LAWN TENNIS.
• THE WELLINGTON CLUB, . Very-rcdiHpleto'-V arrangements'/' had been made; for ■■■ tho .Wellington Tennis' Club's "at homo,", at their courts, l'almcr Street, on Saturday last, coss was considerable .marred by i:iso■ southerly, which delayed tlic commencement of play till 8.30 •: p.m. About sixty members and their, frionds were present. Apologies for nnu-attcurlaucc were received Iron) the. Hon. 1'". 31. 1). Fisher and .Mrs. fisher, Dr. Young (president), and Mrs.,, Young, Messrs, 11. I'. 3 f .. BlitmleH. C. limit, and 11. licid (vice-presidents), and Mr. and Mrs. Ho by, In the final of the men's championship singles, 11. Drown defeated C. A, Jo fiery, (i—l, 3- 0, (i-l. Brown was suffering from the effects of an accident, and played ii very plucky. j-Wiiie. Owing to iiic delay in conrnieficinii play, the presentation of trophies was not made. However, ■■the following is a list of the successful competitors in the tournaments played during the season;— Season's Hen ours. Ladies' Championship Singles.—Miss Eva Travers. Ladies' Handicap Singles.—Miss I'). Atinorc. Ladies' Handicap Doubles.—-Misses Travel's and Hannah, Combined HaiuUcaps.-HJlrs. F. Grady and W. I). Irons. ' Men's Championship.Singles— H. \V. Drown. Men's Handicap Singles.r-F. Correll. Myti's Handicap 1 Singles (second event);- — P.. Bead. t r '• Men's Handicap Singles (junior).—F. W. Crombie. . •, Men's Handicap ■' 13ou.bSes.~-Iv. J. Grant and A. Uoddington. Men's Ladder Contest. —E. W.- Cromliio. ■. Saturday's Play. Tlio following were detail:? of results of Saturday's play I ':— . Men's Handicap Doubles.—'-Grant and. Boddin»ton (owe ii) defeated Gadv and Correll (ser.), .70 —Go; Crombie and .Swinburne (10) defeated Harper and Henley (ser.), 70—CO. Jn the final. Grant , and Uoddinptou defeated Crombie and Swinburne; 70—60.
Ladies' Handicap Singles;— Miss JU. I'iiffi (0) v. Miss I. Henderson (ser.), •50—40; Miss E, P)immpr-(owo 5) v< Miss D. Voitch (10), 00 33; Miss J.' Pearson (4) v. Miss L. Wolllngtnn (18), o0 —40. lii the semi-final, Miss J. Pearson (■)-) wftatud Miss E.' Plinuncr (own 5), 50—36, Mon's Junior Championship.—G. Clinkartl v. 3''. "MarsliaM, G-3, G-2: F. Peat! v. O. CKnhard, 4—ii, fi—4, 7—5; E. Cromlik- v. F. Fauvel, .6—2,« 6—3. In tho linal of this event, I l '.- W. Crmnl.iii> snoots F, Read.'' ■' In the final of the Handicap Singles, E. Road (IS) defeated '11/, Swinburne (8), 00-84. _____ > ' ' WILDING AND' DOUST. ' fir Telegrapli—Pr«ss Association —Conyriclit ' Lendon, April 4. It. is understood that Wilding aiul Doust will not"' defend the covered courts doubles' ehampiofiteiiip of tibo Queens' Club.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2116, 6 April 1914, Page 7
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395LAWN TENNIS. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2116, 6 April 1914, Page 7
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