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A HISTORY OF THE CROMARTY TENNIS CLUB

Researched in Progress: by Eric Krause, Krause House Info-Research Solutions

The Lawn Tennis Tournament in Toronto. Artist: Patterson, Andrew Dickson, 1854-1930. Date: 03 09 1881.
Canadian Illustrated News. Pagination: vol. XXIV, no. 10, 152. Notes: Drawn by A. Dickson Patterson

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BEGINNINGS

1892 

Sydney Lawn Tennis Club

212 An Act to incorporate the Sydney Lawn Tennis Club ..................575

  • 2. The constitution and by-laws of the association are constitution hereby declared to be the constitution and by-laws of the an" by-laws, said corporation, and the corporation may from time to time alter, add to, and repeal the same, and may make, alter, and repeal by-laws to carry into effect the objects of the association ; such constitution and by-laws and all all alterations thereof shall be invalid until approved by the Governor-in-Council. 3.

    • The Statutes of Nova Scotia By Nova Scotia --- 1892, p. 575

  • CHAPTER 212. An Act to incorporate the Sydney Lawn Tennis Club. (Passed the 28th day of April, AD 1833.) Section. Section. 1. Incorporation. i. Corporation may contract, etc. 2. Constitution and by-laws. 5. Certain property, how vested . 3. Constitution and by-laws, when 6. Limited liability. evidence. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows : 1. Murray Dodd, Frederick C. Kimber, Edmund T. .... incorporation. ... MacKeen, John A. Young, David A. Hearn, and the other members and associates of the association hereby incorporated, and all who shall hereafter become members thereof, are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name of the Sydney Lawn Tennis Club, for the promotion of athletics and the physical improvement of its members. 2. Constitution and by-laws. 5. Certain property, how vested From and after the passing of this Act all the property, real and personal or mixed, now belonging to or held in trust for the association hereby incorporated, shall vest in and belong to the said corporation, and the said corporation shall be accountable for all the debts, engagements and liabilities of the Sydney Lawn* Tennis Club. liability. 6

    • The Statutes of Nova Scotia By Nova Scotia --- 1892, pp. xxix, 575-576

 

1900

Sydney Lawn Tennis Club

  • The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1900: Volume 2, Prepared and Published Under the ...  71 Sydney Lawn Tennis Club

1901

Rev. Hugh McLeod (1803-1894) and Donald McDonald

  • Property transfer "Heirs of Hugh McLeod to Donald McDonald, $1" [Sydney Daily Post, May 11, 1901]

Howard S. Ross (1872-post 1926)

  • "A meeting of those interested in Lawn Tennis and in carrying on the old club will be held in Mr. Howard Ross's [Howard S. Ross] office (Ross Block), on Friday evening May 31, at 7:30" [Sydney Daily Post, May 30, 1901]

Sydney Lawn Tennis Club and Howard S. Ross (1872-post 1926)

  • "A meeting of the Sydney Lawn Tennis Club will be held in Mr. Howard Ross' [Howard S. Ross] Office Tuesday evening June 4 at 8' O'clock. All those interested in the promotion of lawn tennis are invited to be present" [Sydney Daily Post, June 4, 1901]

1901 Census

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1901 Census of Canada
Subdistrict: Sydney (Town/Ville), CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA
District Number: 28
Subdistrict Number: z-4
Archives Microfilm: T-6448

JOHN K McLeod (son of Reverend Hugh Richard McLeod and Catharine McLeod - 1881 Census)
 

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25 42   224 McLeod John K M   Head M Feb 21 1863 38
25 43   224 McLeod Mary M F   Wife M Aug 18 1871 29
25 44   224 McLeod Hugh L M   Son S Feb 19 1897 4
25 45   224 McLeod George E. R. M   Son S Jul 10 1899 1
25 46   224 McQuarrie M. W. M   Domestic S Feb   1881 20

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1902

  • The Sydney Lawn Tennis Club has decided to purchase grounds at Sherwood. The grounds will be an acre in extent and near the brook. There will be ample room for five tennis courts, bowling green, hand ball courts and quiet grounds. The property is a part of the Dr. McLeod estate. The price is about $2,500. [Sydney Daily Post, April 9, 1902]

