New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-01
GOSSIP OF THE CLCBMEN.
PREPARATION. FOR TIE HOT WEATHER.
ASSUMING PROMINENCE.

ASSUMING PROMINENCE.
As tbc activity Of the city clubs declines WIN
,bc ,pnroach Of summer, the out-of-town clubs
heoin 10 assume position OF greater Prominence
The Olympic will open lis hospitablc gates next
Saturday AVID It's genial president. Richard l.
uoorc endowed with renewed health and strength
,o,, lis r,ccnt trip Ia Florida, IS expected again
~ d;>tinouish himself at the ahuiie-hpdrd' u 2ah'
n which he has aaincd such nndonbtcd pre-
cmincncc rs 10 subject himself 10 challenges from
v,rions players IN other quarters OF the Glone'
nr, ,Lc Marine and Field Clnb in their clah-
crate preparations for this seasons S'r'S oi eur
,ortairmcnts have made ready to occupy i'ao-
; ooei,ion in the club world. Newt Saturday
tbcir car 20 races take place AT ocI"cK, ana NV
Indications are that the occasion VIII prove 10 W.
bcyond all question one oi the most linpor''n,
cancc rccattas Of the season. Inc entries WI,
NOT close until the day oi the race. an" ro'"
I.,o. flo cbaup,cn cauocst of Canada. writes
- tine committee that he will make every ''l"r'
60 ottcnd The comuhttc, who have the matter
i, hand consist of IIoward Earle. chairman VIII
;,, Elliott w u. Dckcy, j. /. Mallctt ana
Frcdcrck i. Fiske,
,rlo nrocrammc includes five races, rs follows
rLo iunior sailing race, for all canoeists WHO
b,vc never won q prize; an unrlassih'" I"''
,l,cb includes craft ni--cr than canoe an"
smaller than yawl: q senior S'Ilng race u"
Guiding the best Nliicrs and the pfl"'-"lnn'''
also: an invitation race, which - looked 'P"" -
fine feature of the day. and Is expected u" "''"H
roccihcr some OF the most prominent '"H"'''' !"
this country and Canada: ana many ah "PN'
race The course for each race. except me III
,.i,,,ion orc il of the clubhouse on The usually
.,uo.th water, Of Gravcscnd Bay, ana j. '"'''
milo, i'm length The invitation race "'I - ionI
ard ouc-half mile, m length. The rules "i '"'
american Canoe Association VIII govern. \"
of tb. contests except tie iuyitnilon Iac' af'
orcn to canoci.t> members of regularly or-'H-
1cd canoe clubs. or those OF the y I. \.
That a Good attendance - assured NAV D
u,ihcrcd from tie iac' that th" entries Tor we
invitation race uc.udr Paul Fu'lcT' VII" '''
Fa,. of the Ncsp,r l;uat and Canoe 'lih' "e'IS'
+. DOUGLASS with the Fa,,aIc, IF ~" i'nth' '''''
Of Newark. ii. Launin- QHc". with lie mo-
IRON. ,L. ,oulcr, club: Dudley g.. G'sIcr. with
the Wrath. from abe kucHcrbocNcr c4n'' oil N'"-
\ork Cif,: T. : Bake with Tie Rather; II. g.
Wood v,in tAc Sc,5ught. and William
G. T. NsuN. with Be- The Bonnie. OF Nc"-1of''
and G. j Stevens Everett Narieu. l.. Il Palmer
and Lmu {, knapp Other cntuc- include me
name. of T. +. Nade,. Schuyler Nchciciln. + l.
Duoncl with Do, famou, canoe Eclipse, l'T'>
Uo.an. I : ONholm, + Il. Eo,Nife, Robert
Wrlin. W II II. Warner II. II. SmNthe. }.
phi,lip, and " : Eliot There are tw" prizes
for each race and many Of them ar costly lie
haul,omc,i Of them Is the vase Of hammered cop
Ter. which D., 10 be- the pFil" for the InNI'"'""
race I'm ease il is necessary 30 PoSip"n" th'
rcoat,a. tie committee VIII hN another date ana
announce It on The day already appointed.
