New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
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LONG BRANCH
carnival Week Brings a Record
Crowd to the Festivities.

Crowd to the Festlvltles.
,orr Branch. y. j.. Aug 12.-The gayest
- IN Long Brsnch's resort history OF
.r,r-v IS being brought to a close TO-DAY
-. arrival crowds have taxed the place
=. ovsraowing, and the week has been one
...,,pal round Of festivities. II is con-
s.rvatiyeiy estimated that the carnival Wis
,,.,rs reached the aggregate number Of two
,,ndred thousand for the four days.
Although the seasons high tide has been
-..cbad no ebb is looked for for three weeks
,,e A season Of racing at the Elkwood
p,,k rack. which is being negotiated FOR
!, the principal special event on the pro-
canine but water carnival on the
s,rARshurv River is also being agitated
ard the prospects are that IL VIII he he'd
,,ourd Labor Dav. There are more pleas
no craft on this stream I'm the Pleasure
p,v section Of the city this year than ever
h.fo-s and IL is believed that a programme
=, moto- boat and yacht races and aquatic
,oo-.s ending with a display OF fireworks
| ,,d = psrade OF decorated boats al niGfL
.r,ld DO arranged that would eclipse any
,slne ever before attempted along the coast
,wo-dav affair is talked Of. but all the
j engIe day giving IL more snap.
Jersey shore visitors always cntnuse over
-seing. Immense. fashionable crowds greet
Cd the steeplechase races over the Fourth
NJ rulv. and so pronounced was the sue
cess ~ the affair that a twenty-six day
rect has been discussed. TO start on Sep
,srnher ! and run through the month. rms
,chsme however. IL is said. Will be aoan-
eoned in favor Of two or three days meet.
Never has so much interest been taken IN
athletics and outdoor sports here as this
simmer. Baseball az the Hollywood Horse
Snow grounds. undertaken as an expert
rsnt has been magnet for coast society
from al this section. The Sunday contests,
vo.Y the major league teams meet the
Erorg. semi professional locals weekly
hing together from three thousand 10 SIX
4 housand persons, and the class OF the
-owd is shown by the fact that on one
4 Sndav recently nearly one thousand auto
mobiles we're parked. The Giants. Yankees,
Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers are
among the teams that have already ap-
pared The champion Philadelphia Attn
s,ics viii play this Sunday
Golf on the lS-hole Hollywood links has
srjoyed unusual popularity, as has tennis
On he courts in that locality. The cham
\ gonship contests and TOURNAMENTS during
me next month will claim much attention
sea fishing too has had remarkable
vogue The old fishing pier at the foot OF
Broadway is crowded with anglers almost
tsly few privileged ones nsh from the
lev pier. and the beach itself is the resort
d hundreds Of Izaak Waltou's disciples.
there have been record runs Of FISH this
sar and 70 has been easy for the Neriest
t uro 10 catch a long string Biuensh have
1 IN in the largest quantities. although weak
rsh and Oiackdsh have been unusually
| Plentiful and there are many Nngnsh ana
few striped bass Fishing in the river is
asO very popular. and there are scores OF
l iarues out in boats every afternoon
1 ,rsbbng finds stlil greater favor howeVei.
l ior the stream appears 10 be- literally alive
II 9Th them. and ir takes but a short time
hn big basket The cleansing ~ the
aysr in the past year mas improved mat
srs greatly
Ocean Park continues 10 be- tae amuse-
Heat centre Of this part o. the coast.
thousands gather there every evening
RON AsOury Park. Deal. Red Bank. Sea
snsht and all tine n-ighooring resorts.
here is always line Of automobiles wait
"a opposite Piper's mile scenic railway.
'h.ch IS said 20 be- tine longest in the
so'i1 New attractions are constantly Dee
hg added
Carnival visitors this week manifested "a
rat deai OF interest in the monOlith pier
IA Is going up The structure, which is
's only one OF the kind ia the world. and
Nnething brand new in concrete con-
"senon. is now advanced within about
We hundred feet OF completion 10 its fuN
'as'n OF so feet 90 sea The landing dt
end eiu bee l75 feet 100 width. which
vi d the width OF tine whole pier when
0e second section is built s. r. Roson.
'i0 IS az the head OF the enterprise. is ar
'1sng f0f the FIRST steamer "trip the latter
an o. the month.
Moonlight sailing and launch parties ON
" Shrewsbury have had the call this
"k and the rosdhouses along the river
zoe Pleasure Bay district have been
sheo with dinner parties Their business
summer rs breaking all records seats
s a. a premium IN the evenings i'm the
ING rooms and on the lawns ar Prices
- Fort-au-Peck Among those glyins
dinners there recently are Mr. ana
H. Peter Hauck. jr.. Of Newark, Mrs
Ne~Derger. OF New York, and Mrs
" Wolf. Of Atlanta. Miss claire Pol
NOBLE. gave a dinner 20 her Young
N on The West End cottages terrace
'% days ago.
hs new visitors are Edward .
Cleveland. who is visiting Mr.
p Sanford Ross Miss Rose
Of Philadelphia. VINO is visiting Mrs
|sf Nollam. and samuel r. Goldebart
Baltimore who +. a. me Z. Brten villa
AVON.