Lawn Tennis Tournament.
« Saturday, 21st April. Mr Howard and Mias Burr (scr) beat Mr Nixon and Miss Purcell (£ls add 1 bis). This was generally and correctly regarded as a pretty sure thing for the scratch players, whose coolness and steadiness gave them a marked advantage over their opponents.^ For the losers Mr Nixon, notwith* " standing his want of practice, playyd exceedingly well in the first set,' hii net play aa usual being very quick, but towards the end of the second set he fell off considerably. « r J£ift? partner, however, did not back him up so well as she might have dtftre^ . exhibiting in her play a marked absence of her ability to take diffioult balls, and serving somewhat worse, thiin usual. Result— Sets, 2 to Jh Games— 6 to 8, 6to 4. Points— 6o ! -■ ."0. The new drawings are-rrJ)r Dermer and Mrs Dernier (scr) play. Mr Howard and Miss Burr (*ls). To be played on or before Friday Mr Robinson and Miss Auitin, a live. The final match is to be played off ou Saturday, 28th April.
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Manawatu Herald, 26 April 1894, Page 2
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179Lawn Tennis Tournament. Manawatu Herald, 26 April 1894, Page 2
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