New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19

The members Of the Knckerbocker Athletic
Club are concentrating most OF their energies JUST
now on the coming athletic carnival at Madison
SQUARE Garden Thanksgiving Day evening put
there i plenty OF activity at the clubhouse In other
sports as well The basket ball squad has started
in match playing. and its schedule already lncluues
goodly list Of fixtures though there are stu open
dates waiting for strong registered teams rhurs-
day is the basket ball night at the club gymna-
SUM and all of the home matches are arranged
for these evenings. on December z the tneIIy
Diamond team will play the lIth separate eo e9h ba
Dreadnaught Athletic Club team at home Decem-
Der T. but this engagement has been cancelled On
home; December 49, the an Separate Company at
M homs FebrnaTy the Orange basket bali team
again at home. and March g. the Paterson ~ ,t n;
team at, at h3 6aske, h ba sehsdme and many
more dates will be added within week or TWO
The Knickerbocker Athletic Club bicycle squad
has closed its outdoor season and the trophies
ord medals for the largest mileage for the season
have been awarded. &c. V. Brendon wins the hrst
trophy. with a total Of 1880 miles to his credit
The second trophy goes TO X t. dfutess' VINO
rode sOs8 miles, and the third TO Cazean Pinard
with eO55 miles Gold medals so WdT s Ns foows
II. W. NIackey 5,G51; W: c. Minnemeyer tS'lfUY
George Swest G ' SSd T. r Marks. tS Silver
medals we're also given to twelve others " VINO
covered 1919 sd miles pr ronsn s rOoW
tony $50 D. Kelly 11e2 rr j. s oscar S2i
r X iIoyt. fj2i: Charles Deadly, 800: Francis
J. Grace sos; +. A. Lang. 1901. and Otto Elsass'
1901 miles.
The annual meeting OF the Knickerbocker Attn
letc Club will be held In the clubhouse to-morro"
evening at o'clock The election OF otlcers'
however will take place from 0:4O TO 9:SO O'CLOCK
in the evening Although the polls VIII be Kept
oppostlon and only one ticket in the field, so the
voting Is merely Formally The Nominating
Committee composed of Dr. a. l.. Ranney. James
j. Frawlcy Lotion II. slawson and John New
man. has put up the following ticket. which IN
cludes not only the principal eecte OBJECTS and
there is doubt OF their election President James
sa Hen.e io'' 2nd
Whtson W, J. Patterson. Wendell G Phillips ana
c e Fletcher RfsEr and Paul y Turner Bard
mlttee ", II. Bracken Franklin PADDOCK and ".
Young nG j. F To%niey and j. r ieadey Enter
os e. Bond f Fred t. Assrs and J.
f Pufdy HeS Gymnasium Committee. j. r Mahoney
John H. Yocgm and 8 Y " Lee: Shooting Rggo Com
H. sayre; swimming Committee, Harry A. King.
H. ii. Wotherspoon and A. g. SiVori
The Lenox Tennis Club held an enthusiastic meet
ing In Harlem last week. at which Board OF
Oncers was chosen and some promising plans for
next seasons campaign decided upon. The open
tournament held last spring won National atten-
ton by the high class OF the entries and play and
Is intended TO repeat this next season on an even
larger scale A favorable date In June will be asked
for at the coming meeting OF the National Lawn
Tennis Association and It is intended TO make next
years tournament even bigger and better than that
Of this season The new Board OF Officers is made
up as follows: @. Lorraine Wyeth. president: Miss
Julia Remer vice-president Edward J. Martin sec
Grant captain and Edward 7. Rice and Miss
Martha Meier additional directors. The new club
house. the club grounds at One hundred a nd
twenty-th ird-st. and st. Nicholas-ave., proved
great success this season and ATTRACTED so many
applications that there is a long waiting list now
and attempt TO Increase the membership in order
TO take in OF the candidates failed because the
club has only four courts and these are already
crowded with players on Saturdays and holidays.
Over at the Crescent Athletic Club the usual fall
transfer OF interest from the Bay Ridge clubhouse
10 the town home. In Clinton-st.. Is now taking
place and soon the Bay Ridge grounds will only be
frequented by the golnng and trap shooting contn-
gents for theirs will be the only sports that are
reasonable SO late The Crescent club was never
in better condition since It's organization, and the
members look forward 10 one OF the most prosper
GUS winters and an active one In sports. There is
row a waiting list OF l2 applicants FOR membership
the longest since the club was started Next Friday
evening there will be smoker at the clubhouse
the programme including Leland Powers. a mono
losulst, IN David oarriek." and the Neapolitan