TARANAKI LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 306, 31 December 1907, Page 3

TARANAKI LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION.

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AND 10 U K X A.UEX T, The Taranaki Lawn Tennis Associations championship meeting and handicap tournament opened yesterday un the •New Plymouth J.aun Tenuis and Croquet Club's courts. The weather was line, though the clouded sky made the light unsatisfactory at times. The courts, despite the heavy work of the Xew Zealand championships in the previous week, were again iu excellent I

order, though the back lines had lost their freshness of green- Tile meeting has attracted very large entries, and 210 games in all have been set dowu for decision. Of these U5 were disposed of yesterday, which in Usell is ;ui indication of the manner in which the arrangements were carried out. The New Plymouth Lawn 'tennis Club lias the, management, and the workers are practically the same as i i isc who so succcsnlully conducted Ist week's meeting. Mr J. Pa ton is s ■ rotary, and Mr 11. Stoeker is assistant secretary. Competitors, workers, ai:d the public are alike fortunate in

having two such men as ail executive. There were no waits yesterday, every court being kept almost continuously ill use. Some line games were witnessed. All hut three of the competitors iu the Xew Zeiland tournament are engaged, and are l'laving light tip ti) form. The first rounds of Men's

j ( !i;inipion.»liip Smiles, : ship Singles, Men's Handicap Singles, i tinil Ladies' Hiiiulicjip Singles have | completed. , j There wore about three hundred peo- ; pie present yesterday afternoon, i-j KKsn/FS OK YESTERDAY'S PI,AY. i, ; Mr:f* ( hiimpionsliip Singles; best of n ; llin'e sets; tiinil, best of live set*: iidj vantage sets. (IVenout vlnunpion, A. (J. 5 Wallace).— Kirst round: (i. K. Snivthe r lK»at IJ. I*;nir!mp. 4 tJ. 7—(j—l; AY. j Pearse beat l\ .1. Dickie, U—4, 7—ii; F. j M- It. Fisher a bye i'roin .). Paton; J. C. Peacock beat F. A. .Morris, li—4; I A. Young brat I!. A. Hurley, (i—2, (i—2; 11. Parker a bye from T. It. Cooke. . ! Second round: Parker beat \Y. Fraser, Ili —if, li—3; F. M. li. Fisher beat \V. ! | Pearse, t> —2. o—4; H. AY. Jhown Wat •I. C. Nicholson. «-3, li—K. V. Kedward beat \V. Slteppard. !»--£. (I—2: A. O. Wallace beat K. W. (Jrifliths. i> —1, 2: T. ]{. (Jui)l 1 K-at T. I{. Didnlmrv, | (i- -n. 7—.). ' I

