), 6—o, 6—2; Miss Buttonvorth• (Wellington) beat Miss Hay (Christchurch), 6—2, 6—5; Mrs. Lord (Christchurch) beat Mrs. Rose (Wellington). 6—3, 6—2; Miss L.: Van Staveren (Wellington) beat Miss Miles. (Christchtu'ch), 6—5, 6—5.; ■; . .''. \,..'y.;' ..:.".' .•■■■;. Men's Doubles... :■:.. ".■. Borrows and Bonninrrton (Christchurch) beat White-Parsons and Young (Wellington), 6—l, 6—l; Jennings and Pearse (Christchutch) beat Brown and Aitken (Wollington), §--3, o—s. ; .Q.fte.oC the ladies', singles anil one of the :men's .doubles were not played.""" Canteyhnry won the .moil's matches by seven matches to one. 'Wellington won the ladies! matches by seven to one.. , ■ •■