Nov 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
This season’s Hadden Tomes Tournament in Tuxedo celebrated the recent passing of the Volstead Act. All of the swells were spiffed up for the fete– and let me tell you it was the cat’s pajamas. A full field of hoofers got started early Friday and played into the wee hours (last scheduled match was at 12:45am), and would have Saturday, too, but for the whoopee kicking up in John Russell Pope’s ritzy new clubhouse. The Anti-Saloon League shut the place down but the party found its way to Bugsy Devereux’s speakeasy, where there was hooch and gambling and music to… Read the Full Story >
Feb 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
The 107th playing of the Gold Racquets Championship at The Tuxedo Club was a smashing success, very well attended by world renowned players in both sports and a robust social set crowding the dedans. The tennis draw had 23 contestants, featuring top players Devereux, West, Morosack, Winthrop, Barker, Coyne, Pell, Aldrich, Allen, Sonne and others. Winthrop battled Devereux point for point, game for game splitting the first two sets before the veteran Devereux pulled away in the 3rd. West had all his talents on display in his victory over a rapidly improving Morosack. The Monday crowd was treated to a battle of titans in Devereux and West. Devereux came out strong winning the first two sets 3… Read the Full Story >
Feb 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
The 2009 Etchebaster Cup was hosted by The Tuxedo Club January 23-25. The draw of 19 included representatives from Boston T&R (Ken Forton, Bill Conners, and Warren Knapp), Philadelphia (Gary Swantner, Zach Sacks, and Jon Crowell), Washington (Ivan Blas), Aiken (Bill Blalock), and Tuxedo (Bob Buettner, Doug Ewing, Walter Deane, Rob Silvay, Richard Gilder, Joe Ehrlich, John Whitney, Jason Magna, Jacques Bromberg, Greg Gross, and Dan Laukitis). Friday crowds witnessed a number of quality preliminary matches and were treated to a lovely Friday evening at Joya and Bob Buettner’s home.. Even those knocked out of the draw stayed on hand Saturday and Sunday to enjoy Tuxedo’s… Read the Full Story >
