New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
YESTERDAYS TENNIS MATCHES.

RoRERr MILES WINS THE RIGHT TO MEET THE
ORANGE TENNIS CLUBS CHAMPIoN-oN
THE LENoX AND FIFTH AVENUE COURTS.
A splendid fve-set match was required TO decide
the final round in the club championship mems
singles OF the Orange Tennis Club yesterday Robert
Miles has been admittedly the superior OF his
brother George In brilliancy. but yesterdays match
showed him superior In steadiness also. George
Miles had much the better Of the contest for three
acts but the elder brother pulled out by taking tho
last two by remarkably fine play. The contest was
one of the best matches seen at Orange this year
As II would have been unfair to put the winner
against Canler after so hard contest. the cham-
ponship round was put of until this week.
The final match In the mems doubles contest
hee,,n in July was decided by Edward Lyman and
Percy Bradshaw. beating c. F. Watson and Hol
combe Ward In this contest the partners were
chosen by lot. The scores:
George Sfs H. nile niles s~s 80. e-s, %. 90
Mems doubles Csemi-nna round-RusSel 4 Gr;'n an, and
Edward Lyman beat r. Colgate and W. Wander A'e''
O.. 90 49, -
Special mems doubles partners chosen by , lCt semi
Mi., r1 iT' and W. IN l. Mccoy. "a. e-s
Final w hy%a9 and fsrGy BRADSHAW beat
Only two matches were finished yesterday after
noon In the tennis tournament of the Lenox Tennis
Club at 81. Nicholas-ave and One-hundred and
twentv-third-st The courts were In poor shape
and the contests. though remarkably close, We're
badly played Haywood saved his match with
Wveth by splendid dash at the finish, scoring SIX
straight points while Wyeth was trying TO score the
single stroke he needed to win The scores were:
Mems singles (nrst round,-Robert T Bryan lowe 20,
beat Frank g. Mclean lowe l3 Iz-ol
Second round-Heywood H. Haywood lowe 30 beat g.
Lorraine Wyeth lowe 20. 13-'l
The Fifth Avenue Tennis Clubs summer touIna-
ment was officially declared at an END YESTERDAY ,a
though no play has been going on for some time
No change has been made in the scores already an
nounced, w. A. Cracker winning first prize by q
point In this contest the aggregate NUMBER OF
points scored by each player was the basis by
which the standing was determined the matches
being As points up. o. G. Boyle was second ana W.
Jones third.
The Sleepy Hollow Tennis Club finished an ex-
citing tournament on their upper Broadway courts
on the grounds. The first prize in gentlemen's
singles si25 silver challenge cup, was won Dy
J. p Paret OF the Lenox Tennis Club OF New
York: the second prize. by J. V. simpson. or me
Mount Vernon Tennis Club. In the gentlemen
Dr. W VI. Fraser. OF Brooklyn; H. NJ. and +. H.
Thayer, OF the home cub. were second Other
nrizas and the winners were Consolation prize
gentlemen's singles, ". III. Pouch, OF Brooklyn:
iadies' singles first prize. Miss Helena HelWig. OF
BROOKLYN: second. Miss Augusta Bradley Of Nyack
ladies' doubles first prize. the Misses Juliet and
Kathleen Atkinson. OF Brooklyn.
The feature OF the day was the match In the
mixed doubles between DR.. ". NJ. Fraser and Miss
Juliet Atkinson, the crack Brooklyn pair and W.
NJ Pouch and Miss Helwig.
Following the scores:
Gentlemens doubles lnal round)-J Parmly Paret ard
DR. w NJ. Frazer beat H. s. and +. II. Thayer. 6-l
0-s ga. 12-io
Consolation. gentlemens singles (semi-h final round
Il l. Strong beat A. NJ Johnson. So 81 Final round
w NJ Pouch beat r. l.. Strong. Go. 90.
Mixed doubles dinal round)-Mss Helena r. Helwig