Tennis Tournament.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXIV, Issue 3761, 21 April 1908, Page 3

Tennis Tournament.

The Hamilton Lawn Tennis tournament opened on Saturday, and was continued yescerday. The weather • on Saturday was all that could be desired, but the rain on Sunday made the courts rather heavy yesterday. There was a large entry, many of the players coming from Auckland, Thames, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Paeroa, and Kawhia. On both days there was a large at- : tendance of spectators, the keenest interest being taken in the play, some of the games being very close and exciting. The management of the tournament left nothing to be desired, and the committee—Messrs Matthew, Smith, and Green, with Mr J. A. Sellar as hon. sec—had their hands full, but the visiting players also gave considerable assistance. Owing to the large number of entries the committee were obliged to reduce the number of games up in each event. The following are the results of the handicap events that have been played : Men's Handicap Singles.—First Grade First Round. Henderson beat Stewart, 9—l. Duthie beat Hunter, 9—4. Carter beat Thomson, 9—5. H. R. Cooke beat Holloway. Simpson beat L. Whittaker, 9—6. Hanna beat Le Sieur, 9—4. Sellar beat Mowbray, 9—6. Farrer beat A. E. Whittaker, 9—5. J. B. Cox beat Jackson, 9—6. Hannah beat A. R. Cox, 9 -2. Suttie won by default. Marshall beat Smith, 9—B. Whyte beat Goldie, 9-5. Newell beat Angus, 9—6. H. W. Cooke beat Matthew, 9—B. Shand beat Shirriffs, 9—B. Second Round. Henderson beat Duthie, 9—6. Carter beat A. R. Cooke, 9—6. Simpson boat Hanna, 9—7. Farrer beat Sellar, 9 —7. J. B. Cox beat Hannah, 9—6. Suttie beat Marshall, 9-3. Whyte beat Newell, 9—7. H. W. Cooke beat Shand, 9—6. Third Round. Henderson beat Carter, 9 —3. Simpson beat Farrer, 9—6. Suttie beat J R. Cox, 9—B. Cooke beat Whyte, 9—B. Fourth Round.

Henderson beat Simpson, 9—3. Suttie beat H. W. Cooke 9-6. Final to be played tomorrow between Henderson owe 3-6 15 and Suttie rec 1-6 15. —Men's Handicap Singles.— Second Grade. First Round. Falwasser beat Garlick, 9—7. Law beat Green, 9—5. Second Round. "* McCullough beat Gardiner, 9 -6. Jonathan won by default. Watson beat Burke, 9—4. Falwasser beat Rainger, 9—B. Newton beat Law, 9 —7. Garrett beat McCarthy, 9-4. Pettit beat Cavanagh, 9—7. Black beat Martin, «9—4. " Third Round. McCullough beat Jonathan, 9—5. Falwasser beat Watson, 9—7. Garrett beat Newton, 9 -7. Pettit beat Black, 9—2. Fifth Round. Falwasser beat McCullough, 9—3. Garrett has to play Pettit, and the winner plays Falwasser in the final round. —Men's Handicap Doubles.— First Round. Pettit and Newton beat Angus andGoldie, 9—B. Cox Bros, beat WhittaKer Bros., 9—7. Hannah and Suttie beat Black and Whyte, 9-7. Law and Garlick beat Holloway and Shand, 9—7. Sellar and Smith beat Marshall and Newell, 9—4. Ward and Carter beat Vickerman and Simpson, 9—4. Third Round. Rainger and Martin beat Thomson and Le Sieur, 9—2. Henderson and Hunter beat H. R. and H. W. Cooke, 9—6. Pettit and Newton beat Cox Bros., 9—6. Duthie and Hanna beat Hannah and Suttie, 9—B. Sellar and Smith beat Law and Garlick, 9—4. Ward and Carter beat Falwasser and Jonathan, 9—3. Gardiner and Garrett beat Jackson and Tompkins, 9—4. Farrer and Green beat Mowbray and Sbirriffs, 9-6. Fourth Round. Henderson and Hunter beat Rainger and Martin, 9—4. Pettit and Newton beat Duthie an>. Hanna, 9—B. Sellar and Smith beat Ward and Carter, 9—B. Gardener and Garrett beat Farrer and Green, 9—5. Fifth Round. Sellar and Smith beat Gardener and Garrett, 9—o. Henderson and Hunter play Pettit and Newton, and the winners play off with Sellar and Smith in the final round.

