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New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

AN INTERIOR IN BONE ALLEY.
tho row Of tenement-house7, whose inhabitants IN
the past have made things lively with their quarrels
and fights and who are to-day living in squalor and
poverty
Entering the alley from the street, one comes
upon a row OF five brick tenement houses four
stories high. Zach of these houses holds about
sixteen families. and in the five there are now
living seventy-five families. II being estimated
that there are FIVE persons in family.
father. mother and three chdren-and this Is
low estmatc-herr are in tbs row Of SHABBY
buildings shut out from the pure air and sunlight.
total OF s75 persons. one OF the tenants said yes
terday that she thought there were about five hum
dred persons in the buildings
There seems to be only a small and unsuccessful
attempt to keep the place clean. Dirt and fifth Of
all kinds lie piled abou; the walks and in the
halls and before The doors. Slime and water make
Il slippery under foot. and the sun has no chance 10
do its kindly work. for It's light never reaches the
lower windows Ragged. dirty children and rag
grdcr drtler women cluster about the entries or
nock - the stranger to ind out his business II II
be agreeable. all is well but If not his reception IS
but chilly one. The gray walls, where they are
not covered By the washings q half hundred
farn,s show that their forty years Of service have
been hard ones. and the rust and Dirt and sorId
want OF the whole place are ground into the faces
o. the men and women whose lives are ptnt there.
ORIGIN OF THE NAME.
But why IS x called Bone Alley? Years ago al
most the entire number OF tenants IN the tene-
rncnts was made UP u rag -pickers. who picked the
bones from nsh-harrels. and. after sorting them.
sold them TO the dealers Frequent brawls and
ngh,s and the general character OF the people.
brought the place INTO notice and those who knew
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. the first street west OF Eighth-ave The best view
be had OF the proposed park Is from the eie'
vated railroad in Eghth-ave. The fai from Edge
comSe-ave TO Bradhurst-ave. is some seventy-nVe
feet The general condition OF the land. It's pre-
clptous formation and its rough and rocky nature
remind one Of wha; Morningside Park was petore
1t was laid out in rs present attractive form Ihere
are g5 lots In the Colonial Park area Houses nave
been erected only the north SIDE OF One-huhdfed-
anG-forty -nfth-s;. An attempt was made by prop
erty-owncrs to have these Gwcling-houses excluded
from the park area. but it failed.
The commission having n charge the appraisal
OF lands for Colonial Park consists OF Thomas r.
Wckes. formerly an assistant corporation counsei'
Pierre Van Buren Hoes and Conrad Harres'
Charles f. Griffin Is the secretary. MI Harres Is
a real estate dealer and president OF the Twefth
and Nineteenth Wards House and Real Estate
owners Association. The Commissioners were ap-
pointed bv the General Term OF the Supreme Court
in June 1894. Property-owners In the dwelling
house area in One-hundred- -and-forty- -hfth-st con-
tcs the constutonalty OF the act but they were
defeated in the Court OF Appeals. and the COM
missioners held their first meeting in December.
1894 I'D 10 Nov ember 49, 1885, 1900 pages OF test-
mony had been taken. and the number now bound
in volume form Is 2i2j pages.
So far only the experts FOR the property-owners
have been heard Charles d. Olendorf. assis-
tant corporation counsel. who has general charge
of these special park matters for the city, said the
other day that the citys real estate experts would
begin their testimony at once.
There is piece OF property within the Colonial
Park district which has excited some interest.
This Is held In the name OF Peter ". Felix. II
embraces eighteen lots. and lies between One-hun-
dred d-fifteth and one -hundred-and-ifty- first
sts The story has been current that Mr.. Felix
was merely dummy for Richard Croker. he Is
brother-in-law of Patrick Fox. famliarly spoken OF
as Pat Fox throughout this part OF the city. VINO
is Il prominent Tammany man. The fact that
Thomas l.. Feitner. former Tax Commissioner ana
Police Justice. had bought property nearly opposite
the Felix plot between Edgecom5e-ave. and b.
Nicholas Place had stimulated the suspicion tnat
the laying out OF Colonial Park was Tamnaany
Hall scheme
rAMMANY HOLDERS OF REAL ESTATE.
Thomas F. Glroy's family has bought seven lots
on the south side OF observation-disclosures NTH
st.. between Amsterdam and Convent aves.. at a
point near the junction OF st. Nicholas-ave and
One hundred and forty y-ninth-st.
IN red-and fty-ffth-st.. between Am
stsrdAm and 81 Nlohaas AYES. = preperty-owpsy
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IARCHMONT YACHT CLUBHOUSE.

