LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7707, 9 January 1905, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

TABANAKI CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. Saturday's Play. After the postponement necessary on Friday the fine weather of the following day was doubly welcome ' to tho tennis enthusiasts, who thronged the Vivian Street courts jin record numbers, and watched the I progress of the tournament with ' ■keen interest. Interest naturally ' centred in the splendid exhibitions ' given by Miss Nunneley and Mr H. ' 'A. Parker, the champions, while the local champion, Miss Powdrell, also 'gave a fine display. I In the evening a most enjoyable dance was held in. tho Brougham ! Street Hall, when there was a good attendance. To-day should see a large attendance at the courts, as some interesting piny may be expected. I The finals will be played, and exhibition matches will take place. | Details of Saturday's play are as follows : MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Second round.—Tuke beat Nicholson, by default ; Parker beat Palharry, 6—l, G—l. Third round.—Dickie beat Tuke, 0— 4, (i—l ; Parker beat A. G. Wallace, 6—3, 62 t Final—Parker beat Dickie, 6—l, LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First round.—Miss Nunneley beat Mrs Pearce, o—o, 6—l ; Miss Powdrell beat Miss A. Payne, 6—5, 6—5. Second round.—Miss Nunneley beat Mrs Payne, o—o, 6—Oj Miss Powdrell .beat Miss Cave,, 6—2, 6—3. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First round.—Mrs Mannering and Miss Nunneley beat Misses A. and E. Dickie, 6—l, 6—3. Second round.—Mrs Mannering and Miss Nunneley beat Mrs Payne and Miss Cave, 6—3, 6—2; Misses Powdrell and Aitken beat Misses Thomson and Head, 6—B, 6—3. MEN'S TABANAKI CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Second round.--A. G. Wallace beat S.Smith, 5—7, 6—o, 6—3; C. J. Dickie beat J, C, Nicholson, 6—o, S-6< IsiEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES I First round.—H. A. Parker and L. iTuke beat 11. D. and N. H. C. Caulen, 9-7, 6-0 ; F. S. Wallace and [C. Dickie bout N. Bulhurry and E. I Griffiths, by default. | Second round.—C. J. Dickie and A. G. Wallace ■boat Chas. Dickie and F. 5, Wallace, by default ; U. A. Parker and L. Tuke beat S. Smith and J. C. Nicholson, o—o, 6—2. Final—C.J. Dickie and A. J. Wallace beat 11. A. P a rkcr and L. Tuke, 7.-5, 0— 3 K COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES, Second Powdrell and H. A. 'Parker beat Miss Aitken and L. Tuke, 6—o, 6—2 ; Mrs Mannering and J. T. Amies beat Miss A. Dickie and F. S. Wallace, 6—o, 6—3 ; Miss Nunneley and N. Balharry beat Miss Koch and H. D. Caplen, o—l, 6—O, iMEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. First round.—F. S. Wallace and Chus. Dickie (15) beat Dr. Wylic and Dr, Fookes (20), <50—42 ; Dr. Leathani and Dr. Home (30) beat Waddy and Weir (30), 60—57 i Grady und Wilson (30) beat Griffiths and Balharry (10), by default. Second round.—F. S. Wallace and Chas. Dickie (15) beat L. Tuke ana Nicholson (scr.), 60—58 ; H. D. Caplen and N, Caplen (30) beat S. Smith and Addenbrooke (15), 60— 48 ; Dr, Leatham and Dr. Home (30) beat Grady and Wilson (30), 60-52. Third round.—H. D. Caplen and N< Caplen (30) boat F. S. Wallace and Chas. Dickie (15), 00—51. MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Firstl round.—Chas. Dickio (20) beat G. O. Wnddy (20), 00—39; J. Stanford (22) bent J.Bavley (22), 60-48.. ' Second round.—Grady (30) beat Nicholson (owed's), 60—26; G. E. Mannering beat E. Griffiths, by default ; Chas. Dickio (20) beat H. A. Parker (owed 40), 60—26. Third round.—Chas. Dickie (20) beat Stanford (22), 00—54 ; Grady (30) beat A. G. Wallace (owed'lo), 70—44; N. Caplen (25) beat Mannering (20), 60—39, Fourth round.—Chas. Dickie (20) beat Grady (30), 60—57 ; N. Caplen (25) beat L. Honeyficld (30), 62—60. Final—Chas. Dickie (20) beat N. Caplen (25), 60—54, LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. First round.—Miss Powdrell (owed 10), won by default; Miss Young .(20) won by default, Second round.—Miss Young (20), won by default ; Miss Cave (5) beat Miss Powdrell (owed 10), 40—36. Third round.—Miss E. Dickio (10) beat Miss Young (20), 40—33 ; Mrs Payne (scr.) beat Miss Payne (10), 60—54 ; Miss Cave (5) beat Mrs Pearce (10), 40—33 ; Miss Berry (13) beat Miss Thomson (10), 40— 37, Fourth round.—Miss E. Dickie (10) beat Mrs Payne (scr.), 40—21 ; Miss Cave (5) beat Miss Berry (13), 4t>— 26, LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES. Second round.—Mrs Mannering and Miss Nunneley (owed 10) beat Miss A. and Miss E. Dickie (10), 50—44 ; Miss Thomson and Miss Bead (15) beat Mrs Matthews and Miss Young (20), 40—30, Third round.—Mrs Pearce and Miss Payne (12) bout 1 Miss MaeDiarmid and Miss Berry (15), 40—32. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES. Second! round,—Miss Govett and L. Tuke (18) beat Mr and Mrs Grady (30), 60-52,; Miss Berry and M. P. S. Wilson (27) won by default ; Mrs Pearce and L. Honeylield (30) beat/ Miss Nunneley and N. Balharry (owed 10), 60—46 ; Miss Thomson and J. C. Nicholson (10), won by default ; Mr und Mrs Mannering (15) beat Miss O. Stanford and Dr. Home (23), 60—47. Third round.—Miss A. Dickie and F. S. Wallace (18) bent Miss Thomson and Nicholson, 00—51 ; Mrs Pearce and Honey-field (30) bent Miss Govett and Tuke, 00—16 ; Miss E. Dickie and A. G. Wallace (scr.) bent Mr and Mrs Mannering, 00— 53 ; Miss Koch and H. D. Caplen (30) heat Mss Berry and Wilson, 60-47,