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New-York tribune., 1890-03-30

The clubhouse is n thing OF beauty outside ana
inside. and is surrounded hr ID pork laid out IN
walks and drives. One a.. ting from carriage
under the portc-cochcrc steps at once INTO ule
main hall of the clubhouse. Hcre he iinds NM
self in large room, wainscotcd with oak' anu
having o timbcrcd roof, supported py o"Noh
columns Embossed wallpaper covers the space
between the wainscOting and the roOl Inc luini-
,ure Is of oak and somehow the chairs have
look as il they were just yearning for some one
10 sit in them To emphasize IL they away
manage 70 stand in proximity to htue taOcS'
where silver bell is waiting 10 be rung u sie''
oaken mantclpiece at the western ehu OF 'he ioo"
rises 10 the ceiling, and In the fireplace n~io"
r.. on winter nights and nights In faii' 'he 'os'
blaze and crackle on the andirons ABOVE 'i'
fireplace are crossed two old Moorish musNe''' anu
on the mantelshelt are Moorish vases. presented 10
,he club by Russell Henderson. An OAK
stairway leads from ono corner OF this room 10
the floors above. and near its foot is suit OF
armor. copy Of a famous SUIT maoe ny
Benvcnuto Cellini.
SIGNALS As ORNAMENTS
Tho nrivate SIGNALS of the various yachts be-
longing 70 the club project little STATS from
orourd ,bc walls. Two Of these flags hang by
themselves over the eastern door. No other nag
is near them. and many a yachtsman passing be-
ncath them looks upward with sad eyes lhey
are the private signals of W. \. w Stewart anu
Cornelius Smith Lee. which have been borne over
thousands Of miles OF water. but VIII never again
float from mast or spar. The memory oil thoSe
,vvo callnnt yachfsmen and noble gentlemen. WI"
went down i'm the Cythcra. is ever green with me
Iorchmont Club From the main hall one catches
clin,pscs Of other cornforiable-ooking rooms ana
dovvn through a long corridor can BEE the great
dining-Toon.
New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
THE AIRED CREW.

The members of the club are making prepara-
tons for their annual dinner. which will occur
on May 3. probably at Mazetti's
THE RACE WITH YALE.
The Atalantas and their friends at present arc
talking about little else than the coming race
with Yale College. Captain Van Raden and Lieu
tenant MacLean will go TO New-IIaven early this
week and hold conference with the collegians
and arrange all the details for the contest. The
Atalattas the only intercollegiate crew who have
ever defeated Yale and Harvard, and the local
champions are reasonably confident Of coming off
victorious in the Yale The accompanying
cut shows the Ataanta crew in their racing she'll.
The men are Henry Cashion bow: George X.
Storms. No. - John Chambury. No. 3: Benja-
min Vancerf, jr., No A. Charles A. Lumjock,
No. o. Frederick Freeman, captain, No 6 John
Weldon. No. 7 VI. T. Ingley. stroke. and T. ?. X.
Coffin. coxswan This is the crew which will be
pitted against Yale, with the possible exception
Of Storms. Storms is now in Philadelphia, and
it is undecided whether he Will row in the crew
or not. The Atalantas have three or four good
men ready to take Storms's place.
The Ataanias hold the onemile rowing record.
having made the distance in minutes and sec
onds They also hold the one and halt and two
mile records The one and a half mile was rowed
in minutes and Al seconds, and the two miles in
o minutes and 22 seconds The club has also
the champion four-oarcd she'll crew of New-York
and It's vicinity in John A. Dempsey. bow; Max
Lau, No .; William Lau, No. 3, and Guy G..
Dempsey stroke. OF the $50 members of the
Atlanta Club, nearly all are good oarsmen, and
there are fewer balcony" rowers in the organiza-
ton probably than in any other club of the kind
in the country. The members Will do most of
their practice work at their Passaic quarters, as
the Harlem River is becoming too crowded for
the men to do good work there.
SOME SKILLED BOwLEhs.
Many of the Ataantas excel in billiards and
pool. and some are good track athletes. There are
also a dozen or more excellent bowers in the
club and practice with the wooden ballfs INDUCED
In regularly. or the seven matches the club has
bowlcd, four have been victories for it. The
New-York tribune., 1890-03-30

