New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-04
A FRUITLESS MEETING.
ATHLETES TALK, BUT DECIDE NOTHING.
VOTE TO CESsURE THE ATHLETIC CLUB WIS
KEY-MR. WOODS REPORT

A VOTE TO CENsURE THE ATHLETIC CLUB Wills
KEY-MR. WOODS REPORT.
A meeting of the New-York Athletic Club
held evening in accordance with the written re-
quest OF fifty good and true members of that Hour
ishng organization These signers OF the call were anx-
ious about the app OF certain report,
the club last year ordered the treasurer. William
Wood to make up nave printed and distributed among
the members They also inqu!Stve about the ar
rangement under which the club
bar oilliard.room and bowling alleys-werc leased.
Some time before the hour Of meeting. $50 o'clock
the halls and reading rooms OF the clubhouse were
nIled with groups of mcmbers discussing club
politics. vice-President de Goicouria called the
meeting to order in the spacious gymnasium. there
800 men in the sem-circle OF chairs That sur
rounded his desk The report OF the treasurer or rather
the explanation of his failure to report read by the
secretary brief it stated that the report had been
made out as directed AID put in type. Some errors
had rendered necessary send back the proof to the
printer The treasurer then called to Albany on
business and his return he was advised by President
Traver. to hold 1t over the evident necessity of
adopting some Tan for increasing the club income ana
the laeness OF the date justified such action The re-
mort ended with defiant suggestion that any gentle
men thought il had been withheld anything was
wrong with the hnsncrs they were requested 10 an
point committee OF investigation, or to overhaul the
After some oulbbling what should be done with
formally voted TO "receive" IT, Having received IT..
somebody moved to lay 1t on the table, aegllg that
having an engagement AT Albany wasn't >Ul ient
cu.e for not obeyng an order of the club BY rising
of 20 to 5S it was laid TO rest upon the aOe many
members not voting.
Then the matter OF the club privileges up. Jen
nngs = Cox. from the house cImmltrc explained that
frOm the formation OF the elub up III May l. l93 Ihe
organization had run the restaurant. bar ana billiard
room -. 800 BY the transaction Then the priv
ileges all gwen to weli-knuwn club caterer Tor
what he coud make out or the the caterer To pay an
the servants In halls, restaurant, DlIlldFd room
eSS eIS payrO agG OGaa from $ooo s to year
Somebody wanted To know II tue House Committee had
given an all control OF the prices and quality OF material
served Mr. Cox said that they had not. ii was stpu-
lated material and service should be a. good ~
that in other st-cass clubs and Satisfactory 10 the
committee. Then "a member in ;he centre arose and
with great sOemnity moved vote "f censhre on tue
whiskey furnished 10 the club When the luugh o'cA
stoned by this motion had died away, the mover re-
marked that II delicate subject, but ne was from
Maryland ami lie iet that he conIdnt shrk the rtSpo
sbity Mr.. Cox interjectcd an eNpauat"r To IN" eI-
feet that the whiskey also from Maryland aud IN
the laughter that followed the motion WAS lost SEht OF
by one OF the ropes OF The horizontal bar,
wan ted to feel puise Of the club IN the mat
thn restaurant scrapug OF feet testified 10 the gen
eral Indifference to this burning issue gentlemen
bowling alley for all the club members or Tor SIX
particular members The Chairman, on behalf OF ne the
made Il mistake here ana were wIllhf 10 ac-
knowledge it. Last winter the private airI
had been little used AT the beginning Oi ms
winter member had offered TO hire II one night week
throughout the season. They accepted the oh'r ana
other me m6rrs ana had possession OF the
alley all through the week. The committee were sorry
on present contracts aud they must run ther course
Next somebody wanted TO know whether tue
contract. Mr. Cox said that the caterer had gwen MN
a transcript from his books, ana ne Wcu'u reIi
asked to do So BY large majority It was decided not
TO have It read In answer to further qncstloh' Mi.
Cox said that the committee woud Dr gad To rene" me
Ing the matter under discussion on the table beside tho
treasUrer's explanation, the meeting adjourned.