... were always busy at the A tennis in the open air. In fact lawn tennis, in anc Ofone shape or other, is probably much older auc )y than court tennis. It is the ancient rural formru e or of the game, the wild steak, of which tennis by ldproper is the cultivated ...

... TENNIS. AmBrnT)rESSL:Rixs V. ABERDnat.-The Aberdeenslire j, Tennis Clulb played their first rFatolt for the season on their ground at HIo1burn on Saturdsy afternoon, the weather beian allthat could be desired-. The conditions of tie lmatch were four a ...

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... TENNIS. THE CHAMPIONSHIP STAYS. AMERICA. EASILY BEATEN. Despite the onesidedness of Monday s play in the great international tennis match at Brighton there were many who thought Pettitt still possessed an outside chance of recovering his position, for ...

... 6 to 2. Fourth Round. - 51, ITuglis heat F. iaunter-6 to 2, 6 lo 2. _ li. Bi. Lowry, a bye. FPiual ouond on Saturday. LAWN TENNIS. VAOS'V. DUiF'FlRI. This mattoh was played on Thursday, at Bf1lly. hlnime, aud roeultimd in tL draw, eaoit side scoring G ...

... at the present time holds the championship of both racquets and tennis. It was while Latham was beating George Stauding at racquets in America last autumn that the present match at tennis was mooted, Pettitt emerging from his retirement and arranging to ...

... TENNIS. ARMX'GH LAWN TENNi'S TOUiNA2IENT. Yesterday thiS tou-nanent TV&w continued ill the club gvouuud azt tmagib in the presence of a large and fashiounable asseulbla!,e, mrnongst whore were resresseltrtives of moost oi the county faral. liee. Appended ...

... TENNIS. I _ _- 4 _ _ -- . ,--TriassmOP OF THER WORLD.' ?EI-rIT v- SAUNDEIlS FOR £-1,000. yeswereiy thete player., representing respec- i t Amerc2 and England, enteted on the rereadl osr of tirer contest .for the tennis clam- I or the wvorld at Sir E. ...

... TENNIS. auOIDNSHI P OFm Mw) MVT r. SAlWfDEBS FOBR X1,000. VIMRY OF THE AMERICAN. 'thotenisacka lai hipis over, and thee Tic- e goes co America. The first day's nlay did 0 Poiet to this5e'ult, sa Sannders on Monday ?? bald a led of tkree sets to one. Trans- ...

... TENNIS. MATCH AT CRUDl2 BAY. A match between Peterheaj and Ellen was P. played on the new tennis course at the Cruden lie Bay Hotig yesterday. The weather ws beautiful, t and a most enjoyable game resulted in a win for as Ellon by 9 sets to 8, or 80 games ...

... TENNIS. THE SINGLE-HANDED INTER-UNIVERSITY MA'ICIL A most interesting struggle wai witnessed on Friday thc B12th inst. at Lord's, when the represe,-ntatives of the rival 'Varsities met to decide their awinual single-handed ternie match. E. Crawley did ...