New South Wales Championships 1885


General 1885-05-04 - 1885-05-07
Amateur
Grass
5
Sydney, Association Cricket Ground, Moore Park
Australia

Source Pastime, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tennisforum


Info 1st edition.
Draw: 20


Report Mens doubles final (Draw: 13): Salmon/Ismay def. Riddell/Coldham 7-5 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-5

Mixed Doubles:
1R: Miss Lee/Clive Smith d Miss Gibson/Gibson
1R: Annie Lamb/Charles Cropper d Miss Scarvell/John Bruce Ismay (GB)
1R: Miss Manning/Louis A. Whyte d Gordon/Gordon
1R: Eliza Fitzgerald/Robert D Fitzgerald d Miss Macdonald/Dusley Webb default
1R: Miss Cox/Walter T. Coldham d Bloxsome/Riddell
1R: Nellie Want/William J.Bush-Salmon (GB) d Mrs Murray/Martin
1R: Ada Rodd/Charles Metcalfe-bye

QF: Lamb/Cropper d Lee/Smith 6-2 6-2
QF: Fitzgerald/Fitzgerald d Manning/Whyte 6-2 6-2
QF: Rodd/Metcalfe d Cox/Coldham 6-3 2-6 6-3
QF: Want/Bush-Salmon -bye

SF: Lamb/Cropper d Fitzgerald/Fitzgerald 6-2 6-5
SF: Want/Salmon d Rodd/Metcalfe 4-6 6-5 6-4

FI: Annie Lamb/Charles Cropper d Nellie Want/William J.Bush-Salmon (GB) 6-1 6-1



Media


Winner William John Bush-Salmon


Players
Arthur Wigram Allen
Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen
C. Bloxome
William John Bush-Salmon
P. Campbell
O. Carnegie
Charles William (Charlie) Cropper
Robert David Fitzgerald
H. Fraser
Francis James (Frank) Highett
Joseph Bruce Ismay
J.R. King
A.C. Moore
Walter John Carre Riddell
Thomas Bately Rolin
Clive L. Smith
T.S. Walker
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb
Louis Australia Whyte

R.W. Martin


Rounds
Round 1
Thomas Bately Rolin*
O. Carnegie
?
Frank Highett*
H. Fraser
?
Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen*
T.S. Walker
?
J.R. King*
P. Campbell
?
A.C. Moore*
Clive L. Smith
?
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb*
R.W. Martin
?
Joseph Bruce Ismay*
Louis Australia Whyte
?
Robert David Fitzgerald*
Charles William (Charlie) Cropper
?
Walter John Carre Riddell*
Arthur Wigram Allen
?
William John Bush-Salmon*
C. Bloxome
w.o.

Round 2
Thomas Bately Rolin*
Frank Highett
?
Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen*
J.R. King
?
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb*
A.C. Moore
?
Walter John Carre Riddell*
Joseph Bruce Ismay
?
William John Bush-Salmon*
Robert David Fitzgerald
?

Quarterfinals
Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen*
Thomas Bately Rolin
6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4
Walter John Carre Riddell*
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb
6-2 5-6 6-4 6-0
William John Bush-Salmon*
bye

Semifinals
William John Bush-Salmon*
Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen
8-6 3-6 6-0 6-0
Walter John Carre Riddell*
bye

Final
William John Bush-Salmon*
Walter John Carre Riddell
1-6 6-8 6-3 6-2 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
William John Bush-Salmon*
C. Bloxome
Robert David Fitzgerald*
Charles William (Charlie) Cropper
Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen*
T.S. Walker
J.R. King*
P. Campbell
Thomas Bately Rolin*
O. Carnegie
Frank Highett*
H. Fraser
Walter John Carre Riddell*
Arthur Wigram Allen
Joseph Bruce Ismay*
Louis Australia Whyte
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb*
R.W. Martin
A.C. Moore*
Clive L. Smith
Round 2
William John Bush-Salmon*
Robert David Fitzgerald
Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen*
J.R. King
Thomas Bately Rolin*
Frank Highett
Walter John Carre Riddell*
Joseph Bruce Ismay
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb*
A.C. Moore
Quarterfinals
William John Bush-Salmon*
Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen*
Thomas Bately Rolin
Walter John Carre Riddell*
Alfred Dudley (Dudley) Webb
Semifinals
William John Bush-Salmon*
Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen
Walter John Carre Riddell*
Final
William John Bush-Salmon*
Walter John Carre Riddell