LAWN TENNIS,

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2079, 3 January 1908, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS,

TOURNAMENT AT AVELLINGTON Press Association. AVELLINGTON, Jan. 2. Tho AVellington provincial lawn tennis championship and handicap tournament opened yesterday at Day’s Bay. There were nearly 400 entrio.. including players from Westport, Blenheim, Dunedin, Masterton, Feilding, and Christchurch. Good pi-ogre ;x was made with tho games in the'’men’s handicap doubles, ladies’ handicap singles, and ladies’ handicip dcables, and with the championships, of which the finals will probably be played on Friday. The following won their games in the championship events Men’s Singles—First round: J. S. AVilson, R. H. Gilbert, G. Shand. G. S. Prouso, R. N. K. Swanslon, P. Clark, H. M. Gore, B. Green. F. Eller, H. A. Keeling, li. V. Ho ve, AV. Goss, AV. It. Kirker, G. G. Ait ken, G. OUiver, AV. F. Slomun. Second round : Swanston and Prouse. Ladies’ Singles—First round: Alias Dimant, Aliss E. AVilliams, Miss Hickson, Mrs. Grady, Aliss Alclntosh, Aiiss F. Scott, Aliss Bray, Aliss L. Cl irk. Second round: Aiiss AI. L. AI. Clark. Alen’s Doubles: Hunter and Howe. Swanston and Sloman, Ait-ken and Gore, Beere and Prouse. AVilson and Green. Ladies’ Doubles: Airs. Hiekbou and Aiiss E. AVilliams, Aiiss Hickson and Aiiss J. Scott, Aiiss Dimant anil Mrs. Reeves. There was capital weather for the second clay of the tournament. A fair number of spectators attended, and witnessed some exciting play. The following won their games in the championship events: —Alen’s singles —Second round —G. Ollivier, VA . Goss, J. F. Aitken, H. AI. Gore, H. A 7. Howe; third round —G. Ollivier, J. T. Aitken, It. Swanston, H. A . Howe: fourth round—G. Ollivier. Alen’s doubles —First round —Kirker and AA'atkius, Eller and Clarke; second round —Hunter and Howe, Eller and Clarke, Prouse and Beere. Ladies’ singles—Second round Aiiss AVilliams, Airs. Hickson; third round —Aiiss AVilliams, Airs. Hickson. Ladies’ doubles —second round —'Aiiss Hickson and ‘Aiiss Scott. Combined doubles—First round —.Miss Alarchant and H. AI. Gore. Aiiss Alclntosli and R. St. J. Beere, Aiiss Cox and J. i 3. AVilson, Airs. Hickson and Swanston ; second round —Aiiss Hickson and G. Ollivier, Airs. Hickson and Swanston, Aiiss E. AA llhams and AA. Goss. H. Rout won the final in the boys’ championship > ingles, beating S.'AVickens, 30-27. file girls’ championsh'p singles was won by J. Miller, who defeated 'AI. O’Neill in the final .'lO-14. In tho handicap events the final of the men’s handicap singles p-econd grade) was won by AA 7 . Hutchings (rec. 8), who heat Herd (ree. 4), 60-49.

TARANAKI TOURNAMENT. Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, Jan. 2. In the Taranaki tennis tournament Fisher and Peacock defeated Wallace and Dickie (who won the Now Zealand championship doubles) in the somi-fi :al by 6-4, 7-5. Parker heat H. Brown in the semi-final of the single::, 6-4. 6-2. Misses Powdrell and Gray beat. Misses Nunneley and Baker, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, and Misses Wellwood and Hitchings l -at Misses Travers and Ward, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Combined Doubles (semi-finals): Peacock and Miss Ward beat Dickie and Miss Powdrell, 6-3, 6-1. NEW PLYMOUTH, Jan. 2. Fine weather favored the Taranaki Lawn Tennis Association’s tournament, and tliero was a largo attendance of tho public. Tho championship everts were concluded, being won as follows: —Men’s Singles, H. A. Parker (Sydney); Men’s Doubles, Fisher and Peacock; Ladies’ Singles, Miss Powdrell; Ladies’ Doubles, Misses Powdrell and Gray ; Combined Doubles, Miss Wellwood mid Parker. The hmidirai) events were concluded as follows —Men’s Singles, H. D Caplin ; Men’s Singles (second grade),. \\ . Reader; Ladies’ Singles, Miss Nunnelov; Ladies’ Doubles, Mrs. Goldie and Miss Glasgow, 40 -32. The Mens Handicap Doubles and Combined Handicap Doubles are to be finished this morning, delay lnving been caused bv the weather on Tuesday, otherwise'all events would have been concluded comfortably to time.