New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-22
SUMMER LEISURE.
CoNEY ISLAND IN BETTER SPIRITS.

SUMMER LEISURE.
COMFY ISLAND IN BETTER SPIRITS.
HOTEL KFEPERs REvGyING WITH PLEASANT
wFATHER-THR RACEs-THE ARRIVALS.
The publicans at this long strip Of white
sand and monster hotels looked with JOY upon the long
lines Of waves breaking in tempting surf upon their
beach Yesterday and we're disappointed NJ the non
arrival Of the hot from the Far west Wnen the
Signal Service officers predict cooler weather the pro
prietors think there il mistake but when higher
temperature is foreo!d for the State Of NewYork they
repepisb their Iarders and hang al their buudng and
bathing suits upon the outer walls. Ever since Monday
hot wave has been expected drive the multitude to
Concy Island but 10 be tardy or has been lost
IN the the Upper Lake region Although it was almost
uncomfortably cold yesterday, there sti visitors
enough at the beach to make 1t look alive.
IL the morning the employees Of Wheeler Wilson,
sewing machine manufacturers, with their wives,
swcehearts and children, arrived at Manhattan Beach
from Bridgeport to the number Of $50. The Citizens
Corps of Troy gave Instrumental and vocal concert In
the band stand in front OF Hotel Brighton in the morn
ing at 1880 o'clock. and subsequently an exhibition
drill The corps. numbering some 49, left the beach for
home by the p m. boat.
After o'clock in the evening a strong tide Of travel
set i'm toward the Leidckranz Festival at the Sea Beach
Palace, leaving Manhattan Beach Hotel and Hotel
Brighton comparatively deserted.
The attendance AT the races on the Brighton Beach
Grounds Yesterday was very good ana was uIhtu
by the presence OF large ulmber OF races IeeenIS
familiar along the quarter slTeic az saratoga uuri
and threequarters, for purse % 5000 o. o. Vests nay
seldng j terprlse was the iayorite, selling at SI9o
go for II. GaGucys bay gelding Dallgasian;
slj for DAILY Brothers bay colt Willie d., and
II. buys by colt diac in the field. An
excellent start was given from the quarter pole with
6a.f was reached Enterprise went 10 the front and
showed the way for the next mile, WITH Albert second
0nG iime Willie d. came up rapidly aud at the three
quarters had nj, nos ahoai In crpiise, which he I'M
proved to neck before reaching the string, aileI an eK
citing finish, with Dailgaslan thd ength PACK. Inc
mile and three-quarters was made in 3:l4, excel
Mutual pools paid STA 60 only fourteen tickets having
In he second race mile heats handicap for all ages
Tor purse OF S4OO S73 10 second there were four en-
Ike BOnham. Before the first heat pools on the race
sold: Baton Rouge Sl60, Ike BonDam ana Noble
wasted in getting start owing to The peryefsy OF
the keys for which they were fined 70 each Nnen
the flag fell the faYOrite lost In going to the
front aud stayed there to the end, but he allowed Bon
Of lame sbou der Tie second heat aud race was won
hauduy by Baton Rouge six lengths ahead OF Bonlam
tine, 1:478.. Mutual pools paid IS 10 on the first
I'm the tIrce-quarters OF mile handicap for purse Of
$3.50 OF which $50 TO second, the iavorte, j. j.
Bryer.y's Hattie f. starting second. Immediately took
the lead and maintained II 10 the finish beating W H.
Briers's Dairy Maid Iengj and a hall 1:l0 Idler
Kingston and Cedric coming ID III the order named Inc
Ii was almost dark before the most exciting race Of
the day was started. TINS was the two-mile handicap
hurdle race, over eight hurdles There were seven
starters, with Bennett II Co.'s Deadhead long favor
tie in the pools, q sample one selling d adhea >
500; ventator. s7C and Loiterer and Cripple
together $50. a good start was effected, alter
a little delay. LoiteIer was the leader at the first
hurdle where his fellow IN the field went down. leaving
over struck him on the shoulder and came within few
inches of crushing his head LOterer led the first
mile and half when Katie J.. and Deadhead passed
him. Derby having come TO grief at the filth hurdle
Tho las; hurdle too much for Loerer, and he and
reach Katie p on tie homesietch but failed by two
lengths the latter winning IN minutes SO seconds
TbIcc Jockeys came ln1lng in. bat on examination
found TO he more hurt N their minds than bodies
The mutual pools paid $50 TO-
Manhattan Beach-George Nissan ard wife, william
r.. kissam, NoTwalk, Conn; ID. Amy Hall and wife,
Boston; Henry Lusk aud daughter, Albany c. n.
wilder, ESse1; \; pr. ana Mrs james Bruce i on
Chcagoj Captain Samuel Green Connecticut; A. d. A.
Miller ana wife. Buffalo, C. W Schropp Philadelp
George Z. Rogers and wife, Ncw-Londgh; j. r. Thomas
and wife, Louisville Ky; the Rev j. b. slit and WIFE,
BaltimOrci the Row c. stit. PeImoni, " Y; Geo IL
G oggs and wife, Baltimore; Geo. p Macarthur and wife,
udsOn, n. Y. 5. X. Holman. IAN francisco; W Ander-
son. Pniadelpha the Hon l. Biackstone and Wiie,NGI-
witch, Conn., l. j. backSonc L. L. BLACKS tone co. Mr.
and Mrs. II. W. Gregg. BughamptOu \. Y; 7. Phean,
-yrgcls-; C. 3 Kctchum. Detroit Rlc ard r. Miller,
CJLden, y, j.; IlOm.s IuIy, ndol MISS u. h. ven
able, PniladelpnIai f. b. Knowes, Worcester, Mass;
J. NJ. steele aud family, Wlchltl Kansas C0oneI -.
Frothiuglan. N. Y; Mrs 5. $ Townsend Mss Moore
and David Townsend, PHIL del JAia John :. LeiO and
wife, Mas +. V. LelU. Baltimore.
Hotel Brghton-J. 0. GEESE. Reading, Penn; ]. D..
MJwry, Norwich; j. Gilchust. Boston; Mise Cdlrsta
Halsey Washington; IIalscy c. Ives, St Louis; H. de
la Camp. IOE hama n Haas san fFnnciTGoi T. n
ssson and wife, Tenaty, n. j.; George W. Hadlcy, NJ.
+. Burus, John i. Cole, Boston JOhu Furey paymat-
ter L. :. Navy Mrs C. r. kumsey, Pittsburg; JqSegh
Penny, Grand Rapids; ". b.. Marvin, MOntclalr: H. H..
Chamberlain Worcester. Mass; Wm MWhitney, Albany;
r. j. Fairbank, Baltimore, Md; Edward O'Connor,
Gu!ph, Canada; DR.. b. NJ. WlkersOn. BlltlmOre W NJ.
WnRerson Marion, Ala; Dion Boucicaut NJ. aud Mrs.
Clayton CalthrOp, New-YOrk; f. g. King, Baltimore
Charles i. Caldwell ami family, Ptsburg; Bucl Hem
iucWay and family, Connecticut; the Hon. William
X. Marvin and wife, G. .. Richard New-Yorh John
Cyde Sullivan, Judge Macarthur aud wife, Washington
General j. II. Ketcham Archibald Bliss John q. ThOmp-
son and Gpneral George j. Lsiy.