Lawn Tennis.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 306, 5 April 1907, Page 2

Lawn Tennis.

KAWHIA V. TE AWAMUTU.

Tho above match wa? played at To Awamutu on Friday last, and resulted in a win for tho visit r?. The games throughout were keenly contest© 1 and sotno brilliant play wai shown. Tbe Te Awamutu ladioj kindly provided afternoon lea. Appended are the scores, in eoch iu -anue tbo Kawhia players being men ioned fir t: Mn McCarthy and Mr P?’ it bea Mr a Land and Mr GMhr.ii'h, 7-3 Mr Pettit beat Mr Galt , 9 8 Mr and Mrs Newton bat Mi W tl and Mr Hewett, 7—2. Mrs McCarthy aud Mi- .•> < . - beat Mrs Land and Mr- N r 7 1 Mrs M‘Cartby boa’ Mr« Land. 7—o Miss Sceveas beat Mr< N .- b, , 2 Miss Stevens and Mr •' n-i.’ia :»- to Mrs North and Mr V-.-n S<.. j r, 8-7. Messrs J'natban n I Pr-. ut i-.-.t io Messrs M’Govern and Von Stunner, 6Mr Jonathan lost to Mr M’G >vorn, 7 Mrs Newton 1 to Miss Ward, 1-7. Mr Newton lo?t I > Mr Hewrir, 3 —9 Totals—Kawhia 6 m :?• - (67 p :nta) Te Awamutu 5 gunis (57 p -i itoj-

HAMILTON TOURNAMENT. ' SUCCESSES OF KAWHIA PLAY ERS. On Easter S third ty an 1 Monday a tournament was held at ihr.fi; m. the e itries f>r wbiJb w rj very large F >ur players from Kiwhia nominated, and being favorably hand capped wot three first prizes and ware second in another evens—M'S McCarthy an t Mi Stevens won the Ltoils’ D.tables, Mrs M Car'hy the L Uns’ Singles, M Pettit tho Second Gride Gents’ Hindi cap, whilst be and Mrs M’O.nhy were second in tbe D iubles. Mrs M'Oartby and Miss S'evens w-re c v »ni plimented on their good ail round play, Mr Jonathan ou bis awkward (for hia opponents) serve, and Pet it for bia “ lobbing.” Following are tbe scores of the lotel*players : Ladies Handicap Doubles, 50 up. Mrs M'Oartby and Mias Stevens (30) beat Misses Stewart (10), 50 —3O; beat Mrs Mathew and .vli s Newall (16), 50—39 : and in tba final Misses Udy and Brown (-or), 50—27. Men’s Handicap Doubles, 70 up.

Jonathan and Pettit (27) beat James and Mears (26), 70—64 ; lost to Cox. Bros. (11), 68—70. Combined Doubles, 50 up. Miss Stevens and Mr Jonathan (2-5), beat Miss Udy and Mr Brown (7 bd.), 50—45 ; beat Miss Brown and Mr L. A. Longuet (8), 50—47 ; and in tbe semi-final lost to Mrs M‘Garihy aud Mr Pettit (29), 50—40. Mrs M'Oartby and Mr Pettit (25) beat Mrs Edmunds and Mr Ward (15), 40—87; beat Mr anl Mrs Mathew (10), 50—85; beat Miss Stevens and Mr Jonathan(2s), .50 —4O ; and in the final lost to Miss Woodruff and Mr Hemus (17), 41 —5O. * Jjadies’ Handicap Singles, 50 up. Mrs M'Oartby (80) beat M Har vey (8), 50—26 ; Miss Woodruff (18), 50—30; Mrs Smith (2» ; 50—33; and in the final Mrs Cooper "(ror), 50 —47Miss Stevens (80) beat Mias Mur rish (16), *so—Bl ; beat Miss Butler (18), 50—88 ; and in the semi final lost to Mrs (kioper (ecr.), 47—50. Gent’s Handicap Singles 2nd grade. 70 up. Jonathan (15) lost to Reynolds (10), 70 -62. Pettit (15) beat Shand (15), 7059 ; beat Reynolds (10), 70—58 ; and in the final Hamas (10), 70—52.