TENNIS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 25, 12 November 1898, Page 4

TENNIS.

A team from the "Waimate Tennis Club visited Oamaru on the 9th to try conclusions with the Hill Club there. After partaking of lunch provided by the horn« club, play was at once the order of the day, and the men's singles were got off. Messrs Mathias and Collett were in excellent form, followed closely by Messrs "Wake and Akhurst who all won their Bets with plenty to spare. The unexpected always happens, and the visitors proved •the victors in the singles by 18 games. A •start was then made with the men's doubles and in these the Hill Club were too good for Waimate, winning all the sets, although Messrs Mathias and Pitcaithly made a very close game. Mrs Pitcaithly -and Miss L. Manchester then met'Misse* A. McDonald and Jones, and made an excellent stand. The totals proved the Hill Club the winners by 4 games. Afternoon tea was provided by the ladies of the Hill Club and a most enjoyable day was spent, the Waimate team returning home thoroughly pleased with the outing. The following are the results :—: —

Hill Club. Waimatb, Singles. McDonald ... 2 Mathias 0 Hewat 2 Collett 9 Dawson.... ... 4 Wake ... ... 9 Glen 9 Pjtcaithly ... 7 King 9 Gourley 2 Cork 1 Akhurst 9 ! Doubles. Hewat and Glen 9 Mathias' and Pit- ., caithly- . t ... 8 King and Dawson 9 Wake and Gout"ley /... ..'. 4 McDonald and De " '' ' -' r ' Lambeth- -.u 9 Collett and Baxter 1 Cork and Tennant 9 Akhurst C and -> > „ . ; ..^.4 Misses McDonald " Mrs " t Pitcalthly and Jones ... 9 "and Miss ft. -• ' ' 1 .Manchester-.;. 6

-I !> - - (to the.sditob). ( , f , Sik,— l noticed in your. laßt issue a letter re Waihao Concert, signed ',' On* Who Was There".*' I wonder how far ,he travelled, or does he only live over the'way. I ttjis ther« and 'saw,' nothing unusual happen,' except 'that a cauliflower was thrown ata'raiher Unpopular ■ singer- The' concert' ' was* badly managed, and caused much dissatisfaction ,*mong- th«- so-called larrikinsT Thanking .you for «pace, — I am, eto M ■j 1 Spectatob.' September 10th, 1898. - [A. letter from " One of the Gommitt«e " ■on the above subject is not published, at the name of the writer wai not enclosed. Ed.]