The first stage of the singles competition between teams Tepresenting the Country Club and the Shanghai Cricket Club was played ion Monday afternoon at the Uountry lub, Five out of the six games were won by the Cricket Club. The scores were Stewart, Carruthers, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, Marshall Middleton, 4-6, '4-6, Noreock Mathews, 7-9. 8-4, 1-6, Fearon, Saunders, 1-6, 8-6, 6-8. Duncan, Moule, 4-6, 6-4, 5: Walker, Davidson, 7-5, 6-0,.awa, crawrorD& ce.
The annual lawn-tennis match be. tween these firms was concluded on Friday Inst, the 4th instant, and rea victory for Lane, Crawford and Ca. by 7 sets to 4, and 64 games to 53. The scores were as follows Mesars. Cornish and Newcomb (Lane, Crawford and Ca.) boat Messrs, Munro and White (Hall & Holtz), 7-5, 3-6, 6-2; and Messrs. Hill and Noakes (Hall & Holtz), 6-1, 9-7, Messrs. Bowerman andGrabam (Lane, Crawford & Ca.) beat Messrs. Munro and White (Hall & Holtz), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Messrs. Hilland Noakes (Hall & Holtz) beat Messrs. Bowerman and Graham (Lane, Crawford & Ca.), 9-7, 6-8, 6-3,
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