LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2120, 11 April 1914, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS. 'OPENING DAY. After heavy rain orer night there was filio weather yesterday for iho Wellington Provincial! Lawn Tennis Association's hard., court championship and handicap tournament,. which opened on the Brougham •• Hill courts. As the courts ,were covered with water in tile morning, it seemed likely that the tournament would have to he postponed until tho afternoon, hut a novel method of clearing off tho water was devised. Several sacks wero tied behind Mr. J. A. B. Howe's motor-car, tho courts wero swept'dry in quick time, and matches were commenced about 10.30 a.m. ■ Good progress was then made, and play was of a good standard in inany of tho games. This morning the tournament- will be continued oh' tho Brougham Hill courts, while tho ladies' championships and , handicap events will be played on the j Wellington Club's courts in Palmer Street, commencing at 9 o'clock sharp. The committee announced yesterday that there will be no luncheon adjourn-ment'to-day. Results of yesterday's matches were as follow :— Men's Championship Singles. First round."—Power beat Dβ Rose, &—3, 6—OjClcghorn beat Irons, 6—2, 4—6, 6—l; Harper beat Cleyton, 3—6, 6—l; Robertson beat Rout, 3—6, 7—5, 6—2; Howden beat Crombie, 6—3, 6—l; Grant beat Grace, 6—l, 6—4. Second round.—Howden beat Robertson, 6—4, 6—l. ' . Men's Championship Doubles. First rounds—Veen and Edwards beat Power-and Howe, B—6,8 —6, 6 —4; Swanston and Martin beat Pratt and Clar, 6—2, 6—l; Grant, and-Harper and Howden and Rout, • match unfinished, set all 6—2 and 2—6. . Men's Handicap Singles. First round.—Grace (14) beat Clayton (14), 60-43; Howden (12) beat, Robert-, son (12), 60—52;' Rout (14) beat Clark (12), 60-37; Grant (6) beat Do Rose (16), 60--45; Crombie (20) boat Hunt (28), Eagar (22)' beat Harper (8), 60-55'; Ross (24) beat Martin (4), 60—55; Turnbull (30) beat Wright (20), GO—4s • Correll (8) beat Pratt (12), 6051: Edwards (8) beat Hunter (24), 60— 52; Power (2) beat Irons (l 6), 60—54. Second round;— Grace (14). beat Howden (12), 61—59; Grant (6) beat Rout .(14), 60—54; Crombie (20) beat Eagar (22), 60-52;' Ross (24) beat Turnbull (30), 60-56; Edwards (8) boat Correll (8,) 60—50; Power (2) beat Chilman (16), 60-57. . Third round.—Edwards (8) beat Ross (24), 60-54. Men's Handicap Doubles. First round.—Grant and Harper (8) beat Wright and Clayton (22), 70-61; Veen and Edwards (10) beat Pratt and Clar (14), 70-63; Correll and Irons (14) beat Quinnall and Grace- (18), 7(M34; Chilman and Crombio (24) beat Robertson and Cleghom (10), 70—67; Power and. Howo (scr.) beat Eagar and Hunter (30), 70—60; Rout and Howden (16) beat De Rose and Bowen (24), 73—71. Second round.—Crombio and Chilman (24) beat Hunt and Turnbull (30), 70— 47: Correll and Irons (14) beat Veen and Edawrds (10), 70—63. OTACO TOURNAMENT. THE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. \ . Dunodin, April 10. - ,'Tho Otago Lawn Tennis.Association's 'annual tournament opened to-day. Heavy rain, fell last night, and showers were experienced this morning, but tho weather cleared in time to allow play to be started at 1 p.m. The championship events resulted as follow:— > • Men's Singles Championship.. First round: M'Dougall beat Dorward, 6—l, G—2; Cramond beat Moore, 6—l, 6—3; Jennings beat Paterson, 6—l, 6 —o; J. S. Sinclair beat Lindsay, 4—6) 6—3, 6—o; Ollivier beat ,S. N. Brown, 6—3, 6—2; Wilkie beat Mirams, 6—3, 6—l; Partridge- beat Walkor, 6—l, 6—3; Pears beat Marcussen, 6—l, 6—l; Wagner beat Broderick, 6—3, 6—2. Second round: J. S. Nicolson beat Ormillan, 6—3, 6—4. Men's Championship Doubles. First round:. Brown Bros, boat Black and M'Dougall, 6—l, 6—2;. Harraway and Scott beat Manson. and M'Lachlan, 6—o; A. and G. Nicolson beat Marcussen and Bradsliaw, 6—2, 6—2; Wilkie and Bray beat Herbert and Henderson, 6—2, 6—o; Jennings and Pearse beat Lindsay and Walker, 6—l. Second round: Meek and Melody beat Scott and; Botting, 6—l, 7—5.