The New York herald., 1875-07-18
LONG BRANCH.
RAIN AND A GENERAL REJoIcNG-THB YOUNG
PRNcE-wHAT WILL THEY DO WITH HIM?

NEAR THE HEART OF THE sEAsoN--A GLORIOUS
RAIN AND A GENERAL REJoIcNG-THE YOUNG
PRNcE-wHAT WILL THEY DO WITH HIM?
LoNG BRANCH, July H. 1876.
We are near the heart OF the season and the end
OF the races; and, from the Princes cottage to
smallest boarding house, we are doing "as well as
could be expected" and are hopefal or fair har-
vest; and here, too, the HERALD. in all great en-
terprises, leads the way.
Yesterday was glorious, golden DAY for New
Jersey-beuer than an invasion OF thousands OF
money-spending nabobs from Babylon-better
than could be the discovery OF gold mine in the
Orange Mountains, or the running OF a thousand
horses, or forty camp meetings in full blast all
gether, or the wrecks Of nfty steamers along the
coast; better than any or all these things could be
was the glorious downpouring from the skies OF
the life-gvng rain upon the thirsty land. We have
had nothing to compare with 1t on this sunburnt
coast for nve long years. 1t was West Indian
sou'easter-a tropical s,orm-giving us in
o few hours more than all rainfall OF last sum-
mer from June TO Octooer. Ii mas swept over
wide area OF the Atlantic slope, but TO Jersey
alone Its value can be estimated only by millions.
1t is accepted as Godsend even by our summer
hotel keepers, With whom rainy day, as the
rule is, is day lost OF their brier and uncertain
harvest season; for they say it settles the aust.
iLpurines ths air, It brightens up the country It
Win bring us good weather Tor travellers and they
VIII come down upon us by thousands.
THR RACING CARNIVAL.
The races here have given us lively times during
the last two weeks, particularly on the New Jer-
sey Southern Railway ana at Monmouth Park.
Half dozsn trains day. up and down, have
marked the passenger trsf1c OF a heavy season
with New YORK and Philadelphia, and vita tue
Jersey lowlands TO Viaeland and cape May, andit
is only justice TO the management 10 say that the
trains and boats on the Jersey Southern line have
been up TO time, that the passengers have been
comfortably provided for, and tnat OF all the thou
sands carried up and down not one has suffered
from any accident, on the lani or water, on this
route since The opening or the season mot one.
"What shall We do when the races are over :
How can We oil up the dreadful gap between the
outgoing trains in the morning and the incoming
trains In the evening, when these racing days are
endedw These inquiries from dashiug young
BELLE VINO says that Mr. Chamberlin, ia his beau
tiful institution OF the Monmouth Park course, has
proved himself public benefactor, we can hardly
undertake to answer. That the races have been
good card for Long Branch cannot be questioned.
True, the mass OF the visitors from the city com.
ing down on race day have gone back In the after.
noon; but some have remained over nignr, and
some again have settled on Ocean avenue ior the
season, and the excItemsnts on the course during
the daV have given some activity in the evening
TO the billiard and sample rooms ofthe hotels. But
before the ate revivlng rain the drowsy and monot
Onous dulness Of these hotels on race day, between
twelve ana 1ye P. NJ, was positively painful
IL really brought upon the casual visitor some
thing OF that melancholy sleepiness which comes
over MIN IN a July walk from the deserted White
House to the vacant Capitol, down the lonely
Pennsylvania avenue. Taks Thursday last it Is
noon. Tue hotels appear unin nabited, save
by group, here and there In the
piazza, OF two or three old dowagers, DIS
cussing family affairs; the billiard rooms
are silent ~ the grave the barkasnar Ia aalsep at