New-York tribune., 1905-06-25
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prizes. offering several thousand dollars dIvfssA
into first. second and third prizes. new featp-s
will be the free transportation OF hGrges ard vs,t
cles from New-York and Philadelphia which va
effected by arrangements with the Pennsylyant.
Railroad The entries for the show will close q,
Saturday, July l. The horse show grounds at tba
Inlet Park have been greatly enlarged and i'm
proved. and other improvements will be added a,z
completed before the opening day. This will pro,
ably prove the largest show ever held in AtIar,,,
City, and the committee is making every effort
to have it attain notable record for success
Eight hundred Rewsboys from the Quaker CI,v
will come TO this city Sunday. July q through
the courtesy of the Reading Railroad. which will
furnish a special train to bring them here and
take them home. They will be Under the s,nsr
vision OF Superintendent Dougherty. OF the News
boys Home. at 9Th and Locust sts PhiladeIphia
Baron Mayor des Planches. the Italian Arnbas
sador to the United States. who occupied cot
tage at Pacific and California last summer
is here with several members Of his family. He IL
stopping at No. 3.202 Pacifc-ave. In answer To a
correspondents question. he said that he did no.
intend making this his cottage home this year
although he had come 10 admire the resort greatly
He will, however, spend several weeks here Iate-
IN the with his personal and official family
The Fourth of July Will be gloriously celebrated
here The new boardwalk will be ready for ded-
cation by that time. and it is expected that there
will be some stirring features in connection with
are preparing for a big celebration at the club
house. They will keep open house for the day, and
in the evening will have a band OF music and a
display Of pyrotechnics.
Dr. Beckwfth. police surgeon. who has been
placed in charge OF the life guards along ths
beach this season. has started innovation which
will be appreciated by the hathers and the hotel
men OF the resort. lie has made arrangements
for taking the temperature of the surf every morn
ing at $50 O'Clock, and the result will be posted On
bulletin board in front Of the hospital tent o,
the beach. and Will be telephoned also to all os
the hotels in the city. This is something which
has never been done before. At one time the
temperature taken at Youngs Pier and posted
in front OF that amusement place. but it has not
been done in recent years
The Annex Company, incorporated some time
ago by the owners OF Marlborough House. to carry
out the project Of erecting mammoth hosiery
adjoining the present house. in Ohio-aYe ha.
awarded the contract for the work to Colbert u
Co.. of Philadelphia. The house will be the op-
! poste side of the street from the present house
and will connect with the Marlborough House by
bridges. The contract price for the erection Of the
addition is $4,000. 1t will be eight stories
high. and will be surmounted by a tower fifty feet
in height. When completed and the owners declars
| they will have 1t ready for use by the opening
of the season of next year. it is expected 10 bs
| the largest, most commodous and costly house on
the Atlantic Coast
Atlantic City has had several well known visit
this week. Among them were Postmaster
General Corteyou and his physician. DR.. Georgs
Dignan, of Washington. who at the Hotel
Holmhurst. During the Postmaster Generals stay
here he visited by his brother. J. T. Corelyou.
of New-York; G. H. WardeI and ". W. Stone.
all three of whom have been engaged in straight
ening out the recent tangle in the Postal Depart
ment
Another visitor Of note here just is ths
Secretary OF the Treasury, Leslie NJ. Shaw, who,
with his wife and two daughters. has taken apart
ments at the Hotel Chelsea. Mr. Shaw was here
last year. fell in love with the resort and resolved
| to come over here this month and spend as much
time as possible. His stay will depend largely on
| financial and other conditions at Washington Mrs
Shaw and the Misses Shaw will remain here for
| a protracted visit. Mr.. Shaw has become enthusi-
| astfc on the subject of bathing and almost
every morning he may be seen on the beach IN a
bathing suit enjoying himself
Brfgadier General John NJ. Wilson. u s. A,
who was chairman Of the last Inauguration COM
mittee arrived the Hotel IroCuois on Wednes-
| day accompanied by his sister and Miss Walker.
| They will remain here some time. Another SOL
| dier at the same house is General Wainwright
(retired) who lost his eyesight in Of the herc-
| est engagements of the Civil War.
Antonio Piza and his wife. of Madrid. Spain. are
| among the late arrivals They have been making
tour of this and European countries and stopped
| here to the sights Of the resort OF which