New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
BABIES ON PARADE.
EIGHT HUNDRED OF THEM IN LINE AT
ASBURY PARK
THIRTY THOUSAND PEOPLE WATCH THE PRO-

THIRTY THOUSAND PEOPLE WATCH THE PRO
CEssIoN-rHE PRIzE-wINNERs.
Asburv Park. N j. Aug. 10 (SpeciaD.-The annual
baby parade took place the beach promenade this
afternoon at O'Clock In the presence OF over thirty
thousand people. There were over eight hundred
little ones In line, principally children of cottagers
and hotel guests here and at the nearby resorts.
The procession moved from the Auditorium at 4
O'Clock to Deal Lake. back to the Fifth Avenue
Pavilion and then counter marched to the Audto-
RUM where the prizes and souvenirs were awarded
ard distributed The line headed by seventy
five blcyclsts as Besides the smaller babies
in carriages there were many on tricycles bicycles
and floats.
The youngest baby in the parade was the infant
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Damn OF Brooklyn
only two days old. His grandfather wheeled the
carriage. The judges were the Rev. s. Edward
Young. Of Newark william Pit Rivers. OF New
York; Mayor Lawrence Pagan, OF HoDoken Mayor
Emory y. Yard of Trenton Mayor John C. RANKIN
OF Elizabeth: l.. A. Quaye. Of Morristown; Joseph
g. Turner OF Morristown; John j. Usher. of Hud-
son County. and Charles X. Smith, Of Philadelphia
Prizes were awarded follows:
First prize, for best decorated carriage. to the
baby OF William Wallace Totten. of Brooklyn;
second prize to the child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Angus
tus Hahne Of Newark third prize to the child Of
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Martin, OF New-York
First prize for best decoration In natural flowers.
TO Harriet Waldorf. second prize TO Este!le Pol
lock- OF New-York; third prize to Philip Highly, OF
Asbury Park.
First prize for best decorated carriage In wild
flowers to Mildred Smith. of Brooklyn; second
prize to the child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Waite, of
Rutherford: third prize to the child of Mr.. and
Mrs Giaser. of Newark.
First prize, for the handsomest decorated car
rage In National colors. TO the child OF Mrs. A.
Webb OF New-York second prize TO Vera DE
sanno OF Philadelphia: third prize TO Ella A. King.
OF Brooklyn
The prize for the most original decoration was
awarded to the child OF J. r. Young OF the Broad
way Theatre. New-York. The carriage in which
the child was seated represented a lobster.
First prize for the most Handsomely decorated
dolls carriage to Mrs George Sexton; second to
Miss Mabel Trimmer. ~ :, Ill. .
First prize for the best decorations In white. TO
Mrs II { Winsor OF Asbury Park second to r.
NJ Southworth of Harlem
First prize for best decorated tricycle., TO George
Patterson; second to Catherine stout
First prize for best female character costume, TO
Helm Rlack. second TO Freida Schneider; third 10
iouise r. Diamond Of Asbury Park.
FIRST prize for best male costume. 10 Frank
ChrIstiani OF Asbury Park: second TO Frank Ten
Brock OF Asbury Park; third to Bonnie Fees, OF
Asbury Park
The prize for the largest baby, under six months
old was awarded to Mabel @. Fisher. Prizes for
the most novel features were awarded to the water
melon float and the yacht Defender Inc prize
Tor the Youngest baby went to the child OF Mr..
and Mrs. Damn. OF Brooklyn. two days old