The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-01
SPORT WITH THE OLYMPICS.
SEEKING SHIRhS Avn BLtEIJyiJ IN
IHE omar SOJ1H mn,


III wv 'iVhu Iiii.Adt VI NliN sun 1Ni U. Fra
Island was recently brohen by the shrill ,ri..
Of a newborn infant Thcr, was u buzz of OK.
element among the little groups Of f,,shionab,y-
dressed ladies who wore sitting ruadinp or rltt.
ting with thor male - 'orts. when they VIZ,
startled by these unexpected notes for no ONO
know OF 30 young "a guest being ia the hou.,.
All looked in The direction whence the VOICE
came. No infant was TO be- seen. Inquire. ~
to the whereabouts Of the mother were fruitlc,..
and after while the ladies' resumed thoiros-
cupatiOns. Still every now and then thy
stopped and listened. for the suppressed sob.
bling Of n newborn bnbo was yet distinctly
heard. 1t seemed now. however. to be far on.
apparently in the direction Of the bay. Some u
the guests. out of curiosity. walked toward tho
landing. Tho Olympic Club yacht tho Thomas
b. Asten. which had made her regular sunday
trip from Bay Shore. was Just then leaving her
moorings. Tho cry at that moment WIS repeat.
ed. sure enough. the babe wis on tile yacht
At least its father was. He was an amateur
ycntriloquist and had been the caus, Of all this
excitement. There wn-.great mcrrmcnt among
the Olympic boys at the success Of the hoax
and the babe once more squailcd Justify as the
Jib was hoisted and the Asten gracefully few
across the waves. pointed in the direction vi tho
club house
There was a jolly party on board. Indeed.
merricr set of fellows than those of the Oiym-
pic il would be hard TO find. At the head OF tho
fun was DR.. Waiter NJ. Fleming. with his mex.
haustiblc stock Of funny stories and not far boz
hind him were that prince Of Jolly follows. An
drew j. Dam. and the twin imps Of mischief
Jack Smith and Johnny" Forman. With
n free wind and the tide I'm her favor the Astcn
reached homo in thiry-fve minutes which
considering the distance IL over six miles. IL
pretty fast sailing, small bo9ts were IN waiting
10 conycytho party the few rods from the yuchttG
the landing place which was reached Just MS the
gong was sounding for dinner. 1t was such a
dinner rs can be got only nj n seaside club. Tho
Olympic situated right on the Great South Bay
has always at hand an abundance and variety II
fish and from its own orchard and kitchen gar
tables
The club. IA you catch glimpse Of it from
the road has an imposing appearance with its
group Of attractive buildings Nesting IN n
bower Of wide spreading shndc trees with It's
well-kcpt grounds its gravclcd walks and ut
its doors the bright blue bay. dotted with un-
mum ered sail and sparkling IN the sun. II
was D,Eun, howeVet IN ycrv ueiih"Stnlc way
Volunteer Fire Department, In 1871 chipped
in bought a tent big chest. kettle. and the
rest II the paraphernalia for camping out. and
went OIL in tho summer to Shrewsbury river
New Jersey, for few weeks' hunting AMI fish
ing These were the original mcmbcrs. Four
Of them remain. including the Commodore
Thomas Il. Aston. To- whose energy judgment
ana generosity the club is greatly Indebted lor
Us prosperity. At the time referred 10, the
Olympic Theatre, then in its prime. was IA Ia:
vortc resort OF the red-shirted fraternity. and
For several summers the tent on the Shrews-
bury river WINS the only shelter afforded tho
out Of their hunks 10 secure the pegs in tho
ground which the wind had lOoscned. They cut
their own fires. and did their own cooking. In
1850 the fishing having been spoilt by the clos-
ing Of the Inlet. it became necessary TO find a
new camping ground. The present admirable
site at Bay Shore was selected. In those lays
there was no South side Railroad on Long
Island and the members used TO get of tho
train ut Brentford, ON the Long Island Rail-
road and ride In stages five miles To- the club
house They leased part Of the land they own
now at ten dollars a year. and there was some
excitement among them when the landlord.
some years later insisted on raisng the rent to
ulte,n dollars. by this time small One-story
SanEs few Years later tho land and ws :S% osrsa
acres altogether Thomas Is. Asten. John H..
Plat, and Dr, Wilson jsince deadl advanced tho
the club. The land Is now worth about i20.OD0.
An oiier Of $1,000 ior pqrt Of it by one OF the
erect upon u summer hotel. was declined by
With tho IMPROVEMENT OF the fortunes o; the
oli memhirs. nearly nll 9t WHOM are now prs.
porous and we'll known New Workers. aud with
the accession Of new members, many being
has continued 10 advance until lit l. to-day pr1b.
ahly the most attractive sNnside club IN the
country. There are nvr good-sized buildings
besides kitchen. barns. and oulhou-os. y throe.
story house, tho upper floors divided into com.
iortah,c doTnltorir- and the lower nJor form.
M q liz tiully cool stt .ng and reading room
takes lhc pla," otthe I'D fashi5ncl bunk room
This the members facctiou-ly call " thu tone.
mcut house" No charsr is mad" - member.
Tor the use ofthr rooms in H. Three otharluill.
lnss On IN" grounds are divided into private
slr'pins apartmenis. having been cr. datdf
irront times az the pr.vat' Npeu-f - iuaividul
members; some of thn-" rooms are fitted NJ
win mu h luxury and tste notably tn two oi
,qplrl respectively 10y. Mr. john t. Plat aud
MNr. y; u. Gopoy'r. Mr. Plat has, bcsi
iine N'lla adjoining The gu2 grounds. 50 a.
iliS tommodorc Asi"n, who lives there witt hs
family during III" summer. Above the ciut
IlniuE room l. a lnrg. billiard room, with affair
LNery apartment on IN" grounds is ligAtcd WITH
E4S Nhl.h l. mai" IN the premises
AltUr dinner on saturday evening. the time ia
,Usui,liy passed III singing and story telling a
ti!e hlihE ot on the broad hiaZp looking in'C
nlllNrl room, NJ shuNe houri or a.
tiL.ch NY gam. AZ Whist, cu.hr', or Snnnh, Po.
ur IN IN. Eenyfa! cub r, mn. san Pho Poiruis
Mann" .r'',, ,5 Etne OF 9ariS' No. one plays -
t,totn, in,M'Ntr lhDtc, nj never dollar
~ 1, ~ w ,i,l3 u 3I.s' nero Is no rule ~
~ ,s h. lS no,.n uui 'n,r" Is tr3ilti"L
iItn,' ~ ,' ,to nEHln7l III, prague, ~ gum.
~ Violatin,' ~ INV III, ,rTiu'.F WoI ulRh
doubtless il IorrnlY AK ~ ',h ~ ,i,,Hc
rirj, H., - inrToB uuT 20 " cohserNatye
Ipt," n lS lneup't7,, tue rluh meyer goes IN
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