New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-09

| KeIprtS made by tile Finance Commute" III lHe
Catholic Club 10 the board OF management on Tuesday
night most gratifying. The club reduced h'
bonded debt last year which The first IT spent
In It's house. This done with the dues
| at $50 year. ON March Trey We're raised 10
$40 q year. As the membership has grown mnieri-
| ally. the reduction Ia the dbt this year should be
considerable. The bonds now outstanding aiS'uht
to S2jo.O00, but the property and fu?ni'nr" arc
| estimated 10 be- worth 100000 more. Thcrc Is n
strcng desire to retire the obligations rapidly as
| possible.
| The next boxing exhibition Of the Ncw-l0rk Ath-
| lctic club will be- held on April 30
| At tic meeting Of the Governors OF the Ncw-lork
| Athletic Club. on Tuesday evening. the case OF f.
L. Hall will doubtless come mp. II was at the
| dinner given by him that walter Of the club was
struck In the eye With bottle. The sight OF Inc
! Oigan destroyed.
The southern iodctys dinner and reception for
| Thomas Nelson Page and r. lIopkn,on smith will
take place on Wednesday, The society Will, on Tile
evening Of May 10. give reception FOR secretary
Herbert ana the officers Of the United state, Navy
and the foreign men -of-war In port then The com
mittcc in chars" consists Of J. r. McCay Howard
Il. Bnync. Lorenzo ,cmpc, J. Terry sinclair ana
DR.. Whiting.
Edward ". Scott has definitely announced that
he cannot accept denomination A. president OF the
Colonial club. lie vii shortly start on trip to
Europe. and may visit Australia before returning to
this city. lie strongly urged To continue In
Office. nevertheless. but preferred 10 eV" way 10
some one who could BE- here and personally conduct
the affairs Of TIE club. Jane A. Pundcrfprd, who
has always been leading spirit In the club was
asked BIZ all hi, friends accept the place. but he
did not wish to do General Henry l.. Burnett
and william r. Evans are mott spoken OF as possible
successors to Mr. scott The election taxes place
carly in MA and the Nominating Commit has not
yet made It's report.
The members OF the many sporting clubs par
ucularly OF the shooting clubs Of the Couh-
try. have had mild sensation In tho last
week In the final disposition Of the suit
~ the prope against Dclmonico for selling wood
cock out Of season. Th, case has dragged along
for several years and has been the subject Of almost
weekly editorial notice In the sporting newspapers.
| These have charged that the District Attorney >
| Office which prosecuted Dclmonco In behalf OF the
people for hs violation Of the game laws imd pnr-
posely delayed the prosecution. The suit was begun
when Colonel Fellows was District Attorney. After
numerous delay, and pos,ponemenis 1t was finally
ordered for Trial Thur-day last. but when tn" case
was callrd Assistant Dss,Tict,Attorncy Townsend
announced that Dclmonco had paid fine Of Ti3o-T2'
each for the fourteen woodcock eaten by Gam" Warden
Kidd and his friends. which the suit was brought,
with 400 costs added.
With the advent Of spring the various fishing clubs
Of the country have begun to hold their annual meet
lngs their members are taking out their rods and
reels. inspecting their tackle. and preparing for
the coming fishing season. salmon ana trout fisher
men turning their attention more thnn ever To
the Canadian nshng clubs and particularly to those
III the Province Of Quebec. The Laurcntian tllib.
