New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30

On April /, 1878, the club was legally moor
porated by the following: George w. carr, "foiEe
w. Thomas. George ID: Parmly Sanf f, D. w FoTI-
erOy, W. 4. France, Jr, larry L. IHAe' w. -
Gritien +. u. Quincy, John Fraser. ,. or,
At this time the prominent athletic CLUBS were
tho New-Yorl the Scottish American, the Amer
loan and tha Harlem To compete successfully
with these clubs it was quickly seen pS .nc Vi
ganizers of The Manhattan that II was necessaiS
to branch out in some new ulIectoh W ~ 'i.i'
new stimulus and life to city a,hlctics, ana WIN
thi, view they resolved 10 attain TWO uelihlte
objects: first and primarily, the estapnShih ni
of an athletic track and grounds within the CITY
limits and secondly, when the opportunity pre-
sentcd and the treasury warranted, ire erection
of a clubhouse suitable as gymnasium anu ior
social purposes. ,., 49,, o,obIor,
the Distinguishing feature being the initial letters
NJ \. G. in monogram, worn on the mddie VI i ilic
breast. Later Sanford b. Pomeroy, in his day
a prominent bicyclist, and for years CLUB man
ager, in his leisure hours thought our aIa suS
gesed as the club emblem cherry diamond VIII
the ends tapping, the iii lmond indicating WORTH
and the tapping ends indicating us supciioiiS ~
all other diamonds . .;,,os
Among the athletes who have been at times
prominent in the clubs history ana cshtrioIu,te .
Fraser. Arthur G. Wadron, Charles r. TTSt'gT,
J. s. Voorhees,, w. G. White, j. H. Whlte. w H.
Purdy. L. Johnson sanford b. P PomGIos GEORGE y
FredricHs. 7. II. Smith, J. NJ Young, Z. w. Brown
" H. griffin Harry Ykf' R b. e. lIn p Smith,
l.. d..
Walton storm, L. A. Stuart. Il. NJ st naS:,so w.
OKeefe, E. D. Jesurun c. Lee Myers 0; B9deisen'
r. A. Knight, E. D. Lange, J. T. Rhinehart, A. A. 4,
Jordan. James w. Wocott, w NJ watson ~;
strqthers W. C. Fanec lrF3 : G1r TsippW s
Hart. T. s Appleby w r. Bert A. r. C@'" PafP
ir c. O. Perry w. c. Richardson, /. ~ ~, Skillnlal'
s Schuyler. w F. Sgydam, H. " a. h WaPPson
Julien ). Ulmann, A. }. Van Sanh' W. - "'i''''
E. 5. Thompson. +. A. Ware. ,.. L,,n;ors
The club records show about thirty cnanPions
of America and Canada and one EneilSn cha.l pio
The following list contains the names OF SUnie
OF the clubs prominent memDeIs' uiahS Vi WYNN
were present last evening o,...oo,, \, De
Gilbert f. Jones, Murat Hastead Hnamncey w.
pew, william Henry smith, Wiis9 e1 Try H. a. &p
pelus c. NJ Britton 4. F. Peach vi IL nr neet' Fed
& Bruce. Richard Allen Butler t. H., NJ Bra,u' pishon
nand YzHaa .rr Edwa ,rn nedei & Vanderbilt Cross
Chauncy H. Crosby, John H. CIe"s; ronwerse switz
man. Charles H. Cummings; ,r f. II. Cromwell, A. H.
Coie Charles r. coIdineton William Crawford, Hector
he Castro. David Dows, william IL ne r' 9ehrc 70
butcher Frederick p Earle n = ragg simeon Ford
Leroy c. Fairchild. Charles A. Gerdg ,,teeVc
,ey, Joseph y. Gazzsm. Henry n; GRACE
n m Tesert ne anern ,ey Edwin Gould, Dr. F.
lIoyt Homer Hemnway. Frank - nnl'ti r,elDromri
\. Hazard Leicester lolme :; eme,er George A.
iearn, Alexander lindnut, Charles iheinnSar3 Knapn
~ Jones Joseph Hearn Kernoehan 5hePPapu amapnt
+ / T"riari' D. A. Lorlng IL. s. Luqncer. George
W. Lyon. George II. Lawrence i, ne M,,r Henry w
orosWni G ames W py M'I Edwin Main POST A. Palmer
C. IT, y. Rouss, stephen " Roach dbrI rs; Tbomas
nnttnr Il Y W. Rossitcr, william J. swan, Wai,o o,
storm, r.: sehaefer Warren sag Stevenson C. IT,
sSrgs w. . SessOp s. .1' % % Il ssrSus
spaldlng Frank X. sturEis and WhhsA -