New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-19
COMING TENNIS TOURNAMENTS.

THE CONTESTS AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ABOUT THE PROBABLE WINNERS.
The Newport tennis tournament is a record breaker
this year eighty-two players having entered Critcs
say that the drawing is rather favorable 10 Ldrheu.
He is in the lower half, with Foote and Rowland
as his most dangerous opponents Larhed shouiu
NEE, Rowland in the semi-fr ais, according TO the
prophets and they expect TO see MIN deleat ."e
New-Yorker and reach the final round. In the o'hei
half are Chace. Stevens. Neel and Hovey. HoVey
Will probably meet Stevens. and Chace VIII nave 10
face Neel The Chace-Neel match will be watched
with interest as the Western man is highly spoken
Of Still the knowing ones expect 10 see Chace III
the finals. wel.-known New-York payer has
figured it all out and names Larned as winner vi
the tournament and conqueror OF Wrenn
The management has decided 10 play the natch
between Hobart and Hovey. the present doubles
CHAMPIONS and Wrenn and Chace. the challengers.
on Tuesday morning. thus importing interest 10 the
first days play. which is usually wholly given up
TO dreary contests between the stronger men ana
a host OF weakngs. The tournament Will probably
last into next week account OF the enormous
entry list.
There will be two big contests next week. one al
Niagara Ont where the international tournament
VIII be played. and one at Pougfkeepsie where the
annual contests for the Hudson River TENNIS Asso-
citation championships will take place Inc cana
dian contest will begin as the American
n;ayers can be rushed from Newport, and the
Poughkeepsie contest will start on Saturday August
"a
The Niagara contest is held under the joint man.
agement of the United States and Canadian Lawn
Tennis Associations The programme is more varied
.han us,al The feature is the international cham
pionship challenge cup contest for the trophy no"
held by Malcolm Chace. There VIII DC nrs' anu
runner-up prizes also. There VIII De an ope" ha"ui-
can singles for men and a scratch singles
for women with first and runner-up prizes men
end mixed doubles and novice mems ana women
singles The last two contests open only TO
those who have taken a first or second prize
in club tournament. The cups FOR the noVceS
contests have been presented by Mr.. ana MIS-
Ianedon Wilks. of Gait, Ont The United States
Lawn-Tcnnis Association rules VIII govern the con-
tests Entries will be received up 10 Iuesaay'
August q. oy the honorary secretaries Stewart
Houston and Scott Griffin. No. Is Ior9hto-st 20
nents an elaborate series OF ainments for the
visiting players has been Arranged A musica anu
dance on august 2S tennis cotillon on the follow,
tournament will give the visitors plenty 70 Keep
The Hudson River Tennis Association champion
ships are limited to payers pe,os,s "a ton Five
contests vii. be played, mems and womens singles s
doubles and mixed doubles IN the dnhar a,
from playing the intention beng TO nave them
the winners Of the Se S1 entries
close with r. NJ Ferris. box 52', PoughkeePsie' y;
competition for the mems singles viii be unusually
keen as the present champion; Cnar Hall VIZ has
also victorious two occasions Is expected 10
other styles Of game are: Womens singles Miss
Augusta Bradley. of the Nyack Country cup P psnh
mond p Davis West Point Tennis clg6 Momeas
Tennis Club: mixed doubles. Miss Mabel Ferris ana
r. NJ. Ferris jr.. Poughkeepsie Tennis O.up ne ne
committee in charge OF the tournament cohSlsls Oh
Robert NJ. Ferris. John C. Sickley. Norman wright
Thomas H. Ransom and William A. AdriahCe,
There will be another tennis tournament IN Centra
Park this week A handicap contest begins on
entered insuring the success OF the contest.