New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27

of tho nolitical territory of the Manhattan
Tben there is the Reform Club. more partic-
ularly devoted to Free Trade agitation, which
is setting out with long roll OF members
The riding and yachting clubs are growing
dooree. The Gentlemen's Riding Club holds
- biob rank. both in the standing OF
its members and the perfection of its equip
mert. The Seawanhaka Yacht Club now has
;ts house in town, like the New-York Yacht
Club. The New-Yorlz Athletic Club has
handsome and spacious building, supplying
every need its name implies, and Is arranging
n beautiful summer home in the country Inc
Manhattan Athletic Club is installed in flffh-
ave. but is looking for still handsomer quar-
tors Then there are the clubs III the lower part
Of the city, used principally for luncheon pur-
noses by business men-the Downtown CluD,
with a substantial building of its own, the
LAWYERS Downtown Club, with its splendid
rooms in the Equitable Building. and the Nor
chants Club in the dry-goods district. The in
terests Of the stage are to be especially repre-
sented by the new Players Club. The CLUBS
formed by the college secret societies are con-
spicuous among the new organizations. III Is
inevitable that numbers of men who have be-
longed TO the same society but in different col
leges should drift together in New-York. They
form a club, take house, and sometimes find
that there are enough of them to make large
and fourishing association. These clubs are
now numbered by the dozen. 1t is doubtful
Whether all will survive, but number seem
already to be on firm footing. The same
spirit is shown in the formation OF college
clubs The Harvard Club has been in existence
several years, and Yale Club is talked Of The
Hebrews have several strong clubs.
There should be at least mention Of the
prosperity of the older clubs. They were
never SO full, generally speaking as now, and
never so beSieged with applicants for adms-
sion. The Union Club is talking of moving
uptown; the Manhattan has bespoken the
Stewart palace; the Union League has its
palace already, and will doubtless be content
with it for many years to come; the Knicker-
booker is steadily prosperous, and is another
of the contented clubs; the New-York has
taken on fresh life, and got itself handsome
new house.
Besides these there are class OF clubs,
which though they sometimes have
fixed habitations, have little club
life. in the strict sense of the word,
but simply hold meetings for conference and
discussion upon questions of the day. THESE
are mainly either political or religious In their
character though one of the more conspicuous
of them the Nineteenth Century Club, cannot
be classed under either head OF the former
class. the Commonwealth and the City Reform
Clubs are leading examples; of the latter, the
Religious Press Club the Congregational Club,
the Presbyterian Union, the Church Club and
the Clergy Club, both Episcopalian, and the
Baptist Social Union.
This is hasty and imperfect review OF a
wide field. Many names have been omitted
But partial as the showing is, it illus
here which no doubt deserved to be included
trates the opulence, the energy the rich life Of
this great town.