New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
A BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY.
THE NETWORK ATHLETIC CLUB HAS a
ROYAL TINE.
IT CELEBRATES ITS TwENTY-sIXTH ANNIVER'
SARY WITH A CLAaBAKE AND VAUDEVILLE
ENTERTAINMENT AT TRAvERs ISLAND

SARY WITH A CLAHBAkE AMI NA'br'iH'-"
ENTERTAINMENT AT TRAvERs ISLAND
The New-York Athletic Club is essentially Jolly
instution and invitations It's entertainments are
eagerly sought for. but the annual clamoaKe anu
vaudeville performance given by the cup yesteruas
AT Trayers Island by far the )oiest III i's MS
tory II was in celebration Of the CLUBS twenty
sixth birthday. ard more than 300 members anu
guests ourneyed TO the ISLAND. forgetful of the RAIN
and gloomy weather and on their arrival they were
fullv repaid for their temerlty. The managers Oh
the entertainment had planned to give the c'a'h-
bake and vaudeville show In the open ar pu' ."e
storm the thunder and the lightning compelled
them TO change their minds. After IL was o'e''
however the Jolly ~. y A. C.'s' decided mat the
change made little difference In the pleasure OF the
celebration. The big veranda was utilized ioi '"e
clambake and the dining for the later gayetes'
The cIambake was pronounced by Jim Hashh'
the epicure Of the club. 10 be dream, Dut o'he'
members. after seeing him dispose OF mountains
OF CLANS crabs Holsters. chicken green corn an"
watermelon, thuIght. before the night was over ne
would think It a nightmare. Gus Todd ihtro-
duced his now song. "Oh. How Dry Am IN
the course OF the dining and 1t met vocferous
applause and calls for countless repetitions' MAY
cey Moore who has lately achieved fame as n
referee. arrived a little late. and his appearance
was the signal ,nv for b, hearty chorus Of
OF course there were no women present. ana
other and spicy songs Hlhue lHe'i, appear
ance for the first time In this country
Large parties came up on Walter l.uttgen steam
yacht Linta and the club yacht Minstrel, both OF
which were gayly decorated with bunting me
vaudeville entertainment was preceded by speeches
by Colonel John r. Fellows and Assistant District
Attorney Barlow s. Weeks. who spoke OF the last
twenty-six years OF the clubs prosperity ana
drew rosy pictures of It's future. A special feature
the fireworks although they were somewhe az
married by the rain Several set pieces, typical OF
the clubs history, were displayed. and the dates
1855 and "lssi appeared prominently In many
hued electric lights. ~
The preparations for the celebration Of the twenty
sixth anniversary OF the club were under the man
agement OF a committee composed OF G. l.. Burn
ham George u. Philips James Whitley. Barlow ;.
Weeks and John G. Guck.
Part Of the Yale football team Is still! AZ Travrrs
Island with Captain fiinkey. and they are practis-
Ing daily. But there viii be no attempts al regular
pay until the team returns 10 New-faven. on sep
iember 49, Captain Hinkey says his men are IN the
pink Of condition. ami a little team work VIII soon
place them in their last years form.
Among some OF those at Travers Island yesterday
were Colone! John X. Fellows Rartow Weeks.
Arthur Tlmpson. T. c. Roosevelt. Maxwell r. Moore.
W G. Schuyler Julian l.. Myers pr Grswo.d J.
T Docharty James II. Hasn. James Schuyler.
Warren c. Fisher Samuel stewart John stewart.
Gus Todd. George Poucher. Benny c. Williams.
George Best. William Burke. J. O'Bren, Eddie
Hudson. Water Wilson. T. J. Has.in and Fred
f,,or