Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-27
SPECTACULAR SURF.
A Big Crowd Already at Asbury
Park

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ASBURY PARK. June &c. 1903.
Spectacular surf. rolled up by the north
cast storm, has royalty entertained the
summer crowd the first big week of the sea-
soma week which. in spite of the bad
manners of the weather has been full of
fun for the folks who have spent their time
enjoying the marine exhibition from the
new eighty-foot esplanade which the city
has built in to replace the old cluttered
boardwalk on which the generations prone
naded under the Founder" Bradley regime.
The beach band-Conterno's of New York
also arrived today and began the afternoon
and evening concerts of the season at the
Asbury and Fourth avenue pavilions.
The Fourth of July celebration this year
will surpass any yet held at Asbury Park,
and to 1t the visitors are looking with big
antcipations. At the big hotels special
hops are announced. The dedication of the
new esplanade will be the feature OF the
afternoon program. This greatest of all
additions to the attractveness of the re
sort will be christened with appropI late
ceremonies which will be attended by Gov.
Murphy and large company of state of
Gals who. with the city authorities. will
march up and down the handsome promo
made led by the beach band. In the even.
ing there will be elaborate pyrotechnic
display on the beach.
The New Jersey doctors have been max
ing merry here this week at their annual
convention and on the boardwalk. The
convention was held at the Coleman House,
where Proprietor Frank B. Conover did the
honors In his Enthusiastically royal style.
The exhibits occupied the parlors and
foyer. The doctors held their banquet
Wednesday evening, after which they and
their friends were rendered a ball in the
Casino.
For the annual baby parade the resort is
lit rloy lob firp
For it the city is planning to raise $500 in
stead of $500 as last year. No single event
of the season at Asbury Park is quite
interesting as the annual procession of the
little folks, and this year the city will
spare no pains to make the parade the big
gest in the history of the baby parades.
The Asbury Park Lawn Tennis Club an
nounces that its annual tournament, one
of the important features of the season.
will be held next month. To prepare for
that event an informal tournament will
open soon. Officers of the club were this
week elected as follows: President, DR.. j.
H. Bryan: vice president, Stanley Cooper;
secretary treasurer Harry A Watson.
Bass fishing on the pier has been excep-
tionally good this week. Along with the
high surf came plenty of bass. OF the ''old
timers of the angling fraternity who spend
the summer on the Asbury pier, a large
delegation has this week been here. Uncle
Billy Brumaker, for instance, has started
in with his usual good luck. landing a fif
teen FOUNDER. High man. so far this sea-
son is George Perkins of Washington. ID.
c.. who got a a-quarter
FOUNDER the largest bass ever landed on
the Asbury pier.
The Hotel Brunswick this week an
nounced its weekly round of season gai-
ties. The first formal hop will be the even.
ing of the Fourth. Tuesday evenings will
be given up to comfort" dances. which
Danish the conventional evening dress ]
Wednesday, evenings the crowd will piay
eucher. The Sunday evening concerts SO
attractive q feature Of the Brunswick in