The sun., 1889-12-08
IADrHY DAT AT TIE TAG
Eight Hours or Enioyment at the Hand
some Club House.

Eight Hours or Enioyment at the Hand
some Club House.
Yesterday was the fourteenth ladies' day
OF the New York Athletic Club, and the hand
some club house Of the latter was open Tor In
spectIon between the hours OF ~ noon and Z.
Nj. During that period over 1900 OF the fair
sex visited the structure. and many OF them
assembled In the gymnasium on the top noor
to witness the Rymnastio exhibition OF the club
members. The building was Handsomely dec
Grated with flags, emblems, pennants, ana
prizes which the club has won on field. track,
and water, and flowers were quite literally
mixed with other adornments. The Hunga-
rian band rendered pleasing airs. The musi-
clans we're stationed In the lower hall until the
Rymnastic exhibition began. when they ad-
journed to the gallery OF the gymnasium. AIS
o'clock the gymnasium was literally packed
with Indies and their escorts. Camp chairs
covered the floor leaving space about W rect
by IS feet within which the different perform
AMONG the spectators were; Mr., and Al. Mrs
win. Mrs. Charles =. Bray. Mrs, 9. N Taiptor.
Miss &s An6.sw Miss
Charles ii. Pond, Miss Redmond, Mrs. 4, II.
Cady, Mrs. Hobrook. Miss II, 3. NuRent, Miss
SS s B Mrs Mrs SsSSS sSSo Mf .uSc g. oanaS a
sE MSs Nss E'S.iS 4$yleP
Mrs Mrs Hugh Il. Baker. Mise. Roberts. .Mr. ana
Mrs. Waller g. schuyler, Mr. Roland !. Hin
a bnyy s%by Nj suyah fnnss ssd s. G%y GSf ann Mr. H%E
HSiSs S{H Annie M"ftin. Mss ,EliiStt;o ISs \: 4.
Mr. Theodore Guerra, Mr.. Leicester Holme,
Pr. 7. Gpitelas, MIR. Thomas Is. Clarke, MIR.
The ,hrst event, was the double rings, per
formed on by +. NJ, Hartshorne. ,Robort Stoll;
4. NJ Herring j, q. Clark, H: X. Epos, and
at III this S; evcnt, Ian and ouiclassed the others
There wero pnny difficult and interesting
Gecr ami il 4. Center. Gecr was dressed in
white with black trunks. while Center was
black from hSd to Got oSG Th sd belt
and did about what he chose with his oppo-
nent Then came q peEiorm9nce on m that very ~
knickerbeeker f. j. Giannini. and Prof.
Goldie. They were getting along beautifully.
close D By The The Doctor falling While in the act Of
being caught by Prof. Gnldie. The apparatus
was suspended about 10 feet from the floor.
heath, @ Iarsely I prevented DR.. Knlekerbocker
being hurt. The exercise drew forth consider
After that came lie Salute" with foils by
bers, of the club appreciated this exercise very
remarkably wel 1t consisted OF a sample of
the way saluting oan be done preparatory to
lis lis son aitePward gave an oxRbition Of feac-
Ing, and ne latter although % very much smaller Hs
than his father hSld 6is own Phs bfS
i. Clark, +. NJ, Hertshornp, i; j. dIannl1l: i.
Goldie. and his son. 1Iartshorn0 e1celled in
this. but could not como up to Prof. Goldie
h hsh nf Eicfine S Which amused muse IN the SPECTATORS
The most interesting performance for the
ola Of fhA tra ha hny int
tout between Prof. Donovan and Maxwell T.
More. Donovan is well known as an expert
stronger that 1t seemed TO be u toss-up which
had the better Of the encounter Tho set-to WAS
arranged for in friendly way; and on account
OF Donovan's popularity and the large &C.
quaintnnce of More there were not many pres:
ent who were not Interested, More is sn old
were anXiously waiting for Donovan to send
him to his corner for iood. but as II resul ted
the Professor, did not escape with less scratches
than his Good-natured opponent
The horizontal bar, act by Messrs. CLARK,
Harshorne Giannini. Herring; and Pro!. Goldie
Roland Molineaux. the amateur champion. was
noticed Hartshorne did some very fine slow
giant swing as we'll as he always has. The last
traneze by j; ii. CLARK and F. NJ Harshorne.
The swimming exhibition took place in the
building. The ladies assembled in lnrge num-
bers on all sides Of 1t, and some received a
little splushing as the performers dived in the
tank. About q dozen members soas took part
and gavo exhibitions In speed swimming.
swimming on tho back. swimming under water.
with also the various strokes. Q. T. knoblauch
gave II very good exhibition OF ornamental
swimming.
After the athletic part OF tho entertain ment
was over the ladies' made free use OF the build
ing. with all its privileges including the bill
lard tables. bowling alleys. aud restaurant. up
to8 i. NJ. The musicians took their former
place in the hall. aud very sociable ana en-
JoyaDle scene was the result.