The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-08
KwN|CKERBOCKER A. c.
Consolidation With New
Jersey A. G. Complete
and Seasons Plans
Arranged.

IL NEW J6ISCy ShoD
solidated and the athletic world has
realized that the consolidation viii make
the Knickerbocker Athletic Club one OF
the strongest athletic clubs in the worlo.
The matter was informally talked over by
committees from both organizations ana
plans laid before the governors OF the
knickerbocker Athletic Club some months
ago and before the full membership OF the
New jersey Athletic Club at its annual
meeting. The New Jersey club voted to
consolidate at it's annual meeting held at
Bergen Point and a committee was APP
pointed with power in the matter to meeta
like committee from the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club. These committees have
been at work for several months. 1t was
found that such ~amalgamation coulo not
be perfected at once, owing to certain
debts of the New, Jersey Athletic Clup'
notably the second mortgage bonds ana
between sen and eight thousand dol
lars in floating indebtedness. 1t was also
realized that a foreclosure sale would put
off the perfection of the amalgamatlon
for at least four months. However, as
both clubs wanted the consolidation, and
were looking forward to it, the Board
U Guy vi A w"
Club at a meeting held at the Knicker-
booker Athletic Clubhouse recently, James
e. Sullivan, the president, and James d.
Boyd, secretary of the club, a committee
of two with power to effect the CONSOLE
dalton on terms suitable to themselves
and as outlined by the Board. The re-
suit was that the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club secured the first mortgage bonds by
a cash jayment and foreclosure sales
are now under way through the clups
lawyer, E.. Van Buskirk, of Bayonne
City. AS such foreclosures, however,
would take at least four months, 1t was
finally decided at a joint committee meet
ing held yesterday to draw up a form OIL
lease whereby the New Jersey Athletic
Club practically goes out of existence and
the members of that club are transferred
to1the Knickerbocker Athletic CLUB. Inc
Knickerbocker Athletic Club has leased
the grounds of the New Jersey Athletic
on certain conditions. At the same
time the foreclosure proceeding will be
carried on. The committee in charge
consisted of J. f. Sullivan, president of
the Knickerbocker A. c. and the New Jer-
sey A.. c.; James D. Boyd Secretary of
the New Jersey A. c.; John ID. Adams,
secretary of the Knickerbocker A G.;
J.. Hamblen Sears, of the Knickerboeker
A. c., and Attorney Van Buskirk, OF
Bayonne.
This a~malgamation will give an impetus
to athletics, as the club will foster all
branches of sport. Besides securing tile
magnificent grounds, house and boat
houses of the New Jersey Athletic CUB,
the committee also decided to secure the
estate adjoining the southern part OF the
club grounds, known as the Brown Estate.
This piece of property is 700 feet by 24o
feet. with a. beautiful water front. A hand
some mansion, fully equipped and a sta
BILE are included in the lease.
1t was decided to have a golf club, so
they have secured from the Bayonne Land
and Improvement Co. an option on a piece
of property adjoining the clubhouse, $50
feet by 400 feet. The opening OF these
three pieces of property will Civ to the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club a nine hole
golf course without interfering in any
way with the cricket field, baseball
grounds or the athletic track at the club,
and a water front of 1,450 feet.
A professional golfer will at once be en-
gagged. a coach for the crew, and experts
will be hired for each department OF the
club.
Use committees of both organizations
were consolidated, and in future all games
arranged will be under the name of the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club.
Committees were appointed on the fol-
lowing sports;-Lawn tennis, football,
rowing, golf. athletics, archery, lawn
bowls and cricket.
The entire management of this athletic
plant will be controlled by an executive
committee from the Knickerbocker Ath-
letic Club, consisting of Messrs. John D.
Adams, J.. Hamblen Sears and James f.
Sullivan. The plant of the New Jersey
A. C. has run down to a certain extent,
and important improvements that will
benefit the member will be made therein.
A plan for the summer pleasures of the
will be perfected. Monster ath-
letic meetings will be given on Decoration
Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day, and
invitation Ladies' Days will be given at
least once a month. The annual run of
the bicycle division will be to the club
grounds on Sunday.
Now hat the amalgamation is practi-
cally effected, it will also give the New
Jersey Athletic Club members the advan-
the privilege of the city house of the club.
Al the meeting yesterday about 300
of the New Jersey Athletic Club,
including life, active and resident, were
transferred to the Knickerbocker Ath-
letic Club. thereby increasing that clubs
~ a,o h rshi,, m nearly 1 TQ0