The herald., 1893-08-24

developed wonderfully during the past
year. until today he ranks among the
first tennis players Of Southern Califor-
mia, and will prove champion before
many years, the HRRALD predicts. Mr..
Lester ID the nephew Of Senator Jones,
and hae entered In the banking busi-
ness, where he is already making his
mark.
The great event Of the day was the
championship contest In the all COM
ere single between M. A. Chase of Riv-
erside and r. P. Carter, the champion
OF '91 and present champion.
Joseph l.. Daily, the San Francisco
expert, oficiated as umpire. Both
players were in excellent form and were
ON their mettle and determined to win II
1t were possible. The one to retain the
laurels already won on many q count,
and the other to add q freeh victory over
the doughty champion II it were possi-
BILE. In the fret set Carter. who ie
playing the finest game he ever played,
took advantage of every point. and had
his antagonist at his mercy, apparently,
the set ending with the score OF go.
In the second set Chase got back into
his old form, and placed the ball,
answering the volleys OF his powerful
antagonist in superb manner. but was
evidently no match for the Santa Mon.
ican, who won the set by the score Of
6-2.
The third set found Chase playing In
much better form than before and Car
ter had all he could do to get a ball
where the agile Riverside player could
not return the stroke, but he finally won
the set, match and championship, by
the score Of rs.
ASSOCIATION SINGLES.
Play commenced in association singles
yesterday afternoon, the following being
the drawing: Warning, Young, Shoe
maker, Frick, .Corson, L. N. Chase,
Acker, Rowan, Freeman, Cosby, McGil.
vray and Roach drawing byee, and NJ. A.
Chase We. Z. Cawston, White W. Lester,
X. Garter We. Picher and Ruth W. R. P.
Carter being antagonists In the prelim-
mary round. Play commenced In the
preliminary round by Picher defeating
X. Carter, score, 6-1, 6-2, and Lester
beating White, 6-3, 8-3. In the frat
round Young defaulted to Warning, L.
N. Chase beat Corson, 6-3, ga. and Nc.
Gilvray won over Cosby. 8-5, 90.
LADIES' SINGLES.
In the ladies' singles there were only
three entries, Misses Shoemaker, Garter
and Mrs. Hendricks. who drew bye,
thereby giving her second prize.
The first match was played in the
morning, between Miss May Carter and
Miss Shoemaker. The play was spir.
tied, graceful and interesting. Miss
Carter winning by the score, GA, GIL.
In the afternoon the finals were played
between Miss Carter and Mrs. Hem
bricks. Mics Carter won, she being too
strong player for her antagonist (who
played good game nevertheless), BY the
score Of 81, 6-2.
/ Miss Gilliland, the champion, failed to
play. which fact was . great disappoint-
ment to the tennis votaries, for Miss
Carter and Miss Gillilsnd have each won
two victories from the other, and the
present contest, If she had been present,
would have caused the game to be
doubly exciting one. The result Of this
event adds another victory to those OF
the past to Miss Carter's credit.
THE SOCIAL SIDE OF TENNIS.
Tennis without asocial side after the
days play is over would be like salad
without the dressing. and the eighth
tournament has been enlivened by the
many prearranged and impromptu
affairs which give life zest and make
pleasure reality.
Tonight the grand tennis ball will
take place at Hotel Arcadia and will be
the social event not only OF the tourna-
ment, but of the season Of 1913.
The committe in charge, Messrs. F.
G. Ryan. Roy Jones, G. L. Warning, w.
8. Gilmore, W. w. Works, Judge Geo.
e. Otis, N. g. Severance and Robert
Bettner, have been at work with a will
to make the social Terpsichorean tennis
feast memorable one, and Landlord
Rinehart of the Arcadia has also de-
termlned to do more than his share.
THE OLD FOLKS CONCERT.
On Friday evening the courts will be
turned into forest with the trees and
branches srtistically decorated with
Chinese lanterns. The floor of the
courts will be covered with canvas and
three booths will be erected wherein the
festive punch and lemenade will be
served. The ice cream booth will be in
charge Of Mr.. Judge G. E. Otis; the
punch booth in charge OF Mrs. Templar
Allen, and the lemonade booth in charge
of Mrs. D. d. Acker, all assisted BY
numerous attractive young women.
The programme for the concert is Q
good one, Mrs. Washington Berry, who
has been the moving spirit in the whole