class regatta for special classes VIII take p'ace
In the Upper Bay on June g. Ihere Will a''o y" "
oo,ooe,i,,on on that dav for the Adams plate. The
pr.zes will amount 10 s2&. On June lS there VIII
Be races in sloop classes and three cat class
for the Adams plate and for the Washington cup
There will be a smoker at the clubhouse IN the
evening The Adams plate valued at $DJ IL the
IN Of VIce-C Commodore Frederick T. Adams, ana
the Washington cup, valued at $50 was presented
bv Allen c. Washington . III, .,
nlace on June l6 There VIII be five classes OF
schooners ten OF sloops and three 0, catboais nne
end Guns valued at 81 $50. presented By Comiio-
dore George J. Gould, VIII BE sailed for at this
regatta -. ~, hr,r an r,,l,
2 with the rendezvous at Larchmont and the
scu.dron will disband Sunday July II Prizes
-, ,be yaue OF over $500 will be sailed for; among
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

ay.-hor Yacht Club Knickerbocker Yacht Ciuo'
p,verside Yacht Club. Hampstead Harbor iach'
Club Huntington Yacht Club Dougastoh iaon'
Club and the Huguenot Yacht CIup.
The council In addition 10 making the UNIFORM
.,.cb,tng rules defined the term "Corinthianism
a. yachting and submitted a programme OF races
On Long Island Sound This programme VIII aIohe
onoyide Yachting amusement enough 10 SATISFY t'c
average yachtsman. The schedule was ofa"h WI"
4 view to allowing the various cluos the oa'eS
which they applied for. and with one or TWO eAcep-
tions there will he no clashing. The schedule IN
Guides the races OF most Of the important organiza
lions except the NewYork and Atlantic clubs
INTEREST IN HALFRATERs
The now ,b,rty-foot class Will be the favore one
n the coming season. although there Will be CON
siderable attention paid to the thrty-fourioo,ers
Abou twenty thirtyfooters are being built now. and
their performances will be watched with keen IN
terest. Another feature Of the coming season VIII
be the haf-rater races. for which elaborate prepaa
tons are being made The Seawanhaka Cor!hthlah
Yacht Club has offered cup to be raced Tor Dy 'ne
little fellows which will be known as the "Seawan-
haka International Challenge Cup for Small
Yachts" 1t will be open 10 yachts between hitech
and twenty-five feet racing length, ana us posses
sion is already coveted by yachtsnen in all parts OF
the country and In Canada and Europe In the uesd
Of gift II is stated that the cup shall be preserved
es perpetual challege cup for friendly competition
between foreign countries. Scores Of half-raters
are being built with view TO defending the cup,
and there be no doubt that the contests VIII be
extremely interesting.
Any organized yacht club in good standing OF any
country foreign t. the country OF the yacht club in
whose custody the cup may be shall always have
Che right to challenge for the cup Yachtsmen who
IRE fond OF the sport and who make efforts to ac-
euire perfection in the art Of sailing are pleased
With the prominence given TO the half-rater and the
owners OF large vessels who carry little fellows
)board the larger craft doing as much as any
bther class Of yachtsmen 10 encourage the prom
mence OF the diminutve boats. An increase In half
raters. IT Is urged. will result In Increase in com
petent yachtsnen- One prominent yachtsrnan said:
Most owners OF large yachts hire cap,ains and
crews 10 eaL their vessels for them. They become
nteregted passenger. and they doubtless have much
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BONE ALLEY UNDER THE BAN
1T WILL PROBABLY MAKE WAY FOR A
SMALL PARK.

