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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8322, 2 January 1907, Page 5

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AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING, t By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHUURCH, January 1. The Lawn Tennis Australasian Championship meeting concluded today. The results were as follow: New Zealand Championship Men's Singles.—Semi-finals: H. A. Parker beatß. Heath, 6—3, 6—3, 6-3; A. F. Wilding beat G. Aitken, 6—l, 6—l, 6—3. Final: A. F. Wilding (Canterbury) beat H. A. Parker (New South Wales), 6—4, 2—6, 6—3, 6—l.

Ladies' Championship Singles.— Fourth round: Miss Nunnelly beat Miss Powdrell, 6—4, 6—3. Final: Miss Nunnelly beat Miss Baker, 6 —2, 6—o.

Ladies' Championship Doubles.- — Third round: [Misses Powdrell and Campbell beat Mrs Payne and Miss Gray, 6—4, 6—2. Misses Nunnelly and Baker beat Misses Travers and Ward, 6—o, Final: Misses Baker and Nunnelly beat Misses Powdrell and Campbell, 6—4, 6—1., Combined Championship Doubles.— Third round :|Miss Agreyjjand W. Goss beat Miss Travers and Brown, 3 —6, 7—5, 6—o. Final Miss Powdrell and Wilding beat Goss and Miss Gray, 6—o, 6—o. , Men's Handicap ' Singles. (first grade). Third round: F. M. B. Fisher (rec 15) beat W. H. Kivre (rec 15), 6—l, 6—3. Fourth round F. M. B. Fisher (rec 15) beat C. G. White (rec 15), 3—6, 6—3, 6—2; A. D. Cox (rec 15) beat W. F. Slowman (rec 15 3—6), 6—4,6—3. Final: F. M. B. Fisher (rec 15 ) beat A. D. Cox (rec 15 3—J), 6—l, 6—l. Men's Handicap Singles, (second grade).— Final:T. Colthart (rec3—6 15) beat-M. Bell (rec 15), 7—5, 5—6, 6—4.

Men's Handicap Singles (second grade).—Final: T. Colthart (rec 3—6 15) beat M. Bell (rec 15), 6—5, 4—6, 6—4. Men's Handicap Singles (third grade).—M. Gillon (rec 3—6, 15) beatT. Clarkson (rec 3—6 15),6—2, 6—o.

JJjLadies' Handicap Singles (first grade).—Third round: Miss Batham (rec 3 —6 15) beat Miss Travers (owe 15 I—6), .6—l| 6—l. Fourth round: Miss Nunnelly (owe 40) beat Miss Batham (rec 3—6 15), 6—o, 6 —l. Final: Miss Nunnelly (owe 40) beat Miss Ward (owe 15 I—6), 6—1,6—0. Ladies' Handicap Singles (second grade). —Fourth round i Miss Stewart (rec 15) beat Mrs Wagg (rec 4—6 16), by default; Miss Holmes rec 4—6 15) beat Miss Bridge (rec 2—6 15) 6—l, 6 —3. Final: Miss Holmes beat Miss Stewart, 6—3, 6—2! Men's Handicap Doubles.—Fifth Round: Griffiths and Nicholson rec 3—6 15 beat F. Wilding and F. S. Wilding scratch, 2—6, 6—o, 6—2; Peen and Ranford rec 1 beat De la Mare and Bere (rec 3—6 15) 6—2, 3—6, 6—4. Final: Griffiths and Nicholson beat Penn and Ranford, I—6, 6—4, 6—4. Ladies' Handicap Doubles.—Fifth round: Misses Batham and Van Staveren beat Misses Davies and Gallender, 6—3, 6—3; Mrs Cooper and Miss Williams (owe 30) beat Misses M. Simpson and A. Marks (scr), q—q } 6—5, 6—o. Final: Misses Van Staveren and Batham (scr) beat Mrs Cooper Williams (owe 30), 6—3, 6^-1. Combined Handicaps Doubles. — Fifth round: Miss Gray,and Sellar (rec 1) beat Miss Fannin and Steadman (scr), 6—4, 6—2; Miss Marks and Brown (rec 3—6 15) beat Miss Todd and White, 6—4, 6—o. Final: Miss Gray and Sellar (rec 15) beat Miss Marks and Brown (rec 3 —6 15), 6—3. Intercolonial Ladies' Match, New Zealand v. New South Wales.— Singles: Miss Nunnelly (New Zealand) beat Miss Baker (New South Wales), 4—6, 6—4, 6—l; Miss Powdrell (New Zealand) beat Miss Fitzhardinge (New South Wales), 7—5, 6 —3; Miss Nunnelly (New Zealand) beat Miss Fitzharding (New South Wales), 6—2, 6—l; Miss Travers'(New Zealand) beat Miss Lindeman (New South Wales), 6—3 (retired); Miss Lindeman (New South Wales) beat Miss Ward (New Zealand), 7—5, 6—4; Miss Travers (New Zealand) beat Miss Baird (New South Wales), 3—6, 6—l, 6—4. Doubles: Misses Nunnelly and Powdrell (New Zealand) beat Misses Baker and Fitzhardinge (New South Wales), 6—o, Misses Baker and Fitzhardinge (New South Wales) beat Misses Ward and Travers (New Zealand), 5—7, 10—8, 6—o; Misses Nunnelly and Powdrell (New Zealand) beat Misses Lindeman and Baird (New South Wales), 6—3, 6-0. Totals: New Zealand, 7 matches; New South Wales, 2 matches.