The Washington herald., 1917-06-24

Atlantic City, y. J.. June 23-Fof-
lowing q lively winter and The busiest
spring aver known along the New Jer-
sey coast Atlantic city has entered
the summer season ready and will
ling to make new records at entertain
ment and hospitality TO the people OF
the country. As a lure to the vaca-
tionists Atlantic City offers the finest
summer climate in the United States,
wonderful bathing and other sports,
great hotels with comfort and luxury
raised to the highest degree and travel
facilities not excelled in the world. At
this particular time Of year when
thousands are preparing to select the
locality for their vacations It might
be well to offer a resume Of the superb
attractions of the one and only At
lantie City.
The Boardwalk remains the great
yearsround pleasure ground of the
millions who visit Atlantic City each
yesrs Difficult to improve except in
detail. this ten-mile long highway Of
pleasure travel has added features
this year which include laying Of spe-
cial tracks for the rolling chairs and
more brilliant lighting for the bene-
Mt OF evening crowds of promenaders.
Private enterprise has added several
hundred rolling chairs to the stock Of
these luxurious vehicles so much in
favor with those who desire to take
their. ocean air without too much ef-
fort
Nature, which gave Atlantic City its
splendid climate, also made the bath
ing beach a place Of delight for the
thousands who came here each sum-
mer, but again human effort has add
ed important details for both pleas
ure and safety. Necessity for more
room for the throngs which grow in
number yearly has resulted in the
building of jetties which are now
covered after catching and holding
tons of sand and widening the fine
beach by rods. Bathing here is not
at the call OF certain tides and the
day long bathing hours Of the open
ing SIMMER are to have addition OF
evening bathing with flood lights max
ing rhe late dips pleasureable and
wlthout risk of accident. A hundred
life Guards will be on duty throughout
the AImmer with full complement OF
life BOAT and in charge of skilled
medieaI men stationed in beach hos
pttalA The record of last year when
no hAthing fatalities occurred in the
Atlaatic City surf is a mark set for
emulation Of the entire coast. Sew
eral big indoor pools with specially
tempered ocean water are at the serv-
ice q the timOrous or those who de-
sire still water swimming.
The boardwalk and beach are only
the oeginning of the pleasures offered
70 the folks who come to Atlantic
City from all over the country and
world Yachting has always been a
standard summer sport and this year
viii pave added zest because OF the
pronased presence OF several vessels
and feets of other coastal Yachting
centeTs. Invitations have been sent
out b yacht clubs from Maine to
Florida with information of the sue
eessful dredging of the Inlet channel
now peep and wide enough to allow
entrahce OF some Of the finest pleas
docks and a deep and safe basin for
anchorage are being built by the city
under the direction of the heads of
the atlantic City Yacht Club and an
ambitious program of nautical events
Is beng arranged by the entire sum
meT -yaChting season. Beside the
crafts owned and offiCered by the
amateur yaChtsmen there isz a large
fleet Of sailing and power craft in the
Inlet fleet kept for the special pleas
ure n visitors who desire trips in in
side Eaters or to sea fishing banks.
Fishermen already here are joyful
over completion of the mile square
ARTIFICIAL fishing bank built this spring
for de special purpose of attracting
the hg schools of game ish which
range on this part of the coast.
Thousands of tons of stone and shells
werefaken to sea and placed on gov
ernment ground where accretion OF
sea weed and other food for fish al
ready has made fine angling. The in
side water TEEN with all sorts of salt
water fish as well as the crabs be-
loved-of the less strenuous seekers af-
ter Ehing fun. The New Jersey In
land Waterway runs directly to
Atlantic City and Is buoyed and mark
ed for the benefit of the tyro at sail
Ing o. fishing who wishes to be his
own navigator.
All year golf Is both possible and
pleaAlrable in Atlantic City but the
sport really reaches its zenith when
inland courses are baked too hard for
the Best play or heat makes golfing
more1of a task than a pastime. Two
splendid clubs are located at North
field And at Seaview, within easy ac-
cess ef the hotels and boardwalk and
always kept in the pink Of summer
playing condition. Extensive work of
the state and city at draining salt
marshes has practically removed the
Unce pesky mosquito adding to the