Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
ATLANTIC CITY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
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ATLANTIC CITY. October 8. 1909
Atlantic City is looking forward with
pleasure to seeing DR.. Frederick A. Cook,
the arctic explorer, October IA. when he
will be the guest Of honor at banquet
given at the Observation-Disclosures by the
National Hardware Association, which is
to hold it's convention here.
Everything promises an enthusiastic re-
ception to the intrepid explorer. The City
Troop the crack cavalry company, has
accepted an invitation extended to it by
Mayor Stoy to act as escort on the oc-
casion of his visit. and the mounted cav
airy in gorgeous full dress will meet him
at the railway station and escort him to
the Marlborough Blenheim.
Apropos of the Peary-Ccok agitation.
there is danger that in Atlantic City DIR.
Cook will encounter the greatest doubter
OF all, for Atlantic City has one old salt
who does not believe that either Peary or
Cook reached the pole. Capt. George A
Bartlett Is a veteran skipper who has
ocean. He is eighty years Old and was
born in Jersey, England. He served be-
fore the mast on the steamship FOX,
which was used in the search for the Sir
John Franklin exploration party fifty-tWo
years ago He reached la Jude e 81
degrees and had a portion of his ear and
toes frozen off. He holds that one man
alone could not take lunar obseI walton
unassisted, that it takes three men to
take a proper observation. 1t remains to
be demonstrated whether DR.. Cook Will
convince the local sage.
In October there is decided change In
| the form of amusements that go to make
it pleasant for the visitor here, the cool
tang in the sunlit air suggests more en-
ergetic sports than the lazy summer di-
versions.
With the withdrawal Of the life guards
from the beach about the last regular
bathers disappeared. although on several
warm days small groups were seen renew
ing their acquaintance with old ocean.
When the life guards marched off the
beach ponies marched on, and are now
strung all along the beaches, blanketed
in red, yellow and blue, and with accom-
panying pony carts. and here and there Is
a meek-lOoking donkey, varying the
equestrian display.
1t was astonishing how immediately the
beach riding sprang up as soon as the
beaches were cleaned Of bathers, and II
one is DESTROYS of watching all sorts of
hOrsemanship, from the tot OF four held
cess Goldilocks on her white steed dasn-
ing along bareheaded in the sun. to the
shouting boys on cow ponies. one need
only lean over the Boardwalk railing at
any time of the day.
The piers have been suddenly converted
into skating Kinks, and the combined
sound of the music of the band and the
roar of the roller skates takes the place
of the dancing and band concerts. Polo
on skates draws many interested spec
tators to this lively game, and across on
| the other side OF the Boardwalk the
Japanese ping pong and shooting galleries
resound with shots and laughter
The Steel Pier band concerts are now
held within the glass-inclosed front OF the
pier and well patronized, and at night the
pier is brilliantly lighted.
over the Mortified links the golfers
are gathering in greater numbers every
day. The fine, cool sunny weather brings
out a great many young lady players. as
well as spectators. many OF whom Whlrl
up to the door of the club in automobiles,
giving to the pleasant Country Club
very bright and lively appearance.
Although every year sees a greater
number OF Atlantic City hotels keeping
open for all the year, yet this is the
| month when those which do close during
the winter are putting up the blinds.
Among popular hostelries which this
week have closed are the Hotel Chelsea.
which opens early in the spring; the
Hotel Islesworth. Hotel Lorraine. Hotel
Jackson. Hotel Majestic and Hotel Bar
ton
The large beach-front hotels nearly all
keep open all the winter. and are already
looking forward to the Thanksgiving sea-
son, which will bring many reunions or
families here. The Marlborough Blen-
helm, the Dennis, the Chalfonte, Tray
more. Young's, Haddon Hall and the st.
Charles among the all-year houses
which keep open house throughout the
season, and there is this year Il greater
number OF smaller houses which will
do SO.
A project which interests not alone the
people of New York and New Jersey, but
which will gain the attention of all auto
mobilists who tour the eastern coast, is
the word that comes Of the new bridge
which the officials of Cape May and At
lantic City agree should be built over
Egg Harbor bay, making it one of
the important links In the great coast
boulevard favored by Gov. Fort.
conference was held here this week
between the Cape May board of freehold
ers and the Atlantic City county board.
Maps were submitted by the county engi-
neers of both counties. which outline the
route from Beasleys Point to Somers Point.
and approved by the combined boards of
freeholders.. and will at once be sent to