TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4636, 10 December 1923, Page 1

TENNIS.

HAUBAKI PLAINS ASSOCIATION. MEETING OF DELEGATES. -The' 1 first meeting of the season of the new delegates to the Hauraki Plains Tennis Association was held at; Ngatea on Thursday last. There were present: Messrs W. G., Hayward /president, (Ngatea), G. J. Walker ’(Turua), R. Paton (Patetonga), L. Penny (Kaihere), J. Law (KopuarahOhmd A. R. Vowles (Hopal), secretary. An apology was received from Mr Fi ebklitvgton, of Kerepeehi. ■ Ah application for- affiliation • was received * front • ‘the l combined Patetonga and Mangawhero clubs under the 1 name of '‘Patehoa.” This was accept ea. and "Mr R. Paton’s appointment'as delegate was confirmed. ! The .constat' of the donor of the Laidlaw Cup having " been obtained, it was decided that the conditions govbriiihg'tlie competition. shoiild be Ultei-ed to provide for playing in rbu'Vdi .nstead of by “knockout.’ was decided th'at tlfe 1 Laidlaw I Cub competition consist 'of two rounds, and that -let the purpose .of decldmt the issue oin point be counted for each game won, and that the ’ blub' securihg’the highest aggregate be tffd wihndr; ’ The’ Hayward Shield competitions ’ate to’ be conducted under the same ebyditidns. Both competitions would commence on’December'ls arid continued every ■Saturday, with the exception of December 29. " 1 The” secretary ‘ was instructed to obtain information with regard to prihtiiig of association rules. The draw for the Laidlaw Cup ffidtfeh’es ; resulted ’ as' follows ; s Tlopai'v. Kopuarahi, at Kopuarahi; v. Tuhu’a,' at Turua; WaitakaVuriih’ v. Kerepfeehi, at Waitakaruru. ' Tli’e B grade'draws for the Hayward 'Shield’was : 'Kopdhrahi v.'Kaihere, at Ngatea v. Turua, at Turua oh "the 1 22nd ; ’ Wait&karuru v. Hopki,i "at Hojiai; Keirepeehi a bye.