The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
NEW ORDER AT
 STEEPLECHASE
zee Will be Charged for Admission to l Island, Bat Will be Good at Face
 Value for Admission to Company
 Amusemsuts. on Week Days.

~. Steeplecfla Sc Island is to be operated under a new system this year, where sby the admission ticket purchased on
 The bridge will be good for its face
 ralue at any of the island amuse- sments soperated by the company, on
 week days, and for half value on Sun
 days It is also expected by the
 management that work will be begun sat once upon the extension of the Sea view avenue trolley line across the sbridge. ess
 Captain Boyton is looking forward Ito busy season and his plans are in- leresting Regarding the coming sea son he says:
 s.In order to make the policy of .Steeplechase. Island as popular as pos .sible and having heard considerable objection to the payment of the ad- mission fee, have induced George. C. sTilyou, the owner. to consent to a concession, which I believe should eliminate any further cause for com plaint on that score. z-s.-
 0 Thereafter the fee. paid on the bridge will be good for it's face value, isix days in the week, at any of the island amusementss controlled by the eompany Nearly all of them are now operated by the management The admission ticket obtained at the bridge box office will be punched by the tick ct taker there and it will be good for
  last year) two rides on the. figure eight coaster, or5i can be used at the dance hall. shooting galleries. cane racks or ball throwing games. It will apply also to the usual charge for s bathing facilities, as soon as we open the bathing pavilion. ssThere will be no restriction as to what amusements are to be selected, providing they are. company attrac- tions, and the holder can select two different rides if he wishes On Sun-. day the admission ticket will be good only for half its face value and on be suspended entirely. It would not sbe practicable to have this arrange ment apply on Sundays the same as On week days as it would overload the devices and shut out the general pulp lie. S .T want to make it plain to all that zthe new system is for this year only gas during the coming winter small you in building new attractions.
 we propose to make this season lively one and to give to our patrons full value for their money. Contracts have been signed with J. J. McCul- dough of New York city. for the in staHation of two modern shooting galleries. with automatic moving tar gets such as life size ducks, pigeons, riety of animals These will be in- stalled at once and will be under the scontrol Of the company, the future policy of which will be to run all of the Attractions. The purpose in this sls to exercise a greater control and to guard against conditions which would not be conducive to the general good of the resort.
 "The open air amusements this summer will be better than ever be- fore am negotiating now for startling animal act fo present on the date of the opening of the regular sea- .Aoaz Sunday June 13 Every afternoon ZAnd Evening during the season there will be at least one free outdoor feat ure= act. I have signed contracts for fireworks which will be given at ire quent. intervals.
 'sThA admission flee win be nnain- <tained on the gate I have always contended that it would be unwise to .fempveEit. We then have control at all times of our patronage and can refuse admission to objectionable spersofas,.s disreputable characters and QersOAs inclined to be unruly. Signs will be placed upon the island attrac- lions which are accessible with the ad- mission ticket. which must be pur- chased the same as usual at the bridge entrance The island will open next