Eastern Championships Doubles Silver Trophy, Newport 1898, a fine trophy in the form of a small octagonal tray (diameter 17.5 cm.) with a border desig

Eastern Championships Doubles Silver Trophy, Newport 1898, a fine trophy in the form of a small octagonal tray (diameter 17.5 cm.) with a border design of pierced foliage and Fleur de Lys, the centre is engraved, ''Eastern Championship Consolation Prize Doubles - United States Lawn Tennis Association, Newport 1898, P. E. Presbrey and Kenneth Horton'', the reverse is stamped 'Sterling'; included in this lot is a photo of Presbrey posing with the players during a visit of the Doherty brothers to Boston in 1902 Provenance: Palmer Presbrey was a well known American tennis player being a contemporary of Joseph Sill Clark at Harvard. He was later Secretary of Longwood Cricket Club and Secretary of the United States Lawn Tennis Association. He was a member of the party which played host to the first British team which travelled to America to challenge for the Davis Cup in 1900. In 1888 he took part in the longest U.S. men's single tournament match when he defeated T. S. Tailer, 19-21, 8-6, 6-1, 6-4, an 80-game 1st. round contest. Kenneth Horton was a successful player in the American National Championships over the years and also played on the French Riviera.