A TYPICAL CLUSTER OF REAR TENEMENTs-
SCRAPS" ARE THE CHOICEST AMUsEMENTs
FOR THE INHABiTANTS-wHAT ONE LIT
TIE MOTHERS" FATHER DOES.
"Rone Alley" VIII before many years in all
probability be a thing of the past and the
ground where 1t now stands, with Its nthy
tenement houses will no longer be menace
- the health OF the neghborhood but beauty
spot In a locality where beauty and air are sadly
needed The report of the Board OF Health which
to the Mayor on Tuesday recommended
the blcck bounded by East Houston, Willett. Pitt
and Stanton sts and which contains the famous
Bone Alley" for the site OF small park. Walk
ing along any OF these streets but one. a person
would get no idea of the mass Of humanity con-
ained in these houses But if the pedestrian walks
along the Willett-st. side OF the block, he comes
suddenly upon the famous alley, and sees at It's end
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
READY TO ALLOT LAND.

The application station for the assignment OF
land 10 the unemployed Is ready but on ac-
count OF the stormy weather there have been few
applications Tho Committee the Cultivation
of Vacant Lots has been carefully making prepara-
tions for the work through the winter At the
last meeting. II decided 10 accept the additional
offer OF ninety acres from William Steinway. The
application station has been opened at No. 10 Cooper
tnion. To charitable societies or individuals who
are desirous OF aiding people 10 hep themselves.
the plan OF the committee Is OF great value. In as
signing land preference will be given to men WITH
families, who are out Of work. -
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TITANS OF THE FLEETS


Cup, which was by the Ethelwynn last year.
TITANS OF THE FLEETS.
In the schooner class the contests between the
Emerald and the new Coonia Will be WATCHED with
much interest The Ariel and the Amorlta viii also
be in commission As TO the large s.ngc-sckeTs. i
Will probably be an off year The Defender is being
reitted but it Is not known when she viii be sailed
Commodore Gould has decided that the Nlgiant
shall not be put in commits ion. Whatever the New
York Yacht Club intends do in the way OF racing
and cruising Will be made known ater The arrange
Inents for the Goelet Cup races VIII be MADE pubc
by the Regatta Committee.
The races OF the New-York Yacht Club are all
strictly club affairs and open only 20 members
The fee; consists OF 220 vessels. OF which about
tyo-frths are steamers, and all OF which are OF
fifteen tons or over. The tonnage OF the feet
amounts TO 80 3253s5. The amendment 10 the by
laws which was passed at the meeting last Thnrs-
day, by which owners OF vessels OF ten tons may
be admitted TO membership. VIII increase the meet
The members who come into the club under TIE
new arrangement may fly the club nag but they
will have no voice in the government
ATLANTIC CLUB PROGRAMME
The Regatta Committee Of the Atlantic fach'
Climb consisting Of John L. Hlss. Henry J. Gielo"'
David + Austen ". L. Gorrsh and George ".
NcNul,v has prepared A programme for the sea-
sons races On May 30 there VIII be races for
eighteen classes prize OF so is offered Tor each
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

