New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-22

\ READING At THE WILDWOOD SPORTS AT THE
KNICKEEBOC on ELECTION DAY
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.

\ READING At THE MIDNOOD- SPORTS AT THE
KNICKEEBoCKER on ELECTION DAY
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
on Wednesday evening William l.. Reese presi-
dent Of the Wildwood club. in Flatbush, will enter
tain the members OF the club and their families
with a sketch reading entitled "a Glimpse of the
Worlds Fair" Secretary Il. McClennan Collins.
with his wife, start for Chicago tomorrow. Cap
tain Morrison IIoyt. who Is also a member OF the
Montauk club In Brooklyn. went to Chicago with
the old Guard. Of New York. OF which he Is a
member. In club circles 1t il said that Captain
Hoyt a heavy hacker Of the Valkyrie during
the international yacht races. Much regret is
pressed by members Of the Wildwood that Henry
W Sheriff.. who nominated for Supervisor OF
the town the Fusion ticket Is. owing to his
business relations with the trustees Of large es-
tate. compelled TO decline the nomination or 1870
members In the club two-thirdls members OF tho
citizens League Of which Mr. Sheriff. has been
president since IT organized. three years ago.
with him the members counted a victory
at the polls and since he cannot run the name OF
J. u. Prince. another member Of the club. is
talked Of a candidate. The bottle pool. billiard
and whist tournaments, now going on among the
members becoming more interesting In the
former. Il. J. Easton Is In the lead with "A straight
Of victories Secretary Collins. It is said, Is
the dark horse In the game. and 1t Is said that he
will capture the first prize.
ON Election Day the first athletic carnival OF the
Knickcrbockcr Field Club In Flatbush Will be held.
The contests for which prizes will be awarded to
the winners and forfeits exacted from the losers
are follows:
First and Second-Seventy five yards run. for
members weighing under l6O pounds. and similar
for the members over that weight.
Third-kcking football for distance either drop
kick or punt.
Fourh-fifty yards blindfolded race
Ffth-Batting tennis ball for distance, women
only.
sixth -Three-legged race.
Scventh-Quoit match between married and
single men.
Notwithstanding broad jump
Ninth-flfty yards potato race
Tenth Putting shot.
The club will hold a progrcssive- e,lchre party
next Thursday night Members desiring to play
are asked to inform the committee r. ID. Lott
T.. III. lDriggs ana T.. y. Adams, before October "a
the Downing committee has named +. Cowper-
cock and G. Bollnger jr as alternates to the reg
ular club team to play I'm the Interclub League
Bowling tournament of Kings County which be-
gins at the cluks In brooklyn and Flatbush on De-
woods Of Fatbush the Wildwood alleys In the
first series OF games. The Knickerbocker Inter-
club team has accepted a challenge from w d. A.
Rose captain OF scrub team In the club. to play
a match best Two out OF three games.
President Schwarzwaelder has appointed the stand
Ing committees for 1898 and 1884 as follows:
Ilouse-E. i. Maynard. IL. b. Davenport C. II.
Wheeler.
I;ntertanment-H. d. Lott. Il. H. briggs. F. A.
Adams.
Membeership,1,,J d. Prince jr.: G. W. Maynard,
Finance-T b. Lott. II. T. schellhass. A. T. Dit
mas.
Bowling-E. H. briggs. +. Webster. A. b. CatlIn.