LAWN TENNIS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 1736, 24 January 1913, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS

WAIHARAPA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Wairarapa Champion Tennis Tournament wit* continued yesterday in fine, weather. The. courts were ill line playing order, ami during the afternoon a largo, number of spin tutors witnessed the various games. In the lourth round of the Men's Championship Singles beat Thvnne after a prolonged match. The latter then retired to Pearse in the semi-final. The final, will ho fought out to-day het.ween Pear.se and the winner (if the Howdt'ii-Gawiili mutch. Tlie best match of the. day ivih witnessed in the. Men's Championship Doubles, between Pearse and Spain and Hoydhouso a.n, t ] Maunsell, the former pair winning (G —I. I—o,1 —0, 10—8) after a game, lasting more than ninety minutes. Pearse was rather over anxious—a contagious complaint which was rapidly acquired by the other players. There were several prolonged rallies, and the spectators were treated to the bast display of tennis of the tournament, many of the recoveries being really excellent. A Gawith and Martin had an unexpectedly easy win from Cowan and Souncly and meet Spain and Pearse to-day. when a good match should result. .In the Ladies' Championship Singles the best match in the second round wa.s between Miss J. Moore and Miss L. M. Hughes, the latter winning 9—B, only to succumb in the next round to .Miss Wei I wood, after a stubborn fight at 9 —7. Miss 11. i Hughes put up a good fight against Miss Well wood, but- the experience cf the latter stood her in good -stead, and -she won the game and the championship by 9—5. Miss Hughes will no doubt be later* | There, are stiiL some interesting - matches t'j be played in the Ladies' CllAmpioni.-h.ip Doubles. In the Combined Championship Doubles Pearse and Miss Wellwoexl [ are out to the final by defeating l Maunsell and Miss Moore, and to-day

play the ■winner of the match between Roydhouse and Miss D. Booth and Martin, and Miss R. Hughes. Thynno had a victorious career in the Handicap Singles, defeating Gabites in the final at 70—62, after n j good game. The winner apparently played above his form, or else the -\v.ould not have been so liberal to him. In the MenV Handicap Doubles I). \ Gaselberg and Boddington (at 30), by excellent combined play, have readied the final. In. the upper half of the,--draw, there are still -several matches to play. The winner of the Ladies' Handicap Singles turned up in Miss L. M. Hughes (at 10), who well deserved her win. Playing a very steady game in all her matches, particularly with her sister, Miss R. Hughes, whom she beat .50-45. In the final she easily , vanquished Miss O. Booth, who received 15, 50—39. In the Ladies ' Handicap Doubles there are .still three matches to be played, and the same remark applies to the Combined Handicap Doubles,; visitors to the grounds today should have no Jack of interesting matches, and will be well repaid by visiting the courts. The results are as follow: Men's Championship Singles. Second Round.—D. Howden'beat J Steele, 6—3, B—€; Gawith beat V James, 6—4. 6-4; D. Cowan beat J. Martin, 3-6, 7—5, 6-5: W. Pearse bpat N T . Groves, 6—2 6 0- J L Blundell beat A. W. 'Soundy, 6—l, I 0~ —o.

Third Round.— Howden beat' Elcoate, 6-3, 4-6, 6—l; GfaWith won fnrniCWaii by default; Pearse beat Bhindell, 6-4, 6-3; Roydliouse beat Jihynne, 10—8, 6 —l, 6—4. Fourth Round—Poarse beat Roydst;6Tl ' l ~° retired). Men s Chmpionship Doubles. - (Present Champions— Q. 'o Aitiken and W. Pearse).; Best of three advantage setsSecond Round.—W. Pearse and A. T. Spain won from 18. Booth and J Steele by default. I). Ooran and 4. J • Soundy beat F. H. Elcoate and A. H. James, B—6, 6 4. ; Semi-final.—Pearse and Spain beat Roydliouse and Mannsell, 6—4, 4—6 10—8. Martin and Gawith beat Cowan and Soundy, 13—2, 6—3. Ladies' Championship Singes (I resent Champion—Miss N. Hart«Hll) Best of Seventeen Games. " Second Round.-Miss R. Hughes beat Miw F. Dixon. 9-5; Miss Ten! nent beat Miss G. Booth, 9-8: Miss Well-wood beat Miss 1). Booth', Third Round.—Mis* R, Hturhe s heat Miss Tennent, 9-0; Miss Wellwood beat Miss L. M. Hughes 9—7 _ Final.—Miss Wellwood Wat Miss R Hughes, 9—3. Ladies' Championship Doubles (1 resent .Champions—Misses Payton a»d R, Hughes). Best of 17 Rounds

