New-York tribune., 1902-08-16
ATLANTIC CITY.
A DELIGHTFUL DAY AT THE NEW
Jersey RESORT.

,.1ar,ic City n j. Aug. B.-For the last TWO
davs many Of the visitors have conpIalli@u % 1ne
weather here. because II mas pte'i -
,,,, there is no room for any such Complaint as
,b.+ here To-day This morning the sun came out
80 and warm and by the middle OF the Gay IL
had become quite hot. As result an "1io d'
been Sinking the bathing beach Tor a coul'ie .,
- + Iscl. into their bathing suits to-day. and
the beach was filled with bathers Ihere Il every
os,ec, NOW that il will stay warm for the rest
Of fbe month In fact. the wiseacres VINO nave HEu
here for wears and believe they pretty thoroughly
understand the indications, say that the weather
will be quite warm clear To the middle OF oc'o-
her and have no hesitancy in saying that there VIII
he batbing here until the last Of September Ihere
is every reason to believe that TINS VIII pe 'iie
longest season the resort has ever had
Because the dealers in Philadelphia have raised
The rjo Of coal on the local dealers. the latter are
or re+asIire t,eir s1Ippv at the rate of 50 a ton
Last spring it sold for S. p Unless the strike
is speedily settled the dealers say that they are
very much afraid il Will go hlgher 10y uie unio
winter arrives.
IT, arranga,,ants for the regatta next Friday
have been completed, and a meeting OF the
yacht club last night ii was decided that 'he
course would be laid five miles TO Wlndwara ana
return The start will be made at point midway
between the steel and Youngs piers. and the hoats'
~, roinp over a shorter course than was at first
anticipated. will be in plain view from the beach,
board walk and piers all the time Each boat VIII
carry large number on her sail which will corre-
on the programme. and in this manner those on
shore will be able to follow the boats over the
course and tell which is which. Eleven handsome
cups have been given. and other prizes VIII also
be offered. There will be several visiting yachts
here from the Philadelphia and New-Ycrk Yacht
clubs and some of them will compete in the races.
which are open for all The entries will close on
Monday
In order 10 provide for the visitors who come
here day without having made preVi-
Gus provision for stopping Place one Of the daily
papers has asked all proprietors Of boarding
houses and hotels who have rooms TO send in
their and the number Of rooms they have
vacant and it viii print them in its issue OF
4o-morrov morning In this way. IL will be
giving a guide the public. directing them to
places where they may be able TO get accommoda-
tions without having to be overcrowded, or sleep
ing in rocking chairs upon hotel porches as has
been done in some instances in the past
Colonel Thomas Potter. jr.. OF Philadelphia. who
has recently been made director of the Atlantic
City Yacht Club. gave substantial show OF MS
appreciation of the honor bestowed upon him last
evening. when he entertained the directors at a
dinner given in the handsome dining room OF the
clubhouse. The table laid in ferns and carna-
tions, and the decorations were American Beauty
roses. Those who enjoyed the coloners hospitality
were Commodore Louis Kuehnle, Vice-Commodore
Emery D. Ireland, Rear Commodore Herman u.
Mulock Fleet Captain David r. Barrett. Chief En-
gineer John A Manz. Harbor Master William
Muhlrad Harry Wootton. secretary OF the club;
Charles c. Fortner. David Holland and Councilmen
John Donnelly and Z. A Parker
The traffic agent the West Jersey depot reports
that the month of July brought them over three
Thousand separate pieces of baggage 10
handle for the incoming crowds than any CORE
spending month of any previous year. August held
up its record making increase also.
Fishing parties having great luck at present
in the thOroughfare the drawbridge, and big
catches of weakish of daily occurrence. A
party left Higbee's boathouse yesterday in charge
OF Captain F r Doughey, and returned home
with hundred members of the fnny tribe.
Rolling chairs the board walk must be run
IN single file hereafter the who propel
them will be subject to arrest. The chairmen have
been hagrantly violating a city statute recently
by moving up and down the promenade two. and
even three, abreast, and storm of complaints re-
suited the Mayors decree The chairs. even in
single file, a nuisance at this season OF the
when the walk is thronged from rail to rail,
and the Mayors order meets with general com
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