The sun., 1894-10-14
FOLLOWED THE CHERRY DJz NOV,
Misc and Fall or the Once Famou. st.t.n
Island Athletic CIub.

Ihe staten Island A. c. premises and ground,
nave changed hands, and the fine old club hns
probably reached the end Of its usefulness in
INC sphere OF amateur sport. Its loss will be
deeply deplored, particularly by the Island resi-.
dents who have enjoyed its catering for wears.
In the heyday Of its success the Staten island
"A. Z. held high rank among the organization,
oi the states. Art and nature com blned TO
perfect Its surroundings, and its club house,
GROUNDS, boat house, and water front furnished
an equipment which left little to be desired
The club was founded in 1877 on the sugoe.-
tion OF William Iken, who soon found twelve
kindred spirits to share the preliminary work.
Inc ciuo was promptly organized, with w. X,
soutter as its first President, and grounds were
secured on the corner Of Bement and Hender.
son avenues West Brighton. Spring and sum-
mer games were held under difficulties, but the
the fall OF 1875 Things went on sTSGess until
Samate tssS %sb ahd ,b u was then proposed 70 ANAL
clubs. The deal went through and boet booss ooss
was erected. with second story for club rooms
meetings. and entertainments. New members
In amateur sport on land and water
The athletes trained with enthusiasm. AL
1850 and 1sse. while his ciubmate' q ~ Dml IN
rana rand, captured the title in 1881. The oersmen
Sen SeSa%s Kn f9RiasSle RaS6 IN the 5egatas Of
9sred 6s crew won the shell race on the Harlem in
lSSO July i, 1888, was q red letter day in the
debts and liabilities previously incurred. Ths
athletes were rather quiet that season. but A. b.
ried the club colors to the front in many impor-
sSns ssht RACES INCLUDING two national champion
wits together with view 10 securinS grounds
where an athletic track. grand stands, and club
house house could be erected on the same ambitious
a piece OF land, j. l.24o feet long and 45o feet
wide; with about 300 feet water front, was Sc
Kept %Sft %S tss sG
the plant. and the organization made rapid
eIriaeS euf = S IN every department baseball nine
Though i failed e secure the psnnan The great
lawn tennis, athletics Sassbaii and sbSrGfse boatse
tastes OF all classes After this the club plunged
deeper than ever into track and field sport and
ssr The eoc9s ssr%ss h ei% sss .sS
lnmP chsmpionships OF the States and Canada.
n; X PritGhHrd brought them in the double
captured the Canad Ian hurdles event. Ford and
Qneckbern had also scored for them in Can
The lavish. expenditure became a serious
drain on the funds, and the boom was followed
on a wholesale scale, but the rstrenchment
came came TOO late. and the executive had all they
were abandoned, and the fine path was ploughed
up and converted into a track for pony and
chariot racing. The MORTGAGE foreolosed a
the members faced the daeulty sscsiOn so mA0f 0f
start atresh. They tried hard, but the
moneyed members who had helped The
club over many an awkward obstacle were no
longer aysilable and matters went from bad 10
worse. The management tried q sweeping de-
parture last year and got up Roman Carnival,
70 be held every evening for week by electric
light. The enterprise was a financial frost and
more recent tournaments also failed to replen-
property leased II to l.. Hugot, the club caterer,
who proposes to turn the enclosure into public
club grounds.