New-York tribune., 1901-07-14
ON JERSEYS SHORE.
RIVAL ATTRACTIONS AT AT
LANITC CITY.
THE HORSE SHOW AND THE BOARD
WALK PROMENADE DIVIDE
THE MULTITUDE.

=, inlet Park which opened on Monday and came
,o a close this afternoon but horse show
cannot eclipse the charms OF the summer maiden
a, entirely distract attention from her. and the
horse has most only succeeded In dividing
bonors with her. She still reigns on beach and
boardwalk. Bathing and promenading continue to
he the great pastimes of every summer resi-
dent OF the resort. and both boardwalk and surf
h.va had their full quota of deyotees every day.
The Horse Show. a matter of fact. has added
largely TO the number of visitors here this week
and the exhibition each afternoon has assisted in
augrnentlng the display the boardwalk through
ont the rest of the day. There is usually lull In
business at the hotels for week or two imme-
,ately after Fourth of July but this falling off
., patronage has been noticeable this year be-
cause of the number of persons attracted by the
show A number of "over the Fourth visitors
srsf.ed home early in week is true but their
rlaces have been largely filed by new arrivals and
the floating population of the resort will now con-
tnue 10 increase steadily and rapidly until mid
August.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather
ditious on the opening day. when frequent showers
kept all except enthusiastic lovers OF
horses away and drove even them to shelter
,i,ues the Horse Show has been the most success
full affair of the kind ever held here and 1t is now
certain that il has not only become permanent
institution but that 1t has also taken leading
Mace among the horse shows of the country. The
cloudy skies and the resulting uncertainty 10
what they might bring forth which interfered TO
certain extent early In the week passed away after
the first couple of days. Even when a few clouds
did appear after Tuesday. everybody apparently
had decided that the Horse Show only comes
once year they could afford 10 risk drenching
rather than miss the opportunity of mingng with
the fashionable throng in the grandstand and
boxes.
The number Of unusually fine animals exhibited
in ali the classes particularly noticeable Dis
interested experts pronounced the exhibits. taken
as a whole the best they had ever seen, and even
ordinary observers impressed with the style
and beauty of the majority of the horses shown.
FOR CITY CONTROL OF THE BEACH.
The long looked for decision In the Of the
citv against the owners of the piers involv-
ing the right TO charge more than one admission
fee and 10 sell articles Of merchandise on the
piers was handed down by Vice-Chancelor Reed
this week The decision is in favor OF the city.
and Is regarded another step in the direction OF
municipal control OF the entire beach front out
side of the board walk, for which the authorities
have been working for many months. The pier
owners will. of course. appeal 10 a higher court,
but it is believed that the present decision Will
eventually be allowed to stand. The contention Is
against the practice of charging an admission Zee
~ the pier and then demanding another fee for
admission to extra attractions.
The project to convert the beach into public
mark owned or held in trust by the city which is
admitted TO be the only practicable method OF pre-
serving il as greatest attraction of the resort
has never been abandoned, but has been waiting
for the pier to be decided 1t is quite prooa-
HE that the piers will have 10 be purchased out
right by the city. and. with franchise taken away
TO which the majority of people believe they were
never entitled they can be had at a comparatively
small cost under condemnation proceedings
Nearly all the beach front owners have signed
easement deeds turning TO the city in trust
under restrictions their holdings outside Of the
boardwalk, and II is thought that the whole mat
ter can be settled in the course of another year
The Sunday closing order which Judge Hendrick-
son recently issued the saloons of South Jersey
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less obnoxious visitors become accustomed TO IL
The second Sunday under the new condition of
affairs Just dry as the first so far as the
saloons and cafes were concerned. but people hao
plenty OF time TO prepare themselves and few were
distressngly thirsty The sale Of bottled goods on
Saturday was enormous and the consumption of
Houids on Sunday probably Just as great as 1t
would have been with the bars wide open. The
only difference that the cafes and retail
saloons suffered, while the wholesale stores and
botters did double business on Saturday TO make
up for the Sunday losses.
The sandwich and other freak advertising
schemes which have invaded the board walk at
various times will be tolerated no longer Com
pla.nt was made this week of big fellow dressed
in a grotesque costume who paraded the walk In
the interests OF a well known place Of amusement.
and the police have stopped the practice under an
ordinance prohibiting the display OF signs or ad-
yertsing matter Of any kind on the walk or in the
pavilions The efforts of the authorities are con-
stantly directed toward keeping the board walk
free from anything that can be Objectionable to
visitors
Fishing in the open ocean is becoming interest
ing. The best fishing this year UP TO the last few
days has been found in the inland bays and thor
oughfares but the fish now biting freely out
side and true sport has begun. Sea bass are per
haps most plentiful just at present, but many
weakfsh are also caught and in a week or two
they will the leading place and retain II until
luck with the blueish which probably AFFORD the
greatest sport OF any fish found In these waters
but IL is a little early yet for these gamy Fellows
The fifth summer assembly OF the Jewish Chau-
tauqua Society opened last Sunday afternoon, ana
will continue until the latter part OF the month
The Jewish Chautauqua movement mas deSeiopeo
steadily ever since its inception IN JULY isy tine the
than predecessors and the influence and direct
clearer views Of Jews and Judaism among all
classes The lectures this year are exceptionally
good the speakers including Jewish men and
women who have attained emnence educators
and I'm public life Wu-Ting-fang the tbnese
Minister. is expected address the assembly next
week
The City Fathers SO well pleased with their il
be located alons the board walk FOR the benefit OF
tired humanity. that the City Council mas author.
considerable difference of opinion about the
benches before they secured many persons
to the utter exclusion OF the better class, for
whom they we're intended but this belief has hap
sirable characters have. always been quicky
eo1S of the walk by the a are apt e
push themselves into the crowds at the low priced
places of amusement and other popular points are
In the evening.
POPULAR CONVENTION CITY
The convention OF the American Flint Glass
Workers Union. which is now in session here has
brought to the resort about hundred and fifty
delegates OF one of the largest labor organizations
in the country. The popularity OF this resort as
pI,or