New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06

AMONG THE CLUB-MEN.
FINE SUMNER PROGRAMME OF THE MARINE
AND FIELD

Tho Marine and Field Club give the last oil
their series of highly successful subscription din
ncrs in the main dining-room Of the Bay Ridge
clubhouse last night Like those that have pre-
coded il. the feast was purely informal ore.
Covers were spread for sixty and James X. Cowng,
the president of the club, acted as chairman. The
speeches of the evening were made by w. 5. Logan
Charles A. Deshon and William H. Raser. Among
those present were:
J. A. Clifton. Hugh Boyd. L. De G. Berg. H. p: Allen
Herbert W. G9wng Arthur urS rdcard u sayrc
Henry Wrcaks W. :. Logan. A. T. Johnson. f. X.
wardlc q. W. street j. A. vclsor H. D: memso,
George ii. Ripley. ". p. Howe, ~ r Jennings, W:
Dhu Dickey. II. B. Boyd. Thomas NJ. Barr, Joseph
u 3 Ianphcr Fred Mason. Frank b. Walker, r. a.
strong. J. \. voorhs, j. f. Denind Ll,tic,9n LohT
1oodv Renbin Leland. George Barnes W. 5. Elliott,
j. c. scagcr and b. Incliey
The Marine and Field have also been making
extensive preparations for their summer season.
which opens on April &c and closes September 20
The main clubhouse. the cottage and Tower Hall
have been renovated and put in perfect order, and
on May the auction sale of the bachelor apart
mcnts will take place. Altogether there are accom-
modations for sixty of the 27O members. and sleep
ing room will doubtless be at PREMIUM The
twenty-five memberships have all been taken up,
the last members of this class being Leo Lorenz,
Charles Vein. c. X. Wooster and Arthur Fred
erick Hogan.
The club starts off with brighter prospects,
financially and otherwise. this season than at any
,imo in the mast The various debts have been
funded into mortgage of S6o,ooo' bearing per
cont interest and the bonds have all been taken
nm bv the members They VIII be retired in
amounts of e.. 900 each year, and are regarded
r.,f,Io ya1 SpPnrltN-
being at least 500. 900 worth of club property be-
hind them The entertainments of the club form
a series beginning on June :, and continuing up
TO the last day Of tho season. They Will be In
charge Of the entertainment committee. consist
inr Of Howard Earle chairman F. b. Fiske,
James f. Mactt. w. d. Diokey and William =
Elliott. All matters pertaining to boating and
Yachting. however, will be in the hands of the
Yachting committee. which is made up as follows:
Commodore. ". ID. Dickcy vice-commodore. Fred
B. F,ske: rear commodore. George T.. Brighton;
secretarv BENJAMIN T. Mcscrolc; and measurer,
Charles 4 Dcshon.
The sports and games Of the club as outlined
in the circular received by the members, include
canoeing. boating. yachting, tennis. sack and
whcclbarrow races and III fact field sports gener-
ally as well as billiards and pool. They VIII begin
on June with a canoe regatta. Last Septem-
hcr when a series of storms broke up the canoe
races il is said that the club had more crack
canosts on hand than were ever gathered TO-
ec,hcr before in the country. This year the date
Of the regatta Las been purposely fixed at time
when fhc waters around lay Ridge apt to be
more placid
June Is will be ladies' day. when the members
di.ine-roon in the main clubhouse Tower Hall
and the entire grounds will bc thrown open to tho
friends and relations Of the members. They Will
be- treated to a good time generally. and In the
e.cn..- there will be dancing on the lawn, which
will he Illuminated. On July l. the programme
has been made up for members only. and includes
tnb races. possibly sack and whcelbarrow races.
and field sports. winding up with a concert IN
the evening.
Meantime the billiard. pool and tennis tourna-
mcnis will be- going on. and the finals OF the nrst
tennis tournament will De played on July 10
ON July - the yacht regatta will take place
There will he several prizes. and IT Will probably
be omen to outsiders On August there will be
an exhibition Of tennis, and singles, or possibly
doubles will be- played by the lest players obtain
able in the country. On August the finals IN
th. pool tournament will bc decided. August %
Will witness a boatIace between several crews OF
the club and a lively contest may BE- expected
Scn,cubcr q will be the greatest day of the
series for the tennis players in the club. Then
the second tournament of the season will be
drcded and the winners thereof Will contest for
the championship Of the club with the winners
of I'm, first tournament. The season will close
ON Septembcr ~ with another ladies' day. on
vbich occason there will be festivIty sufficient
TO please the most cNactlng.
There are few clubs hercabouts which can offer
such "a comprehensive list of entertainments
ADAPTED To- 80 many various tastes as the Marine
and Field offers 70 its members and friends Tor
fine coming season II Is but one among many
proof, of the ycrsatit, OF the clubs resources
and furnishes a conclusive reason for the premium
attached TO its membership certificates. The re-
Gently elected officers of tie club are: James X.
Coniu-. president. l.. &. llomans. vce-presldent:
i Warren Green. secretary. and George W. Street,
frca.lrrr Tie board of directors includes James
f. CoNins. T.. &. lIomans, William \. BNland
Charles T. Dcshon. j. Lou Nostrand, W. d.
Dichcy Wired Fraser. W. l. Dudley. J. Warren
| Greene. Howard Earle. Frederick Is. FisSe. Will
lam i Eruh. Henry Earle and George H. Ripley
The new Hanover Club OF Williamsburg seems
10 be- the ri-ht club in the right place. II one
ma, ilsc bN the enthusiasm of It's present and
incoming members. All of the preliminary de-
tails of their organization are complete. The in
corporation papers. Whcn have been returned from
\b.nv had Il multitude of slgncrS.
The officers elected at Il recent meeting were
W G. Bryant, president. A. {. llailam vice
president: Willard f. Smlth, treasurer; and Her
i,r + unnuIson. secretary. They were, of course.
chosen from the board of directors. which includes
| Andrew D. Baird, Willard +. Snlith, John Cart
ed. Herbert +. Gunnlson, j. Adolph Molten
| htucr benjamin ID. Bacon, w. l. Bryant, r. Il.
/ ua,cns. Matthew Dean. Henry llascr Edwin
knowles. r. W Wursicr, J. II. Dick. A. {.
! Italian and William Mcdonald. The committees
chosen we're: Henry liaslcr. chairman; }. Adoph
Mollcnhaucr. IIcrhcrt Gunnlson. membership com,
mittcc: Colonel A. ID. Baird. chairman: Mslari
F. smith j. Adolph Mocnhauer, Or; \; {. liai-
! lam, building committee: Fred W. Wursied.
rha,rmau: f. i. lIavcns. j. II. Dick. house com
miticc: and John Cartlcdgc, h. Is. Ravens. Ed
win knowles. Henry lIasler, furniture commit g
| The club has decided 10 issue $4,000 worth OF
| honds instead of 10000, as originally intended;
and twothrds of this amount has been subscribed
| lnr ALREADY Many of tie members apprccatn
Tho onnortunity offered them of a safe per cent
| investment have already doubled or trcblcd tier
| subscriptions. a. and
| The membership list now amounts to 225. ana
| there are "A number waiting To be taken IN JoiHi