New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14
YAcHgING ANp ATHLETIos.
MGNs OF LIFE ON TRACK AND wATiaH
TRIMMING SAILS AND HARDENING MUSCLES
voR rHE SEASONS SPORT.

TRIMMING SAILS AND HARDENING MUSCLES
voR TIKI. SEASONS SPORT.
Yachts are beginning TO fit around the harbor
others are ready to be launched baseball bats are
swinging; track athletes are tightening their
belts; tennis nets are going up and tho bicycles
are whirlng. The athletic world is revolving, and
the main question Just now Is whether the big
schemes that have constantly figured in print
for the last month Will succeed in catching
on to the flying world this season. or will wait
until fall The Atlantic Yacht Club will consider
its committees schemes at n meeting week from
tomorrow night, and il nothing IS done then to
enlarge the club and increase its scope it is
possible that the question may be laid over all
summer. The special committees that considered
these matters reported at a recent meeting, and
thereby hangsa tale. Some ambitious plans were
entertained notab!y consolidation with the Alcyonc
and Varunn boat clubs and another club. Tho
members of the Atlantic Yacht Club didn't like
the idea Of introducing politics into their club,
and for that reason the Varunas were not wei.
coined as candidates for admiss on into the At
lante Club. Some one has suggested that this
movo was feature - Judge Tighe's ambitious
athletic Organization If it was, it was wrecked.
The Alcyone will be taken n and and other I'M
portant measures will be adopted by which tho
club will be the gamer. One member Of the club
said that he objected to the propositions of the
committees because they were visionary, and If
carried out they ght put the club in debt to the
extent of s25O,O0O There was a danger, too,
he said, that If some organizations were admitted
they might swallow up the Atlantics. The com.
mittees were continued however, and they will
60 ahead slowly this time.
BUYING GOOD BOATS.
Raniarnihn ~ boc hou0 nptv "a foot
water liner which he calls the Guide. r. l..
Arnold has bought the Polly. James Weir is fin
ishing up his Hypatia, and Mr.. Lawton has already
launched his Chispa. lie is sanguine Of her
ability 70 make fast record. Ed" Fisher will
have his boat Arab in the water before long.
Ex-Commodore II. II. Higgins has pur.
chased Boston schooner the Fearless.
that he thinks good deal OF.
The Croscents report progress in their consolida-
ton scheme with the Nereds and are much inter
ested just now in their ball nine. The nine ought
TO make n good record in their matches with tho
Staten Island Cricket and Orange Athletic Clubs.
Some crack" college players will be in the Ores
cent team, including Waldron, Yale 81 Terry,
Yale s5 Duncan Edwards, Princeton; Paul,
Vincent and Marsh, OF Columbia. The compost
ton Of the nine is talked OF as follows: Steele,
pitcher; krause, catcher; W. ii; lialstead, hrst
base Hnd manager; Terry, second base Stced or
II;.stead, third base; Walton shOrt-Stop: Paul,
Vincent, Marsh, Parker, Ford and Edwards, out
field. The first game Will nc played on May IL
This year, aS already said here, the Canoe CLUB
will offer special inducements 20 develop Its new
material by Offering prizes to the juniors In all
important races. Percy Hogan, formerly OF the
Ianthe Canoe Club Of Newark, now a Brooklyn
man, is having a canoe built by EyerSon, which
will be among the leaders OF the ieet. Though
the club now holds the highest houors in racing,
the members are all good cruisers and enjoy
week or two in roughing it, Dr. X, n. Denison,
H. c. Ward, John johnson, G. y. MISTER and
II. II. Smith will cruise to the meet OF the amer
lean Canoe Association at the Thousand Islands,
through Lake George, Lake Chdmpaln and up
the ST. Lawrence stopping at WmtehaIl Dr
Dcnison will use his new cruiser aud hopes TO be
able to show the way through the toughest weather
although Mr. johnson thinks his boat Just a. Sood'
CLUB FOR BOYS.
Last night the Union Athletic Climb gave an In
terosting exhibition in its room, Fulton and Pine
apple SIS The club deserves word
Of mention. 4 number Of welLknOwn
men connected with Plymouth Church
established this club for the benefit OF boys living
in that part OF the city. The club IS secular
institution and IL was organized for the purpose
q keeping boys out Of the S ire So anu member
shin OF over 200, and applicants are sun pelng
heard from The clubs headquarters are arge
tings trspeze parallel bars, chest machines spring
boards tug-of-war ropes, Indian clubs, dumbDellS,
etc A regular instructor has been engaged, ana
regular class exercises take place three nights III
The wrck The officers Of the club are Presl-
dent w J. Thompson; vice president, j. higgins
secretary, Frank II. De Weir; treasurer n. ~
Baker; captain, r. A. Brady; corresponding secre-
lary ! J. TARTAR: financial secretary, Thomas
Rea lieutenant John Watt General G. T. Chris
tHuSan. James ID. Lynch, General George w. Win
gate ex-Mayor Seth Low Alfred /. White,
John Renohan and others have contributed prizes,
and Charles F. Wngatc, Walter Crittenden Her
bert Abbott Charles B Shaler aud Mr.. BROOKS CON
stitute n committee that has aided the boys win
counsel aud cooperation.
FIXING ATHLETIC STANDARDS.
The Board OF Governors OF the Brooklyn Ath-
ldtic Association appointed W. II. Coolidge, j I. s.
West and Howard T. Welsh u committee on
standards, and the following have been announced
Runs 100 yards II l-j seconds; 22O yards
% seconds; 44O yards 81 seconds; $50 yards,
90 minutes; onc-milc, minutes; 22O-y3rd
hurdle 30 seconds; i20-yard hurdle, ~ seconds
onc-mile walk $40 minutes; running high Jump
3 feet . inches running broad jump, Is ieet .
inches; pole vault feet, inches; putung 10
pound shot 81 feet; putting 56-pound WeRhI 80
feet . inches; throwing l2-Pound hamllcr' %
feet: throwing 6-pound hammer 40 leeL
The annual election Of the brooklyn bicyCn
Club ON Tuesday night resulted in the unanimous
election Of these officers: President James Fox;
vice president H. II. Koop, secretary; Bert VI
Cole: treasurer, Howard H. Raymond; CaPGllh,
William II Meter: frst-licutenant, H. u. ray
second lieutenant. F. l.. Hcbert; surgeon, Ut;
A. G. Brush: FIRST bngler Percy SelXas; second
buqler Waldo f. Fuller: color-bearer ). r. DOT
lnnd trustees, Waldo F. Fuller, {. NJ Dutcher
and w II. Snedekcr. -, .-.- III ho hold
A special meeting Of the trustees VIII pe n hedu