Tennis Tournament.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1670, 29 March 1886, Page 4

Termi s Tournament.

; FEILDING v. * PALMERSTON. . The return .match was 1 played •;- oh 'i Saturday, and began at 2 p.m. The i visitors arrived about mid-day, and par-' look ot lunch m a marqnte ;on!tbe •ground. Ou St Patrick's Day Feilding proved victorious, hut on Saturday the viftUo.B: sustained a 'defeat. / Uli'e play!. - all round wns good, that of Mr Martin, .for Pahnerston, and Mr. Webster, '.for. Feilding, being much admired. The ground; was- visited during the afternoqii, by a t-oorl many persona, who displayed, a lively interest m the progress, of the match. . A word of praise is. due to :who by dint.of hard rolling brought 'the court. up to, condition on .short ; npt;ce • after' the'lteayy weather of the 1 fifeVioHtr night. The visitors returned to Feiid-, ing by the evening 'train, haying, enjoyed a very pleasant jrauie^ 'Tli« P«ln<jßrßt^n, players wore Messrs Mirtini' ' Fulton, Baker and Turner, and thosu ; from Funding MesHrs Fitzherhert, Mac , arthur, WeliKter, and (Tuerney; t t [ . The following is the ..result ' of bthe match, from which il »-ilj be ,seen that Pahnernton was victorious, winning five out of seven games played. j „' -. Dodblb Matches. Messrs Martin ani Fulton y. Fitaherb^rt and Gurney. v.Palraer^ton^^rpn rSy 15-to v 5; ' ■"• "' •"'■■ ■-{'■ '■'■'' -' - J '' ' '-'~* M«'Hsrs B»ker«nd Turner v. Mncarthnr and Webster. Feilding won by 15 to . Mepars Martin and Fulton v. Webster »nd Fttzhorb«rt. won by , 15 to 7. ■■■».■.,■,■; SINOLRS. 'Mr' Baker- beat Mi- Giif hey, 15' ! 5. Mr Mncarthnr l»pat Mr Turner, 16 to. %. Mr Martin beat Mr WebHfer, 15 to 7, Mr Fulton beit Mr Fitaherbert, 4 to 0.