In the contest under review, Kew put up an outstanding performance up to the latter half of the second sett when the effect of the gruelling game he had played became apparent. He directed the play. on to Miss Eardley in the first sett and ran away with a lead of 5 points before his opponents opened. During this period things did not look too wel! on Duff's side of the nett as both he an his partner frequently found themselves well out of position. They later settled down and Duff com-roncet his cross-court and net play With the help of the strong game his partner was playing, Miss Eardley's back-hand smashes were deadly, he kept Kew very much on the run from one side of the court to the other.
Mme des Courtils does not yet appear to have developed a competition temperament at badminton, wich i" \especially obvious in. her ices. Time and time again she allowed these to be rushed by Duff. Apart from this there was little in her play which could be criticked.
The first game reached the stage of 9-all where it rested during six changes in the service. Duff and his [partner brought the score up to 13 4 points "which their opponents also reached and, after setting Dut closed with the final score of 18-14.
In the following sett, the play was [even up to the point of 7-all At this stage the play was almost entirely concentrated upon Kew and it was not surprising that he could not keep up with the pace. The winners grad. ually took the lead and eventually an out with 15 points to 10.
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