Inter-Club Matches.

Once again the Club fielded four teams in the Inter-Club Championships, in the Senior, Junior, Third and Intermediate Grades. Although no championships were won each of the teams put up satisfactory performances and but for the undoubted weakness of the women players, especially in the lower grades, would have finished higher in their respective grades.

The Senior team did well to finish second in this grade, the winners being Brougham Hill. The results are as follows:—

v. Wellington: Won by 9 matches to 7; 21 sets.

v. Brougham Hill: Lost by 2 matches to 12, two games being unfinished. Brougham Hill has undoubtedly the strongest club team in New Zealand. Long is to be congratulated on winning both his single and double.

v. Newtown: Lost 8 matches to 8, 20 sets to 17, 143 games to 165. In this match the men won all singles and doubles, the ladies losing all singles and doubles.

v. Thorndon: Won 12 matches to 3, 193 games to 139. In this match the lady players played well, winning three out of four singles. Ferkins is to be congratulated on his defeat of Sandral in straight sets.

The Junior team finished fourth on the championship ladder. This team although handicapped by the changing of players and the fact that three matches were played in the Vacation, performed creditably. Its results were:—

v. Khandallah: Lost 4 matches to 12, 12 sets to 25, 132 games to 172.

v. Wellington: Won 9 matches to 5, 19 sets to 12, 143 games to 154.

v. Lyall Bay: Lost 7 matches to 9, 18 sets to 21, 179 games to 187.

v. Seatoun: Won 10 matches to 5, 190 games to 157.

v. Newtown: Lost 2 matches to 9, the remainder being abandoned. McCarthy won both his single and double.

The Third Grade team had a very strong men's team but a weak women's team. Although handicapped severely it finished fifth in this grade, losing to the champion team by the narrow margin of matches even, 101 games to 95. Its results were:—

v. Lyall Bay: Lost 8 matches all, 95 games to 101. In this match we won only one women's game.

v. Rawhiti: Won 10 matches to 6, 104 games to 77.

v. Wadestown: Lost 4 matches to 12, 87 games to 112.

v. Roseneath: Won 11 matches to 5, 109 games to 82.

The Intermediate results were as follows:—

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v. Technical College: Lost 8 matches all, 87 games to 95.

v. Wades:own: Won 11 matches to 5, 115 games to 80.

v. St. Pet:r's: Lost 6 matches to 10, 83 games to 107.

v. Island Bay: Lost 6 matches to 10.

The Club is to be congratulated upon the enthusiasm of its players in these matches with the result that although teams had as many as three games in the vacation no match was defaulted.