TENNIS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3410, 29 December 1911, Page 6

TENNIS.

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS.-|-iff: < v- •« .■■■ >■-•• a^. [pita mas aßsooiation.ll CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 28. The New Zealand tennis championship meeting was continued to-day. The following are the* results: i i Men’s Singles Championship; best of five sets., advantage sets (present champion. J. C. Peacock. Wellington).— Third round, O’Hara Wood beat-F. M. B. Fisher, '6-4, 6-2p6r-4 * G. OUivier beat Kidston, 4—6, 6-t3, 6-srl; vj. •C.' T.AiR.' Quill '* Qlhyier . beat ' O’Hara 'Wood ' ff; Singles C&ampidnship. '■ best of three; '-sets; advantage sots ".(present ;\bhampioh;, Miss-Eva. Travers, ton).—Third round. Miss ;N.' HarigOl beat Miss E. Scott 6—2," .6 —I ; semiP. A. Stetvart beat Miss E. Travers, 6—2, 7—5, Miss A. Gray beat Hartgill 2—6, 6—o, 7r-6; final. 'Miss'P. A.' Stewart (Sydney) beat Miss A. .Gray (Auckland) 6r--4,;-B—-fi. ■i *' Ladies’ Doubles Championship, best of' thyeo sets; advantage, sets (present -dhanipions. Misses Eva Travers (Wellington) and R. Well wood (Hawke’s Bay);—-Second’ round, -Misses E. M. Baird and K. M. Nunnelley boat. Mesdames Chiswall and' Lord 6—4, 6-4); eemi-final, Miss E. Travers and A. Graybeat Misses P. A. Stewart and D.. Wdll- • . wood 6—2,' 6—l; Misses E/' M. .Baird andK.M. Nunnelley 'beat Misses But-, .tenyqirth and Simpson 6—3 f 6— 45... ' Combined Doubles Championship best of "3 sets, • advantage sets (present ohiainpions Miss R. Wellwood (Hawke’s Bay) and H. A. Parker (Neiy South •-■ Wales); third. round, J. C. Peacock and Miss Simpson boat J. Ross and Miss L. Van Stavern 6 —2, B—6, H. Rioe and Miss L. Williams beat Jennings and Miss B. Cross 6—3/ second round. F. M;. B. Fisher and Miss Travers beat C. C. Cox and Miss (Hartgill 6—2, 5—7, 6—2

DAVIS CUP TO-DAY.

PLAYERS IN GOOD FORM.

Rain fell last night, and the weather was "dull, with fine nain, to-day. The court for the Davis Cup contest, however, is in very fair order. It was covered against the rain last night. v The booking of seats has been very heavy, visitors coming from all parte of New Zealand, and many from Australia. The play starts for the singles at 2 o’clock to-morrow, when two matches will be placed. In the doubles one match wiil he played on Saturday afternoon,. probably about 4 o'clock. The remaining singles will be played on Monday afternoon.

All the players are in fine form. Wright and McLoughlin beat Fisher and Peacock very comfortably yesterday, showing consummate skill, while Dunlop and Brooks made no race with Wertheim and Kids ton, giving away only one game in three sets. Probably the doubles match for the Davis Cup will be treated also as the final for the New Zealand doubles championships.