New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-11
KEEN PLAY AT TUXEDO
Lorllard Earns Right to Challenge
jan Gould for Title.
rRx Telegraph to The Tribunal

Tuxedo, Feb. 1O-Matches were played at both
court tennis and racquets in the tournament in
progress at the Tuxedo Racquet and Tennis
Club here to-day. The Wrenn brothers. repre-
senting the Racquet and Tennis Club, Of New
York reached the semi-fnal round in the COM
petition for the gold racket at racquets. Payne
Whitney also survived the first round. at the
pense Of his clubmate, NJ S. Barger. The other
winner was George H. Brooke. the only Phila
deIphla entrant who won from Charles f. Sands,
Of New York
In the court tennis matches Pierre Lorillard,
jr of Tuxedo. easily defeated George l. Scott,
of New York. three straight sets, and j. Gordon
Douglas Won from Richmond Talbot after
hard fought match. The final match, to decide
who will challenge Jay Gould, of Lakewood,
between Pierre Lorilard. jr., and ]. Gordon
Douglas. 1t took five sets to decide this match,
each having won two sets. It was a long fought
contest, taking nearly two hours and half to
decide. Lorillard finally took the fifth and de-
Gliding set at 6-3
Whitney and Barger were the first pair to take
the court at racquets, and the match had not
progressed far before It became evident that the
former would win easily. only three hands were
required in the first game. Whitney winning 10
to .
In the second game Whitney took the lead
with count of in the first hand, and there
after always maintained the advantage, winning
u to 6. The third game was almost a repetition
of the second. and when Whitney counted seven
times in the third hand, the score stood II TO
in his favor. He 10 to !. Clarence II.
Mackay. the champion. was referee. and Robert
Moore the marker. The scores follow:
FIRST GAME
Whitney .'............... .................4 4-l5
SECOND GAME
T EhI1aey :::..:::.......SS "a
THIRD GAME
Whitney ................. Observation-Disclosures : 2-15
The first game of the match between George
Wrenn and Bird resulted in the closest contest
Of the day. Bird began we'll with count Of
8 IN the first hand After nine hands had been
played the score stood II all Wrenn then made
three points He won the next two games
without much trouble The scores follow:
FIRST GAME
M Bif9 .....:....S% az
SECOND GAME
W R,rS e-l4
THIRD GAME
M Bird .........5d S o'S
The Charles E Sands and G. c. Brook match
was stubbornly fought In the fourth and de-
Gliding game the score reached II all when the
best OF five was called. Brook winning after
some clever court work. The score follows:
s ss8G: :..:......... 50
SECOND GAME
5 s512s ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: l-ls
THIRD GAME
s 55a3: : :::........a rs
FOURTH GAME
sands SANDS . .............. si S
The semi-fnas viii be played tomorrow
morning, and the final I'm the afternoon The
challenge match between Clarence H. Mackay
and the winner OF the tournament win be
played on February Is
The squash championship which was 10 have
been played on the Tuxedo court. beginning Feb
fuary -, has been postponed. as the amateur
racquet championship is to start that day at
the New York Racquet and Tennis Club The
summary OF to-days play follows:
Racquet championship preliminary round Ge,r.,
:. "rrnn. Racquet ana Tennis club beat % F.rf
Meado" Brook Hunt club. games Go I. o G. CLARK
Tuxedo. by default.
First round-Robert d Wrenn Racquet and Tennis
Cnl, beat W, b. DinsmOre Tuxedo 3 games 10 1.
o. J. NFsnn. beat CLARK 3 games 60 +. PAYNE Whit
LeN Racquet and Tennis Club. beat Harger
Brooke Ihilude!phia Tennis and Racquet cub lslt
to J. ~
Court tennis championship FIRST round f. IorllIo-i
IT, tuxedo, defeated George J. Scott. New York %
Is - 0-S, j. q. Douglas. Tuxedo. defeated Pitch
Final Tound-P. LOrilaTd, jr. defeated j G.; Dong
las 6-3. ca. 3-6. "a Ga