New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
4 ZIG HANDICAP TOtRN1MENI BEGUN.
OPENING ROUNDS OF THE MANHNTTAN TENNIS
ASSOC ATION'S CONTEsTs.

OPENING ROUNDS OF THE MANH\TTAN TENNIS
AssoCIAIIoNs CONTESTS,
The courts of Icnox Tennis Club yesterday after
noon were crowded with local tennis players. me
tournament Of the Manhattan Tennis Association Inc
oreninc rounds of which were PLAYED yesterday, l.
probably the biggest handicap tournament which has
ever been held in the country. The tournament l.
conducted oh "A plan which was tried successfully ny
fine association last year, namely, the point system
Tho old games and sets done away with, ana the
winner of the first sevcnty-twO points wins the match
unless the score becomes Il all, III winch Gaze tie
match /, continued until one OF the players secures
lead of two points The players are divided according
to their strength into four classes. The wIh'rS III
the class tournaments contest for the association
grand prize end receive also a class prze fh!'"h'
of the mcmbcrc accepted the handcappinS Of the com
mitec i'm the mems singles. OF these the best known
are Parker ard Fischer, OF the knick'rbochcr 'iuD
Parct and Lawric. Of the Ariel; r. d. ana H. T. Ihuf
her and Eostwick of the Lcnox, and McEnFoc OF the
Hamilton.
The scores:
Class rrci!mnqry RGnnd'g %ycIG EsaGT 's
minus A.: .2-e7. E. r. fscnor hmic1' rGo'h %In H.
49, III. +. II. Luwric. Ariel T. {. 'mlnu' 20
bea, +. X. McEnro,. Hamilton T. G. minus -
Cas, b, Preliminary Round !. ,mp.on kniG ,cI,
booker r G. plar - srni Il. rnpnnri rf;n
becker +. &. (plus -: 12-G6. H. Hrian. L'H"N a. TO-
scratch beat O. -. Boyle. lhlli Aycnne !. !.
,prus III: by default. W. Cunningham. I'm Az nue.
T. e. ,scraicD. beat F. stevens. Jr, kni'h' n'cn'r
T. G. (pus -; 72-G5. II. l.. nan. NJ, k'rlo her
T. - plus 49, beat Il. L. Rcdhcii. fiiih Avenue
4. C. scratch, 10. - , ,o,
Iir, Round-Paul lialpn. Hamilton T. {; tpilS lol'
beat C. +. Rowland. Lcnox T. {. uu> - -
Kcls- Bryan, LcnoX I. e. fNcI1tchl. b,.i' ~ IA
IunncIl. Fiflh Avonue +. {. 'pllis - '-u,i Al,
Class C. Preliminary Round-J. w. Nhl", ATc
r. C.. plus ~, beat H. L. Palette Filth Avenue =
piI Firs T." RonndCA. G. Clark. Knclcrbockcr +: G.
tplns .Oj beat l.. i. Simpson, Fhlh Avenue J. ~
Cplus 80: By default \. C. Paisley, Nri !, -:
'pius 49, beat j. II. F. Savage. Lcnox T. g. plus 10
72-54. j. p. Cole. knich'rbocmr !. pm. ~,
beat f. Richter Fifth Avenue r. C. Ulus lol. BY
d. Kenyon Ffh Avenue 7. &. (piuo lal; = 10; i.
Knickerbocler r. G. tplu, -; 80 W.; Ifmmrr
Ariel r. G. (pus POI. beat W. \. Co'her, rim Avcu'
r. C. (plu, 10: 72-5-. W \. Jones, fifih Av'nr"
T. {. plus III, beat f. VI. smith, knchciD%cA
Cplus 80 beat +. G. Hitler, LenoN T. C. uins ~
12-j3. ,,,
Glass d. Preliminary Round-Arlnr kan kncK-
crlockcr +. {. plus -. bcat benjamin binnArI'
Hamilton r. G. lpus %: TO. {. W. B"gert,
Hamilton T. &. (plus 3d. beat J. = Inrdett, Leh"A
r. G. (plus 800: 40.
First Roumd-F. r. Simonson. I.cnON ]. G tplls 'uI
beat H. r. Cole, Ariel r. {. (Ilu, 30; q. 60 f.
Burke Hamilton I. &. pus III beat II. All'hPr'
Knjckcrbockcr r. c. (puS 80: III. 4. W. log"r,
Hamilton +. G. (plu, 800. beat W. Goodchi, lianil
ton r. c. (plus 23J; go.