TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8051, 17 February 1906, Page 2

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

SECOND DAY RESULTS. The weather was again favorable for I the second day of Hie Taranaki Tenuis Tournament on Friday, and play was, on the whole, very interesting. To-day will be principally devoted to semifinals and liuals, and there will no doubt be a large attendance of the general public at the Courts, 'flic times set down for the various events arc advertised elsewhere in this issue. ' Following are the results of ycsle -day's play : MBN's CHAMPIONSHIP BISUI.ES. Present Champion (H. A. Pakcr), best of three sets, tiual best of live sets. Wallace beat Urowu 0-3, li 1. Nicholson plays Wallace to-day, the winner to meet Fisher at 3 p.m. in the Haul. TAItANAKI CHAMPION MEx's SINOLKS. Preseut Champion (A. G. Wallace), best of three sets, final best of five sets. Dickie heat Nicholson 6-1, 0-3; Wallace beat Smith 0-3, 6-3. Dickie ' and Wallace meet in the final at 12.15. MKM's CHAMPIONSHIP DOI'DLKS. Present Champions (C. J. Dickie and ' A. G. Wallace). Best of three sets. Final best of live sets. r Second round : Wallace and Dickie ', be it Caplen and Paton 0-3, 0-2 ; Grifi lilhs and Nicholson beat Smith and J Fussell IS-2, 0-1. Third round: Fisher and Brown \ beat Fitzherbert and Dr. Fookes 0-2, r 0-0. The above winners in the second round play off with Fisher and Brown to-day for the championship. 1 LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP SIMILES. Present champion (Miss Nunueley), b-'st of three sets, advantage sets. Second round: Miss Thomson beat \ Mrs Edmunds 0 3, lit; Miss Brew- ; stcr beat Miss E. Dickie li-t. 1 li, (i-|.: Mrs Payne beat Miss A. Dickie, (i-il, ; 0 2. Third round: Miss Powdrell beat " Miss Thoinson 0-O, 0-1. The winner of Miss Brewster—Mrs Tayne set, meets Miss Powdrell in the final. LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP DOI'III.ES. Present champions (Mrs Manncring , and Miss Nuunclcy), best of three sets, . aivautage set*. Second round : Mrs Payne and Miss Powdrell beat Mrs l'carcc and Miss 1 Payne 0-2, 0-1. Miss E. and A. ' Dickie meet Miss Thomson and Miss ' MacDiarmid to-day, the wiuncrs meetL> ing Miss Powdrell and Mrs Payne for J the championship. I COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. > Present champions (Miss Nuuncley ', and H. A. Parker), best of three sets, j advantage sets. Second round: Mrs Payne and H. i Brown beat Miss" Thomson and S. ■ Smith 13-1, 0-2; Mrs Corrigan and s Fisher hint Miss Payne and Dr. ', Fooke ; Miss Dcrrett and • Wybourne beat Miss MacDuiriuid and 1 Fitzlicrbert S)-7, 7-5. i Third round: Mrs Corrigan and '' Fisher beat Mrs Pavnc and H. Brown • 0-3, 0-3; Miss I'o.vdrcll and Dickie I beat Miss Dcrrett and Wybourne 0 3, • 0-2. The above winners meet to-day I for the final. MB.v's HANDICAP SINHLCS. Sixty points up (advantage game). First round (continued): L. Macey '. (30), beat J. W. Wilson (30)00-52; F. M. B. Fisher secured a bye from .f. Paton; N. Ca;)!c.i secured a bye from ••■ 11 Ward; S. Smith a bye from N. s Bal'inrry; A. J. Divou (7), beat M. [' Wybourne (scr) 00 -IN. Second round: E. Griffiths (scr) [> beat L. Ma-ey (3D), OU-10; Fisher got b a bye from Nicholson; N. Cnplin (20), II beat W. L. Fitzherbert (15) 00-14; '• Wallace (owe 20), beat S. Smith (scr), l " HO 75; A. J. Dixon (7) got a bye from s J. D. Adams.

Third round: C. H. Weston beat E. Grilliitbs (50-53; Fisher (owe 20), boat Johns, SO 75; Caplen secured a bye from Wallace ; Dickie (owes 20), beat Dixon (7), 80-07.

■ Fourth round: Dickie beat Caplen, - 80-72. Fisher plays Weston, the winI ner of the set playing off with Dickie i in the final. MUX'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Sixty points up, advantage games. First round'(continued): Fitzhcrbert \ and Fussell (10) beat Fisher and Brown ; (owe 10) 70-05; W. C. Weston and Wilson (30) beat Dr Home and Dr Fookes ' (20) 00-57; Griffiths and Nicholson (sit) beat Fagan and Johns (25). Second round : BalhniTy and Dixon (5) beal Filzherbert and Fussell (10); Weir and Hume (25) beat Ward and C. H. Weston (25) 00-18; , AV. C. Weston and Wilson beat Griffiths and Nicholson 00-57; Wallace and Dickie (owe 20) beat Medley \ and M. Wilson (25) 80--70. Third round: Weir and Hiune beat | Balharry and Dixon ; W. C. Weston > and Wilson beat AVallace and Dickie, 80-70. Weir and Hume play off with Weston and Wilson to-day in the final. LADIKs' HANDICAP SINGLES. Forty points up, advantage game. Second round (continued): Miss Thomson (5) beat Miss E. Berry (20) 10-37; Mrs Payne (owe 5) beat Miss E. Dickie (5); Miss Powdrcll (owe 25) beat Miss Govett (15) 05-58; Miss Simpson (20) beat Miss Baird (15) 11-311. Fourth round: Miss Powdrell beat Miss Simpson 05-00. Miss Thomson and Mrs Payne have yet lo meet in the third round, the winner to meet Mrs Johns, and the winner of the latter bout meets Miss Powdrell in the fiiml. L.UHKB' HANDICAP DoI'IILES, 10 points up (advantage game). Se-ond Round (continue.l): Mrs Pcareo and Miss Payne (scr.) beal. Miss Thomson and Miss MaeDiariuul (10), 10-35; Miss Koch and Miss B:iird (10) beat Mrs Corrigau and Mrs Edmunds (10), ■III 33. •Third Hound: Miss Mend and Miss Brewster beal Miss Payne and Mrs Pciil'ce, 10-31; Miss Simpson and Miss Taylor beat Miss Koch and Miss Baird, 10-23/' These winners contest the final To-day. CUM'lllNJili HANDICAP DOCIII.ES, First Hound : Miss M. Govett and J. J. Weir (30) beat Miss Head and Dr. Home (25), On-55; Miss Thomson and N. Balharry (8) beat Miss Govett and A. J, Dixon (15), 01-02; Mm Corrigau and F. M. B Fisher (owe 5) beat Miss Fussell and F. N. Fussell (18), (111 58 ; Mrs Payne and H. Brown (scr.) beat Miss MacDiarmid mid AV. L. Filzherbert (18), 110 52; Miss E. Dickie and A. G. Wallace (owe 5) beat Mrs Johns and S. Smith (12), 05 15 ; Miss Derrelt and M.C. Wybourne (18) beat Miss E. Baird and N. Caplen (2si, 01 02 ; Miss Powdrell and ,1. N. Nicholson (owe 15)bclit Mrs Edmunds and J. Palon (20), 75 -OO; Miss Payne and Dr Fookes (28) beat Miss Brewsicr and E. Griffiths (15), Oo 50. Second Hound: Miss Thomson and I Balharry beat Miss M. Govett anil Weir, (ill 18.