New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-23
TIE ALL. COMERS' TOURNAMENT BEG UN.
roHTY-oNE OF THE sEvENTY-NINE CANDIDATES
prTIREp-HoyEY DEFEATS SHAW

Newnort r. l.. Aug % (Spec,aD.-The heavy rains
had made the corhion of the Casino grounds so bad
that II was necessary TO use the big steam roller and
run the chaked lines this morning before play could
hedn in the All Corners tennis tournament. Forty
ono Of the severity nine candidates for the National
championship had dropped out OF the race when the
referee Dr. James Dwight, closed the matches for
the day They will contend for the consolation prize.
This morning +. ii. H0vey and o. A. Shaw were
the attractions, the Worlds Fair champion taking the
match f. straight SETS co. -. -. Shaw to-day
showed some OF his old-tme skill After the first
set ne settled down to work. coming within ace
Of winning the second set and yielding the third only
after % hard struggle. After n few mi;Ncs' rest
thc two at It again for what proved TO be the
last cot the HOvey and Hovey smashes proving
invincile F.. l.. Hall and John Rowland the
pair TO occupy the grand stand court. and, though
Hall Is not playing his game this year. he had no
trouble in winning from Rowland In Straight sets,
6-I. 81. "a. Wrenn. Hobart and Foote won their
matches hands down. W. T. Knapp has been obliged
10 default on account of Illness in his family. To-
morrow will brig Chace and Larned together. The
summaries:
Preliminary round-willng defeated H. Hovey by de.
fault +. Colby beat A. w. Cobb. o., q, 6i; o. NJ.
Bostwick beat f. A. Wilkc. 81, Go, Go; J. b. Reed
beIt y. Frazer, IT, G-l ca, 6-3 J. +. Talmage IT,.
be1t II. B!uen, 60, 6-l, 60; Duncan Gambler beat
+. G. Hushmore, 63 3-G, C.; T. n. Ward beat Alfred
Goldman. 60. O., GO; T. l.. Donohue beat f.. \.
Thompson by default William Amcs, jr.. beat &C. "
Dodge by default; w. \. Harmed beat j. g. Davidson.
G-3. O.. ca; q. " Hcrrick beat a. b. Emmons, Go.
40, rs, g. A. w. Post beat X. +. Wright. G-3,
60. l2-0; IL. A. Colby beat Farnam by default :;
NJ Bruce beat q. c. Hctzc Is, 40, 0-3. %. G-3;
C. VI. Bunting X. ,. Greene. 4-G, 81 o., 0-l,
o-3.
First ROUNDUP. r. Wright beat r. NJ. Pile, CO. Go.
CO. Il. d. Wrcnn beat II. H. Dickey; w q. Parkrs
beat J. A. Fowler. 6-1. CO, ca; +. ii. Hovey beat
O. A. shaw IT,, Go -, 10; A. f.. Footc beat X. s.
Russell. co Cd O. G.. r. Wrenn beat s. ID. Reed bv
default; t. L.. Hall beat John Rowland ca. 6-l CT :;
q. T. willis beat 5. r. Mccormack by default; Charles
1ere jr.. beat H. Clcws. jr.. 60. O.. 90 Richard
stevens beat II. +. Mccormick, O., 3-6. Ga, - ;
s. r. Chase beat G.. {. Inckley by default; II. ID.
Cleveland beat NJ A Agelasto by default; C. F. Sands
teat j. - Clark, O., c. 40. Ga +. Whital beat
g. T. Rue, Ga. -, CO; 4. L. Simmons beat ). Il.
Smith 1l--9 10 ca d. Miller beat ;. O. Thompson.
60. ca, GO c. Hobart beat y. H. Lord, Go. 90,
So; l.. Hewitt beat W. z. Knapp by default; H. H.
Pieot beat j. BertiUm by default; r. G. Thomas beat
s. V x. Thayer 90, 63. ca; J. 5. Morris beat ii. NJ
Billings by default; G. II. BudlOng beat c. :. Bryan.
rs 90, GO; V. c. Hall beat II. h. Barton, co C.
e-2 l.. w Reese beat T.. d. Hewins. 6-3. GO, 81 :;
f. Colby beat w. IL. A. Willing, 90. 90, 81. 10 ;
Duncan Gambler beat j. i. Talmage, jr. &C. 6-4, 60
e-3.