PARNELL TENNIS COURTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 121, 12 August 1927, Page 8

PARNELL TENNIS COURTS

Sir, — I understand the new tennis courts being made by the City Council at Parnell Park are being laid down in grass. If this is so, it will be a cource of disappointment to the majority of tennis players. The city is singularly lacking in facilities for winter tennis, and furthermore, there are a great many players who would patronise the courts for an early morning game during the summer months if the courts were laid down in some material that would be unaffected by the early morning dampness. From the revenue and upkeep point of view it would seem that hard courts would If, ~m uch Preferable as the upkeep is er so much less and the revenue so much greater owing to the fact that tlie courts would be extensively patronised all the year round. There are at present only three hard courts sufAif! 6 - to .i. he Public, these being situated m Victoria Park. They are -very good courts, but are not well situated. Any time Saturday aterII, 0 , 0 , n a". 1 mter , or su mmer, will find them crowded and players have to wait for L" r ‘f! Periods before games. There is J™, 1 ? a tremendous demand for winter tennis, particuiariy lady players> „ " en one considers the facilities lor men’s games one realises th , e women are very poorly prothe way ° r out-door games. The new courts at farpell

Park are so well situated that H players in the eastern side of fl* are looking forward to their but it was generally expected tinwould be put down in some ban terial. and it will indeed be *V’ pity if this is not done. Information from the 1 parks is that the courts win PfyT 1 laid, down in grass, but that * cided yet. The whole pmjectis .X . in the meantime, owing to tae ence of works at present c.W out by the Railway DepartE®* Jp * Public Works Department. ther can be done until thee* * j been finished.—Ed.THE SUN-