The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-03
VINO Is 70 BUY THE CLUB HoUsEs
Rumor Favors Trinity Church-Is the
University A. &. Dark Horses

University A. &. n Dark Morses
Since tho New York Athletic Club made
known the fact that 1t was considering an ads
vantaGoous offer for its Fifty-flfth street club
house. thcro has been much conjecture as to
the probable purchaser.
No athletic club in this vicinity Ind the ap.
parent means. and the guessers were at fault
The Young Mems Christian Association had
the call. but yesterday newcomer entered
the field Of rumors and at once received strong
support. This was the rich Trinity Church
Corporation. and the report had 1t that the
purchase would be made with tho intention
OF establishing charitable physical training
school for tho benefit Of tho children OF the
various missions Of the church and other do.
serving children.
The negotiations for tho purchase OF tho
property were said to have been made few
days ago by Col. Van Rensselaer, Cruger Of tho
corporation. The price which the corporation
was to pay for tho club house was reported to
DO $4,000 The papers were to DO passed
in a few days.
In addition to the regular course OF instruo.
ton III physical training, it was said that 10
was tho intention OF Trinity Church to intro
duce regular series OF lectures upon phys.
ical science. To establish such an institution
has. 1t was said. long been tho desire OF the
Trinity Church Corporation. They were un-
able to find IA suitable building at first.
Many Of the members Of Trinity Church were
said to BIO also mcmbers Of the New York Ath-
letic Club. and when the club decided to sell
tho building and erect new and more costly
pornton e buy tho old club house. After Ter. some ONE
Sonsideratlon 1t was voted to do so last Friday.
Of W ths this ramor was repsated e members
c it is said they claimed to be under III hsiia3
mat the Young Mems Christian Association
hour6 Young Mems V Shrissn A Saso 10
2 pnt WiEh @ %th the
purchase tho building between them '''
- Pun reporters first call last night. on q
sos street to he nsd.
them nh out Of Ss YIN a. S
tho nsnses & sSs Ps?a s sacs
Tn The IDEA Of an amagamation with Trinit1
| correct. ~ w
A fsw months ago the club received an OF.
poration in this city, 1t was to lease the club
house for term ERIN OF five years, at rental not
some figure was SGT for the purchase. in fact. q
Price that gratIyIngly surprised the N
n!shinGs in tho club house with the exception ton
| OF tho gymnasium and 100 OF the several hun.
dred lockers. There WAS only ono condition
| that prevented contamination OF the deal.
and that was that the n. u A. q. guaranteed "a
have cleared the club house by May l. 1904
As the proposed now club house was really
| then only u vision. tho club was regretfuiiy
| forced to decline the Offer
But now that a site has been selected, and Id
| lsa certainty that ground for the new home
| Will be broken this year. 1t is the opinion OF
| this member Of the Board that the new cluh
house will DO finished by May l. 1858, and
| that tho offer made some months ago by tho
| prom nent corporation Is to be ratified. Fur.
ther, he would not say.
All things considered. an offer OF 500 600
| would be good price for the club house. and
it is somewhere around this figure that the
| prominent corporation offered. Tho lots in
| 1882 cost the club $4,000: the building coat
Sl65.53U Do: and the gymnasium and lock-
! ers. with other fixtures. can be placed
| ut $1,000. a. liberal estimate--a total of
| S245.53655. The club will have had the use
| OF tho build ing for eight years. and. while the
| real estate has gone up some. certain disad-
| vantnges about tho building, the chief Of
| which is tho impossibilty Of adding more
| stories, the walls not being strong enough,
make the price n 1nir one.
| Tho Trinity Church Corporation at present
| leads in the race of rumors. but II the surmiso
| OF the communicative Goyernor-that the bid.
| der Of n few months ago is the favored
| ono now--is true it would set back Trinity's
chances. for that rich body could afford to buy
| shots might take flyer on the University Ath.
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