The Union Ica.uc according Ia IL revised con
,titutIon, VIII hold ~ neat regular meeting col"
Thursday evening Last Thursday the eNccnilFc
committee held a meeting ami awarded t"' con
tract, for the lIs and cIcciuc H-ii hNiNi's ''
Iulo,t..rcd Furniture Whlru VIII H. made Accord
ing 10 special dc,I-n~-thc linen and ne glass;
warc The eas futures are 10 De- ready bi August
= and the other contracts are to b. hif" ho'
later than September /. The new cI'D mousse
s. III bee ready for lts movable iIuitbir ana A'"I''
hy October ana completed hy oc'ohcf i.
Nfhou.h great crowds >tui continue VISITING
the building clcry sunday. ID" binding commit
tee under ijN Chairman, John ". its>'>, nave
wisely decided Z" Pr"hp' any one Iou' o "l..
through II As there is much dc!Icat" ana dainty
woodwork therein liable Ia injury ArlngcWrtN
will probably be- made for the proper hp"sr"arm-
lng Of the new clubhouse ~ ia" n"\i meeting
The new Hanover Club. Of Williamsburg. has
broken ground for the two-StorN addition Wmch
i, Ia complct" their clubhouse, ana fahl y.
Iaurlt/cn It's architect. Is buslN AZ "ork perfect
I'm. the detail drawings to ,arfY out a scheme
Of Improvement outlined in The lHhun" several
weeks ago. The cost viii be- about $4,000. ana
the club viii be ready to occupy th'lI new p''U-
The BROOKLYN Club viii issue neat week 10
mcu,cuto Of II, recent twcuty hi'h anniversary
dinner i viii be 30 book form ana contain The
nr.,cuiAtion speech of David VI stone IN XIV
,ro BENJAMIN D. Niliman the clubs testimonial.
and Mr.. Sihman's reply ais" me speeches "i
William e. De Witt, \. + jerks. John y nsl"W'
the only surviving charter member OF In" cup.
and Judge CALVIN i. Pratt iii
Within 90 few d.,y, D. - SAID That motto" VIII
he issued for % full meeting Of the oxford 'luf,
to consider the plans for rlsih2 ne 'L"i''
tvo stories. providing II with ladies' parl"f
and dlninatroom and mrk ~ other chin2'N
which will pat II on an equal iooilnS WIN Tie
most modern club-hours I'm the city.
Tho Moutaukh new club house keeps steadily
ri,inr day by day. and promises Ia fulfil IT. pre-
dictc,l mission Of being 4 thing oi beauty ana q
low forever lis architect, Francis II kmlali,
has made "a great hit in decorating lis interior
nth the parti-colorcd triczr which has been 80
fully and frequently described IN these columns
This fact is testified to 10y actions which speak
louder than words on inc Ptt 81 'n' INJURIES
who. assemble Ia view II c.rry sunday. SIN
rrrr significant testimonial 10 III" worth and
beauty of the building II the manner IN which
those who drive hy H. pause 10 examine IT., drNnl-
| ing their vehicles from IN" plaza road 7" drive
| down Lincoln Place. and theme" along Elghih-avr
| 80 that they may take III every detail Of
| the three ornate and beautiful iacadcN. The
buildinr IS now almost ready Tor IT'S IMP root OF
decp red Spanish tiles. and viii soon be- closed IN
! An ornamental iron balcony viii surm"unt the
frczc al . height of foot above il and help accent
! lis strong aud suggestive paioTduH of Indian
| scenes and CIVILIZATION
| ~ tho temporary clubhouse across the Way
the members already preparing for he sum
! MGR season \ table d'hotc dinner viii he
! , daily feature and Richard Curric, tie clubs
| popular steward. expects twenty five or thirty
! diners instead OF thc ten or fifteen lac served last
! year.
DEATH or 4 wELL~KEOWN PHYN"IAN
Robert Il. Ehoc,. one Of the Oldest phy ,icans in