New-York tribune., 1890-06-01

Tho F,ncrr,' Club has nothing 10 do with gatc
money. aud the professional tendency 'nat % .Ss
been exhibited hy many organizations Iot 'uc
pursuit of other sports is unknown During lso'
The Climb reached a great degree of prosperity;
and tho interest in il has II ANYTHING lhcteaSe'
since then Monday nights particularly thc ~
tendance was large, and the pasScrs-pS III "rs nT
Twenty v-fourth-st heard the CLASH OF st'eI anu
sounds Of merrimcnt until the snail hours III
that year a prominent member Wrotc "nu"i ~ a.,
assumed name a comprehensive article on tiie
ciub for The Century Magazine, ana me ehect
IL had was to increase largely the membership
Nbout a year ago talk began about moving 10
largcr and better quarters. number ot houses
n,,v,ntoccouely situated were considered DuG
"ntLinr dcduit. was done /, WIS not until
last January that the moving actslS loon Pi'1e
and the wisdom shown by me tNe'utI,r i bon, o.u
proved The new quarters are on tne scconu
floor Of the bank building NJ No. Yves, lMcit.N ~,
tidious fcncer can desire.
WHERE THE MEMBERS FENCE.
The big fencing hall is lofty, airy, long broad
and I.ht. and. in fact, irgeproachaDe III every
way >t the front il is somewhat broader tii"h
r,r,bor hack from the windows, and at TINS ehd
is furnished with dvans, the easiest oil cas-
I.irs and a massive carvcd-oak table for periodl-
Gals and sporting puoncotions. mere is "ncre
,bo mombcrs lounge and receive visitors. The
art Collection is unique and characteristic OF the
for which the cllD cNlStS' iitSiV CIV
srrinus pctures by artist members, pul the ch'cl
attraction is the series oil c"iica'uIco VI nio"''
IN their fencing costumes ~, a. H. Lu
" rT,s walls OF the fencing end OF the Dlg hail'
like those OF the reception part are paheleu ~
Lido mating and natural wood. ileIs oi hiaskS
~ 'J co;is make an original and appropriate dad0,
"',u CIV ir"Ie-stirl;s crossed broadSwOrds, pads
WI ,h1r in,ulpmcnts serve as decoration Tor inc
Sni, Srin,o In the centre and extending the full
ridtL of the hall is the low platform upon which
imnortont bouts are stifiy contested. Inc len,
rcrs stand facing each other across the roofn ana
bovc lots of space IN which to Iuhge ana recover
Ordinary bouts take place upon Ieit mats 'nau
ornss rho room at intervals parallel with the
nlotform on both sides. -, ,.
pi',t tbc rear of the fcncng hall are the dressing
rooms These are large enough 10 comfortably
,cc"nmodate the whole club at once ana the
iocllcrs are roomy and fitted win every conVcn-
icncc that ingenuity could Suggest. ~ the rieiO,
innl, cr the dressing rooms, is the Shower-ba'h.
Tho best plumbers art was employed IN putting
II in and this is daily source OF sh'lStactioh 10
tho members At the left Of the Dath are the
closets and stOrerooms.
CAPTAIN NICHOLAS REriRES
When the club moved Captain lilppoly'e Memo
las resigned The mastership which he held so long
and started a school in the OLD cluD quarters.
lie was succeeded by NJ. Armand Jacoby, from the
"ball of arms" of VI. Roncau, at Paris. W..
tnc,nv il q finished swordsman, and thoroughly
nrderstauds his profession in all OF it's branches.
uc is ably assisted in his duties by VI. tapdc-
vicllc who has been recently engaged as prevot.
This spring the rooms have been more ire
ouented by members than ever before. Members
are more conscientious Ill their practice' ana ao-