Grand National Tournament 1879
General 1879-06-30 - 1879-07-31
Amateur
Grass
5
Hendon,The Hyde, Middlesex
England
Source Mark Ryan
Info This tournament began on 30 June. Heavy rain interrupted play from the quarter-finals onwards. The final was eventually played 31 July.
Draw: 34
Media
Winner Edgar Lubbock
Players
W. Adams
Sir George Gough Arbuthnot
W.M. Bird
Rev. Edmond Bennet Brackenbury
Arthur Basil Brooke
Victor Alexander Brooke
Lord Cardross
Charles John Cole
John James Comber
B.T. Cotton
Sir George Gough Arbuthnot
W.M. Bird
Rev. Edmond Bennet Brackenbury
Arthur Basil Brooke
Victor Alexander Brooke
Lord Cardross
Charles John Cole
John James Comber
B.T. Cotton
Lestocq Robert Erskine
Thomas Hoare
A. Hore
F.G. Horne
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
St. George Littledale
Edgar Lubbock
William Cecil Marshall
Seton Montolieu Montgomerie
Alfred John Mulholland
Thomas Hoare
A. Hore
F.G. Horne
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
St. George Littledale
Edgar Lubbock
William Cecil Marshall
Seton Montolieu Montgomerie
Alfred John Mulholland
Henry Lyle Mulholland
Frederick William Oliver
William Worsley Rashleigh
T. Smith
C.Leslie Stephen
H. Winslow
Lyttleton Stewart Forbes Winslow
Otway Edward Woodhouse
Frederick William Oliver
William Worsley Rashleigh
T. Smith
C.Leslie Stephen
H. Winslow
Lyttleton Stewart Forbes Winslow
Otway Edward Woodhouse
Rounds
Round 2
Five players had a bye.
William Cecil Marshall*
A. Hore
A. Hore
?
Henry Lyle Mulholland*
John James Comber
John James Comber
?
Otway Edward Woodhouse*
Victor Alexander Brooke
Victor Alexander Brooke
?
Thomas Hoare*
W.M. Bird
W.M. Bird
?
C.Leslie Stephen*
St. George Littledale
St. George Littledale
?
Charles John Cole*
W. Adams
W. Adams
?
Edgar Lubbock*
Rev. Edmond Bennet Brackenbury
Rev. Edmond Bennet Brackenbury
?
William Worsley Rashleigh*
Sir George Gough Arbuthnot
Sir George Gough Arbuthnot
?
F.G. Horne*
Lyttleton Stewart Forbes Winslow
Lyttleton Stewart Forbes Winslow
?
T. Smith*
H. Winslow
H. Winslow
?
B.T. Cotton*
Seton Montolieu Montgomerie
Seton Montolieu Montgomerie
?
Round 3
Henry Lyle Mulholland*
William Cecil Marshall
William Cecil Marshall
6-2
1-6
6-3
Lestocq Robert Erskine*
Arthur Basil Brooke
Arthur Basil Brooke
6-5
6-0
Herbert Fortescue Lawford*
Frederick William Oliver
Frederick William Oliver
1-0
ret.
Otway Edward Woodhouse*
T. Smith
T. Smith
w.o.
Thomas Hoare*
Lord Cardross
Lord Cardross
w.o.
C.Leslie Stephen*
Charles John Cole
Charles John Cole
6-2
6-2
Edgar Lubbock*
William Worsley Rashleigh
William Worsley Rashleigh
6-0
6-2
Alfred John Mulholland*
F.G. Horne
F.G. Horne
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Lestocq Robert Erskine*
Henry Lyle Mulholland
Henry Lyle Mulholland
w.o.
Edgar Lubbock*
B.T. Cotton
B.T. Cotton
w.o.
Otway Edward Woodhouse*
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
2
sets
to
1
Thomas Hoare*
C.Leslie Stephen
C.Leslie Stephen
2
sets
to
0
Semifinals
Lestocq Robert Erskine*
Otway Edward Woodhouse
Otway Edward Woodhouse
2
sets
to
1
Edgar Lubbock*
Thomas Hoare
Thomas Hoare
2
sets
to
0
Final
Edgar Lubbock*
Lestocq Robert Erskine
Lestocq Robert Erskine
6-1
6-0
8-6
Tournament
Round 2
Edgar Lubbock*
Rev. Edmond Bennet Brackenbury
Rev. Edmond Bennet Brackenbury
F.G. Horne*
Lyttleton Stewart Forbes Winslow
Lyttleton Stewart Forbes Winslow
Thomas Hoare*
W.M. Bird
W.M. Bird
C.Leslie Stephen*
St. George Littledale
St. George Littledale
Charles John Cole*
W. Adams
W. Adams
Henry Lyle Mulholland*
John James Comber
John James Comber
William Cecil Marshall*
A. Hore
A. Hore
Otway Edward Woodhouse*
Victor Alexander Brooke
Victor Alexander Brooke
T. Smith*
H. Winslow
H. Winslow
Round 3
Alfred John Mulholland*
F.G. Horne
F.G. Horne
Thomas Hoare*
Lord Cardross
Lord Cardross
C.Leslie Stephen*
Charles John Cole
Charles John Cole
Lestocq Robert Erskine*
Arthur Basil Brooke
Arthur Basil Brooke
Henry Lyle Mulholland*
William Cecil Marshall
William Cecil Marshall
Otway Edward Woodhouse*
T. Smith
T. Smith
Herbert Fortescue Lawford*
Frederick William Oliver
Frederick William Oliver
Quarterfinals
Edgar Lubbock*
B.T. Cotton
B.T. Cotton
Thomas Hoare*
C.Leslie Stephen
C.Leslie Stephen
Lestocq Robert Erskine*
Henry Lyle Mulholland
Henry Lyle Mulholland
Otway Edward Woodhouse*
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
Semifinals
Edgar Lubbock*
Thomas Hoare
Thomas Hoare
Lestocq Robert Erskine*
Otway Edward Woodhouse
Otway Edward Woodhouse
Final
Edgar Lubbock*
Lestocq Robert Erskine
Lestocq Robert Erskine