TENNIS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3100, 25 January 1909, Page 5

TENNIS.

WAIBAKAPA CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. The Wairaf&pa championship meeting was continued on Saturday last, and favoured with splendid weather, was brought to a successful conclusion about 7 p.m. During the day a Ir.rge number of spectators visited the grounds, and were rewarded by witnessing tennis of a higher grade than that usually seen at an up-country tournament. This was mainly due to the fact that Mr A. F. Wilding, the holder of the New Zealand Championship, and hero of the Davis Cup match, was a competitor at the Tournament. Wilding had no difficulty in winning the Men's Championship Singles, disposing of F. M. B. Fisher in the semi-final 6 1, 6—2, and C. C. Cox, the local champion, in the final 6 —2, 6 —4. In conjunction with his partner, F. M. B. Fisher, he also won the Men's Champiunship Doubles, beating C. C. Co:- and C. H. Broad in the final 6 3, 6—o. Miss D. Meares, of Nelso:>, won the Ladies' Championship Singles, beating Miss Batham, of the Thorndon Club, Wellington, in the final by 9 games to 7. The same lady was also successful in the Combined Championship Doubles, in which event, assisted by her partner, Mr C. C. Cox, she succeeded in defeating Miss Batham and Mr G. S. Prouse in the final by 9 games to 7. All the events on the programme were completed in the two days with the exception of No. 9, Combined Handicap Doubles, the final of which, between S. R. Gawith and Mrs Holmes and J. M. Collins and Miss J. Fitzherbert, has been arranged to take place this morning at 10 o'clock. Taking into consideration the fact that the total entries exceeded 170 in number, and had to be played on five courts, this achievement is one that the managing committee may well feel proud of. Of course it was very hard work for several of the competitors who had to play match after match, but this is absolutely unavoidable when they keep on winning in perhaps two or three events. Judging by the popularity that this Tournament has succeeded in gaining, it will be for those responsible for conducting the next annual fixture to seriously consider the desirability of extending the play over three days. During the progress of the Tournament several of the \isiting players commented on the fact that open tournaments at DannevirkQ at Marton were b°i'jg conducted on the cktes as Masterton meeting, and the opinion was freely expressed that the New Zealand Association Wag not acting in the best interests of tennis genef ally in allowing nieetings in so fiear one another as these to clash; Taken on the wiioie £b)e Tournament is the most successful yet held in Masterton, and rese6£S great credit on the management, amongst whom were Messrs A. K. Sclanders (hon. sec)., C. C. Cox, N. D. Bunting, and H. M. Boddington. The following r . details of Saturday's games;— Men's Championship Singles.— Second Round: Weir beat Cachemaille, 6—2, 7—5; A. R. Sclanders beat J. M. Collins, 6—3, 6-2. Third Rouund: Fisher beat Elcoate, 6—2, 6 3; Wilding boat Weir, 6 2, 6—2; Hawkins beat Prouse, 6—l, 6—4; Cox beat A. R. Sclandtr.3, 6 j —l, 6—l. Fourth Round: Wilding beat Fislier, 6 —l, 6 —2; Cox beat Hawkins, 6—3, 6—o. Final: Wilding beat Cox, 6—2, 6—4. : Men's C jar: pionship Doubles.— ' Second Round: H. V. and J. A. B. Howe beat Maunsell and Blundeil, 10 —B, 6—2; Wilding and Fisher beat Prouse ard Weir, 6 —l, 6—4; Collins and Smith beat Hawkins and Jackson, 6—3, 6—2. Third Round: Cox and Broad beat H. V. and J. A. B. Howe, 6—l, 6-4; Wilding and Fisher beat Collins and Smith, 6—o, 6—o. Final: Wilding and Fisher beat Cox and Broad, 6—3, 6—o. Ladies' Championship Singles.— Second round : Miss Meares beat Mrs Wagg, 9 —4, Miss Batham beat Mrs Holmes, 9 —3. Final: Miss Meares beat Miss Batham, 9 —7. Combined Doubles Championship. -—Second round: S. R. Gawith and Mrs Hdmes beat V. L. Cachemaille and Miss Hamlin, 9 —2; G. S. Prouse and Miss Batham beat C. H. Broad and Mrs Henry, 9 —2; C. C. Cox and Miss D, Meares beat P. W. Jackson and Mrs Wagg, 9—3; E. G. Redward and Miss A. Robinson beat H. B. L. Smith and Miss B. Cormack, 9—6- Third round: Prouse and Misa Batham beat Gawith and Mrs Holmes, 9—6; Cox and Miss Meares beat Redward and Miss Robinson, 9 —3. Final: Cox and Miss Meares beat Prouse and Miss Bath' am, 9 7. Men's Handicap Singles.— Second round: Maunsell rec 26 beat Blundell rec 22', 60-—45. Third round: Rishwotfth won from Frouse by default; Collins- rec 28 beat! F. C. Bunny rec 15, <l*o*—<l'sMatfnselil beat Jackson rec 15, 60 I He'd'l'fcc'22', 60 —42'.- Fourth round: Collins beat Rishworth, 60—58; Hawkins beat Maunsell, 60 —54. Final: Hawkins beat"Collins, 60—56. Men's Handicap Singles (second grade).—Second 1 rounds Holdsworth rec 7 beat Pavitt,. rec 3, 60 —56. Third round: Barton scr beat Jackson rec 8, 60 ; —4-9'; Gordon rec 10 beat Murphy rec 8, 60 —57; Callender scr beat Amos scr, 60 —42; Holdsworth rec 7"beat Wblters rec 8, 60—46. Fourth round: : Barton beat Gordon, 60—51; Callender beat Holdsworth, Final: Callender beat Barton, 60—52.Men's Handicap Doubles (first grade). - Howe' (2) rec 20 beat Gawith and CachemaillO rec'2B,-70 —57; Lawrence and Murphy rec 34 beat Maunsell and Blundell, rec 30, 70 —SB; Collins and Smith rec 32 beat N. H.James and D. Caselberg rec 32, 70 —55; Sclanders (2) rec 28 beat Bunny (2) rec 25, 70 —65. Third round: Howe (2) beat Lawrence pnd Murphy, 70—66; Cox and Broad Dwe 5 beat Elcoate and IV irams rec 32, 70—64; Herd and O'Leary rec 32 won from Moodie and Bunting rec 28 by default; Collins and Smith beat Sclanders (2), 70 — 63. Fourth round: Cox and Broad beat Howe (2), retired, 55 —51; i Herd and O'Leary beat Collins and Smith, 70—68. Final: Cox and Broad beat Herd and O'Leary, 70 —64. Men's Handicap' Doubles (second grade).—First' round: N. and A;

