New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
Where the Oxford Cambridge We


10 decide at the club their annual athletic games
football matches, lawn tennis, racquet matches ETC.
FAST LONG DISTANCE TRACK.
Under the direction of the university athletic au-
thorities cinder running track was laid down, and
has been used annually for nteruniversity games
for the last twelve years The soil being light and
the track well drained and carefully made there Is
good reason TO believe that II is the fastest rum
ming path in England the university records Of c.
J. b. Monypenny quarter mile in 49 As seconds in
1892: W. f. Lutyens one mile in 4 minutes 10 As
seconds, in 1894 and Mr.. Horan's three miles in Ii
minutes "a 3-j seconds, In 1s93 going far 10 support
this belief. The track is exactly one-thrd of a
mile round. 1t on these grounds that c. b.
Fry made his wide jump of 2S feet 64 inches. in the
nteruniversty sports of 1898. which remained for
some time a worlds record Jointly with that of c.
s. Reber of Detroit
The club buildings took about a year to erect, and
consist Of members pavilion. containing fine
sitting I'm front. and dressing bath. dining,
billiard and card rooms attached as well as
kitchen, cellars and for the professionals of
all sorts engaged in the club.
To the north Of the pavilion and connected by a
bridge built two tennis courts; to the south,
two racquet courts and behind two covered lawn
tennis courts In addition there is a cement skating
rink for flooding in frosty weather and fine court
and stables, where members may leave their horses
and carriages. In summertime the lawns outside,
as we'll as those encircled by the running track,
used principally for lawn tennis but also for cricket
and croquet.
THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
At the head Of the professional staff is Peter
Latham, champion Of the world at both racquets
and tennis and in addition, to give lessons of
play to members, three tennis markers, two
racquet markers, three lawn tennis markers and
two cricketers.
The events which are annually decided at the
club are the tennis amateur championship the
racquet championship the oxford and Cambridge
racquet matches (singes and doubles). the public
school racquet matches (singles and doubtless. the
lawn tennis championships of London. the lawn ten
mis- championships Of the covered courts. the OK
ford and Cambridge lawn tennis matches. the OK
ford and Cambridge athletic sports. the Oxford
Cambridge football matches and the Corinthian
football matches. Latham has played the first half
of home and home matches for the championship
Of rac1uets there the last being In 1897. against
Standing Of New-York.
The president Of the club is the Marquis of
CRANKY the chairman OF committee the Earl OF
Clarendon. and the chairman Of the Board OF D
rectors the Hon. A. II. GrOsvenor.
Among tn. members of the club-about twelve
hundred in number-are included practically all
the lawn tennis tennis and racquet players OF any
note in England on the committee are found sucn
names az W. Renshaw lawn tennis champion OF
England from 1881 10 1889; Sir Richard Webster
Attorney General Of England; Henry WHIT, secrf-
tary of the American Embassy ana Eap'aih w.. L.
Hoiford equerry- y-n-waiting to the Prince OF wales
REPRESENTS AMATEUR SPORT
II Is generally recognized that the Queens Club
is representative of all that is highest and best
In amateur sport 1t Is the London home Of the
English universities and II any guarantee Of fair
plav was required beyond the fact that Harvard's
and Yale's opponents are TO be Oxford and Cam
bridge il would be affopded by the knowledge that
the Forthcoming contest IL 10 be decided under the
auspices and on the grounds OF the queens CIup.
FOR the games on July u. two large stands. espe-
cially intended for adherents Of Yale and Harvard
ore being erected. and most of the seats In them
bave ALREADY been sold at 10 shillings each.