New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
AMONG TIE CLUB HOUSES.
PLAN OF THE CRESCENT ATHLETIC-TIIE UNION
LEAGUES COMING DINNER.

PLAN OF THE CRESCENT ATHLETIC-TLE UNION
LEAGUES COMING DINNER.
The Crescent Athletic Club has filed the vacancy
caused BY the resignation OF Thomas A. EDDY from the
Athletic Committee by the appointment OF william IL.
Ford to the place. Mr. Ford Is one OF the best-mowh
men in the club lie Of It's founders has been It's
president and held nearly every other ONCE IN IL at som'
time. Ills stronghold In athletics is football ana rs
football PLAYER the whole athletic community knows
him. The Athletic Committee held meeting on tues
day evening map out the work for the season. lhal
every department may be cared for by some person
and be not neglected the uppostiOn that everybody
is going 10 care for H. each member Of the committee
takes specially in charge some branch OF athIeue''
w. H. Ford will look after football Grant hoffman ailer
rowing, and Charles A. Sherman after tennis III was INC
Intention TO pay some attention to cricket this year.
and the club entered the Metropolitan Cricket League
but owing to the unfinished condition Of the new
grounds AT Bay Ridge it is not probable that team
will he put In the field this season.
II Is proposed that the Crescent join the In'ercub
Lawn Tennis Association of Kings Comfy. II IS likely
that at the next meeting OF the association in May an
application will be presented. II the Crescent goes
m II will take active part In the tournament to be
held in June.
The Crescent boathOusc at Bay Ridge is to be en-
larged II Will be widened sixteen feet, and the oof
will be raised to give another story which will be used
200 lockers and three shower baths the second floor.
There will also be more room for boats Spencer Broth
es are doing The WORK. II will be finished early in
May.
The next great occasion OF the Union League Club
VIII be the dinner In honor of the birthday OF General
Grant, on April %. 1t Is the intention to make the
birthdays Of Lincoln and Grant OF equal significance
In the life of the club. This year the dinner will be
Interesting, for then the Grant Statute Committee will
probably be able report that the necessary money
has been raised 10 pay for the Partridge statue OF
General Grant to DC placed In the Plaza fronting the
clubhouse.
The Hamilton Club ended its series Of lectures for
the last night with an interesting lecture on
"Publc Men ut Public Dinners by William H. Nc
ElrOy. \ supper followed the address.
The Montauk Club seems TO have a peculiar hold
on members of other clubs, many Of whom do not
live anywhere the Park slope. At the last
meeting of the membership committee George NJ.
Olcott. president Of the Hamilton Club, and John s.
James, president Of the Riding and Driving Club.
elected regular members. Mr. ocot lives III
Grace Court the Heights. The MOntauk people
say that the elections show the friendly feeling be-
tween clubs, but also remark that they have fine
site. and people who 60 for drive 10 the Park like
10 stop there Charlie, a. Moore the president of the
MOntauk, Is enc Of the most prominent members OF
the Hamilton club The Montauk will have sub
scription dinner next saturday night.
The Lincoln and oxford clubs on Th'lrsdhy evening
started bowling for the Perkins Challenge Cup. which
the clubs annually contend for. and which the Lin
coin has carried of for the two years since II was
offered. The LncOns ahead after the first
nights rolling.
4 committee has been appointed TO nominate officers
to be voted for at the annual election in MAY.
The Kings County Wheelmen gave reception TO
women al their clubhouse in Bedfori-avc on Thurs
day evening.
display Of rough Riding and jumping was the
amusement at the Riding and Driving Club Oh last
Wednesday night This weeks exhibition will be a
costume ride and hurdle jumping.
a lecture Electrical Engineering was delivered
i'm the parlOrs of the NAvcry Young Mems club on
"Wednesday evening by Cornelius J. Field. president OF
the Field Engineering Company. Next Wednesday
evening Charlie. \. sccren. president Of the Young
Republican Club, will speak on Mercantile Life