New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-23
PLEASURES AT CAPE My.
PREPARATIONS RATHER BACKWARD.

PREPARATIONS RATHER BACKWARD.
THE SIGNS OF PROMISE SOMEWHAT FAINT-rHE At
FRACTIONS AND THE DRAWBACKS AT A RE-
NOwNED AND VENERABLE RESORT-wHAT HAS
BEEN DONE BY TILE CoTTAGERs AND THE LAND
LORDS.
CAPE MAY, May 21.-Work for the coming
has not gone very far at Cape May does
go very nimby. The stay Of pleasureseekers is
what shorter at this resort than at other
places. The principal hotels do not receive
patrons until the latter part of June, and
not full till after the Fourth Of July. The
search for Summer pleasures will be DELAYED
this year later than usual. Tho cold,
wet Spring has kept back the cotagers AT this date it
usually happened that several cottages have been
occupied, but this year not more than two three
families yet to the Cape To the panic in
part TO the backward Spring for the rest the people
here attribute fact that there has been eagerness
in renting. Rentals have been pretty firmly maintained
and a fair amount Of business has been done in a
what sluggish way but uncommon number OF fairly
desirable Summer villas are still open for engagement
The landlords Of the great Summer caravansares
not yet be found in their Offices here. Indeed they
never spend much time here before the opens
generally because OF engagements in the hotel business
esewhere they pay and later visits than
before The last year not very lucrative to
the hotels the latter part OF the Summer proved
cold, and latter the September crash the propretors
were ncned to abandon hope Of gain for this Summer
and concluded to put off projected enterprises OF
enlargement and improvement TO a better day During
this month"; however, they have become rather more
confident and declare that there Is good TO hope
for fair season after all. They find that Philadelphia,
Baltimore and WashngtOn-upon which, together with
Western cities. they mainly depend for guests
have not over their longngs for the seaside, on
of leaner purses ana they expect that many
will mud substitute for contemplated European travel
in the nvgoratng airs and the healthgvug waters of
Cape May.
ENJOYMENT AT CAPE MAY.
Certain II is that those who turn aside from cherished
thoughts OF European tour and bend their toward
Cape May will find many compensatlng pleasures The
beach Is gently slOpne broad and firm, and very ex
tensive, OF the Cape May people consider it the
finest beach the Atlantic seaboard, and there is
hardly "A seaside resort In this country where the
residents do not look on their particular strip OF
sand in all respects favored above any which ia
washed by the Atlantic. But there is question but
that the bathing at Cape May is singuarly excellent.
The surf is high enough for exhlaaon but bolster
Gus enough for danger, the bar beyond tempering
the vlgor OF the surges The bathing
facilities are very complete. each of the leading
hotels having some hundreds OF bathing houses. which
are rather more convenient than bathing houses in
general In drives Cape May does not attempt 10 vie
with Newport Saratoga, or Long Branch the land Is
too level The shade Is too scant aud the salt meadows
road, the drive to Cold Spring and someIoher roads
there is pleasant driving This has been taken ad
tage OF more generally IN recent than before
aud hue equpages, both from the cottages aud hotels
have multiplied In sailing or crab-catchng and fishing
in quiet waters for ladies' and trolling blue fish
beyond the surf. harder sport much liked by men,
aud i'll cunning there IL plenty OF at Cape
May. IN the more engrOssDg ,labors OF the ballroom
aud in the mngng Of the first society OF Pmlade phia
Baltimore and other Cities the of Is
very wide. AT the iarg- hotels there dancing every
other night With several grand balls during the
while on "On nlgbts' there Is abundant good music
from the several bands Among other advantages Cape
MAY claims general immunity from those ubiquitous
tia ne Is of Summer resorts. InuskctOes But long
m,arl,Is with the prevalence Of nOrth-easterly
49,. tbe musical insects descend upon the island.
They came at one time iist ahhmrf " myiIausI ana