Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-19
WILDWOOD BOARDWALK
NOVELTIES
No. 1
THE PIG SLIDE

aAnyOne elSO' ILL.,,
..Dts or ten for a quarter OF a ooLlar'
cen.I q game of skill and amuse-
PuIet' put a ball through the hole
mens. fine pig come down the Slide
anu is the enchanting manner in
Ion the promoter of one of the very
Wnio4 boardwalk novelties at Wild
lS'oS' makes his appeal to the public.
WV ovbibition he gives is sensational
Inc extreme and probably attracts
u varied attention than any other
Dalo event of our present season.
~s;s specialty may be seen In the
Ioda wav to the boardwalk" and
,"sionated. in large, red letters at
= ton of the partition, as a. plain,
ny Lido. although not a few persons
pS.botically inclined, no doubt, nave
Va heard to refer to it as the Pork
u slide" The latter expression,
net he admitted, is more euphonic
.aore readily enunciated-can be
-.aTen so "trippingly on the tongue"
That the pork chop slide" furnishes
.mnsement for both young and old,
anos without saying; and it is, per-
0ns tbe funniest feature introduced
saro since the days of the fresh water
~ when human beings, instead OF
Sirs were utilized as targets.
VISITORS from Chicago, it has been
God manifest more than ordinary
,ntarest in this miniature pork en-
nor;um. and certain other observers,
roooessed likely of a scientific bent
= mind have been seen to linger long
~ This booth, specializing, perchance,
- the possible limits of education, as
onnlied to dumb animals; for these
a;qo are said to be educated-"real,
live. educated pigs" so the advertise
-.ont cad displayed in bold type,
where it cannot escape detection.
The pigs ten in NUMBER, by their
actions. display evidence of careful
training. and perform their little
stunts with unerring accuracy. The
.l;da is about ten feet long and steep,
ond the tiny porkers plunge down this
narrow trough like a shot. 1t is
doubtfuI that dogs or cats could be
taught to scoot down that slippery
ehute with such neatness and pispatch
a. these diminutive swine make the
descent. and a feeling of envy must
no awakened in the breast of any boy
Who sees these educated shoats come
down the sharp incline quicker than
he can say Jack Robinson" and that's
"eoing some" Peals of laughter greet
every performance and the most cap
tons critic could hardly find a single,
valid objection to urge against the
manner of conducting this entertain
ment.
In this show, one actor usually per-
forms at a time. There are four pens
and four targets: and four pigs always
subject to call; but it seldom happens
that two or more targets are hit 81
multaneously. Every time a ball hits
a target one pig is released o us
sly and goes shooting down the in
cline. The very minute a pig leaves
its pen, another one is put in, so tnat
none of the spaces is ever vacant ex-
cept for an instant.
Five names appear above the pens:
Bacon, Dubb, Babe and Jersey, repre-
senting the active participants; the
fifth or middle space is dark and un-
occupied. Over it is seen the name OF
"Dr. KAISER followed by the word,
Gone" The information conveyed
thereby, thus is, that DR.. Kaiser's
gone. Where he has gone we are LEFT
to conjecture.
you get three balls for a dime, or
ten for a quarter of a dollar" shouts
the clever demonstration of pig intel
%ligence; and prizes are offered for a
trial of skill. He tells you that "a
doll baby or a box Of candy will be
given to any gentleman releasing three
pigs in succession" The test OF skill
is made easier for the gentler sex and
the same prizes are offered to amy
lady releasing two pigs in succession.
No n should fail to see the pig
slide in operation-both from an edu-
eational and ~philosophic standpoint
as well from motives of being enter
tanned and amused. 1t is really one
OF Wildwood's greatest attractions this
season.