New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-23
SUMMER RESORTS.
on THE NEw-JEIsEY COAST.
CHARACTER OF LoSG DRAGH--NEw HOTELS THAT
HAVE BEES BUILT--THE FISHING II BAkNEGAi


BAY.
fFRoN A STAFF CORRESPONDENT or TIiH TRiBCNbl
REACH HAVEN. LONG BEACH, n. j., June
81 por the spaoo of nearly 40 nles along tho Jersey
coast Nature has thrown up huge brcakwater al us
lance from the main land varying RON one to hvo mics
Ii keeps OF tho surges OF the Atlantic hO"heIe hi''
rude than here AMI shelters beautiful bay dear 10
yachsmen and fishermen The bay IL called Bdrhesat'
and the buwark Of san receives at df rent parts OF us
length the names Of Squam Beach, Island bcach anu
Long Bcach-the latter appelation being applied TO tne
strip of ) miles extending from Blrnegat inlet to IAtue
Egg Harbor Inlet. The general appearance OF Ineso
beaches Is very much alike They arc rom quarter ~
half mile wide, aud present TO the ocean range OF 7'n
hills Of emitting outline, with now and then ie" dwarf
cedars and a soany growth OF underbrGsh, we on tue
boy side there il usually strip OF green sntmcadow On
the mainland shore Of the bay the meadows run back of
half mile to gentle declivy, where you INA fefte
sirp of country thickIy settled, aud extending 10 the
droary jersey pine desert that everywhere bonhS t'o
prospect looking westward. No matter now rough Doc
sea may DO outside the beach, The waters OF the bay are
always smooth enough for the SAFE cvolhtons q me
srn1llcst sail craft The pleasures Of yachting In smooth
wa;oi with the ocean roaring across narrow strip Z"
sand near By, and throwing up IFS white threatening
hands mouth o. an inlet which IFS tows are pow
cirs 10 enter are not the only advantages offered 10
their guests by the sumner resorts on Long BeacI for
f.lng there Is 40 better place e coast aud probaby
majority Of the visitors who have In mind tie eX
element Of trolling for bucfsi much as the sou
air and bathing. About the 20th OF Nay tho DINO
fish (snapplng Inackerell BEGIN 10 pour IN through
the inlcts. kilograms are at once sent 10 Tue
sportsmen's clubs in Ncw-York and Phiia-
delpl!a and the waters of the bay are soon dotted
with the sails OF fishing yachts. At Barneglt IN
let the sport the best because that Is the cher NOR
ougifare throu IA which the ii seek to reach the pay
but mt any place where there Is wafer enough to noat
boat there il chance 10 fish. stranserto the
snort will not how there be much fun In lacking
about hour after hour aud holding long line that tss
hard nj ono arm n. II t0ws astcrn bit let fish once
seize the squil AMI h ccls thrill of eSteent - SUI
along fe line and begins Ia haul in with much IN
thu>iasm veteran sporisn'n Ihe blueli'h Hc!Su"
lasts until late Ia August tonshing stories are to"
or the number caught Onc man AYERS that ne clptnro
G5 in 90 minutes, ana another bragg tL,t H. nagIt
on occasion PSI In seven hours No particular snI
ounr 10 b. required for success. The boataan. who Is
hired with his for - - dav, sails to the place
where there are Indications o. scoo, anu ~" hi i
only hold your line until son feel sharp pun lIi III
brsaly and blin, Your capture over tnc sl1e WIN
quick Jerk. TIE int. delicious shecsheau u ii7o
in large numbers after TIE 10th OF June, ana wcahisn
bl1cAf'h AMI SEA bss ahou I ne no Io' WIFI
bites fcrcly and makes hard fight for life when once
Long Beach ia reaced from NewYors Philadelphia
by the New-Jcrsey southern Railroad CONNECTING at
latter runs along the main laDl nearly parallel 10 le
bay At Walct0wn and BIrncgat villages on the ran
road yachts br procured for Sln9 ana ior trans
porting visitors across to the hotels ON enc beach Al
Iuckerion railroad connects VITA steamer thlt
fa simmer ba,rers Tho time between ScwYork and
ecb Haven is about honrs, and it is reached from
! !Iiycn is only a year old stO.k company;
| called the Tdc1cTton and Belch Haven Iona
ho,p eaiIcd tie Parry Iolse laII oat TIE
sanDlls into avenues aud places i,r cot,lEs mus,
an intend 10 make H. rival OF Atlantic CITY ami
cane Nav smaller hocl, the Bayview, has since been
erected by private enterprise and these two houses WIN
Two miles farther down the strand Is the Long lieach
House, generally called Bond = an ol ana %,-Ko"n
4, Di
the Jersey coast II has asp stencr conneron MIN
So SON ana will doubt have al the guests they can take
care of this summer. By next season u Is eNegi' lia
Ii,nsc OF which speak from Snowelg' the table Is
good the neatly careted ana the beds prov lcl
with clean mattresses and comfortable springs. Prices
M This hotel AMI inc Long Beach House are moderate
- 5Oa day and ~ wsrk-lnc BayNlew chdr hgSZ ana
10 Tine srf-b lthing ~ eXccent-a smDotn beach 0l
line white sand stretching away Tor miles the land
ceZes SWEEP ing over the pine forests having some
i T.' waters Of the bay Tine unusual flcilis for
sailing fishing combined WIN the ordinary auVant
ages OF seaside resorts give Beach iaNeh Pfo,ec' Tor
rapid gTowth in popular favor lt mas one serious ds
advantage that ony be overcome IN tiIne
and that IS ;he absence OF siiade re gate 81 tho s"
on e white sand keeps visitors confined 10 the veh-
dams of the hotels when not bathing or ydchng II ic
protectors Of the new town wl border her slr.es
wilOWs, which grow with sur rising rdpuV, they wiz
sorure what alone seems to DO wanting 10 make
AZ the northern end Of Long Beach, whore tho sea
thcr is hoicl called Knzcy's Ashley House, which can
ia nsh plain accommodations to about 90 guests II Is
generally well Hrd during tine season with amateur nsn
er1ucn rom thr cites The lighthouse and liestNlD
stations near hand are Interesting 10 Visit lhree
nilcs dow the beach is house called CoXS belonging
Ia York Gun, and three miles farther down. al
uacc called Harvey Ccdars Is " Martins, house OF
about capacity beds for 20 pofSohs Neither
| os these hotels can be recommended to ladies {:
| Dnt men WAC s,~nl the day upon the Bay
arc fond OF rOugbng II, ana ohly ask iur
plenty fish and oysters 10 eat anu D.. 10 sleep on
Viii not complain of these accommodations The landlord
atKinIeys ,iks Of upa house year by
Inc investment OF tile capital the Inlet can easily be
made "a faiyoritc wacrngplacc At Waretown batneEat,
ANA there f country hotels which are wen
nitroZcd all Summer by persons VINO come To tsii aid
do not care Lo the Beach Tie BarneBai people
nave lust put down plinl-rOad across the salt meadows
wnri bel tle Town ana the DAY, ana convey pas
sensrs by omnibus from the depot to the yacht landing