LAWN TENNIS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10130, 5 January 1911, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

TOURNAMENT AT PAHIATUA. I (Frp|n,-,our Own Correspondent.•).•; The seventh: annual- open champr !;ionshlps and open tournament of' the 1 ! Pahiatua Lawn Tenuis Club was J brought to a conclusion yesterday 1 morning, and was easily the most in the; history, of .the | Club.. 1 This is due largely to the J efforts of the secretary (Mr J G. < Swainson), and the Rev. Father. T. McKenna, the latter gentleman by his tactfulness and geniality contributing materially to the success of the gathering. -The weather was beautifully fine. The total; entries received for the''itburnameni were one : hundred;: aftd ; seyenty-onej,' as ; . against': one, hradred and;, one for. last, ;;y"eafe >The/ 'fsitxtti£:£-;.'fr ; i v'■ v';; -i;/ i-^vJv '^l''■ .' : " '? '^-;- > ,J,Ladies'* Handicap; . War'dell and Miss Williams, rec. 10, I beat Miss; R. Hughes and Miss L. D, Hughes, scr., ; sQ—36; Combined; /Championship Doubles: Rowo and Miss Ryan -beat.Sjpunsoh and Miss; . R. Hughes, 9—7; Men's.■.Champion-- ; shipi [ v'Pea^e; and ■ beat Swainson and '., 2—6, 6—3,. 6—4; Champion Singles: 'Swainson beat JPearse, 6—3,; 6-45; Men' s Handicap Doubles: Marshall, ; ' { ahd'3>rake, , Pidduck, fee. 20,'. 60—37!; ; : Ladies''; Cnampionship Singles: Miss Williams beat Miss H. L. Hughes, 9— 7;. Mehte Handicap Singles: Duncan, rec. 10, beat Marshall, rec. 10, 60— 38 ; Combined Handicap Doubles :'•- and "Miss , Williams beat . Reeve and Miss H. L. Hughes, 50— 42; Ladies'- Handicap Singles: Miss Vminims,: owes «,' won 'by default ;from-.i]fess;Chadwicls;! : v "•: ,;-.>'''' ;V ■':•,;: Owing to theice being such a large 'number ofgentries,; it was; foundnee-; -•. essary: ' , those of Messrs W. -Tosswill and J. Hughes were ;kindly; placed at disposal of-the Club? v '