LAWN TENNIS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8339, 23 January 1907, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS.

WAIRARAPA CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. The Wairarapa Championship Meeting was opened on the Masterton Club's courts, yesterday, in fine weather. There was a large number of spectators, and considerable interest was taken in the games. Good progress was made in the respective events, over sixty matches being completed during the course of the day, leaving less than forty matches to bring the meeting to a conclusion. Mr N. D. Bunting, the secretary, had all the arrangements complete for the meeting, and much of the success of it i was due to him. He was ably assisted by an energetic committee consisting of Dean McKenna (president), Messrs C. C. Cox, S. R. Gawith and W. D. Croft. The following are the results of the day's play : Men's Championship Singles (best of three sets)". —S. Powdrell beat H. A. Bunny, 6-0, 6-5; F. M. B. Fisher beat C. W. Rowley, ,6—o, 6—o; T. R. Quill beat W. Pearse, 4_6, 6—l, 6—3; C. C. Cox beat F. Grady, 6—o, 6—l: H. A. Parker beat A. J. McCaul, 6—o, 6—l. Ladies' Championship ( Singles (first nine games).—Miss Powdrell beat Miss R. Hughes. Men's Championship Doubles.—C. C. Cox and W. Pearse, beat F. Grady and C. W. Rowley, 6—l, 6—l; S. Powdrell and J. G. Rutherford beat C. E. McShane and D. Ritchie, 6—o, . 6—2; F. M. B. Fisher and A. J. McCaul beat C. C. Cox and W. Pearse, 4—6, 6—4, 7—5; H. A. Bunny and N. D. Bunting beat Revs. T. McKenna and Compton, 6—2, 6—3; H. A. and T. R. Quill beat F. C. Bunny and T. E. Maunsell, 6-0, 6—o. Combined Championship Doubles (first nine games).—W. Pearse and Miss Pay ton won from T. R. Quill and Miss Jones by default; C. C. Cox and Miss Powdrell beat J. G. Rutherford and Mrs Hawkins, 9—l; H. A., Bunny and Miss K. Booth beat S. Powdrell and Miss Penny, 9—7; H. A. Parker and Miss Hughes won from A. J. McCaul and Miss Fitzherbert by default. x Men's Handicap Singles,, first grade (70 points).— J. Rutherford beat H. A. Bunny, 70—62; C. W. Rowley beat W. Pearse. 70—58; F. M. B. Fisher beat T. E. Maunsell,'7o—6s; D. Ritchie beat N. D. Bunting, 70— 64; F. C. Bunny beat S. Powdrell, 70—64; Rev. T. McKenna beat D. Caselberg, 70—66; T. R. Quill beat J. *B. Moodie, 70-64; W. D. Croft beatH. W. Rishworth, 70—68; F. Grady beat J. G. Rutherford, 70— 63; F. M. B. Fisher beat C. W.. Rowley, 70—67; F. C. Bunny beat D. Ritchie, 70—65; C. E. McShane beat Rev. T. McKenna, 72—70; S.l R. Gawith beat H. C. Swan, 70—60; A. J. McCaul beat A. R. Sclanders, 70—58; W. D. Croft beat T. R. Quill, 70—50. Men's Handicap Singles, second grade (60 points).—J. F. Murphy won from O. H. Beetham by default; N. H; James won from C. G. Beard by default; G. W. Arlidge beat H. N. Boddington, 60—38; N. Eagar beat J.'B. 8r0wn,60—56; L. P. Brown beat A. Anketell, 60—56; A. C. Paul beat H. C. Robinson, 60—39; Rev. Compton won from A. C. Major by default; J. F. Murphy beat H. H. Donald. 60—46; G. W. Arlidge beat N. H. James, L. P. Brown beat N. Eagar, 60—46; A. C. Paul beat Rev. Compton, 60—41; G. W. Arlidge beat J. F. Murphy, 61—59; A. C. Paul beat L. P Brown, 60—53. Final: A. C. Paul beat G. W. Arlidge, 60—57. Ladies' Handicap Singles (50 points).—Miss Penny won from Miss D. Cormack by default; Miss Hughes beat Miss Murray, 50—46; Miss Powdrell beat Miss Penny, 50—44; Miss Birch won from Miss M. H. Payton by default; Mrs Hawkins beat Miss K. Booth, 50--43; Miss Birch beat Mrs Hawkins, 50—46. Men's Handicap Doubles (70 points). — Donald and N. Eager won by default; H. A. Parker and T. R. Quill beat D. Ritchie and C. E. McShane, 70—51; T. E. Maunsell and F. C. Bunny beat N. H. James and E. J. Mirans, 70—65; W. D. Croft and S.'R. Gawith beat Revs. T. McKenna and Compton, 70—54; S. Powdrell and J. G. Rutherford won from H. C. Robinson and A. C. Major by default; F. M. B. Fisher and A. J. McCaul beat J. B. Brown and H. N. Boddington, 70—62; A. R. Sclanders and J. B. Moodie won from O. H. Beetham and W. P. Horsley by default; W. D. Croft and S. R. Gawith beat T. E. Maunsell and F. C. Bunny, 70—66. Combined Handicap Doubles (50 points).—C. C. Cox and Miss Powdrell beat A. J. McCaul and Miss Fitzherbert 50—35; D. Caselberg and Miss Caselberg beat T. R. Quill and Miss Hughes, 50—36; H, A. Bunny and Miss Booth won by default from D. Ritchie and Miss Jones; S. Powdrell and Miss Penny beat F. C. Bunny and Miss Cormack, 50—43; C. C. Cox and Miss Powdrell beat D. Caselberg and Miss Caselberg, 50—42; F. M. B. Fisher and Miss M. Payton beat J. G. Rutherford and Mrs Hawkins, 51—49; C. C. Cox and Miss Powdrell beat S. Powdrell and Miss Penny, 50—47. Ladies' Handicap Doubles (50 points).—Mrs Hawkins and Miss Penny beat Misses Fitzherbert and Cormack, 50—38; Misses Powdrell and Payton beat Mrs Hawkins and Miss Penny, 53—51; Misses Birch and Murray beat Misses K. Booth and R. Hughes, 50—42.

The following players are requested to be ready to play at 9.30 o'clock sharp this morning:—H. A. Parker and Miss Birch v. W. Pearse and Miss Murray, F. Grady v. F. M. B. Fisher, C. E. MacShane v. F. 'C. Bunny, S. R. Gawith v. A. J. McCaul, T. R. Quill v. Rev. T. McKenna. In addition to the above the following players will be required at 10 a.m.:—H. H. Donald and N. Eager v. C. C. Cox and W. Pearse, H. A. Parker and T. R. Quill v. D. Caselberg and H. W. Rishworth. It is anticipated that the finals of ! the various events will be played off to-day, commencing with the Men's Championship , Singles at about 2 o'clock this afternoon.