The Washington herald., 1922-08-31
SPORT WILL OPEN
BIG PAGEANT AT
ATLANTIC CITY
Tennis and Races
Scheduled in First
Days Events.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 80.
Atlantic City Pageant will open
this year with a golf tournament
on the links of the Northfield and
Linwood Country Club next Wed
nesday morning. Competition for
the 36-hole medal will feature the
event. The game will be played
with open handicap.
The open tennis tournament for
boys and girls is also scheduled for
the first day, as well as the kite
flying contest.
Races I'm Afterno0n.
With the arrival of King Neptune
on Wednesday afternoon, the big
gest features of the pageant will
be started. In quick succession are
scheduled yacht races, races of NY
ing boats. aquaplaning exhibitions.
speed boat races. band concerts,
cabin cruiser races. swimming
championships. and other outdoor
events.
The next days program is the
! 60-mile auto road ability run from
Philadelphia to Atlantic City. under
the auspices of the Automobile
Club. of Philadelphia. About the
same time the amateur trapshoot-
/ ing championship event on the
Absecon Boulevard will begin. Cups
are offered in the women's tran
shooting tournament.
The rolling-chair parade. which
will be confined entirely to the board
walk. is scheduled for Thursday
afternoon.
Seven Divisions i'm Revue.
The bathers' revue has seven
divisions. In the mems division anv
mature man may enter. In the
second is the children's division.
The third. or comedy section, makes
a grotesque costume the only con-
dition necessary for entrance. Or
ganizations of all kinds are in
cluded in the fourth division.
Amateur beauties. who are not
on the stage or in motion pic
lures. and are not professional
swimmers or models. have the
fifth division all to themselves.
Professional beauties are placed
in the sixth division.
In the last division will be seen
Americas most beautiful girls in
Dathing costumes. AS they march
down the beach they will be
judged by thousands. and here
the applause of the crowds will
have much to do with deciding
who shall be declared Americas
most beautiful bathing girl for
1922. She will receive the $4,000
golden mermaid emblamatic of
this honor.
All to Wear Bathing SUITS.
No one is allowed in the parade
unless attired in a bathing suit.
Last year the Atlantic City fire.
men wore red suits, the musi-
clans white. and the police blue
bathing suits.
On the opening night there
VIII be a grand ball. In honor of
the selected beauties. There win
be present the chosen beauties and
tnlr chaperones. the pageant COM
mlttee, the judges. governors.
senators. Congressman. mayors.
and other notables to whom invi-
tations have been sent.
VIII pe reception by
hlng Neptune. at which all. the
lnter,city beauties will be re-
celved by the king and by him
formally admitted to his court
after which they will proceed TO
the grand ball.
win Present Trophies.
on the second night. after the
rolling chair parade, there will he
another reception, at which all the
winners of prizes in the parade will
De presented with trophies. Vessels
anchored at sea will present a brill
iiant naval battle of fireworks,
After the bathers' revue, the
mai judging for the selection NJ
Americas most beautiful girl will
take place and Miss America Miss
washington of the 1921 pageant.
who is Miss Margaret Gorman) will
then defend her title. On this night
the boardwalk will be turned into a
dancing pavilion for distance of
over twenty city blocks, with some
thirty-odd bands playing. Al the
same time an illumination of fire.
works will be given along the
beach.
| VIII Select Screen Beauty.
On Saturday evening, September
>, the ballroom on the steel pier
VIII be the scene Of the judging of
the beauty possessed of the best
screen features, The Famous Play
ers-Lasky Corporation. in co-opera-
tion with the Stanley Company Of
America. has agreed to offer the
winner Of this contest an oppor-
tunity to display her talents in mo-
tion pictures. Lee sAubert. the
atrical producer. will offer one Of
the three winners Of the national
beauty tournament an opportunity
TO play with one Of his productions.
Miss Anita Stewart. the famous
screen star, will appear In nersoo