New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10
ATLANTIC CITY Affairs.
Many Hotels to Keep Open Al
Winter- Shooting Mud Hens.

Atlantic City y. J., Sept. (SpeciaD--Never
was a woman more disappointed tnan MIS- A
Cuneo wife Of a NewYork banker, than when
she arrived here last Saturday night. after trav-
Cling 800 miles in her automobile on purpose 10
meet Mrs Filter. of Philadelphia, who made
s,ich an enviable record at the Cape May auto
r,ohi1e races. and who it is alleged had made
an open challenge to Mrs Cuneo 10 meet ner
Mrs Cuneo was touring in Vermont when she
read the alleged challenge of Mrs Filter, and
she Immediately put about and headed her ma
chine for Atlantic City. and arrived in time for
tho races last Monday Il have every confidence
in nv car and in my ability to control it. l
not only accept the challenge Of Mrs Filter. but
now saw that L will race with any woman driver
in the world.
There is a large contingent OF sportsrnen rom
various parts of the country at the shore Just
now after the mud hens that abound on the
marshes this year. The cunning for this tooth
some bit of the feathered tribe was never 50
good as it is now, and not a party goes
ont that does not come back well repaid for any
slight discomforts suffered. This week there
have been several fairly high tides that have
driven the birds from their hiding in the tall
meadow grass and given the gunners excellent
shooting.
There was never a Labor Day prior TO this
wear on which there were so many visitors II
the resort as last Monday. Every hotel IN the
city was we'll filed and although the day was
stormy and anything but pleasant. the Board
walk was filled during the entire day The hotel
men are delighted with the outlook for the IAN
business. and many of them are so well pleased
that they have departed from their former Gus
tom and will keep their houses open all winter,
instead of closing their doors as heretofore
Among this number are w F. Shaw, Of the
Hotel Iroquois and Irving Wells Of the Neither
land Both will make their hotels all year
houses in the future
The residents OF quiet and select Chelsea are
somewhat perturbed over the report that a New
York syndicate OF capitalists will build n pier
merry go-round and general amusement park IN
the vicinity of the Hotel Chelsea, and have II
ready for operation by next year. That part OF
the city has always been noted for its eXcu-
siveness and the residents do not purpose per-
noitting any one TO come in and break into their
ouiet without al least a show OF resistance. II
any attempt is made to build any noisy amuse-
ments the residents there will take immediate
steps to have their operation stopped
Thomas B. Snyder. of Pittsburg, who has been
spending some time In TINS CITY. was I Heh
on the Boardwalk the other day Tor NJ Nltte'
the Nuscovite peacemaker. and had some little
dif1culty in convincing several persons that ne
was not really the Russian representative at the
Portsmouth peace conference
Fifteen of the seventeen members OF the GAS
of so New-York University. celebrated ths
tvrentv-ffth anniversary of their graduation
with a dinner at the Hotel Chalfonte on Monday
evening of this week Those in attendance were
the Rev G. L. Richmond. of Boonton. y. j.
the Rev E A Mason. South Bristol. Me; the
Rev E d. Van Dyck, of Greenvtue, n Y; Her
man Kudlich. New-York City; Sarcuel A EDDY.
Canaan, Conn; L. NJ. Daniel. Pla1nSeld, n j.
De Lagnel Berier. Ridgewood. n j.; HARRY .
Blake Clinton. Conn; NJ r. Weber Iarry
town N Y; Edward c. Phillip. Hoooken. i
n c. Hendrickson. Jamaica, Long island WIZ
lam K Gillette. Pelham Manor n Y; Dr.
Charles S Benedict. New-York City ana me
"cIass boy, Edwin NJ. Daniel. jr.. Of Plainfield