TARANAKI TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81915, 9 January 1907, Page 2

TARANAKI TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

TAIUXAKI V. AUCKLAND. WIN FOR LOCAL PLAYERS. Jt was found impossible on Tuesday to complete the finals in the combined handicap- doubles and the Taranaki men's championship singles. The latter was out of the question as the result of au accident at lunch, Dickie receiving an extra hot shower of tea down his back. In the third round of the combined handicap, Alisß A. Dickie and Keith beat Aliss K. Dickie and Wallace, but the final was not plavcd, and the prizes were divided between Aliss I'yd and Brown and Miss K. Dickie and* Wallace. At the con elusion of the day's play, Aire Home t wife of the vice-president, Dr., Home, presented the prizes, in the ab«3.:e of Dr.- Leatbaiii, . president, and Airs Leal hum. In a few well-thought words, Dr. Home thanked the visitors, the ladies, and the Press. Mr Gross man responded for the viitors, and expressed their intention of again competing at- the tournament. Cheers were exchanged between the home and visiting players, and a special salvo for Air I'at'on,- the secretary of the Taranaki Association,

Xlie annua'i interp'rovineia] match between Auckland and Taranaki tcaniß was played on Tuesday, and as most of the players had been ehoseii from Hie tournament winners, the exposition of tennis was good. Tournament form was reversed in the ladies' douliles, Misses Gray and L'dy, of Auckland, vanquishing the Ttiranaki champions, Misses l'owdrell and JJickie, 2-0, (1-0, o—2. in the other contests the results were consistent with those in the Association gamse. Uesults:-

Men's Singles—C. ,1. Dickie'beat A. P. Grossman, (i—2, (1—0; A. G. Wallace heat Dr. Keith, <i—4, o—2; J. C. Nicholson heat \V. A, ilrown,, (i—4 li—4; K. Grillitlis heat A. ti. C. Brown, 4—o, 7—5, o—2; A. Hilling heat It. l'owdrell, 11—I, U—2; ti. Upton beat A. .1. Dixon, o—l, o—4.

Ladies' Singles.—Miss Powdroll beat .Miss L'dy, li—l, o—2; Miss Cray beat .Miss Thomson, o—3, 0—1; Miss JJuttlu beat Miss K Dickie, B—o, S—li; .Miss A. Dickie beat iliss Harvey, o—o, (i—3. Combined Doubles.—Miss K, Dickie and Wallace beat Miss Gray and Dr. Keith, S—o, 7— r>; .Miss Buttle and J. I*. Grossman beat iliss A. Dickie and .Nicholson,- o—4, 7—5; Miss- Harvey and Ilrown beat Alias Thomson and Griliitiis, li—3, o—2j Miss Powdrelt and Wallace beat iliss L'dy and Billing, o—2. o—o.

Men's- Doubles—S. Upton and A. Hilling beat Powdroll and Dixon; Wallace and. Dickie beat Grossman and llsown, o—l, 4—o,- o—2; Dr. Keith and A. C. S. Brown beat Griffiths and Nicholson, o—3, o—2. Ladies' Doubles.— .Misses A. Dickie and Thomson beat .Misses Buttle and Harvey, S—o, 3—o, o—3; .Misses Gray and Ldy boat Misses K. Dickie and l'owdrell, 2—o, o—o, o—2. The aggregate scores were:—T'aranaki 10 games, Auckland !), the scores standing at 0 all at the commence incut of the last game in the combined doubles.