—Ladies' Handicap Singles.— First Kourd. Mrs McCarthy beat Miss Cooke, 7-6. Mrs Matthew beat Miss Stevens, 7—4. Miss Jordan beat Miss Davy, 7—4. Mrs Holmes beat Miss Walker, 7-6. Miss Harvey beat Miss Frater, 7—2. Second Round. Mrs Freeman beat Mrs Bloomfield, 7-1. —Ladies' Handicap Doubles.— First Round. Mrs Holmes and Miss Cooke beat Misses Frater and Preece, 7—2. Misses Walker and Philcox beat Misses Jeffries and Clarke, 7—6. Second Round. Mrs Cooper and Miss Harvey beat Mrs Matthew and Miss Cox, 7 —6. Mrs Newton and Miss Thompson beat Misses Jephson and Murrish, 7—4. Mrs Freeman and Miss Davy won by default. Mrs McCarthy and Miss Stevens beat Mrs Holmes and Miss Cooke, 7—4. Misses McGovern and Whittaker beat Misses Walker and Philcox, 7-3. Mrs Bloomfield and Miss Parsons beat Mrs and Miss Stewart, 7—6. Misses Bloomfield and Williamson won by default. Misses Kenny and Newell beat Misses Hesketh and Brown, 7—4. Third Round. Mrs Cooper and Miss Harvey beat Mrs Newton and Miss Thompson, 7—5. Mrs McCarthy and Miss Stevens beat Mrs. Freeman and Miss Davy, 7-0. Misses Kenny and Newell beat Misses Bloomfield and Williamson, 7—l. —Combined Handicap Doubles. — First Round. Miss Newell and Green beat Miss Cooke and H. R. Cooke, 7—5. Second Round. Miss Stewart and Stewart beat Miss Philcox and Rainger, 7 —l. Mrs Freeman and Mowbray beat Mrs Holmes and Hunter, 7—6. Miss Bloomfield and H. W. Cooke beat Miss Williamson and Martin, 7—4. Miss Brown and Goldie beat Miss Walker and Newell, 7—6. Miss Parsons and Ward beat Miss Hesketh and Thompson, 7—4. Miss Jephson and Watson beat Miss Frater and Carter, 7 —5. Miss Clarke and A. R. Cox beat Miss McGovern and L. Whittaker, 7—5. Miss Stevens and Jonathan beat Miss Newell and Green, 7 —6. Miss Whittaker and Whittaker beat Mrs Newton and Pettit, 7—-5. Mrs Bloomfield and Henderson beat Miss Roche and Holloway, 7—B. Miss Cox and Smith beat Miss Jordan and Farrer, 7—6.

Miss Harvey and Shirriffs beat Miss Thomson and Falwasser, 7 —4. Mrs McCarthy and McCarthy beat Miss Kenny and Shand, 7—5. Miss Jeffries and J. B.Cox beat Miss Preece and Duthie, 7 —6. Mrs Matthew and Matthews, beat Miss Tompkins and Jackson, 7—4. Mrs Cooper and Le Sieur Miss Davy and Hanna, 7—4. Third Round. Miss Stewart and Stewart beat Mrs Freeman and Mowbray, 7 —4. Miss Bloomfield and H. W. Cooke beat Miss Brown and Goldie, 7—2. | Miss Parsons and Ward beat Miss Jephson and Watson, 7 —l. Misa Clarke and A. R. Cox beat Miss Stevens and Jonathan, 7 —3. Mrs Bloomfield and Henderson beat Miss Whittaker and Whittaker, 7—3. Miss Harvey and Shirriffs beat Miss Cox and Smith, 7 —6. Mrs McCarthy and McCarthy beat Miss Jeffries, and J. B. Cox, 7—2. Mrs Matthew and Matthew beat Mrs Cooper and Le Sieur, 7 —2. Fifth Round. Miss Bloomfield and Cooke beat Miss Stewart and Stewart, 7—6. Miss Parsons and Ward beat Miss Clarke and A. R. Cox, 7-3. Mrs McCarthy and McCarthy beat Mrs Matthew and Matthew, 7—4. Owing to the heavy rain last night and this morning, it was impossible to continuejthe matches. A meeting of the committee was held at 11 o'clock, when it was decided to abandon the championships and the ladies' handicap singles. Play in the other handicap events will be continued this afternoon, and it is hoped to complete these before noon tomorrow.