Foxton Lawn tennis Club.

Manawatu Herald, 3 February 1894, Page 2

Foxton Lawn tennis Club.

TOURNAMENT HANDICAP. gentlemen's singles. 0. Robinson and G. Aitken, scr. J. Howard and Dr Dernier, £ 15 E. P. Cowles, J. R. McMillan, and F. Morse, lo x one bisque. li. Bridge, A. E. T. Nixon, and W. T. Little, & 80. W. B. Rhodes, 30. Mr McCrea, 80.x one bisque. fiESULTS OF DRAWINGS. Opponents -First Series. McMillan, scr., v. McCrea, 15 x 2 bisques. Howard, scr., v. Dermer, scr. Cowles. scr., v. Morse scr. is ixon, scr., v. Little, scr. Aitken, scr., v. Bridge, £ 30. Robinson, scr., v. Rhodes 30 x one bisque. L_DIES SINGLES. Mrs Stewart, scr. Miss C. Symons, Mrs Dermer, 15. Miss J. Whyte, £ 30. Miss Purcell, £ 30 x 2 bisques. Mrs Cook, Miss Burr, 80. Miss Austin, Miss H. Burr, 30 x 1 bisque. Mrs Mellish, £ 40. Miss M. Austin, Mrs McMillan, 40. Opponents — First Series. Miss Whyte, scr v. Mrs Mellish, £30 . , :.;-.- r -:-r Mrs Stewart, scr v. Mrs Cook, 80 Miss Burr, scr v. Miss M. Austin, _ £ 30 x 1 bisque Miss C. Symons, .scr v.' Mrs Dermer, scr. ■ Miss Austin, scr v. Miss -3.: Burr. -;- Miss Purcell, serv. Mrs McMillan, £ 30 x 2 bisques ■■ . • Mr Morse beat Mr Cowles, tljie games being 2 6,0 -4, 6— 3. ' The * contest was very keen, Cowles playing . particularly well in first set.plaoingv his balls with great judgment '.ahd winning easily by 6 game^ito^.'" Morse seemed to waken up in^he* last two sets, while Cowles ¥ee : _aed nervous and did not place so~w elkasu in the first set. He, however, played steadily and pluckily, but his opponent's swift returns; were not to be denied, and the 2nd and .ted sets ended in favour of Morse by\§H4.;. 6—3, though most of the games' were vantage. Mr Little beat Mr Nixon, 6—4, 8 —6, 6—B. Both ymeiop pteyedpe^T ceedingly well, though 4n (jthie' v fl_6 I^set they displayed soma nervousness; ?? Mr Nixon unwisely used a m&wa racket, and though it is doubtful; whether it would have affected, the results, the finish would h^e . been much closer had he sbupE-|^-6ieh_dd friend. -'■ yy^^i^^j^ Mr McCrea (15x2, b%ueV,ftftorwards met 'Mr:i~'iM^_|||^j!^|r) beating him only alter ka^fc^life^n. The' results' were^^l^gß^B. McCrea played much übby^^Uf^al form, whUst Mcl^l^^ii^^Mc. hibited his usualvdia^^ilS®^^, and as a conseqae_to^sul^^^^fe. feat. McMillan has ente^gjQppit in this game, whldbf^i^p^^. sidered by the obm_nilit^^^||ti.