TENNIS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3099, 23 January 1909, Page 5

TENNIS.

WAIRAKAPA TOURNAMENT. j The fourteenth annual Wairarapa | Tennis Tournament opened on the Mastertpn ' Lawn Tennis Club's Court 3 yesterJay, favoured Dy j splendid weather. The entries from [ players in all parts of the district | constituted a record, and good pro- i gress was made during the day, over | 80 matches being completed by the j time that the failing light compelled j a stop to the progress of t f urther play. | Players from all round this part of ! the Dominion wera present in large , numbers, conspicuous amongst whom i were Messrs A. F. Wilding (the | the hero of the Davis Cup), F. M. B. j Fisher and C. C. Cox. Thanks to the excellent arrangements made by the Management Committee all matters in connection with the Tournament wen" off smoothly, and in this respect great credit is due to the Club's groundsman, Mr F. Treader, who ably assisted by Mr Simon O'Rogan, had the grounds in excellent order. In fact it is only fair to mention in this connection that Mr A. F. Wilding stated to members of the Management Committee, that in his opinion the courts were quite equal to the best that he had played on at Home and abroad. Play will bs re-commenced this morning at 9 o'clock sharp, and as there are still a great number of games to be played competitors are requested to be in attendance on the courts sharp to time. It.is anticipated that the finals for the championship events will commence this afternoon about 2.30 o'clock, and run on consecutively till about 5.30 o'clock. Quite a number of these games will be worth witnessing, and as it is expected that the players taking part in the finals will consist of Maasrs A. b. Wilding, F.' M. B. Fisher, C. C. Cox and C. Broad, the general public can rely on seeing tennis of a higher order than that usually seen at an up-country tournament. The energotic secretary (Mr A. R. Sclandera), assisted by Mr N. D. Bunting, is leaving no stone unturned to make the tournament a success. The following are the results— MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES, First Round.— F. M. B. Fisher beat J. A. B. Howe, 6—2, 6-2; C. E. Weir beat J. F. O'Loary, (>--2, 7 —sf V. L. Cachemaillc beat T. E. Maunsell, 5—7, B—6, 7—5; C. A. Lawrence beat N. D. Bunting, 6 — 3, 7-5; A. F. Wilding beat P. W. ' Jackson, ""6—o, G—2; (J. S. Prouse beats. R. Gawitb, (i-4, 6—B;N. H. James beat 11. B. L. Smith, (5-—B, fi-2; T. R. Herd beat J. J}, Muudie, G—3, 6—o; L. W. Hawkins butst E. Y. Redward, 6-2, G -I. Second Round.—F. 11. Elcoatc beat K, A. Sclanders, 6—B, 6—B; Fisher beat J. L. Blundell, 6—2, 6—4; Wilding beat Lawrence, 6—o, 6—l, Prouse beat James, 6—l, 6—2; Hawkins beat Herd, 6—2,

