The New York herald., 1922-06-04
Long Branch Folk
Coli. Battle, Fish
as Season Begins
Several Hotels Already Open
and Summer Colonies Fill
With People.

EpaSsy Disp0tch to THE NEW Yozx HrzALD
Aoro BRANCH. ~ /. juno 3--Golf.
fishing and bathing were the pfTacipal
attractions for a large number Of Wis
itors here this week. Though the ma
jority Of the hotels win not open until
late In June. several Of the leading
houses were ready for the Memorial
Day crowd. The Tallahassee, Holly
wood Hotel, Hotel Pannaci. Hotel At
lantic and the Scarboro were among
those open. Most Of the amusements.
including the new carrousel and Ferris
wheel on the Long Branch fishing pier.
were In operation.
Tho Beach Casino. with afternoon and
evening dances each day, Will continue
its program of boxing matches twice
each week through the summer.
Golf on the three courses-the Nor
wood Country Club. the Hollywood links
and the West End Golf Club-attracted
hundreds OF players on Memorial Day
and to-day All OF the courses were
reconditioned during the spring. The
tournament play began at the Norwood
Club on Thursday, with Mr.. Jerome
Travers and others on the links.
TRANSFORMATION to and from Long
Branch has improved this year, prin-
cipally through the grant by the Penn
Asylvania Railroad Of four express trains
between Philadelphia and this city, and
extension OF bus lines to make Long
Branch the central point in new sys-
tenn Of communication between Asbury
Park and resorts south and Red Bank
and Rumson road. Hitherto the only
: bus lines between Asbury Park and Red
!. Bank have been sightseeing cars pro-
viding only q through run on round trip
tickets.
Fishing and Bathing.
Z Though there were few bathers in the
surf here this week bathing grounds are
in readiness for the season and the
swimming pools are popular.
Striped bass have been landed Ill the
surf, some Of them running from 70
to 18 pounds, while fluke. ling and
kingfish have rewarded those casting
from the pier. The pier stretches ont
: over the water for nearly 1000 feet.
. giving the skillful caster wide range
of water with even an average cast
: of It's to 200 feet. Those who throw the
!, lead expertly may almost double this
range taking In an expanse OF CyoOOc
square feet of bottom with their leads.
Elberon and Hollywood and West
End, the colonies constituting the
southern section Of Long Branch. are
. season and residences in and near
Ocean avenue have been reopened.
! The Chadwick Cottage, under man.
agement of Mrs. T. Chadwick. and the
Schultz Cottage. under management OF
Mrs. Charles Schultz. will open for the
summer on June Is. Both OF these are
in Elberon.
Mr.. Harold A. Content has been at
his Elberon home for, some weeks,
Hotel Holds Opening.
The Hollywood Hotel is open, as is
the West End Club, with its private
golf course. The hotel opening. under
direction of Mr. Dayton Roberts, the
manager. was marked by the spring
ball of the Masonic Club of Long
Branch. Nearly 500 members and
guests OF the club attended. The Nor
wood Clubs tournament this week. be-
ginning Thursday, attracted many
players, among them group OF
twenty-five New Workers who stayed
at Hollywood.
The West End Shore Club. In Ocean
avenue. West End. opened on Monday
of this week for the season. after a full
year of inactivity.
MANY highway improvements have
been made. including the asphalt boule-
varding of a stretch of Ocean avenue.
State Highway Route No. A. the Mon
mouth road and highways south have
been linked up with the county roads
recently concreted. and the motorist this
season finds stable roads that will hold
up under all weather conditions.
visitors at the hotels from New York
include:
z Takanassee-Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Kut-
! Ter. Mr.. B. w. Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
-iarnin Schanfin, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
: 1Benjanin.
; scarboro-Mr. Joseph Bers. Mr.. Jo-
seph H. Robinson.