New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-13
OYER AND UNDER THE NETS.
SOME LIVELY SETS OF LAWN TENNIS.
TOURNAMENTS BEGUN IN TLATBUsH HASTINGS
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TOURNAMENTS BEGUN IN FLATBUsH, HASTINGS
oN-uUDsoN AND EAST ORANGE.
The annual fall tournament Of the Far and Near
Tennis Club at Hastings Hudson was brought to
successful close yesterday afternoon The playing waz
brilliant. Handsome prizes were awarded The
scores: Ladies' doubles, finals. Miss G. Frazier and
Miss Krkham, Far and Near Club, beat Miss Rogers
and Miss j. Frazier, New-Hsmburg Club, Ga. 81 ;
mixed doubles finals, Miss G. Frazier and F. +. spies,
Far and Near Club beat Miss Rogers and j. j. Vaable,
Ncw-Hamburg Club, 6-3, ID
The annual fall tennis tournament of the Yonkers
Lawn Tennis Club was opened yesterday afternoon
upon It's handsome grounds in Pallsade-ave. There
was large number of entries and the play good.
A large and fashionable audience was present This
club is the leading one in Yonkers embraces many
expert players. The play will last all the week and
be ended on Saturday. The scores: Mems singles
preliminary round, S. A. Bogart beat S. VI. warnock,
60 6-1 A. S. Runycn beat Z. Dicherman BY default
J. f. Lasher beat G. H. Chamberlain, Sc, Ga,
Cd ladies' singles, FIRST round, Miss S. Moore beat
Miss f. skitt by default Miss B. Strang beat Miss
Hoermance, 6-1, CO; Miss G.. IIeermance beat Miss
| Oxholm by default. Mems doubles, preliminary
round-Bogart and Runyon beat Lasher and Ketcham,
| 81, 60.
! The East Orange Lawn Tennis Club opened its
| fall season the home grounds yesterday with a
tournament for mems doubles. There was large at
tendance, spirited play and great enthusiasm. The
score was; Prellmlnary-Henry Hague and John NJ.
Merrill beat j. L. Merrill and Herbert Smith, Ga
70; first round-llenry Hague and John NJ. Merrill
beat Alexander Allen and Robert Reynolds e. Go
II. p. Curtis and f. H. Powell beat s v b. Brewster
and Wilbur Kyle, CO, Ga; ina-Hague and Merrill
beat, Cd, CT. Curtis and Powell beat, ca, e.
unfinished. The tournament will be ended on satur-
day.
The annual handicap tournament of the Park I'LL
Tennis Club OF Yonkers continued yesterday after
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viii be played, and on Saturday the remainder of the
finals. Scores Ladies' singlcs-Miss May Bashford beat
Miss Burns, 10 G-5. 10; Miss Humason beat Miss
May Bashford, 6-3, 6-1 Miss G.. Bashford beat Miss
Katherine Getty, So. 65, &C. Mems singles, first
round-H. Bashford beat E. W. Lancaster Cd, e-3
Final rOund-I. d. Ewing beat II. Bashford Sc
Ga, G-1. Mixed doubles-Harry Bashford and
Miss Burns beat j. b. James and Miss May Bash
ford 0-3 6-3; Wallace GuilfoTd and Miss Harrison
beat II. d. Ewing and Miss Mcdonald Go, 90, 6-3.
series of tennis games of the Inter Club Lawn
Tennis Association Of Kings County was begun yes
erday afternoon the grounds OF the Knickerbocer
Field Club at Flabush, L. l. The clubs competing for
the championship were the Knckerbocker Field Club
of Fatbush the Kings County Tennis Club OF Brook
Iyn the AIiora Club Of Brooklyn and tine Badminon
Club of Brooklyn. The for the first round was
as follows:
Doubles-First Round-E. VI. Payne and II. E. Nc
Govern, Altiora Club beat f. L. lIeikamp. IT,. and
II. s. Hellkamp Kings County Club. Sc, 6-3; A. ;.
Merriam and c. F.. MOnahan. BadmlntOn. beat f. II.
Lott and Harry VALE KnckerhocLer, 60, GO Harry
Fransioa and W. BOococl KnickcfbOcker. beat J. s.
Jones and G.. K. Ollns. AoTa, 6-3, So: DR.. Will
lam Frazer and +. VI. Pendrelgh Kings County, beat
Or. w. Griffith and A. n. Schmidt. Badmnton. CO.
co.
Second Round-A s. Merriam and G. F. Mcmahon
Badminton. beat c. VI. PAYNE and III. f. McGoverr.
Kings County. c. &c. Ct: DR.. ". Frazer and
F. y. Pcndreigh. Kings County, beat Harry FnHsiola
and william BoOcOck, Knickerbocker. Go, Go.
The game throughout watched with the keenest
interest and the women friends Of the members, who
were out in large force appauded vigorously when
ever n good play was made: The entries IN singles
will be played on the Altoras grounds next Saturday.
The prizes offered By the association are two silver
cups.