The Sound season Will be opened by the Huguenot
Club on May is Among the yachting features
which will follow
May 2S-New- Rochelle special
| May 30-Harem annual regatta.
June C-Kniclerbocker annual
! June 20-Reeatta Of the Larchmont Club and also
June N~New- Rochelle annual and also the Sea
! wanhaka Cornthian Club annual
June 29-Stamfordd. spec al
June 9O--Indian Harbor special
July 1-Cornthan Fleet annual
July 2-Florseshoe Harbor special
july s-iarchnont annual on this day special at
tention VIII be given to 3ls and 4os.
July 1l-Riverside annual a.
July lS-LarchInont open regatta Second 30 end 81
July 2o~Larchmon, special. Third racers for Sos
ana S's ana hsatsT f6r be archmon Eastward and
July 22-Larchmont special. Cabin cats. Mangus
cup s ani eos fourth race Us ana toGners harasFS
| July 2El.archmont special frth race ior "fs anu
July 25-LarcAmont sixth races Gas and 90s
Juy Sea Gaf a. Ginb b annnSl anr,, Also the corn
'"l,;i august s@Xew-Kocheile special Also Hampstead
''sIg4i Surus. a'i.--t> i2~Norwalk annual
August 15-American snec al and stamford annual I
side special for sos half-raters and cabin cats
August 27-Sea GIN srec.a ,,
August 29-Huguonot annual S-awanhaKa spec'a'
iv sen.@mbcr 5~Iiuntington annual and Larchmont
special for S4s and 30s Seventh race) ,..,
September 7-Larch;noni fall regatta and eigh'h
race for 3is and Cos. ,.. ~,
September l2-Larchmont special for schooners ana
In6ian Harbor special. ,.s.~a
scT:embcr l9-Lmer'can fell regatta and Stamford
special. - ,, ,,,o-,,aa ,,u re-
gaita. -, o. ,o- holrraters
VIII take place June % rncre WI. .. I'm sl'',o- ,r
-ocee on June % and q The interna onai races io
holf-raf,rs viii begin July lS and " be sailed
fly" days
CONTESTS FOR THE LITTLE FELLOWS
The Tappan Zee Yacht Club vii. open us seaso"
on Nay g. With a race tor kalf-rateFs open 10 'he
boat If the Long Island Racing Union am 'he
New-York Yacht Racing Association Inc s"I'''
Will consist Of hve races. and the bo.' "'li"e
three out Of the I've Will receive the cup. Ihese
races VIII he sailed OF the club headquarters H.
Grand View-or-the- Hudson on the following la,es,
Nav n lime 6 Juy 4. Angus; and Septe.nourr .
Inc secretary OF the club Is j. Weeks IT, ''"'''
Evrrvthins ponts toward Highly successful anu
cn1ovah hl. yacn' rg seas n. anu many -
uto understand the situation ;hnk maj th' nt n.s.
r9,ional races for haifraters Will henenf ,he 80"
inc interests greatly and that me pis s''e''-1'
Ni not be missed oNermuch
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

mo5ors David Banks and the HanaD plate. the
gift OF Rear Commodore John H; Hanan o..
regatta for special classes is scheduled loi
September s. in which nine classes VIII contest
for prizes valued at $50 each.
The Atlantic Yacht Clubs fleet. according 10 the
last published list consists Of s.xty-two steamers
thrtyhye schoorers seyenty,nine sioops ad
dItions have been made to the feet recently
The Atlantic Yacht Clubs programme. whicn We
enmpiled by Colonial David e Austen the oecr~
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
FIVE NEW CITY PARKS.
COMMISSIONERS CONSIDERING THE
VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES.

TENEMENT HOUSES OF LITTLE ITALY TO BE
WIPED OUT-ATTRACTIvE BREATHING SPOTS
FOR UPPER MANHATTAN ISLAND
There are five special Park Commissioners now
holding from time to time for the appraisal
of property he taken for pleasure grounds Tor
the peope OF this city These Commissioners were
appointed by the General Term OF the Supreme
Court under Chapter 6s Of the Laws OF 1884. The
idea was 10 lay out these breathing spaces before
the upward march Of population should make the
problem an extremely difficult one. However. one
Of the parks proposed the only designation OF which
IS Little Italy" already densely populated
This dlstrc, lies between ne-hundred-and-eIev-
enth and One-hundred-and-fourteenth SITS. and
F!rst-ave. and the East River. The destruction OF
these homes OF poverty would in Itself be dis
t.nct advantage 20 the city
The FIVE parks projected under the Laws OF 1921
legal work on which is now being pushed are
known as the Colonial the Fort Washington, the
St Nicholas. the Riverside Extension and Little
" =
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4 PARK TAKING IN THE BLUFF.