'„„ . . o ,? nolds and H. Pearce rec 20 beat Ke„ . p aV itt M. Gordon rec 15, SO- calender and Boddington, rec 5 beat f anc j ;irsd Gray scr, 60 —45; Bat* T , o gan Amos scr beat Bewley and y_ rec 3, 60 —57. Second round: J. Gordon and Holdsworth rec 7 be&\ Booth and Steel rec 5, 60—47; Pav-| itt and Boddington beat N. and A. Pearce, 60—51; '.Volters and Jackson rec 8 won by default from Barton and Amos; Kobinson and Waddington rec 10 won by default from Lewis and Webb scr. Third round: Pavitt and Boddington beat J. V. Gordon and Holdsworth, 60—44; Waddington and Robinson beat Wolters and Jackson, 60—46. Final: Pavitt and Boddington beat Robinson and Waddington, 60 —56. Ladies' Handicap Singles,—Second round: Miss Robinson rec 12 beat Miss Bloxham rec 13, 50 —49. Third round: Mrs Holmes rec 14 won by l default from Miss Batham scr; Mrs Murphy rec 22 beat Miss Robinson, 50—37. Final: Mrs Murphy beat Mrs Holmes, 50 —213. Ladies' Handicap Doubles. —First round: Misses Robinson and Redward rec 16 beat Mrs J. B. Henry and Miss Whitcombe rec 14, 50— 40; Mrs Holmes and Miss Batham scr beat'"Misses Fitzherbert and Cormack rec 18, 50—38. Second round: Mrs Murphy and Miss Ross rec 14 beat Misses Robincon and Redward, 50—37; Mrs Holmes and Miss Batham won by default from Miss Wagg and Mrs Carey rec 22. Final: Mrs Holmes and Miss Batham beat Mrs Murphy and Miss Ross, 50—45. Combined Handicap Doubles.— First round: Callender and Miss Ross, rec 20 beat Cachemaille and Miss Hamlin rec 25, 50—42; Lawrence and Miss Redward rec 22 won by default from G. S. Prouse and Misa Batham scr; J. P. and Mrs Murphy rec 25 beat Blundell and Miss Booth, 50—40. Second round: Gawith and Mrs Holmes rec 14 beat Broad and Mrs Henry rec 10, 50—46; Hawkins and Miss Meares won by default from Callender and Miss Ross; | Collins and Miss J. Fitzherbert rec 22 beat Lawrence and Miss Redward, 50—49; J. P. and Mrs Murphy beat J. A. B. Howe and Mrs Carey rec 18, 50—33. Third round: Gawith and Mrs Holmes beat Hawkins and Miss Meares, 50—44; Collins and Miss Fitzherbert beat J. P. and Mrs Murphy, 50 —42.