New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
ATLANTIC CITY AFFAIRS.
What Up to Date Girls Are Dong
Interest an automobile Race.

Atlantic City Aug S (SpeciaD.-Girls who can
sail yachts with the skill OF an old mariner, drive
big automobiles with the aUdacity OF trained chauf-
feurs or swim the heavy seas or ride f-actious
horses are not absent from the thrOng now spend
ing some time the resort Miss Alice Nelson. %
New-York. has brought with her a big automobile.
She sits at the engine and steering gear. and
handles the big with as much ease and grace
as the average society woman does bit OF fancy
work She Is a fearless driver. and her big ear
goes down the Longport Speedway every pleasant
afternoon at a rapid pace
OF the expert yachtswomen here. Miss Adels and
Miss Margaret Goldman. of Baltimore, have =
footer and they handle the boat with the skin Of
old salts They make daily cruises about the bays
and thoroushfares. and. when the weather viii
admit make their trips outside on the ocean
Neither OF them ever suffers the slightest symrs
toms OF seasickness-
Miss Helen Jacoby, OF washington, is an auto
mobile enthusiast. She scorns the aid o., her
brothers chauffeur. and drives his 20 horse
power touring skilfully as a professional
And she knows all about the various machines and
their several parts She has frequently gone out
alone. broken down. and patched up the break and
got back TO her home without any masculine as
sistance.
Miss Florence schuler. OF Ptttsburg. does not
care for yachting automobiles. but delights IN a
good horse She IS an accomplished horseTona1,
and rides almost anything. from the pet family
horse to a bucking bronco She Is also an expert
swimmer and goes IN for golf 70 a considerable
extent For her equestrian trips she adopts
white duck habit. close fitting, topped on oy
small Panama hat with Jauntily turned up ori-n
Quarters have been engaged at the Hotel s.
Charles for meeting CT the Southeastern Passen-
ger Association consisting OF the general and pas
serger agents OF the leading railroad lines south OF
Washington. About dozen railroads Win De rep
resented In the meeting, which VIII oesln next
Tuesday,
The Hanstein-Wof Company. which purchased
the Royal Palace Hotel last June. VII take pos
session Of that house on the 18th OF next month
There will be little done IN the way OF making
changes to the house There are some slight alter
ations but they will be OF a minor character.
Reed Knox son OF United States Senator Pniiaa-
der c. Knox spent couple OF days or tnls EeeN
here as the guest os his aunt. Mrs, Edward Smith,
OF New-York-
MAYOR stoy had Intended visiting Toledo this
week to attend the meeting OF the Amertean
League Of Municipalities. but the Illness OF
his wife prevented Instead he sent a letrar TO
the body asking they hold their next meeting
in Atlantic City. There is no doubt that the
invitation will be accepted. for IL was fnt1nared
to Mayor by one Of the seGTeta5iss 1s OF . I3s
T%. National Grange. Patrons OF Huseanery. VIII
meet IN this city in November There VII oe about
ten thousand delegates. and II viii take about one
hundred hotels to accommodatse the {ns - tu begin
in October the work OF erecting SIX seory & pT.GS @
frontage OF % Ieet n T1 a+iTo1 vii rsI1acs
new part will be equipped with all modern improve
Much interest is being taken IN the coming race
meet under the auspices OF the Atlantic City Auto
mobile Club The races will occur saturday and
Monday September . and 4. and there viii De Wei
known drivers here from all parts OF the country
There will be exhibition speed tests. too and as
the track is verfecJly smooth and hard nOor,
il is expected that OF the fancy records viii
be broken. Atlantic City hotel men have contrib
uted a $500 cup, and ]. H Lyons has also con-
tribUted $500 cup These viii have 70 pc won
twice before they become the property OF the con
testant. The gravel approaches from the LongpOrt
Speedway to the beach track at NenCnor and at
LOngport have been built by the railroad CON
pany. so that machines win not have any dtfnculty
in getting TO the beach. The new road across the
meadows. too Will be partially done at that Cnle,
that incoming automobile drivers viii not oe
obliged to ride over the rough old turrpike road
The postal card craze has Atlantic City IA q drm
grip. The visitors here have taken hold OF the
thing TO such an extent that It is hard 70 supply
customers. and the pOstOfice can scarcely get
Postmaster Bacharach said this week that for
the last two months the average sale OF one-cent
stamps at the postoffce was seventy thousand
day.
William WestbroOk Of Philadelphia. president OF
Bell Telephone Company, Is spending the latter
end or the summer at the shore He and his family
arrived this week
General and Mrs. T. V Sumner, Major and Mrs
COrsOn and Miss " s COrsOn OF West Point. ara
here for a stay of few weeks
Thomas B. Davis. Of West Virginia. brother O.
ex-senator Henry q. Davis. Is visitor 81 the Hotsl
Traymore.