The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-18
LAnN TENNIS
Dates OF Tournaments which VIII he
Held This Year.

In earnest, and 1t will be a matter of but few
weeks before the open spring tournaments
which are looked forward to with 80 much in
terest by tennis players. will be occurring with
weekly rapidity No tennis season has ever
given the promise OF being as successful OF
the present one. and. II anything can be
Judged from appearances, the season OF 1890
! will be without parallel in the history Of lawn
tennis in this country.
The opening tournament OF the season will
be that Of the Berkeley Athletic Club OF Morris
/ Dock. This is the first attempt of the club at
holding an open tournament, and every effort
| will be made by the club to insure its success.
| \ comparatively new idea and one that should
command the approval OF tennis players, Is
! that OF holding an event open only to those
men who have not won three first prizes This
tournament will begin Oh May 81, and the finals
| will be played on Decoration Day
| Immediately following this tourney or on
June q the New York Athletic Club will hold
its open spring event, and. as the clubs tennis
grounds on Travers Island have been put in
frst-class condition, nothing now remains for
the committee to do but to obtain the entries
OF the best players.
A fact greatly to be regretted ia the trans
ferrng OF the Middle Atlantic States cham
pionship from the st. George Cricket Club of
Hoboken to the Rochester Lawn Tennis Club.
The St George Cricket Club Is ono OF tho old
est members OF tho National Lawn Tennis
Association. and tho idea OF holding sectional
CHAMPIONSHIPS originated In this club in 1885.
This tournament was one OF the very few
which was favored by the presence of Il. ID.
Sears. ex-champion OF America. and on its
entry list were always to be found the names
OF the leading players. The Rochester Club
Will hold this tournament on June Q. and tho
present Middle Atlantic states champion Ii.
n ~ hAf, data Iii
ners since 1885 are 1850, r., d. Sears; 1886.
+ + NMs sSSFsn 1884, l. BeS,ekman; 1885,
or great Importance to our lady experts is
the single and double championship tourna-
and foiowine" days att at Ph n IiH on Tbis
event will be- held under the auspices OF the
Ihiladelphia Cricket Club, and is commanding
rests in the hands OF Miss Bertha Townsend OF
the philadelphia Cricket Club. she having held
attempts Of Miss Adelina Robinson OF Staten
Island and Miss + Q. Roosevelt of Hyde Park
Another sectional championship tournament
which annually occurs in the spring is that to
pc given this year on June Ii and succeeding
days. lhlS tourney IL one OF a very few which
are played on earth courts and as these courts
nre without doubt the most perfect Of their
in them every year. The championship cup hav-
Ing last year become the property OF II. W.
club; and this fact will tend to. bring together
the best players. The championship of the
New EnGand states has been won q follows
Jr.' Doubles 1856 il. II. Slocium, Jr . AMI +.
G; Beach; 1887, F. q, Beach aud W, l. Thacher;
Beach and R. p, Huntington, Jr,
The Orange Lawn Tennis Club. whose pic
tureslue grounds arc situated at Mountain
Station, will hold its annual tourney on June
~. continuing play throughout the week. The
fe GgR
and thu present holder; c. Hobart of the New
York Tennis Club. will defend this trophy
championship at Staten Island, this tou E1iHao
intending to, take r4rt in the StaIen Island
affair. and the double list has ALWAYS been
age. Last years double winners were V. q.
On June 30 will lie held the L. S. n. L. T. A.
Saten championship on lhe gropnds Of the
event ranks second only In IMPORTANCE 10 tho
single championship at New ort. and attracts
land as we'll. The courts Of tho Staten Island
Crlckot Club are As perfect as those OF any
lnent is sure Of unprecedented success. The
doYp'e champi0Rs since iSSL ha Sa been las1
and J. Dwight; 1888. R. D. Sears and j. Dwight;
isS4. 4 D, sears and X, J. Dwight: 1885. II, D.
f Swirbt ana s trrk 1850 + Sears an!
q. tGII and Q, $. CampbeII 1889. H. A. ray-
the contest for the Waterbury Cup at the same |
tilIlo ~ ITO luNlLhll ION event Will, WltnOut
doubt. surnass anything of its kind ever given
in this country. AS bat the foremost O. Ght play |
play at least one match With every o,her he '
%syoF i. MuptnsiSn HIT' R R Hr0 8 ;. s.
Hall. and J. $. CLARK. This years match will
decide the ownership Of the handsome Water
have each won the trophy twice, It being neces-
sary 70 win it three times IN order TO perma-
nenty h9d it The WaeroNry Cup has been
,,sprpG,a Il, A ~ Taylor: 1883 falIY II. A. Tay-
Montclair Tennis Club will give their annual
GUNNER open tournament on their grounds at
Offering u challenge cup for the singles Tho
MontcIair is another OF those clubs whose
toned to that kind of court the winners of
Montclatr, t tournaments have been SH 1855;
v. Post: 1889. singles. c. Hobart: doubles.
D. Miller and c. Hobart
have selected July Il and following DAYS for
their Tournament. The picturesque, grounds
will be the scene OF its matches. aud both lady
and gentlemen experts will play. The ladies'
sg z q % the he
defend i against her opponents The owner
ship OF the gentlemen's challenge cup will not
sands have each captured that handsome
:rophy once The, other events will include
Following this tournament the Englewood
Field Club will hold the invitation tournament
and. as this club Is one OF the largest organi-
cations in New Jersey, success is certain 10
,rown It's endeavors. The Englewood Club has,
or the past three years. annually given an
,pen affair. which has been won by the follow
nS: Singles-lS87, o. S. Campbell; 1888. D. i.
JampbelI; 1889, g Hobart. dDoqblIesol8S7, &.
md 4. F. Wright; 1880, {. Hobart and D. Miller.
Coming along to, July,2 we como to another
lonal Championship. This event Is for the
championship Of Long Island. ,a!nd will be held
southampton on the above mentioned date.
This tournament is one of the most successful
Turing the tennis season and always attracts !
he best men A peculiar feature OF the cham
ionshp OF Long Island is that it has been !
eid, since is inaugural BY II. a; Taylor OF the
sand CHAMPIONSHIPS. both single and double.
re: Sngle-l.S7. 1858, and 1883, II. A. Taylor
II. A. Taylor and II. W. Slocum
r. 1888. f. ke?ne and II. W. Slocum. Jr. 1889.
= Keene and H. 4. Taylor.
n invitation event on Aug. 2, and the Keho |
alley Club OF Bar HHrbor will hold IL tourna-
IGnt on the same date.