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
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
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
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
J.T. Watkins
6-0
6-3
6-1
John Peacock*
Stanley J. Smith
Stanley J. Smith
6-4
6-4
7-5
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Walter Hereward Swainson
Walter Hereward Swainson
7-5
6-0
6-3
Stanley Doust*
V.D. Bamford
V.D. Bamford
6-2
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Tony Wilding*
John Peacock
John Peacock
6-1
6-0
6-0
Albert Ernest Harraway*
L.R. Hamilton
L.R. Hamilton
6-1
6-0
6-1
Frank Fisher*
Leonard Bonnington
Leonard Bonnington
6-2
6-2
4-6
6-0
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse*
A.J. Fernie
A.J. Fernie
7-5
6-2
6-2
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Stanley Doust
Stanley Doust
9-7
7-5
6-2
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill*
M. Grady
M. Grady
6-0
6-0
6-1
Harold W. Brown*
W. Fraser
W. Fraser
6-0
6-0
6-0
George Stanley Prouse*
C.E. Weir
C.E. Weir
5-7
6-0
8-6
4-6
9-7
Quarterfinals
Tony Wilding*
Albert Ernest Harraway
Albert Ernest Harraway
6-1
6-0
6-0
Frank Fisher*
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse
6-3
6-4
7-5
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill
6-1
5-7
6-4
6-1
Harold W. Brown*
George Stanley Prouse
George Stanley Prouse
6-1
6-0
7-5
Semifinals
Tony Wilding*
Frank Fisher
Frank Fisher
6-0
6-0
6-4
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Harold W. Brown
Harold W. Brown
6-0
6-4
3-6
6-4
Final
Tony Wilding*
Harry Alabaster Parker
Harry Alabaster Parker
6-2
6-1
6-4
Tournament
Round 1
Tony Wilding*
J.T. Watkins
J.T. Watkins
John Peacock*
Stanley J. Smith
Stanley J. Smith
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Walter Hereward Swainson
Walter Hereward Swainson
Stanley Doust*
V.D. Bamford
V.D. Bamford
Round 2
Tony Wilding*
John Peacock
John Peacock
Albert Ernest Harraway*
L.R. Hamilton
L.R. Hamilton
Frank Fisher*
Leonard Bonnington
Leonard Bonnington
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse*
A.J. Fernie
A.J. Fernie
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Stanley Doust
Stanley Doust
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill*
M. Grady
M. Grady
Harold W. Brown*
W. Fraser
W. Fraser
George Stanley Prouse*
C.E. Weir
C.E. Weir
Quarterfinals
Tony Wilding*
Albert Ernest Harraway
Albert Ernest Harraway
Frank Fisher*
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill
Thomas Jermingham Richard Quill
Harold W. Brown*
George Stanley Prouse
George Stanley Prouse
Semifinals
Tony Wilding*
Frank Fisher
Frank Fisher
Harry Alabaster Parker*
Harold W. Brown
Harold W. Brown
Final
Tony Wilding*
Harry Alabaster Parker
Harry Alabaster Parker