  • Two courts have been completed at the Sydney Tennis Club's beautiful grounds and are occupied every evening by the players. The remaining courts will be completed as soon as the weather permits  [Sydney Daily Post, June 28, 1902] 

  • The formal opening of the Lawn Tennis grounds at Sherwood took place Saturday afternoon and was largely attended. A meeting of the association was held at which a number of names were secured for membership.
    Refreshments were served on the grounds and several informal games of tennis were played. The affair was very successful. These Tennis courts, of which there are four rank easily among the finest and best in the province.  [Sydney Daily Post, July 21, 1902]

  • Sydney Tennis Club ... Annual Tournament Commences To-Day
    The annual tennis tournament of the Sydney Tennis Club will commence to-day. The several matches must be played as speedily as possible, the committee reserving the right to forfeit any matches not played in due time. The preliminary round must be completed in 10 days. All the matches will be for best two sets out of three except the finals which will be the best three out of five.
    The matches and handicaps in the gentlemen's double are as follows: - ... [names in the draw and extensive description of the draw]
    The matches and handicaps in the gentlemen's singles are as follows: - ... [names in the draw and extensive description of the draw]
    The entries in the mixed doubles are not yet completed  [Sydney Daily Post, August 5, 1902 - The players in the doubles draw were: S. [C?] B. Ross, Ouseley, Hugh Ross [    Hugh Ross (1870-1938)], Dr. J. K. McLeod [1863 or 1864-)], Turnbull, McIntyre, Rev. S. J. Woodroofe, Shaw, Kimber, H. S. Ross [Howard S. Ross (1872-post 1926)] , Routledge, Hearns, Burchell, H. Jost, Jainby, Cann, Richardson, Allen Jost, Clarke, Fitzgibbons, Richards, Pardee, Young, McDougall, Robertson, Farquharson, Grey, Cowperwaite; The players in the singles draw were: H. H. McDougall  [Henry Havelock McDougall (-c. 1867)], Dr. Grey, L. Shaw, Ouseley, C. J. Burchell, Farquharson, W. M. Cowperwaite, Hearn, Routledge, Hearn, J. J. Roy, Turnbull, W. Richards, H. H. Jost, J. B. Fitsgibbons, F. C. Clarke, S. J. Woodroofe, G. A. Rowlings, E. C. Pardee, A. A. McIntyre, H. S. Ross [Howard S. Ross (1872-post 1926) ], E. M. Richardson, J. M. McDonald, C. B. Ross [Charles B. Ross (1875 or 1877 or c. 1879-February 28, 1935)], George Robertson, J. A. Yound, F. C. Kimber, A. D. Jost]

  • The next [Third] Annual Tournament [Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association  - 1903] will be held in August, 1903, on the grounds of the Sydney Tennis Club, Sydney ... [Wright & Ditson officially adopted lawn tennis guide‎ , 1903, p. 161]

1903

Sydney Lawn Tennis Club
[Sydney Tennis Association, Ltd.]

APRIL 11

An Act to incorporate the Sydney Tennis Association, Limited (Passed the 11th day of April, A.D., 1903.

[Source: The Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1903 - pp. xiv, 982 to 983 - pdf file kindly provided by Neil Libbey, Sydney, Cape Breton]

  •  "Tennis Game A Tennis match between Sydney and North Sydney will be played on the grounds of the Sydney Tennis Association this afternoon. Match begins at 3 O'Clock" [Sydney Daily Post, July 11, 1903]

1904

Sydney Lawn Tennis Club
[Sydney Tennis Association, Ltd.]

