New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-12
FIVE NEW ATHLETIC GROUNDS.
PLANS OF THE STATEN ISLAND CLUB.

PLANS OF THE STATEN ISLAND CLUB.
BASEBALL FIELD, RUNNING TRACK, TENNIS COURTS,
BOWLING. BILLIARDS And HOUSE.
On one of the Staten Island boats yesterday
afternoon a party OF about dozen goodooklnS and
sou,re-shoulIered young men gathered In chat
tang group ON tho upper deck With few exceptions the
name OF each OF them IA known TO all earnest students
OF the literature OF athletics. Most OF them were New
Workers. but Philadelphia and other cities were Also
represented They their way to the newly pur-
chased grounds of the Staten Island Athletic CLUB at
the invitation OF its officers for Themselves the
merits the property, vague whispers OF whch nave
for month travelled around the clrcc OF amateur
athletes The Staten Island Athletic Club has Tor nearly
ten years been one OF the OF the amateur socic
lies Early In is It analgamated with the Nep-
time espcr Rowing clubs ami in 1850 built the large
and picturesque b0athouse welknOwn by sight at least
to ali to tha island since then It's career mas
been steadily prosperous and though IL mas naturally
devoted much attention to It's rowing heia athieuos
have been consistently encouraged and in this direction
the cuu has earned much distinction. Some time ago
finding themselves with full treasury they bought
hue property OF about four acres "ilch htS Oooh "
out for u baseball heli and cinder-traok: 49,
More Recently Still they determined on more aul'
bilious step. Immediately ADJOINING the he"ty puHi
chased property was ue old county nouso VII 49,
laid ont ground surrounding ~ ana sh"lcu ~ SUM ne
Od trees Through the beralty or one OF me nenpeIs
the club was put into pVsloH 20 .nd me bur
chase has now actually been m~de. Inc mousse Is
/ "A containing not only spaciouS IofOtSo"
rooms but no less than fourteen bed rooms Inc
grounds comprise five and half acres. ana incluuo
riparian rights or 200 feet on the Sill won hn IL
il int ndod to Increase quite largely the CLUB mener
ship and TO combine the attractions Oh ma
country club and athletic cub. Inc
grounds will laid out In tennis courts. oOwIlnS
alleys and large biiliardroom WIZ De srecIe' III
few weeks grand stand Will DO built ana Tue FACING
track of one-ffth nf mile lad ont In the cuD-hOu-c
nm excellent restaurant probably under the MANAGE
meut OF nopcrtrt well known IN down town crcIes'
viii he started members who intend TO I've at the
cub-hou. during summer will have all their meals
served to them This week the boat-house,
which occupies site some ustahc5
below the new clubhouse, VIII DO inoVei
to new quarters directly rOnt or the mousse Roou
harborac for yachts Is obtanabe of the cuD grounds
aud yachting aud boating will probably DE strong
feature of the club. .a,,od
The visitors who went down yesterday were receiver
by John w. Edwards, the president OF the CRUZ VINO
took them through the clubhouse anu e&piahtu ls
many advantages rhe grounds WERE naturally ehouen,
10 poor condition receive visitors. but needed n.e
Imagination picture their favorable points III tuo
heghth of summer. Despite the unpleasant wtathSr,
every one seemed ENJOY the trip and II was eeneray
cnncsed that the OUTLOOK FOR makinz the place an eh-
ceengly summer resort. even 10 nose MnV as
rule care for OF these things. was eAceplloli-
nly favorable Already the list o. members mas more
tnan doubled and before long the limit ol looo VIII Pfo
ably be reached.