New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-07
POPULARITY or IA WN TENNIS.
OVER 800 CLUBS PLAYING IN BROOKLYN
THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

OVER 800 CLUBS PLAYING IN BROOKLYN
THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
A well-k known downtown dealer in tennis,
archery bicycles and other sporting goods and games
said TO reporter yesterday that the growth Of
lawn-tennis in popularity was wonderful
There ia list of 800 clubs that play In Brook
Ign - he said; 1850 have courts In Prospect Park.
about 80 in Fort Park and 81 In Tompns Square
go much ground IL required for tho game that club
frequently has be restricted 10 certain days OF the
week or certain hours Of the day. The scenes in tho
marks on fair days. especially Saturdays, when the
school children out, gay and amusing. Ore OF
the largest clubs this city is the School OF Mines The
9TH Regiment has large that plays In its armory
The washington Heights CLUB. which has a
soon of the Oldest and strongest clubs
On NewYork That tall gentleman who Just went out is
J.J. Wilson, perhaps the best player in the city.
.As for the Brooklyn clubs, tho Brooklyn Heights
heads the list and includes about 100 of the wealthy
voung men Of that neghborhood. Charles A. Hull is
nresident and George Ii. Southland secretary. Among
the members are Tuns @. Bergen, Arthur NJ Hatch. w.
c. Sanger c. w. Ide, F. B. Tracy, Daniel b. and Samuel
Cbauncey and T. L. Dckerman The club plays on its
own grounds In Joralemon-st hessrs. hoffman and
Chauncey are players either single or together The
Polytechnic is large club OF good players The Sociel
Circle is large club that has six courts Ia the
Parry The Elberon another young and strong organ
izaton The Bay Ridge Club OF South Brooklyn. plays
on its own grounds. aud the 23d Regiment uses the
Armorv Tho young ladies' clubs numerous Here
are some OF their names: 'Grasshopper' FREELY
.sappho.' Sigma Delta good lawn tennis set may
he bought for 2 such sets being formerly sold IA high
"a s25 We have the greatest difficulty In Keeping on
hand a supply Of finest racquets. such as the
Casino, tho EIDeron aud the Brighton We have
only a few samples hand and yet we have 300 men
making them at our factory In Valley Falls. r.
1icvcpg ia tho ne rage TO lawn tenuis and the de-
maud is good The styles now so various That We
have 10 keep a floor full OF samples. The Victor Is
having great run ut present Croquct and imperial
croquet or lawn pool both popular and arc selling
we'll Tho latter Is played like croquet, only the OBJECT
10 10 dsodge balls poised stakes which count IA IN
pool Archery is not quite popular as 1t was Few
years ago when they had the National tournament at
Prospect Park Still IL picking up We had an order
yesterday for fifty bows and other regulates from
Massachusetts town. The Brooklyn Club. tho Staten
Island Club and the Newark Toxopholtes keep up the
game and contain large number OF enthusiasts Mrs
A. H. Gibbs, Of Newark, IL the champion lady archer
and d. A. Nash OF Brooklyn, Ia One OF the best rhOts
among the Archery seems 10 be growing III IaVOr
in the country towns more than In large cities OF
course there 10 nothing TO about baseball The
boys OF this country are doing nothing but play the
I'm lawn tennis circles the feature OF tho
coming week will naturally BIO the t0urna.
ment 1T the grounds OF the st. Georges Cricket
Club, Hobokcn on Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thursday
for the Of the Middle States. when an IN
terosting contest may be expected, me TOURNAMENT
VII be open Al colaers both double and single but