New Zealand Championships 1908


General 1908-12-26 - 1908-12-29
Amateur
Grass
5
Nelson, Brook LTC Courts, Manuka Street
New Zealand

Source Nelson Evening, Tennis Forum


Info Draw: 20


Report Mixed doubles

1R: Nunneley/Anthony Wilding def. Ward/F. Fisher 6-0 7-5
1R: Wellwood/H. Brown def. Mrs. Goldie/C. Weir 6-4 7-5
1R: Travers/Doust def. Wellwood/Brown 6-4 7-5

2R: Braithwaite/J. Peacock def. Batham/V. Bamford 6-4 6-4
2R: Powdrell/Parker def. (N. or R.?) Hughes/J. Swainson 6-0 6-1
2R: Nunneley/Anthony Wilding def. Glasgow/Rowley - default
2R: Wellwood/Brown def. Travers/Doust 6-2 8-6

SF Nunneley/Anthony Wilding def. Braithwaite/Peacock 6-2 6-0
SF: Powdrell/Parker def. Wellwood/Brown 2-6 6-3 6-4

Final: Kate Nunneley/Tony Wilding d. Lucy Powdrell/Harry Parker 6-4 6-2

The combined doubles created a real mystery: "Travers/Doust d. Wellwood/Brown 6-4 7-5" is reported in every paper from the 28th, but from the 29th is reported everywhere "Wellwood/Brown d. Travers/Doust 6-2 8-6" - what happened here??? were there two Wellwood/Brown teams?



Media


Winner Anthony Frederick (Tony) Wilding


Players
V.D. Bamford
Leonard Bonnington
Harold W. Brown
Stanley Norwood Doust
A.J. Fernie
Francis Marion Bates (Frank) Fisher
W. Fraser
M. Grady
L.R. Hamilton
Albert Ernest Harraway
Harry Alabaster Parker
John Campbell Peacock
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse
George Stanley Prouse
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill
Stanley J. Smith
Walter Hereward Swainson
J.T. Watkins
C.E. Weir
Anthony Frederick (Tony) Wilding


Rounds
Round 1

The remaining Players had a bye.

Tony Wilding*
J.T. Watkins
6-0 6-3 6-1
John Peacock*
Stanley J. Smith
6-4 6-4 7-5
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Walter Hereward Swainson
7-5 6-0 6-3
Stanley Doust*
V.D. Bamford
6-2 6-0 6-2

Round 2
Tony Wilding*
John Peacock
6-1 6-0 6-0
Albert Ernest Harraway*
L.R. Hamilton
6-1 6-0 6-1
Frank Fisher*
Leonard Bonnington
6-2 6-2 4-6 6-0
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse*
A.J. Fernie
7-5 6-2 6-2
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Stanley Doust
9-7 7-5 6-2
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill*
M. Grady
6-0 6-0 6-1
Harold W. Brown*
W. Fraser
6-0 6-0 6-0
George Stanley Prouse*
C.E. Weir
5-7 6-0 8-6 4-6 9-7

Quarterfinals
Tony Wilding*
Albert Ernest Harraway
6-1 6-0 6-0
Frank Fisher*
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse
6-3 6-4 7-5
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill
6-1 5-7 6-4 6-1
Harold W. Brown*
George Stanley Prouse
6-1 6-0 7-5

Semifinals
Tony Wilding*
Frank Fisher
6-0 6-0 6-4
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Harold W. Brown
6-0 6-4 3-6 6-4

Final
Tony Wilding*
Harry Alabaster Parker
6-2 6-1 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Tony Wilding*
J.T. Watkins
John Peacock*
Stanley J. Smith
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Walter Hereward Swainson
Stanley Doust*
V.D. Bamford
Round 2
Tony Wilding*
John Peacock
Albert Ernest Harraway*
L.R. Hamilton
Frank Fisher*
Leonard Bonnington
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse*
A.J. Fernie
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Stanley Doust
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill*
M. Grady
Harold W. Brown*
W. Fraser
George Stanley Prouse*
C.E. Weir
Quarterfinals
Tony Wilding*
Albert Ernest Harraway
Frank Fisher*
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill
Harold W. Brown*
George Stanley Prouse
Semifinals
Tony Wilding*
Frank Fisher
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Harold W. Brown
Final
Tony Wilding*
Harry Alabaster Parker