The Tennis Tournament at New Haven.

The annual tournament of the Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis association was begun yesterday afternoon on the grounds of the New Haven Lawn club. The most interesting play was between Tallant of Harvard and Hovey of Brown. Hovey took the first set easily. Tallant braced in the second set and by good steady playing, the score alternated to 6-all, Hovey winning the match. Kingsley of Harvard and Wright of Trinity also played an interesting match, Kingsley winning. The scores are as follows:

Preliminary round (singles)-Fields of Cornell vs. Turner of Williams, 8-6, 6-1. Kingsley of Harvard vs. Carter of Williams, 7-5, 5-3.

First round (singles)-Hovey of Brown vs. Tallant of Harvard, 6-3, 8-6. Campbell of Columbia vs. Alexander of Princeton, default. Deane of Amherst vs. Mallory of Trinity, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. Huntington of Yale vs. Fields of Cornell, 6-1, 6-3. Post of Columbia vs. Esty of Amserst, 6-1, 6-2. Weeden of Brown vs. Sands of Cornell, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. Hurd of Yale vs. Johnson of Princeton, 6-4, 6-3. Kingsley of Harvard vs. Wright of Trinity, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.