New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
ATLANTIC CITY NOTES.
RACING HORSES AND AUTOMOBILES
GROWTH OF THE CITY MANY
VISITORS FROM NEW
YORK

Atlantic City. n. j.. Oct. 26 (SpeciaD-This city
Is still enjoying beautiful weather. and. a
sequence. is doing the largest October business In
its history. The number of people who to be
seen the board walk during the day is aston
ishing. In view Os the lateness of the season.
While surf bathing has been practically stopped.
large numbers of persons go the beach daily
for sand and baths. All along the strand may
be seen those who enjoy book and quiet nook.
With mound of sand for back rest. of
these folk spend hours lying on the beach devour-
ing the works of their favorite authors.
Many of the October visitors have brought their
teams to Atlantic City this year. and these the
Speedway is boon The hard, level road extend
Ing from this city to Longpor is filed with stylish
turnouts every afternoon. Some of the drivers
who have, or think they have, speedy animals, in
dulge in impromptu races. which at times are ex-
citing. The largely increased use of automobiles is
responsible for another form of sport that is be-
coming popular. This is the ptting against each
other of the auto and the horse. For some rea-
son the racing of automobiles has not become
popular but there is keen rivalry between the
owners of machines and the drivers of trotters
Every afternoon there are brushes between the
two. The machine does not always win either
Some of the Speedway roadsters can Go a mile or
in time that will make the ordinary road auto
hustle to keep up.
Fishing still continues good. Large catches of
the gamey biuefsh being made Five hundred
pounds of fish is not considered extra good catch
for day, and many Of the boats are catching
more than this. Owing to the frequency of calrns
with the attendant delay to sailing yachts most
of those who go outside to fish use steam and
naphtha launches.
Chief Wiesenthal of the Fire Department has
converted his private yacht into a model hreboat
For some time past the Chief has advocated the
placing of a freboat in Gardner's Basin. the har-
Dor of most of the boats owned in this city. The
plan has met with much favor from those who are
most interested. the owners OF yachts boat
horses. but was considered too expensive for adop
ton- The Chief has solved the problem of getting
the hreboat by putting his yacht to that use
The boat will be equipped with the most improved
model OF pumps. have two reels OF hose and
stationary nozzles placed fore and aft This is
probably the first time that resort has had a
hreboat for the protection of private yachts
Atlantic City is surely growing. This years reg
istry OF voters shows a gain of over four hundred
over last year. The schools taxed to the
utmost to accommodate the large number Of chill
dren who wish TO attend. This increase In popula-
tion is responsible for the large number of dwell
ing houses being erected in all parts of the
city 1t Is not uncommon thing for the build
ing inspector to issue from five twenty building
permits daily for the erection of dwelling houses
The lower part of the city is coming in for large
part OF the building at present but the talk of
crcSstown trolley line is also causing a rise in
value in the lots out toward the Inlet and. should
me proposed trolley become reality. this portion
of the city would soon be covered with homes
Captain Young has accepted the plans for his
new apartment house the board walk and has
picture OF the building as it will look when
finished on exhibition the Ocean Pier. The
building will certainly be credit to the city The
captain has met the order restraining him from