The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-15

Atlantic City. n. J., Aug. 14-Augusts
midsummer throng is filing the city with
upward Of 10000 persons. Ideal weather
has brought thousands Of new visitors
here from every section OF the country,
particularly from the South, during the
past week. The Boardwalk is packed and
the 500 or 900 hotels are tonight scene
OF life and festivity such as can be seen
nowhere else and at no other time OF
the year.
Ten thousand people saw the finish OF
the championship yacht race. when Capt
George Gales Princeton won the pen
nant, defeating Capt. Samuel Gales Meh-
rer by a trihe less than FIVE minutes
The Hotel Mems Association purse Of
$1,000 was presented 10 the winner by
Mayor Stoy.
There have been no sea serpents dis
covered in the waters hereabout this sum-
mer. but a seven-pOund sea bass, the
biggest Of this years catch. was caught
BY Capt. John Townsend yesterday, when
he took large party to sea on his launch
Comanche. The prize fish was captured
1--WE miles of this city on the fishing
banks and was afterward served az d
supper at one OF the leading hotels TO
party Of the captains friends.
Catch eating Shark.
Guests at the Hotel Brevoort went crab
hing yesterday and came home with ten
foot man-eater shark. The party included
Mr.. and Mrs p. ]. Graham. James Man
ley, and Miss Nellie Conninghay Of
Washington: Miss Mary Kirk. James
CIeary. William O'Connor. Miss Ormsby.
John Cain, and J. Ambrose Foote, Of
Philadelphia They were the guests of
Proprietor Morris J.. Johnson. The man
eater was hooked in one of the inside
bays and is the first shark Of that de-
scripdon that has been found IN these
waters for many years. The shark was
towed ashore and portions were served as
steaks at a supper party.
Albert Stacey. a New York millionaire
caught a twenty-pound sheepshead while
fishing of the city a few days ago, and
entertained a few friends at a fish sup
per that night al the Hotel Traymore.
Probably the biggest catch was made by
a party on the yacht Atlantic, when
Samuel Griscom and NJ. G. English, two
Southern visitors. took a cruise with a
hale dozen friends 20 the fishing banks.
They returned with a trihe less than 1000
pounds Of weakfsh and sea bass as their
catch" for the days sport.
Neutrality-suspicious. Mt Resort.
Maurice Baer and Edward FouIke. Of
Washington, are spending the week at
the Hotel Raleigh.
Il A. Lceper. Of Washington. Is regis
tered at the Hotel Bingham.
s. f. Slater Miss Edith Slater. and
Miss Bertha Corcoran, of Washington. are
among the guests az the Hotel Morton.
Joseph T. Cattle. with his family, Of
Washington. has apartments for August
at the Hotel Frsdonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Hassell. OF
Washington, are registered at the Hotel
Raleigh.
Col William Hagensweller. Of Louis
willie. has arrived at the Hotel POinsettia
after spending a few weeks In Washing
ton.
Capt. John Rowe. Z. s. A.. has apart
ments at Haddon Hall He will spend
the month here with his family.
William F. Donnelly, Of Washington IS
q guest at the Shoreham.
Joseph r. Crawford. Of Washington. Is
spending the week al the Shoreham Ho-
tel
Edward H. Brown. Of Washington, Is
registered at the Hotel Strand.
II. f. Spanner. of Washington, IS among
the guests at the Hotel Shoreham.
Samuel +. Phillips. Of Washington. has
apartments al the Strand for the week.
Senator James B. McCreary. Of Ken
lucky. has engaged apartments al the
Narlborough-Bl enheim for the remainder
OF August.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Bacon, OF Wash
lngton. are at Craig Hall
Guests of Hotel shSreham.
]. T. Kerland and John B. Fleck, OF
Washington. are guests at the Hotel
Shoreham.
Mrs. A. Pearson and Miss z. Pearson,
OF Washington, are guests at the Iro-
auois,
Mr. and Mrs. william H. Lemon. OF
Washington. are stopping at the New
England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morrison, OF Wash
mgton, have apartments at the New Eng
land Hotel.
Mrs. Henry Marshall and the Misses
Marshall. of Washington. are among the
guests at the New England Hotel.
Rev. william ]. Powers, secretary to
Archbishop Ryan. is spending a vacation
at the Hotel Westminster.
William Calvert. Of Washington. ac-
companied by Charles Harley ana J. s.
Parker OF the same city. are spending
the week at the Tennessee Hotel.
George Townsend. Of Washington. is
registered at the Hotel Wallingford.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. King. OF Washing
ton. are spending the month az the Mecca
Hotel
Gustav Wallerstein. OF Washington, is
az the Hotel Cornell.
Henry T. Tauner. OF washington. is
registered at the Hotel Storck.
At Craig Hall.
Charles E Rowley and Alfred Fuller
Of Washington. are spending the week al
Craig Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs q. Hunt. Of Washington
have apartments at the Louella for the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. 3. Smith. Of Washing
ton, have engaged apartments for August
AT the Lexington.
Mrs. J. W Langley and Miss z. Oar.
nell. OF Washington, are among the
guests at the Lexington.
Mr.. and Mrs William Covingtcn, OF
Washington, are guests az the RID
Grande.
John Crossaeld. Of Washington. is reg
.stered at the American Hotel.
Miss Edith Holland and Miss Margaret
Holland. Of Washington. are guests al
the Lexington
Miss A Echterman. Of Washington, /:
registered at the Hotel Yarmouth.
Charles Rudy. Of Washington, is stop
ping az the Ebbitt House.
Oliver H. Scott, OF Washington. Il
spending the week at the Hotel Austin.
r. 7. Rogers, OF Washington, Is regis