The evening world., 1893-12-09
NEWS.
SKATERS ORGANIZE A CLUB.
Will Glide Over Glittering Ice
in a Private Rink.
Brooklyn Tennis Grounds to BE
Flooded for the Purpose.

Brooklyn has numbers Of young
people who are fond Of athletic
anlusemcnts. In the Summer they play
tennis and kindred outdoor games. In
the Winter they delight In skating on
the Ice. In past seasons they have been
obliged to journey away over to Prospect
or Central Parks or to some more dis
tant place.
Many OF their pilgrlmages either to
skate or play tennis have been fraught
with nothing but disappointment. A few
seasons ago there was not a good tennis
ground in the Bedford district. Some OF
the ambitious and fun-loving young men
got together and formed the Kings
County Tennis Club.
They put plenty OF vim into the new
enterprise. The result can be seen at
any time by going to the corner OF Dean
street and Kingston avenue. where this
Club has had built one OF the finest
tennis grounds In the country
These grounds will form the nucleus
Of the new skating movement. A num-
Der of the young men. led by Mr.. 7. $.
Piendreigh, of Macon street, carefully
considered the plan of converting the
tennis grounds into a skating rink. The
more they speculated on the matter, the
more plausible the enterprise appeared:
a skating club was formed. and most of
the members will come from the Kings
County Tennis Club.
The tennis players are given first
choice in filling the membership rolls.
The scheme has only been in operation
people have decided to cast their lot
with the skating enthusiasts. The men,
bership lists will be closed when the
limit-150-is reached.
The promoters Of the skating club say
they will have no trouble in filling, the
limit. The trouble VIII come from hay-
Ing too many applications for member.
select. Only members and their personal
friends will be admitted to the skating
surface.
The gounds where the new rink will
be located are naturally we'll adapted
for such purpose. They are ten feet
below the level of the streets on each
side. and are banked well on the other
anticipate that they will have skating
surface of about $1,000 square feet, or
one and a half times as large as the
drill floor Of the Twenty-third Regiment
Armory.
No expense will be spared in fitting up
the grounds and maintaining them In
flrst-class shape during the season. Al
rooms for the skaters on the grounds.
These will be enlarged. heating ap..
paratus will be put in near the ladies'
The idea of the promoters of the rink
is to make 1t an added amusement for
the social set Of the district II the
weather Is favorable carnivals and al
fairs of that kind will be held frequent
the young women are to enjoy equal
privileges of membership as The young
men assures the success OF the enter
prise from a social standpoint.
A man who thoroughly understands
the art OF managing an ice rink will be
engaged to keep the ice In good condi-
ton. After the banks have been care
fully inspected and made practically
be let in on the rink from a fire hydrant.
The Ice thus formed will then be built
up by a systematic sprinkling OF water
over the surface when the atmosphere Is
below the fire. freeing hnep point the ice will be
mended twice each day. The members
expect to get out on their steel runners
long before the skaters on the public
parks will be given an opportunity to
Each member will have the privilege
OF inviting at least two. friends week
to enjoy the rink. 1t is expected that
there will be at least six weeks Of skat-
bic. A scheme similar to the pres
en- ont has been tried in New York:
All last Winter some $50 skaters enjoyed
flrst-cless sport at the old Manhattan
The scheme used there will be put
into operation by the Kings County
skaters. One of the most enthusiastic
skaters in the new Club is DR.. W. N.
He is a champion tennis player and
The officers Of the Club are: President.
T; S. Pendreigh: Viee-President. F. G.
Worh MTeSa
F. G. Butler, H. M. Robinson, Charles
Currie. A. l.. Nash and Asa Haskell.