The sun., 1917-06-10
NEW YORK SKATING
CLUB Is ORGANIZED
Leading Deyotees Of Popular
Indoor Sport Charter
Members.
MEET IN B1LTMORE HOTEL

The largest and the most representa-
tive meeting OF figure skaters held in
this vicinity since 1896 gathered Friday
night at the Biltmore Hotel to organise
the New York Skating Club. There have
been subscription organizations which
have skated at the various Kinks. but
this is to be the representative club. in
which II Is hoped all the leading anna
teur skaters Of this region will sventu-
ally find membership and represent 1t
when contests are held with other cities
or clubs. In fact, It II largely with the
idea OF stimulating the sport Of skating
by frequent contests and competitions
and tests for the members that the club
was organised. Skating is the one sport,
1t was pointed out, which lacks the
stimulus Of competition such as is found
in a game OF tennis or baseball. or even
the competitor Colonel Bogey In golf.
This club Is really a revival Of the
famous old New York Skating Club,
1860 to 1868, which skated where the
Plaza Hotel now stands and was the
leading skating club Of the United
| States. Jackson Haines, its most famous
member. went to Europe In 1885 and
taught all Europe to skate. He won
prizes everywhere. became rich and lies
buried in Finland, where was erected a
monument bearing the inscription. THE
American Skating King"
The constitution adopted Friday night
provides for adult amateur membership,
Junior membership Of persons under six
teen and associate membership Of per-
sons interested in the sport, including
professionals. The adult amateurs are
to manage the club. Many important
committees were appointed. including
one on standards, contests and grading,
which will endeavor to standardize the
various competitive skating programmes
used In this country and Canada
The international style of skating was
adopted as the standard OF the club The
club will endeavor TO interest large num-
ers Of school children in the art OF skat-
ing with a view to perpetuatins the
sport and developing champions for the
future. The dues for the adult members
were fixed at So a year and for other
members 81. 1t was voted to hold
big meeting early In October. when mo-
tion pictures OF famous skaters will be
shown, and all persons Joining before
or at that meeting are to become char-
ter members OF the club.
Monthly meetings Of the club will be
held at tho various Kinks In turn, when
informal tests and competitions Will be
held. supervised by expert Judges. 1t
was voted to adopt the same club tests
as are now employed by the Boston
Skating Club.
The Officers elected were Irving
Brokaw. honorary president James A.
Cruikshank, president: Mrs. 8. r Ber-
esford vice-president; J. B. Lioerman'
secretary: Walter Russell. treasurer
and these as additional members Of the
executive committee, q. NJ Lynes. o. L.
Richard.
Among those present or who signified
their intention to become members OF the
club we're:
M S,or fSls. Rssi Nj Mi.. Ne Yer. ro%o s5o
hns. Mrs s r. Beresford, winner OF the
worlds Junior championship At Dsvo:
Switzerland: Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Greenleaf
Mr.. and Mrs E. c. sohst. Brooklyn; Mrs.
Jessie Cant we'll. Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs
Ira n. Downs. Brooklyn; Miss Rosaline Z
Dunn. Dr. and Mrs. Hartwig Kandt, Brook
lyn: Mrs George w. Cunningham Miss Elhe
NJ Marks Mr. and Mrs Thomas Howard
Miss Glare Cassel. Mrs. Isabelle Millette. MI
and Mrs Mark A. Luescher, Miss Annette
kellermann, Miss Katie Schmidt, Miss Eiler
Dallerup. Miss Gladys Lamb, Paul Armitase
G, NJ Lynes the local champion ngurt
skater: Joel B, Lbcrman. james A. Cruik
shank, Hugh Altman. Arthur yuehne, e. .
Fuller IIr.ntr NJ EsGynor' walter t,I,i: JT,i:
sta,inx Club Of New York; paul w.hlmap
Mortimer r. Ireland Max Horn. Oscar l.
Nicholas l. Stokes, Mr. and Mrs. Rober'
T.. jackson. the Australian professi ons.s
Col. Samuel Z, wnsow. Bcdell Harmed. Ed
ward Dunn. George Howe and Frederick X
CrmkshAnk