The herald., 1896-08-24
SPORT IN THE LOCAL FIELD
The Tennis Tournament Is Attracting
Much Attention
Amusements In Preparation Under the Aus
pices Of the Athletic Association-Pro.
gram Of the District Fair

The sporting event of the week will be
the eleventh annual tournament Of the
Southern California Lawn Tennis asso-
citation to be held on the Casino tennis
courts during the week and commencing
today. The events in order of play will
be all comers' singles,all comers' doubles,
ldaies' singles and mixed doubles. En-
tries close for all comers' singles at p.
m. today, and play will begin immedi-
ately thereafter. The time for closing
the entries in the other events will be
posted from day to day on the bulletin
board at the court. In all comers' singles
the entrance fee will be 81 with rebate
of 81 to all those defeated in their first
matches. The tournament will be played
in two courts, one of which has just been
entirely relaid with cement and which Is
without doubt the finest court in Califor-
MIA today. 1t Is situated Immediately in
front of the grand stand and will be the
exhibition court and the one on which
all the final matches will be played
Southern California will be we'll rep
resented, players hailing from this city,
Pasadena, Riverside, Redlands Santa
Barbara and Santa Monica. The most
prominent players in the all comers-
the winner of which Will play A. w.
Bumiller, the present champion, for the
cup-are Louis Freeman, Rowan and
oliver Picher of Pasadena, A. c. Way,
and G. Welcome of Los Angeles and w.
M. Alexander of Santa Barbara. Free
man and Picher, the present double
champions, will again prove formidable
pair. In the ladies' singles, Miss Marion
Jones will defend her title to the cham
pionship. D. d. Acker, A. c. Way and
W. E. Lester are the committee in
charge.
The racing at Santa Monica yester-
day was, it must be with regret con-
fessed, somewhat of a tame order. In
order to arouse and maintain the in
terest in these meets it will be found
necessary to infuse more variety, both
in the races themselves and the racers.
To see the same dozen men ride the same
half dozen races every Sunday will soon
grow monotonous. Nevertheless the
pros. are to be congratulated for putting
forth such good efforts, which are GER
tainly worthy of a larger attendance.
By reference to Mr.. Welch's weekly bull
letin it will be seen that all the men par
ticipating or officiating in the Sunday
racing have been suspended for one
year.
The Athletic club Is preparing for a
gala night next Friday, the occasion be-
ing the first bronze bar contest. A large
number of entries are promised for the
broad and high jump, novice and open.
"A short impromptu athletic program
and dance win comprise the evenings
entertainment, and all members are
invited to bring their lady friends. The
club wishes to announce, however, that
this is not a regular ladies' night, but
simply little informal affair given to
usher in the indoor contests The event
of the evening will be four-round
scrap between Capt. Will Knippenberg
and Webb C. Brain.
The speed program for the seven
teenth annual fair of the District Ag-
ricultural association, from the 18th to
the 18th of October, has just been pub
lished, and it promises some very at
tractive racing. Entries close Septem-
Der 10. The program contains twelve
races, as follows: City and county han
dicap, three-fOurths of a mile purse
$50; Citrus Belt handicap, one mile, 5000
added; Agricultural Park stake, one
and one-quarter miles, $3.50 added; Los
Angeles Derby, one mile, $3.50 added:
selling race, five furlongs, purse $4OO
selling, five and one-half furlongs, purse
$3.50; selling, one and sixteenth
miles, purse $500; Junior handicap, q
year-olds. five furlongs, purse $500; Los
Angeles Futurity, 2-year-olds, six fur.
longs, $3.50 added; selling, 2-year-olds,
five and one-half furlongs, purse $500.
and Maiden plate for 2-year-ods, $3.50
added.