Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-06
100000 At FAIRY.
LAND-L|KE ASBURY
As CARNIVAL ENDS
Greatest Baby Parade and Mer.
riest Night ReveI in History
of Famous Resort.
[From a staff Correspondent !

DhNAA
ASBURY PARK, 1cpt. 6.-Two hun
dred thousand persons, the greatest
crowd in the history of this place, yes
terday saw the twentieth annual baby
parade pass into history. Ideal weather
conditions, record breaking entry of
795 and the tremendous holiday crowd
combined to make this years closing
of the great carnival particularly brill
liant. s. s
At night the place could only be
likened to fairylapd. The mask fete
was observed along Ocean avenue
with dancing in the Arcade, the Am
phitheatre and all the hotels. There
were tonsaof confetti, and all manner
of noiseniakers. musical and, others
just noisemakers. 1t was a rol1icling,
fun-loving crowd that is only paral-
leled at the New Orleans or Coney,
Island Madri Gras. Straw-ride parties.
came into town from nearby places
and added to the sgayety.s, It was the
close off the reign Of Queen Titanial
Uillian T. Sexton), who had the honor
to reign for seven days, longer than
any other queen
Twice had the parade and subse-
quent festivities been postponed owing
to the weather, and when yesterday
the sun came out Asbury got ready Tor
the greatest day in her history. AS
far as the eye could see down ocean
avenue the crowd was packed IN
dense mass, waiting for the parade
which started shortly after noon from
the Amphitheatre. The pageant moved
down one side of the avenue ana pach
on the other in front of the grand re-
viewing stand at the Amphltheatre'
There the queen was seated on hef
throne. Beside her were the JUDGES
who awarded and distributed the
prizes.
The Prize-winning Babies.
p,,+b Kaltenbach, 3 years olo' Oh
1oo,Isonville. Fla, as "Our Jewel, was
.ha winner of the grand prize, golu
ia,,irg cup. given by the Eskays toou
ra,nnanv Little Miss Kaltenbach was
tbe' diamond setting of large goio
ring. ,,.on
"Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly d.
r1avton Nstickeler, % months old, OF
Asbury. Park, as Kelly, was awarded
the Buick automobile by the popular
vote of the spectators. The automobile
was donated Wy lhS DOA'
Milk Company.
Stanley Kranz, years old, OF Aspury
Park. as "Hoxsey in Wright's Aero
plane" was awarded the queens prize
a pony and cart, given by the Meiiiii
Food Company. The young aVla.oi
was seated in a perfect model Oh the
Wright in which was installed one
horsepower motor
Mary Frances and Geraldine McHale'
of New York, as Aerial Babies, won
srst nrize in the baby coaches and go
carts division. Marina Shelder, of Will
transport, Pa, with an airshlp aoil
coach. won first prize in the doll car
riage section.
"Asbury Parks Youngest Chef,' in
the person of Robert Romaine Edde'
was the winner of first prize in the
express wagon section.
Jersey Baby GETS Most Applause.
Antoinette Barrett, diminutive
Salome dancer of Arlington, won f1rst
prize in the fancy costume section
Little Miss Barrett was also the largest
applause winner. Throughout the route
of the parade the spectators were treat
ed to an excellent burlesque on the
famous dance, and upon arriving in |
front of the queens stand the little
dancer held up the parade while she
did her dance to the tune of raE1ot Time
in the Old Town" played by Pryors
band.
Princeton was victorious in the col
lege colors section. Little Miss Marie |!
Curtis, of Brooklyn, carried the colors
of old Nassau to victory.
Teddy in Africa" Norma M. Gilbert |
of Bradley Beach, as the hunter, won |
first prize in the burlesque section.
Marjorie Taught of Philadelphia, as
"Hoxsey in his airship," was the winner
of the floats section in the pony carts |
division; Hadley F. King, of New York, |
bearing B. p. .. e. colors. was the |
winner of the prize.
Francis E. Drake. of Kimberly, South |
Africa, won the prize for entrant from
the greatest distance.
Other prize-winners were: FAIRY
land" a large float carrying twenty
children, presided over by Reenie Far