The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-25
TENNIS TOURNAMENT AZ WEATOGUE COUNTRY CLUBS
 ATTRACTS MANY PLAYERS
Some Fine Tennis Playing Being Seen At Club Every Day-CarIeton Sterling and Henry Wells
 Play Three Great Sets.
Especial to the Farmer.)

Especial to the Farmer.)
 stratford, Aug. 25-The aI1-comers' tennis tournament which has been in progress at the Weatogue Country club for the past week is now in full swing In the first of the elimination rounds the results were as follows: H. c. Irving won from Roger Briggs by de- [ault; Carleton Sterling won from Frank Smith, 6-3 and 6-4; B. L. Bar low won from J. Bennetto, 52 and 63; Henry Wells won from Ario Walker, 6-1 and 6-3. A. M Com ley won from L. P. Bristol, 6A and -; F. D. Beach won from w. c. Hart, 6-1 and 6-3; R. c. Meeker won from Fred Aufford, 6-1 and GO; W. Conine won from George Hughes, 60 and GO; P. G. Gooden won from Geo. Sutherland by default; H. A. Burnes won from w. c. North, 60 and @; W. B. Boardman won from J. B. Law renee, 6-2 and 6-; Ivan Warehouse won from Howard Hubbe11, 6-2 and S3; Fred Lewis won from Fl. W. Curtis, 6T1- and 6-4; Harold De La cour won from Tom Conine, 7-5 and 6|3; Roy Lane won from Vincent Sex ton, 6-1 and 6-1; w. Winter won from A. Meeker by default. The last games of the second round are to be played by Tuesday of this week. Some of the games in this round have all ready been played off, Carleton Sterl- HE having O0ISdC0Q S. 1rV1nS tO-1, +6, 6-2; Henry Wells defeating E. L. Barlow 6-1, S-6; A. M. Comley de- feating P. D. Beach 6-I, 6I; R. c. Meeker defeating w. Conine 6-2, 6-2; H. A. Burnes defeating P. G. G+oodsell 60, GO. Before tomorrow night W. B. Boardman will have met Ivan Warehouse, Fred Lewis will have met H. De Lacour and Roy Lane will have met w. Winter.
 At the courts yesterday afternoon Sterling and Wells gave what was con sidered the best exhibition of tennis seen at the Weatogue games in the third round. Sterling won two of the three sets the scores being 6-3, @7 and 6-3. The sets were fine ones throughout, both players making smashing drives and wonderful re- turns. It was anybodys game in the last of the three until Sterling, who was nnanifectly tired, as was also his opponent, rallied strongly and took five games in succession, thus winning the decisive set.
 HUDSON BRINGS BACK CANE.
 Patsy Murray caretaker at the Gay nor Misunderstanding company's factory on Stratford avenue, and one of the pleasantly surprised the other day when States Attorney Stiles Judson summoned him into his house and pre- sented to him fine black thorn walking stick, a remembrance of MT. Judson's recent visit to England, Ire land, Scotland and Wales The black thorn stick was obtained by MT. 4ud- son in Moha1, a little town in Ireland and needless to say, Patsy, who is one of Stratford's worthy sons of Erin, was delighted to receive the gift from 'fthe ouId sod"
 REGENT VISITORS.
 Arthur F. Williams of Sunderland, Mass, has been the guest of H. Black man.
 Mrs W. J. B. Tait of Yonkers-on- Hudson, N. Y, has been the recent guest of Mrs. J. T. Chaffee.
 Ray Haviland of Brooklyn has been recent visitor at Selectman Charles We1Ies' home in Putney.
 Miss Maud Chapman of Ridge1eld Park, N. J., has been visiting Miss Grace V. Wagner during the past week.
 Miss Gladys H. Thomas of Woody Crest, was the recent guest of Miss Susan Bennetto of Broad street.
 Miss Maude l.. Hull has been enter taining Mrs. D. Fairchi1d Wheeler of Long Hill.
 Robert T. Veit of New York was guest of H. T. Stagg recently.
 Miss Irene Smyth of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, is visiting Miss Margaret Dosch at her home on Broadbridge avenue for a. couple of weeks.