New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-08
BAD WEATHER FOR COMFY ISLAND.
Yesterday was n sharp contrast TO Wednes

Yesterday was n sharp contrast to Wednes-
day az Coney Island, ii very cold, and The num-
Der Of visitors small West Brighton did not nave
many patrons aud pier rather zoo cool Tor com
fort An east wind prevailed and consequently the
odor, from Barren Island were out full force. and
made The whole beach very disaEeeable Seats IN the
hotels were above par. and any pace was quickly
occupied Brighton Beach at all crowded, Dus
the hotel WAS full t.t Governor George H. Mcclellan
and his family could obtain rooms. There was nc
cided falling OF IN the number OF bathers at Brighton
Beach, there being only $500.
The races did attract large crowd as was eI-
pected Yesterday The track was in good condition.
An addition is beng made 70 the grand stand Inc hst
race was between Glonmore and Claudia, WIN the
former tho fayorite good the consequence,
resulting in u dead heat time, 3:25. The purse OF
$780, with a sweepstakes OF Sl5 each. and the pool Oo1
we're divided and deciding heat was run. The next
was selling race OF mile and half for purse OF
$3.50 $50 to second horse and brought out shylock'
$500; Farley $1,000 viceroy $3.50; Carver jr $500,
and Enterprise 81, 900 This holly contested, and
resulted IN victory Enterprise. with Carver jr'
second and Farley third. The time was 2:45-s The
next race handlcap mile dash for purse oI 95oO
.SO 10 -econd horse and had starters lney we're
an untl quo last sre!oh, when Sootllia went
All and Won By neck from Baton house' ~ s wv
II5a Tho Lass race was a handicap hurdle race FOR a
purse Of 1880 $50 % second horse mlls meats. Ine
hrst neat run by Loerer IL lo2 Wlth b1diA9 SCI
ond and Dailgasan third. YcuiIlaIOr was ds'anced,
Inc second heat dead heat between Bay Kun ana
Loferer in l:5l, with DagaSian SECOND, ana OO'lae
last The deciding heat was won by Lolterer IN 100
Another eleotrlc light has PIT up IN Enegeman's
The Mammalian Beach Company has agreed pay
Captain webb 81 600 to swim In an Ordinary bathing
nj IRON, sardy Hook 10 the H0iol, dis OF about
p riIes The day selected Is Wednesday next and by
the the swimmer 10 reach the DeHcn between
1 and o'clock III me AFTERNOON. -
me first OF series Of exhibitions given Mt Manhattan
Beach by Captain BOytOn TOOK place Yesterday ana al
tracted many specatois into Inc amphitheatre Oh te
baInlug pavilion. The programme was . l"hs one anu
was Nel? az Ia. ,,nrroJT ana sunday ana am
admission Zee OF % cents viii be charged. There were
1850 II en- aud 900 Who yentured into the SURF
yesterday at tins part Of the beach
Among yesterdays arrivals al the hotelsMe!
AItuhaiau Beach UOtei-N. +. stafford J. ". Fru8ln
and wife, J. r. Frlzl. MIS- Robert osul9eTs' James
SoIueryhe, Edward Matthew ana wife, II. ". Mum.
wife and daughters, W. y. Crane and wife. Mrs C. j.
Berlin and sons, and Mrs. j. d. Ripley anG Two ohii-
drsn NeW-YUrk; a. ii. Gather ana vile, ii. L. Arm
strong aud wife, Preksu; Mrs II. Il. Page, goYerness
aud children, Orauke; John Thomas aud family, Ceyc-
land Alfred Mills and wife. MUrustowD; Mrs. r.
8nG daaSIteT Srw-YofS w. A. Perry and faulty Bay
DAWSON ana wife, st.nhOpe; Mrs. 5. II. NIcnos. b. f.
McFarlsn and wife, and Ciayton Se"Ood, Phla1t +
I NcGrttincen indianapolis J. G. White. W j.
Nuber Baltimore ". X. Brown, IT,, PittsDurg l. J..
+ Brown, we aud onid, Toledo; W. a. Cn'S "u''"'e'
asteI Briahtou.-M Z. McMahan, A. o. Bradley II.
L. Helier and NJ. =. Duke and vie, NeH-NOfkj 4.
Palmer aud iarlly, H. H. tiohOrl VIC and sous IN
cagO: J. h. Tobias, Long Branch; lsa1c AYef, A. H.
snd family BLISS Nancy and Miss lugersoN Trenton
Jouu Twredy, DanDuryi W L wilcox, WIZ ana an,
j H. Pool Charles Hayden, John Hughes ahd party,
Rochester; William Natn0w, George ". AitAander'
william Bayls Brookyn; ". a. E"Hlpui!' ~ O. i1s
gins, Elzauttnj j. - hehdSI7oh' - LOUIS "a ~ /,
Norman sister, william hempt ana VI e. anu ~
W. TGtn1 Troy; c. L. Kmball aud vito, F,sH6in >.
c. Dickinson and wiic, T., / Fox ana we 4SN~hGG
j. 5 Grigg auo wife, f. c. Barnes, wife aud daughter
New oursj j. ". Currider, Wasungt@n j. L BaEsI
". ID. Kelly, Elnlra.