New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
ATLANTIC CITY LIFE.
Summer Rush Under Way-GOOd
Luck for Fishermen.

Atlantic City. July IA (SpeciaD.-Atlantic City
reached the hundred thousand mark last Sunday
and has received this week the real impetus
toward the summer rush that delights the hotel
men and the cosmopolitan crowd of visitors who
come here to enjoy the daily boardwalk show as
much as to get the breath Of the sea.
The arrivals are the real summer crowd: happy.
carefree and ready for the best in the line of
seashore pastimes and amusements. Hotel hops.
dances and musicals have filled bathrooms and
parlOrs. while the surf. the golf links and the
yachts have claimed their thousands OF the over
flow. Even the deep sea fish appeared to share
in the desire to extend welcome. and the fisher
men have been rewarded for their weeks Of
patience by catches that have surprised them
into strict adherence to the truth
A proportion Of the newcomers this week are
here on business that takes at least part OF
their time from the pleasures OF beach ana
boardwalk Two hundred earnest delegates to
the annual convention of the glassblOwtng trade
are holding daily sessions to decide as 10 theII
welfare during the coming year WnlIe % SOOu
sized delegation Of manufacturers or acetylene
gas apparatus are in convention at one OF the
piers, which they have HghCe0 IN rivalry 10 IiiS
glowing electric bulbs on the boardwalk
halfscore more conventions are due 70 arrive
later in the season.
and millinery cOnfectiOns are being rushed 20
completion in anticipation Of the annual eXhlDt- I
OF horses and gowns aV Cue ullGt Ac2-I W
Alfred Vanderbilt has announced his lntehtiO1
Of exhibiting a string OF fine animals from MS
Oakland Stables, at Newport, and VIII tool d
coach between the Hotel Windsor and the snow
grounds every afternoon and evening.
The Mayor has issued a regulation that mas
drought sorrow to at least one visitor MIS-
Dora Davis a Pittsburg matrOn, who has MADE
a reputation as an expert and fearless SWIM
ner was the victim. The young woman nau
made a wager with party of friends as 20 neF
ability TO circuit the halfmile long steel pier
and plunged through the breakers TO make tne
tourney Hardly had she reached the sEnootneE
waters outside than a boat manned Dy ne
guards was sent after her, and despite her pro-
tests she was hauled in and brought 10 ShoIe
Then it was explained that the law giving the
guards power to stop swimmers from riSKihs
their. lives had been put into effect, and the m
trepid young woman left the beach TO pay her
share Of the lost wager.
An audience Of fifty thousand gathered along
the boardwalk on Thursday to watch the com
petftion between the cracks OF the inlet yachIlng
feet The race for the first time was run on IN
line with the beach, and the delighted watchers
were able to see the clever sailors handle tnet
craft for a score Of valuable medals and cups.
One OF the incidents Of the week was the one
r,,ndred and ffty mile automobile journey OF
crowd Of young folk who came from Allen
hurst up the coast for the express purpose or
Comparing Atlantic City ocean bathing with
that OF their home resort The party came In
biy touring car and stayed only long enough Tor
an ocean bath and luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William V. Kelly made the trip