New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-27

~ ovneneos In va been more than paid. 1t is likely
,hat pext year the National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton will receive many new CLUBS.
last week saw one or two pleasant little tourna-
r,snts. the New-YOrk Athletic Club anu the
Orange n j., Lawn Tennis Club being the most
conspicuous The grounds OF the latter at Mountain
station are now looking their best Charming at all
timcs they are now iinnieasurabiy more So
enclosed as they are by broad belts of woodland just
donn;ua its beautiful autunnal tints. The present
week will see two good tournaments at least III this
Observation-Disclosures of the Westchester County
Club. and the Ladies' Outdoor Club in connection
with the Staten Island Cricket Club. lhe West-
chester Club will hold IT'S tournanlehI OH l's go"u'
he i,nilalo tournament for the mpionship OF
Western New York proved a great success ana re-
aecied much credit on tue promoters A. L.
PJummer won the singles, and l.. Tanner ana
IT Paul is not behind hand, and boasts a good
tennis club with big membership. The club mad
a most successful tournament recently.
Bar darbor has becn far ahead this summer IN
the matter of tournaments, and the Visitors nave
taken IN the game most cordially Inc tennis
season practically closed there when tine great
tournament was held between Patton. of New-iork,
aud BOhlen OF Philadelphia, for "a SlOo cup, and
Syas won by tie New-i Yorker. One of the most
amusing occurrences at Bar tiath0r was the
tournament which TOOK place on the groundks OF
lanes r. Scott. and which was gotten zip by Mrs
r. C. A. Lnzoe, Of Boston, IN order 70 secure ieliet
for a poor family in the village. The attendance
was large The players were M"ssfs n11"s srG
they were AL dressed in womans al tro ami cut up
tho most extraordinary capoIs, the effect was
unspcakably funny . . WI
iagton as soon as the players and their friends re-
turn frcm the summer resorts Berry anu siSS fH
are entered to play series OF games against ShcI
labarcer and Gresham, and other weIl-known
piayeIs The sons of tho Argentine Minister, VINO
are pTcGceat in tennis Will also conpete anu theie
Is some talk of getting Petit anu sears 10 play.
Tho affair will doubtless prove big nncc'ss
The LONDON Standard has been moraiLih9 on
tennis Among othcr points IL notes that year Dy
wear 10 doubt among amateurs tile standard OF
play gets higher The younger ones, see 10 that
Hitherto most players began 10 play at twenty,
thirty tn.tyl But now the people who began at
fifteen at twelve, at ten. arc coming OF. ana these
have manifest advantage over those VINO began 10
play later in life. PLAYING with them Is an instinct
rather than u reasoning process; thev are $"
accustomed to il. They play lawn tennis as blrds
Nv and as fishes SWIM IL seems TO nave come
naturally to them. Tins it lie that has brought nto
the field feminine players who can hold their own
against men, II girl with a natural aptitude lot
lawn tennis and IS strong and healthy begins 10
play before sho is i'll her teens ana plays seVera
hours ~ day all through the summer, 1t IS not
strange if by the time she ~ eighteen she is an
adept. and put men OF forty or iitv 10 shame
Nothing deters them ana tno hu'pvr or sd t%e
players the only persons who enjoy lawn tennis
tIiven a sunny afternoon contiguous shade, easy
wicker chairs, well made tea iced COLES, straw
berries and few kindred luxuries, and those who
look on have not such q bad time OF H. nc
young contonding while the old sury eyed, is as
true in these days as in those when Goldsmith wrote
that thoroughly human line.
The Delaware Field Club. of Wilmington, Del.
will hold n tournament on der j. and s.
Prizes will he gwen in both giles and doubles,
and the tournament will DO held under the rules oil
the United States Lawn Tennis Association;
1t is proposed t. hold tournament IN Prospect
PARK, BROOKLYN open TO all clubs splaying III the
Park. NJ. Callahan. no has charge OF the courts,
is the prime mover i'll the matter.
A Indies tournament recently held ut Walling-
ford Penn. resulted in the first prize, gold pin,
being won by Miss Jack.