When we saw the programme we have every hope of winning the cup, but we never quite recovered after that fellow Duffield beat Jock McCarthy in the singles. Gosnell put up a great fight when his first string had been beaten, and both the combined pairs went very well. Most of our players should be eligible again next year, and on Wellington courts the cup should be ours. We append as full notes as space will allow us:—

Men's Singles.

McCarthy v. Duffield (C.U.C.), (Lost, 6-1, 6-3,) We hate to think of this match. Jock was all at sea against Duffield's unorthodox tactics, but the Canterbury man played well and deserved his win.

Gosnell v. Heenan (O.U) (Won, 6-4, 6-2.) Gosnell played steady tennis to win in convincing fashion.

Gosnell v. Halstead (A.U.C.), (Won. 6-1, 6-1) Rising to the occasion Gossy played in his best form and won in two straight sets, giving away only two games.

Gosnell v. Duffield (C.U.C.) (Lost, 7-5, 6-2.) In the final Gosnell did his best to avenge Jock's defeat, running the first set to 7-5. His placing shots were, however, of little use against the ambidextrous Duffield, and we wished he had had a better smash shot. Gossy tried hard but the championship went to C.U.C.

Men's Doubles.

McCarthy and Gosnell v. Walls and Duffield (C.U.C.) (Lost, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5.) This was an even match and exciting, but the steady Walls and disconcerting Duffield were too good. Sixteen games each.

McCarthy and Morrison v. Heenan and Widdup (O.U.) (Lost, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4) Here again our pair put up a good fight and took 13 games in the three sets.

Women's Singles.

Miss Phillipps v. Miss Gardner (A.U.C.) (Lost, 6-0, 6-0.) Stella did not strike her usual form at all and went down in two sets.

Miss Briggs v. Miss Bent (A.U.C.) (Won, 6-3, 6-4) This was a convincing and heartening win for V.U.C.

Miss Briggs v. Miss Fraser (O.U.) (Lost, 6-3, 6-4.) In the semi-final Dot put up a good fight, but the Otago girl was too good.

Women's Doubles.

Miss Briggs and Miss Edwards v. Misses Miller and Harvey (O.U.) (Won, 6-4, 7-5.) A convincing win in two sets for us.

Misses Phillipps and Grainger v. Misses Fraser and Riley (O.U.) (Lost, 6-1, 6-4.) Our second string pair were beaten in two sets.

Misses Briggs and Edwards and Misses Gerard and Wright (C.U.C.) (Lost,) In the semi-final our girls put up a stout fight, but the luck was not with them.

Combined Doubles.

Miss Edwards and Morrison v. Miss Gray and Miller (O.U_(Won, 6-1, 8-6.) In the first set V.U.C. outclassed O.U., but at one stage in the second were down 1-4. A fine recovery gave us a win in two sets. Morrison was in his best form and Pat Edwards very steady.

Miss Grainger and McCarthy v. Miss Riley and Green (O.U.) (Won, 6-4, 6-8, 8-6.) A most exciting match, particularly in the final set. Janet Grainger made some mistakes in the second, but played excellent tennis in the third set, and McCarthey played a guileful game right through.

Miss Grainger and McCarthy v. Miss Gerard and Walls (C.U.C.) (Lost, 6-4, 5-7, 1-6.) In the semi-final V.U.C. played steadily in the first set but could not retain their grip and eventually went down. McCarthy's kicking service was particularly dangerous in the first set, but our pair seemed to lose sting after the second.

Miss Edwards and Morrison v. Miss Wright and Widdup (C.U.C.) (Won, 8-6, 6-1.) The first set was a keen tussle, V.U.C. winning from 6 all, but V.U.C. won the second easily. Morrison was fine at the net and Miss Edwards was driving well.

Miss Edwards and Morrison v. Miss Gerard and Walls (C.U.C.) (Lost 6-2, 6-0) The V.U.C. pair had reached the final but found C.U.C. too tough. The first set was an easy win for C.U.C., Walls playing brilliantly, and the second went to 4-1 before V.U.C. temporarily recovered and won three games. However, C.U.C. took the two games to win the match and the championship.

The basketball section, as usual, provided some of the most exciting contests in all Tournament. It is true that the V.U.C. girls failed to win one match, but this was not due to lack of enthusiasm or energy. They did their very best, and after all, what more can one ask? The material was there, but lack of training and of co-operation lost every game for us. We feel sure that the players will profit by the experience they will have gained and that, far from being discouraged, they will go to it with renewed enegy, determined to achieve better results next year.

The Games.

Lost to C.U.C., 4-6.

Lost to A.U.C., 3-19.

Lost to O.U., 9-12.

In the game against C.U.C., [unclear: the] V.U.C. girls adopted the generous policy of scoring at half the rate of their opponents. Once C.U.C. landed two goals in about three seconds but V.U.C. declined to be bustled out and politely scored only one. So it went on throughout the game [unclear: off] half-time the score was 2-4. On resuming. Janet Grainger went [unclear: on] scored a goal out of turn: 3-4. But this did not upset Canterbury, soon brought their score to 6 this slave Joan Watson cleverly attempted to divert the opposition's attention by falling over, but the referee saw through the ruse and refused to stop the game: where-upon Joan leapt up, pulled her immediate opponent's hair, snatched the ball from her, and scored a goal 4-6. This really scared Canterbury and their diminutive centre, Miss Bell sneaked up on the referee, stole the whistle, and blew it. Canterbury filed off, and V.U.C. had much the better of the game from then on but the referee decided it was useless to continue and called the game off. V.U.C. 4. C.U.C. 6: or did we mention that?

Against A.U.C. our team scored first and then relaxed, except for Stella Phillipps, who did everything but climb the goalpost to stop A.U.C., whose score gradually mounted to 7. Then V.U.C. scored a goal unexpectedly, and Norah McLaren fell over a form at the side of the court. Several more goals were scored by A.U.C., and several more V.U.C. girls hurled themselves to the ground. A.U.C. were fast, accurate and well trained and therefore devastating: but V.U.C. played a hard, clean, plucky game against easily the most brilliant team in the contest. Out of a hard-working, sporting lot of girls, Stella Phillips and Janet Grainger deserve special mention.

From our point of view the best game was against O.U. Our team performed splendidly this time, and an exciting game kept everyone cheering like phonetics. We were pleased beyond measure to think that the basketball team could make such a good impression on us. By impression we mean as players, for the V.U.C. girls were a very personable lot and compared more than favourably with other contingents.