The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-06-24
MlD-RIVERS COUNTRY
CLUB TENNIS COURT
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MS showing tendency of logged de-
termination to work against odds and
physlcaI conditions. Mrs. Jennings won
Doth sets, score 6-3,7-5. The End set was
apparently Mrs Cages but with score
o-o against her Mrs. Jennings pulled it
up to all and won it at rs. Mrs
Gage had been feeling none too fit but
she put up tough fight, but was I'm.
aoie 10 stand the strain and pace set by
the sturdy and steady Mrs. Jennings
The Bird, and final match in ladies single
was between Mrs. Schuyler(nee Racey)
Mrs Harry Jennings; Mrs. SCHUYLER
winning with score e-3, 60. This
first set was by far the most brilliant
tennis and a bitterly fought contest
although the score does not Indicate it,
the ball going back and forth numbers
OF times, with some fierce volleving.
The End set was rather unequal as Mrs.
Jennings went to pieces at the begin
ming This ended the ladies' single and
gave the silver cup to Mrs. Schuyler.
The first match in mems singles be-
tween Hy Gage and Harold Racey was
a close one, score being rs, rs, in Racey's
favor. This retired Gage. 2nd, match
and next between E. S. Harmer and C.
H. Racey score being 6,3, 10 Ord, set
Harmer lost by default, this gave Racey
the match this was grilling contest,
Harmer won the first two games, when
Racey struck his gate and piled up four
straight games, then Harmer got an
other game, Racey getting the next
two making the score g. The next
set was long holly contested one,
Racey serving with the score 5-S and
vantage in, could not seem to get the
necessary point, Harmer finally won
this game and the next, making it all
then 6 all, Z all, when Harmer got the
next two games-set. Every game was
deuce and vantage, this gave each con-
testant one set; it was now late and
game was called on account of darkness,
The next day Harmer could not be pres
ent and lost by default, this retired
Harmer. The 3rd, single was won by
Ralph E. Racey through W. G. Gilmore
defaulting. The next was between H.
Jennings and C. H, Racey, score 0, 6.3,
Jennings favor. This was very tame
affair both players seeming to have lost
their nerve and stride. 81
The fifth match was between Harold
Racey and Ralph E. Racey and was
fiercely contested all through the match
it was finally annexed by R. E., score
4-6, 6 0, 81, Harold winning the first
set by score Ga with some very re-
markable and wonderful drives and
"lafford" strokes. R. then got busy
and won the next set at 60, using some
of his ace serves. The Bird, and decid
ing set was scorcher and would do
credit almost to "the srst ten r. E.
finally got this with score 81 thus re-
firing Harold Racey. The finals be-
tween Jennings and R. E. Racey was
POSTPONED on account of the illness OF
the latter, which by the way, put most
of the Racey contingent hors de com
hat as R. f. had entered in mixed
doubles with his sister, Mrs. Schuyler,
and in mems doubles with his brother,
Harold. thus leaving the family very
much out of 1.-THE match in singles
between Jennings and R. E. Racey was
nlaved on Wednesday June 8 according
TO agreement when young Racey was
sble) i, was won by Racey score OIL
60 thus giving him the mems single
nrize which was beautiful silver cup.
The LIST match in mixed doubles be-
tveen Mr.. and Mrs. Hy Gage and Mrs.
/, H. Racey and W. G. Gilmore re-
suited 6 3, So in favor of the Cages,
both Mrs. Rae y and Gilmore were on
their game as they had shown some re-
markabIe team work in other contests
match in mixed doubles was be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Robert 1. Garri'
,on and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry jennings
score 81, 6 3, favor of Girrlsons' Inc
Jennings in this match were entirely
,ff their game as they are both good
,lavers. Third match between X. T.
Racev and Mrs. Schuyler against Willes
and Morris lost by default to the form
ar 4th, match between Garrisons ana
R F.. Racey and Mrs. Schuyler won by
carrisons through default OF X. T. Racey
lon account of illness) 9Th, match ne
ween the Cages and Garrisons' won
by GarrisOns score SO. 3d. g. This
no. the final in mixed doubles giving