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John Galbraith Horn
John Galbraith Horn (16 April 1860 – 10 September 1925) also known as J.G. Horn or Galbraith Horn was a Scottish tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1881 and 1882. He won the Scottish Championships three times consecutively from 1881 to 1883. He was active from 1881 to 1892 and won 6 career singles titles. Career John Galbraith Horn was born In Edinburgh, Scotland in 1860. He attended Oxford University during the early 1880s, matriculating at University College on 13 October 1879. He played and won his first tournament at the Scottish Championships in 1881. He competed in the men's singles events at the Wimbledon Championships in 1881 where he lost in the first round to Ernest Renshaw. At the 1882 championships he reached the second round before losing to Frank Benson. His main career singles title successes came at the Scottish Championships which he won three times consecutivley (1881–1893), and was a finalist in (1884), He also won the Edin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh University LTC Open
The Edinburgh University LTC Open was a late Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established in 1882. The tournament was played annually at the Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland until 1886. History INn 1882 the Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881), established the Edinburgh University LTC Open.Athletic News The tournament was staged annually for five editions only before it was discontinued. Previous winners of the men's singles title included Scottish national champions John Galbraith Horn and Herbert Bowes-Lyon. Finals Men's singles See also * Tennis in Scotland Tennis in Scotland was introduced from France in the Middle Ages in Scotland, Middle Ages. During the 20th century it was a minor sport, but has obtained some prominence due to the successes of Andy Murray and other Scots. While tennis courts are no ... References {{Reflist Grass court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Male Tennis Players
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19th-century Male Tennis Players
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1925 Deaths
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1860 Births
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Boulogne International Championship
The Boulogne International Championship or Championnat international de Boulogne or simply called the Boulogne International was a combined men's and women's open clay court tennis tournament established in 1887 and was first played at the Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-Mer, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. The tournament became part of ILTC Circuit and was staged until 1938. History In 1885 the Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-Mer was founded by Lady Kate Wood, wife of General Sir Henry Hastings Affleck Wood. In 1887, the lawn tennis club inaugurated a major international tournament. Winners of the tournament was at first dominated by players from the British Isles with the most successful men's players being Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves, Roy Allen and Francis Gordon Lowe. The first non British men's player to win was the German player Robert Kleinschroth in 1908. He was the brother of Heinrich Kleinschroth who also played tennis. The first French men's player to win the Boulogne International Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlington Open
The Darlington Open. also known as the Darlington Association Tournament was a late Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881. It was organised by the Darlington Outdoor's Sports Association and held at the Feethams Cricket Ground Darlington, County Durham, England. The tournament ran annually until 1933. History Darlington Open Tournament was founded in 1881 by the Darlington Outdoor's Sports Association, and held at the Feethams Cricket Ground Darlington, County Durham, England until 1893. The inaugural was held from 1 August to 6 August 1881. The winner of the men's singles was Mr. Mark Fenwick who defeated Mr. Arthur Richard Springett. The women's singles was won by Miss Ethel Surtees who defeated Miss Alice Cheese. A local newspaper report of the event that concluded on early August 1882: The final edition concluded on 12 August 1893 the winner of men's singles was Mr. Harold Mahony and the winner of the women's singles was Miss Charlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford University Champion Tournament
The Oxford University Champion Tournament was a men's grass court closed tennis tournament organised by the Oxford University Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England from 1880 to 1888.Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022). Sourcehttps://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Oxford University TournamentSearch tournament by name. Tennis Archives. Netherlands. History The Oxford University Tournament was a late 19th century tennis event first staged around June 1881 at Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. It was a closed tournament for current or former students of Oxford University. The first recorded winner of the men's singles was Britain's Robert Braddell. The final known edition was in 1888 that was won by England's Harry Stanley Scrivener. Finals Men's Singles (Incomplete roll) * 1881— Robert Braddell def. Thomas Poltimore Dimond, 6–4, 8–6, 6–2. * 1882— Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis def. John Galbraith Horn John Galbraith Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Of Scotland Championships
The West of Scotland Championships and later known as the Lang's West of Scotland Championships for sponsorship reasons was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first established in 1882. The last decade of the championships were held at Newlands Lawn Tennis Club, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland until 1983. History The first West of Scotland Championships were held between 3 and 8 July 1882. That year the organisers staged two events at the meeting, the West of Scotland open meeting and the Western Counties Championship closed meeting. The West of Scotland Championships were won by Englands Walter William Chamberlain, and the Western Counties Championship was won by Scotlands Edward Mortimer Shand. The tournament ran under that name until 1969. In 1970 the tournament was renamed as the West of Scotland Open Tennis Championships. In 1972 the whisky company Hepburn & Ross who make the Red Hackle whisky brand took over sponsorship of the event and it was called th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifeshire Championship
The Fifeshire Championship was men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1884 as the Fifeshire Lawn Tennis Association Tournament. It was first played at Saint Andrews College, Saint Andrews, Scotland The tournament was staged annually until 1914 when it was discontinued due to World War One. History The Fifeshire Lawn Tennis Association Tournament was established in 1884 at St. Andrews, Scotland.Dundee Courier (1885) p.4. It was administered by the Fifeshire Lawn Tennis Association, at this point not officially incorporated until 1922. The tournament was staged annually until 1914 when it was discontinued due to World War One. The tournament was staged at various venues during its run including Cupar, Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy ( ; sco, Kirkcaldy; gd, Cair Chaladain) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south-southwest of Dundee. The town had a recorded population of 49,460 in 2011, ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Renshaw
Ernest James Renshaw (3 January 1861 – 2 September 1899) was a British tennis player who was active in the late 19th century. Together with his twin brother William Renshaw, Ernest won the men's doubles at Wimbledon five times. He also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983. He won the singles title at the Irish Championships on four occasions (1883, 1887, 1888, 1892). Ernest was the older of the brothers by 15 minutes and half an inch taller. The boom in popularity of the game during the 1880s due to the modern tennis style of the Renshaw brothers became known as the 'Renshaw Rush'. Death He died of the effects of carbolic acid Phenol (also called carbolic acid) is an aromaticity, aromatic organic compound with the molecular chemical formula, formula . It is a white crystalline solid that is volatility (chemistry), volatile. The molecule consists of a phenyl group () ..., but evidence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
