New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
G4YDAYS AND NIGHTS IN AILANIl' u
ENTERTAINING THE KNIGHTS OF THE 'olDh'
r,c1E-, STIR AMONG YACHTsMEN.


r,c1E-, STIR AMONG YACHTsMEN.
Atlantic CITY. y. j., May % tspcciaD.-unusualy
CAV for tie present season has Atlahuc 'iy oco"
ing the week that has just closed. ho'u's' -
and wednesday were the day devoted 10 the ,'i r.'
annual convention OF the Knights OF the "oiden r"s
and cold lace carefully kept uniforms and brass pu'
tons we're everywhere to be seeh testiiylhs t'' ,'
r,,oen wore In peaceablc possession OF tIe Slty'
uodo,, morning the streets were filled with tue MAT
,ia tread OF the arriving cOnmander1es on lnei way
their various headquarters; ana, win hass ns,'e A.
every hotel along the main avenues anu "io
boardwalk from every booth, with gay ouhtihs IT'S
tooued from every accessible cornice ana dap'nS '
traffic wagons the horses ala even IN o''
The town was certainly en- fete ,
The parade of the afternoon was GORGEOUS ''a,''
obouph NOT 30 large as il would have been had ''o
dov no, started out with lowering CLOUDS anu se'''
indications Of rain that prevented uu"ooi Vi ~
manderies rom making the trip. -..,oo,.
h,pouct at the United states Hotel at 80 O'CLOCK
that evening entertained the members OF 'he supreme
Castle. with Mayor Wright oil AIahuc O"S' 10 W
honorcd guest ,,, TOT,
,,rcc bah at the Mansion House. at when pom
,,, dining room and the outdoor pavilion were caicu
int sor,Ice closed the proceedings for Monday anu
made a successful ending to TIE first day OF inc 'o"
vcntiOn. ,ro,
Tho coupet,tiyc drills In the baseball park on tues
dav were the main attractions, ana We're hrt'iS ."
tended particularly in the afternoon The new oa"'ins
,.,r,on ON the long pier was thrown open TO inc
knight, in the evening and, after very hne eA"p''
tion drill an Informal hop took the place Oh niore
strictly mi itlry mdnOcuvre-. -..to., r.,e
Wcnc,dty the closing day Of tho conventloh, W. H
dov,tcI 10 thc winding mp of the business part OF
,fhrtr and The Grand Castle sat In solemn con nv
,brourhnnt tie day, cecng officers ana p''lor'"u7
L. '",rc for thc GOOD Of the rapidly growing order.
Tuesday evening" hop on tie pier wa, INC ~ 10
general pi,poruniiy given for an cAaminau 'l oI M
now dancing pavlion: and th" general VcIul't ! NV
# .-r.t Measure over the result ~ TIE recent lh"t
mrrt- When the extension Of the pier 10 s''~d'"
ha. been completed II viii be uhdonD"u'S ''0 '
attractive resort In Atlantic City. .,, go, h- t,roc
Local Yachting circle, hay" been >'lritu w ~ Han
,irh ,,re. within q wrck-ihc Cricket ana 'orn,n,n"
c.ub, racing. each for ID" club phhahl' on a.
and tho No,uuifo hcrt doing hkcWlSc on l"r4'ng'
rho Cnriuthian club has been formed thio Hp1h~.
md Icing free from the RESTRICTION, ~ 10 ~ ~. ,,
and ,nnn' Of sail 10 - carried when nay" n'""'
Tho general recognition Of the oih"r TWO n''i'' -,
through that Ntlnntc City vachtsmen haVc oco'
i,ro,,h into contact with outside ynclitlnS cr'i'
Many ~ thr members ~ the CorinthiHh 'lup r.
vol. known yacht-non from ncighbOnnE 'ilN 'up,'
and through them IL + now the expectation U,a NM,
crol racc, Of importance will be arranged at MAh"o
CITY during tie summer.