6-0; C. C Cox beat H. V. Howe, 6—3, 6—3. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round. —H. V. and J. A. B. Howe beat S. R. Gawith and V. L Cachemaille, 5—7, 6—3, 6-1; A. F. Wilding and F. M. B.Fisher beat K. A. and A. R. Selanders, 6-0, 6-4; G. S. Prouse and C. E. Weir beat T. K. Herd and J. F. O'Leary, 6—4, G-A. Second Round. -C. C. Cox and C. H. Broad beat Elcoate and E. J: Mirams, 6—o, 6—l. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Miss D. Meares beat Miss J. Fitzherbert, 9—2; Mrs Wagg beat Miss Miss A. Robinson, 9—6. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round.—C. H. Broad and Mrs Henry beat J. M. Collins and Miss Fitzherbert, 9—B;G. S. Prouse and Miss Batham beat J. A. B. Howe and Miss Whitcombe, 9 —o: C. C. Cox and Miss D. Mearas beat C. E. Weir and Miss Bloxam, 9—5. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES (First Grade). First Round.—H. W. Rishworth rec 30 beat H. A. Bunny rec 22, 60 --55; J. A. B. Howe rec 15 beat V. L. Cachemaille rec 20, 60—50; F. M. B. Fisher owe 25 beat N. D. Bunting r : c 20, 60—43; F. C. Bunny rec 15 beat D. Caselberg rec 30, 60-57; H. V. Howe rec 10 beat O. Prouse rec 18, 60-46; J. M. Collins rec 28 beat S. R. Gawith, rec 20, 60—59; J. L. Blundell rec 22 beat H. B. L. Smith rec 28, 60—' 58; T. E. Maunsell rec 26 beat N. H. James rec 25, 60—49; P. W. Jackson rec 15 beat J. B. Moodie rec 25, 60—59; C. A. Lawrence rec 20 beat K. A. Selanders rec 20, 60— 51; J. F. O'Leary rec 26 beat F. H. Elccate rec 25. 60 Second Round.—G. S. Prouse scr beat E. Y. Redyard rec 12, 60-58; Rishworth beat J. A. B. Hove, 60 47; F. C. Bunny beat Fisher. 60— 48; Collins beat H. V. Howe, 60—59; Jackson beat Lawrence, 60 O'Leary, 60-50; T. R. Herd rec 22 beat A. R. Selanders rec 20, 60—56. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES (Second Grade). First Round. —J. S. Barton s:r beat H. M. Boddington rec 7, 60 —45; J. Gray rec 10 won from R. Purdy scr by d fault; J. V. Gordon rec 10 beat H. G. La wis rec 6, 60—46; J. P. Murphy rec 8 won from G. W. Sellar ivc 8 bydefault; Dr. Webb rec 10 beat G. Langdon rec 16, 60—50; H. Amos scr beat W. G. Hand-Newton rec 20, 60—46; A. Bewlev rec 3 beat J. Steele rec 5, 60—45; J. Cullender scr beat D. K. Logan rec 5, GO 43; G. T. Hall scr beat B. Booth rec 5, 60—54. Second Round. —H. W. Jackson rec 8 beat tl. B. Waddington rec 5, 60—51; Barton beat F. O. Austin, rec 5, 60—50; J. V. Gordon beat Gray. 60—48; Murphy bear Webb, 60-45; Amos beat Be-v-; ;y, 60—50; Callender beat Hall, <' > 49; G. H. Wolters rec 8 won fr .i H. C. Robinson rec, 15 by default. MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES (First Grade.) First Round.—G. T. Hall and H. W. Rishworth rec 36 beat E. Y. Kedmond and F. O. Austin rec 28, 70— ■ 59. Second Round.—(J. C. Cox and C. H. Broad owe 5 beat L. W. Hawkins and P. W. Jackson xec 18, 70-65; ! F. H. Elcate and E. J. Mir.ms rec { 32 bert Hal) and Rishworth, 70-63; J. B. Mosaic and N, D. Bcnting rec 23 beat G, S, and O. Prouse rec JS, 70 - G4; T. R. Herd and J. F. O'Leary rec 32 heat A. F. Wilding and F. &L B. Fishpr owe 30, 70-4?, MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES (Second Grade). First Rour.d.—J. V. Gordon and P. Holdsworth r c 7 won from G. W. Sellar and J. Gray rec 10 by default; G. H. Wolters ard H. W. Jackson rec 8 beat W. G. HandNewton and G. Langdon rec 20, 60—54. LADIES* HANDICAP SINGLES. First Roun?. —Miss Batham scr beat Miss Fitzherbert rec 12, 50—41; Mrs Holmes rec 14 beat Mrs Wagg rec 14, 50—45; Miss Ross rec 10 beat Miss D. Meares rec 10, 50—45; Miss Robinson rec 12 beat Mrs Henry rec 12, 50—49; Miss Bloxham rec 13 beat Miss Redward rec 22, 50—45. Second Round.—Miss Batham beat Miss D. Booth rec 15. 50—37; Mrs Holmes beat Miss Ross, 50—43; Mrs Murphy rec 22 beat Miss Wolters rec 24, 50—35. LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES. Mrs Murphy and Miss Ross rec 14 beat Misses Meares and Bloxham rac 8, 50-39. COMBINED HANDICAP ' DOUBLES. C. H. Broad and Mrs Henrv rec 10 beat 11. B. L. Smith and Miss B. Cormack rec 24, 50—43; 3. R. GaI with and Mrs Holmes rec IS beat E. IY. Redward and Mips A. Robinson I rec 14, 50—15; L. W. Hawkins and | Miss D. MMares rec 10 beat P. W. I Jackson and Mrs Wagg rec 14, 50 — 45; J. M. Collins aiu Miss J. Fitzherbert re: 22 beat C. E. Weir and Miss Bloxham roc 12, 50 A. B. Howe and Mrs F. W. Carey rec 18 beat 11. H. Pavitt and Miss Whitcombe rec 2.5, 50—49. THIS MORNIN'J'S PLAY. The following will start play at 9 o'clock this morning:—A. R. Selanders v. J. M. Collins (continuation); C. E. W«ir v. V. L. Cachemaille; G. F. Prouse v. L. W. Hawkins; C. C. Cox and Miss Meares v. P. W. Jackson and Mrs Wagg; Miss Bloxam v. Miss Robinson. 9.30 a.m. -J. M. Collins and H. B. 1... Smith v. L. W. Hawkins and P. Jackson; F. M. B. Fisher v. F. H. Elcoate.