New-York tribune., 1903-05-17

aggregate The record thus far is held by New
Yorker named Wistar. who is stopping at the
Windsor. In the Thoroughfare. back Of South
Atlantic. he landed catch of seventy-fTe IN TWO
hours. McDOugaI. the cartoonist, and a Phlla-
delphian named Schuman landed sixty In ABOUT
the same time and at about the same place. Blue
fish and kingdsh also running. and several
rcd drum have been caught in the surf and from
the piers.
The scheme for the perfection Of a system Of
boulevards and drives formulated by the Board
of Trade has made progress this week The
Speedway between this city and Longport and
Atlantic-ave from its junction with the drive
to the Inlet has been put in fine condition Tor
driving and the boulevard across the
meadows has been saved from the trolley grab
bers and Will now be constructed as quickly as
possible along the line for which 1t was originally
intended. The trolley corporation that has been
fighting for the privilege Of laying its tracks on
this thoroughfare has been defeated by the force
Of public opinion, and the Board OF treeholoeFs
has refused the application
The early opening Of the bathing season last
week has apparently been accepted as official by
hundreds OF visitors A score OF more have been
IN the surf every morning in the last week. many
of whom were women This is in defiance OF the
advice of physicians and the hotel men have
feared an epidemic Of severe colds, II not pneu-
rnonia; but thus far no i'll effects seem TO nave
followed the premature plunges. The hrst woman
bather was Miss Catherine Peabody, of New-fork.
who is stopping at the Hotel Dunlop. She has been
in the water every morning since her first plunge.
and her example has been followed by several OF
her sex.
The agitation for good drives has revived interest
in driving among local and visiting horsemen.
se-ieq Of races has been arranged and VIII be
held on the beach between this city and Ventno-.
The hrst OF these is announced for Memorial Day
and the contestants will include many of the best
race and road horses owned by gentlemen drivers
of Nev--York and Philadelphia Horsemen declare
that the beach affords the best conditions for rec
ord making of any track ever built. and efforts
viii be made new record for both pacing ana
,-ottsnr horses Several handsome trophies will
be awarded
The authorities OF the infant city Of Nentnor'
,rbtcb adfoins Atlantic City the west. are un-
aertaking a number Of improvements on an aTnoi-
+taus scale They building line drives aho
ho,,levards connecting the beautiful suburb with
atlantic city and the mainland, and handsome
,,tl,c buildings are projected. Beach front own
s-s are signing deeds transferring the control OF
the ocean front the municipality on the guar
antee that It VIII be forever maintained as
beach front park
tn. ncau,york syndicate which formed for
m. purpose of introducing auto-rolling chairs on
the boardwalk has struck snag ne aothoTr'les i @
the boardwalk last week decided that its opera
would be dangerous TO Ire ano hnD anu t1<iI ~ sf @
e prefused While it is admitted that the vehicle
would be an added attraction, and would be per
fecfiy safe in hands of an expert the risks are
considered too great TO take any ;,i Ghhes h d for
probable however, that permits VIII Ds ASsue9 IO
The operation of individual chairs In the hanos oi
expert chaufeurs. 90
The bathhouse men have held several meetings IIs
during the for discussion OF their troup!ess,
In they have suffered heaVly from tIae
dapredo lions Of thieves who carry away the pa AM
S, coSt,Irnes under their garments one proprietor
re1orfed that his losses In this way amounted "
over $500 last season. II was decided 70 elipaUy @
5sfec,iyes 10 look for this class OF amateur
thieves and also to protect customers from pio -.
saecioraIs The question of increasing the price OF
tgtbfng suits from twenty-five 70 nfIy cents HnS
,ot settIed While il agreed that The establishIjj
ynente in the fashionable part or the peach Coa1 a1
stand the Increase Of price the on{lyfng pn@ei
fear loss of patronage. The oeach lroili a.
,-arrfe+oTv urge an increase. but the SUBJECT Il
held in abeyance- - .,,,,oa its eaesions in
ms cItv is that the Medical Society OF tne Til
u.It,tsc ~ Ne1ico Several hundred members VIZ
artend and committee having lIe e.. q Sa1rs
NT+v conventions have already oetIl po"HeS
for Atlantic City within the next L~o IT, SavV
,ntfree of neurologists arrived mere lIuh m
ynrL q few DAYS ago under the leaG ,,.,t ts
>. syesttgate this climate in its erect on .. q @
,Sa.tants They VIII report faVoraply; an ahiI.,,
Isrstnod New-York syndicate viii es.tpits1.
large sanatorium here in the la Ior hsan selected
~ nervous cases. site mas a'A-'
IN Chelsea district al the leading
Among the Ne$-f orkers ieeiS'
hotels are the following -aorya Mrs & Rob
Clarendorl-Mr and Mrs a i5so,s Miss Penfeld,
insqH' n yoveI and Mrs c. Manford r.n,sr,,n
=" "~haifonie-J Deur. II. Small, MISS MISS ord M and
~. Rey w Johnson Miss johnson ana VA ~
MIS- r Iames Flynn Mr. and Mrs tfi,s a Miss
,Sa y Goodwin Mrs. Alexannef ,Isarsbsii MT
ssIIer Alexander Miller 1r' csi sliss Miller Miss e.
MI Mrs. James Miller, Miss Cecii 9nrrs a-st, Y Ho-
T. Janeway. Miss z. 99oR1ne' Rpo%ne, Mrs Kngsand
bart M s1d George bradford and l. h brnnDaus