New-York tribune., 1894-03-30
C4NPBELA UTNS THE TROPHY

ur NOW BECOMES THE OWNER OF THE
TROPICAL. CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE
c, Aupus,ine Fla March 90 (SpeciaD.-The
aixth onnua, tennis tournament OF the ST. Angus
tine Tennis club for the Tropical Championship
closed to-day The result Is fourth victory for
Oliver s Campbell. OF Brooklyn. who now becomes
the owner OF the superb championship trophy d
sterling silver model three feet long by TWO lee'
high OF the ancient city gates here. brlliaht
,tberino assembled to witness the closing matches
of tho contest Game was called with l.. Harrison
Dulles OF Philadelphia. and George Stuart smith,
Of Boston as umpires. They were the founders OF
the tennis club seven years ago, and TO ther
efforts all tennis in this section is due
Campbelrs first set OF the championship match
AGAINST Bcckwith was marked by great unevenness
of play Both sides won several love games by
brilliant play of difficult shots and bad misses OF
easy ones Beckwith put up such a strong game
that the score was j-3 in his favor. but Campbell
bv excellent placing from the net won the next
four games straight and with them the set.
The second set quickly won by Campbell by
his wer-known active work at the net. During the
third set Beckwith lobbed persistenty and with
such accuracy that after many brilliant rallies he
took the set. This hard work told. for the next
set went to Campbell and with 1t the first prize
to al-comers. on account OF his illness in Southern
Florida the present champion. Frederick Gristead'
the wc-known English crack, was unable TO be
present and Campbell won the championship py MS
default and with it the silver gates trophy, which
is now his personal property. His work to-day
shows he is still in the front rank.
The finals in the doubles showed the most eX-
citing tennis Of the tournament Campbell and
Dnsmore were invincble at the net, where the
formers phenomenal activity scored ace after ace
Their opponents lObbed with good effect: The
feature of the game was the way Dinsmore hanued
the high obbng of his adversaries, placing them
with great speed by his powerful back -hand strokes
across court of reach. the final disposition
OF the silver gates trophy will not end tennis mere;
as another handsome prize Will be at once offered
by the tennis club. The prominent people In the
audience Justice Gray, Of the New York
Court OF Appeals; Mrs. Gray, Mr. and Mrs Charles
Thorne. Miss Bessie Thorne H. Phillip Ammidown,
Van Rensselaer, Stuyvesant William ii. Pell.
William y. Ellis Colonel Daniel = Lamont. Sec
retary of War; George C. Magoun, William B. Das-
more jr., Frederic W Meyer Oliver ii. Shepard,
Bruce Whiting. Mrs. }. d. Mcl-ennan; Mr.. and Mrs
Lansing Lamont. James j. Faye, Bruce Whiting.
B. Coke. Commodore Daniel Coke. the Misses War
den and Nelson Mrs L. Harrison Dulles; from Bos'
tom ex Governor Alexander Ii. Rice Mrs. Rice, MISS
Powell. Mrs Franklin w. Smith. Miss Nina Smith
The summary OF the scores for the day is as
Final round for all-comers' prze-Ollver s. Camp
bell OF Brooklyn. beat 7. 5. Beckwith Of Cleve-
Championship match for trophy and champion
shir~Oiiver s Campbell beat Frederic NJ Grim
stead. of England. by default .
Final championship round for doubles-O. y.
ir1 II New-York, beat r. S. Beckwith. Of Cieve-
land and Gregory Bryan, or Bridgeport 80 o-a
The matches for consolation prizes resulted in the
following scores.
First round-Bruce Whiting, OF New-York. beat
George Il. Magoun Of New-York 20. ~: e. Is