TARANAKI TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 322, 13 January 1909, Page 3

TARANAKI TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

' "I'-IUST-FLRi'IIT" PLAYERS L'Oili'ETlSCi. ExeeHenl entries have been received for the Taranaki Lawn Tennis Association's annual tournament, to be held on llie New Plymouth Chili's' courts tomorrow and Friday. The list of ea'ti';in!s cimiji.iir- verv favorably with 'those, ul' tin. Xel son touriuunent. especially when il is remembered that the Nelson Association had thu Now Zealiuul championship mooting to attract | competitors. The men's championship 1 Kindles have attracted seventeen competitors, as agaiast twenty-one at Nelson. whiUt the niPii's handicap singh'S players number thirty-nine.. as at Xelson, but here there are two grades, which is an undoubted advantage. 5 "The- 1 Jirsl iliglut" of Now Zealand tennis plavors have definitely wired ihoir intention of taking part. -Miss il'owdrell and .Miss Nunnoloy, who have fought many hard game!) in the past, will meet again. This time Miss Powdrell plays as New Zealand's champion lady tennis player, another Taranaki honor. -Miss Nunnelev is well known as

the champion for several successive years, and tin- mutch between- these two should bo full of interest, especially Hoeing that XcUon honors were even, in that each soured a victory over the other Thin 'tournament will see thi ''conqueror" played. tWildiug, l'arker, 'Fisher, and Brown, all of whom have informed the secretaries of their definite intention to compete, are the four best male tennis players in tho Dominion, and the final* iii tho mew's matches must be exciting, audi productive of capital tennis. The. remaining entrants include the pick oi their a'ospoctive provinces. Tennis, flayers generally, and the Taranaki players in particular, will miss Dickie umi Wallace, the Waverley players, who have become so popular here. Pressure of work debars them from competing. In writing to the secretarit* tegretting their inability to attend, each of them enclosed a guinea "special' for the tournament. Entries are a* follow:

■ MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. S. Powdrell, A F. Wilding. 1\ M. B. lusher, Pat-un, C. 11. Weston, W. «Pe;\vso. S, .1. Smith, »!. C Nicholsou, \j. d. Taylor. \V. Lints, l'\ Brailsford,. E. F Fookes, A. Powdrell, 11. W.> Brown. N ill. Caplen. L. S. Jennings, 1L A Parker.

MEN'S CIIAMIPIONBII liP DOUBLES. Fisher and Wilding; Powdrell and ■Powdrell; Poarso a.ml Morton; Taylor, and Black; Nicholson; audi Smith; ;Fookos ami Brail.sf.ordi: Parker and•Brown; Jennings and Caplen. ■LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SIMILES 1 Miss V. Simpson, Miss Cave, Miss L.. Thompson, Miss 1). : K. Simpson, Mrs. Payne. Mrs. .lanes, Miss Powdrell, Miss Nunnelov, Miss Brewster. LADJES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.

Misses Simpson; (Misses Cave and Brewster; Misses Thompson; Mrs.. iPavne and Miss Nirnneley; Mrs. Jones, and Miss Powdrell. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP.

Miss V. Simpson and Brails ford; Miss Cave and H. Brown; Miss Nunnelev and A. F. Wilding; Miss Powdrell and F. •M. B. Fisher; Miss Brewster and A. <l. •Black; Miss Thompson and L. .1. Taylor; Miss D. Simpson and l)r. Fookes;. Mrs. Pavne and W. Pcarse. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES.

"A" Clrade.—J. Morton, A, Powdve!l ( P. 11. 1!. Fisher, J. Paton, 15. F. Fookes, E. Whitehead, 11. W. Brown, S. J. Smith, X. C'aplen, J. A. Brailsford, L. .1. Taylor, 8. J'owdMl, L. S. Jennings, W. Pearse. H. A. Stack, J. 0. Nicholson.

"B" Grade.—•(. Easther, •!. 11. Thompson. if 1. Dvnes, F. S, .Johns 11. X. Macky, ■W. 11. Broome, W. Gnnkrodger, 11. C. 'Davit's, W. Lints, D. Cameron, A. H. Ainhury, V. IL\ Crawford, 'l'. King, J. S. Tingcv. K A. Prater, P. C. Aniliuvy, C. 11. Weston, K. Matthews, J. Taylor, L. Maeey. <l. Criflin, Somerset Smith, and \Y. -tones. , LA I) IKS' HANDICAP DOUBLES.

Misses V. Simpson and King; Misses D. Simpson and Cave; Mrs. F. Wilson an<l Miss Bedford: Mi.sses Evans and Kirkliv: .Misses Thompson: Misses MeAll'iim and Bundle; Mis. Booth and 'Mrs. -loncs; Mrs. l'owdrell and Mrs. Parsons; Misses Leatham and Webster; Mrs. d'avne and Miss Xunnclcy. COMIBINED HANDICAP.

Miss V. Simpson and Stoekcr; MissCave and if. Brown; Miss D. Simpsonand King; Miss Thompson and Dr. Ix-atlmm'; Miss M. Thompson and Dr. Fookes; Miss l'owdrell and Whitehead; ■Mrs. Parsons and S. l'owdrell; '-MissKing and .1. Taylor; Mrs. -l'owdrell and A. Pownlrell; Miss Clarke and .1. A. Brailsford; Miss Olonn and N. Caplen; Miss Evans and Crawford; Miss Brewster and H. A. 'Parker; Miss Kirkhy and A. .1. Blaek; Mrs. Payne and L. .T. Taylor; .Miss CI rant and D. Cameron; iMissl'otier and W. Lints; Mrs. Jones andW. Pearse. HEX'S HANDICAP DOUBLES.

Dr. Leathain and 11. Stoeker; Dr. Fookes and .1. Morton; A. 11. Amliuryand I'. Amlmry; L. Maeey and W. Lints; 11. Lewis and- A. Aniliurv. sen.; ft. Dviie-s ami K. Matthews-. -I. A. Urailsford'aml W. P. Crawford: Powdrell and l'owdrell; L. Jennings and X. Caplon: \V. .lones and E. Whitehead: L- Taylor and A.-I. Blaek; (Irillin and Thomp>-on: ,1. C. Nicholson a:nt Stanley Smith; d. Tavlor and T. King; 1). Cameron and; r.'M. Macky; W. Pearse and 11. \V. Brown: -I. F. Kasthcr and 11. Davies; W Gankrodgcr and W. U. Bnuiine. LADIES' HANDICAP SfXtibES.

Misses Cave, V. Simpson, L. Thomson, M. Thomson, 1). Simpson, E. M. Hiiii'le, E. M. Knndle, Clenn, A. Brewster, 1). Mi'AHuni, X. Wilson, K. M. Xunneley, and Crant, Mesdames A. l'owdrell. A. 11. Parsons, W. Jones, and Payne.