TENNIS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3714, 27 December 1912, Page 9

TENNIS.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. •OPENED AT HASTINGS YESTERDAY. [PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM] HASTINGS. Dec. 26. The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association held its 27th annual championship meeting at Hastings to-day. The weather was splendid, and there was bright sunshine and no wind. ' The courts were in capital order, but very hard and fast. There were good entries, and a splendid attendance. The Englishmen will arrive on Monday. „ , Play opened with the New Zealand championships. Following are the results : Men’s Singles.—First round: H. W. Brown beat N. A. Duthie 6—3, 6—(l, Q 0; R. D. Horman beat A. O. Wellwood 2—6, 6—o, 6—l, 6—o; Peacocke beat W. Goss 6—3, 2—6. 6—4, o, 6—3; Gawanston beat- Webber 66—1, 6—2, 6—3; Fisher beat Tipping 13— H 5 6 3, 6—3; Olivier beat G. H. Richardson 6—l, 6—l, 6—1.; D. K. Duthie beat E. B. Waddmgton /—o, 6—3, 6—3. Ladies’ Singles.—N. Hartgill beat D. Wellwood 6—o, 6—l; Miss Travers beat Mrs Van Ascii 6—4. 6 ; aliss Clarks beat Miss Enwriglit 6—l. 6 3; Miss Gray beat Miss Baird 6— l, r(g 4. Men’s Doubles. —Ollivier and Goss beat Lampe and Martin 6—3, 6—l, 6—l; Margoliouth and Madchson beat Symes and Wellwood 6— i, 6—3, B—6; but in the second round fell to Pea- • cocke and Gawanston 6—4, 6—l, 6—1 2 ; Fisher and Brown beat Ebbett ana Tipping 6—3, 6—2, 6—3. . Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Baird and Hartgill beat Mrs Yan Asch and V an ■ Stavern 6—4, 4—6, 6—4; Misses Braithwaite and D. _ Wellwood _beat Missses Clarke and Hill 12—10, 1 o, 40- 8 Combined Doubles.— Fisher and ’ Travers beat Webber and C. R. Wellwood, Peacocke and Sampson beat Oglethorpe and Miss Hill 6—3, 6—l, 6-I_l, Ollivier and Miss Hartgill beat Tipping and Miss Baird 6—3, 6—2.