  • "Lawn Tennis  The annual club tournament of the Sydney tennis club commences on Saturday afternoon next when the competition for the Richards cup, (Gentlemen's scratch singles) will be proceeded with as far as possible. There are 22 entries for this and the following is the draw for the preliminary round and first round. Preliminary Round 
    1. M.G. Henniger  plays W. Richards
    2. D. Killikelly   "  R. Smith 
    3. Dr. Cowperthwaite  " C. Smith
    4. L.D. Shaw plays W.A.G. Hoskrie
    5. Hugh Ross " Rupert Parker [    Hugh Ross (1870-1938)]
    6. C.R. Lorway " A. W. Routledgey
    Ist Round
    7. C.J. Burchall plays F.C. Kimber
    8. E.W. Ingraham " E.L. McDonald
    9. C.B. Ross " Winner of 1 [    Charles B. Ross (1875 or 1877 or c. 1879-February 28, 1935)
    10. Winner of 2 "" "" "" 3
    11. "" "" "" 4 "" "" 5
    12. "" "" "" 6 "" "" W.A. Fitch
     13. H.S. Ross " H. H. McDougall [Howard S. Ross (1872-post 1926)] [    Henry Havelock McDougall (-c. 1867)]
    14. H.H. Jost " Alex Dick [Alexander Dick (Coal sales agent for the Dominion Coal Company) ?]
    Later on there will be ladie's singles (for a prize donated by Mr. Alex Dick). Ladies' doubles, mixed doubles, gentlemen's singles and doubles; the last four competitions" being handicaps [Sydney Daily Post, July 27, 1904]

Sydney Lawn Tennis Club
[Sydney Tennis Association, Ltd.]

  • "Tennis Tournament Following is the result of the tennis tournament on Saturday afternoon for the Richard Cup. the semi-finals and finals will be played out next Saturday afternoon ... " Note: Player results are noted here as well [Sydney Daily Post, August 2, 1904]

  • "The finals in the first tournament at the Sydney Lawn Tennis Club grounds at Sherwood will be played on Saturday afternoon next. R. Lorway plays Harry Jost and C.B. Ross [Charles B. Ross (1875 or 1877 or c. 1879-February 28, 1935)] plays Ed Ingraham" [Sydney Daily Post, August 2, 1904]

1905

Sydney Lawn Tennis Club
[Sydney Tennis Association, Ltd.]

  • "Tennis Tournament  A tournament will commence during the coming week on the grounds of the Sydney Tennis Club. Entries must mailed or phoned to to [sic] the secretary Mr. A. M. Crofton not later than Monday evening 24th instant. A fee of 50 cents for each entry will be charged. The following events will be included in the tournament: Ladies' singles, ladies doubles, Mixed doubles, gentlemen's singles, gentlemen's doubles. With the exception of the ladies singles and doubles the various events will be handicaps. The Richard's cup for championship club singles (at present held by Mr. H. H. Jost) will be competed for at the close of the tournament." [Sydney Daily Post, July 21, 1905]

1907-1908

[McAlpine's Nova Scotia Directory 1907-08 (Halifax: McAlpine Publishing Company, 1908), p. 1278] - http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/directory/ ]

  • Sydney Lawn Tennis Tennis Grounds, Cromarty [McAlpine's Nova Scotia Directory, 1907-08, Cape Breton County - City of Sydney, p. 1278]

  • CROMARTY com. 834 
       George, runs south to Sul-
       livan's Brook 
       ... Tain street commences 
       ... 
    South Bentinck street inters. 
        ... 
       WEST SIDE ... side of building 
       McLeod J. A. 
       Henry Charles
       Sydney lawn tennis grads
    S Bentinck street intersects 
        ...

 [McAlpine's Nova Scotia Directory, 1907-08, Cape Breton County - City of Sydney, p. 1290]

1911

Canada Census

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District 40, CAPE BRETON SOUTH, ENUMERATION DISTRICT NUMBER 35 SYDNEY, PAGE 21

WARD THREE

JOHN K McLeod

25   195 McLeod Dr. John K   M Head M Feb 1864 47    
26   195 McLeod Mary   F Wife M Aug 1871 39    
27   195 McLeod Hugh S   M Son S Feb 1897 14    
28   195 McLeod George A   M Son S Jul 1899 11    
29   195 LeBlanc Louise   F Domestic S May 1891 20    
30   195 Henery Charles   M Domestic W Jun 1855 55    
31   195 Andrews Elen   F Domestic W Jun 1840 70    

