LAWN TENNIS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 25 January 1913, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

j WAIKAiI-'-PA CHAM PiOXhiiiPS. J THK (ONTUI.UM* DAY. ] Tho Wairarupa Championship lenni, Tournament wa,s eoiiciiided yesterj dav m Ln-a.uii'u! v. callu-:-. J In' courts played periV.'viy, and soute hno u,n " lu ß ' was witnessed, a.ml at ramus stages t.i'.i; >j>.<-eLat.;:rvi uf---- roused to entiaisiasm by .splendid nidie* Tin 1 Men's Chatnpioii.->.np Singles (went to W. Pearse, Toinuka who i played fine and consistent U'imis ihrWlK,*. Tin, final lay Wwwn Pearsc and Howden, but tlio latti was iwaMs to «xtend tlm champion, who wort o—l.0 —1. 1The Doubts wero ;i,iino7cod I.'v Penrso and A. T. Spain, who in tho filial. accounted tor . . Martin ax) «. »• «•««., * «~£ 6—4 after a.n interesting seu-to Ihe <JS ,' r -;rn.v of IVarse in t'ho latter « t .a«T••• tli-.' match. . . Miss II Well wood: (Hastings) improved on ris id era lily during the final of tii- tournament, and was not' troubled much in winning the Ladies' Championship Singles, beating a promising player in Muss R. Hughes ' (PaJiiat na). . The Ladies' Championship Doubles was won by Miss R. Hngljes tua) and' Mi-s Teimont (Wellington), who defeated Misses Well wood and Mcßeth (Hastings), o—4. -I he wmnei'f? sho'wed fine ion; , ant pay excellent combined tenuis, won . a well deserved victory. In the Combined Dories W. Pearse a.nd Miss Wellwwtl ci__V Roydhonse and Mis.s D. Booth, 9~S. Tho fonner combination was paiticularly . strong, and although the Carterton pair played a, sterling iipln ficht. the greater experience oi tlien opponents prevailed. . 'The tournament,.taken as a whoH 1 , was. an unqualified ,success, the arrangements being most complete. Tlie competitors expressed great satisfaction at the manner in which; the various games "were got off, there beixi<r no unnecessary delays between the matches. The officials and ...the .secretary (Mr H. M. Boddington) are to be heartily congratulated on the •very high success which attended I their efforts to make tlie tournament J the most successful in the history of 1 tho Club. ) The final results were as follow : j MEN'S C HAM Pi OX SRI P SINGLES. ] -(Present Champion —G. Ollmer.) Best of three advantage set-sy-I Semi-final. —D. Howden beat S. R. Gawith, 7 —5, 6—4. Final.—W. Pearse beat D. Howden, . 6 —l, 6—l. • MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES (Present Champions—G. G. Aitken and W. Pearse). Best of three advantage sets — Final. —W. Pearse and A. Tv Spain beat J. Martin and S. R. Gawith, C-—4, 6—4. LADIES' CHAMPION SHIP DOUBLES (Present Champions— Misses M. H. Payton and R. Hughes)— : (Semi-final.—Misses R. Hughes, and Tennent won from Miss L. 0. and L. M. Hughes by default. Final—Misses R. Hughes and Tennent beat Mifcses R. Well wood and F. Mcßeth, 9 —4. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOU--1 BLES (Present Champions—Miss I N. Hartgill and G. Ollivier).

Best of seventeen games— I Semi-final. —I? .W. Roydhouse, and i Mks 13 Booth 'boat ,h Martin and . Miss R. Hughes, 9—l. j ji'inal.—Pearse and Miss Wellwood j beat Itoydkmse and Miss D. Booth, , 9—3. ' ' i MF.X'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. ' i Seventy Advantage Points. Semi-final. —R! W. Roydliouse inul T. E. Mminsell (15) beat W. G. Evans and M. Coivper (IS), 70 —46.Pinal. —Roydliouse and Maun sell 1 beat Caselborg and Boddington, 70— ; 52. COMBINED HANJ>tCAP DOUBI/R#. Fifty Advantage Points. Semi-final. —W. W. Gabites- a.nd Mrs Huhrm (30) won from W. Pearse and Miss 11. Wellwood (owe 5) ;by default.. Final—Gabites and Mrs Hulmo beat Martin and Miss R. Hughes, o0 —4 (. * LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES. Fifty Advantage Points.. "j First Round. —Misses L. D. and L. :M. Hughes'(s) boat Misses D.Grant ! and. J. Moore (10), 50 —48. Semi-final.—-Misses Hughes won by default fro in Misses Wellwood and Meßetli; Misses Telmenfc and R. Hughes (ser) beat Misses G. and D. Booth (5), 50-35. Final.- —Misses Tennout and R. 'Hughes beat Misses L. D. aiul L, M. Hughe.a, 50->n.

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LOCAL QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers.

Buyers. Sellers. £ s. <3. £ R. <1. Wailii 1 11 3 1 11 6 Junction I 1 9 1 2 0 Talisman I IS 9 1 1?) 0 9nxon 8 8 Waitangi 8 ; 9 Xtnr Waitaia ... 1 4 1 r, Victoria 7 Mountain King 1 4 .Sylvia ; 10 1 I)

£ s. d. £ s. d. Worksop dredge 3 10 0 ' tastertcm dredga 9 6 Success . 18 6 Taringamutu ... 2 8 0 i"to Gas 1 0 0 W.F.C.A. (B.) 1 8 6 W.F.C.A. (A.) 7 2 6