The Pomona Daily Review from Pomona, California • 11

The Greatest Resort the Pacific Coast on strand are addi-tures of life at i or a day at Ven Nobody ever without visiting mineral specimens generally. The booth is a center of interest at all hours of the day and evening. Pryors Roller Coaster. Thomas V. Pryor, of Chicago, is now engaged in the construction of a big attraction at eVnice, providing a ride at great speed and safety.

Exciting races will be the big feature of the enterprise. Two trainloads of patrons, on separate tracks, will start at the same time, with first one ahead and then the other all around the course, with uncertainty alwavs as to the finish. This will be the only coaster of the kind In the West, and will be the largest in the Inited States. laughable trap stunt and holds the people and gathers in the dimes by the peck Wonders of Menagerie. Just north of the Dtp is the Wonder Menagerie in which are seen most beautiful crowned pigeons of New Guinea, each weighing eight pounds, the stub tailed python from Borneo, weighing 473 pounds, the giant horned cassowary from the island of Ceram, Malay Archipelago, a rare bird without wings or feathers covered with hair, ami manv other birds and animals Submarine Diver.

Oft the pier. In plain Mew of the rowds there is a daily demonstration ISEMENTS. oe of variety and arable attractions There are amuse-lore provided for all classes of vls- Railway. Scenic Railway Is ide in the safety- 0 k. dWKV vm fater Scene at the Great Dancing Pavilion WINDWARD AVENUE, VENICE 2h extend through over the ocean is ht.

Tens of thou-ie fun of the rides, and again with friends just to en-iung and old are at th the trips Noth-e else id Billiards. vs, the billiard and large room just oft it the right, attract ay and night Here ealthy joung people rs of diversion, call id strength, calling sight and skill in of the wooden smooth allevs, or lurse of the glisten-i green cloth of the lhles Bumps. Bumps, where the tire of the joy of steep incline and i scream and laugh strike the bumps of submarine diving by Captain Burton. It is a practical demonstration of deep sea diving, with the latest diving suit, illustrating all of the details required for safety of human life and ihe value of the art. Shooting Galleries.

Near by are provided several shoot-1 ing galleries, where those with a steady nerve and perfect eye may demonstrate their skill with the firing at stationary or moving targets. The Rapids. The latest form of entertainment on i the Venice pier is the Rapids, which never fail to chain the attention of the curious and win the patronage of those i of an investigating turn of mind. Rushing water, caverns extending to mysterious regions, are shown in front, and gliding boats carry the patrons on the joy journeys through the winding canals, past beautiful scenic effects, out over the ocean to a big lake, where bands of music add to the novelty of the trip. Day and evening the course is brightly illuminated, and with the slight feeling of danger (and there is really none to be encoun- Venice Miniature Railway.

One of the most famous and enjoyable of the novel attractions at Ven ice is the Miniature Railway, which extends in graceful curves along the hanks of the canals for a distance ot more than three miles, giving the patrons an exceptionally fine view of the villas, the tent city, the city hall, the flowering trees and the picturesque homes along the course. Tens of thousands of people, young and old. enjoy the rides every season. The president of the line is the youngest railway president in the United States, a son of Abbot Kinney, the founder of Venice. Hyman's New Venice Theater.

In the chain of Hyman's theaters, which contribute so much to the en joyment and instruction of the people in Ixis Angeles. Is Hyman's Venice Theater, on the broad promenade across the walk opposite the bath house The building was but recentlv completed, and here the most refined vaudeville performances are presert ed. together with the latest moving pictures, equal in interest and value to The Twins. may sit at the numerous tables and justed with perfect safety devices, Especially attractive is the special enjoy the performances and music on each trip for the distance prouded be-ieature next encountered. It is the the stage while they refresh them-, ing a real race.

