New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
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AMONG THE CLUBS.

IMPROVEMENTS AT TILE MONTAUK-NorES FROM
TIE CRESCENT.
There Is great rejoicing in the Montauk Club
especially among the members OF the bowling team,
In consequence Of the action Of the House Committee
In making extensive improvements In the bowling
alleys since spring. In the short time the cluD
has been Organized the bowling interest has become
leading feature, and proiting by the suggestions o.
the most expert bOwcrs who have visited the club,
II WAS decided to lengthcn the alleys six feet and
make such other Improvements that the alleys would
be second to none u this country They were
accordingly planed down. the balls turned over, and
n large number of new balls added. New and i'm
proved blackboaIds and other minor paraphernana
have been put in In the series Of matches 10 DO
held this fall between the bowling teams OF the various
Brooklyn clubs, the Montauk bo"lers 90 hol h'eho
TO be far down the list
The new sleeping rooms added In the spring nave
been in great demand during the summer by the
members of the club whose families have been out
Of the city, and nightly there has been GOOD attend
ance OF the members There Is genearl and IN
creased interest throughout the Prospect Park section
in regard to the Montauk and already number OF
applications for membership to be acted on at the
next meeting have been made. At the rate new
members have been coming in, It is confidently ex-
nected that the limit OF membership Of the Club VIII
be reached by January l. To resident OF the farH
slope II is passport to the inner and select circle
TO b. a member Of the Montauk.
The catering at the Montauk under the manage
ment OF superintendent Brehme. has already gained
a reputation Chauncey NJ Depew has said since
he celebrated his last birthday there II you want
n good dinner go the Moniauk." Charles A.
Moore the energetic president OF the club, thougn
spending his vacation at Belle Haven, GREENWICH
Conn., has dined at the club frequently In the summer
months and the different members oil the House COM
mittee have dlned there from time 10 time and thus
into flra vfpfIf Ia
The real reason why the proposed invitation tour
nament on Labor Day ut the Crescent Club grounds
did not take place that the Crescent concluded
that their grass courts, which are comparatively new,
would not De in good enough condition TO warrant
them in asking expert players to use them several
PLAYERS had signiied their willingness to attend
should the tournament be held. Next summer they
will probably have the chance. The club intends 70
purchase steam roller and will have the courts in
nr,t-class condition. on Friday last the return game
I'm the match with the Marine and FleId Ciuo was
paycd between MesSrs Post and Grant for the Cr's-
cents and lialsey and Chamberlain for the Marine
and Field The latcr Won ana a, as S WA n se
no,ince3 the winner The finals In the club tourna-
mcnt we're played last week Interest In football Is
will probably have the chance. The club Intends TO
team will begin practice soon after the middle OF
The seventeenth annual regatta Of the varuna Boat
Club will take place at Fifty ana New
The GOVERNOR, Of the Brooklyn Athletic Club met at
the clubrooms in Grandst, near Drggs-ave on ines
day evening, and decided . lease No. $40 Bedforn-
ave- and 1T IL up for II clubhouse.
The grounds and spacious lawn Of the hnlcker-
bockcr Field Club will shortly be beautfed by the
addition Of hands0m" fountain. to be built at
East NneteentiSt. and the tennis court.
Al the Wildwood club, of Flatbush every MONDAY
Right is ladies' night Last Monday evening those
present included Mrs. H. Wood Sullivan. Mrs Walter
H. Nelson, Mrs. r. Lansfor Mrs. 4. c. case ana
Mrs. Henry Ahlers. Two handsome oil paintings are
on exhibition at the clubhouse. which are the work OF
Louis J. Rhead. of 'Ocean-ave. Both OF them were
exhibited at the Paris salon In 1901.