Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-05
CARNIVAL ENDS
AFTER 3 DAYS
Raritan Bay Park Scene of
Much Enjoyment.

An elaborate program marked the
closing of the three-day carnival OF
the Raritan Bay Park Improvement
Association at the amateur concert
on the wide yeranda Of Friedr1cks
Shore hotel at Raritan Bay PARK,
Tottenville, last night. The carnival
began Saturday afternoon after Mrs
Daisy Glib was crowned the queen
and Edward Seibert the king. n
browning took place at 3 o'clock, ar
ter which the king issued his procla-
nation to all guests to participate IN
the three DAYS of Jollifcation.
The parade, which consisted OF
Indians, flower girls, clowns, floats
and the United Boys Brigade, under
Captain Matheson, was one OF the
best seen at that place. 1t is estl-
mated that more than 1000 people
joined in the festivities on Saturday
and Sunday, with equally as many
yesterday. A feature of the parade
was the Gazoon band under the lead
ership of Professor ROscob, which
furnished considerable amusement
for all hands.
Sunday afternoon in the motor
boat parade were seen many beautt-
full decorations and 1t was hard to
Judge which was the best. There
were some thirty boats in the process
sion.
The carnival began yesterday
morning with a baseball game be-
tween the married and single men of
the association, in which the latter
won by a score of IA to II. In the
afternoon the aquatic sports and
races took place. An exhibition OF
fancy diving and swimming by
Charles Henne, of ~Tottenville, was
given at this time and received much
applause. Mr.. Henne Is not only q
fancy swimmer, bG a long distance
swimmer as we'll. Edward Hill, nine
years old, son of Major William r.
Hill, swan fifty yards and received
honorable mention, At the dance
Saturday night on the hotel pavilion
several hundred took part. The
music was furnished by Professor
Guttman's orchestra.
Among the prizes awarded at the
various events during the past three
days we're as follows; Those award
ed prizes Saturday for the various
costumes and floats were: Miss Orr,
dressed as q rough rider, first, gold
bracelet; Miss Althea Day, float, sec
ond, signet ring; Mrs. Cole, Zulu
queen, third, ring; seventeen boys
and girls carrying large flag, with
Miss Bushauer as Uncle Sam and
Miss Everett as Liberty, received a
handsome flag, and little Armenia
as Happy Hooligan, received
an umbrella.
In the m~OtOrbOat parade that took
place on Sunday Gus EichIer's launch
Prick took first prize; Captain Frank
E. Williams Ida May, second; Cap
tain James Cummings Charlotte c.,
.hird; Captain Duffy's Some Boat,
and Captain Nichols launch
Captain Jack received fifth prize.
Each was awarded an ensign.
In the aquatic games, swimming
running races held yesterday
of those who received medals
we're Miss Adelina VanBuren, fifty
yard dash for ladies; Mildred
5quires, ffty-yard dash for girls; F.
Hill, shoe race; Chester Bonnell,
.fty-yard for men; A. Adams, fifty
yard for boys; Ray Mccarthy, 1901
yard for men; A. Adams, 100 yards
for boys; Clarence Whitaker, boys
swimming; R. Banta, mems swim
ming; Miss Edna Bushauer, suffra-
gette race; Carpenter and Clemmens,
three-legged race, and Misses AIDE
line VanBuren, Lucy Ruddick,
Charles Kiefer and Fred Eggersman,
fancy diving. This affair, which was
gotten up by the people composing
the summer COLONY at that place.
practically closes the season there.