I .Men's Championship Doubles; best of I three sets; advantage sets. (Present I champions. .1. Dickie and A. li. Wali lace.l —Kirst round: Fisher and Peacock I lieat Pearse and Mcl'askill. 0- 3. li—S. C-—3; Parker and Quill lieat Bauehop and Conk. o—l. o—l. Ladies' Championship Singles; lx'-t of | three sets: third sol advantage set only. I (Present ebaiupion. .Miss Powdrcll.) [ Fiisi round: .Miss li. C'oek beat Miss .1. T. Glasgow. o—l, o—2; Miss Xunneley lieat Miss K. Travers, 0 11, 0 2; Mi*--A. Brewster beat Miss M. Uyan. .I—li. o—l. 0—1; .Miss Kellett llaker beat Miss A. (Iray. 0--2. o—3; Mis* llatliaiu beat Miss V. Simpson, li—3. 0—1; Miss L. IWdi'!l beat Miss Ditchings. o—o, 0—I; .Miss Ward lieat Miss li. Wellwood. 0- li—3. Second round: Miss Kellett liaker beat Miss A. Hrewster. o—o, li 2. ]~idi?s' Championship Doubles; best of three nets; third set advantage >et only. (Present champions. Misses Cdy and dray.)— First round; Misses Dickie beat Misses Turtou and K. Baker. o—l. ii—o. Combined Championship Doubles; best of three sets; third set advantage -et. only. I Present champions. Miss Pow>drell and C. J. Dickie.) —First round; Miss llalhaiu and Young beat Miss dlasgow and Morris, o—4.0 —4. li—t: .Miss Wellwood and Parker beat Mrs. doldie and Maucliop. 0— 1. 0 -II: Miss Ward and PeacAck lieat Miss -lacksou and Smytlie, o—2, 0—1; Miss M. Ityan and I'ansom lieat Miss Twrton and Hurley. o—l, o—2; Miss Xunneley and Fisher beat Miss Travels and Drown, li—3. li—4. Handicap Singles, first grade; Oil pcrnt- up, advantage games- First round: .1. Nicholson (3) beat D. McCaskill (S). 00-30: T. It. Quill (owe o| lieat X. Caplen (211), 00—30; 11. W. Brown (5) lieat F, A. Morris 1 o), 00 37. Men's Handicap Singles, second grade; Oil points up, advantage games.—First round: W. Header (20) beat draliain Ii ri Hit lis. 00—3!); K. W. drilliths (owe 5) beat A. Ambury, sen. (13). 00—40: \y. d. Jones (•">) lieat Rev. liroeklehurst (.»). 00—57; W. Lints (111 l lieat F. W. K. l-'agaii (10), 110—30; T. King a bye from Dr. Home (retired). Second round: H. -I. Halcombe (12) beat A. 11. Ambury 13). 00—57; J. A. Itrailsford (scr) lieat .1. S. S. Medley (scr|, 01- 511. Men's Handicap Doubles; Oil points up; advantage games.- Dickie and Wallace a bye from Smith and Cfawford; Ambury and Harrison (25) beat Dr. Leatliain and l!ev. liroeklehurst 1251. Oil 50. Ladies' Handicap Singles: 40 points up. advantage games.--First round: Miss I. Taylor (10) lieat Miss Povnter (15). 411 30: Miss K. Iv Caplen 115| beat Miss x. Ityan (51. 41—30; Miss O. Stan ford (111)'lieal Miss D. MeAllum (20). 40 3S: Miss A. M. Ilathain a bye: Miss K. l'van (Is| beat Miss D. Simpson (13). 11l- 2!i; Miss 11. Ditchings (owe 10) beat Mi-s dlasgow (scr). 41—3!): Miss Turton 115) lieat Mi-s l-'alton (Hi). 40 -1!): Miss K. Dickie (5) beat Miss L. Thoni- [ s„n I set'). 40-31: Miss H. Cock (scr I. ii live from Miss 1,. Powdrcll: Miss F. 11. Caplen (12) beat Miss Hrewster (15). 40 3S: Miss N'evill (5) beat Miss A. Hrewster (51. 40-28; MiSs A. Dickie 15) lieat Miss Jackson (J). 40 2S: ills, doldie (10) lieat Mrs. Johns do). 40 22: Miss Travel's (owe 10) beat Miss drav (owe 5). 40-30: Miss Nimnelcy (owe 301 lieat Miss Well wood (owe 5). 40 3ii: Miss Ward, lowe 3) lieat MisS Simpson (5). 40 —37. Ladies' Handicap Doubles: 40 points up. advantage game. First round: I Misses I). Simpson and M. Thomson (12) lieat Misses Dickie (scr). 40—38. Combined Handicap Doubles: 00points

up. advantage games—First round: Miss Clasgow and Morris a bye from MisPowdrell ami Nicholson: Miss Cock anil MK'a-kill 'lltl beat Miss Knaggs Baker and K. Griffiths (IS). r><) — .">7: Miss Xevill and l) : ckie (Scrl beat Miss Stanford and Halconibe (2.1). fill—l 7: Miss Wellwood and Parker (owe 15) Ikmt Miss M. Govett anil .1. W. Wilson (20). (ifl—3.i: Mi" T'ead and William* (2."i) beat Miss F.. 11. Caplen and TI. Caplen (20), (10- ."iS. TO-DAY'S MATCH F.S. l'lily will nc resumed this morning ut, U. 30, when the lulluwing man-lies will lake place:— Clwaupioiitaliip Doubles. NiclioKou ami Griffiths v. Morris and iledwuod. Handicap Singles—G. A. lluiley v. J. \Y. Wilson. Combined Championship ijtmlili-~. - - Miss A. Dickie and Didsliury v. .Mi-s Hitching? and Cooke; .Miss Cray and l'earse v. .Miss E. Dickie and Wallace. Ladies' Championship Singles.—Miss , Nutmeley v. Miss H. Cock. Afc the conclusion of these games the following will lie the fixtures: — Ladies' Championship Singles.- ,\liss

l'owdrell v. Mt" Ward; Mi>s Jialhani v-Mi-a Xeviil. Men's Handicap Singles.—E. A. '] like I v. U. L.. Shaw. ladies' Handicap Doubles. — l!cad and Miss Thomson v. the Misses Jiyan. Men's Handicap Singles.—ll. A- Par- i kcr v. 11. G. Didsbury. ! Considerable interest centres in the meeting uf -Misses l'owdrell and Ward. Ali.-S l'owdrell, the present holder of the Taranaki ClianipionSlnp, has met Miss Ward on two occasions and been liealeu by her. Those meetings were, however, on asphalt courts. An exciting «ame may confidently be expected this morning.

"Members of the New Plymouth Tennis Club are reminded that no relmle will be allowed on subscriptions unpaid niter to-day, 31st December. "\nu must not speak to the man at the wheel" is an old >ayin<r. It is (Mjiially important that people .sliouhl !Vit enter into conversation with the ■'man on the line." The mail in charg* of the back line of the <*ourt has an im portnnt dnly to perform, and can ea*ili dispense with the remark* of people in in the «:aiw\ Distraeiinj; hi attention is unfair to him as to th players.