New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-22
mid rHE ORANGE GROVES
THE rroBTDA SEASON AT IT'S HEIGHT.
A FAIR AND BALL FOR CHARITY AT TEE PONCE
NE LroS--RHcENT ARRIVALS.

DE I,EoS--REcENT ARRIvAhs'
st. Augustine Fla, March 10 lSpecia ,..sa,. ,,s.
80, has heep wall filed with Northern Visit
ors for some ten days. and the eulmin 80, :. 49,
.easop has been reached with the Char'iS pe -
ponce do Leon on March Ii. The 81. augustus
Fund viii benefit by the profits OF tho 80
:, VIII Also by those Of the fair and bazaar when
hsvs heen running through the early part Oh ens
wseh The ball was undoubtedly the most Orhpai''
and euccessh,l that any season here has seen.
Another incident of the week has been the tennis
.oprrament which has excited no Httie ih'oieSe
list of those who entered includes Some " ,no ss
lrnown players Of the North MT ~ o -,
~ NewYork, who won the trophy last year, mss OooH
doing some Ane playing this seSso" 60
uv'ne ,1ho have entered are 0. 8. Camp
~, =, Nsw.york: A. C. wright, champion Oh trinity
Co,,sro. A 4. Rennedy. Of Princeton; Dssne N'iler
. Tyompson, s. G. Hopkins. E. T. Lynch ~, ana
ao-o stuart Smith all Of New.York; Dar. IL o. peoA
.t,h and George worGhlngton. OF Cleveianu' anu
Mnssrs Dulles and wordsn. of Phladelpni@ Inc
tournament will end Saturday night
At tho Casino there IL . continual ronha '. ,".1
taInments. There IA music morning. noVn 80 Sr,.,S.
professional swimmers OF both sexes give e1nloiuo'
da,,v fast Saturday 5yeping Professor ereseonA
dvsd from balcony thirty feet high. into the geo
hslou He wore a full dress suit, when DC roioFea
brnaslt OF while under water. An amusing tuo race
was also given last Saturday night, noV0, 9e
the Casino Is a gondoa, most aFtiSuc3nE a0oV'S'sa
and floating around in the centre OF inc pour "a
this the mandolin orchestra is s.@VohoU' aAs
ton fb,s floating land-stand that Jovne the famous
80. Irr, A. interyas during the day and evening
Monday morning every one went down to Mr.. rag
,. v ,nton station 10 see the first train ron 'hto
the aaoo 600 building. Joyce's Ponce oe LEON Dana
vvas on the spot and music from hfty instruments heu
,ho alr An hour later one Of the finest open-sir
connerts OF the season given on the loega OF the
hotel The Ponce do Leon has been comfortably nuea
v,,,h 'r,,ests for two weeks. and us success
~. sa.son "a a suyprlse 10 the most sangulne. Mr.
p,.c,sr ,s continually building and adding new at
tractIons 10 the Ancient city, Bo has been IN
Town tor three weeks, his private car being side
tracked at the now station
Horseback riding along the shell road or bz the sea
wall Is fashionable diversion Tho fact Is that u Is
The STYLE to lido horseback and the sade has nearly
superseded tho village cart
PxIJnlted States Senator Thomas @. Platt, OF Now
York with Mrs Plstt Mr. II. B. Platt their son. and
he vife are doing Florida. travelling in q private
car.
Mr.. and Mrs H. B. Plant, Of New-York; Judge W.
G Chisholm and Mrs. Chisholm, Of Savannah, and Dr.
and Mrs C. W. Wood. Of Now-YorE, arc among tho
latest arrivals at the Ponce do Leon.
n r. puval. of New.York. receiver Of the Florida
Railway and Navigation Company, Is passing month
with his family here.
Among
F W. Cunningham, Of Cincinnati; william Howell and
family. OF Philadelphia: ox-MSyOr John f. wheaton.
of Savannah; Homer n. lockwood. of New.fork' and
xMayor and Mrs +. A. Schroeder and Miss Schroeder,
Of Brooklyn.
W. wallace waugh, manager Of Z" Tho Boston Homo
Journal accompanied by hls slsterin-law. Miss Cobb,
of Boston, is Ut the Ponce do Leon. Mrs W. T. Ls
Roy. widow Of Admiral Leroy. Is at the same hoieL
George Alfred 10 Enscnd Is IN Florida for rest and
reeuperatlon.
W. A. platt, second vlee-presdcnt Of the Insurance
Company OF North America with Mrs. Plat and Charles
Platt IT, OF Philadelphia among todAye arrivals
Mr. and Mrs. q, ". Cr0ssmon. OF The Cfossmon
House, Thousand Islands, n. Y. arc az tho CordovA
NJ ~ Nolan, OF Albany N Y, and Major =. L.
Gilbert OF NewYOrk City, are among tho visitors here
G. Mutt president OF tho Pacific Railway, Il stay.
ing al the Ponce do Leon. Mrs. Mutt accompanies
him -
Mrs. Julia Bradford. OF New-York. Is at the Ponce
de Leon She has passed the entire winter IN Frda,
and has often assisted a. concerts in tho churches and
Latest Now.York arrivals at tho Ponce dc Leon
include the following: Conrad L. Peters. Frank A.
Ehret Mr. and Mrs. n. s. Evcrson. Mr.. aud Nrs Z.
w. Eyerson, Mr.. and Mrs ". Z. Gunner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner Wether1ec, Mrs J. Dickson, u. Frsakm
Lieber and Mrs. ". y. wemyss and child -