Wellington Championships 1908


General 1908-01-01 - 1908-01-04
Amateur
Grass
5
Lower Hutt, Day’s Bay, Brougham Hill Courts, and Wellington, the Thorndon Lawn Tennis Club
New Zealand

Source Papers Past


Info Draw: 30

first day at Brougham Hill, second at Day's Bay, finals at Thorndon Club


Report Mens doubles final: Aitken/Gore def. Hunter/Howe 6-2 6-4

Mixed doubles final(Draw: 24): Mrs. Hickson/R. Swanston def. Marchant/H. Gore 6-4 6-0



Media


Winner Robert Newton King Swanston


Players
P. Clarke

George Gothard Aitken
G.P. Anderson
R.St.J. Beere
N.D. Bunting
F. D'Arcy
F. Eller
R.H. Gilbert
Henry Morland Gore
William Goss
F. Grady
B. Green
L.W. Hawkins
Harry Vaughan Howe
J. Hunter
T.H. Jones
H.A. Keeling
W.R. Kirker
T.R. Lawson
F.N. Mansfield
A. McDougall
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier
George Stanley Prouse
G. Shand
William Frederick Sloman
H.B. Strange
Robert Newton King Swanston
Reverend Charles Lawrence Tuke
J.T. Watkins
John S. Wilson


Rounds
Round 1
John S. Wilson*
F.N. Mansfield
6-1 6-1
R.H. Gilbert*
F. Grady
6-2 2-6 6-1
G. Shand*
G.P. Anderson
4-6 6-2 6-1
George Stanley Prouse*
Reverend Charles Lawrence Tuke
3-6 6-2 6-2
Robert Newton King Swanston*
T.H. Jones
6-2 6-1
P. Clarke*
F. D'Arcy
6-4 3-6 6-3
Henry Morland Gore*
J. Hunter
6-2 8-6
B. Green*
R.St.J. Beere
6-2 6-0
F. Eller*
H.B. Strange
6-1 6-4
H.A. Keeling*
N.D. Bunting
7-5 6-2
Harry Vaughan Howe*
A. McDougall
w.o.
William Goss*
L.W. Hawkins
4-6 6-4 9-7
W.R. Kirker*
T.R. Lawson
6-3 3-6 6-2
George Gothard Aitken*
J.T. Watkins
8-6 6-3
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier*
bye
William Frederick Sloman*
bye

Round 2
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier*
John S. Wilson
6-3 10-8
William Goss*
R.H. Gilbert
6-4 6-2
George Gothard Aitken*
W.R. Kirker
w.o.
Henry Morland Gore*
B. Green
9-7 10-8
Harry Vaughan Howe*
William Frederick Sloman
w.o.
Robert Newton King Swanston*
P. Clarke
6-1 6-1
George Stanley Prouse*
G. Shand
6-0 6-2
H.A. Keeling*
F. Eller
?

Quarterfinals
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier*
William Goss
w.o.
George Gothard Aitken*
George Stanley Prouse
6-2 6-4
Robert Newton King Swanston*
Henry Morland Gore
6-3 10-8
Harry Vaughan Howe*
H.A. Keeling
6-2 6-4

Semifinals
Robert Newton King Swanston*
Harry Vaughan Howe
6-4 6-2
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier*
George Gothard Aitken
6-2 6-4

Final
Robert Newton King Swanston*
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier
6-2 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Robert Newton King Swanston*
T.H. Jones
P. Clarke*
F. D'Arcy
Henry Morland Gore*
J. Hunter
B. Green*
R.St.J. Beere
Harry Vaughan Howe*
A. McDougall
William Frederick Sloman*
H.A. Keeling*
N.D. Bunting
F. Eller*
H.B. Strange
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier*
John S. Wilson*
F.N. Mansfield
William Goss*
L.W. Hawkins
R.H. Gilbert*
F. Grady
George Gothard Aitken*
J.T. Watkins
W.R. Kirker*
T.R. Lawson
George Stanley Prouse*
Reverend Charles Lawrence Tuke
G. Shand*
G.P. Anderson
Round 2
Robert Newton King Swanston*
P. Clarke
Henry Morland Gore*
B. Green
Harry Vaughan Howe*
William Frederick Sloman
H.A. Keeling*
F. Eller
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier*
John S. Wilson
William Goss*
R.H. Gilbert
George Gothard Aitken*
W.R. Kirker
George Stanley Prouse*
G. Shand
Quarterfinals
Robert Newton King Swanston*
Henry Morland Gore
Harry Vaughan Howe*
H.A. Keeling
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier*
William Goss
George Gothard Aitken*
George Stanley Prouse
Semifinals
Robert Newton King Swanston*
Harry Vaughan Howe
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier*
George Gothard Aitken
Final
Robert Newton King Swanston*
Geoffrey Morton Ollivier