New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07
YONKERS.
CLOSE OF THE LAWN TENNIS CLUBS
COMBINATION TOURNAMENT.

A PALISADE-AvE. CIRCLET. AFTER THE STYLE OF
EUROPEAN CIRCLES. PLANNED-DATEs OF
COMING GAMES TO BE PLAYED BY THE
BASKET BALI. TEAMS.
The combination tournament. consisting Of bowl
ing pool and billiards. which opened on the even
ing OF Washingtons Birthday at the Yonkers
Lawn Tennis Club house. Is drawing to close.
With the games scheduled for this evening. a
greater portion of the preliminary games will have
been played, and the finals will be decided next
week. The tournament was got up through the
efforts of John Kendrick Bangs, president Of the
club. who has offered six handsome and valuable
prizes for the winners Of the several contests.
The first prizes Of gold and the second Of sill
Francis B. Allen. Walter E. Hodgman and
Schuyler A. Bogart compose the committee that 10
conducting the tournament. The interest mani
Tested in the tournament Is shown by the few
games that have been defaulted. In spite Of the
cold and clustering weather. which has lasted
through the week, the attendance at the games has
been all that could be desired The bowling for
women has been finished. and Mrs. Reid gets the
first prize The game between her and Miss Upham
In the finals was hoty contested 1t Is the inten-
ton OF the committee, after all the games have
been finished, to set night for the formal pres
entation OF the prizes.
II is proposed by the owners Of property In PAIL
sade-ave near Genwood-ave., to lay out In a few
DAYS Palisade Avenue Crclet. to be patterned after
circles in some Of the Continental cities This
nroperty is situated on a high ridge Of ground. az
fording fine view of the Hudson. the Palisades
and the surrounding country The houses which
are 10 be erected in the "Circiet WIZ nave pri-
yate approach, and Will face small park.
= For the first time in many years the Montgomery
Club OF this city. had no celebration OF its own on
the anniversary Of Emmets birthday Inc mem
hers OF the society went to New-York; however
and listened to the address OF BourKe Coch'a" az
the Grand Central Palace
The Yonkers teams in the Westchester County
Basket Ball League will play games as follows TINS
month: To-day. Yonkers and Mount vernon So S
Mems Christian Association; March y, high ScnoVi
with New Rochelle; March H. High sSnoVi ,n VIII
Club with New Rochelic March IA. Yonkers Young
Mems Christian Association with Mouht vsihU ,s
Young Mems Christian Association; Marc - 10;
Yonkers High School with Yonkers Young men .
Christian Association; March 20, Yonkers Young ,ia
Mems Christian Association with w-Rocheiie;
March 81 Mount Vernon Young Mems Chrls'ia az
Association with Yonkers High School: March y
Mount Vernon Young Mems Christian Associario th
New-Rochele; March q, Yonkers Young wen
Christian Association with New-Rochee; March -
Yonkers Athletic Club with Mount vernon Young
High School with Yonkers Young Mems Christian
Association.
Miss George Moore will give plano recital this
evening in the Assembly Hall Of the Yonkers Col
lege Of Music in Getty Square; She will play selec-
Thome Chopin and Bohm
On Monday evening the Rev. II. X. Samuelian
viii deliver illustrated lecture Constantinop.e
In the hall Of the Woman's Institute. The pro-
fssS: q the lecture will be devoted to the Armenian
With &. Asry's School elected the following ON
Gers this week: Arthur 3. Council. president:
Clarence \ Murphy. vcs-presidsnt; Frank j.