One of the best matches seen in competitive tennis here this season was played on the courts of the [Cercle Sportif Francais on Monday evening, between Mansel-Smith and Leslie and Wade and Collaco, representing the Asiatic Petroleum Ca. and Probst, Hanbury & Ca., respectively. After the very mediocre exhibition pat up at the Majestic Hotel last Wednesday, it was a great pity that a larger public was unable to see this much more interesting wame. As it was, the match attracted a fair crowd of spectators from the people who had been sitting on the club verandah. It is rather interesting to find that the match courts at this clab now fare equal to almost anything ult proves the f the committee in holding, over the opening of the grass courts for as long'as they did, "With fearful treatment. this winter, the French Club should escape for ever the reproach of bad courts which has been the players' bane in the past.
The winners ove their success to the fact that they foreed their way to the net and kept their opponents Jat the base line, where they were compelled to adopt defensive tactics and had recourse to continual lobbing. These lobs were, for the most part, of a very good length, Dat Leslie' put most of them away, leven from three-quarter court, with his top-spin smash and Mansel Smith was seldom passed, owing to his great height.
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