The projected Colonial Park VIII extend from
One-hundrcd- nd -fcrty-nfth 10 One-hundredand-
hfty-hfth-st., between Eigecombe and Bradhurst
ayes. EIgecombe-ave skirts the high ground along
WASHINGTON Heights, and curves into One-hun-
dred-and-nfty-hfth-st at the western end OF the
yiaduct II continued directly north II would run
into the Harlem River Driveway, but on crossing
-hfth-st. the avenue Is turned
20 the west and continues on up TO and past the
oil Jumel mansion.
p-aahurst-aye Is down OF the natands. and is
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

fun for the money which they invest But such
owners more yachtsmen than their guests.
and except in name they never will be yachtsmen.
But the of the half-rater whose consists
Of one man besides himself must soon become famil-
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ACTIVE PREPARATIONS.

The fact that there will be no contest for the
Americas Cup in the coming season is source of
regret 10 many thousands OF enthusiastic yachts
men who know of no better sport than that OF
whipping the visiting yachtsmen. They know Of
no pleasure which is great to prove no matter
now perfect and how swift the builders on the Clyde
may fashion his craft. that they can always show
Yankee creation capable Of successfully defending
the cup which is the mark OF yachting supremacy.
Even with the recollection Of the last international
races fresh in the memory, and all the unpleasant
incidents associated with Dunraven's efforts 10
win the cup still vividly before them. there are
thousands OF yachtsmen and lovers Of the sport
who sorrow that there Will be International con-
test for the prize this season. They know that
there are many yachtsmen N England who are
anxious TO add the Americas Cup to their collec-
ton of plate yachtsmen who-N they could win
t-would be worthy. fairminded men and honor
able sportsmen. to hold it, But in the light OF what
has taken place, II is hardly likely that any one or
them will make an effort in that direction in the
near future. Englishmen frown upon the unsports-
uanke methods of their countryman, which justi-
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
YACHTING CAN STAND 1T.
ruE ABSENCE OF AMERICAS CUP RACES
HAS ITS ADVANTAGES

CLANS FOR BUSY sEAsON-ESPBCIAL ATTEN-
TON TO THE observation-disclosures IN
PLENTY. WITH PRIZES RICH AND NJ
MERoI-s-THE ATLANTIC CLUBS
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tary OF the club marks June ladies day. ="
All women who passengers on winning yachts
on that day VII receive handsome gold breasl :
pin. n the form Of a club ensign, with foued
anchor.
Up THE SOUND.
The Sound season Will be opened by the Huguenot
Club May is Among the yachting features
which will follow
The evening times., 1896-02-21
Lovers Lane.

Eyes OF blue-the glance that thrills,
Whisperings of the old, old tale,
Moonlight silv'ring distant bills
With its dreamy, filIny veil;
Down the path our slow feet trend,
Our shadows with the naples blend,
In our hearts the same refrain.
As we roam through Lovers Lane.
Lovers Lane is lined with trees,
Stately naples, elm and oak,
And the network Of their leaves
Der the pathway spreads cloak;
But now and then truant ray
or saucy moonlight finds it's way
Into the bower Of eupid's gain,
And sees strange things in Lovers Lane
In q quaint old townla maid knew,
An artiess, fairhatrel maid was she;
By those coral lips aud those eyes of blue,
Sweet was the spell she cast o'ef me;
In the dreamy nights of summer weather
Roamed we through the lane together.
Hearts thrObbing fondly the old refrain
To the songs of thethrushes in Lovers Lane.
Sweet those days Of the long ago,
When we strayed through the leafy aisle,
Our hearts as light as the wanton flow
OF the music of birds-without guile.
Twas long ago. 6ut'the eyes Of blue.
And the sllken hair, soft as the dew,
Are asswcet today a. when we twain
Roamed together In ,Loyer's Lane.
--Johp Northern Hiiiiard.
The evening times., 1896-02-21
1t Puzzled Her.