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CROMARTY TENNIS CLUB CROMARTY STREET NEIGHBOURS

8   140 Munro Albert   M Head M Jun 1876 34  
9   140 Munro Louise   F Wife M Jun 1879 31  
10   140 McNeil Kate   F Servant S Dec 1889 21  
11   140 Tailor Harry   M Boarder S Oct 1880 30  

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33   144 McLeod Guss   M Head M Apr 1880 31  
34   144 McLeod Bertie   F Wife M May 1882 29  
35   144 McLeod Tomey   M Son S May 1907 4  
36   144 McLeod Graham   M Son S Aug 1909 2  
37   144 Langlois Louise   F Domestic S Oct 1891 19  

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38   145 Thompson Ross   M Head M Jan 1866 45  
39   145 Thompson Agnes   F Wife M Oct 1873 37  
40   145 Thompson Dorothy   F Daughter S Jan 1893 18  
41   145 Thompson Grace   F Daughter S Sep 1894 16  
42   145 Thompson Ross   M Son S May 1897 14  
43   145 Thompson Norah   F Daughter S Jul 1898 12  
44   145 Thompson Allan   M Son S Aug 1900 10  
45   145 Thompson Frances   F Daughter S Apr 1904 7  
46   145 Thompson Helen   F Daughter S Feb 1907 4  
47   145 Thompson Ivan   M Son S Nov 1908 2  
48   145 Cameron Annie   F Domestic S Apr 1889 22  
49   145 Cameron Christie   F Domestic S Dec 1891 19  
50   145 Cameron Mary   F Boarder S Dec 1894 16  

Line 38: born Ireland : to Canada 1901 (note added by: Anna Wilkie)
Line 39: born Ontario. Six oldest children born there too. (note added by: Anna Wilkie)

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1     Jubein Cliford   M Son S Jun 1908 2  
2     Iveiley? Miriam   F Domestic S May 1886 25  
3   429 Keenan William P   M Head M Jul 1881 29  
4   429 Keenan Edeth   F Wife M Jun 1882 28  
5   429 Keenan Eileen   F Daughter S Mar 1902 8  

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1912

Sydney Lawn Tennis Club

Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association

  • .. Next year the [Twelfth Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association - 1912] tournament will be held at Sydney ...  [Wright & Ditson officially adopted lawn tennis guide‎, 1912, p. 211 -]

1964

Sydney Lawn Tennis Club
[Sydney Tennis Association, Ltd.]

  • DUCHEMIN, ROY DESBARRES: Publisher and Pres., Post Publishing Co., Ltd., Dorchester Street, Sydney, N.S. Est 1900. Background experience in journalism ... Former memberships: Pres., Sydney Tennis Club, and Sydney Kinsmen Club. Educated at Sydney, NS Attended Dalhousie University, Halifax, and King's College. Graduated with B.A., LL.B., degrees. Made Queen's Counsel. Interested in golf, swimming and photography. Born June 22, 1904. Married Aug. 3, 1927. He, his wife Cora Beatrice and two children Richard and ... [The National Publishing Directory (Prestige Books of Canada, 1964), p. 114] - See also: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=71744&highlight=5&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Roy+%3F+Duchemin

1969

Cromarty Kinsmen Tennis Club
[Sydney Lawn Tennis Club - Sydney Tennis Association]

  • "Tennis Nets Dividends ... Al Smith, president of Sydney's Cromarty Kinsmen Tennis Club ...." [Chronicle-Herald, June 28, 1969]

1980

Cromarty Tennis Club
[Cromarty Kinsmen Tennis Club - Sydney Lawn Tennis Club - Sydney Tennis Association]

  • The Cromarty Tennis Club was incorporated on May 22, 1980 [Nova Scotia, Registry of Joint Stock Companies - Registry ID: 1258600]

1989

Cromarty Tennis Club
[Cromarty Kinsmen Tennis Club - Sydney Lawn Tennis Club - Sydney Tennis Association]

  •  S. Gordon Naish, a Fifty-Year Club member of CIM, died recently in his eight-ninth year ... He was an active member of the Cromarty Tennis Club as well as a 50-year member of the Sydney Rotary Club which awarded him a Paul Harris Fellowship ...  (CIM Bulletin, Volume 82, 1989, p. 33)

 

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