The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-12
LAWN TENNIS.
Local Clubs P~tep-r;nR Their Courts Tor the
Senson-ActIvIty at Orange.

Season Activity at Orange.
The first signs OF activity among lawn tennis
enthusiasts are to be seen at the local clubs.
The uneI pccted snow storm OF last Monday will
uelay the opening " most Of the grounds until
ABOUT n week later than last season, It IL feared,
out play will soon begin at two or three OF the
earliest OF them. The West Side Tennis Clubs
Rroundsman, Kelly, had begun preparing the
courts ut Eighty.ninth street and Central Park
west before the storm. but that undId all his
work, and n new start was made last week. AT
the annual meeting Of the West Side Club n
new hoard OF officers was chosen. as fol-
lows; Arthur Taylor. President: r.. W. l.. Wei.
ling, Nice-Presidcut; L. VI. Van Note, Secre-
tary; Harry Garfield. Treasurer; Oviedo NJ.
Bostwick, captain, and g.. u. Brown, Armitage
Matthews, c. Is. Collins, and L. u. Dinsmore
aduitlohal members of the Executive Com
mittee. The club will hold An open tournament
during the tceck beginning June 80. This is the
same week named by the Nelghhorhood Club
OF West Newton, Mass, for their annual invita-
ton tournament, and that is always one OF the
important events Of the year. The West siders,
however. expect only local entries. and there
fore will not conflict with the West Newton
tournament.
The Lenox Tennis Club has made arrange
ments for a T-foot solid board fence TO surround
the block in which its courts are laid, at l22d
street ana -. Nicholas avcGuc. The hers
have been troubled for several seasons by small
boys and other persons who sat on the old
picket fences and watched them play. Work
will begin shortly on a most substantial screen,
80 MS to make the grounds n little more seclu-
sive. New back-stOp MEETINGS will be put up
between the courts and n new surface will be
added TOT all four. The grounds will he materially
improved by the changes this spring. and as "a
new and more conn e'ent eroundsman has been
employed, II Is expected to have them kept in
better condition.
The Park Commissioners have decided to re-
sod and level tue cricket grounds on the North
east Meadow in Central Park, and the tennis
players who use the Park courts viii make an
effort to have their grounds rolled and improved
ut III" same time. The cricket field is really
part OF the upper tennis field. and, as tennis re-
quireS even more accuracy Of bound than
cricket and more rolling to make the, sod level
enough for good play, it Is to be hoped that the
cricket grounds are improved.
The Orange Lawn Tennis club has been max
ing plans Tor an unusually busy season this
year. Work began last week on the grounds at
Mountain station. y. j., and Secretary Griffin
of May. 4 number OF new members will b.
added to the rolls this spring, including several
Sew J orkers OF promise ana 2 serlS- OF c!ph
summer. Duncan Gambler. who holds the
club championship challenge, cup, may have to
look to his laurels, in tho fall for he will have
one or two formidable rivals. The week OF June
8 has been assigned t" the Orange l.. T. e. for
the Middle states championship, but the menu
beers are quite disappointed IN not getting a later
date, .as they want to get the college experts to
play in the tournament. and this is too early for
them TO set away. \ special feature Of the
meet nE, however, Will probably be an open
handicap event FOR mems singles.
The L%ongwood Cricket club Of Boston has
also promised to hold another big open handi-
cap tournament in addition o its annual scratch
meeting for the valuable L%ongwood Challenge
Bowl, so that the handicap movement will be
started this season under favorable conditions.
The Longwood tournament is scheduled for the
week OF July. 20. TINS Gun. a well rs the Md !
die States Challenge Cup, is held by Lsrned. /
The summit expert has won both twice. and "a
third victory this year for either will make 1t
So date has vet been assigned for the unfor-
tunate New York State championship meeting
at saratoga. This tournament, has struggled
for several wears under difficulties, for the date
allowed for T. hos almost invnria hly Conhicted |
with some other dig event which injured the |
ATTENDANCE. Clarence Hobart has now won the
" High Rock" trophy twice. and would have
made II his property last fall had not the man
aGement postponed the tournament until this
season. The entry list was too poor to hold the |
championship. The cup will be lost forever
this summer unless a favorable week and o
strong list Of entries can be secured.
There will be six branches OF the inter-
scholastic championship tournament this
spring. rs the University Of Pennsylvania ana
the University of Chicago have both been
allowed dates for sectional meetings. Their
winners Will meet AT Newport this summer the
winners from Harvard. Yale. Princeton. aud
Mare. who has entered Harvard and will be in
eligible to play again for the title.
1t was rumored last fall that Miss Mabel f.
Cahill. the cX-champion OF America. would play
tennis again this season and make an attempt TO
Cup, which she held two years. This was al-
thpritativcly denied last week. and 1t is now
certain that she will not, play, again this year
hold by Miss Atkinson VIII probably he confined
70 VI IS Hcllwig, Miss Moore. and Mrs, Toulmin.
the tire" experts who were most prominent last
spring a the philadclphia meeting. June lois
the date sci for the women's championships,