whose main dubious" Is near Erand"s lfl'~, which
IA turn l. about 100 miles north Of Three Rivers,
Canada. raised the pri." q It's shares at It's recent
annual meeting s''oc. rhl, club. which Is one q
the best known In Carada has now larg" mem
bership. which Is constantly Increasing The new
Triton club H. the Iia-can region, ABOUT 100 miles
north Of Quebec. is building a hand'om" ana conmo-
dOifs rlil'Oi-r on IN" LAX" OF IN" lnr'f 'niiUWi
Few miles In from ia" rallio station n shrodrrs
Mil.. aud liz limit Of membership. 100 IS nearly
complete. This club takes In about the last OF the
former cupcd lcaschold properties on the lin" of
Willie the shnr,., In the Canadian clubs. parcu-
larry In the trout fishing clubs do not. as rule;
aycing" higher than 800 or $500. the shares "f
the Lauronian being quoted at th" first aud Of the
Triton club at the second figures. the salmon fishing
clubs are cnorinou.ly expensive. TIL" shares ~ TIE
salmon ishing cluts along the north banks 81 the
81. Lawrence range from 700. at which those IN the
Naashquan club. Climb which fishes In small river
the borders Of Labrador aud not easily access
DE, held at 5000 to 600. which /, the figure
quoted on shares Of In" 1t. Marsn"rr 'luh near IN"
mouth Of the >agucnay River. Two New lorhcrs who
own the privileges for four or I'VE p3o,s ON IT,.
Grnndc Cascapeda River. in cw-BrInswlck recently
leased these for the month OF Jun" next to two rods
only for gee !" "aI"n and !" oa sS % W"r nnrh
they also provide good fishing for sea trout ana the
share, Of some OF the clubs are doubly valuable IN
The annual dinner Of the West side Republican
Club which was held a. III, Hotel E4fcott on ra"S
remained away who i, Ina been hoped wonld T."
owing 10 the publisher reports o. Inc Eiil
lords trouble as II was minated that there might
b. difficulty IN serving dinner There none.
Consolidation Of clubs which used to be OF frequent
occurrence. Is now rather hri: Nos, ~ the clubs
successful SO there has been no necessity Of heir
Joining forces. Two Harlem clubs, The Misunderstanding
and MnSSasOt. both DcmO"muc organizations. have
CONSOLIDATED under tho name Of the Mlnqm cmh
which ,nablHs the n"w orgmizn'ion to hnr oT W
I've Wish TO he and viii remain friends" The
president OF The new club Is william +. >tilIIngs
son Il. Campbell O. W. IIrrv.y Is treasurer. Cornr-
Illus d. rlemmlng Il financial secretary Ezra a.
iHc Projected ir5nrl- American Club will be started
recently enrolled are Edgar Saus. valcrcn Grih1yc-
don. Paul Mayer, Henri pcnc dn Bo4 and hundred
Fr~nchmcn who are fond Of cImbilf' in the ely 30
MAX. this club success although IT VIII be remem
members have been drawn from any one nationality
have not been entirely successful. An English club
years ago. but neither was successful. Those for
crners who are fond Of cub,lfr soon find heir way
into ~ the already existing clubs. There are
over score Of young EEHi 'hmen resident In this
ely who are member; Of the Calu met Cub rne
and there are many members OF foreign birth In the
Prince Roland Bonapartc who arrived last Monday.
has been put up NJ the Union and knickerbo"kcr
clubs, as have also a, YOUNG Earl OF Crnyen and hi
# good standing are generally PIT up at some Of The
clubs at but tn, day wGs" IT h WA. G9y cS
any time after his arrival. to any member Of the
lending clubs I'm the city, 10 be Immediately PIT up
at them l. well over Letter, are now necessary
10 obtain an Introduction in most TO the Union.
Knickerbocker and Calumet clubs, and they are cN-
nmned with This change In the situation is
unfortunately due TO some wcll-remcmbcrcd scandal
and also The fact that New York cubmcn who have
In the past put Englshmen up at their leading clubs
did not nlwacs find the courtesy returned when they
visited London
TWO new clubs. the Independence and Lobster were
ut Albany on Thursday. Til" former |
seems to h. founded "a" lines Of the city Club |
being lis f11rter To all IN VI" |
retirement Of municipal affairs. The Lobster Club |
Is ~ soclnl organization.
The Lenen Bowling and Badmlnon cubs are wind |
ing mn their season. and both announce farewell meet
ings. There Is nothing definite arranged or decided
upon bv the managers Of the Vaudeville Club rs To
lis future. II Is probable that decision VIII be |
made until late In the summer. when the members |
will be asked whether they wish To subscribe Tor an
other season, and upon the number Of favorable re-
sponses the future Of the club will BE- determined |
The club will have difficulty In finding suitable quar-
ters and there arc many persons who doubt whether