New-York tribune., 1897-01-31
AMONG THE CLUBS.
NOTES FROM BROoKLYN's SOCIAL Or
CARNATIONS.
ARRANGING FOR THE RIDING AND DRIVING
CLUBS HORSE sHow-INCIDENTs AND HAP

CLUBS HORSE sHow-INCIDENTs AND HAP
PENINGs IN OTHER HOUSES.
The Crescent Athletic Clubs annual billiard tour
nament was begun on Monday night Tho first
round was played on Monday, Tuesday. WEDNESDAY
and Thursday The second began on Friday ana
Will last until Tuesday evening. First and second
nrizes will be given In trapshcong the club still
rnanifests a lively interest, and on Saturday last
beat the Garden City visitors In a match at twen-
ty-five birds. six side. by margin OF nine
teen birds 1t has arranged match shoot AT ciay
birds with the Princeton College team, to take
place at the Bay Ridge grounds on either repruary
II or 90 The Crescent's lacrosse trip to England
will be managed by ]. S. Garvln the captain OF
the team
The Crescent is giving a series OF Sunday after-
noon entertainments in the clubhouse with great
success They are concerts of high class. and the
club members seem to take great interest IN them.
Rooms In the Germania Club will be used for the
present by the newly formed WoTan's Whist Clup
of Brooklyn.
RIDING AND DRIVING CLUB
The Horse Show Committee OF the Brooklyn Rid
ing and Driving Club met In the clubhouse on Moh-
day evening and elected the following oincers'
Chairman, H. H. Salmon; secretary. w. II. Erhart;
treasurer, w. w. Walsh. f.. f. Lltcnieid' ~ o.
Richardson and S. C. Prie resigned from the COM
rnittee owing to the pressure Of other business
Their SUCCESSORS are J. Henry Dick, Clarence W.
Seamans and Park Commissioner JACOB u. Detl-
mer Frank d. Beard. J. III. Wa!briose ana "'
Herbert Potter appointed n committee 10 'ahe
charge Of the preparation of the prize Ilst Al ''S
rnee,inr II was decided TO limit the show to four
evenings at the close OF the week ending May l..
Instead Of having most classes open to ALL as was
the case last year IL decided that outsiders can
enter only four-in-hands. tandems polo ponies and
jumpers The entries will close about three weeks
before the show opens. The precise date. however,
Is not announced.
The Riding and Driving Club will meet the Rough
Riding Club Of New-Yor City in a tent-pegging
competition at the home of the former on Wednes-
day evening February g. music ride by the
BROOKLYN club and drill by the visitors will pre-
cede the contest The Brooklyn club will present a
banner as the prize. After the contest the Rough
Riding Club will be entertained at the Montauk
Club. The Rough Riding, Club Will take part IN the
contest in uniform.
The Entertainment Committee Of the Riding and
Driving Club, through its chairman. Hamilton H.
Salmon. has invited Troop C to give an exhibition
drill at the clubhouse on the evening or February
a. Troop c has not yet accepted. but Captain
CLAYTON said the other day that the troopers would
be glad TO give the exhibition. and that they would
accept the invitation.
On Wednesday a game OF basketball was played
at the Riding and Driving Club by Pratt Institute
and Adephi College, the prize being SILK banner
presented by the club. Adelphi won the match by
a score of 20 to 0. The game was preceded by
music ride by members Of the club. The following
members took part in IT. o. Rothmuller and Miss
Candee, Colonel J. y. Partridge and MISS Sher-
we'll H. De Seldlng and Miss Busby. Frederick w.
IIinrichs and Miss Gertrude Busby. c. W. Sea-
mans and Mrs. w. L. Candee. F. H. Page and Mrs.
Whiting William Wilson and Miss Duryea, f. L.
Gregory and Miss Burris and J. Henry Smith, S. E.
Jucbanan r Daniel. w j. Gilmore, IT., >. Il.
White and Mr.. Hopkins.
Hamilton H. Salmon has been elected director Of
UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
Ex-Mayor Schieren and the heads OF depart
ments under his administration will have a dinner
at the Union League Club tomorrow evening. There
will be eighteen present the only outsider being
President William Berri, of the club.
The Union Leagues annual art exhibition will
open on Wednesday evening and continue through
out the week. On the opening evening Mr.. and
Mrs. William Berri will receive the guests. pr-
Vate view OF the collection VIII be given on tues
day evening at $50.
The experiment of having progressive euchre
party at which both present seems to
have been a success at this club. 1T was the clubs
first venture in that line, and II took place on
Tuesday evening Play began at SIS, and there
were nearly two hundred entries. Fifteen games
played The winners and prizes fol-
"A. ~.
Bohemian vase; second, Mrs Eastman. Dresden
umbrella; third, Mrs. j. f. Prior, gold pocketbook
Mems prizes-First, ]. w. Watkins, umbrella: Sec
ond Joseph White. military brushes; third, Dr. J.
A. Schmidt stein. After the prizes had been dis
tributed supper served in the restaurant
Chairman w. f. Fuller. of the Entertainment Com
mittee had charge of the affair Among those
present Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Stearns. Mr. and
Mrs. J. l.. White. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ii. Donnely, Mr.
and Mrs. w. l.. Cader. s. B. Wyckon j. ~
Wyckoff. Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Stevens. A. ii. Crop
sey, DR.. and Mrs. III. G. Ferris Mr. and Mrs Irving
A. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ. Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs.
George y. Robinson, DR.. and Mrs W. H. Bigg
Miss Elsie Fuller. Register Granville w. Harman
Mrs. II. IL. Stacker. Mrs. Thomas S. Matthews
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Buchanan Mr. and Mrs
Benjamin Russell Mr. and Mrs. David S. Wells
Mr.. and Mrs. William Berr Mrs. Raymond, A. H.
LEIGH Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Leslie and Dr. and Mrs
Thomas l.. Wells.
CYCLE CLUB OF BROOKLYN
The Cycle Club of Brooklyn has engaged Miss
Paula Grum, of the Royal Gymnasium Of Copen-
hagen, TO instruct a class of women The class met
for the first time Wednesday, and will meet on
every Wednesday morning from 10 TO IL O'clock.
Miss Grum is organizing classes In calisthencs and
physical culture for women to be held in the club
quarters. In Hanson Place.
WILDWOOD CLUB OF ELATBUsH.
The Wildwood Club will have entertainment
every Thursday evening until the end of April.
The variety Of these entertainments is shown by
the programme. The first. which was held on last
Thursday. a musical On February 4 there
will be reception and dance; on February II a
concert by club members; on February IS mock
trial. February 25 a minstrel show; on March II.
lecture: March 2 stereopucon exhibition; April s.
reading and musical; April p. farce Some OF the
dates are not yet filed In.
The musical mentioned was held on a stormy and
dsagreeable night. but that had effect the at
tendance, which was large as 10 show a flatterng
confidence in Morrison Hoyt's Entertainment Com
mttee. The entertainment was given by Mrs. e. j.
Grant soprano: Miss Bessie Strauss. pianist. and
Purdon Robinson. barytone: e. j. Grant and &. w.
Rigers accompanies
The Entertainment Committee which has ar
ranged these affairs consists of Morrison Hoyt,
chairman; Edmund ii. briggs, John F. Oltrogge.
Randolph Brand, A. B. Tremane, Dr. George B.