Evening star., 1901-09-28

in behalf of Miss Carpenter Miss Carpen-
ter was paired with Champion Bessie An
thcny Of Glenview Thursday night, but
Miss Carpenter claimed this was an error.
The rules provide that the strongest player
and the weakest, shown by previous
play, shall be paired. Miss Carpenters
protest under this rule was upheld ana she
was paired with Mrs H c. Chatfield-Tay-
lor Mrs. w. A. Alexander Of Exmoor was
paired with Miss Anthony.
Miss Emma Kirk of Onwentsia won from
Miss NJ. Brewer of Edgewater by up and
2 to play in the semi-finals of the Solace
cup. Mrs. A. A. Gulbert of Racine won
from Miss Edyth Hoyt Of Onwentsia by
3 up and l to play in the semi-hnal con-
test for the tyro cup.
Department League Season Over.
The base ball season of the Department
League came to a close yesterday afternoon
with a game between the strong aggrega-
ton from the census office and the team
from the Interior Department The tabu-
lators who have had the championship well
in hand for some time, had very little diff
Guilty in defeating their opponents. The In
terror Department boys had strong hopes
of finishing up the season by making the
champions bite the dust. and in order to
accomplish this feat had strengthened their
team by securing the services of several
minor league players, bat the assistance Of
these men was of avail as they were
showed under to the tune of to l.
Paret Won Final Round at Tennis.
J. P. Paret won the final round In the
Hudson river championship tennis tourna-
ment at Yonkers, N. Y, yesterday, by de-
feating J. L. Robertson, jr., in three
straight sets.
Paret continued his good work of the
previous day, and although Mr.. Robertson
put up strong game. the New Yorker was
too fast for him.
The days program was somewhat n ar
red by the absence of Miss Marie Matthi-
sen. Miss Matthisen was entered in the
women's singles, doubles and mixed dou-
bles and in each instance her partners were
obliged to default to their opponents.
Today Paret meets H. D. Belts in the
challenge match, when the finals in mems
doubles and ladies' singles will be decided.
Good Day for American Horses.
The Manchester, England. September
meeting opened auspieiously yesterday for
the Americans. The Spaghetti filly, with
Maher up, won the two-year-old plate;
Archduke II, ridden by L. Reiff, Won the
Friday plate for two-year-olds and upward,
distance six furlongs. Game Chick, on
which L. Reif also had the mount, won
the Autumn Breeders Foal plate Of 1909
sovereigns. for two-year-olds.
The last race of the day. the New Barns
cans. It was won by Richard Croker's
Minnie Dee q. Rein). William c. Whit
neys De Lacy O.. Rein) was second and
Frank Gardner's Sandpiper II C'C1em"
Jenkins) finished third.
Fournier Makes New Auto Records.
New records for one and two miles on a
circular track were made at Fort Erie.
N. Y, yesterday by Henri Fournier and his
horsepower machine. AS the twenty
five mile trip Thursday wore down his
tires badly he did not attempt to travel
but two miles yesterday, covering the first
in Il3A, the second in 1.l3h, or 2a6s4 for
the two miles.
BachelOrs' Lawn Tennis Tourney.
The Bachelors Lawn Tennis Club of this
city will inaugurate its fourteenth annual
tournament Monday on its own courts, NJ
street between 18th and Connecticut ave-
nue.. The games will be for the champion
ship of the District. Prizes will be hung
up for mems singles, doubles and consola-
ton. j. C. Davidson, the champion Of the
District, will probably meet the winner of
the singles. The matches will be best two
out of three sets, with finals three out OF
five. all vantage. Rules of the National
Lawn Tennis Association will govern the
tournament. The committee having the
tournament in charge embraces C. r. VIII