New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-23

by syndicates OF members on their own noon
To tho left OF this group Of three hcro Is s"V
another private building Altogether there arc az
commodations for 600 persons.
Closer TO the beach the casino building here
are card rooms billiard tables and the odfsshioned
gamo OF shuttle board Some great games OF Shune
are played thcrr, the club having In the person OF
Richard p. Moore ono OF the recognized champion
players Of the country besides others who are not
FAR behind him In skill The cafe Is also one OF the
important adjuncts Of the casino.
While It Will DO seen there Is plenty Of indoor
amusement provided, them Is no feature oi Inc cluO
III which the members take moro pride than In Its
catlot the Olympic, and It's yacht, the Thomas b.
Astcn. These boats are built for comfort as well Us
speed and Captain John DoRncly, who sails The
cat ~ the members call It, Is lUokcd upon as
worthy successor OF Seth Weeks, who used 10 MI
that position.
The amu,cmcnts already mentioned although tho
ones chiefly In vogue do not by any means exhaust
tho programme which tho club has to oher' But
the thing on which the members pride themselves most
is the spirit OF dcmUcra'y which prevails among henl
Every one wears flannel shirt and looN"htttng
clothes Comfort Is the watchwOrd and thcip Is no
fuss and feathers.
The club has a most Interesting history Away bach
in the fortcs some OF the leading members Of the old
Volunteer Fire Department when II was one OF
good citizens obligations to do nremans duty, were
in the habit Of camping out the present grounds oi
the club As the camping party grw In numbers
from year TO year. and It's members accumulated
larger and larger portion OF this worlds goods they
decided that they would like TO their own camp
iug grounds instead Of paying rnt for them. &C,
curngly Commodore Plat bought the land ana dcrlch
n Ia The club. 1t has been the work Of generation
and has involved the expenditure Ot large amount
Of money and patience Ia bring the clubs quarters 10
their pr,rnt state Of high drveOpmcnL .
The Union League h"ii meeting last Thursday, but
hsvond taxing In six new mcmbor-, little business OF
Importance was transacted. Tho building committee
il now the important flrt In the club. affairs ana u
is busy with The contractors who ar, putting IN Dids
for the construction OF tho new cluh-hOu~n
The Mnntauk is also IN about tho same position re-
rarling It's new Cluh-h u.s. tho Union League
Their building committee Is proceeding In careful ana
Orierly manner ard Ike ihr Union Leagues couml'.
loo ~ has been chosen for It's skill and practical eA-
ner4cncc I'm dealing with works Of coIstrric ton.
Tho Carlton Is pushing ahead with It's new building
and Al The same time IS keeping open the old club
house like Mark Tarl"v. Il Is irving 10 he Jolly
under nd table crrumsiance>" for tic rebuilding %!
tho .d wall Of nc old house hnS forced IL 10 sarih'e
about ono third Of lis NrOnniVdail0nN
Architect bans SAYS that work Is progressing hnrlv
on tie new front half " the Lincoln cllb house ana
hat Is shapriy proportions Will los fully visible IN
Putnam ave carly IN the fail II Interior will b.
nutshell and the rnrc -tucfUr~ ready for occupancy
not later ~ E"crrh"r /
The Riding aui Driving Club was !Hror1oraicd on
Wctur,nAy Land has been secured on he we>rrlN
sd, Of vanderbilt ave.. covering TIC "ui'r block ~
tween ru'lrr.i ard Fla'buSl ave upon which VIII b"
erected club house riuG and stable The cius me M
bc~hIy Is lmtr-i 20 600.