New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
RISING TIDE AT LONG BRANCH
THE SEASON ALMOST AT ITS HEISur-CRoWDs
OF NEW-YORkERs

OF SEW WORKERS.
long Branch. July (Spccian.-lf crowds and Co.
lcbn,e count for anything. then the season AT ms
great seaside resort must be- voted success since
Monday every incoming train has deposited Nv 'H'
station It's more than fair proportion OF pleasure
seekers
All Of the leading hotels boast OF heavy bookings
aud some notablcs.
Last Tuesday Jesse Straus. the eldest son OF ISnuor
STRAINS Of New-Yort attained his majority. ana
number Of his younger friends prepared surprS"
for him on Monday evening 10 celebrate thar oc'a-
SION and the further fact Of his having also giad"a'u
This wear with high honors from Yale Colleg" About
fifty friends OF the family were Invited 10 the nome I'll
IFS uorrui, The barn was cleared and an old
foshionol hoe down. was indugc1 in. with Meyers
orchestra from the West End Hotel to furnish the
music When the young folk, had cnioyed enough Of
that sort Of fuu the music taken into III" house.
vhnre I,ador straus had invited about nifty couples
the great nrors were thrown open ana II ball. FOL
lowed by an elaborate dinner. WAS given.
4 little friction between the contractors and the
officers AZ the secondavc street railway has been the
cause Of preventing the completion OF that road on
time but It Is hoped that the dInicultic, will soon he
satisfactorily adjusted und the road in operation from
West End 10 the junction with the Pleasure Bay
road AT broadway. The travel on this latter route
has been quite heavy during the week
The coming tennis tournament scabright next
Monday Is interesting the summer contingent. A
large number Of fine players are here and many
bavs entered for the championship contest. The
cup Is now held 10y Richard stevens. came VIII
be called at 3 p. m, and o. :. campbell champion
Of the nii''i states, Will be- referee
Al Iiolil wood the match at 1--we pigeon shooting
tetwern Edgar Gibbs Murphy. Of N"wl1;K. tLd
Robert 4. Wel,;h tor stake OF 5000. that i io
be decided oh July 10. Is creating great furoie.
and the conagion has already reached the hotels and
Climb, I'm Long Eranch. where some heavy wagers
have been made at this early date. The odds
are riiic In favor OF Murphy al present. but when
the Ihiadelphians arrive It Is cXepctcd that weich,
who is a great avCrte with them, VIII be pushed to
even terms.
The regular summer cotagers arriving daily.
Among some of the old time oottagers here
OF In the immediate. vicinity james Sclfuun,
George ~ Curtis. eX>ui erlntendent William Murray,
jeremiah curtis. Mrs. Lucy Curtis ana General
Thomas r. Eckert. Of New-lork and George ".
ChiIds and ex-Nnyor Filter of Philadelphia. George
W. Pullman is expected daily from Chicago to take
possession OF his cottage.
\ few of the NcwlorScrS who have rented
cottages for this season Augustine smith Judge
Charles II. TrraX. ScmOn Bache, NJ gallm aud X.
VI. Myers.
Late arrivals at the hotels include, among many
others,
~ the West End lIotd Dr. Emanuel NJ Baruch,
Mr. ani Mrs. George Bradford, II. e. Northr0p Mr..
and Mrs. ". \. KY. Mr.. a.d Mrs. Marcus Kempncr.
c. r. Eetfed. Miss l.. II. Browne. Henry L. Lehman.
ldolph lebman. e. ". Doughcrty and Frank \.
Kecnt-;: occan Hotel, Baron Almervim Birone. ;
,lmervn, the Misses Almcrvlm, Nine. Sag0t, Mr.
ana Mrs. j. H. Coiclna. Mr.. + Wilson. Mr and Mr..
F. " Vosburg. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ l.. Telllsser J. T. Long.
y H. Davis, H. ". Carlton. Mr.. and Mrs Joseph \.
0atman, J. Dean. W. ". Hurt and Thomas saunders
United states Hotel, Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Keller,