II was her first visit to the city, and she
was naturally much interested In every.
thing she saw.
"stll wouldn't live here for the world"
she said.
Wouldn't live herc?" exclaimed her city
friend.
mo, indeed, wouldn't"
But think OF the theaters and the opera.''
Very nice, of course" admitted the
country girl, "an1 would like to come to
the city and see and hear them, but
wouldn't live here, just the same"
Think OF the big stores and the facilities
for shopping" persisted the city girl.
II have"
"And the social gayety."
Its all very enjoyable, but I'd rather
live In the country"
But we have more Of the comforts and
Injuries of life, more OF everything that
makes life worth living"
The country girl shook her head.
You lack the best thing Of ALL" she
said decidedly. "I don't see how you
ever got married"
Married. 1 don't understand you," re-.
turned the city girl.
Where do you do your courting?" asked
the country girl. II don't believe I have
seen a front gate to swing on during the
whole Time I have been here."-Chicago
ky - 81 b. s =sfss--a.
The evening times., 1896-02-21
A Tnnch nf White

The advance guard of the white collar ar
rived some time ago in the little lace
trimmed muslin tabs. and the universal re-
sumption of the old-fashioned linen collar
itself seems imminent.
1t has already encircied necks illustrious
in the realm of fashion, and 1t may be taken
for granted that it has come to stay. One
does not need to be venerable to remember
the time when a gown ungarnished by 4
line OF white at the throat was regarded as
incomplete, and to be seen without collar
was to be seen in negligce equal TO that OF
the collarless man today.
A touch of white about the throat is uni
yersally becoming. and when the edict Of
banishment was first decreed, women re-
belled and vowed they would never sue
cumb to a fashion SO ugly.
But it is weil-known fact, so mex
plicable otherwise that psychological IN
fluence must be inferred. that whatever is
the fashion looks well. and whatever ceases
to be the fashion looks ugly, regardless or
intrinsic merits.
The evening times., 1896-02-21
NHEN MARIE D.
A Young MatrOn Can nChaperone Maids
Much Older Than Herself.

olueE hhh
IT GROUP OF charming girls were loudly
denouncing the selfishness of Mr..
~ Adams young married man Of
l. i their acquaintance. A newcomer
inquired the cause OF complaint
"Why. you see" said one, "he won't go
TO the Browns party. and If Mr. Adams
doesn't go Mrs. Adams won't so, and as
Mrs. Adams was to chaperonc US all We
shall all have to stay at home"
Among the girls two were at least twenty
five and one over thirty. The last had been
a high-rnnded sensible young girl, aud it
seemed as If she might now be an ade-
quate claperone for her companions, but
to have asserted herself in such ca
pacity would have involved one or two
res,ilts-either she would have been look
ed upon as altogether passec or as ex-
tremeiy eccentric.
She was not ready TO accept either
Judgment. When the laniented Mrs. Ad-
anis-a frivolous young woman OF twenty
appeared she joined her voice to the earn
est appeal made to her. For propriety or
conduct or force of character she could
not be compared TO the older woman.
and vet the latter felt that she could not
60 to the party except under the shadow
OF her wing.
No doubt the canon of society which
decrees that married woman. however
young. may serve as a guardian for girls.
has a sensible basis, since marriage is. in
itself. an education, and many an older
single woman. through sheer innocence,
might permit liberties which her married
sister would he too wise to allow. But
there is O limit % such riGidity of rule which
good sense should be permitted to transcend.
Exchange.