New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF wELL-KNowN ORGAN
IZATIONs ARE INTERESTED In

OF Uand Ii Is also the only yacht club in the country
which maintains a game preserve, a cattle ranch and
chicken yard, to speak. Probably few people ont
side the circle OF favored who have enjoyed the
hospitality Of the club know OF It's animal adjunct but
il is true Just the same The palates OF the American
Yacht Club altogether too sensitive for game
| and produce Of uncertain age such to be pur
chased in the markets They therefore raise their
chickens. turkeys, ducks cattle and so on and have
the satisfaction of knowing that whatever is set before
them their club table is OF the best. The club
grounds altogether include about thirteen acres and in
the rear Of the clubhouse may be heard the mixed
iargon of dozen different breeds Of bipeds and quad
rupeds Just the particular object of attraction
the club grounds is brood OF three or four score
young ducks. All of them Of bluish-white color
and not one OF them has much spot of black on
It, As counter attraction to the ducklings there Is
of the biggest proudest and most dignined turkeys
to be anywhere. This champion Of turkeys tips
the scales at something like fifty pounds. BY way OF
/ minor attractions there half dozen broods of
chickens, couple OF glossycoated Jersey COWS and
many dogs.
Some months ago Washington f. Common, one Of the
newly elected members of tie Lotos Club entertained
bakers dozen or more Of the LOtos Club magnates
at nner at the club house of the LotOs eaters. One
of his guests on that occasion was +. b. Thurber and
before the dinner party broke up all those present had
been invited by Mr.. Thurber to become his guests at
Onteora Park in the Catsks in the latter part OF June
Mr.. Thurber found it impacticable to carry ont his
original idea, but by way Of compromise renewed his
invitation TO those who attended Mr. Connors dinner
with the substitution Of the American Yacht Club house
| at Milton Point, near Rye, for Onteora Park. TINS
dinner given yesterday afternoon. One or two OF
those invited unable TO attend, but the others
were there Most of the party left this city at
O'Clock on the Tlyra" the steam yacht belonging TO
Frank r. Lawrence, president OF the Lotos Cluo "hen
the party got together around the table there were
nearly a present including Frank r. Lawrence,
Washington E. Connor Colonel Richard Lsthers. ex-
Minister Robert b. Roosevelt General Charles II. T.
! Coils John Elderkln Colonel Thomas W. Knox, Stan
| ley A. Cohen and Major McCracken.
The American Yacht Club is taking in members
by the of late. and though II has increased its
limit Of membership the limit bids fair to be more
than reached before the end Of the summer Some OF
| the recently elected members are: Louis p Beck,
| John f. Fay, william H. Richardson. John II. East
wood John W. Vrooman. stanley Cohen, f. J. Moses,
| jr Eugene Zimmerman. Louis T. Waehner Barrett H.
| Adams Geoge w. LivermOre, William V Brokaw,
Samuel Weeks, william Henry White. Edward r.
| Iadew John w Grindlc, Thomas Il. Pickering, Joseph
Pulitzer Thomas Rowe, David II. Hammond. +. f.
Dos PassOs. Charles u Burke David stevenson Captain
c. II. Lester Richard Beineckc F. r. Thurber Edward
| L. Young and Charles C. Perkins.
A special regatta for uaphtla launches and yachts
will be sailed next saturday under the auspices Of the
American Yacht Club There will be two classes, one
for launches and yachts thirty feet or more In length
over ali the other for launches under thirty feet IN
length over all. Prizes will be offered In each class
and the regatta viii be open 10 members OF the
club as well as members special regatta under the
clubs auspices will be sailed ono week from tomorrow
II will be open to members Of all recognized Eastern
yacht clubs and entries may be made as late as
O'Clock next saturday afternoon.
The Manhattan Club is making haste slowly in the
matter Of eectinc new members. At the last meeting
Of the Beard OF Governors less than dozen members
were elected The newcomer in the marble halls OF the
Manhattan Clubhouse the table dhoe dinner died an
early DEATH IT lived JUS two weeks and then ceased
10 be- The imprOmptu cOroner's jury which sat on the
case decided that it to its death account Of s
! inability TO draw the necessary support. Nobody
could complain that he didn't get his moneys worth
for his 81 25 but the dinner too cheap TO please
the hgh-lvers who dine In the transformed stewart
| mansion. Most of them men who are ready TO
spend 50 or $40 on a dinner If they are satisfied and
have good company. and it was that the table
dhote reign was decidedly brief Probably the same
result would attend q like experiment in the Union or
| Knickerbocker Club.
The constitution Of the Century Club prohibits tho
| election OF than ten new members III any one
| MONTH and consequently small inrOads have been
made on the waitinS-list since the club took pos
session of its new house in Forty tiri-st. although
the limit of membership has been raised 10 800. TIC
presence of several hurdred names on this waiting
list made il manifest that the old time rules were
| too restrictive, and an amendment providing lOr
increasing the limit TO 1000 has been offered and
will be voted on at the next meeting Of the club IN
September at the time proposition to create
n nonresident class OF membership will be submitted
! and there is little doubt that both amendments Will
be adopted At present there are many nonresident
members Of the club but, in the absence OF any non
resident class of membership they are enrolled Us
| regular members Now that the club Has as attrac
tive a clubhouse as any club in town, and Is much
sought after ty men Of letters throughout the coun
fry the necessity for and the advisabty OF, making
nrovison for nonresident members is so apparent
| that IL seems to admit no argument.
| A new inland floor has been put down in the billiard
room OF the University Clubhouse, and that already
attractive OF the institution otherwise improved
| and adorned The billiard rom at the University
Club is one OF the best patrOnzed and most popular
features and is bettcr patronled probably, than any
| other club bIiard-ro in town There Is some
whist playing of course. in the clubhouse, but bill
| lards and pool the favoritc games.
| Tic worlmen engaged the renovation ana al
teaton Of the building at No. 81 Cedar-St, which Is
~ he fitted VI fOf the new Insurance Cub, are push
ing matters and those in charge OF the CLUBS hl't
hirtbday hope 20 lave that incident observed next
| v-dnaraav In any event. the clubhouse will be
| opened before the club is week old.
Notwithstanding the large acces.ons of non-resdents
| 10 the southern Society during the last month or
two the rush st continues, and. what is more every
man elected is qualifying promptly some OF the APP
ncans for ad mission so far as to send In their
| initiation fees with their application There can be
no doubt that the talk Of such clubhouse for the
Southern Society as this continent has never seen is
| nrovino a powerful magnet throughout the SOUTH
The papers down there nave referred to the scheme
over and over again. il has been discussed aud re-
discnsed in all the southern clubs, and tue result IS
apparent IN the long list of applications for member
Sbfn pOsted on the bulletin board. somebody has SAID
that York CITY is the watering place Of the South,
and whoever it was who said II knew what he wa VA,
\ the CITY Is beginning 10 III
| mn with the Southerncrs who going TO maxi the
cv their base OF operations for summer launtne aDol
| ne seaside and mountains. Many OF the visitors
have seen the wisdom Of joining the society ana nave
done 90 and the society is beginning 10 experience Us
| usual summer boom.
There was a scene at a certain avenue Cup the
| o+ber night The club for obvious reasons sial De