New Zealand Tennis Players.

The spirit of adventure is not yet dead! When the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association decided against sending representatives to compete at Wimbledon, the Mecca of all tennis players, there were many disappointed New Zealanders, but none more so than A. D. Brown (who had made a phenomenal rise, to top flights) and D. Coombe (who had just returned from England where he had made a good impression). But this pair did not sit down and cry. They made arrangements to get positions on a steamer travelling to England and in the most humble capacities worked their way to the Old Land where, if Dame Fortune rewards their enterprise they will add lustre to New Zealand's tennis name and follow in the footsteps of the immortal Anthony Wilding, Alan Stedman and Cam Malfroy. New Zealand tennis players, those who have gone abroad, have shown that they have the necessary ability to reach the top flights—all they need is the opportunity.