The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
BIGGEST PRIZE IN
BABY PARADE WON
BY NEWARK CHILD
Essex County Youngsters Have
Triumphant Day in AS
bury Park.
[From a STAFF Correspondent

[From a Staff Correspondent
ASBURY PARK. Sept. 3.--It was
Newark day here yesterday, as the
grand prize in the great baby parade
went to a tiny Newarker; two other
firsts We're captured by the choicest
of that fcity's youngsters, and innum-
cradle lesser prizes and honorable mem
ions fell to their lot.
Charles H. Barrows, s years old, and
his sister Florence, of 81 Mulberry
street, as the central figures on the
gorgeous float United States of
America" were so effective that the
judges not only gave them the grand
prize. but did it without hesitation and
before the prizes for The several diyi-
sions had been awarded. The feat
was decorated with thousands of red,
white and blue beads, and myriad mir
rors were so placed in the bottom that
the suns rays were reflected through
the shimmering glaze of the upper
decorations. Charlie Barrows, who asst
year won first prize in the fancy dress
division, represented "Uncle Sam" this
year n rode on the float. His sister
Florence was Liberty" and other
characters represented United States
soldiers and sailors.
Mary ID. Winans, . years old, of
Newark, won first prize in the express
wagon class. She appeared as Gin
derella" in a shell chariot, dazzling
with gold leaf and adorned with dainty
slippers of gold to carry out the illu-
sion. Leonard Hollander, Z years old,
of Newark, won much applause and a
committee prize as TEDDY Returned
from the Jungle" He was dressed to
represent the former President and
was armed to the teeth. Another New
arker to finish In the lead was Walter
Curley, 2 years old, who won a COM
mittee prize in the fancy dress divi-
sion. He was costumed as a colonial
soldier.
Big Crowd sees start.
John s. Yeo, 2 years old. of Phila-
delphia, represented the most timely
idea in the parade and won in the
baby coach division as Cook at the
North Pole" Ingenious and clever
ideas in great p%rofusion found express
sion in the floats and fancy dresses,
and the baby parade of 1909. the nine
teenth in the history of Asbury Park
carnivals, was pronounced the best ever
held.
Down a carpeted stretch in Ocean
avenue from Asbury avenue to the
Amphitheatre in Sunset avenue. be-
tween white columns supporting bunt-
ing and other decorations, nearly 600
babies marched, were drawn or were
pushed. Solid ~embankments of human
ity on either side the course cheered
the little contestants for prizes. After
a circuit Of the Amphitheatre, the tots
again traversed part of the course and
returned to the Amphitheatre to be
judged.
1t was shortly before 8 p. M, when ii
seemed that the whole world had come
down to Ocean avenue to watch, that
the festivities were begun by the APP
pearance In the Amphitheatre of Queen
Titania TX miss Henrietta Amelia
Eiker, of East Orange). and her reti-
nue.. They occupied a grotto which
had been prepared for them. With the
judges We're seated Acting Governor
Joseph S, Fr~elinghuysen and Mayor
T. Frank Appleby, of Asbury. Proyor's
Sand led the parade and then was
seated in the centre of the Amphi-
theatre. As particularly striking floats
appeared timely airs were played.
In the professions were babies of all
sorts and conditions, sizes and colors,
They represented Salomes. cupids, prize
fighters. sailors, cowboys, Indians,
fairies n all the other sorts of folk
children like to imagine they are at
times. The day was ideal and the sun
warm enough for the
Salomes who were only beads and the
athletes who We're adorned merely with
A summary of the prize winners
Grand Prize-Won by Charles II.
Barrows, 6 years old, of Newark.
Fancy Dress Division-First prize
won by Robert A. Nichols. 4 years old.
of Baltimore. fisherman fishing in real
tank; second, an unscheduled entry as
"Salome," in beads and very little else;
third, Mary Nicotine. 7 years old, AS
bury Park; fourth, George c. Knab-
lock. 4 years old, Albany. N. Y. 90 a
guide; ifth, Eleanore NJ. Boett-
cher. of Brooklyn. as another 'Sa-
lome;" sixth, Walter Curley, years
old. of Newark, as a Colonial soldier.
Baby Coach Division-Won by John
Yeo. 10 months old, Of Philadelphia,