fully the pride and glory of the most ambitious
boating organization. The clubs frequent match
races--the trUest test after all Of crews rowing
calibre-constitute q prominent and creditaDie
feature of the ATLANTA Clubs history In them, In
competition with the best clubs of the county,
they have been successful to. a. marked degree.
Their participation in most of the open regattas
of modern days constitutes no small portion OF
shows that on the waters OF the Hudson, the
Schuysill, the Charles, the Connecticut, the Har-
lem and Passaic rivers, as well as Lakes Saratoga:
laurels have been won by the organization. The
season Of 1880 will ever be a memorable one i1
the annals of the Atalanta Boat Club. They opened
the campaign early, on May ls,, in an eght-oaIea
closed their rowing contests on September 20
the Harlem Regatta-winning the eights' feu"
and pairs
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SrDDEy PANIC IN TIE CAMP.
From The Philadelphia Times.

A loyal North CarOlinian, who served In The Union
Army tells a very amusing story ~ connection with
the rosn beds which found In the turpcntlnc dis
tricts. During General Slcrmans famous march 10
the seq a part Of the Twentieth Army Corps was
halted In a section Of this forest and pre- pared 20
camp for the night. The soldiers were somewhat mys
tlncd at hndng large stretch OF smooth solld
rock but congratulated themselves that they would
not have 10 bivouac Ia the mud.
Knapkacks were unslung guards were mounted ana
fires were Hndled al different points, ana The Urea
and weary veterans preparing 10 settle down Tor
q comfortable rest. The heat OF the fires sQfEned
tho rosn First began 10 sputtcr then great black
clouds Of smoke began TO ascend and suddenly huge
columns OF fire shot up seemingly from the very bow
els OF the earth
The whole camp was In commotlon the men beat
a precpitatc retreat, and soon the whole space was
seethng, roaring OF flame. one VI the soldiers,
ne grabbed his gun and started, shouted warning
70 his comrades: "Run. boysi We've struck hill"
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After rowing on all waters for nearly six months
they housed their shells, and the men went lnto
winter quarters with o grand series OF nObly
earned victories to their credit such as has never
before graced the escutchcon Of any rowing CLUB.
In the interim from May Is to September 2S.
they won doube-scull race on the Passaic; tho
eight four-oared shell, and four-oared gig, In tho
spring regatta of the Harlem Association June
Is Passaic River, eight-oared match vs..
Columbia Varsity crew; Long Island Amateur
Association, June %, won the eight independence
Day, Albany, the eight and four; August
and s, National Association at Pullman, ILL.,, won
the championship banner, the eight-oared shell
prize: on the second day won the championship
of the Mississippi Valley Amateur Association IN
fours; Guttenbure regatta. August "a, won pair
and single; Labor Day, Boston. won the senior
four and junior single.
THE RECORD OF LAST YEAR
A summary of the seasons work is as follows:
Won eighteen races, fourteen banners, eighteen
individual cups, sixty-four medals, the Harlem
eight cup, the Harlem grand challenge cup for
fours the Harlem ladies' plate for pairs; tstaj
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CHAMPION OARSMEN THERE.
THE PROUD RECORD OF THE ATALANTA
BOAT CLUB
ITS CLUBHOUSE FILLED WITH TROPHIES WON
A SKETCH OF THE ORGANIZATION
AND ITS CHIEF OFFICERS.

