New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15

two days at the Hotel st. Charles. They were
welcomed by Mayor stoy and Chief Black, Of
the Atlantic City Fire Department 1t was
their annual outing. and they divided the time
between trolley rides. yachting trips and roller
chair rides on the boardwalk
Among the visitors at the shore Mr.. and
Mrs w J. Jennings, of Philadelphia, parents
of Mrs John Weaver. wife of Philadelphia's
Mayor. Mr.. Jennings Is over eighty years DID,
hale and hearty and thoroughly enjoys Ire
He is a great pedestrian, and every day. ram
or shine he may be seen on the boardwalk
Atlantic City is enjoying the most prosperous
fall season in all her history. The balmy
weather of the last few weeks has been the
means OF stimulating traffic to the shore, and
hotels that had closed at this time last year
are now open and doing good business AT
Haddon Hall last Sunday there were I2O
guests more than on the corresponding SUNDAY
of last year. Other hotels have enjoyed ike
proportion of the increased trade. and the out
look is bright for a heavy trade for the rest OF
the fall and winter.
The excellent weather of this fall mas sent
hundreds of golfers to the shore to enjoy the
course of the Atlantic City Country Club, said
by experts in the game to be one Of the finest
in the country. The handsome headquarters OF
the Country Club. at Mortified. have been ami
mated this fall. and the scene OF many private
parties at luncheon and dinner The course
was never in better condition than now. and
many excellent scores have been made
Mr.. and Mrs Anthony J. Drexel and their son.
Anthony ]. Drexel. jr, together with MIS- anu
Miss Stewart of Philadelphia, are spending
part OF the fall at the shore Mrs DreXel ana
her son have just returned from an eXtenoeo
tour abroad, and came directly to the shore
from New-York, where they landed from the
rT-La in he
several weeks.
limited States Senator Boise Penrose. Colonel
" Andrews. chairman of the State Repub-
lican Committee of Pennsylvania and Judge
Roberts Of the Common Pleas Court of Phila-
delphia, spent last Saturday and sunday at
Young's Hotel. in this city.
w F. Edge president of the local automobile
club. and sc. Jason Waters, chairman OF the
club racing committee have been spending the
greater part of this week in New-Tork ana
on Long Island where they have been interest
ing foreign drivers in the coming race meet TO
he held ON the beach Of Atlantic City. They
will do all in their power to get the best drivers
to come to Atlantic City for the next meeting
and to this end they are being assisted by the
members of the Vanderbilt committee.
Resides the planned race for this fall, the mem
hers of the club are considering the advisab1l1ty
of having a series of races in the spring, either
in Holy Week or the week following 1t is pc
lieved that it would be a great attraction ana
prove an acceptable diversion for the spring
visitors at the resort.
The winter season of instrumental concerts
and promenade dances at the Brighton Casino
was begun on Saturday night. They VIII be
continued from now on until February 10 by
the Hotels Brighton. Traymore, Chalfonte' Had
don Hall and Galen Hall The concerts are held
every day from II to / o'clock, and from $50
to II o'clock at night. The dances VIII De hetu
every Saturday evening, from $50 to II o'clock
Carl Doelrs Orchestra. from New-York. has
been engaged for the season
John Young, who mace famous the pier that
bears his name at this resort is now said to be
interested in a scheme to open Luna Park in a
square of land in the lower part OF the city.
bounded By Arkansas. Missouri and Pacific aves-
1t is also said that New-York and Pittsburg
capital is interested in the deal. If it goes
through in addition to the park, the capitalists
will erect concrete pier that will extend about
twenty-five hundred feet into the ocean.
If the present plans of the authorities at Vent
nor City are carried out. there will soon be a
new ocean drive between Albany-ave- in the
limits of this resort all the way TO South At
lantic City. Plans being formulated for the
levelling of the long line IF sand dunes on the
ocean side Of the trolley tracks and the build