LAWN TENNIS NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8345, 4 February 1913, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS NOTES

DOMING EVENTS. Auckland Championships—Eden and Epsom and Remuera Courts, February Ist (concludes to-day). Wellington Provincial Championships and Palmerston North Club’s Handicap Tournament Palmerston North, March 22, 24, and 25. N.Z. University Championships—Wellington, March 22nd and 25th. North island Interprovincial Championships—New Plymouth, Easter. W anganui Tournament —Championships and Handicaps, Wanganui, March 21st, 22nd, and 24th. N. E. BROOKES v. J. C. PARKE. In view of the victory of Brookes in the deciding rubber with Parke (each man having a victory apiece to his credit) at .Melbourne recently, it is interesting to note the results or the three meetings of these two great exponents of lawn tennis: Davis Cup, at Melbourne, November 23th, 29th, and 30th, 1912, Parke defeated Brookes, B—6, 6—3, 5—7, 6—2. Australia v. British Isles', at Sydney, January 17th and 18th, 1913, Brookes defeated Parke, 9—7, 6—2. Victoria v. British Isles, at Melbourne, January 25th and 27th, 1913, Brookes defeated Parke, 6—3, 3—6, 6 — 3. It is essential to remember that the Davis Cup provided for the best of five sets. VICTORIA DEFEATS BRITISH ISLES. The following are the connected results of the lawn tennis match on January 18th and 20th at Melbourne, where the Victorian representatives defeated the British Isles (the present holders of the Davis Cup): Summary.—Victoria, 3 rubbers, 10 sets, 87 games; British Isles, 3 rubbers, 8 sots, 85 games. Singles.—N. E. Brookes v. J. C. Parke, 6—3, 3—6, 6—-3 A. Campbell v. C. P. Dixon, 6—4, I—6, I—6; R. W. Heath v. A. E. Beamish, 6—4, 5—7, 6—B; A. W. Dunlop v. F. G. Lowe, 6—3, o—l0 —1 (Dunlop retired). Doubles. —N. E. Brookes and A. W. Dunlop v. J. C. Parke and C. P. Dixon, B—6, 6 —3, 3—6, 6—4; A. Campbell and R. W. Heath v. A. E. Beamish and F. G. Lowe, 6—4, 6—2, 6 —3. It seems a remarkable thing that the programme provided for the best five sets in the doubles and only the best of three in the singles. No wonder the Britishers complained. The real test of supremacy in first-class tennis is . undoubtedly the five-set match. Brookes refused to play five sets in the singles and the Englishmen agreed to _the three-set arrangement. WAIRARAPA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HANDICAPS. v Championships. Singles.—Men, Warne Pearse (Temuka); ladies, Miss R. M. Wellwood (Hastings). Doubles. —Men, W. Pearse and A. T.. Spain; ladies, Misses R. Hughes and 1. Tennent; combined, W. Pearse and Miss R. M. Wellwood. Handicaps. Singles.—Men, G. R. Thynne; ladies, Miss L. M. Hughes. Doubles.—Men, Roydhouse and Tom Maunsell; ladies, Masses R. Hughes and I Tennent; combined, W. W. Gabites and Mrs Hnlmn, NOTES. A remarkable feature of the matches played by the Britishers against the Australian and Victorian representatives was the failure of the tourists to win even one double in either of the contests. Indeed, the Davis Cup holders failed again on the day or their departure for Horae, when Brookes and the O’Sara Wood Bros, defeated them in two exhibition doubles. There is no doubt that our own representatives are vbry little inferior to the Britishers in the four-a-side game, as Fisher and Ollivier quite held their own against them, while Swanaton and Ollivier nearly defeated Parke and Lowe in the third test match at Thorndon on January Bth. Prior to their departure for Homo on January 29th, the British Isles representatives played two exhibition doubles at Melbourne, their Victorian opponents winning both as follows N. E. Brookes and P. O’Hara Wood v. C. P. Parke and A. E. Beamish, 11—9, 10—3, 7—5; A. and P. O’Hara Wood v. A. E. Beamish and F. G. Lowe, 6 4, 4—6, 6-4, 14-^l2. The ladies’ handicap singles event at Huritai was won by Miss Mantell.