The arrangement is exhibit of the wonderful New Zealand sell es from the buffet or the cuisine, to so adjust the autos, which will al- ways start together, two at a time, that first one and then the oher machine will be in he lead. It is the most exciting experience one may enjoy off the pier, and people will go again and again just for the joy of winning out if they can in the auto races. The Ship Hotel. Who has not heard of the Venice Twins, a boy and a girl, whose com- The Aquarium, i bined weight is 940 pounds. These In the Aquarium will be found all two children are in perfect health, and I forms of fish life, comprehending all are daih iewed by thousands of peo-1 species of the Pacific as well as those pie.

of far distant waters. The fish of all Hall of Mirth. 1 sizes are seen in the glass cases, 1 Then comes the jolly Hall of Mirth, shooting about or lazily floating where you will experience surprises around. In the show room off the pier little dreamed of, and as the circuit I may be had rare curios of the sea, I of the interior is made, yells and many of which find places in the1 screams of fun reverberate across the homes of the people of all parts of i Ship Hotel? And who has not en-ocean. Those who have gone the pace I this country and Europe.

joyed the hospitality of the manage 37P JDE2U ment? It is one of the earliest attractions of the founder of Venice. Within this ship one may enjoy the finest of foods from all parts of the world, prepared by skilled chefs, and hile satisfying the appetite the patron may sit just above the ocean and hear the splash of the bounding billows or enjoy the music of the orchestra. Many fine banquets have been served in the hotel from time to time, and special arrangements are made if desired for the entertainment of prl-service day and have oodles of fun escorting their friends through the hall to witness their surprise. Dancing Pavilion. This feature of the pier is a very popular institution, and is made quite attractive by the decorative artists.

The floor is smooth and springy from end to end, and the music of the expensive orchestra contributes the in spiration for those who keep time to the ever popular two-step or the dreamy and entrancing waltz All about and overhead A GONDOLA PARTY AT VENICE The L. A. Thompson Scenic Railway louse those given at Hv man's theater at Eighth and Broadway and at the Col lege theater on Hill street. ire the most The Ferris Wheel. 'ate parties The beautiful decorations, and the best of Just opposite the Aquarium on the evening is perfect, while the charges conveniences are provided in the rest return trip to the entrance of the pier are reasonable, rooms and balcony.

The stage at the will be seen the colossal Venice Ferris -j-he Double Whirl, rear is of itself a work of art in grace- Wheel, which is 150 feet high, pro companion feature of entertain-tul adornment. Attentive and eourte- vided with fourteen cars, each seating ment for the Ferris vheel, but so oils attendants serve patrons, who find eight people, each car all steel and en- different, is the Double Whirl, a it a real pleasure to visit the pavilion, closed, weighing 1,400 pounds. The swinging ride up and down and round At night the pavilion is a maze of elec- weight of the wheel is approximately about over the sea, with accommoda- eighty tons, and it is the largest' wheel of the kind in America Rides are taken directlv over the ocean. This is tlie great public entertainment building erected at great expense near the end of the promenade at the right. It is in this huge struc- structed the latest novelty thrill for ture where free vaudeville entertain- the public.

It is the Auto Race Course, ments are given the public afternoon i over the ocean. When completed, this and evening, shows of the most re- race course will be provided with nine fined character, and where parties new seven-passenger automobiles, ad- tions for seventy-two people. The Double Whirl has been in successful operation for some months, and is daily growing in popularity with those who are looking for new sensations The Dip Nigger. The crowds next move on and stop at the Dip Niguer, where Jeff is shown in a cage astride a collapsible bar above a tank of water. It is a most tered) the occupants of the gracefully gliding boats go on and on, wondering 1 what they will see next, only to re-, turn smiling and happy, all warmly recommending the trip to their friends, and then they go again.

The Swastika. The Swastika Gem Company occupy a curio booth on tne pier. The management are expert gem cutters and polishers, and make a most interesting display of California gems and Second best paying proposition on earth in the amusement line, can be bought after you have investigated it to your own satisfaction, apply 1516 Eighth Los Angeles i forward with great-i bottom. And then, hey climb hack to the trip Repetition for ture of this attraction. rry-Go-Round.

he familiar Merry-Go-ioining building off the Wheel The melodious utomatic orchestra of and mingles with the iter coming from the I ion, and the visitor is tnted to the stairway i nivsterv. The Joy rotary platform, thir-revolving so rapidly but surely throws all i Ping-Pong. is seen the famous Parlor, opening on is the largest enter-icription on the coast, )r by his skill with the may annex the most displayed for a small The highest numbers he best articles ESSy The Rapids, Most Unique Ride in Venice. A Long Ride Amid Beautiful Scenery in Safe Boats tirl.