. First Hound.—Misses H. Well wood 'and K. Meßoth beat Misses G. and I). Booth, 9—2; Mrs I lulme. and Miss Stone'beat Mis.-es Godfrey and Lowes, 9—5; Misses 'H, Muglios and Tenn cut beat Misses I). Grant and' J. Moore. 'J—'J. Soiiii-hna!.-- Mioses Welhvocd and Melieth beat Mrs Hulme and Miss Stone. \)—l. i Combined Championship Doubles. (Present Champions—Miss X. Hartgill and G. Ollivier). Best of Seventeen Games. • First Round.—A. W. Soundy and Miss Dixon beat T. M. Page and Miss Godfrey, 9-6. Second Hound.—-It. YV. Hoydhouso and Miss I). Booth beat S. H.'Gawith and Miss Tennent. 9—7; T. E. Maunsell and J. Moore beat B. Booth and Miss L. I). Hughes. 9—5. Third Hound.—W. Pearse and Miss K. WeMwood beat r f. Maunsell and Miss J. Moore, 9—l. Men's Handicap Singh's Sev?i'y i Advantage Point-*. 1 Second Hound.—A. C. Ga.with (35) beat (.'. Bennett (30), 70—45: W. W. Gabites (35) beat ,1. Martin (2'!), /0— vb , 1) Cowan won fro u S. H. Gawith bv default; G. H, Thvnne (30) beat F. H. Elcoato (20). 70-53: B. Booth won from H. W. Hovdhou-se by default; W. Evans (20)' beat A." W. Soundv (20). 70—60: A. W Soundv (20) beat G. L. Grey (30), 70—(50. ' Third Hound. —'X'. Chamberlain beat 'A. C. Gawith. 70—08; W. W. Gabites beat D. Cowan, 70—54 ; G Thvnne ( bont B. Booth. 70—51; \V. Evans . won from Soundv by default. ' Semi-final.—G. Thymic beat W. •Evans, 70--58; Gabites boot Cham-

berlain, 70—667 • i Final.—G. H Thvnne (30) beat W. | W. Gabites (.35), 70-62. j Men's Handicap Doubles. Seventy I Advantage Points. ' f ; First Bound—W,G. Evans and.M, j Cowper (IB) beat X. F. (chamberlain I and G. Thynne (35), 70—65; B. Booth | and J. Steele won from W. Pearse j and A. T. Spain by default. | Second Round. —Evans and Cowper. I beat Page and Grey. 70-63; Booth j and Steele beat Gawith and Martin, j ; 70 —65 ;D. Casclberg and Boddington j

beat Gordon and Groves, 70 —69. Third Round.—Ca-selberg and Boddington beat Boot]] and J. Steele, 70 —66. Ladies' Handicap Single*. Fifty Ad- ] vantage Points. Second Round.—Miss L. M. Hughes (10) beat Mrs Hulme (20). 50—46. Third Round. —Miss L. f>. Hughes beat Miss R. Hughes. 50—41; Mi*s L. M. Hughes beat Miss Dixon, 50—,.; 48; Miss Lowes boat Miss Rohieson,' i 50 —39; Miss' Booth—also started— Semi-final.—Miss L. M. Huglies beat Miss R. Hughes, 50—43; Miss G. Booth beat Miss Lowes, 50—37. Final.—Miss -L. M, Hughes ;(I,0) beat Miss G. Booth (15), 50—39. Ladies' Handicap Doubles. Fifty Advantage Points." First Round.—Misses L. D. and L. JM. Hughes (5) beat Misses I); Grant. and J. Moore (10), 50—48; Misses R. Wellwood and F. Mc.Beth (scr) "teat Misses M. Godfrey and D. Lowes (20), 50—43; Misses Tennent and R.' Hughes (scr) bent Mrs Hulme and j Miss Stone (20), 50-45 .Combined Handicap Doubles. Fifty j Advantage Point;. Second Round.—W. Gabites ami I Mrs Hulme (30) bent J. Gordon' and Miss Lowes (30), 50—45: W. Pearse and Miss R. Wellwcod (owe 5) bea't *!" V° Wper au<!i Miss Mcßeth (20) 52~i? ; , A - W ' Soundy.aud Miss L. M. Hughes (15) beat J. Steele and I Miss G. Booth (20), 50—32