AND LID tH1Ef
Rowing is q sport that attracts much general
interest 1t is the liking for it that lines the
banks of the Thames with thousands of spectators
once wear and has fringed the banks of the
Harlem with boat-houses 1t is sport which
brings into play nearly all the muscles OF the
body, and while the light shell shoots Ike an
arrow over the surface Of the water ana heart
and oars keep rhythmic time, health comes with
every inhalation of pure air and with every long,
strong pull.
The fact that the waters Of the Harlem are
rather dark is forgotten the days of regattas.
and when its surface is dotted with skimming
shells the sight is an extremely pretty and ex-
hilarating one. The famous Atalantas always
play an important part in these boating tourna-
ments. The club has two lighthouses at One
hundred-and-ffty-s -second-st and the Harlem River
and another on the Passaic River at Market-st.,
Newark, n j., The clubhouse is at No.
574 Fith-ave., and possesses all the requirements
of first-cass club The rooms are handsomely
furnished and many of the members are to be
found there every evening. The walls OF the
rooms are decorated with banners and other tro-
phcs won in many rowing contests. The Ma
tional banner occupies conspicuous place and is
thing of JOY to the members Of the Atalanta
Boat Club. This banner was won in the National
Association of Americas rowing regatta on Lake
Calumet, Pullman, H. on August and o. 1880.
UNIQUE TROPHY.
In the billiard-room, however, is one Of the
most curious trophies ever won by club. The
full history of this trophy has to be told every
visitor to the clubhouse, and the members tell
it with surprising gusto In handsome frame
on the wall is an ordinary rowing shirt and cap.
with an inscription underneath. The members
are proud Of this as they are Of their National
banner, for as Lieutenant MacLean said the other
night: We not only beat them. but we won their
shirts" 1t seems that when the Atalantas rowcd
the Bradfords the feeling of rivalry between the
two clubs ran exceedingly high. The contestants
wagcred everything but money on the result
Then Captain j. Cummings, Of the Bradfords.
offered to bet his shirt and cap the result. and
the proposition was accepted by the captain Of
the Atalantas. That shirt is now one of the most
conspicuous ornaments of the Atalanta's club
house.
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aas & q sas

number of prizes, ninety-nine. The Atalants's
roll comprises 250 active and 100 honorary men,
bers. Their equipment in boats is unsurpassed,
and their rowing material abundant; as on
Ladies Day. the closing regatta Of the season,
the club placed five eights afoat in the principal
contest. They can also at short notice launch a
champion eight and second eight, as we'll az q
champion four and second four, whose oarsman-
ship places them in the front rank Of Columbia s
amateur oarsmen.
The clubs age has naturally made it the first
in great many important movements. IL was
the first 10 row around Manhattan Island, in
ls4s; the first to row TO Philadelphia via New
York Bay the Staten Island Kills, Raritan River
TO New-Brunswick; thence via the Delaware and
Raritan Canal to Bordentown, thence down tho
Delaware River to Smiths Island, of Walnut-st
wharf. Philadelphia. This trip was made in the
summer of 1857, in the eight-oared gunwale
barge Excelsior in response TO an invitation from
the Schuylkill Navy; the first TO inaugurate annu-
nj club regattas first to row in Shells first to row
without a coxswain, first 20 organize a veteran
boating association, and last, though far ron
least the first 10 launch an eight-oared shell On
waters west OF the Alleghanies.
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The following men filed the presidency since
the clubs organization: Robert Livingston, W.
j. r. Hay, w Roberts, jr. b. Frank Curtis, Charles
ingalls,. William II. Webster. Henry H. Dyer,
David Banks. Alden 5. Swan, George B Dean,
Ransom Parker, jr., and the popular incumbent, IN
POSSESS " life lease upon the honorable Office.
II is u creditable fact TO chronicle that during
this long period of more than forty years no one
has been called to the presidency unless by
unanimous ballot, and there have never been two
candidates in the field the time, ,honored club
thus carrying out literally the good old patriotic
legend, " In union there is strength
SOME PROMINENT MEMBERS.
President NJ " b. Smith has been member
Of the Atalanta Boat Club since 1860. After
filing various minor Offices with the enthusiasm
and earnestness which are characteristic Of him, he
in January, 1878, accepted the presidency, to
which post of honor he has been reelected by
unanimous ballot of his associates at every SUBJ
scnucnt annual meeting President Smith Is
respected by every member OF the Atalantas.
Captain Theodore Van Raden has been a men,
Der of the Ataanta Boat Club for more than a
score of years, and has filed for several terms
his responsible office first-cass oarsman both
in rowing single and in crews. his prowess and
skill for many year proved an important factor
in aiding the Atalantas TO win their unequallcd
record. Captain Van Raden possesses every
requisite for plotting rowing club to victory,
and his practical knowledge of the science Of
oarsmanship has materially aided the Atalantas
to triumph in repeated aquatic contests The
thorough discipline of his crews has elected
favorable comment in near by and distant waters,
and cheerful and prompt acluiescence is always
given to his suggestions. The universal regard In
which Captain Van" is held by every Atalanta
man is but spontaneous tribute TO his just
deserts.
lieutenant Howard A. MacIean has been Of
great assistance to Captain Van Raden. and
possesses unusual abilities an executive officer.
In the arduous duties of lSs0s long campaign
he was always at Captain Vans right hand.
whether in Albany, Boston, Chicago or iI the
local waters on all occasions when the Atalantas
racing colors were displayed. A general favonte
socially. and tiptop" in pulling sweep"
every Atalanta man is proud to salute the gallant
lieutenant
Vice-President William C. Doscher and Junior
Lieutenant Frederick Freeman are also dcservedly
popular with their clubmates.
New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
THE MAIN HALL.

