Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-16
THE LADIES, TOURNAmENT

AT the New Haven Lawn Club Grounds
Prominent society Ladies of This
and other Cities i'm the Contests.
The bright sun and blue sky yesterday
were gaily welcomed by the ladies who were
to engage in the tennis tournament at the
New Haven Lawn club grounds Especially
was the welcome spontaneous and hearty in
view of the dismal, beating storm of the night
before, which threatened a dull, spiritless,
rainy day instead of bright suitable for
the tournament. Great interest conferred in
the tournament, this being the pioneer event
of the kind in this city, and large and bril-
liant audience assembled to enjoy it. The
contests opened at II o'clock.
In the singles Miss Martha White drew
bar; Miss Annie Miller beat Miss Mamie
Lent, 4-6, go, 60: Miss Violet Ward and
Miss L. Ives played exciting contest, which
T suited in the defeat of Miss Ward by
score of ga, 60; Miss N. B. Trowbridge beat
Miss Davis by a score of 6-2, 6 2; Miss Lynch
beat Miss Davis, As, 6-3, 6-3; Miss Leslie
beat Miss Gilman, 6'0,6- Miss Kellogg beat
Miss Hudson, 4-6, 60, SO; Miss Griggs drew
bar.
In the second round singles Miss White
was defeated by Miss Miller by score of
5, 60; Miss Griggs beat Miss Ives, 6 8, go;
Miss Kellogg beat Miss Lynch, 3-6, go, 6-3;
Miss Leslie beat Miss N. B. Trowbridge, 6-5,
6-3 The singles were remarkably well
played and reflected great credit on the lady
players. The matches exciting in the
extreme and the fashionables outside the
netting applsuded the different points of the
games Miss N. B. Trowbridge made many
pretty 'Fmoves'' in her two matches in the
singles. In the contest between Miss Kel-
logg and Miss Lynch many beautiful plays
were made and were accordingly loudly
clapped and -applauded by the spectators
The third round and final in the singles
will be played off, coming as the first con-
tests, this morning. They will undoubtedly
| be very exciting and some good playing is
expected.
The matches in the doubles were COM
menced in the afternoon. The first contest
ants were Miss Lent and Miss N. B. Trow-
| bridge and Miss Ward and Miss Dana. The
former after hard fought battle defeated
the latter by the score of Go, 6-5. The next
match was between Miss Miller and Miss
Leslie as partners and Miss Dana and Miss
c. Trowbridge. The latter were defeated by
score of 81, g. Miss Trowbridge and
Miss Lent against Miss Miller and Miss
Leslie was a splendid match. The
players were apparently about evenly match
ed and some beautiful points were made.
On account of the approaching darkness
playing was obliged to stop much to the dis
appointment of the spectators, who were
eager to see the splendid game played to the
finish. They will, however, have this op-
portunity granted them to day, when the
match will be played off. To day, also, the
| unfinished games between Miss Sargent,
| Miss Lynch, Miss Gilman, Miss Hudson and
Miss Ives, Miss White, Miss Kellogg and
Miss Lynch will be played to close.
Lady players from Philadelphia, Balti-
more, New York, Staten Island and other
places are attending and taking part in the
tournament. They say that of all
tournaments they have attended the first
tournament of the Golden Slipper club is
undoubtedly the best in every respect. They
think the club grounds are excellent and the
playing particularly fine.
The prizes offered by the club are unusual
ly handsome, unique and very appropriate.
First there is beautiful repousse silver Or
namental box which will be given first
prize singles. 1t was contributed by Mr.. D.
Cady Eaton. For second prize singles there
will be handsome silver buckle, an article
both unique in workmanship and very rare.
The buckle was contributed by Mr.. John E.
Heaton. He brought it from Paris. There
is also appropriate special prize in the
singles.
In the doubles for a first prize there are
two sets handsome manicure sets of repousse
silver They were presented by the gentle
men friends of the club. The second prize
in the doubles is large standing lamp,
French pattern. The metal work is of ham
mered brass. The third prize in the singles
is large bronze lamp for the gentleman VINO
plays in the mixed set O-day