New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
Long Branch
Season Having Prosperous
Close-Polo Meet Opens.

Long Branch, y. J.. Sept 2.-The season
Of 1910 which will officially end Tuesday.
is having prosperous close The resort is
crowded as il has been continuously since
the middle of June. And although the usual
post-Laber Day exodus is scheduled for
early next week the place will retain its
summer aspect through SepteTlbe, teW
Of the hundreds of families owning their
summer homes here depart before October
They consider September the best month
OF the year at the shore. particularly for
golting. tennis aurouobiling, fishing, crab
bling polo boating and other outdoor
sports and recreations for which Long
Branch Is noted. And every year there Is
a larger number OF transient visitors who
Dos+pone their vacation outings until this
month
The Polo and Steeplechase Racing AEse-
citation meet. which started this afternoon
al the horse show grounds and continues
Monday, Is the big concluding special at
traction OF the summer Prominent sum-
naer residents who have taken an interest
in making it a success include B. j. Green
hut. Richard Deeves, Harry Content, Will
lam B Anderson. P. \. BEuner. Walter E.
FIiIdreth P. J. Casey, W Z. Tevis Huhn,
Jesse w.sserman, Frederick Lewisohn.
Z. Qufntin. J J ODonohue. jr. j. J.
Rothschid, Morton Schwartz Charles
Schwartz. Jefferson Seiigman, yelling G..
Sickel. Joseph Mayer and James T Hyde.
Among those who have horses entered are
Miss Florence Calvin, F. Dwyer, Henry w.
Rose, Z. ". Elliott. J. A. Pollard. Peter
HauCk ir Miss Marjorie Content and
Robert !. Collier
The week has been q gay one. The doll
parade in which some 15a infants took
paFt Monday. was an innovation that az
tracted much interest. Whist, euchre pa
ties and other entertainments. outings on
he Shrewsbury River and shore timers
a. the quaint roadleuses III that section
OF the city have been the social fad.
Mrs X H. BeadlesJon was the hostess
a. lawn banquet at Prices the other
daz Mrs Frank L. Sheppard gave a.
luncheon TO d party of women at the West
End Shore Club. Mrs. II. Edgar Mason
gave q farewell dinner to Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur H Sherman, = no are about to sail
fer China William II. r Hoffman gave
a luncheon at the Shore Club. William
Leonhauser. of Brooklyn, was host 10
twenty-five al q clambake and ". A.
Brady entertained a party OF thirty-fouF
az Wardell's Port-au-Peck.
The Long Br2neh property Holders As
sociati0n, au organization of prominent
cottagers. al their meetings d few days
age decided 10 continue urging the opening
OF new street to relieve automobile traf-
4ic congestion at the West End station.
The officers elected for the coming year,
nearly all Of whom are New Workers, are:
President. Richard DeeYes: yice-presideHt.
Dr. Edwin II. SternbeTger; second vice
NJ WoolleE. trea asureF, Gustav N. L. Sachs.
4 big building boom is promised here
for the fall and winter. The new struet-
u3es VIII include the $4,000 postoffice
building. the S209Go s. James Episcopal
Church, $4,000 telephone central building,
gun club headquarters, $1o,go0 concrete rec
tory for Star Of the Sea Church s25. .ae0
cottage for Charles :. Wise in Morris ave
me- TWO $4,000 cottages for c. Asa Fran
is IN Bath avenue, and S5,9@3 cottages Of
Charles a Eldridge and a. Asch. The
s.. 400. ep concrete ocean pier. which il Is
promised viii be practically completed by
next spring, Is the biggest job under Way
Tne Hollywood Golf Club links attracted
many players and Spectators to-day for the
prelininaries in the Labor Day tourna-
nent, the biggest iso1f event of the season,
which viii not be concluded for two weeks
and viii be for the championship, eighteen
holes. medal pay, best eight gross in cham
pionship match play from scratch. second