Buxton 1885


General 1885-08-24 - 1885-08-29
Amateur
Grass
6
Buxton
England

Source Pastime, The Field


Info Draw: 38

From "The Field Lawn Tennis Calendar" (1886): "The great succes of the tournament at Buxton last year of course made it almost imperative on the directors of the Buxton Improvements Company to again hold one this season, and August 24 was the date fixed upon. The committee was again a most representative one, no less than fourteen clubs helping to form the management. Of course, after the able way in which Mr A.J. Harrison had carried on the tournament last season, the directors were only too pleased to again obtain his services in a like capacity.

"The Duke of Devonshire added a challenge cup, value 25 guineas, to the men's open singles, and for the event thirty-eight entries had been received. [...] The ladies's singles, with a 25 guinea challenge cup given by the Duke of Devonshire, closed with thirty-seven entries, and, with the exception of Miss Maud Watson and Miss Lottie Dod, all the best ladies were entered... [...]

"The attendance every day at the gardens was very large, the stand [with room for some six hundred spectators] being extremely well patronised, and must have well repaid the directors for erecting it. The five grass courts had been well looked after by the head gardener, Mr Hogg, and his assistant Mr West, and they certainly deserve great praise for their unwearying attention to its well being. At the conclusion of the tournament Mrs Drewry presented the prizes to the winners after Lieutenant-Colonel Balguy had made a short address. Mr Ayres's championship posts, nets and balls, and Mr Brookes's stop-nets were used, and all gave satisfaction.


Report Mens doubles final (Draw: 19): W. Renshaw/ Dwight def. Grey/Watson 6-4 6-4

Mixed doubles CR (Draw: 19): Margaret Bracewell/William Renshaw d. Edith Davies/James Dwight (US) 6-2 6-0



Media


Winner Eyre Chatterton


Players
Lewin Venn Alexander
W. Ball
Frederick T. Bradbury
George Reston Brewerton
C. Bright
Henry James Bulteel
Eyre Chatterton
Theodore Coventry
Walter Reid Craig
Sir James Blackhouse Dale
G.R. Darsie
R. Deane
John Redfern Deykin
Thomas Makin Draper
A. Dunn jr.
James Dwight
Noel Maitland Farrer
Alleyne Fitzherbert
Thomas Robinson Grey
Henry (Harry) Grove
B. Hawes
A.N. Hill
J.G. Hill
B.E. Holmes
H.H. Lawless
Charles Hobson Marriott
G.P. Mason
H.W. Nicholson
Elliott L. Oliver
William Edwin Pease
Robert Olivers Rawlins
William C. Taylor
Robert Charles Thompson
Arthur Thomas Toller
Erskine Gerald Watson
Frederick Anthony Watts
Spencer White
J.L. Yates


Rounds
Round 1
J.G. Hill*
Arthur Thomas Toller
6-0 6-4
Elliott L. Oliver*
Frederick T. Bradbury
6-5 6-4
Walter Reid Craig*
William Edwin Pease
6-4 6-4
Henry (Harry) Grove*
John Redfern Deykin
5-6 6-4 6-4
A. Dunn jr.*
H.H. Lawless
6-3 6-4
G.P. Mason*
Robert Olivers Rawlins
6-3 6-2

Round 2
James Dwight*
R. Deane
6-0 6-2
George Reston Brewerton*
Spencer White
w.o.
Thomas Makin Draper*
B. Hawes
6-2 6-2
H.W. Nicholson*
G.R. Darsie
5-6 6-4 6-3
Lewin Venn Alexander*
Frederick Anthony Watts
6-3 4-6 6-2
Robert Charles Thompson*
Alleyne Fitzherbert
6-4 3-6 6-2
J.G. Hill*
J.L. Yates
w.o.
Walter Reid Craig*
Elliott L. Oliver
6-2 5-6 6-1
Henry (Harry) Grove*
A. Dunn jr.
6-2 6-2
Theodore Coventry*
G.P. Mason
0-6 6-0 6-3
Erskine Gerald Watson*
Sir James Blackhouse Dale
6-4 6-2
Eyre Chatterton*
A.N. Hill
6-2 6-1
Thomas Robinson Grey*
W. Ball
w.o.
Noel Maitland Farrer*
C. Bright
6-2 6-0
Charles Hobson Marriott*
Henry James Bulteel
6-0 6-0
William C. Taylor*
B.E. Holmes
6-1 6-1

Round 3
James Dwight*
George Reston Brewerton
6-5 6-1
Thomas Makin Draper*
H.W. Nicholson
6-1 6-1
Robert Charles Thompson*
Lewin Venn Alexander
6-3 6-3
Walter Reid Craig*
J.G. Hill
6-2 5-6 6-2
Henry (Harry) Grove*
Theodore Coventry
6-4 6-3
Eyre Chatterton*
Erskine Gerald Watson
6-2 6-0
Thomas Robinson Grey*
Noel Maitland Farrer
6-3 6-4
William C. Taylor*
Charles Hobson Marriott
6-0 6-2

Quarterfinals
James Dwight*
Thomas Makin Draper
6-1 6-4
Walter Reid Craig*
Robert Charles Thompson
1-6 6-3 7-5
Eyre Chatterton*
Henry (Harry) Grove
6-2 6-0
William C. Taylor*
Thomas Robinson Grey
6-5 2-6 6-2

Semifinals
James Dwight*
Walter Reid Craig
6-2 6-3
Eyre Chatterton*
William C. Taylor
6-1 6-0

Final
Eyre Chatterton*
James Dwight
6-2 6-1 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Henry (Harry) Grove*
John Redfern Deykin
A. Dunn jr.*
H.H. Lawless
G.P. Mason*
Robert Olivers Rawlins
Walter Reid Craig*
William Edwin Pease
Elliott L. Oliver*
Frederick T. Bradbury
J.G. Hill*
Arthur Thomas Toller
Round 2
Eyre Chatterton*
A.N. Hill
Erskine Gerald Watson*
Sir James Blackhouse Dale
Henry (Harry) Grove*
A. Dunn jr.
Theodore Coventry*
G.P. Mason
William C. Taylor*
B.E. Holmes
Charles Hobson Marriott*
Henry James Bulteel
Thomas Robinson Grey*
W. Ball
Noel Maitland Farrer*
C. Bright
James Dwight*
R. Deane
George Reston Brewerton*
Spencer White
Thomas Makin Draper*
B. Hawes
H.W. Nicholson*
G.R. Darsie
Walter Reid Craig*
Elliott L. Oliver
J.G. Hill*
J.L. Yates
Robert Charles Thompson*
Alleyne Fitzherbert
Lewin Venn Alexander*
Frederick Anthony Watts
Round 3
Eyre Chatterton*
Erskine Gerald Watson
Henry (Harry) Grove*
Theodore Coventry
William C. Taylor*
Charles Hobson Marriott
Thomas Robinson Grey*
Noel Maitland Farrer
James Dwight*
George Reston Brewerton
Thomas Makin Draper*
H.W. Nicholson
Walter Reid Craig*
J.G. Hill
Robert Charles Thompson*
Lewin Venn Alexander
Quarterfinals
Eyre Chatterton*
Henry (Harry) Grove
William C. Taylor*
Thomas Robinson Grey
James Dwight*
Thomas Makin Draper
Walter Reid Craig*
Robert Charles Thompson
Semifinals
Eyre Chatterton*
William C. Taylor
James Dwight*
Walter Reid Craig
Final
Eyre Chatterton*
James Dwight