sounds the lullaby OF the waves upon the neigh-
boring shore Along the front, or rather lne
scaNard side Of the hous,, runs wide Nctahu'';
Here. in tie summer timc tables are SCI, ana
here the yachismcn sit in the cool prec]'s anu
rs the blue smoke from fragrant cigars Is DOW
AWAY. and tic trapped izz sparNleS III 'h'
glasses tell Of races won and races 10 cohc'
DETACHED mLT1AED.RooM.
The blllarlroom is detached from the club
house. and stands by itself in grove OF trees
IL is a good-sizcd building. provided with eN-
ccllent tables for pool or billiards. Near it are
houses for the storing Of spars sails, anchors
and other parphcrnalia which is taken from
yacht when she is "stripncd' and goes out OF
commission for tic winter Over beyond are the
shooting grounds, where, on occasions. there Is
good sport The buildings are supplied with light
by a gas machine capable of supplying 1000
lights.
The present home OF the Larchmont Club has
cost Slb0 600. and Is unsurpassed In the country
as shore station. It's easy distance from New
Yorl, CITY. its beautiful harbor and its excellent
MANAGEMENT have made The club the popular IN
stitntion that il is. No yachtsman who wants
thoroughly 10 enjoy the benefits Of yacht club
can afford not 10 be member Of the Larchmont.
There Is n telegraph and telephone station IN the
club house. and, in fact, every convenience that
can he imagined The season Mgins at Larch-
mont with the opening regatta ana closes WIN
the celebrated annual clambake. After the clam
lake the club signal is hauled down from its LOFTY
staff with appropriate ceremonies. and the season
Is officially ended. The clubhouse IS kept open
The war round. however. and is well patronlzcd.
Tins is the shore life Of the club that has been
spokcn Of All yachtsmcn know the history of
the club aGoat, and the keen interest in oil yacht
ing taken by the club US regaltas , ana races
cuts are from some excellent illustrations OF the
club, published in "Outing' year ago.
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YACHTSMEN ON SHORE.
THE LARCHMONT'S FASCINATING CLUB
HOUSE.
OPEN THE YEAR EouxD-LUxuRY, COMFORT AND
CONVENIENCE FOR ITS MEMBERS.

