Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-17
NOTES FROM The OTTENs TRIT
Visitors at Hotels and Cotta9s
are having a jolly time.
Motor Boat is Popular

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The ideal weather of the past week
brought a large number Of visitors O
the Ottens tract and at the hotels ad
cottages many Philadelphians are ma
ing merry. On the tract, between tie
boardwalk and the railroad, there s
not a vacant house and west of N@
Jersey avenue very few cottages reman
u~noccupied. The fine home of tie
Wild wood Yacht Club is gaining ]
popularity as the summer advances an
the club register shows a goodly nun
mer of guests every day.
Allthe week the yachtmen have bee
working hard, getting the craft h
readiness for the two big events. IT,
morrow the Yacht Club holds Il
county races, for boats whose ownes
are members of yacht clubs In CAP
May county. There will be races
three classes. The first race will be fG
boats in the cruiser class. The seconi
race will bring together the speedy IL
tie motor boats, ranging in length from
20 to 25 feet, and the third and find
will be for automobile racing boats, %
feet and not over 40 feet In length On
the water line. In each race two
prizes will be awarded. A handsome
silver cup will go to the winner and q
set of colors will be given the second
boat. The races will be run owe The
regular club course, starting from the
Wildwood Yacht Club wharf, on Ottens
Canal, thence to Grassy Sound bridge,
and repeat. The racing will begin
about noon. Many speed boats have
been entered by both the local and
other yachting organizations in the
county. Should the weather prove
fair the races will undoubtedly be the
most interesting and exciting ever
pulled off by the Wildwood Yacht
Club.
The races held by the Cape May
Yacht Club for the Philadelphia In
quirer cups last Saturday, caused many
yachtmen and invited guests to jour-
ney to that resort. The Wildwood
Yacht Clubs flag ship, the Colonel
led the procession with Commodore
fremy-H. IA%~-~- IL A~na!~0f
board the Colonel witnessing the races
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry III. Ottens,
Senator and Mrs. Robert e. Hand,
Mrs. William Duncan, Mrs. Harry
Hoffman, Mrs. e. w. Omensetter, Mrs.
Kathryne Stoelpp, A. s. Robinson,
Mrs. William Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs.
William E. Gibson, Jr., Charles S.
Shick. Vice Commodore Andrew Step
hen Murphy took his family over in
the "Witch." Captain and Mrs. Hew-
lett Brewer and Miss Bessie Brewer
were in the 1.-TWO Bell.n Harry III.
Hoffman made the run in the May
Rear Commodore Gibson and son wit
messed the races from their trim little
speed boat, Gamma g." Commodore
Amos H. Christ and family were
aboard his new boat, "Lavina.n Cap
tain Bill Pinker and the Other Captain
Bill, were the crew of the. motor boat,
"Camden." 1t was a splendid turn
out for the beach and everybody had a
thoroughly enjoyable time.
Work has been started on a big gar
age at 10Th Street and the beach, OF
tens tract. The building will be one OF
the nest and fimost completely equip
ped of its kind on the coast. Its di-
mansions will be "A by Al feet and
there will be capacity for comfortably
storing fifty cars. A competent at
tendant will be in charge and a huge
tank with a capacity of 500 gallons OF
gasolene will be erected ear the garage.
Realizing the great Importance of car
ing for the large number of autos that
will visit Dur resort during the summer,
Henry II. Ottens decided to give the
the visiting autoists a fine a storage
place for their machines as can be found
in the state.
MI. and Mrs. George J. Ehmann, Of
West Philadelphia, were numbered
among the Sunday visitors to the shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gibson, Jr., OF
Philadelphia, are being entertained al
the cottage Of his parents, on Eigh-
tenth street.
Vice Commodore Murphy, of the
Wildwood Yacht Club, is making a
big record rs an angler. On three days
recently spent in Grassy Sound, he and
several friends landed 1876 weak fish
and king fish.
Mrs. Edwsrd Cruise, of West Phila.
delphia, was the guest of Mrs. Henry
II. Ottens, on Sunday.
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