The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-02
PLAY TENNIS At VICTORIA.
LORD AND LADY MIMIC HoNORED
GUESTS AT TOURNAMENT.
Special Doubles Match Is Arranged
for the Benefit of the Distfn-
guished vi-ftors-seattIe Players
Are Included in the Contest.

Suecial Dispatch to the Post-Tntelligencer.
VICTORIA, B. c.. Aug lime TENNIS
tournament today brought forth NUMBER
of exciting matches The weather was
very pleasant and there was iarse
attendance. Among those present was
the Earl OF Mimic, governor generai OF
Canada; the Countess of Mimic and entire
stan of the governor general; Sir Henri
Jolly de Lothiniere. the lieutenant gov
ernor OF the province. and Mr.. Dunsmuir
the premier
In honor OF the Earl of Mimic, special
double match was played, 8. l.. Russell.
OF Seattle, and II. Comb. of Victoria
playing against the British Columbia
champions, Messrs. Coward and Foulkes.
The match was a splendidly contested
one, and was won by Foulkes and Coward
by score OF SO; 60: GA. The features
of the match were the net play or Rus
sell and the back line play OF his part
ner.
OF the Seattle players entered. Russell
beat Wilson. of Victoria, by score OF
6.ots; ga The game. was much closer
all the games were deuce games. Rus
sell and Gillison beat Hunter and Wilson,
OF Victoria, by score OF So: "a. but did
not have to extend themselves to do II.
8. l.. Brunn. OF Seattle. was beaten by
Cunimins. OF Victoria. 81; Ga Tomorrow
Russell meets ellison In the singles.
lison play Long and Johnston and in The
mixed doubles Miss Hulburt, OF yancou-
yer and s. l.. Brunn, OF Seattle, play
Mrs. Baker and Mr.. Barnard. of Victoria
Lne best match of the day was prob
ABLY the mixed double, In which Miss
rrior ana Combe beat Mrs. Leather and
Mr Longe to score of ll-9: s-l. This
matcn was very close one, and Combe's
al around playing was the feature on II
In the mems doubles Schwengers and CO.
WARD beat Tye and Coles in hard . set
matcn. IN the ladies' singles Miss Hull
bert beat Miss Musgrave in 4 hard. wall
played set match. Miss Hubert winning
AFTER she had lost the first set. Both
ladies' ladies', played splendid game The fol-
iowing are the scores. Mems singles
Russell beat Wilson SO; s-s GilIison beat
smith by default. Cummins beat Rrunn
81 vi PooleF beat Bell So: "a.
beat Barnard 90: 1-6; 6-2 Coward beat
Coles G-2: so. Hels beat w. w. Pember-
ton 81; 81. Powell beat Remington by
Mems doubles-Longe and Johnson hea,
Pemberton and Langley GO; 10 Combe
and Martin beat Prior and Green SIS: 81.
nolt and Holmes beat Lampman and
Barnard 20; Ga. Coward and FouIkes
beat Pemberton and Ward 60: SO Rus
sell and Gillison beat Wilson and Hunter
6-S; o. Powell and Rithst beat e. M
Barkly beat Holt and Holmes "a: ga
Coward and Schwengers beat I've ana
Coles so: 6-3;. 81
Mixed doubles-Pooley and Miss Greene
W Rogers and Miss Patton beat Pefn-
berton and Miss Musgrave SO; s-s. 81
Comne and Miss Prior beat Longe and
Mrs Leather ll-9: ST. Mr.. Pooley and
81: &c. 60
Ladies' singles-MIss Hubert beat Miss
Musgrave 4-6 GIL; 6-3 Mrs. Baker heat
Miss Berridge 6-3 90
Ladies' doubes--Miss Musgrave and
Miss Livingstone beat Miss Pemberton
and Miss Cornwall so; So Miss Patton
Miss Maitland Dougal rs: s-i. Miss
Green and Miss Bell beat Miss Drake and
Mrs. Baker 81: s-s