OPEN THE YEAR TyoUND-LUXURY, COMFORT AND
CONVENIENCE FOR ITS MEMBERS.
just beyond Ncw-Rochele the waters of the
Sound have worn their way through the rocks
and formed the harbor Of Larchmont. On its
western shore the gablcd roofs of pretty summer
cottages peep through the trees. To the eastward
is the low reach of Flagler's Point, and to the
north stretches the rolling, wooded country Of
Westchester. Before the mouth of the harbor
lies the broad expanse OF the Sound, beyond which
loom family the hills of Long Island. Larchmont
is at all times lovely, whether In summer when the
harbor and Sound are dotted with the white sails
Of yachts, or in winter when only the matter-of-
fact merchant ship is seen from the clubhouse
windows and the trees are bare and leailcss
around the cottages. The clubhouse stands facing
the harbor and the Sound, and SO attractive is
it that it is kept open all winter. and it is the
custom for many of the members TO run up from
the city on Saturday and stay until Monday.
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ioyousncss of the deep that inspires the songs
which ring through the hall.


AN APPETTZISG UNING-ROOM.
Leaving the snuggery," passing through the
main hall and down through a corridor. one comes
TO the dining-room, a large apartment with aoun-
dant windows on two sides 1t is finished In
light woods and has at the eastern cnd an I'M
Inensc fireplace. The northern windows look out
on the land side and afford vstas through trees OF
lawn and meadow. The southern windows look
out upon the harbor and Sound and afford an
extensive and beautiful view. In few places can
"a meal be eaten with as much pleasure as in the
lslrchmont dining-room. In the first place the
steward was built to order, has everything that
any one wants, or thinks he wants, and, in the
next. the eater can take in between mouthfuls
great draughts of scenery, and pause with up
lifted fork to view the shifting panorama OF
beauty spread out before him. 1t is constant
struggle between his appetite and his love OF the
picturesque, but il is an agreeable one and has
only the effect of prolonging and rendering more
agreeable the meal
Between the dning-room and the main hall
there is a room, not especially fine as to its ap-
pointments, nor one which would attract atten-
ton from the casual guest, but that room Is
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cried Ella in shame at this Gnon0%Hs % lapse ddS from
~ nei M i,,n,otSer-it not is too late now-promise"
Ing VerT " we'll said Flossie reluctantly then
.ror,;ss but all the same. Ella, think you're
great gooseT ,o,,ar,+ sov orvtb;no 70
c..rre tbourh." she reflected; and SO, on the
v.rv next occasion that she caught him alone, she
walled herself of an innocent allusion OF his to
EIio's low spirits to give him the benefit of her
t.na;a InS oninion which was not tempered by any
varied consideration for his feelings
New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
LANDING PLACE FOR IMMIGRANTS.
v-.,, Tba Arrnv and Navy RegiStar.

The fuss that Is made IN Ncu-Yorlt because the
Secretary Of the Treasury wishes to establish landing
station for immigrants HcdlOw's Island seems TO
rs very absurd. The New York papers urge that
Governors Island be selected Instead. secretary
the War Department in the matter Of the selection
OF a landing place for immigrants at New York, ana
he accompanied the Special Congressional Committee
20 that city on Friday. solicitor Hepburn and sur
eon-0cnerll Hamilton will represent the Treasury
Department.
New-York tribune., 1890-03-30

