New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-08
CROKER'S NEW CLUBHOUSE.
,sr SECURES THE PRESENT HOME OF
THE NEW-YORK ATHLETIC CLUB.

TUE PRICE TO BE FAID. sloo0Oo-To TAKE POS
SESSION on MARCH l-pREsENT QUARTERS
OF THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB TO BE
soLD-MEMDERs JUBILANT OVER
TIE PURCHASE.
1,chard Croker has obtained new home FOR
,,s Democratic Club. and will install It in It's
,av, quarters some time in March next. He
quietly arranged three days ago 10 purchase
and take possession Of the present clubhouse
a, the New-York Athletic Club. at the south
uss, corner Of Fifty-nfth-s;. and Sxth-ave.. so
coon as the latter club IS ready to move to its
rAU home at SiXth-ave. and Fifty-nnth-st.
He made this arrangement In his own name,
.,s those who knew OF the fact. supposed at
the time that he was about to establish n new
s,ort,ag cub The purpose OF the purchase was
M, made public until last night ut the meeting
=. the Board OF Governors o. the Democratic
Club
The meeting ~ the Board presided over
g., 1raqe Edward 2. O'Dwyer. vce-president OF
,hs club who acted IN the absence Of Roswell =.
r,o,cer. president of the club The following
,.-rhers Of the Board were present; Richard
crorer Joseph Bumenthal. William r. Wyatt.
= = uascall John Vincent. J. Lewis Lyon.
psrr, Belmont Thomas E. Crimmins. Eugene
= Bushe. Arthur D. Williams and NJ. Warley
Flatzek
Alter acting on n number OF applications FOR
,a,rbership the subject Of tho improvement or
the clubs quarters came up. and various sus-
sss,ions were offered as 10 adding TO the present
buraing or selling 1t and buying or leasing some
more available property.
tOw THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE
W. Croker did not enter into this discussion
,,-t1 the others had ended their remarks. when
ha announced very quietly that he had three
dsvs previously obtained option on the New
York Athletic Clubs present clubhouse. and that
Re wanted the Democratic Club to take it off
his hands and make it the clubs permanent
home
This proposition came as great surprise 10
tbe members Of the Board present who were in
absolute ignorance of Mr.. Croker's plans. 1t Is
needless 10 say that the Board at once proceeded
70 act on Nh Croker's suggestion. and officially
closed the transaction on the part Of the Demo-
cratic Club.
The price to he paid the NewYork Athletic
Club IS $4,000. The negotiations on the part
of the latter club were conducted by J. H. Has
lin a member II the Board Of Governors. who is
also a member OF the Democratic Club.
STATEMENT BY MR.. FOX.
John Fox. Of the Board Of Governors of the
democratic club. made the following statement
last night as to the new home Of the club
Yes we have purchased the present club
house from the New-York Athletic Club, and
We think i, Will make US an excellent home
According 10 the arrangements now made, we
are 10 take possession of Il on March !. but we
hardly expect % get comfortably located ne1Ore
the first Of April"
The present home of the democratic Club Will
q, once be offered for sale II is held at
,-er-r cf Sor0 Oo0 bee0
made for it and refused Another offer was
made last week which may be increased 70 the
amount demanded by tho club IT was said.
The members at the clubhouse last night were
jubant over the purchase Of their new home.
The New-York Athletic Club with its nearly
three thousand members, considered it had out
grown its present quarters, and for more than
year It's handsome home at Sixth ave.
and Fifty-ninth-st.. has been under course Of
construction. 1t will be ready for occupancy be-
fore April !. The house that II has occupied
for so long. which now will be given over to
politics will be we'll adapted for Mr. Croker and
tae Tammany braves who Will gather within its
walls The large gymnasium, the bowling al
leys the cafe the swimming pool and the many
rooms that can be used for quiet little con-
ferences as well as for Nr Crokers headquar-
ters. ali so 10 make il an ideal home Tor his
club.
The building which IS II brick and five stories
high has a frontage of 10 feet in SiXth-ave. and
80 fee, n Fiftyhfth-st. 1t was erected in
1850. and is at present large enough 70 accom-
nolate comfortably a club with twenty-five
hundred members
The growth of A1r Croker's club has been
phenomenal Since December 80. the date the
leader set his stamp of approval on It. go new
rsmes have been added to its membership
NEW NAMES PROPOSED.
The following now members were proposed
last night: r. NJ Stivers. B. J. Sullivan. Ernest
Luce. Herman Probs,. Frederick w. CRUDE,
Noses Ehrenreich, Timothy j. Murray. John II.
Duncan Edward c. Stone Julius b. Lorge.
Mark ". Steinoerg Edward Schroeder, Benta-
min r Rhodes ir., Jacob Washburn. Maurice
S. Conen James a. Stillman. Reginald Brooks,
l. +. Il. Bets James T. Lentzy, Michael J.
Drummond. George y. Lederer, James w.
Gtlard William ". Hoes, George l. storm
David p. Arnold. Edward Kcarney and H.
Cnaf1ee
The best sign o, how hard Mr. Croker IS
"ornlng to build Up this club .s shown in the
number OF names proposed last night By him
SCI. Ot tire tWenty-sevon persons mentioned,
NJ CroSer had signed the applications of four
teea. The bulletin boards Of the club are filled
WIN the notices = proposals for membership,
and now the Official lists are tackled any place
OF lhe wall where room can be found
IN addition - celebrating the purchase of a
new home, las, night az the club, the members
spent considerable time Gdmrlng q piece Of
nn.ero.e siaiuory executed by lombard. at
Horne. In 1861. This was a gift 20 the club by
CSoee kessier, one Of the members. The
original cost of The statue $500.