. Book of the Royal blue . aboard their favoriteyacht, take active part in the racedown the ocean past the city. It isa common si^ht to see fifteen or twentyof these beautiful little crafts sailingdown past the city just beyond the steelpiers and tacking back to the startingpoint mid the cheers of the vast throngof people gathered on the beach or theBoard Walk. Occasionally thereare little accidents but rarely do wehear of anything serious. past three years that there has beenover one hundred thousand people inthe surf at one time. This seems to bea great number but there is no exagger-ation o
. Book of the Royal blue . aboard their favoriteyacht, take active part in the racedown the ocean past the city. It isa common si^ht to see fifteen or twentyof these beautiful little crafts sailingdown past the city just beyond the steelpiers and tacking back to the startingpoint mid the cheers of the vast throngof people gathered on the beach or theBoard Walk. Occasionally thereare little accidents but rarely do wehear of anything serious. past three years that there has beenover one hundred thousand people inthe surf at one time. This seems to bea great number but there is no exagger-ation of the possibilities that the mag-nificent beach affords. With a gentleslope from the -Board Walk, it ex-tends seaward for a distance of twohundred yards. The favorite bathinghour is between eleven and twelveoclock, when the great crowds takeadvantage of the incoming tide. Thesight presented is one which defies de-scription; men, women and children inbathing costumes of varied hues, forma picture never to be forgotten. Asa. \ l: \ 111 HOUSE ASH lA\ [LION. The back waters from the Inlet formexcellent fishing grounds and oysterbeds. Down the Board Walk from theInlet, about half a mile, is the AbseconLight-house and the Life Saving Sta-tion. It is an interesting fact that thelight from this light-house is the firstwhich is seen by the ocean steamerswhich take the Southern route from theold world to this country. It is said tobe plainly seen forty miles at sea. The surf bathing which has madeAtlantic City famous, is one of thewonders of the world. It has beenestimated on several occasions in the safeguard to the more reckless bathersthere is formed a volunteer surf guard ofexpert swimmers, who patrol the beachbeyond the breakers and are ready atall times to come to the assistance ofthe unfortunate bather, who has eithergone beyond his depth or has in a fit offool-hardiness swam out too far and be-come exhausted. There are almostdaily instances in the crowded season,of the prowess of
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