following are among the most expert D0wers In
the club: Howard A. MacLcan, Thomas j. Moran.
Don A. Gaylord, William B. Merrill, George w.
I:odie, w. c. Doscher, |. ID: fairchild. w. B.
Wcssleman and j. j. Mitchell 1t Is said that
Mitchell can make the handsome average of 100.
The officers of the club are NJ V. B. Smith,
president; William G. Doschcr, first ylcc-pres-
dent, Robert c. Darby second ylcc-pre,idcnt; :;
harcs L. Springer, treasurer; j. b. Russell sec
retary; Theodore Van Raden, captain; Howard
A. MacI.ean Lieutenant Freder ok Freeman, junior
lieutenant; trustees. William ii. WagstaG, Irving
ID. Fairchild Alexander Woods. d. w. Armstrong.
ir.. BENJAMIN +. Barnes Frederick Pullman.
Dudley Van Tolano A. L. Norman, j. G.. Grhi H..
HISTORY or THE CLUB.
The Atalanta Boat Club was organized May g..
ls4s Its organization has been unbroken from
that period to the present. and 1t is it's boast that
il il the Oldest boat club in America The follow
ing assisted at the clubs launch Francis Charlton.
John Charlton, w d. Nichols, A. c. Armstrong.
r. Livingston, J. Cameron. j. w. Carlisle. w. A.
Bailey, j. X. Thompson, James Graham, j. j..
Dunlap, j. Aulgcr and Charles A. Pcverclly. In
1860 the Hudson Navy gave an impetus TO row.
ing in these waters but IL was reserved for the
Hudson Amateur Rowing Association, composed
Of tEe best clubs, To hold year after year first
class and warmly contested rcgattas-the best Of
the period In all Of these regattas the Atalantas
made generous entries, season after eeason, ana
won the champion colors often enough TO satisfy
New-York tribune., 1890-03-30

Force OF Hablt.-salesman lin boot and shoe en-
porium)--What's your number, sir
Customer elevated road guard No. 1,304,-Nono o.
yer dOggcd business Sect II you'd pull der hay seed
0us o. Yer cars you'd heard me cell out Ger sta--'
--tAmercan Grocer.
New-York tribune., 1890-03-30

The members of the club are making prepara-
lions for their annual dinner, which will occur
on May 3, probably at Mazettis.
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81 thought it was all up with me, Ella. did
indeed" said George. minute or Two iatcr, ms
face still pale after all this emotion but tell me
what's wrong with the furniture ordered
"Nothing. dear, nothing" she answered. blush
ing: don't think about il any more. -
mo hut your mother was talking about It, 100,
he insisted "Come, Ella, dear. for Heavens
sake let us have no more mlsunderstandings!
see now what an ass | was was not 70 VAT ana ieo so
not in my line. But I'd no idea you cared 80
But ] don't nova bit"
"Well do. then, and the house must be done
all over again, and exactly as you would like it, so
there's no more 20 be said about IL, SAID GEORGE
without a trace Of pique or wounded vanity.
George. you are too good TO me; i don't
deserve il, and indeed you must not. Think OF
the expense" , -, II,
His face heightened slightly; he knew well
enough that the change would cost him dear,
III manage il somehow" he declared stoutly.
Ella. and felt more than doubtful. No, in spite OF
her own wishes, She must not allow George 10 carry
out his intentions
: rBut YOU forget Carrie and JESSIE" she said !:
we shall hurt their feelings so If we change now
.Ry J0yc. forgot that!" he said. Yes they
won't like it-they meant well, poor girls. and
took lot of trouble. Still you're the first person 70
be considered Ella III try and smooth II over with
hem and il they choose to. be offended, why, they
must that's all And tell you what, suppose we
lust what wants doing TO make 1t right
She would like TO have declined this rather
Inyidious Office especially as she felt no com
promise TO be possible but ne WA was 30 urgent 'n"'
As they gained Campden Hill, and entered the
road in which their house stood, George stopped
Hullo.D he said. "that can't be tie house.
what's the matter with itY"
Very soon il was pretty evident what had been
the matter The walls were scorched and steam,
ing, the window sashes were empty charred ana
The National tribune., 1890-06-05

THE gushing orator at the unyailing of
the Lee monument impiously alluded to
Mrs Jeff Davis as lone who had suffered
more than anyone since Gethsemane.' This
was on blasphemous level with Henry w.
Grady's assertion that the day of JEFF Daviss
visit to Atlanta "was the fairest morn since
that of the resurrection" What must be
the effect upon the rising generation of such
adnltation OF the plotters of bloody war,
barbarons cruelties and the perpetuation of
the iniquity of slavery?