LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10147, 25 January 1911, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

CONCLUDING DAY. The Tennis Tournament was continued again yesterday in excellent weath-sr, and before an attendance that eclipsed that of the previous day considerably. The finals were .keenly watched,'and the successful strokes of those participating were loudly applauded. The event in which the most interest was evinced was the final for the Men's Champion Doubles when C C. Cox and G .G. Aitken beat Parker and Brown in a hard fought out three-set contest. I In this nfcvteh Brown was undoubtedly off colour, and did nothing to help Parker, who was tired, having played several rather hard games during the afternoon, while on the other hand the opposing pair worked amicably together, and were a better balanced , pafi-. Cox's network and Aitken's j volleying and serving '. were particularly good. Ollivier, of Christchurch, met the veteran Parker in the Men's Championship Singles, and a good.'■ contest was anticipated, but in this the spectators were disappointed, Parker easily holding his own, winning 6—-2, 6—l. Ollivier followed* too close up to the net after his, service, and was easily beaten, by Parker, the latter .passing Ollivier at the- net with almost' monot'o'nousv'i'agula ri ty, ' Olji vier' s.: main fault I seem s. to be his; service; : he putting'•' too much, action into it, to the' detriment" of the pace and placfiig "of the ball In the early stages'of the finalfor the Ladies' Championship Doubles, Misses Wellwood and Travers;seemed to 'be going to have an easy win, leading 3—o. On Miss Simpson's .service, her side won their first game, and gradually pulled up equal to their opponents. The score was again evened at 5 : all, and Miss Well wood led on the- next game by 5—4. The Wellington pair won the tenth game, and did likewise with the next two succeeding games, the first set ending 7—£. Misses Nun- ( nelley and Simpson -led'2—o in the I second set, but 'their.opponents won the next three, only to lose the last three" games of the set* by easy margins. The win-was very popular, the players receiving, an ovation on finishing.' Miss. Simpson played much better than on the day before, and -seemed A to have gained much mors confidence. -, Misses Nunrielley and Travers i again met in the. Ladies' (Singles Championship, and-again the « skilland power of the veteran prevailed, she winning. 6—l, 6—l. v . ; 'Mis> Nunnelley owes her victory to" her'accurate driving and to .her placing, < completely tiring her opponent down. The., Men's' Handicap Doubles was won by Kean and Lawrence, of, Wellington, by beaming Ollivier and Goss, the Christchurch pair, 70— 60. The'wiinners .-..inried off with a handicap of fifty, I.ut this was too. I much for the Southerners, they -scoring'.'..eighty-five- points to the Thorndon pair's forty-five. This, win in common with all the others during the flay, was most r popnlar. ';..'.. All thfeother handicap"evehts prov i-yided excellentfinishes 5 ,"...' and : gave,, evidencQ*}of careful handicapping. The results are:— / LADIES' HA§tt>lCA? SINGLES. ! Semi-final.—-• Miss M. Simpson 10, | beat Miss Lv> D. Hughes 10, 50— 43. Vw.: : ''-" v; • ;^:'. -':-..' I. Final. —Miss:'M. Simpson (Wel- [ lington), 10, to'eat : Miss A. ' Perry I (Masterton) 35, SO—42, 1 COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES., >. Final.— F. M. B. Fisher (Wellington), and Miss Wellwood (Hastings) beat H.. Parker (N.S.VV.) and Miss . Travers (Wellington), 6— 2, 6—4. MEN'S CHAMPION DOUBLES. * Semi-final.-—H. A. Parker and H. ' W. Brown beat; A.Soundy and : D. Cowan, 6—o, 6—o. .. - ; - . C.j C. Cox (Dannevirke) and . Gc. G. Aitken (Mifsterton) r beat Parker (N.S.W.): and -Brown. (Wellington), 7—5, I—6, 6—l, . . ■' LADIES' CHAMPION: DOUBLES. . Fiiml.— Misses K. Nunhelley and M. Simpson (Wellington) beat Misses B,'. Wellwood (Hastings) and Miss Travers (Wellington), 7 —5, 6—3... ■" .'y. LADIES' HANDICAP pOUBLES. * Second Rounds Mrs Hulme and Miss Dixon 25, beat Misses F. and W. Perry 20,. 50—38; Misses son and Williams owe 10, beat Mrs Hartgill and Miss Hartgill 20, 52 ...50. ,;,....■' ■■' '■ .-"■' * Semi-final.'— Mrs Hulme and Miss Dixon 25, beat Mrs Evans and ,Miss ' Robieson 30, 51-—49; Misses Caver--1 hill and Waters 18, beat Misses'! Simpson and Williams owe 10, 50— !■ 44. ''"•' ' ! ; Final.— Misses Caverhill and Wal-

ters (Wellington) beat Mrs Hulme (Blenheim) and Miss Dixon (Welling- | ton), 50-45. • j MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES. ! ' (A. Grade.) \ Third Round.— M. E. Denniston 35 beat J. G. Swainson scr., 70— | 63. '■• ■ ■ . J Semi-finals. — M. E. Denniston 35, beat J. L. BJundell 25, 70—63; L. Bonnington 'scr. beat H. W. Brown owe 10, 70—46. , j Final.— L. Bonnington (Christchurch) scr., beat M. E. Denniston (Wellington) 35, 70—68. MEN'S CHAMPION SINGLES. Semi-finals.— G. Ollivier beat L. Bonnington, 6—4, 3—2 (Bonnington retiring); H. barker (New South Wales) beat F. M. B. Fisher (Wellington), 6—2, 2—6, 6—4. ■ j Final. —H. A. Parker (N.S.W.) ; j beat G Ollivier (Christchurch), 6—2, ■ 6—l. ; MEN'S 'HANDICAP DOUBLES. r (A. Grade.) I. Semi-final.— Ollivier and Goss owe . , 25, won by default from Heaton and ; Waddington 25. ► . Final.— Lawrence and Kean (Wel- . lington) 25, beat Ollivier' and Goss 1 (Christchurch), owe 25,-70—60. ■| .'/MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. ;'V-'--; : - :: "K": :&- Grade;!'. ';.'■ ." :" Semi-final;— A. and J. Caselberg . 15, beat. C: Gawith and G. Sutton scr.,, 70—51. ■»• , FinaliHr-. W. Hendry and D. Heb- [ enton (Masterton Y.M.C.A.) 10, beat ; A. and J. Caselberg (Masterton), 5 70—66. ;.'•"''. t ■ •:■ : [ LADIES' CHAMPION SINGLES. 3 \ Semi-final.— Miss K. Nunrielley T beat Miss Hartgill, Cl—l, 6—i, '. Final;— Miss K. Nunnelley (Wel- , lington) neat Miss Travers (Welling- , ton), 6—l, 6—l. .■.:' \\ COMBINED HANDICAP DOCB-' L -. LES. ' Second Round.— Aitken and Miss M. Simpson owe 5, beat J. Blundell and Miss D. Bootn, 507744k | Third Round.— Cox. and Miss Hartgill owe 15, beat'Goss and Miss ' ' Williams owe 15, '50—45;" G. G. i Aitken and Miss M. Simpson owe 5, J beat T. Maim-sell and Miss Bell 10, 50—42; Parker and Mrs Hulme scr., . beat Soundy anjcl Miss L. K. Hughes 10, 50—32. Semi-final.— G- .G. Aitken and ' Miss Simpson owe 5, beat Kean and Miss Caverhill 20, 50—44. Final. H. Parker and Mrs Hulme beat G., G. Aitken and Miss ; J Simpson, SO—44; :