The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-13
HOLLYWOOD HORSE SHOW
Climax Of the Season Reach
ed at Long Branch With
This Exhibition.
EXCLUSIVE ELBERoN CLUB
Garden Parties for Tonight
Three Foreign Noblemen
at One Hotel.
EXCLUSIVE ELBERoN CLUB
rsnecial 70 arhe Jersey city News.,'l

Especial to "The Jersey City News.'1
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 10, 1s9S.-The
height of the season at this resort was
reached this week. The horse show IS
the climax of the summer festivities
The hotels will all tender their guests
tonight full dress hops and garden par
ties. h principal event will be the Fete
Champetre at the Hollywood. The lawns
will be Illuminated with vari-colored cleo
trio lights strung through the trees.
The horse show fete at the West End
on Thursday evening was attended by
nearly 5000. There was dancing on the
platform which had been built on the
lawn east of the hotel carriages. Music
was furnished by the famous Seventh
Regiment Band of New York, and during
the intermissions there was an exhibition
of fireworks from the bluff and pavilion.
A garden party was given at the Ell
boron last night. 1t was attended by sew
eral hundred of the wealthy cottagers
and hotel guests.
The new Elberon Beach Club, organized
by the cottagers at Elberon, who wanted
to have exclusive bathing privileges, has
proved successful, and twenty new bath
houses are to be added Immediately. No
one Is allowed to battle there excepting
the members, their families and guests
whom they bring. The club is open from
June l to october Is. The late Robert
Maclay, of New York. was president. and
the secretary and treasurer is William d.
Evans. Among the members are General
Thomas T. Eckert, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company; Colonel A. Mccall,
of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany. United States Senator James
Smith. Of New jersey; William p Guth-
RE. William D. Harper, j. c.. Watson, Mrs.
George NJ. Pullman, George NJ. Pullman,
Ir., aoiln Il. Lockwood. Robert H. McCar-
ter. Franklin Murphy, DR.. Joseph q. Bis
sell. Richard Deeves, N. fl. sMcLay, Mrs.
J. Edgar Thompson and William Camp
bell Clark
Norwood Park cottagers ave a ben
eft entertainment last evening at the
Casino for the Monmouth Memorial Hos
pital. Two one-act faroes arranged by the
Norwood Comedy Club were produced
sIci ron Parle Francois" and Betsy
Baekr.''
There is unusual interest being mani
Tested In swimming matches here now on
account of the announcement that the
Hollywood swimming pool is 10 be re-
opGfeQ dHQ eHldTSSu- Ills poO4 d. ~ IL
now IS $50 feet long, and the bathing
houses are beautifully furnished. A ca
sin is to be built around the pool which
will probably not be reopened until the
beginning of next season.
One of the pleasant events of the week
took place at the Ocean House on We'd
nesday evening. It was a subscription
ball for the benefit of the Red Cross So
ciety. The leader in the matter was Pro-
fessor James Ramirez, who is a guest at
the hotel. About $500 was gained for the
charity.
Golf is holding its own as the star at
traction out at Norwood Park. The Nor
wood Field Club is playing a series of
contests with other New Jersey clubs.
The New Jersey Golf Club played here
today. and on August q the club will
go TO Sea Bright and meet the crack play
er of that organization.
Holly wood has entertained no less than
three Counts during the past ten days.
They were Count DIES Carrots, of Paris;
Count Cini, of Rome. and Count du Pare,
of Paris. They came down to see the
horse show and will remain until the lat
ter part. Of next week.
Dining out of doors has been a fashion,
able feature of Hollywood life this sea-
son. The tables are spread on the big
stretch of green fronting the ballroom,
and in the evening they are illuminated
by strings of incadeseent lights.
Manager A. j.. Murphy, of the Avenel,
has arranged for concerts by Anton
Heindls Symphony Orchestra on Wednes-
day and FRIDAY afternoons. The pro-
are begun during luncheon hour
and continued until four.
Elisha p. Gaddis. of Newark, has taken
possession of the Chanfrau cottage. Mr..
Gadais has been occupying Park View
cottage No. 4.