New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
ATLANTIC CITY AFFAIRS.
automobile Experiments Date for
Negt Years Horse Shoe.

City last September 10 participate in the auto
mobile races that took place on the beach front,
has been here nearly a week now and, what is
more, he has been trying out new machine
which was built by his direction and from plans
which ne prepared, so that he shall be ready to
spring some surprises the automobiling pub
lie when the races take place here in Easter
week. Oldfield favorably impressed with
the track here, and declares that his machine,
though it has some imperfections, made excel
lent time the straightaway stretch. He de-
clares that this is superior to the Florida peacn
track because all the spectators can see the
whole of the race, while at the aforementioned
place only a portion is visible Oldield is in
clined to the belief that better place exists
for mile and kilometre races than on the At
lantic City beach track, and intlnated that
when he comes down here next spring he Will
be in q position to break all records for both
His new car is a 1O-horsepower machine
and is even faster than Oldfeld had dared to
hope In the try-out which he has been giving
his new machine three four little defects
were discovered and the machine sent to
the factory on Wednesday that these might be
corrected Next springs here will be OF
great interest, and automobile drivers from all
parts of the world will be present to compete
The local automobile club has secured the SER
vices of a well known New-York expert who Is
making all the arrangements for them, ana ne
is meeting with great success
Mayor John Weaver of Philadelphia came
over to the shore the latter part Of last week
and remained until Monday. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Weaver. Director Shoyer and the
secretary of the City Party Committee Mr.. Fos-
ter All stopped at Haddon Hall. AT Young s
Hotel was United States Senator Boies Pen
rose and at the Hotel Windsor was James P
McNichoI Senator Penrose went away Sunday
night On Sunday evening Mayor and Mrs
Weaver were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. rudolf
Blankenb,,rg of Philadelphia, at the Seaside
House.
It is a little early yet to begin talk OF horse
shows at the summer resorts, but an early All
nouncen,ent of dates saves confusion later in
the year. For that reason the Atlantic CITY
Horse Show Association at its meeting TINS
wee,, concluded that 1t would hold It's annual
show for 1905 on July II, 49, 19. 20 and FL Ihe
two night sessions which were held last July as
an experiment proved so much of q feature thaI
the association has decided to holo us ses-
s,ons every night Of its dates for the coIIliiis
wear Already plans are being laid Tor the COM
ing show and correspondence has been started
NTH MANY of the largest and best known ex-
bibitors in the country, with good prospect OIL
getting them to show at Atlantic City next sum
mer
czronears fill the hotels fill the piers and
.,puserent places and are taking up large
number of the rolling chairs on the BoaTa"alh-
There are about ten thousand OF them mere aho
they are having the time of their hves. iney
came to attend the annual meeting oL the va
ttonal Grange but the business sessions dis
short and the pleasure periods long theS are
having a fine time The first OF the DusHeSS
oeesions occurred on Wednesday night, when
the delegates received a royal welcome Iroi1
Governor F. c. Stokes of New-Jersey' Mayor
s+o1, of this city and Governor Bell of Vermont
rho f.rangers will remain here until the mldoie
or nav+ week The meetings are being held on
the Steel Pier.
Henry t.. Felt. of the Manhattan Railway
Conpanv of New-York: George Truman LIP
pincott. A Schworrl, jr., and Alfred t. 0iii''A'
all of whom are deeply interested IN real estate
matters in Gotham, have been spending se'ei"i
days In Atlantic City, and 1t Is ruiaoreo ma
rhev are all interested in a big realty deal ID
,h;r rosor+ TJnnincott was former resident
o4 +b,s citv and It Is believed that he and the
otbar members of the party, all Of whom nave
baen stopping at the Hotel Strand are inter
ested in getting control Of large lou OIL prop
erty on the beach front IN Chelsea io' 'ii0
purpose of starting a mammoth amusement 0
terprise Mr.. Lippincott was queslioheu 'o"
cerning the runor, but he declined 10 HipAi'
any information. ,,, --bo snan+
the early part of the fall here starred lor theIL
home in New-York q HttIe NOR Giott ttara
ago and after spending couple oI aas s ,;ita ~
went to Washington. But they olo NOT, not ilAo 80 -
as we'll there they believed they " Mo1tn C1a a.
this week they returned TO the Hotter ot- . ies,
where they took & suite or rooms LOT ING A
OF the fall and the winter. - c+o+a
Governor c. ]. Bell, OF Vermont, the stare
Master of the Patrons of Husbandry, Is AT 1i1 tiG
Seaside House He is accompanied by MIS- bTIl. I
The Governor will attend the sessions or tne
National Grange at the Steel Pier ana VIII re-
1y1ain at the shore for a resting PERIOD -,
People who come to the shore next spring WIN,
In ali proba bility. have chance OF Walking
nearer the ocean in the upper part OF the leSoEl
without being obliged to get down on the Sallu
for if an ordinance that is now IN Ile lily
oil goes through and is signed by mayor 0toy
+he boardwalk, from Connectlcut-aFe- 10 Fd
cihc-aye will be moved oceanwaro Instance "a
900 feet Less than five years ago the water
aov-ed over the sands and people hSned from the
Boardwalk as it is now located. but III a tileI
time the ocean has receded, ana no" houses
and stores could be built on that site
a T. English former Director OF fuDlc
Safety in Philadelphia, under the admlnistrdtIoii
Of Mayor Ashbridge, has been spending several
days at Young's Hotel ...+oo
Il was expected that the executive committee
OF the National Car Builders Association Wou!a
be here all this week. but they post2ohee e oLeil
visit until to-day. They Will remain through
q norton of the early part of next week An et-
fort is being made by the local Board OF ITaos
and members of the Atlantic City Hotel hens
Association to get the members Of the executive
Committee to settle Atlantic City as the next
place of holding the convention OF the car
builders one of the largest and most important
conventions of the United states ana Calaua.
Mark NJ FaEan Mayor of Jersey City. and MS
bride have come mere from Lakewood
Governor HerricS of Ohio and his family are
spending a couple of weeks AT the Hotel Brigh-
ton The Governor is here 30 recuperate from
the strain of the recent election
Walter ]. Travis. the expert golfer OF Car
den City Long Island. and q number OF other
well known golfers have been here this week at
tending the annual tournament OF the Auanuc
civ Country Club at Mortified. Mr.. and Mrs,
1sv.rr fa