LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 187, 27 December 1912, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

NEW ZEALAND MEETING. By Telegraph—Prejs Association. ' Napier, December 26. The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association held' its 27th annual championship meeting at Hastings to-day. The weather was fine, bright sunshine prevailing, with no wind. The courts were m capital order. ' MEN'S SINGLES. First Round. H. W. Brown beat N. A. Duthie, 6-3, 6—Oj 6—o. R. D. Harman beat A. 0. Wellwood, 2—6, 6-4. 6-1, 0-0. Peacock beat W, Goss, o—3, 2—6, 6—4 Swanston beat Webber, o—l, 6—2. 6—3. *» Fisher beat Tipping, 13—11, 6—3, 6—S Olhvier heat G. H. Richardson, 6-1, 6—l, 6—1.. ' B. A. Duthie beat E. B. Waddington," 7—5, 6 —3| 6—3, LADIES' SINGLES. Miss N. Hartgill beat Miss D. Wellwood, 6—o, '6—l. Miss N. Travers beat Mrs. Van Asch. 6—4,0—2. ' Miss Clarke beat Miss Enwright, 6—l, Miss Gray beat Miss Baird, o—4, 6—4. MEN' DOUBLES. Ollivier and Goss beat Lampe and Martin, o—3, 6—l, 6—l. Margoliouth and Maddison beat Simms and Wellwood, 6—4, 6—3, B—o but in the second round they fell to Peacock and Swanston, 6—4, 6—l, 6—2 Fisher ,and Brown beat Ebbett and Tippulgs,,«—3, 6—2, 6—3. LADIES'DOUBLES. ' Misses Baird and Hartgill beat Mrs. Van Asch and Miss Van Staveren, 6—4 4-6, 6—4. . ' ' -Misses Braithwaite and D. Wellwood heat Misses Clarke and Hill, 12—10 I—6, 10—8. ' COMBINED DOUBLES. Fisher and Travers heat Webber and C. R. Wellwood. (Scores not tel«graphed.) Peacock and Simpson beat Oglethorw and Miss Hill, 6—3, 6—l, 6—L Ollivier and Miss Hartgill beat Tin. pings and Miss Baird, 6—3, 6—2.