The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-14

KAHULUL August 19.-The most
tennis event in the history
of Maui was that held on Saturday last
on the tennis courts of the Puunene
Athletic Association at Puunene. The
day was all that could be asked for,
clear and bright with a mild breeze
stirring, and the courts were absolute
perfection The courts, two within a
large enclosure, ore of grass, and are
situated just in front of the mill and
Of the club house, and are without
doubt the best grass courts on Maui.
They are smooth and hard as a billiard
table and the balls bounded true and
straight upon them. Upon the Ma
kawao side of the courts large grand
stand over 80 feet long had been erect
ed with raised seats therein, and on
the Waikiki side was a very neat little
judges stand. Underneath the grand
stand a very comfortable ladies dress
ing room had been fitted up on one side
and on the other was the cold drinks
booth, where cold drinks of the tenn
perate sort were served free all day
long. The grand stand was most
deliberately decorated with bunting and
flags and presented a most gala appear
ance. Mr.. Filler had kindly donated
all his signal flags from Kahului, and
strung along the front of the stand
they added decidedly to the effect. The
whole stand was simply smothered in
bunting, and when filled to it's full ca
pacity with standing room at pre-
MUM it presented a most animated and
holiday appearance. Free trains were
run from all points on the railroad and
conveyed the guests to and from the
affair, and all the coaches arriving
were filled to overlooking, everybody
from all parts of Central Maui with
their children being there.
About noon the announcement was
made that lunch was ready and in in
stallments the guests and players re-
paired to the large club house where
under the direction of George May
field a most bountiful repast had been
prepared. Tables filled not only the
large dining room, but the large social
| hall and the front Verandah as well
and a host of walters were in attend
ance to see that every one got all thai
he or she could desire.
| Getting up lunch for such crowd
was an immense task in itself and the
result reflected great credit upon Mr.
Mayfeld and those in charge of the
same, for besides being elaborate and
bountiful the food was most tempting
and the crowd did ample justice to it
The play wento right on throughout al
the day no stop being made for lunch
and in this way the program was car
ried out to completion and the final Sc
played before dark Nearly everyone
of the sets were interesting and man!
of them were very close and exciting
and some excellent tennis was put up
holding the interest of the large GROVE
throughout the entire day. A grea
improvement was noticed in the play
ing of the participants over what wa
done in the last years tournament a
Sunnyside, and especially was this no
ticeable amongst the ladies, a humble
of them putting up hard, fast games
The officials of the day We're as follows
Referee, w. O. Aiken; umpires, T. M
Church and w. McGerrow; linesmer
Ben williams, f. VascOncellos, w, I
Lowell and S. e. Taylor.
Owing to the trains being a little lat
play was not called until 9:45 a m. blu
from that time on both courts were oc
cupied all of the time. The play wa
, best two out of three sets, advantag
games and sets, and the results of tn