TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 325, 18 January 1909, Page 3

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

<. SATURDAY'S d>LAY. 'MISS POWDRELL SUCCUMBS TC HISS XUXXELLY. The Taranaki Lawa Tennis A»socii _' " tion's annual tournament pro«rcssc another stage on Saturdav. Weathc conditions were excellent, but the com! were playing a bit slow on account c i the excessive rainfall of the precedin twenty-four hours. There was a larattendance throughout the day, an those present were treated to som rattling good tennis, with cornea thrown in. The ladies' championship singles wer concluded, Miss Nunneley defeating .Mis Powdrel) in a three-set match." Mis Powdrell heat Miss Xunncley for tin New Zealand Championship at Nelso:i and the form was reversed in the. pro vincial tournament. Saturday's garni was looked on as " the conqueror," am great interest centred in it. Miss Xun neley found the courts well suited fo the introduction of her whining shota forehand cut drive to the backham corner. Miss Powdrell was unlucky ii that many of these landed in a "low place in the court, and there was m bounce. Mrs. Payne and Miss Nunnolcv play cil Mrs. .To;ics and Miss Powdrell' in tin final of the ladies' championship doubles and after a very lengthy struggle woi 4-0, 0-4, 7-5. Tile only other match brought to I conclusion was the men's handiei] singles (second grade), which fell U Frater, a young player from Auckland and to some extent a "dark horse,' as his handicap showed. The following were the results:— MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Second round—Brailsford beat S Powdrell 7-5, 6-3, H. W. Brown hcai 1 J. Taylor <J—2, 6-^.l, Third round-& J. Smith a bye fron Nicholson; Wilding beat Brailsford o—2 0—0; Fisher beat Jennings 3—o, o—3 6—3; Parker beat Brown C—l, o—o. Semi-final-Wilding beat S. J. Smitl DOUBLES. round (semi-final).—Parkei and Brown beat Taylor and Black 0-4 6—o; Fisher and Wilding beat Jeamrags and Caplen 6-3, 6—2. LADIES' 'CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES: . Third round—Misa Powdrell beat Mrs E. Jones o—2, 6—l. Final—Miss Nun •neley bent Miss Powdrell 6—3, 4—6 B-3. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES Present champions Misses Gray and Powdrell. First round.—Mrs. Jones and Miss Powdrell heat Misses Simpson B—l, o—2, Second round.—Mrs. Payne and Miss •Nunneley beat Miss Cave and Miss Brewster U—2, 0—0; Mr.s. Jones and Miss Powdrell heat Misses Thomson ft—2, 6—l. Final.—Mrs, Payne and ■ Miss Nunneley beat Mrs. Jones and Miss Powdrell 4—6,~ 6—4, 7—5. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP ■DOUBLES. "First round.—Miss Powdrell and Fish er beat Miss Cave and H. W. Brown o—l, o—s; Miss Brewster aud Blacl beat Miss D. Simpson and Dr. Fookes <H, o—l. Second ]»und.—Miss Nun neley and Wilding beat Miss Brewstei and Black o—2, 6—3. , HEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES. First Grade. first round.—6. Powdrell (10) beat L. J. Taylor (6) 60—46; A. Powdrell >(8). beat J. Morton (15) 60—40. Second round.—S. J. Smith (4) heal Dr. Fookes (20) 60—45; Jennings (12) teat Nicholson (owe 5) 00—32; X. H. "Caplen (12) beat S. Powdrell (10) 00fiO; Fisher (owe 30) beat A. Powdrel! ;(8) 1»-h51. Third round.—Jennings (12) beat N H. Caplen (12), «0—49. . MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES. Second Grade. Second round.—W. Jones (a) ,beai Griffin (20) 60—47. Third round.—Mackay (20) heal Cameron (scr.) 00—58; Frater (20) beat Jones (5) 60—28. 'Final.—Frater (20) beat Mackay (20) 6fV44. MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Second round.—L. J. Taylor am BlacE (5) beat Dines and Matthew: (25) 60—43; Powdrell and Powdrell (5; beat Cameron and Mackay (25) 60—45 Third round.-TPowdrcll and Powdrel (5) beat .Taylor and Black (a) 60-30: Jennings and Caplen (12) beat Anibun and Anibury (18) 60—37; Nicholson am Smith (scr.) beat Griflin and Thomp .son (25) 00—51. LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. Second round.—Miss M. Thomson (S beat Mrs. Payne (owe 8) 40-30. Third round.—Miss Cave (owe S) bca Miss V. Simpson (2) 40-30; .Miss Ale lAUum (20) beat Miss M. Thomson (8 .40—23; Miss Brewster (2) beat -Mis D. Simpson (0) 40—2!); Mrs. Joues (2 .beat Miss Thomson (2) 40-38. Semi-final.—Miss Cave beat Miss Mc AHum 40—33: Mrs. Jones (2) beat -Mis Thomson (2) 40—38.

LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES. First round.—Mrs. Booth and Mrs. Jones (10) beat Mr§. F. Wilson and Miss Bedford (20). Second round.—Hisses V. Simpson and King (8) beat Mrs. Payne and Miss Nunneley (oire 25) 40—37; Mr*. Powdrell and Mrs. Parsons (13) beat Misses Evans and Kirkby (18) 43-41; Misses Simpson and King (8) beat Mrs. Payne and Miss Nunneley (one 25) 40— 87; Mrs. Booth and Mrs. Jones (10) befit Misses Leatham and Webster (lo) 110-38. : {Third round (semi-final).—Misses D. {Simpson and Cave (5) beat Misses V. Bimnson and King (8) 40-30; Mrs. Powdrell and Mrs. Parsons (15) brat JMrs. Booth and Mrs. Jones (10) 40—24. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES. Tirst round.—Mrs. Jones and W.. Pearse (scr.) beat Miss M. Thomson und Dr. Fookes (18) GO—s7. Second round.—'Miss Thomson and Dr. iLeatham a bye from Miss Powdrell and KVhitehead; Miss Brewster and Parker "(owe 20) beat Miss Glenn and X. Hi' jCaplen (18) 60—54; Miss D. Simpson Bad King beat Miss V. Wmpson and fitocker "CO—47: Miss King and J. Taylor (22) beat Mrs. Parsons and S. Powdrell (18) 60—50; Mrs. Powdrell »nd A. Powdrell (15) beat Miss Potior and Lints (20) 00-30. Third round.—Miss D. Simpson and Xtog (22) beat Miss King and J. Taylor (22) 60-51.

1 • TO-DAY'S CAMES. PJay trill commence at 0 o'clock, one of the first games being the semi-final of the combined championships between Miss Powdrell and Fisher and Mrs.. Payne and Pearse. This will be followed by the men's championship semi-final iietween Fisher and Parker, which will undoubtedly be one of the finest and most keenly contested matches of We ioumanient. This game is exacted to commence about 10.30. The winner of this will plav Wilding in the final at 2 o'clock, to"be followed by the men s fthanrpionsbip Moubles between Messrs. |A F Wilding and F. M. B. Fisher v. D. A. Parker and H. W. Brown; to be •followed by the final of the combined ■ championship doubles between Miss Nunneley and A. F. Wilding and the winners of the match between Miss Powdrell and F. M. B. Fisher and Mrs. ■Payne and W. Pearse. Other matches Handicap Combined Doubles.—Mrs. Towdrell and A. Powdrell v. Mrs. Payne arodL. J.Taylor. At 0 a.m. ladies' Handicap Singles.—Mrs. Jones and Miss Brewster. At 9 a.m. Handicap Doubles—Mrs. Powdrell and Mrs. Parsons r. Miss D. Simpson and Miss Care. At 0.30 a.uC Handicap Doubles— Jennings and taplen v. Nicholson and Smith. Championship Doulrles.—Miss 1V»»ilrell and Fisher v. Mrs. Payne and Pearse. - Handicap Combined Doubles.—HissThomson and Dr Leatham v. Miss Brewster and H. A. Parker. _ Then will follow championship singles, M. A. Parker v.' F. M. B. 1-wher; Jmndicap doubles, Pearse and- Brown v. Taylor and King. All players arc requested to lie iu'»ent on the ground ready to play when called upon.