Blackmoor Vale LTC Tournament explained
The Blackmoor Vale LTC Tournament[1] was a late Victorian era men's tennis tournament founded in August 1880.[2] It was first staged at Sherborne, nr Blackmore Vale, North Dorset, England and ran through until 1883 when it was abolished.
History
(Image left is of Sherborne School cricket ground, Sherborne, Dorset taken in 2007, was the location of this tournament)
The Blackmoor Vale LTC Tournament was organised by the Blackmoor Vale Archery and Lawn Tennis Club and first staged in August 1880 on the cricket ground of the Sherborne School (f. 1550) and was held for only three editions before it was abolished.[3] [4]
Notes and References
- News: LAWN TENNIS.— Season 1880: Dates and Prices . London Evening Standard . British Newspaper Archives . 16 March 1880 . London, England. . 1–8.
- Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Edition – Blackmoor Vale LTC 1880 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 12 December 2022.
- News: BLACKMOOR VALE ARCHERY AND LAWN TENNIS CLUB. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The second the annual meetings of this Club was to be held Monday and Tuesday, but as a consequence the incessant rain on the first day, the meeting had to be postponed day, and therefore commenced on Tuesday this week.. Western Gazette . British Newspaper Archives . 2 September 1881 . Yeovil, Somerset, England. . 8.
- News: SHERBORNE. and Lawn Tennis. The flxtures the Blackmoor Vale Lawn Tennis Club are the 7th and 8th, and the third annual meeting is on 23rd and 24th of August. . Dorset County Chronicle . British Newspaper Archives . 25 May 1882 . Dorset, England . 9.
