The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-30

and before the bath And as You come mp out
Oh me water, you Of course take your ~
ance termed dressing for dinner. But ystu yVuu oat
not amuse yourself all the afteTpo0ne wnccnrred
In which ladies Of leisurely disposiiItib6n oitb fa
attempted H. and been re@sroP Perhaps you
might take another stroll apo M .,IiDS ~ SN ,s
hours between dinner ana t9i t99tti,ie vuiear in The
heat OF the day Driving Is tne pIoper " C11inis, tis,
afternoon. ft has been quite popular hereto
fore; but there has been an almost lnsurnounta-
ee s " I and general rendezvous
The Diamond Beach Park Association has pro-
iGeda the the gdn the %bS
was chartered by the last Legislature of the
state, consists almost exclusively of wealthy
Pbiladephians, and is ofIicered as follows:-
RTesasRs-tGfbRcis PressHreT-gobR +. sGlYalne s@ilH
DlTeetors-john Davis. Charles A. .Rubiesm, George
Cooper j. f. Cake W. W. ware Rob Rss AsEo5
Miller Thomas T.Tasker Michael Beirne and Samuel
The location selected for the Park is one Of
the most eligible In the neighborhood of Cape
May. 1t is on high bluff facing the famous
Diamond Beach, and is about Ave miles distant
from the Island, and about two miles north of
the steamboat landing. just across the mouth
in view, and the adjacent scenery is extremely
charming. The grounds owned by the associa-
t1on comprise about one hundred and twenty
nve acres, the greater portion of which is en-
closed by substantial fence surrounding the
race course. Thls last is one mile IN length,
and has been laid out with due regard
TO its destined purpose. Near the en-
trance stood neat three story farm
house, TO which large additions have been
made, and the exterior and interior brought
into excellent condition. Surrounding IL on
all sides are two Verandahs, one on the level of
the first floor, and the ouher on that of the
second, while handsome cupola sormounts
the whole Long rows of sheds have likewise
been constructed, and the managers cOntem-
plate the erection of q large ampnitheatre for
spectators. The work was commenced two
lFG hTnf hwrE Esaf
thing was in readiness for USE The entire ex-
pense attending the undertaking is nearly
$50 600, of which amount 2O00 was devoted to
the track and the improvements on the
For the Inauguration of this new Park every
preparation had been made, and at four O'Clock
this afternoon three horses of considerable re-
putation for speed were to have been put upon
the track. But about one o'clock it commenced
TO rain, and for some time the storm continued
with such force that IL was found necessary to
abandon the race.
the Island had advanced on their regular
rates from 100 TO 200 per cent, some OF them
dema5ndng % a5s gar ee1 en6 Tsn2n 192Ts 1Sr driye
view of the great rush which was
contemplated on the occasion of the open.
ing day. The rain completely soaked the au-
dactty out of the Monsters so that by the time
IL was clear again IL was possible to be driven
oVer for sum that was not more than twice the
full worth OF the ride. Quite number of ladies
and gentlemen availed themselves of the mode
ration in the .weatherand the carriage hire, and
Tes3rted to Inc 9Tryng at bHS ABOUT h
teered, and were on the ground to re.
lieve the tedium of the exercises, what
ever they might be. That the persons attracted
TO the spot by the announcement might not be
entirely dsappoin ed, two horses were placed
upon the track. and afforded considerable salts
faction by making excellent time, considering
the condition of the ground. The race which
was to have taken place this afternoon will
should again get into pet, and renew its
childish freaks. OMIKRoN.