St. Paul daily globe., 1884-08-31
LAWN TENNIS.
Tournament Of the Ladies' Club at the
Dayton IUenue Grounds Of the Sc.
P0nL CIlIh.


| The Ladies Lawn Tennis Club held their first
public tournament Saturday afternoon. The
grounds OF the st. Paul Club were beautifully
decorated with flowers and seats and canopy pro-
vided for the invited spectators OF the exhilarat-
ing game. a company of more than two hundred
ladies and gentlemen witnessed the play, in
which the ladies of the club won the highest
paudits. Among those ,present were
noticed NTr. and Mrs McIlrath, Mrs.
! and Miss Averill, Mrs Brooks, Mrs
Spalding, Mr.. and MIS-. Babcock, Mrs.
|. Napier, and the gentlemen of the St. Paul and
Delta Lawn Tennis clubs. The reception COM
mttee was composed of Mrs Drake Miss Tay-
or, Mrs. Ranney, Mrs. E. G. Rogers and Mrs.
| Williams. Among the features Of the tasteful
occasion was a refreshment booth composed en-
tirely OF flowers and leaves. the golden sun
flower being prominent in the decoration. The
ladies who had especial charge of the booth were
| Mrs T. e. Jones, Misses McEroy, Thurston,
Kountz, Leila and X. Dean and others.
The first play called was the Senior Single be-
tween Mrs. Gardner S. Moore and Miss Napier
Three very close sets were witnessed and some
OF the best play of the day given, and after
hard battle Miss Napier became the winner. The
following is the score:
First set, Miss Napier, 6-5.
Second set Mrs. Moore, ca.
Third set, Miss Napier. Go.
The second play was the Senior Single for
place. between Misses Gilman and Napier This
play was very interesting and the victory was
with Miss Gilman, who two sets out of three ::
The third play the Senior Final for the
championship, between Misses Gilman and
Napier. and some splendid playing produced
After a close contest Miss Napier was the
winner
The last play was the Junior single, Miss X.
Gilman and Miss Noble This play was very
pretty, Miss Gilman. winning two of three sets
The distribution Of the prizes afforded much
delight. The first prize was from the St Paul
Club, an exquisite gold and silver lace pin,
raquet FORM the ball being of pearl. This was
presented to Miss Napier, the winner of the
Senior Final for the championship, Mr. Light
ner, President of the st. Paul club, doing thu
honors.
The second prize was from the Ladies' club, a
beautiful silver lace pin, raquet pattern, which
was presented to Miss X. Gilman with the con-
gratulations of her associates.
Mr.. JAS. Wall presented Miss Noble with an
elegant badge inscribed with silver '.Junior
Champion"
The last presentation was from the Delta
Lawn Tennis club, two baskets of the rarest and
choicest flowers, which were presented to Miss
Napier and Miss Gilman. The young gentlemen
of the club did a most graceful act in this happy
surprise and won much admiration for it,
The whole occasion was of exquisite en-
jOyment, and the energy and executive grace of
the President of the Ladies Club, Miss Babcock,
contributed as much to the success of the tourn-
ament as any other cause, and if it were per-
missable to discriminate amongst so many eff
cient workers. to this delightful lady would be-
belong the major share of the credit for one of
the most entertaining events of the season.