LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 301, 21 December 1907, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

TIIE NEW ZEALAND CHAMHONSIJ.iI' MEETING. There are big entries for the New Zealand championship meeting to be held on the New Plymouth Club's courts next week. It should be noted that on the two days of the New Zealand meeting there will be no handicap eventsThis is the first time the Association has run a, meeting wltosp programme consisted of championship events only. Jhe entries in the ladies' mutches are quite as good as the Exhibition tournament. ; v ;i'P Almongst Ilie players who are coming are the leading tennis exponents of the Dominion, and some slishing games should be witnessed. The numbers of entries are as follows:—

Men's Singles—2o. Ladies Singles—ll. Men'si Doubles—o pairs. Ladies' Dopubles—7 pairs. Combine Doubles—l 4 pairs. The following are (he entries for the New Zealand championships:— Men's Singles—,T. Paton. J. C. Nicholson. ,T. Brail ford (New Plymouth), Warne Pearse (Temiika), \V. A. Brown (Auckland), A. C. Wallace, Clifford Dickie (Waverley), 11. M. Gore, T. B. Cooke, H. W. Brown. F. jr. B. Fisher. J. Peacock, f!. F. Smyth, H. fl. Dids-bm-y, A. Young (Wellington), .1. G. Swainson (Pahintnn). ll.' A. Parker (Australia), C. C. Cox (Masterton), R. Bauchop (Dnnedin), T. E. Quill (Christchurch).

Ladies' Singles—Misses B. Wellwood (Hastings), D. T'dy (Auckland), Nunneley. Bath™, Cock. Ward, Travel's, A r an Staveren (Wellington), Ditchings (Napier), Powdrell (Taranaki), Baker (Sydney). Men's Doubles—Griffiths and Nicholson, Dickie and Wallace, Gore -and oung, Cooke and Bauchop, Brown and Cox. Swaison and Swainson, Brown and Pearse, Fisher and Peacock, Quill and Parker, Smyth and Didsbury. Ladies Doubles—Hisses Wellwood and Ditchings, Nunneley and Baker, Batlmm ami Van Staveren, ITdy anil Dickie, Travel's and Ward, Cray and Powdrell Goldle (Wellington) and Cock. Combined Doubles—Miss Wellwood and Peacock, Miss Nunneley anil Fisher, Miss Gray and Pearse, Miss Udy and Brown, Miss Ditchings and Cooke, Miss Dickie and Wallace, Jfjss Baker and Dickie, Miss Ward and Cox. Miss Travel's and Brown, Miss Powdrell and Parker, Miss Grant and Swainson. Miss ■Tackson and Sm.vt.he, "Mrs Co],lie and Bauchop, Miss Batham and Young.

NOTES. A meeting of the commit!# was held last night, Dr. Leathum presiding. It was decided to display the prizes in a window in Devon street on .Monday ami T\w>s<!av.

It i.s hoped thr> programme will be ready by or before Tuesday. Players are reminded that entries for the taranaki Association's tournaments close this evening without fail—llo late entries.

Commodious sfands are being erected on the grounds for spectators.