New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-23
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LONG BRANCH
Annual Horse Show Programme
Society Kermess-At the Hotels.


Long Branch. y. J.. July Ocean Park
still grows in popularity as an amusement
centre and every evening presents gay
scene II is booking many excursions
Plans are being made for 2 big celebration
when the first steamer lands at the new
monolth ocean pier on the opposite side
Of Ocean avenue next month. The Struct-
ure is now built for half its width Of l'l
feet. q distance Of $50 of it's so feet length
seward. and there is over twenty feet Of
water for steamers.
Chief among the social events Of the
season is the annual Long Branch horse
show which will begin its four days eX-
hIbition next Wednesday. This Is the
eighteenth annual show, and II promises u
assume the largest proportions in its his
tory Seven 10 eight millions Of dollars
worth Of horse flesh Is 10 he shown, and
fashionable society from all over the con-
tinent will be well represented The dis
continuance of the auction Of the boxes
and the fixing Of a fiat rate Of 800 box
has been well received. and the advance
sale has broken all records.
Harry Content is the new president and
J. T. HYDE vice president. p. J. Casey,
show since it was inaugurated, remains
secretary and treasurer and manager. AL
fred Gwynne Vanderbilt heads the list of
thirty honorary vice-presidents. The list
Of Judges includes Robert a. Fairbairn
and De Witt c. Flanagan, trotters and
roadsters: jay F. Carlisle. John r. Town
send and G. Howard Dawson. heavy har-
ness horses: s. Taber Willets Charles H..
Ipa1T Fva q
ers and Jumpers and Frederick Lewisohn,
running races.
ARRANGEMENTS are being completed for
the third annual ocean front carnival on
August 10. II and - A number of new
features are planned, among them sixty
electric arches. The babies parade fire.
mems parade and masque fete will be the
principal attractions. There IS consider
able interest in the athletic contests and
the business mems parade of decorated
vehicles
Summer residents took a lively interest
tn the society kcrmess. given in the west
End Casino. Tuesday, Wednesday ana
Thursday evenings, in aid Of the building
fund of St Jamess Episcopal Church, when
is erecting a new structure, and is ABOUT
TO abandon the Broadway edifce in which
Garfield worshipped. On the list OF patron
esses were Mrs Anthony J. Drexel, Mrs
W. Campbell Clark. Mrs. Harvey Z. FISK
Mrs. H. ]. Hume. Mrs. T. Prentice Kellogg
Mrs. Il. Edgar Mason, Mrs. John II. Park
err Mrs E w Packer Mrs Georges Re
rault, Mrs. b. Boisseau Bobbitt. Mrs. Z. r.
Socum. Mrs. r Schley. Mrs F. o. Topping,
Mrs. G. G. Van Note, Mrs. Charles A.
Wimpfheiner. Mrs ]. Addison Woolley,
Mrs. L. H. Painter, Mrs. Park NJ. Woolley,
Mrs. Harry W. Green and Mrs. Brent
Good.
The gay social season at the hotels has
been fully launched. The regular Friday
evening concerts and socials on the lawns
OF the Scarboro have been resumed, and
dancing in the hotel casino is a regular
evening feature At the Hollywood the
dances. too. are very popular. There the
afternoon teas given daily on the lawn
and piazzas are popular social functions
and there are large fashionable gatherings.
Among the visitors here are Mr.. and Mrs.
E A Morrison and L. II. Nash, Of Lon
don. at the Scarboro; Mrs George H. Pell
at the Hollywood, Mrs. Arthur Block. OF
Houston. Tex. al the Cedar avenue cot
tage Of Mr. and Mrs Edward Kiams; Wal
ter s. Wheeler. of Philadelphia, at the Sui
Ivan Park avenue cottage; Mrs. Charles
Williams. of Hagerstown. Nd, at the G.
W. Luyster villa; Mrs. Z. II. IAndley, of
Atchson. Kan. at Mrs. christopher
Gregorys home, and Mrs. f. V Benjamin,
OF New Orleans. who has just taken pos
session OF the Johnson cottage in Cedar
avenue