New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
CROWDS BY THE SEA.
atlantic City NoreIty Is the Pirate
Rolling Char.

Atlantic City. March 81 fSpcCiaD-The wea her
this week has been like a touch Of May, and the
crowds have been those OF midsummer in numbers
The persons who have been coming here for the
last ten days two weeks have remained, for the
most part, and all trains entering the city were
crowded The number of visitors the island to-
night is estimated by the hotel and railroad men
at considerably hundred thousand. Prac-
tically all OF the beach front hotels are filled to
their capacity. and the smaller hotels that have
| been opening by the dozen are enjoying larger
share of patronage than they have ever known
outside the summer months In the Past, few Of
these smaller hotels have opened before June, but
the unparalleled influx of visitors this spring has
break their rule and get their share
OF the golden harvest.
Openings among the high class hotels still re-
corded daily. The Elwood, a new brick freproof
hotel erected at the end OF St. james Place
will be opened March 2S The Hotel Raston. at
the ocean end of ST. James Place has been leased
and has been thoroughly refurnishcd and reftted
The Ritlenhouse. New-Jersey-ave.. near the beach
has been reopened The Hotel Sothern. at the
ocean end of Virginia aave. reopened to-day. This
hotel has been improved and enlarged, and its
bookings until Easter are heavy. The Hotel Fran
els. Michigan-avc.. near the beach. has reopened
The Mount Vernon Hotel in Pacitic-avc,
Michigan. has been opened by its new proprietors
1t has been refurnshed and rcmodecd throughout.
The Iiotel Jackson. the ocean end Of Virginia.
ave. has been leased 1t has been refurnished and
greatly improved during the winter. The Hotel
FrOntenac Kentucky-ave. near the beach. has re-
opened after undergoing thorough refurnishing and
remodelling
The fad of the season is the private rolling chair
1t was first introduced about a week ago by Mrs
Harold Jackson. a wealthy widow. of Cleveland
who Is stopping at the Hotel Windsor. She has
been a visitor this for a number of sea
and last year declared her intention of having
her chair in the future. This chair accom-
panied her when she Atlantic City this
year. 1t is made OF mahogany strips. and the Jack
Is emhlazoned each side The chair
is upholstered in rich crimson plush and is pro-
! PEELED by a stalVart white man in green livery.
Whether Mrs. Jacksons example found imitators
not whether 1t IS simply coincidence. Is not
| known, but several other private rolling chairs
have made their appearance on tn" boardwalk
since her advent \ Newfork woman who ap-
pears in her own chair Is the reignng sensation
This sensation is heightened from the fact that she
is unknown and is consequently mystery. She
las taken handsome villa in the Chelsea district
and is attended by Il numerous retnue Of servants
Her landlord refuses to satisfy curiosity
Ing her. only admitting that her home Is in New
York. She appears daily on the boardwalk in a
chair made of white wood trimmed with turquoise
blue Its fair occupant has appeared twice In cos
tunes match the trimming of the chair with her
face partly concealed behind flmy blue veil An
other striking vehicle of the same class is Nell
Gwyn sedan chair mounted on pneumatic tires
1t is fitted with plate glass windows and Is of
wicker work with gilt panels. The windows are
shaded with crimson curtains. and 1t is said that
the occupant keeps her feet by means Of an
antique foot warmer. Its owner is an invalid and
is always swathed in heavy and rich furs She Is
said 10 be Il NeW-York and is stopping at
private sanatorlun.
The Atlantic City Yacht club the leading yacht
ing organization the Jersey coast will cele-
brate its first anniversary May with an elab-
crate programme. Il will consist OF marine
parade, In which than hundred local
yachts will participate. and many more will join
the pageant from the yachting organizations of
Neu-York and Philadelphia and of the New-Jersey
coast The active membership OF this club includes
1 yHa try
who maintain their yachts here in the summer
season, and all of whom Will join in the celebration
There will be a number of races and there will he
a banquet at the clubhouse in the evening. The
Seaside Yacht Club has arranged its schedule Of
races and regattas for the coming season. the first
ore being for May 80, Others will take place in
| June, July, August ana September
| Arrangements have been completed for the forth
coming annual bench show Of the Atlantic City
Kennel Club. which promises to be an affair of ma
tionaI Importance lovers of blueblooded CANNES
The active cooperation of many Of the leading
a end uPh e Ot entities a m and it
expected that this number VIII be doubled before
viii viii be hefd on YoInss Pier April $ 10 and IL
The principal exhibitors al are from Me"-York and
tered tWenty-five dogs. Many blue ribbon Entries
eev a'sG sses Of y Neary one hundTed
prizes will be awarded @ inegdipg gG.,pg a number Of Of.
Ladies Kennel Association of Massachusetts; the
te fan cS nc 1b snd e
of individuals. The officers and stewards for this
year are; president. G; Jason Waters; EIGe-presi-
qs 3 Mars ns b SsRbd
| Franklin P Stoy. Allen B. Endcott. John l.
board 1cf Of stewards Marcel A Viii chairman; elem
| ent B. Newboid, W. J. Green. J. A. Caldwell. A
! Henry Higginson II. Is. Bloodgood Louis A. Bid
| die. D. Murray Bohlen. w. S. Bitz. o. NJ. Var
o't e codnsn R!ehaFd cTokeT, jr: John 4 David
| SON. Richard Harding Davis. {. Wistar Evans
! George Greer. Richard II. Hunt Henry Jarrett
! Rowland L. KIaus Charles W. Rodman. jr, w: G.
| Rockefeller. Winthrop Rutherford. Singleton Van
! Buckley and Frank H Croker.
| The Seaside House sold this week by Messrs
william Il Bartlett for $4,000 This is at the
| rate of about 1900 a front foot. which was the
| record set by the recent sale OF the Hotel St
| Charles The MeSsrs Evans will continue to con-
| II win pass its owners and Governor
| Evans will retire to private life. This rest hus
been earned by a continuous service in the hotel
business in Atlantic City for thirtysix years This
| Cttys progress pleasure resort within gen
GRAFTON. A little over thirty years ago Mr.. Evans
purchased the property, together with several &d-
Joining beach front lots. for $4,000 He recently
sold one Of these lots for 100000 this single
| investment OF SIS. 900 stands him In more than
million dollars The owners are local men
| whose faith In the future growth and prosperity
| of the resort is illustrated by their investment
The Marlborough House has been ftted through
| out with fire Protecting system that makes s,
| with water fl few seconds. 1t tested the
! other day by local fire fighters and Insurance men
| and proved that II is capable Of doing all that is
! claimed for H.
Strand. Whc recently paid $6o00o for small strip
/ or land betN their hotel and the boardwalk.